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LEGESLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
THURSDAY, Feb ID.

LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
THURSDAY, Feb ID
SENATE
The Senate was called TO order at = O'Clock, Lent
Gov. AoNrAGUE IN the Chair.
message received irOm the House of Delegates
announcing that they had passed Senate bill 10 ucor
porae the Cottage Bridge Company and Senate bin
TO incorporate the Brunswick and Greenyiie Railroad
Company with an amendment, adding more mines.
On motsn Of Mr. DAY, the amendment adopted.
communication was received FROM the Executive,
enclosing the statement of such OF the Banks OF the
Commonwealth have made reports for thr quarter
ending 3l-' December last.
On motion Of Mr. ISBELT, laid on the tab,, and Or
dered to be printed.
BILLS REPORTED
By Mr.. LOGAN: To incorporate the Book and Trac,
Society Of the Virginia Conference of the ~ f. Church
BY Mr.. BRANNON: Al act TO amend an act passed
April 1th 1885, entitled act giving the consent of
the State TO the purchase by the United States OF real
ia the county Of Norfolk aud town OF Portsmouth
auk cxenptiug the same from taxation allowing John
j. Lacy, Sheriff Of New Kent, per cent commission
allowed by law Tor the prompt payment OF the revenue
OF said county into the treasury eIrmp;iug John Slack
from the payment of damages obtained against him by
the Commonwealth 10 provide for the saco the works
and property OF the James River and Kala0hl Compa-
n.y. and to promote its extension to the OhJ river Sub
sequeutIy motion Of Mr. BEASNoS, the bill was read
thine, ordered TO second reading and to be print
ed House blu "hNlng the mode cl settlement WITH
the Sheriff Of Frederick county,
by Mr. PAXTON: To incorporate the Lebanon Canal
Company OF the county Of Princess Anng to incorpoI
the Rockbrdsc Alum Springs Railroad Company.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. MARSHALL: TO incorporate rAc Mount Hope
Copper Nining company.
BIZ Mr.. SMITH: 10 pay VIM Cochran, for services
rendered Superintendent OF the unte sye and Lew
isbug Turnpike road
PASSED.
On motion of Mr. BRUCE, Senate bill "to authorize
the MarysyilIe Plank Road company 10 lay down iron
rails upon their track and to change their TO the
Marysyile Railroad company was taken up aud passed
Senate bill TO incorporate the Lyell ,oal and Salt
plny, in the county OF Mason
Upon this bill interesting discussion to the
power of the Courts the subctOf granting acts Of
incorporation and whether not me Legislature had
parted with by the acts heretofore passed.
which was participated in by Mcss.s LOGAN, JONES,
THOMAS, OF Fairfax, AUGUST BEALE, NELSON and
/ NEWMAN, (who called the bill up.1
/ Mr.. JONES moved the indefinite posponement Of the
BILL a question, but subsequently withdrew bis
motion, at the time saying 4hat he did not with
draw his objection to the passage of the bill consu
cnal grounds, and grounds Of sexpcdieucy. The bill
then passed it being generally agreed that in this
/ the Courts had not the power to sct.
Senate bill amending and re-er2cng an act inco'po-
rating the Buchanan and Bedford Turnpike company,
passed 9Th February, 1880.
RICHMOND medical COLLEGE.
| House bill making an appropriation to the Richmond
Medical College taken mp, and Mr.. EARLY moved to
suspend the rules with the view OF considering the bill
Nr. JOHNSON moved 10 refer TO committee, AZ he de-
sired TO examine its provisions and because it posi-
BILE amendments might be offered; at the time he
would not say that he would oppose the bill. Mr. JONI
soNs motion prevailed aud tie bill referred to the
| Committee General Laws.
ELECTION x OFFICERS
Mr.. DAY moved that the Joint resolution received
pt
on that day (Thnr>davl be taken up. Mr.. DAY then
moved amend by substituting Saturday, the 4th inst,
"A, day OF election. Mr.. PToN moved to amend by in
scrug Monday the 2jfh Gay OF February. Mr. THoNP-
son proposed Monday the 18th inst. Mr. Paxton and
Mr. DAY consented, and tie resolution as amended was
/ then adopted and communicated 10 the House by
, dr. THOMPSON Subsequently message was received
from the House, througL Mr.. Blue, announcing their
concurrence the amendment
IsHERrFs.
On motion of Mr.. TAaIAFERRO, the joint resolution
offered by him Tu ,dly, for the appointment of
commissioner by the ; meet a commissioner from
Yaryaud aud devise With him laws for the protection of
fish in the Potomac AM POcomoke rivers, TO be submit
ted to the Legislature OF both States at their next ses-
/ s0u--NaS taken up.
Mr.. PAXTON mo OIL 10 amend By inserting the words
oand for the protection OF oysters" Mr. TALAFERRo
fused TO accept the amendment Mr. THoVAS, Of Fairfax,
after paving high compliment to Mr.. PAXTON for the
mass Of information which he had procured on the oyster
7
PAXTON introduced would render the words proposed by
his unnecessary unless he did not intend 10 press his
bill
Mr.. PAXTON ti,cn said that his bill did not embrace
the protection of property common to both States, hut
the propery of Virginia only and he did not intend to
defer his bill The amendment he proposed had refer
epce to tho protection Of oysters i'll rivers the common
property OF both States and had view to taxation
! Mr. TnOMAs then agreed to Mr. PANroN's amendment
Mr. HUBBARD objected to the amendment, inasmuch As 1t
4 a Il 1 4
| Mr. TALIAFEREo then accepted the amendment. The
question was then put aud the amendment was adopted
with one dissentpnt-Mr.DAY The resolution was then
communicated to the House by Mr.. TALIAFERRo.
A message received from the House of Delegates
through Mr. FOREMAN, announcing the passage Of
Senate bill "ior the relief of the securities of Geo. L.
! Iarwood late Sheriff Of Wood county," with amend
ment strike the words mine hundred and seventy
nine dollars aud thirteen cents, that being part Of &c
On motion of. Mr. NEAL the amendment was con-
cured in.
The resolutionfrOm the Committee on Courts of JUS
tee declaring it nexpedient legisate the resolution
submitted them, having for its object the repeal OF
chapter POO of the code in relation to examining courts
taken up and adopted
\ MOE AND IMPORTANT QUESTION.
When the Senate bill for the relief of the securities of
George L. Haru cod late Sheriff of Wood county, which
had passed the Senate and returned from the House
/ with an amendment taken up-the question being
on the Senates concurrence with the amendment and
the President havng directed the call of the rol-Mr.
| THOMAS of Fairfax remarked that vote by ayes and
noes was not sary and in this view he sustained
! by Mr. BRANSoN and Mr.. CARSON. Mr. JOHNSON con-
tended that the Constitution required the ayes and noes
and in this opino Mr.. NELSON and Mr.. WlCEHAM coin
cided long argument then arose, and finally the de-
bated question laid aside for the present. by Mr.
MEALS calling for he ayes and his amendment,
which motion prevailed
The first part Of the first section Of the bill reads
! thus:
Re It enacted b. tie General assembly, That VIM.
HarwOod and Others securities of George L. HARDWOOD,
Sheriffof Wood COUNTY are hereby released from the
payment of and permitted to retain out Of monies
yet due from and unpaid by them, the Judgments
hereinafter mentioned nine hundred and seventy-nine
dollars and theencents that being part Of the damages
concluded in two judgments" &C., DC.
! The amendment Of the House strikes out the words