Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-24
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
"Wednesday, March %, 1860.

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gam TO incorporate the Falls of little Kanawha manuiac-
torng company authorizing the school commissioners OF
Elizabeth city county to dispose OF the Hampton Acade-
my lot and buildings reduce the number OF trustees
of the town of Buffalo, Putnam county IRON ten to
six and OF eectng said trustees benniay instead oil
annually; refunding TO VIM. A. Robinson license tax
improperly paid advocated by Mr. WlCkHAA) to pro-
vide for taking the sense of the voters OF James city, as
change of the location OF their seat OF Justice in
cooperating the Buckston turnpike company; TO amend
and reenact act passed IA December le4s 10 moor
porate the Gowrie coal and mining company; TO ncor-
porate the Osborns Ford bridge company to amend and
passed March 81 1893 entitled an act to
incorporate the Rapid Ann Locust Dale, and Madison
Court House turnpike road TO incorporate the nadsoh
and Culpeper turnpike company: Authorizing the APP
pointment of Recorder in Wlliamstown' Wood Couh-
ty 10 amend the LIST OF chap III OF the code OF
Virginia. and repeal chap % OF sessions acts 1928
Explained by Mr. C0GHlLL) TO incorporate the Far
savings bank of the city OF Richmond.
Authorizing the Sergeant of the town oil haVensWood,
in the county of Jackson to Constable within the
said town. and for mile around the corporate nts
thereof This bill was advocated by Mr.. NEWMAN,
and opposed by Mr. DOUGLAS and Mr.. STUART. Mr.
STUART regarded it UNCONSTITUTIONAL 10 hcorpo-
rate the Etna and Marine Insurance Company oil Mhee
ing; incorporate the Cameron and fennsyyana Line
Turnpike Company incorporating the town OF Estlllyie
in the county of Scott to Incorporate the knobb Turn
pike Company 10 the county of Washington. (Iaken up
on motion of Mr.. AUGUSTA
A message was received from the House through Mr.
ANDERSON asking for a committee OF conference up
on the disagreement of the two houses IN LemioH 10
House bill repeating the st ID Sd and 9TH sections OF an
act passed April ID 1858, entitled An act providing
for more uniform currency Of the Banks OF the State,
and the amendments thereto The question was put ana
there was Il majority Of noes when Mr. DOUHLAS made
an appeal othe Senate not to show dsc0urtesy to the
House of going into conference at the same me though
he hoped the opponents oil the Dill would sIahu hrm
ap1inSt The resolution then passed.
House bill to provide for the re-assessmcn OF tract
of land belonging to the Loudoun and Virginia Gold and
Copper Mining Company was taken up but was rejected
for want of constitutional maj orty. 1t was then, on
motion of Mr. NELSON, laid on the table and subse-
quently on motion of Mr. COGHILL, 1t was taken up
and passed.
Mr.. ISBELL by leave, introduced bill to amend and
reenact the 18th section of act passed March o. lSi2
to incorporate a company to construct toll bridge
across the Shenandoah river at the town of Harpers
Ferry, in the county Of Jefferson. Mr.. DOUGLAS OPP
posed tie bill a. the County Courts had the Necessary
power The bill was ordered to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr. PAXTON, the order of the day,
being House bill to amend the charter OF the James
River and kanawha Company, was taken up anu the
question being on the passage Of the BILL las amended on
motion oEMr DouGLAs when it was last under considera
uon)
Mr.. NEWMAN moved the reconsideration of the vote
by which the bill was ordered TO its third reading, with
the view of offering the following amendment TO come
and Ohio Railroad completed to its Western terminus
aud until said road is so completed the James River
and Kanawha canal shall not be constructed west OF Gov
ingtOn"
Mr. JOHNSON appealed to Mr.. NEWMAN to withdraw
his notion as he regarded the amendment as entirely
unnecessary; the amendment would only emoarrass Tue
bill. Mr. JOHNSON then went on to point out the I'M
porance of the work and the imperative necessity for
the passage Of the bill.
Mr.. TONNES urged the reconsideration of the vote
so that any of the Senators who had offered substitutes
There being two) might have an opportunity Of having
them voted on
Mr.. NEWMAN then advocated his amendment be had
not offered it ia an unfriendIy spirit TO the improvement
he was willing to make provision for the extension OF the
canal TO Coyington but he wanted II to rest there
until the other great work The c. and .. Railroad was
completed for he did not think the financial condition
OF the State would permit the contemponucous workings
of both lines OF improvement II he believed that the
c. and o. Road could be finished IN Tue time assigned for
the completion of the CanalsiN years-he would vote
for it.
Mr. DOUGLAS opposed the reconsideration he
coutended that Mr.. NEWMANS amendment the
result of jealous competition between the two
lines and OF local prejgdces. He (Mr. DOUGLASS
had no direct interest in either line, nor had his
constituents the interest they felt citizens OF
the State. he regarded the James River aud hanawha
Canal as the ncomparaby great work Of the state and
Il this competition arise, he would vote for nei-
Their line and if the bill adopted in the shape in
which his own amendment placed it, he would not have
the bill at all Mr.. DOUGLAS spoke at much length
aud appealed TO the Senators from the Northwest 10
support the bill.
Mr.. NEWMAN replied to Mr. DoUGLAs, and said that
while he had voted for multiplied millions for other parts
Of the State he had not got $4,000 for hs section.
Mr. DOUGLAS hav M GOT 2OuOp cents for mine
Mr.. NEWMAN then proceeded to deny the assertion
that be influenced by local considerations and he re-
ferred the action Of his predecessors in voting for IN
terual improvements.
Mr.. TONNES said that if the vote was recOnsidered
he would offer one of the substitutes which had been
printed for the bill
An elaborate and long discussion then cnsued between
Mr.. NELSON for the motion TO reconsider the vote, and
Sir. DOUGLAS against it,
The motion 10 reconsider lost ayes l., noes q.
The question was then put the passage Of the BILL and
it passed By the following vote
AYrs-Nessrs Armstrong, August, Caldwell Cara
way Jr Christian, Coyhi, Dickinson, Douglas, French.
Greever, I-be, johnson, Knight, Llyne Lynch, Mar
shall Ma-sie, Mckinney, Pate Paxton, Pennybacker,
Smith, Stuart Thompson, rQIhart, Wickham.-26.
NoFs-Messrs Beale, Carson, Garter, Coleman, Day,
Gatewood, Jones, Logan, Neal, Neeson Newton, Rich
mond, Towues.--l3.
The amendment of the House to Senate bill for the
release of damages recovered Of the suree5 Of John NJ
Drewrv late Sheriff Of Norfolk county coucurredn in.
On motion of Mr. JOHNSON, the Senate adjourned
(Mr CARRAWAY, on Wednesday, vote for the
House bill repeal certain sections of the Act pass "a
last session. fora uniform currency of the Banks OF
the State
Mr. THOMAS of Fairfax, is detained from his seat by
sickness
HOUSE or DELEGATES
The House clock. Speaker CRUTCHFELD in the
Chair.
An act for the relief Of John Hu'cheson late Sheriff OF Henri
An to coo,te the East River and Princeton turnpike
company authorizing subscription on the part OF the State
Of three hiths Of its capital stock-ayes ~ .,,
fiuFfI
AN Of Justice to his constituents he asked appropriation
and also least be road that would
pay the state the interest the money appropriated
Mr. FOREMAN also advocated ne passage oil The o ana sl
talned the views advanced by Mr. PHELPS
The bill Passed-ayes ~ nays 20
Mr. WILSON, Chairman Of the Special Committee on Internal
Improvement reported bill amending an act passed APT
state Bonds below par,
Mr. RsBIE presented the reonsrsnce Of certain merchants
of the city Of Norfolk against the tax bill
PAY. OF FIELD OFFICERS, SC go
The Senate resolution authorizing payment OF the field ana
aG officers railroads for transportation Of troops du
Gloucester referred to The committee Finance MIR RAYMOND
advocated the reference he said he wished ascertain e COST
Of the Harpers Ferry affair.
BANK REDEMPTION BILL 80
The Senate having the amendment OF the
House to repeal the redemption law0 Mr. seldom moved a
House sce he which would be TO allow the redemption
stand but require the public deposits to be made IN inc
Mr. KLMPER moved the indhnte postponement oil he Onl'
On motion Of Mr. ANDERSON committee Of conference was
ordered appointed disagreement between the House
and the Senate
BILL
BY Mr. CHRISTIAN from the committee on Roads &C. senate
bill to incorporate the Jacksonville Marion and Rye aey Iuh
pike
IMPROVEMENT or TIE HOUSE, - =,
With the plan before him. in front Of the SPEAKERS MI
Seldom argument for the improyefnentlh he nan
Mr. RAYMOND opposed It. -,
Gen KEMPER also made an argument Of the alteration
much conversational debate on the sutJctay
members taking part when the Chair decided to take the vote "
the subject
The title o. the bill Is;
hill authorize certain alterations In the Han OF inc houSe
cf Delegates - 90 49,
Upon being resulted fOlOws-ayes ~ noes