The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-02
Nifbmonb pispatrhh.
rpIuAY MORNING .... MARCH >, ieGo.
GhNEnAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE r..

SENATE.
TuVRspAY, March |, l~6s.
Atil o'clock A. NJ, the Senate was called TO
order by Lieut.. Gov. MONTAGUE
A communication was received from the
uouse OF delegates, announcing the passage of
n number of Senate hills and the following
House bills. viz An act authorizing the Coun-
20 Court of Hardy county TO negotiate loan
or issue bonds to deiray the expense OF build
ing a new courthouse an ACT incorporating
Innes- Creek and Whites Greek Turnpike
Companv and an act Incorporating the Hol-
lidav's Cove Railroad Company. The last
na,aed bill was laid on the table; the first two
passed. ~
>,aot, En<fn,eS-Th bill allowing a pens ion
70 Sarah Shepherd widow OF Hayward Shep-
herd the coIored porter who was killed AZ
Harpers Ferry, was lost on its passage
The blll To re-arraDge the Judicial Circuits,
pstrlc,s and Sections of the State, and con-
stituting new circuit. was read the fhIrd
time amended and then laid on the table.
Resolutions Of inquiry INTO Erpsd'tney.-The
following resolutions were adopted, viz: by
Mr. Mass,e, of incorporating company for
the PURPOSE of manufacturing cotton and
woolien goods at Columbia, in Flnvanra CO.,
10 be called the Columbia Manufacturing
C,mpany bv the same, OF Incorporating 4
cnunany for the purpose OF running line OF
Jackets on the James River and kanawha "a
nal to he called the James River Canal Pack
ct Company; by Mr.. Thomas, OF r, OF the eN-
n.n,.urv OF ievving an ad vaiorem tax upon
,he nron.rty. of the Baltimore and ONO Rail
road living in the ) ate Of Virginia
E,u! Pas,f.-The following bills passed The
Senate. Amending An act passed March 81,
So Dincorporatiug the Strasburg aud Cdpon
S",i,gs Turupike Company providing for
the colnpet!on OF their road; Tor the ie!lel OF
james j. Spauidlng, releasing IL license taA'
increasing the capital stock OF me itiieis ana
North Carolina Turnpike Road, win htie
,manded so as TO read - bill providing for
division of the Raleigh and North carolina
Turnpike Road. and 10 authorize Drahch
thereof authorizing the payment OF interest
on certain treasury notes OF 'Ee state nelu Dy
,be Farmers Bank of Virginia, AT Norfolk;
for the relief of the securities OF Jonn SlaCk,
late Sheriff of Kama Tha county Ior the
relief OF Charity Casey. OF AleXandria; amend
ing the charter OF the city OF klcnnonC, ana
raorganizinp the Court of Hastings of the
said city; enforcing the collection OF arrear-
ages due 10 the Commonwealth from internal
Improvement companies: IN relation to the
deN ise made by Joel Osborne TO the AleXan-
dria. Loud0un and Hampshire hdllfoao Coln-
pany. ~
th. cauital stock of the Sou h Side Railroad
Com pnnv, for the purpose OF constrnc ing a
branch road to Roanoke river, came up Oh its
passage and was lost. The vote rejecting The
blli was subseq uently reconsiGered, and was,
together with a substitute offered by Mr.
KNIGHT laid on the table The following is
the lille of the substitute: "a bill To enable
the South.Side Railroad Company to con-
struct branch OF their road from Blacks and
Whites to the Roanoke river
Wfach.St.r lIcdicaE COiisse.-The bill for the
relief of the Medical College At Winchester
was called mp and advocated by MIR. CARSON.
but was lost on its passage, failing to receivea
constitutional majority. The vote was after
wards reconsdered and the bill laid on the
table.
BuIS Rtpertsd.-The following bills were re-
ported, viz: Amending the law relative to
the showing of jurisdiction and pleas that suits
were not brought in Courts OF proper counties
the time of filing thereof; for the release of the
securities OF William Grass, sheriff OF Putnam
county; incorporating the kanaWha Cloth
Company. III the county of kana"ha; for the
relief of j. X. Davis. sheriff Of Prince Will
liam county: Incorporating the Farmers Saw
Jugs Bank OF Warrington. IN Marion
county; releasing Richard Corr, OF Mid
dlesex county, from fine imposed on
him by the Circuit Court OF that county !;
authorizing the payment to Scott 4 Adams of
a sum OF money. for work done on the South
western Turnpike: concerning free negroes IN
Accomac county, (authori1ing the polls OF Ac-
cLmac and Northampton counties to be- OPEN
I'd on the fourth Thursday of May. 1860, TO
certain what disposi ton shal be made of the
free negroes of said counties J. repeating the
lSt ID 81 and ith sections OF the act passed
Aprii I'd, l-5-, providing for more uniform
currency Of the banks OF the State: authoriZ-
ing The payne II I OF = l5G 10 to 1hos. ID. Harr s.
Sheriff of james City county, as his commits
Sous on the amount OF revenue OF james Ctty
Tor i~33 Of MT. ucfildS, OF Nltu itdNt al
act amending the 5th section Of chapter IL OF
rhe Code of Virginia. The bill was advanced
to its second reading and referred 10 the Com
ttee of Courts of Justice. The object of the
bill i To release the sheriffs from damages by
repeating the law.
The luii,tin.-The Senate were informed
through Gen. KEMPER, Of the House, of the
passage of The hill for the better organization
Of the militia of the State.
Medical College Of Frg;nid.-Mr. AUGUST
called up the bill appropriating s3o,0n TO the
Medical College of Virginia, for enlarging its
Hospital or Infrmary: for extending the Col
lege buildings and tor the improvement and
extens ion of the College. He spoke in favor Of
the measure, ;.nd The bill being put on its pas
sage, res sulted as follows:
AYE.- Aiessrs August. Beale Brannon. Bruce,
Carson. Csrraway. Christian. Claiborne. Coeu,an.
Douglas. Early. FInnev. French. iatewood. Huh
hard, lsheil. Jones. knight, Massie. Mckenney.
Pate. Paxton, Taliaterro. Henry w. Thomas.
Christr \. Thomas, Thompson. trquhart, Wick
hJm23.
NAys-Messrs. Caldwell, Carter. Day, Greever,
Lusan. Neeson. Newton Stuart. Townes-9
UtSt.yH LaHd 1NfeS.-Ibe bill to limit the
right to make an enrry or bring an action 10
recover lands, or the possession thereof. west
of the Allegheny Mountains, being on its pas
sage was advocated by Messrs FRENCH and
NEWMAN, and opposed by Mr.. WICKHAM aud
others. Pending the discussion and before any
decision had been arrived at, the Senate ad-
lourned.