The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-15
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF ylHaINIA
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
sAruRpAr, Feb. L.
Prayer BY the Rev. DR.. Burrows, of the Baptist
Mr. CArLgrr offered resolution fixing Ii o'clock
" the hour for meeting hereafter. The resolution
vas defeated.
Bus Rerorted--T amend an act incorporating
The strasburg and Capon Turnpike Company 20 as
10 authorize the subscription on the part OF the
State; Incorporating the Glepwood savings BANK
in Rockbridge: Incorporating the Avery Loase uia
Fellows 10 Preston county; Incorporating the ines
ter Hotel and Mining Company; Incorporating .ho
Fox Hill Division. Sons Of Temperance In Ehzs
beth City county, authorizing Brown Gap turn
pike to charge tolls on the bridge at Fort Repub-
lie, Incorporating Royal Arch Division sons OF
Temperance In Marion county; incorporating tue
and Independence Turnpike company.
Petitions Iresentsd -0f las citizens, asking the
of new county out OF Giies' Isze~en
and Wythe counties. A bill carrying cut this 3D.
ject was subsequently passed.
Free Negroes-The bill recognizing the Soio-
nization Board of the state, was taseh up anu
mended, TO include in its operations negroes
prior to 1852, and passed to Its third
reading. ~.
Mr. BEALE, while the bill was up, announced his
utter opposition to any scheme for the colonies
tion Of free blacks on the coast Of Africa.
Resolutions Of Inquiry BY Mr.. MckEssEY, OF in
cooperating the Firemens Insurance Company OF
Norfolk by Mr.. MARSHALL, of changing an cleo
tion poll in woodville, Rappahannock from one
house TO another; by Mr.. NEaLE, OF W., OF moor
porating q company to construct turnpike rom
the Salem and Harrisville road 10 the North
western road; by Mr.. CALDWELL, OF incorporating
the Holidays Cove and Wellsburg Turnpike Com.
psny; by Mr. CALDWELL. of authorizing the Board
of Public Works to purchase the 5ooo shares
owned by Wheeling 10 the Baltimore aud ONO
Railroad
.seiden, Witiers d Co,-Mr. BEALE called up the
Joint resolution. reported from the Committee OF
Finance, regarding the settlement of the debt due
the State by Selden, Withers Co. The report re-
commends the adoption Of resolutions authorizing
the Board of Public Works to settle with Seinen,
Withers & Co, by charging them only with the
par value and interest on the per cent. bonds,
and proportional value and interest on the per
cent. sterling bonds They are required, within
90 days, to enter into an arrangement with the
Board of Public Works for the payment, In cash,
on or before the lst of January, 1859, OF one-haf
the amount due by them to the State, which IS to
be placed to the credit of the internal improve.
ment fund; and for the payment of the residue,
with all costs, expenses, &c, on or before the 3Oth
September, 1859. This arrangement Is not to act
as release TO any Of the securities now bound to
the State for the payment OF the debt.
Mr. BEALE, from the committee, stated the
amount due the State by Seden, Withers Co. to
be $4,000, for portion of which she has liens
on the real estate of Mr.. Withers and stocks, and
if the liens forced she could not probably re-
slize over 100000. He said that Mr.. Baxter, the
attorney for the Commonwealth In this case, had
expressed his approval of the mode suggested by
the committee the very best to secure the set.
Element Of the debt
The joint resolution was adopted-ayes IS, may 1.
The bill 'sto make the investment Of the State ia
internal improvements more productive" was
made the order of the day for Monday.
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.-The bill for the
relief of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad was
Gale up by Mr.. FLOOD, amended so as to shorten
the time allowed it to pay the interest due the
State. and then ordered to its eDgrossment
Dealing Nth NsgroeS-A bill being up. the effect
Of which is to require keepers OF ordinaries to
make oath, upon taking out a license, that they
will not deal with negroes, Mr. AUGUST opposed the
bill the ground that it tended to increase per-
jury. Mr.. AMBLER commended that many who now
violated the law. would not do so II they had the
terrible crime of false swearing staring them in
the face. MIR. DAUGHTREY supported MIR. AUGUsTs
position and urged that the issue should be made
by the people at the polls, whereby they might
elect magistrates who would protect their inter
est On motion of Mr. TALIAFERRo, the bill was
laid on the table.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, February, 49,
Flour Hispeaions-Mr. DEJARNLTTE, from the
committee of Agriculture and Manufactures, pre-
scented a report adverse to any modification Of the
law regulating the inspection OF flour. Mr.. Os-
BOURNE presented minority report from the said
committee. The said reports were laid upon the
table, and ordered to be printed.
The County Of Buchanan. motion of MIR. Bo-
OLE, an eugrossed bill to form new county out Of
parts of the counties of Tazewell and Russell was
taken up.
bill. lie remarked that some objection to the
name of the county had been mentioned He bad
yet to learn there was anything in a name, and
for his part, be would rs soon have one name
as another Within the area of the proposed ter
rtory, but one single, solitary Wing vote had beef
TnZaWeil
years ago. The name was inteDded as
a compliment to the present Chief Magistrate of
the United States. The people of the new county
all voted for him, and desired to give his name TO
the county. Some gentleman had suggested the
name OF Mcdowell. No man in the Commonwealth
had greater respect for the memory of Governor
nor entertained more elevated opinion
Of that distinguished man than himself, but he
was here representing the wishes of bis people -
They desired the passage of this bill above all 9th
er things, and requested him, almost iu mass, to
give the county the name indicated in the BILL
v hen leaving home, he called out to the people
assembled at the largest precinct in the county,
What shall call your countyr They. with one
shout responded: Call it Buchanan, Ray ~
Laughter)
The bill was passed 6y an unanimous vote-yeas
Ill
Senate Bill Pdssed-0n motion of Mr.. DAVIS, a
Senate bill to incorporate the Laurel iron and coal
in the counties of ,MonoDgalia and
Preston was taken up, and passed. On motion
0f Mr.. Seldom, Senate bill providing more effect
ual means for the improvement Of the navigation
Of the Kanawba river, was taken up, and the same
being amended, was passed-yeas 81, nays t.
On motion of Mr. ALEXANDER, a Senate bill to
amend the law concerning district schools in Mar
shall county, was taken up and passed.
House Bills PdSsed.-Mr. RAYMOND, bill refund
ing to James 0. Watson the sum Of so, was taken
up and passed-yeas 1l3. On motion of MIR. GAR
NETT, a bill Incorporating the Croton Female Col
ege was taken up and passed. On motion of Mr..
LYNN, bill refunding to Francis Hanna a sum of
money (Sl6) paid on an erroneous assessment of
property, was taken up and passed-yeas Ia On
motion of Mr.. PLYAALE, bill to establish a pre-
cinct election at the house Of Vim. Crum, IN the
county of Wayne, was passed. On motion OF Mr..
MILLER, a bill for the relief of Jas. Is. Colon, was
taken up and passed-yeas 9S-no, /. Appropri-
ates $3.50 for services rendered as commissioner OF
the revenue
On motion of Mr. THOMPSON, bill to release to
John Morgan and John j. Thompson, the amount
Of taxes aud damages enormously charged against
them upon tract of land in the county of Ka-
nswha, and relinquishing the Common wealth's
right to said land, was taken up end passed
yeas 81.
On motion of Mr.. HoGE, bill authorizing the
county court of Fauquer to transfer the jurisdc-
lion of the estate of Nimrod Massie, an insane
person, to the county court of Warren
Public Pinting.--0n motion of Mr.. JOHNSON, of
raylor. it was
Iesolred, That the special committee on print
ing enquire into the expediency of providing by
law, that the printing of the internal improve
nent companies of this State, in which the Com
monwealth Is a stakeholder, have their printing
done by the Public Printer of this State, and that
the printing shall be arranged to put to press
At once the number of copies required for the use
Of the company ordering the same, and also the
number of copies required by law for the nse of
the Legislature, and other officers of this Com
mon wealth, and of instructing the State proxies
10 all works Of Improvement to vote on the meet
ng of said company to carry out this resolution.
Resolved That the said committee inquire Into
the expediency of providing by law, that the Pub
lie Printer shall do the printing of both the Sem
ate and House of Delegates If practicable; If not,
that all documents required by law TO be- printed
or the use of both Houses and the ether officers
IF the Commonwealth, be printed by the Public
Printer, and that sufficient number of copies for
he said purpose be printed on the first edition of
said documents.
On motion Of Mr.. PAXTON the Honse adjourned.
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BURNED TO DEaTH--At Lewiston. Pa, on Sunday
evening last, the dress of Mrs. Eisenbi2e caught
ire from fluid lamp, which che carelessiy tilted
,yer TO make IL burn better while reading. She