Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-21
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

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PRAYER BIZ the Rev. G@A wa,llxss-e. PAST =
the Monumental ,kpaseopal ChsrsA.
RIsaiCr1Sxs OF ixeCsaa.
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enquire in;o the expeiieDey Il s.rso2. YsN@'sea-
tons, via.
BY Mr.. BASE: OF amending The charter q .As
town OF Salem, in Roanoke.
by Mr.. Mngruder; OF rro,idinS that no license
shall he granted to any agent If an insurance
company not chartered by this State; unless such
company shall deposit with tho Treasurer Of the
Commonwealth, bonds Of the u. 5, or other salts
factory bonds. ~ security, etc.
BY Mr.. Leftwich: OF authorizing tho c~onstruc-
tod of n bridge across Staunton River, near Ices
vile.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
BY Mr.. Allen: OF citizens of Franklin for II
Railroad through said county.
CONVICTION AND ONO RAILROAD.
A bill TO provide for tho completion and equip
ment of the Covington and Ohio Railroad. coming
mp on its passage. was laid upon the table. and
made the order of the day for Monday, the 9th
Jan. next.
Other internal improvement bills were disposed
of in like manner.
BILLS PASSED.
The following House bills were road n third
timo and passed.
Incorporating the James River Insurance
Company at Howardsvillc, in the county of Abe
marie.
To amend the Code so rs to extend tho iuris-
diction Of tho Circuit Courts Mt their special
terms, and to repeal an act passed January 9th,
1864.
To incorporate the Agricultural Society of
Southwestern Virginia.
DEAF. DUNN AND BLIND ASYLUM.
Tho bill for the appropriation of So5 900 to this
Asylum, being 81. 900 more thau the mte annual
appropriation and 81 900 to rebuild tho workshops
destroyed by fire last winter. came up on its pas.
sage. and WAS advocated by Mr. Christian.
On motion of Mr.. Seld m. tho vote passing the
bill to its third reading was reconsidcred, and il
was referred to the Committee on Finance.
JAMES RIVER AND KAsAwHA CANAL COMPANY.
The bills providing for the payment Of the in
forest on the bounds of this Company guaranteed
by the State. which fell due last July and which
will fall due on the LIST OF January next amount
ing to Sl35 900. was taken up
Mr.. Rives opposed the bill ON tho ground tina
it was in violation of an act undor which til,
work should even now DO sold to pay the interes
on it's guaranteed bounds.
Mr.. Barbour stated that the Attorney Gcncr
al was now taking action against the Company, ii
conformity with that act.
MIR. Riyes continued his opposition to the bill
in a speech Of some length.
Mr.. Barbour advocated the bills, lie said TIM
/. hough is was for the benefit of the Company
was also the action of the State to prospect he
own credit by having the interest," on bonds whic
she had guaranteed.
Mr. Magrudcr sustained the position Of Mr.. Bal
bour.
Mr.. Verify also supported the passage of tn
bill. Solomon was a wise man, Sampson wa
> the strong man, but neither of them corld pa
] money if they did not have it," So il was wit
: the Company; the State ought to pay the intere,
, Ion the bonds which she had guaranteed,
The bill was rassed-ayes l3l, noes /.
. On motion, the House adjourned.