The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-06
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
SENATE

MONDAY March S. 1860.
The Senate was called To order at II o'clock
A NJ BY Lieut. Gov. MONTAaCE. PRAYER bv
| Rev. J l.. BURROWS. of the LIST Bap,ist Church
| The Senate were informed BY a communI
cation from the Clerk of the House ,ha, m, ,
body had passed bill entitled an act repenl
ing the ist, "a, "a and ith sections of an act
passed April I'd, 1858, entitled an act nroyi.
ding for more uni orm currency of the ban !: :
| Of the State. In Senate bill was laid on The
tan'e ana made the order of the day for Thurs
DAY next, al ~ o'ciock;l an act to incorpora,e 10
NE Lewis Creek and Logan's Court House
turnpike Company; and an act to provide for
me payment OF a certain sum Of money 70
mos; HUI, Jr, late Sheriff of Culpeper The
TWO iaSt named We're read twice and laid on
the table ~ '" W"
B,Hs Reporfsd.-The following bills were re-
ported ey leave, viz: BY Mr.. CALDWELL. a
mn;s nti 10 incorporate The Wheeling Railroad
LrIoge Company; by Mr.. NEWMAN, a bill for
me relief of John Samuel. Boih of these bills
were read twice
boundary Line Of the State-On motion of
Nr. STUART.
Resolred. That the message of the Governor in
rela'lon to the boundary line betwee virginia on
ne one part and Nor h Carolina and Tennessee on
tt other part. be referred to a select committee
~ hte senator's who are instructed report what
measures should he adopted by Virginia in regard
me following were appointed said commit
tee Messrs. Stuart, Thomas of Henry, Pax
ton, Ihomes OF Fairfax, and Nelson.
E1ecetirs Jpsaditnres.-The Joint commit
or Executive expenditures, which was laid on
| the table and ordered to be printed.
Ihe amount Of expenditures made under the
direction of the Executive from the Ist day of
October. 81. to lst day of October 80 amounts
to S69,73.2G; and the amount expended from
lst Oct, so to 3lst Dec, SO. inclusive, amounts
to S29,500.6l.
BIZ Passsd-The bill to incorporate the
Jeaersonville, Marion and Rye Valley Rail-
road was taken up and passed
Harpsrs Ferry Erpensss.-The Senate laid
on the table House bill making san additional
appropriation of S15,00O to defray the expenses
incurred for the defence of the Common
wealth" after its second reading
James Rirer and Eana,rha Cana1-Mr PAX
TON moved that the Senate proceed to consider
the House bill amending the charter of the
lanes River and kanawha Company Mr.
BRANNoN opposed the motion, wishing action
TO be had on the finance bills He thought a
large revenue could be derived from a tax on
raliroad tonnage, which revenue was made
necessary by the internal Improvement mea-
sures adopted at the present session. Messrs
CoGHILL and PAXTON urged the expediency of
immediate action on the bill though they were
favorable to the finance bills, and had no OBJ
lection to consider them after the above was
disposed of. The vote resulted in the Senates
agreeing to take up the bill. 1t was then. on
mosson OF Mr.. THOMAS, OF F. made the order
OF the day for "Wednesday at II O'Clock by a
vote of 23 to 10.
The Court Of Appeals.-Tbe bill concerning
the Court Of Appeals and the Special Court Of
hppeais, was called mp on motion OF Mr..
THOMAS, Of F., when, on motion of Mr. NEE
son, the Senate struck out the section giving
additions compensation to Judges OF Circuit
Courts while serving on District Courts After
being otherwise amended and disc ussed it " as
laid on the table.
DedtinS ruth StnreS.-The bill amending and
re-enactIng the ist section of chapter lOi of the
Code OF ' Nirginia, so us TO make it a penal Of
fence to buy ;trdent spirits of negroes, was
passed by the Senate.
Bank StatsmentS.-A communication was re-
ceived from the Governor enclosing a number
OF bank statements. Ordered to be printed
BtH LoSt.-House bill for the completion Of
the Sclavln's Cabin and Summersviile Turn
pike was taken up. read the third time and
being put on its passage, was lost for want of
a constitutional majority.
Tar BW.-The Senate proceeded to consider
the tax BILL pending which it diourned