Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-02
TUESDAY, February l.
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Wson-nays 81.
On motion of Mr.. CHRISTI IN the House adjourned
TUESDAY, February I.
SENATE
The Senate called TO order II o'clock, Lieut..
| Gov MONTAGUE in the Chair.
4 message received fro,l the House of Delegates
announcing that they had agreed to the amendments
proposed by the Senate to HOyse bill entitled act III
cooperating the James River Insurance Company at
llowardsvie, in the county or Albemarle
Also, that they had passed Senate bill entitled act
to authorize the sale OF the parsonage lot in kngwood.
Also, that they had passed House bill entitled act
to provide for the construction and equipment of the
Coyington and Ohio Oai'road
RERORTED
BY Mr.. COGHlLL, from Committee on Courts Of JUS
tice To establish corporation court for the town OF
Piedmont. Authorizing the County Court Of Chester
field 10 acquire and hold stO-k in the Manchester and
Petersburg turnpike COMPANY. To amend the 32d sec
ton of chapter 1873 Of the Cole extending its provisions
to persons assocating With negroes Mr. CoGHILL
nounced that the Committee Of Courts Of Justice
now engaged the question Of rearrangng the Judi
cal Circuits of the State, % that parties interested
might appear before the committee
BY. Mr.. LOGAN: To amend and re-cnact the Stb.
DIST and 9th sections of az act entitled an act incOr
porating the town of Portsmouth as city" passed
Af BIZ Mr. I: BE Sli from Committee on Banks ncorpo-
rating the Manufacturers and Miners Bank of Mason
Virginia, in the county Of Mason. Incorporating the
Of act entitled IAN act concerning the compensation
and empanuelng Of jurors their qualification and man
ner Of selection certain cases. passed April 9th 1888
80 to exempt Presidents Of Savings Banks from SER
vice on juries
BY Nr. NEWMAN: To limit the right to make an en-
try bring action lands the possession
thereof West Of the Allegheny mountains
RESOLUTIONS.
BY. Mr. CARRAWAY: incorporating tie Farmers
Savings Bank of the city Of Richmond.
A. 81, iIof
the city of Lynchburg, upon furnishing supply of wa
ter TO the suburbs Of Lynchburg to regulate water
rents and levy and collect taxes in said suburbs
BY Mr. PATE To incorporate joint stock company
with = capital stock OF $4,000, with subscription on
the part of the State Of threehhs for the purpose Of
constructing State road from Borax's Gap, with the
county Of Mcdowell by the way Of Smith Trents &c,
to ntersect with the Logan Raleigh and Monroe Turn
pike at or near the mouth Of the fork Of Pigeon.
BY Mr. JOHNSON: Reiunding to WIN. l.. Bel, Of
Bedford county, the sum OF SIS tax ON land improperly
assessed against him.
BILLS PASSED.
On motion of Mr. BRANNON, the rules were suspend
| ed and the House bill allowing Absalom Knots, the
member from liner, mileage and per diem, passed
Senate bill for the relief of the securities of X. Hop
kins, late Sheriff of Upshur county.
Senate bill for the relief of the securities Of George L.
! IIarwood, late Sheriff of Wood county.
BILL CONCERNING DURLLING
On motion of Mr. COGIlLL the bill emitted an act to
!
titled AN act to amend aud reenact the lst aud ID
tons ofan act passed May 22d 1851 entitled act dis
abng any person concerned In duel from holding Office
taken up and the question being on the reconsider
alton moved by him, OF the vote by which the bill was
rejected on Monday and which motion reconsider
laid on the table Mr. TmouAs of Fairfax called for the
ayes and s. and the motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Aves-Messrs. August, Beale, Brannon, Bruce, Car.
son, Christian, Claiborne, Cogb Coleman, Day, Early
Fnney French Gatewood lsbell Layne, Logan, Lynch,
Neale, Newman, Paxton Pennybacker, Smith, Taiaerro,
Thompson and Urquhart-26.
Noes-Messrs Armstrong Caldwell, Carraway, Carter,
Dickinson, Greeyer Hubbard, Johnson Jones, Marshall
Massie Neeson Newton, Pate, Richmond Riyes, Thorn
as of Fairfax, Townes and Wickham-l9.
The question being then the passage of the bill, Mr.
RIyES moved to lay the table, in order to wait for
fuller Senate To this Mr. CoGulLL replied, that there
were forty-si1 members the floor. Mr.. R,yEs then
withdrew his motion, and called for the ayes and noes
and the bill passed by the following vote
AYEs-Messrs. August, Beale Brannon, Bruce, Carson
Christian Claiborne, Coghil Coleman, Day, Early, Fin
ney Gatewood Isbell, Layne, Logan, Lynch Mckinney
Neal Newman, Paxton Pennybacker, Smith, Talaferro
Thompson and Urquhart-2G.
NOEs-Mcssrs. Armstrong, Caldwell, Carraway, Car
ter, Dickinson, French, Greever, Hubbard johnson,
Jones Marshall Massie, NeesOn Newton, Pate, Rich
mond, Rives, Thomas of Fairfax, Townes and Wckham
30.
Mr. BRANN0N them moved that the bill be commu-
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CONVICTION AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Mr. SMITH moved the suspension of the rules in order
take up House bill providing for the construction and
equipment of the COyngton and Ohio Railroad and with
the view of dispensing with the necessity of sending
committee NJ. S said that the bill a very important
one the appropriations had out several
had abandoned the work, and it important to them
and the State that the bill should pass with little delay
as possible The motion prevailed and the bill read
first and second time, and was then laid on the table.
STATUE HENRY CLAY
message was received from the House OF Delegates,
through Mr.. ROBERTSON, announcing that they had
passed the following joint resolution
! RESOLVED by the General Assembly of Virginia, That
the application of number Of ladies Of Virginia, for
permission the statue which they have caused to
be executed of Virginas iusrous son, Henry Clay,
the Public Square, East of the Capitol is cheerfuy
corded but the site for erecting the shall be sub
| ject to the approval Of the Governor,
Subsequently Mr.. AUGUST moved that the resolution
be unanimously cOncurred in at the time he pre-
| scented petition from the ladies which was read The
resolution then unanimously adopted.
RICHMOND MEDICAL COLLEGE.
A message was received from the House of Delegates
through Mr.. SELDOM announcing that they had passed
House bill approprating 100000 TO the Medical Col
! lege of Virginia, flor various improvements
| PRESENTED.
BY Mr.. BRANNON: OF James Carter, of Washington
city, for authority sell a book, entitled Revolution
airy Biography, Life and Times of Washington. by
paying less amount of license than that required
| by law"
Mr. DAY called the House bill increase the salary
OF the First Auditor; but the hour for the consideration
Of the order OF the day having arrived, Mr.. PAXTON
called for 1t. 1t then ascertansd that the bill
corning the Inspector of Flour also the order,
well as the Oyster Fundum bill and, on motion Of Mr..