The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-18
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. JAN. 10, aeee.
As&kMsLY OF vI16iNlA.
tf --se asea SENATE. -sss5 siai ~
tsf TUESDAY, january fifth, ts00.
The Senate was called 70 order at II O'Clock.
n. by Lieut. 0oy. MorrAdv1. s..s s..5s 5 |
co@municntion vas read from the House
of llsleratrr anuouncing that ahe 3O1ae had
nassed Senate bill en- titled an ACT amending
and re-enactinE the 7th section or ehcpssr ~
Of the Code, 30 as to restrict appeals from the
isdruoent Of Juatices Of the Peace; end t1at
they had rassed Senate bill ltameudine SBth sec.
tioi Of chapter Isi of the Code, concerntng the
Sergeant Of the City o. Kicnmonu ana Cle,n ..
the Conn ty Court OF Nottoway, and 10 autho-
rize the County and Corporation Courts TO IN.
crease the compensation OF their CLERKS VAN
an,cn naments; and Senate bill for the RELIEF NJ
Rotert Vaughan and others securities Of Den
mis- Fnlder, late sheriff Of GEAyson couAty,
with Aouss amendmenfA in which tee SeA,
ates concurrence is asked; also. that It nad
passed Senate bill providing for the election,
dunlifica ton, powers, duties and compensation
Of us.icps of the Peace. Clerks Of Circukt ana
County Courts, Attorneys for tho Common
wealth, Shersfs, Commiesioner: Of the .Ks1c1
nue Surveyors. Constables, and Oseyoeere
the Poor. The House ask the concurrence OF
the Senate in amending the title to the bill, 90
A 10 make 1t read "an net TO fncreaee the
com men sation of the CommOnWeAith's Attor-
nev f,r the Circuit Court Of the City Of Rich
mond The Senate concurred In the Heuse
amendments. L
the Senate from Dr. q. M. Wozencraft, OF Cali
fornia. asking the members to attend, this
evening. at TX O'Clock, in the hall of the House
| Of Delegates, where he expected ITO present
measure to the legislative body OF the Com
NOV wealth OF Virginia, addressed to them, in
common with other legislative bodies, by .
Railroad Convention held and convened in
San Francisco by an act OF the Legislature OF
California sf5Est
ported from committees, viz: For the better
government Of the town of Clarksville; incor-
porating the Charlottesville Manufacturing
| Company; re-enacting and amending certain
sec tions of the act passed Feb 2o 1855, to form
| a new county out of part Of the county OF
| Tazewell; authorizing the sale Of the parson-
! age lot, in Kingweod; incorporating the Mu-
tnal Life Insurance Company Of Virginia; to
provide for hiring out, binding az appren-
tices, and enslaving certain free negroes
incorporating the Wytheyille and Noun
tain Lake Turnpike Company; incor-
porating the Cottage s1 Toli.bridge Con-. Con-
sonvilie and Christiansbu Turnpike Road
incorporating the Upper New River Naviga
ton Company; increasing the capital stock o.
| Wilson's Greek anu h0ustWua xuIHUkkc nOdu
for the purpose of completing the bridge ovel
| Coal River; incorporating the Brunswick ant
Greensvile Railroad Company increasing tn
capital stock of the Danville Railroad Com
pany, and for other purposes amending ant
re-enacting an act Incorporating the Buchanan
and Bedford Turnpike Company, passed tn
9th February, 1859; for the relief Of the sure
ties Of George l.. Harwood, late Sheriff Q
bers, Sheriff Of Boone county; for the relic
| of the sureties of X. Hopkins. late Sheriff @
Upshur county; for the payment OF los
draft of Jesse Teter, Of Barbour county.
, Irminx ths State.-House bill making an al
preparation {of $5OO,C00,) for the purchas
and manufacture Of arms and munitions {
| war, reported back TO the Senate from tn
Military Committee without amendmen
, | came up on its third reading. Mr.. THOMA
/ Of F., moved that it be laid on the table, whic
motion was lost. Mr.. NELSON moved ,
amend the bill, so as to provide for the estal
2 ! Ishmeut of THE Va. Military Academy"
= be located in the Northwestern portion of tt
Z State twas lost. Mr.. THOMAS, of F, move
g substitute, which was also lost. Mr STl
# ART offered a substitute, providing for II
= purchase of q number Of muskets, rifles an
e revolyers, and appropriating $5O0,Oo0 for tn
8 | object Lost. TAfter consuming three hou
n in debate, &c, the Senate finally adjourne
J, about O'Clock, without ordering the bill to
! Chesapeake and Ohio Cannl-Mr. THOMAS,
Fairfax, submitted the following joint resoi'
tion, which lies over under the rules. for OF
day.
i Whereas. The State of yirsnia ha. gparsnte
the pay yment of 500 600 of the bonds Of the Ches
peake and Ohio Csnai Company, the Interest
which. for some years past, the State has be
Change Ras be- be- effected IN the present
covnties of the Northeastern portion Of this Sta
3. have vital interest in the successful operation
M Aexsndrs the PROSPERITY Of which city is also,
alarge extent. involved in the same; and the Ter
raj assembly beng ns' tis 9y pfSpeI ana ma "a
be made remuneratiye to az who have adyanc an,
their means and credit iSr lts completion; and Ma
land and Virginia. in developing their mineral a
agricultural resources; but that h., n thi: desirable
n in its present anomalous and embarrassed con
ton, and under the control Of those having no .,
g ss interest which may he ea,d virtually to Q
nS the Canal, has no voice IN It's manas emenl
sa 'as II Wsshington. Gecrfetown and AlexandIis,
ny man. lndivIdusls, citizens thereof, and Of Ma
nd appeal to the present Legislature of MAJ. land
's its consideration il the PREMISES and this State
s,sa Fsa Il s' bs
fully nyte ths hs' ,s assention 9" the Legislative
ne Mary land to the present condition Of the Canal
sGRs M the :. Sd1ps sad ca
- from its present position OF emearrassment
snd m"1a i s1' snd Is isS sapa
nd Resoirsd, That the Attorney General Of ,
State be hereby empowered and requested to
Commonwealth in this Ersat work. and to ende
or to procure BY hisown exertinn, and oy CO.
GRAFTON with the other parties Interested, trleI
:. and considerste legislation from the state
Resoirsd, That the Governor of this State be
euested to forward copy q these resolution .ts
q guest to lay them before the Legislature OF
4 State.
md was received from the House Of Delega
- Carolina would address the General Assem-
he at l2y O'Clock on Thursday, and inviting
ey, Senate to be present. f..e. .1..1
or, Petitions, Memorials, Sc.-Mr. Carraway
ccsi sented the petition Of John N. Ashton, Pr
fc- dent. and Geo. NJ. Balm, Secretary, OF
,on Portsmouth Savings Fund Society. asl
r. the payment of 81, $40 Va. per cent. 81
d. held by said Society; Mr.. Christian pres
est ed the proceedings of the people OF Middle
les In reference to the Harper's Ferry affair.
70 Rxsolxtions Of Inquiry into Expediexey.LE
1. following resolutions We're adopted -
= amending chapter y of the Code as to n
the provisions thereof appliable TO sch
..n %. houses and seminaries; OF reporting q
!!sSS authorizing the ministers Of the Metho
Episcopal Church, South, In Lexington
px make a deed of trust on that church; OF
.of porting bill allowing to ST. Ciair BAL
9Th Sheriff Of Boone county from 1851 TO 1856
- clusiyeA5 per cent. commission on Wnat
news h6 paid into the treasury within the
- prescribed by law, and 2K per cent. on mol
paid In after the time; Of Incorporating &C
pany to construct bridge across the Poto
River and Chesa Ne a nd Ohio Canal. at