Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-09
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.

SENATE
Tie Senate vas called o orde, at y o'clock, Lent
Gov MONTAGUE in the Chair.
A message was received from the House of Delegates
announcing that they had passed sundry Senate bills
REPORTED.
By Mr.. COGHlLL, from Committee on Courts of jus
tee To amend concerning the salaries of certain
officers of Government, &c, 30 as TO increase the com
peusatOu OF the Judge OF the eth Circuit Mr.. COgh also
reported that il iuexpedien egste the resou-
ton to amend tile 81 OF the Code Of Virginia pro-
hbit the issue of licenses for the ntermarage Iny 9TH
e Than white persons Mr. Coghl also reported without
amendment House bill to provide efficient police
regulations tor the watering places in this Common
wealth.
Mr.. DICKINSON presented the report of the Joint
Committee on the Peutentiary, and, his motion, it
WAS ordered to be printed.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. ARMSTRONG: To incorporate the Division o!
the sons Of Temperance in the town OF Romney.
By Mr. PAXTON Joint rcsOlutOnJ That a select
committee OF i've be appointed who shall enquire into
the expedency Ofreportng bill providing that the To-
bacco Inspectors of the city OF Richmond shall receive
fixed saries and that the surplus sccrung from these
| offices shall be paid into the Treasury.
The President appointed the following committee
Messrs. PAXTON, COGHlLL, TONNES, LOGAN,
THOMAS, of Henry.
By Mr. NEWMAN: To incorporate the Ripley Lodge
OF l. U. q. f. in the town OF Ripley in the county of
| Jackson.
By Mr.. URQUHART To refund to James H. Mar
gum, late Sheriff ofSuSsex county, the Of sos 81,
improperly paid into the treasury
BY Mr.. AUGUST OF Incorporating the Traders Bank
Of Virginia in the city Of Richmond.
By Mr.. TONNES: OF refunding certain taxes mprop-
ery demanded aud paid into the public Treasury by VIM
| Lyon, OF the county OF Pittsylvania.
BY Mr.. LYNCH To incorporate the Bank of Lynch
| burg
BY Mr. NELSON: To convert the charter OF the Fair
mont Bank into conformity with charters of Banks Of
/ circulation under the Code OF Virginia
! BY Mr.. AUGUST To report bill No. POS of last
sion 10 pay Messrs Scott Adams for work done the
Southwestern Turnpike, and for which Judgment has
been recovered.
By Mr.. ARMSTRONG: To relve the suretes of p.
Zles Sheriff Of Morgan county, from the payment Of
damages.
BY Mr.. ISBELL: To make appropriation to Robert
Y Brown Clerk of the Circuit Court of jefferson county,
for extra services in the recent criminal trials in that
/ Court.
SELDEN, WRITER'S AND co.
| Mr.. BRANNON presented the following Joint resolu
ton, and on his notion the rules were suspended and
| it was referred to the Committee OH Finance
ResOlyed by the General Assembly, That the Board Of
Public Works are hereby authorized and instructed to
adjust and settle the balance due the State of Virginia
from the late firm of Seden, Whers Co OH the basis
OF charging said firm only with the par value and nte
of the six per bonds and proportonate value
and interest on the five per sterling bonds which
we're either purchased by said firm from the said Board
IN the hands OF said hrm agents of the State for sale
under the several contracts entered into between the
said Board OF Public Works and the SAID Selden Wthers
Co, provided that said Seldeu Withers Co.. or any
member or members of said firm shall paw or secure TO
be paid within reasonable period satisfactory to the
said Board and TO the Attorney General of the State the
balance so ascertained to be due. And provided fur
her that nothing herein contained shall have the effect of
recognizing or admitting, part of the public debt
the sterling bonds which lost in tue steamer Arctic
aud which have been already credited the said Seden
/ Whers Co.
EMANCIPATION or SLAVES.
! On motion Of Mr. WlCKHAB the bill TO amend the
9th section of chapter lO3 of the Code Of Virginia
and repeating the 10TH llth and 18th sections OF said
chapters was taken up. THE amendment in this bill
says, No person shall emancipate any slave") Mr..
WcKHAy then offered substitute, which proposes TO