The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-02
s.ENEsAI. ASSEMBLY, or vinaiNIA.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

MospAY, March LIST, '5s.
communicaticn was received from the Beard
Of Public Work, In compliance With resolution o.
the senate communicating the names OF Presidents
and superintendent Of Internal fmprosep'o"."
ard the salaries paid them. a,
Printer Of he Srrats--Ths bill concerning the
abolition Of the salary of the Public Printer was
80 amended AZ to secure to the Printer 81 t's 50"
ate the salary received BY him heretofore.
Bis Understanding the sct incofpoIa,,.s
the Bank of Danyiile; authorizing Portsnou'h W
subscribe 20 the stock Of the Seaboard BANK IN
cooperating Fluvanna Female institn'e' a.oes
bill increasing tho capital stock Oh tue nnn" az
Coal COMPANY: House bill Incorporating .he
Claysvi,ie Briigo Company: House bill lncorpor-
atinv the Woodstock and Wardensville iurop,Ae
Company; House bill enabling the rev s III
and Sperrysrilie Turnpike Company 70 ep "a ~
over the Shenandoah River; House plii H.,
s,inv the N.rgan Cave and Lewisburg turnpike
Company. oorrtx, of Mont
oomery that portion of the JscksonVnie auu oui'
tiansonrg turnpike between Christiansnurg anu
a. asnot on the virginia and Tennessee railroad
Amendine the act appointing superintendent LOT
the Jacksonville River turnpike. 10 re assess the
lands OF Carroll and Fleyd counties. for tue re-
Ii.f of John A. Hu.cheson, Sheriff OF ilenrico.-
Amending the charter oi 'he SlDe''e- e"''He'
Bank. ~ -,
cooperating the Valley Female institute. BY MI
DotigIass OF providing for the more eflectual pun
islmept of offences the nayigable waters OF Viz
GINA and declaring them. in some cases. to be
felony. By Mr.. NEAL, Of Wood, of authorizing A.
Werniker. of Harrison county, to construct rail-
road on his land. connecting with the Northwest
eru Virginia raiiroad-bill reported.
4djoaanment.-Mr. DOUGLASS offered a resolution
for holding night sessions.
Mr.. CaTIErr opposed the resolution; he did not
think his constituents sent him here to sit in the
Senate Chamber at night when there ne
cessity for 1t. 1t very evident that the Senate
was far beyond the House 10 business, even though
the latter was holding night sessions.
Mr.. DOUGLASS did not stop to enquire whether bis
constituents sent him here to sit at night or not
His only enquiry was, whether there was any No.
cessity for it, This necessity did exist. lie under
stood there was q very formidable party in the
Legislature which intended to adjourn Saturday
next-the day fixed by the law, and he desired
that If business was neglected. no part of the
blame should attach to the Senate.
Mr.. THOMAS moved to lay the resolution on the
table. he could no necessity for its adoption
He referred to the fact that on saturday the Sen
ate adjourned at 20 minutes to2 o'clock, solely be-
cause there no business to be transacted
| Mr.. TAMAFERRo was willing to work from the RI
| sing of the sun to the setting thereof, and Its
rising again If there was any necessity for It, lie
! did not think any blame would attach to the Sen
ate as /; has gotten Its business far ahead Of the
| co-ordinatebranch of the Assembly. He opposed
| the resolution.
| Dir. DOUGLASS hoped that gentlemen who opposed
| this resolution would not, when Saturday came
| table, vote with those advocating an Adjournment
The resolution was laid on the table.
| Reorgrnisiag the Hiiitta.-The House bill for the
| reorganization of the militia, WAS made the order
| of the day for Tuesday. at II O'Clock.
| C,rpssi,1 the Pm HGndie-A bill authorizing a
! penpsyIyauia corporation to build railroad from
! the Pennsylvania line to Wellsburg, in Brooke
| county, came up. Dir. STUART moved to indefl'
| nitsly postpone it, saying that it was merely to
| lpraIize a road which had already been built
across the Pan Handle in defiance OF the authority
| Of Virginia Mr.. WEsr supported the whole bill.
MIR. D8NEALE supported it with the exception OF a
section giving the company the right to bridge the
| Ohio. The motion to indefinitely postpone was
adopted by the following vote:
AYes-Messrs Amber. August, Breden, Rruco,
Catlett ooghill. Coleman Day, Douglas; Flood
slnpton Old enth of GreenbIier. Stua., Taliafsrro.
Weich and Wu1dng-2l.
NAYS siessrs Brannoni Caldw. II, Denea.e Dss
Paxton, Richmond. Th mas " arih, and VI est-l3.
The Ba,sh "Denoai,satioa' BM-The bill restrict
ing the issue by the banks of notes under the de-
nomination of $50, was taken mp and passed by
the following votes
Arsa-Msssrs Amber, Brannoa. Bruce, Catlett
Coleman, Day, Douglas, Floyd. funsten. Gatewood
Hnddlseon. Layne Logan Neal of wood, NeaIe Ct
Taliaferro, Thompson. WEIGH. and West-l3.
NATs-Nsssrs AEmstrSng, august. Brsdrn, Cald
| Smith az Jackson. Stuart. Thomas, Warth, and
WoUding-l4
Mr.. CodHILL announced that he had paired of
| with Mr.. JOHNSON, of Bedford.
The Chair decided the bill to be passed Mr..
THOMAS appealed from the decision of the Chair, on
the ground that constitutional majority was re
quired, and moved to lay the appeal on the table
He afterwards withdrew the appeal. Mr. DOUGLASS
then moved to reconsider the vote, with view Of
settling the NATTER which was carried In the at
hrmative, and the bill Was laid on the table
Election of Basement officers, dc.-Mr. WELCB
moved that the joint order for the election Of base
ment officers, Secretary of State, &C., be postponed
until Saturday next
On this resolution Mr., FLoYD remarked that it
was evident the effect OF this resolution to
prolopg the session. lie alluded to the great
questions which remained untouched so far-the
banks ard internal Improvements. He had rather
the extended session should be accomplished di-
rectly, and not by resolutions resulting indirectly
In an extension.
TGls discussion was extended by Messrs. WARTH,
CoGuILL and BRANNoN. The last named gentle
man said he was alarmed to believe that there
was not constitutional number of the Legislature
willing to vote for extension OF the session.
The motion was amended 80 as to bring the
election Thursday al noon, and carried.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.