The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-22
Rirhmunb Qispatfh.
MORNING FEB ~, 1850
GENERAL. ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
SENATE
tSIs.N IA Il.
TUESDAY, February

| to order Nv Senator RRANNoN, OF Levi.
county, in The absence OF Lieut. Gov. MoNTA
! CTR.
| A communication was received from th,
| House to the effect that 1t had passed q nun
| ber Of Senate bills
,arila,fa, 10 WosAiasfoa.--A letter was read
| from Gov I.eicher, enclosing an invita- ion tc
| the tienerai Assem- 'iy to participate III the
| ceremonies incident 10 the dedication of the
eqnss irian statue of Washing on, on the 22'
inst in the city of Washington. The letter
| Of invitation is dated on the 18th, and is signed
hv !. a. Hammond, ChaiImar of Senate Com
mi,tee and l.. NJ. keitt Chairman of the
House Committee, and addressed to Governor
Iecher. The committee say. I'VE invite ~
| and YOUR statl, and, through you, the LsGDaa-
ture of your State 10 he present on that occa-
sion and take part in the ceremonies" The
documents were tatd on the table anu ordeTtu
| 10 b. priut
B2'S Repcrffd.--T The following bills Were
| reported, viz: Incorporating tue Front Royal
| Silver and Copper Mining Company; inc"r-
. purating Lodge No. l3e, /. .. .. r., in the
I tpwn OF Ripley, IN fhe county Of Jackson ::
/! amending and rc-enactiug 9TH section of an
! act passed March -. 1853, TO make invest
| ments OF! the Common wealth. more productive
| by enforcing the payment Of in terest and sink
| ing iand on luaus 10 Internal Improvement
| companies; House bill ic amend the charter
| Of he Wheeling Creek Turnpike Company :;
| House bill TO amend the act passed April ~,
| i-,j2, in relation to the Met harrisburg and
Wythe Turnpike SO rs to authorize q change
in The route thereof; Incorporating the Shad-
we'll Manu.acturing Company, in the county
OF 4 bem1rle; incurpora ing the members Of
PenGieton Division, No. - and Abuer Clopton
Division, No. 90. S of T.. i'll the city of Lynch
burg; Incorporating he ScottsHllle Manufac-
turing Co: incorporating the Millers' and
Merchants Savings Bank OF Virginia: author
lZlug the Boydton aud Petersburg Plank
Road Company TO convert their road into n
railroad. and 10 Increase their capital stock
Tor that purpose; for the relief OF the secnri-
lies of W nj. Patton late Sheriff of Ritchie
county; establishing separate eec lion PIE
c!nct AZ the store-hou>e OF }. &. Beaty, in the
county of Tyler; for The relief Of Charity Ca
sey: amending and re-enactng ,he lst section
OF an act entitled an act 10 Incorporate the
Mineral Bank of Virginia, and To change the
name OF said Bank To hat of the Bark of tie
Comm n wealth; amending the charter of the
city of Richmond, and 10 re-organiZe the
Court of Hastings of said city: authorizing the
Presidrn' of the Board of Trustees OF The
Town OF Falmouth IL act as n justice OF the
peace. and the collector of taxes to act As con-
stable within and around said town.
PsttieHS, fc.-Jhe following documents
were presented aud referred. viz: BY Mr..
Thomas, of f., the petition of Mary Ann His-
don aud other citizens of Alexandria, asking
that pension may be allowed her on account
Of the death of her husband. by reason of ex-
pusure al ChariestoWn during the late tr0u-
bes by Mr. Neeson. The petition of John G.
Beatty and other citizens OF TYLER county
praying for the establishment of An addition
al "lectlOn precinct in that county; by Mr..
GoghiIl. the memorial of i. Powell, ST., and
other citizens OF Amherst Court-Housp. pray
ing for the Incorporation of said town; by Mr..
Thomas, Of F., the petition of Charity Ca
Sey asking the release of the Common wealth's
right to certain money left by her father,
Lewis Casey.
RssisasdhiS Po0.ion.-Mr COLEMAN. CHAIR
man OF Senate Comm ttee to receive Gen p
Il. STARKE, Commissioner from Mississippi
ASKED leave TO resign the position, on account
OF expected absence from the city. The re-
quest was complied With. ana the Pres ident
appointed Mr.. AUG ST TO the vacant place
On the request OF Mr.. AUGUST the business of
The Senate was suspended To ALLOW the APP
poin tnenJ of the committee to De cOmaun ca
ted 10 the House OF Delegates.
Resolutions Of iHqV ~ .Hto FP.aieacy-The
following resolutions Were offered and adopt |
ed, F!Z by Mr. :%Soghill, OF reporting blii tor
HE re-asse SSment OF the Loudonn aud Elr-
ginia Gold and Copper Mining Company; By
Mr.. Dickinson, of reporting II bill ID ieleaSe
the securities Of iohn IL. Alien, late sheriff OF
LIE county, from certain damages recovered |
against him by Mr.. Frenct, OF reporting q
blil To allow Samuel II. Written, late deputy
sheriff OF Taleweil county, full commission Oh
the revenue for the year lc:57, for said county
OF Iazewell by Mr.. Neal, of increasing the |
capital stock OF the Shenston Turnpike Com |
Board OF Public Works 10 subscribe three !
Ltths thereof.
Spsr'rl Commissioner from .HiNSissip ppi.-The |
President submitted an Executive commune !
cation which. with the accompanying docu- |
rnents. read a follows:
ExECt TIVE DEPARTMENT.
Richilnnd. Feb q, lso. |
ti'n3ea nf fhe Ssaate 0nd tfuaNc ] lay be |
oreD al the credentials OF the Hon p. T. otarke |
Commissioner duy appointed b. the Governor OF
Mis-Is7,ppl. accompanied by certain resolutions |
adop ed ~ the LEGISLATURE, and also letter ad- |
dressed 10 the Executive by the COMMISSIONER for
consideTa.i The evidence tr tternal !
feeling exhibited b, our sister States Of South
and appToprIatey actnoWleds ed by the Tic ne raj