Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-26
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE.

received the House by their clerk
that they had passed number Of Senate and House bills
The Senate laid on the table House bill authorizing he usuee
the county courts OF Hanover CupPe and orange TO impose
tax on dogs
BY Mr. NEWMAN bill TO amend act entitled ian act ncor-
poratng the Bevie and wlamspo Turnpike company and
providing for subscription the part OF the state and chang
ing the name OF said company to the Wiiamown beye ana
Ravenswood Turnpike company also bill to incorporate the
| Point Pleasant Monument association
BY MARSHALL bin authorizing the payment OF certain
BY Mr. CoGHLL, bill incorporate the Palsburg Wooden
mandatory in the county Of buckingham -.,.,., -,
BY Mr. CARkAWAf, bin to amend an acl entitled an ASe
eth, 1855
Mr. AUGUST from the committee Military Affairs reported
that they had had under consideration the report OF the Comm
one appointed to audit and settle accounts OF the late harper
Ferry INVASION asking Instructions TO the claims OF
ordered to hold themselves in readntss for service ard have
the cusion that the decision Of the commission In re-
! speot TO said companies, Is proper ,-.,
Mr. AUGUST from committee reported Joint resolutions
authorizing the Governor procure and present
&C. male alive Of the late Capt VIM L. Gordon
to Col Robert Lee o. army to Lieut. Israel Green u o. ma
rnes and TO Colonies T. Pauneoy and Philip 81 teo OocAe'
! for distinguished military services.
REDEMPTION.
The President appointed following gentlemen as the commit
tee OF Conference on the Of thu Senate on the
viz Me.srs cOGHILL, CARTER, LYNCH PENNfBAohEh ana
! ARMSTRONG.
CLERKS ~
Mr. JOHNSON called his resolution, amending the ol rule Of
the Senate to read as follows:
Of the Committee Roads and Internal Navigation
Of the Committee General Laws one Of the Committee Tor
Courts Justice and Of Finance and Claims one OF the commit
tee Privileges aud Elections Agriculture and Commerce nd
appointed shall remain In the Capitol during
the sessions Of the Senate and shall perform any duties s me
Standing Committees require when not employed by
their respective comm tees and the clerk Of the senate may also
require clerks employed by the Standing u mint
tees assist in eugrosng hills or to aid him IN the Sen-e Cham
necessary said clerks shall beremoyeabe by
the clerk OF the Senate the committees OF which they are
The resolution was advocated by Mesrs STUART JOHN
SON. and oppo ed by Mesrs LYNCH and SMITH Mr. THoMP
son moved lay the table but this motion was lost Il to ~
Mr. STUART having asked the ayes and noes. -
The resolution then adopted ayes % noes H. Mr. SMITH
having called for the ayes and noes
CENT. TAX.
RemonsaDces against the proposed one per cent tax on mer-
chants OF petersburg; by Mr. CAR Err (or THOMAS
detained from his ndPoston Of merchants OF AeHan
da by Mr. CARSON Of merchants OF WI CHESTER ana by Mr.
COLEMAN, OF merchants and citizens OF Fredericksburg
Bills PASSED
Incorporating the Harsye aud tenboro Turnpike Company
! Communicated Il morning from the bouse.l
To establish branch bank al unlevi IN The county OF Po-
cahouta.. Explained by Mr.. SMITH,
for the completion Of the Cabin and summsve Turn
pike Company Called up by Mr. MCKINNEY and explained by
To incorporate Monterey and Warm Springs Turnpike Com
called up aud advocated by Mesr PAXTON and ARMSTRONG
Incorporating the Martlnsburg Railroad Company.
Providing the reprint 9th volume Of Legs Reports
"a and Sd volumes Of GraaHs Reports Explained
! by Mr. BINES and passed, ~ to -
Incorporating the Upper River Navigation Company The
appropriate So the part Of the state IL explained
by Messrs. DICKINSON and FisNCH)
Mr. FINNEY presented memorial OF committee Of the Mary
Legislature, enforcing popey Of exempng vess
ed ana sailed by edLens Vi worcester county gu anu uAns
% Clugocague Inlet In Accomac county, from the operation
i
mttee OF Agriculture aud Commerce.
WHEELING RAILROAD BRIDGE
House bill to incorporate The Wheeling Railroad BdSe Com
pany came up passage Mr.. ARMSTRONG moved to
consider the engosng the BILL TO offer endmen
PAXTON, NEEsON and BgANNoN opposed by Messrs CALD
WELL and STUART and agreed to-ayes 20 noes lio,,,
Mr.. PAXTON offered an amendment TO Mr.. AkMsIRON6s
amendment, and, after discussion the bill and amendments
were laid ON the table.
House bill imposing taxes for the support Of was
the order Of the for saturday march 2h at u o'clock
MAsSE, by leave reported bill to incorporate the Pamy
"a boot, shoe and leather factory 90,
The PRECEDENT submitted communication rom The Auditing
Board regard The claims Of the Companies composing the
% Regiment Of Militia In Morgan county which was laid On the
table.
Mr. JONES called House BILL for the better organisation Of
Militia state Before acting the subject, the Senate
adjourned.
SATURDAY, March "a, 1860
! The Senate was called to order at IL o'clock, Mr..
| IsDELL in the Chair.
| Toe amendment of the House to Senate bill making
an appropriation for the construction aud equipment OF
a laundry &C. at the Eastern Lunac Asylum, con-
! CURED in.
The resolutions of the House in response TO the
utons of the Democratic members of the Legislature OF
! Ohio were adopted.
House bill for the encouragement of direct foreign
trade was taken up and Mr. THOMPSON offered substi-
tute therefor and motion of Mr.. PAXTON, the bill
aud substitute were laid the table and made the order
of the day for Monday at III o'clock
House bill TO establish the county Of Bland ont Of
iected for want of a constitutional majOrity-the vote
being ayes %, noes 81. Mr. FRENCH, Senator from
Mercer said that Giles county but 3S miles long by
"A WIDE and that therefore, not containing 600 square
niles il was unconstitutional to form county ont of
| a part of il. Mr. WlCkHAM and Mr. PENNY BACkER
read from the Auditors report show that the county
of Giles contained but 4S2 square miles. On motion of
Mr. AUGUST the vote re-considered, and the bill
| laid on the table.
House bill to incorporate the Mason and Clbe Turn
pike Company taken up aud passed.
Mr. ISBELL by leave, introduced bill allowing a
pension 10 Mrs Bridget Bury, widow OF Thomas Bur
ley, who killed the iarpers Ferry affair Ordered
to a second reading.
Mr. ARMSTRONG asked that the rules be suspended,
in order offer the following resolution, with the view
! 10 hav NC il acted on to-day:
Resol,sd by the General 1ysemJly That the board OF
Commissioners appointed TO audit the accounts growing
out OF the invasion of the State at Harpers Ferry,
in the county Of Jefferson, be instructed to allow IN ac-
cordance with the restrictions aud limitations OF the act
heretofore passed the subject, the claims OF such
portion of the seth Regiment we're in actual service
on the occasion aforesaid provided that any such claim
shall not be allowed unless 1t appear that the person
making such claim in service under an order which,
by law, he was bound 10 obey. The motion was re-
jected.
Mr.. PAXTON moved TO pass by the order of the day,
with the view of offering the following joint resolution
Whereas by an act passed the 23d day of March 1862
tO amend the charter of the James River and hanawha
Company liberal provision has been made to carry on
the works of said company and whereas It Is believed
by many that the administration OF said company has not
been ecien; economical and that the interest of the
State and the work requires that opPor unity should be
given 10 rcOrEanize said company, therefore,
Resoirea That the Board of Public Works be reques-
ted to call meeting of said company, TO be held within
sixty DAYS from this time and 20 appoint three prOX-
les to represent the State in said company, one OF whom
shall be resident Of Tnns-Aleghany one oil the valley
and one Of Eastern Virginia and that when said meeting
of the stockholders Of said company shall be held all Off
ces filed by previous appointment or election OF SAID
company shall be deemed vacant and the meeting sha
proceed to fill such vacancies and shall reduce the saa
res of officers TO an economical standard and the Board
of Public Works are further requested to declare the
offices Of Directors the part of the State IN said COM
plny vacant and TO proceed fill such vacances and
the Board OF Directors said company, when organ
lied shall within reasonable time after their organza
t on, declare Offices filed By previous appointment OF
election OF the Board Of Directors, vacant und sra pr
coed to ill such vacancies and fix reasonable salaries
such Offices" Leave refused
Subsequently, on motion of Mr. PAXTON, the resolu
ton was taken up and laid on the tale and or ier'
to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. BRANNoN, the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the House bill mposrg taxes fol
the support Of government being the order t he day
A motion was made by Mr. WICKHAM 10 ameni the
bill by striking out the sixth page OF the prl9e BIN
the words when the is in proportion 10 the sales
one per centum the amount of taxable sales, excep
that licenses granted within the year 1861; ana tht
question being put thereon the words we're STRICKEN ou
by the following vote
AYEs-Messrs. Armstrong August, Bruce, Cars d.
Carraway, Carter, Claiborne, Coghill Coleman, Day
Douglas Fnney, French, Isbel Johnson knight Layne
Logan, Lynch, Marshall, Masse, Mckinney, Neeson
Newton, Newman, Rives Smith, Stuart, Thomas OF heL
~, Thompson, TOwnes, Urquhart aud Wickham-S9
NcEs-Messrs. Brannon, Dickinson, LAKEWOOD, uree
yer, Jones Neal Paxton Pennybacker and kchmon0Is