The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-24
Riftmunn Qispatrhl.: !
TUESDAY MORNING. ...... JAN. 81, iseo.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE.


SENATE
MONDAY, Jan. I'D, is60.
The Senate was called to order At ~ O'Clock.
M by Lieut.. Governor MoNTA0UE.
4 Communication was received from the
House o, Delegates. to the effect that il had
n,ssed a Senate bill entitled "An act authorize
ing and direc ting the Governor to convey the
W.s ham Magazine tract of land TO George
W Jordan and 0 hers" Honse bill, allowing
me Sheriff OF Rockbridge conaty2h per cent,
should he pay the balance Of the revenue due
from said county into the Treasury before
March 18th, was read the time. IL passed
the House January 2ist.
EI5,s Etported The following bills were re-
ported from committees, viz: Amending the
act passed April lst. lsJe, entitled IAN act 10
,roepd the charter of the Wy,hevilie Savings
hank Incorporating the Central Savings
Hauk of the city of Richmond: establishing
n Branch Bank in the town of Piedmonf,ii
the county of Hampshire.
p4itrfans, sc.-Mr. PATE presented the peti-
lion of citizens of Wyoming county. asking
for additionsl legislation in regard to the laws
against wiliful tr.spass, and that the puhish-
mpnt may he made more severe man Al pres
eat. Referred By Mr.. AuoUsT. the petition
OF A. e. Layne, to have refunded to him the
amount Of money expended by him TOT per
manent repairs 10 the State ltorlng Mill ne
:erred By Mr. UEQUuARr. the petitlon OF Il.
p Clement. of Southampton county. asking
that fine b, refunded to him which was i'm
posed hy the Circuit Court of Sussex county.
BY Mr.. BRANNoN, the petition of suhdry citi-
zens. asking that a part of Braxton county be
adGed to Giimer county. -
Resolutions of Inquiry thfo EEptatsncy.-lne
following resolutions were adopted, VIZ: W
incorporating Savings Bank at frincess
Anne Court-H In the county Oh Princess
Anne; of reporting 4 bill charterlng the Eu-
rpka insurance Company OF the city OF
Wheeling: of amending the charter OF the
Central Bank in the town OF W heeling, sots
~ nlare IL on the same footing as the Old
Banks of re:unding TO Joseph Ligon, SheriH
of Nelson county. the amount OF Il Judgment
for commissioners and damages Obtained by
the Commonwealth against him; OF reporting
a Joint resolution conferrlng L sword, win
suitable devices thereon, upon Lieut.. 1srae!
t;rpen L. S Marines, for gallant conduct and
efficient services. III the late outbreak at Har-
per.s Ferry and the military operations con-
seuuent thereon OF incorporatlngtn tne virginia
Manufacturing and Navigation Company, in
,ha county OF Norfolk: OF reporting bill au-
merging the establishment OF State Stock
Rank al Bovdton. Mecklenbnrg county; OF
authorizing the establishment OF a State Stock
Bank at Clarlss willie. Meckienburg county; OF
Incorporating the w NiEcnesieT HOME MANU-
featuring Company.
The Senate was inIormed by Mr.. NEAL, that
had he been present on Saturday. When the
Armory bill passed, he should have voted
against II.
Mr BRANNoS, the Senate proceeded to con.
slider the order of the day. VIZ a bill TO repeai
the act passed March 18th, 1858, entitled an ic'
10 amend and re-enact the ISL ana "a sec cloE
of an act passed 22d May. lo52 entitled an ac'
isabiiug any person concerned in duel from
holding oliice-reported from the Committee
of Courts OF J Justice.
The question was taken on the adoption o
a substitute tor the original bill offered by N
BRANNoN which was carried IN the aiilrma
uNe-aYeS -: noes ~.
1t reads rs follows:
LIST. Es II Enaesea BY the Gtnersi Assembty
r. rftadx
10 amend and re-enact the 1st and I'd sections u
an act passed May I'D. le52. entitled an act diS
abin: any person conc erned IN a d4e rom no'a
M 4ioe he ended and re enacted SO as 10 !ea'
as follows;
"a IN tfrom and after the 10th day OF January
1855, no person wto snail be en- az ed as ptinc.es
ti FL actuaii, iou-Ht. the probable issue oi Whc
- II have i,een tiis death oi either party. ANA III
sarson wbo shall act As second III. or tea. chtt,
ien.e or acceptance OF acha !ans e to II it 4 ouei
winch MAY be actuaii. tou ht, the probable lssu
nt " hich mi : Int have been the death. or winch ma
result in the death al either party to such duel
and no eerSou who snail In any manner alo o rs
sisI IN such duel actual, fought, snail be cspab
Of BAN ciected or appointed TO. or of holai's an
o.iiee or post OF profit. trust or eHoument ciVi u
miiitaf. le, slatiye. executive or Jnuicial' unde
the Government of this GoiDli.Onweat II.
81 Every person VINO may have been tne beare
of such ch l.i-nse accc stance or otherwise IN
IA ed or concernet III any duel actual, l"u-h NJ
NAV be roqdir' q IN any prosecution "-i'itst gu
be rson but himself, tnf havns iOuk ht Uf aided
abet,ed N such DUEL to .estif, witness IN Sue
prosecution; but any statements made b, sue
person rs such witness. shall nos he used a5aiiis
hun in any prosecution against hiiiiseil; D..
4th. L yer, person elacted or appointed 10 an
most or office herein referred to- shall before II
acls in such office, take the ioil"w.ns oath: swea
for affirm that | have not. SINCE thu lotn dy I
January ls6 tous lit IN duel, the probable lssu
| If ~hich was or probably might have been, III
de ath of either party; ntr haT- been, kn"winS y
| IdneI, actually fought: nor have cesn "therwis
engaged or concerned, direc,l, or lndl rect, IN
| snei aetaaIiy ious lit, Stree sad time; will
durIng my continuance IN office, he So engas Ell. d
| recti, or indirectls. SO help me sod.
| halt lP force pHSS4ye.
| The substitute was then ordered 10 lis er
| grossment.
making an additional appropriation for IL
| Virginia Military lnstitu te was called up
| Mr. PAXTON. A ryder was offered to the san
| nv MIR WICKHAM 10 The effect that fifty Sta
| cadets shall be admitted, 1ree OF charge, OF
| from each Senatorial dis trict. The ryder :tis
| auprovriates 81, 60l per year tor the support
| said cadets. The origin al bill proposes TO II
| crease the annuity fro m the Literary Eui
| from 81 800 10 Sio.MHi per year, ana also appi
| PIRATES etnNn To eniart.ing the barracks. NJ
| WrCKHAM's ryder proposes To take &3,6Oo
| the increase cd nnuiiy from The General IRE;
| sury, and not from the Literary FUND. ~
| bill was laid on the table, On motion OF M
NELSON, and made tne croef Oh the Ohy Il
| Tuesday, january 24th -
| EypsnSex Of the Harpsr's Ferry AFar.-Ts
| Joint committee of the House ana Senate al
| pointed 10 confer relative to " the diiieren,
| betN cen the two Houses on the House b!
| providing for the liquidation Of he expans
| incurred by the Executive at Harper's t'erl
! in defence of the State, and questions arisii
| thereon ~ reported q bill appoin ting the Seer
| tarv of State Auditor OF Public Accounts al
| Adjutant General. commissioners TO audit al
| settle all accounts for expenses incurred In a
sembling, arming, equipping and mainta!nli
| trOOps and for transportation ana pay Oh u
| same and for the purchase OF arms ana mun
tions. and for other incidental expenses u
| eurred in the defence of the State ana IN II
| execution of persons under sentence OF dea
! of the Circuit Court of Jefferson county ~
| bill provides that not more than SlJo,OV siia
/ be appropriated under the act. A messa
/ was sent to the Senate that the House III
| passed the bill. Tie bill was read the req uisl
! number of times AID passed by the Senate
| Ayes Al, noes Ii.
| T1. People Of ConHseficat.-A colnmunicatit
was read from Governor LETcHEK. wnicn co
| tanned the information that Charles L. Cha
| lain. now in Richmond, a gentleman o. al
| tinction in the city OF New Haven, Connectict
| had been appointed TO bear to him. and throus
| him to the people of Virginia, certain resol
tions adopted at u Union meeting held In Ne
| Haven December 18th. Governor Lelchei
| communication was accompanied by TWO le
| ters and the resolutions adopted at INC lnee
| ing aforesaid, together with an address OF M
| Chaplain's in writing delivered to Mr. Le,c
| er. The documents referred to were reao
| The Senate referred to the Committee on q
! Harper'z Ferry affair, and ordered 10
printed.
iourned