The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-10

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SENATE.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF virginia.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Feb. 0. 1890.
The Senate was called to order 1t IL o'clocl
a. M, by Lieut. Governor MoxTAGuE, and
opened with prayer BY Rev. ia. DuscAx, O
A message was received from the House
through its Clerk, that 1t had passed Senat.
bills Incorporating the Leesburg Saving
Bank, and for the reliefof Thos. Mays repre-
ssntAtives; also, Senate bill authorizing til,
payment Of interest on the guaranteed bonds
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
with an amendment In shape Of = substitute
which was amended in the Senate, ard Houst
ton, on the part Of the State, to the capita
stock of the Monongahela Navigation Com.
pany, and Incorporating the Elk River Turn.
pike Company, with capital Of $2O,O0U. ThS
House bills were read in the Senate and re-
ferred. sss Hss
Bi.ls Reported.-The following bills were re.
ported from committees, wig: Incorporating
the Rivanna Manufacturing Company, a
Palmyra, in the county of Fluvanps; cOnsti.
tuttpg q part of the Ohio River q lawful fence
amending an act en- ntitled an act incof fporating q
new company to open and extend the nav i9a.
tion OF the Shenandoah River and its branches
and for other purposes; authorizing subscrip'
Ion, on behalf OF the Common wealth. to ena.
bic the Richmond, Fredericksburg aud Poto.
mae Railroad Company to construct branch
OF their road in Prince William county; in.
cooperating the Fredericksburg and Fauquier
Railroad Company.
folio wing resolution was offered aud adopted
viz Of reporting Senate bill No. 500 OF the
session of '57-'56.
Manassas Gap Railroad.-On motion of Mr.
MARSHALL, the Senate took up The bill sin-
creasing the capital stock OF the Manassas Gap
Railroad Company, and authorizing sub
scription on the part of the Board Of Public
Works." which was advocated by Mr. Penny
backer and passed-aS es 70 noes 8.
Riranna Manufacturing Company-The bill
incorporating the RisaEna Manufactu
Company, in Fluvanna county, was called up
by Mr.: MAssIE Mr.. RivEs moved a suspen.
the motion prevailed. The bill was then read
twice and ordered to be eDgrossed.
ReferYed toa Contmittse.-The resolution hav-
ing for its object the incorporation of the
the goth of January, reported on adversely by
the Committee on Agric ulture, the subject WAS
brought before the Senate, on the motion OF
Mr.. GREEvER, to recommit, which motion
prevailed.
Undeyscood's Seemrities.-A message was re-
ceived from the House, through Mr.. MAoRU-
DER, Of Albemarle, that il had passed with an
amendment) joint resolution, directing the
lst Auditor to credit the first securities Of E.
NJ. Underwood, late Sheriff of Cabell county,
with certain sums of money.
Massachusetts, and ViyginiH.-A cOmmunica-
ton was read from Gov. LETCHkR, accom- pa
nied by letter received from Josiah Per-
ham, Esq.," of Bost ton, on the eth inst. The
Governors communication says "this letter
extends aE invitation, by the people of Bos-
ton aud vicinity, to the Governor, State Off,
GERS, and members Of the Legislature OF Vir-
giuia, to visit that city during the present
The documents, on motion OF Mr.. PAXTON,
were ordered to be printed.
C0cingtoM dnd ONO Rai!r0ad.-On motion of
MIR. SMITH, Of Greenbrier, the Senate pro-
ceeded to consider the bill providing for the
construction and eq uipment of the C1vington
and Ohio Railroad" by authorizing the Board
of Public Works to borrow two and half
millions Of dollars for that purpose; provided
that not more than enc million thereof shall
be expended in any one year.
Mr.. RIvEs moved to lessen the appropria-
tion by the sum OF $500, ,00U; but ii was rejected
and the bill passed-ayes 39; noes 3.
The Oyster Fandum.-On motion of Mr.. PAX
TON, (the patron OF the bill to raise a revenue
by a tax on oysters,) the consideration Of the
Oyster Fundum was passed by until +. Nj.
on Friday.
Danrite Railroad Ertension.-The Senate
proceeded to consider, as unfinished business,
the bill to increase the capital stock of the
Richmond and Danvil!e Railroad Company,
and 10 authorize connection with The Coal
field Railroad, in Nor.h Carolina.
MI. LYNCH moved the following ryder.
which was engrossed as part of the bill, viz:
"P,orided. That nothini IN this act shall be so
construed to prevent the LIE slature from grant
ing, at any future time the right to any road now
in existence, which may be hereafter const. uct-
ed. t" connect with the said coafeld railroad y
The bill and ryder was then passed-ayes 43,
noes O.
Virginia Central lRailroa1-House bill making
an appropriation OF S6uG,dlU on State account
to aid the completion OF the Virginia Central
Railroad to the town of Covington, was called
up by Mr.. WICKHAM, and advocated by him.
self and Messrs. STUART and AUGUsT, and op-
posed by Mr. BRANNoN, and passed-ayes 81,
noes s.
Aierandrin, LoWdoHA and Hampshire Railroad.
House bill making u further appropriation on
behalf of the Commonwealth o. ID bree- fitths OF
one million Of dollars. (Which the Board OF
Public Works are authorized TO borrow in the
manner prescribed by iaw,) cane up on its
passage, receiy ed the endorsement of Mr.. ARM
STRONG, and was passed-ayes %, noes ii.
Etdoyado Turnpike Cempany-House bill en-
titled "An act to authorize an increase of the
capital stock of the Eldorado Turnpike Com il.
pany,'' was called up by Mr. EARLY, who
briefly advocated it's passage. The bill in-
creases the capital stock of the company 81, 900,
the State to furnish 81 ,2UO Of the money Oh the
two and three -fifths principle. 1t passed-ayes
., noes 9.
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON, the Senate ad-
jOurneG.