Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-20
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
March 10 1890

To incorporate the Citizens Savings Bank Of the City
of Richmond to incorporate the New York and Virgil
mia Screw Steamship Company; Incorporate the Old
Dominion Savings Bank in the City of Richmond; to
amend an act TO incorporate the Bank OF Powes Val
ley at Jonesylle in Lee county, passed April 7th 1885,
to incorporate the Leesvile Toll Bridge Company; to in
corporate the Rectorown and Rectors Gross Road Turn
pike Company; to incorporate the Rockbridge Mining
and Manufacturing Company; to authorize the election
OF Alderman, in New Marnsvie. in the county of
Weze; to incorporate the town of Milford in the coun-
ty of Caroline to authorize the county of Ohio to bor
row. not exceeding the of two hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars to amend and reenact the second
section of an act entitled act to incorporate the
Woodstock and Wardensvlle Turnpike Company; reyv-
| ing act Incorporating the Jefiersonvie Watering
Company, passed llth May, 1852, aud extending the
time allowed for the organization.
To incorporate the Chesapeake Female College; to pro-
hibt the catching of fish in certain waters with cod gill
or thrashing nets by surrounding them.
The Senate also concurred in the amendment proposed
by the House to Senate bill to amend act entitled an
act Incorporating new company to open and extend the
navigation OF the Shenandoah river and It's branches and
| for other purposes.
House bill to establish Circuit Court for the town of
! Danvle on motion of Mr. TONNES, amended, and
| then laid on the table.
House bill TO amend and re-enact the 4h section of
act providing for general elections for determining con-
tested elections for the election ofcouny officers and for
their qualifications and removal from Office, passed SON
March, 1858, and for other purposes, was taken up and
| Mr.. ARMSTRONG offered and advocated the following
amendment which, after some remarks against 1t by {.
! NELSON, adopted. At the end of the LIST section
add the following Aud after like notice the said court
may at any time when majority OF the justices OF the
county present whenever all the justices have
been summoned for the purpose change the line between
any districts provided that majority OF all the justices
| of the county shall concur in such change"
! Mr. WlCkHAM then offered the following amendment,
but il rejected; Insert after Justices the words
and no such Encouragement shall take effect until it has
been submitted to the voters of the county at some gene
rel election and has received majority OF the votes cast
| at such election"
Mr. STUART, by leave, introduced bill to incorpo-
rate the Staunton boot and shoe and leather manuaco
! ry Ordered to a second reading.
! Mr.. ARMSTRONG, by leave, introduced bill to au-
horize the voters of the town of ROmney, to elect
Mayor and Aldermen for said Ordered to second
reading
Mr. AUGUST, by leave, introduced bill to authorize
the Executive to embody cavalry companies into reg-
ments
Mr. TONNES, from the committee ofCourts of Justice,
reported adversely on Senate bill No 4OS, amend
ing the 9TH section of chapter ~ of the code OF Virginia
in rea ion motions for the recovery OF debts due the
State
Mr. PATE, by leave, introduced bill to lessen the
number of trustees Tor the town OF Buffalo, in Putnam
county, and authorize biennial elections OF same-or-
! dered TO a second reading
Mr.. CARTER, for Mr. THOMAS, OF Fairfax, intro
duced bill to incorporate the Alexandria Washington,
Georgetown and Baltimore Navigation Company--order-
| ell to a second reading.
On motion of Mr.. WICKHAM, the Senate insisted on
their amendment the amendment of the House to Sen
ate bill TO incorporate the Richmond Railroad Company.
! On motion OF Mr.. WICKHAM a committee Of conference
tsen appointed behalf of the Senate, and subse
| quently a substitute reported and passed.
| On motion of Mr.. BEALE the vote by which Senate
bill TO amend the practice in courts ofequty relative to
the PRAYER for under not under oath, &c,
which ordered to be engrossed was reconsidered,
and he then offered substitute therefor, which was Or
! dered TO be printed.
On motion of Mr. PAXTON, Senate bill Amending
and reenacting the 4lst 48d 44th and seth" sections
OF chapter 81 Of the code, to provide for allow
ing salaries to the tobacco inspectors, in the city Of
| Redmond, and the payment into the Treasury OF the
surplus profits accrung from said Offices taken up,
and amended by striking out "l2 - in 10 lie,
by add ug the end OF last section the words but the
duty the State and charge for storage shall not DE IN
cluded in the account OF profits The bill was then or
! dCrel 10 be eugrossed.
On motion Of Mr.. PAXTON, Senate bill $50 amending
the 10Th section Of the sSth chapter Of the Code Of Vr
giua a fully define the duties and rights Of
inspectors Of -four, was taken up. Mr.. AUGUST
moved the indefinite postponemcnt OF the bill. This
motion rejected Mr.. PAXTON then moved 10
amend 10 authorize the Governor 10 appoint third
deputy at 900 year if he deemed it expedent to do
| 50. This amendment adopted. SIR. WlCKHAh
then moved amend the bill by substituting one-halt for
one inch hole in the barrel. This amendment was re-
ject,d. Mr.. WlCKHAM also moved 10 amend by strik-
ing out the words ito return the dIaugh Hour and sell
the same and" This rejected and the bill then
ordered u he engrO-sed
Ga motion OF NJ ARMSTRONG, sundry bills were ad
vanced stage, and the Senate then adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called 10 order at IL O'clock Mr. HOP
KINS in the Chair.
THE RICHMOND CITY RAILROAD.
message was received from the Senate, through Mr.
WCKHAM informing the House that they insisted upon
I Ia. al, Dast,.
Railroad Company, aud asking committee Of conference
thereon.
The Chair appointed the following committee on the
part of the House. viz :-Me,srs Robertson, Magruder
Christian Friend and Rutherford
PASSED
bill comforting certain powers the Board of D
rcctors Of the TransAleghany Lunatc Asylum ncorpo
rating the Nirgiul Car Spring Company Incorporating
the Indian Mound Company, in Hampshire county in
cooperating the Indian Cemetery Company in Hampshire
county; Incorporating the Chesapeake Female College
incorporating the Commercial Insurance Company in the
ctg OF Idclmond amending act concerning the char
ter OF the town OF Lee,burg; authorizing the Coal River
Navigation Company to condemn certain lands; amending
the charter OF Morgantown bill TO prohibit the taking
of fish In certain waters by surrounding them with
recurring additional publication OF Bank statistics; for
the relief EwoIl Bannon, Of Caroline county, authorizing
the Trustees oil Newbem Church to sell the aud
build another for the rcie OF Thomas Terrell, Sheriff
Of ROlnc county; iucorp rating the town OF Summer
] y -
Sheriff of Randolph comfy releasing the suretes of T.
NJ Underwood late Sheriff Of Cabell county authori-
ling the Midlothian Coal Mining Company to construct
railroad from their mines a certain point on james
Ryer for the relief OF George II. lser, late Commits
,ouer of Clarke county, authorizing the payment of
certain sum OF money TO il. ~ Conn, late Sheriff Of
Shenandoah county; for the relief OF tieorge W. Stanley,
of Rockingham county; authorizing claimants of land,
who have possession to bring suits in equity and have
determined who has title to and shall hold such lands;
releasing the surete OF Samuel Bonham, late Sheriff of
Scott county; providing for the publication OF new edi-
ton OF the Code of Virginia when this bill was taken
! up Mr. ANDERSON said he deemed 1t of great impor-
to the Commonwealth in general and to his con-
stuents in particular, that it should pass. In Clay
county the Justices almost entirely without the
Code and frequent applications have been made for them
without success. Ia the county OF Webster, part
of the district he represents this necessary guide
greatly needed. lie hoped the bill would pas ~ Amend
ing the charter Of the town Of Norfolk; ree lsng the
securities of William Parrish late Sheriff of AppomattoX
On notion the House adjourned.
LIST OF CADETS APPOINTED AT LARGE BY THE
PRESIDENT FOR 1860.
l. Edward Wiloughby Anderson, son Of the late Ma
or James w Anderson, distinguished in Florida and
Mexico, and MORALLY wounded at the battle OF Churu-
| buscO
2. Burdett A. Terrett, son of the late Capt B. A. Ter
rett who died in service 10 lSl5, and nephew of Maj
Terrett of the Marine Corps who breveted for gal
| liant conduct at Chepultepec.
8. Chas. i. Moore Of soldier who has been fifty
years in the army having served out faithfully nine en-
! lstments.
4. Joseph L. S. Kirby, son of the late Maj Reynod NJ
Kirby who twice breveed for gaantry in the war
| of 1872, and died in service in 1872
D. Alexander Sanford Clark son of Maj John b. Clark
who entered the service in 1873, and died of yellow ie