Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-06
LEGISLATURES OF VIRCrx,,
SENATE

SATURDAY, PsL
The Senate was called to order at Ia o'cIoeI, ~.
/ Gov MONTAGUE In the Chair ~sst
A message was received from the House Of D..
announcing that they had passed various local b;.
! BILLS REPoKTkD.
By Mr.. C0GHILL: To amend aud re-enact l., .
Of chapter IA Of the Code OF Virginia 10 reI.,oo .
removal of causes from the County Courts to bs ~ Ne
Courts. ~
Mr.. COGHILL, also, reported adversely ON IN.
ton having for its object the including in the BIN q,
in civil cases involving jury trsl reasonable su 80
applied to the credit Of the county treasury "h
BY Mr.LOGAN: To Incorporate the Mount Bo,. r.
DER Mining Company, in tho county Of Fauquer '"t
BY Mr.. BRANNON Releasing Jesse X g..
hs seoul les from damages obtained agInst 60 "a
thorising special license for the sale OF The III =,
Times of w arlington "'
| By Mr. THOMPSON: To incorporate the Rtch; :, .
Oil Company, in the county Of Richie TO peo,.' ~
the Marion Camel Coal Company; to incorno'I,o'h
Winchester Manufacturing Company also. Hon. y,
to incorporate the Petersburg Locomotive, Car az
ricuture Implement Mandatory.
Mr. GATEW0OD presented the report Of III. :.
committee On the Treasurer's office. F@
A message was received from the House Of D.s....
announcing the passage by them Of joint resoluis
provide for the compensation Of Col. LUctus DIyr.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. RIvBS Ofprovidng by Law for auDe,l. =
the County Courts directly to the District Corr !,
Appeals.
BY Mr.. BEALE: Directing the Auditor to ips,,,..,
Senate OF the probable condition Treasury on tbs -
October next, taking into account the approp-,,.
made by the General Assembly. N'''
By Mr. NEWTON: OF establishing Bank a, Mo-.
town, in Monongalia county.
By the same: To establish Bank at Grafton a.,
county of Taylor.
By Mr.. PATE: To so smerd the Code a. n ,,.,...
the deposition of witnesses TO be taken when tbss |
out of the county in which the cause is being tried
BY Mr. THOMAS, OF Fairfax; To amend chapte, 81 d,
the Code so as to prohibit the issue Of licenses or a.
termarriage Of any other than white persons
BILLS PASSED
On motion of Mr.. LYNCH, Senate bill to incorro..
the Lynchbtrg Locomotive and Machine Comp,py =.
taken up AMI passed.
On motion of Mr. TONNES, Senate bill to s.,,r,
an inspection of tobacco in Danvie was taken M ~
passed.
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill authorizing the Board Of Public WoI, B,
purchase OF the city OF Wheeling 5000 shares NJ a.
capital stock of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad =.
| taken M ~ unfinished business and after spg =,
able debate, ia which Messrs. ARMSTRONG NIgSoS
! THOMAS. of Fairfax, CARTER and CARSON ad,.a
ted the bill and Mr. C0GHll.L spoke against il the I'M
passed by the following vote
AYTs-Nessrs. Armstrong, Caldwell Carson C,r.,
Finney, French, Gatewood johnson, Knight Lawn.
Marshall Massie, NcKenney Neal, Neeson Ne.lou H.,
man, Pate, Paxton, Pennybacker, Riyes Smith Stsr
Thomas, of Fairfax Thomas, OF Franklin, Tovue, ,,5
| Urquhart-27.
NoEs-yessrs. August, Beale Bruce Coghil. Coeu,,
Dav. Dickinson, Early, Greeyer, Isbel, Jones. Lon,
! Lynch Richmond, TaiaferrO and Tsompson-l6
THE SOUTH CAROLINA MISSION.
Mr. THOMPSON offered the following resoluto,
which, on motion of Mr.. JONES' were laid on the ,y,
| and ordered to be printed
Whereas the State of South Carolina, through l.,
] tba haan
to the State Of Virginia Conference with her s.s,
States Of the South consider the relations bes,s
the slave States and the free States and to advise ss
measures as will unite the South in firm aud conee,,i
action against violence and ianaticsn, and will resor
the Constitution and thereby preserve the Union
Aud whereas, the State Of Virginia, being sincsreyd
srous TO restore perfect Union establish 10,
tee insane domestic tranquility provide for the eomn
defense promote the general welfare and secure b,
blessings Of liberty" believes that such Confereos
would greatly aid in securing the aforesaid objects ass
FORE be it
l. R,sored, Jy the General assembly Of VrgiAis-
That Virginia cordially iecprocang the ratertL VI.
timents by which the State of South Carolina bss W.
actuaed in the proposal which she has made acceiss
the same and invites all the Southern States 10 meet
conference.
2. Resolved, That five Commissioners be appointed
elected attend the said Conference the part cfTf
gnia AMI that they be instructed TO report such
ures as may be advised, TO the General Assembly r
such action as the said Assembly may see ft to nr
thereupou.
?. Resolred, That the meeting OF the Conference
held at --, on the - day Of -- 1860.
4. RssolDei, That the Governor OF this State couug
ncae the foregoing resolutions 10 all the savehOdS
States, wiki request that they appoint Commissions
to the said Conference.
On motion of Mr.. LYNCH, the Serate Journed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
II a - kn.- N
KEMPLR in the Chair.
Prayer by Rev. Dr.. MESEGERoBE Of the Epeo1
Church.
REPORTS FRoy COMMITTEES
Reports from charmen of committees submild
authorizing the trustees of NewbeTn Methodist Cbg
to sell ther lot aud build on a more eligible Site
luton requiring the Harper's Ferry committee rpa
what compensation should be paid to Col. j. Luciu; d.
Wis, for his services at Charlesiown resolution 'Of e
curing into the eIpedency Of increasing the sAly
the Attorney General amending the act regulainga s
duties Of surveyors of county roads for the relief Of %
securities Of VIM. Grass sheriff of Putnam.
PREPAYMENT OF RAILROAD TREGnrs.
Ne. BARBOUR moved to have returned from these.
ate the Dill passed by the House yesterday iorbddg
railroad companies from eIacting prepayment egs
The motion adopted.
PAY or SOLDIERS.
The following resolution offered by Mr. SEDDOS.
of Stafford.
R,sol,ei, by the General Assembly of virginia Ar
the Board Of Commissioners appointed 10 audit and pI
the expenses Of Invasion OF the State" are hereby
structed in auditing the pay rolls OF noneommissiOts
officers and prvates who in the service Of IL
State of said INVASION to allow said nonzo-
missioned officers aud privaes who served ffeel days
three months full pay, those who served ten days vo
months full pay aud all others in said service mOuti
full pay according to the rate allowed TO nonHon
missoued officers and prvates in the service Of the u,
ed States.
tr. RAYMOND Directing, the resolution lay over u
d. tic rule.
DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTORS.
Mr.. MCKENZIE, Of Alexandra, offered the fOTO'hl
resolution
Reso,Ded, by the General Assembly, that the AuGa
Of Public Accounts shall hereafter ascertain al ch''
charged with the collection and payment OF any pan
the revenue who are delinquent within the sir most
next preceding the LIST day of January and JAY ol
year, snd when ascertsined shall publish the nn'
Of such delinquents in one or more newspapers P' |
lshed in the city Of Richmond not exceeding four
sertiors.
LIMITS STANTON.
On motion of Mr.. CHRISTIAN. Of Augusta, rea''
ton was adopted for the appointment OF a special W
mittee to consider the memorial of citizens OF San~
in favor of enlargng the corporate limits OF that 70"
KoAsoEE VALLEY RAILROAD.
The bill making an appropriation to extend ihe
oke Valley railroad TO q connection with the Dlh
railro ID came up the unfinished business Of ler
Mr.. ROBERTSON, spoke in its favor. Mr.. Wins DIV
folk county, opposed it. He followed, 90 TIE :,
side, Wy Mr.. WILSON, Of Isle of Wight, w. PRniOr
Southampton Mr.. ORGAN, Of Lunenburg and ~ .-
LISR, Of Petersburg Mr.. BASKERVILLE, Of Yeeis''''
replied in advocacy OF the bill
The vote was then taken and resulted 10 the def"
| the bill by ayes 81. noes 80.
Mr. seldom, Of Stafford ~ act Of courte'! w.,
| friends Of Ia. measure moved reconsideration " u
vote jectng the bill. The motion was cafHe''
| the bill laid on the table.
BILLS PASSED. 81
The House passed the Senate BILL incorpoHpAs
Chariot enile manufacturing company. III
| dill providing efficient police reghAl0D
the watering-paces Of the State.
BILLS on FIRST RRADIsJ. I'll