Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-02
Legislature Of Virginia.
MONDAY, FERRrANy 26TH, 1sGo.
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SENATE. ,.
At ii \. NJ, in the absence OF tne h'eu,'
Governor, Senator THOMAS, of Fairfax, call
cd the Senate to order. Il,
4 communication was received T"u '"G
House by their Clerk. that they had passed
several Senate bills.
BILLS REPORTED.
Mr. AUGUST. from the Committee Oh mill
,.rv affairs. reported 4 bill for tie better o.
c,nizotion of the militia Of the Common
wealth. 500
MIR. SMITH, by leave, reported a bill author
iziup the payment Of 4 sum OF money to Nobt.
". IIandley. =,
Mr.. STUART, by leave, reported a bill Tor
the better regulation Of Lunatic ASy!ulns and
Of the institution for the deaf, dumb and blind.
Mr.. RICHMOND, by leave, reported three
bills, viz: Releasing the suretieS OF Andrew !.
Oo,son, late sheriff of Wise county, iroul the
paylnrnt Of damages releasing the surctlcS Oh
John II. Allen, late sheriff of the county oil
Lee. FROM the payment Of damages releasing
the securities of Sampson Bculasn, late sheriff
Of Scott county, from the payment oil dal'a-
gcs. LII ;.
Mr.. AUGUST. by leave, reported u Dill 10
Incorporate the Richmond railroad co'hpaHS
nor constructing railroad through the streets
Of Richmond, md to any point'n henrico cour-
", not exceeding ~ miles dlstance.l
Mr.. PAXTON, by leave, reported Il bill to
amend the 18th section Of an act, passed
Nav o2d, 1852, concerning the terms OF the
Circuit Courts.
Mr.. STUART, by leave, reported a bill to
Incorporate the Christians Creek ami Dcthelc'
ham turnpike company.
Mr.. FRENCH, hy leave, reported Il till TO
t -.,,l ,in,,t IF NnrnI, 9Th 1S1Ii
to establish Il branch bank in the town Of
Princeton, in the county OF Mercer.
The above bills were read the first time and
ordered to a second reading.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAwIIA CANAL
Mr.. BRANNON called up the following joint
resolution. received on Saturday from the
House, which was adopted:
Resolved bv the General Assembly, That 4
Joint committee OH the part Of the House and
Senate be appointed, consisting of seven on
| the part of the House and five on the part OF
the Senate, to whom shall he referred Il bill to
amend the charter Of the james River and ka-
nawha company and also 4 substitute submit
ted therefor.
The President appointed the followinga as the
members of said committee On the part OF the
Senate: Mcssrs. AUGUST, BKASNoN, LYNCH,
I AAipN tilAl 4 W.
uucstcd to notify the House.
EXTENSION OF THE SESSION.
Mr.. FRENCH offered the following joint re-
solution, which lies over:
Whereas, it is evident that the necessary
business, for the transaction Of which the Cen
eral Assembly convened, cannot tie disposed
ofwithin the constitutional term of ninety days,
and whereas IN adjournment, at The end OF
ninety DAYS, would result in preventing the
consideration of bills of the utmost importance
to the general as well as local interests OF the
State:
Therefore, resolved, That this session Of the
General Assembly be and the same is hereby
extended to and including Monday, the 18th
day of March next.
BILLS REJECTED AND RECONSTRUCTED.
Mr.. TONNES called up bill to incorporate
the PittSyIyaria Railroad Company.
The bill was advocated at length by Mr..
TONNES, and opposed by NleSsrS. LYNCH,
HUBBARD and WICKllAM. The vote stood.
ayes u, noes IL, and was rejected, not having
received 4 constitutional majority.
On motion of Mr. WlCkHAM. the rejecting
vote was rccnnsidcrcd, aud the bill laid OH the
table.
BILLS PASSED.
For the release Of damages recovered Of the
surellcS Of John NJ. DIewry. late ~SleyilTor Nor
folk county. l;xplainrd b. Mr.. CAgHAwAY,
and paSscl-ayrS %; noes o.
r" amend chapter %. sections II, Is, II, IL
and II Of the Code Of Virginia, ION the subject
Of pilots.) IMr. AUGUST moved t" refer the bill
to a special committee, so as 10 allow 4 portion
of his constituents to be heard on the merits Of
the bill. This motion was opposed by Mr.
HrBEAip. advocated by Mr.. AUGUST and lost,
u 10 Il. Tie bill was then passed
TO increase the capital stock Of the Hardy
and Randolph Turnpike Company aud to ai'
thorizc Il subscription lthrcc.liiths Of $1,000
thereto Oil part Of the State. Explained by
Mr.. ARMSTRONG and paSsel-ayrS %; noes >
For an increase Of the capital stock Of the
Wilson's creek and South Fork Turnpike Com,
pany (und Il subscription by the State of nine
twcnlicths Of 500 00.) Explained by Mr.
DICKINSON and passcd-aycS 2G; noes -
Authorizing Il subscription OF stock $50, 900
to the Leading creek and Buffalo creek Turn,
pike Company. Explained by Mr.. BEASSoS
and passed ayes 81; noes 81
House bill Incorporating the Elk river Turn
pike Company, with 4 capital of $40, 900 three
litlhs to be subscribed 10y State !fhc bill was
explained by Mr.. SMITH aud passcd-ayes %
noes u.
House bill (arcnded by the Senate for the
incorporation orEirginia Lodge, No. 8, |. o.. Q.
F., in the city OF Wheeling. Called up by
Mr.. CALpwELL~)
FREDERICKSBURG AND FArQulEK RAILROAD.
Mr.. TALIAFERR0 called up a bill to incor.
pora,c the fredericksburg and F~auquier Ralla
road Company. On motion of Mr.. ITALIA
FERRu. Il substitute WAS adopted, authorising
the Board of Public Works to subscribe three
tTiIn. yf Sonn mn I'm rnrrfr,tr tl,iS rai1rnpl IN
miles long, to connect with the Manassas Lial,
and Orange and Alexandria railroads.
Mr.. WICKIlAM moved to amend by re.
nniring the Richmond and Fredericksburg
itailroad Company to come under the provi,
Sioi,s or the general railroad law, and also to
abandon their exclusive right Of Transporting
passengers between Richmond and Washing
ton.
Mr.. TALlAFl:itRn warmly protested against
the amendment, and it WAS lost. The bill was
then ordered to be cngrOSScd.
EXPENSES At ~HAIpEH's FERRY.
The PRESIDENT submitted Il report from
the Board of Commissioners appointed 10 audit
and settle the expenses incurred ut llarpcrS
Ferry and Charirstown.
We make the following abstract Of the re-
port, from which it will be seen that the claims
allowed and ordered to be paid thus far amount
TO $l37,ISn 81, composed Of the following
items:
Fer pay OF company officers and
soldiers. ....... $S1 $40 02
Expense of Comlni>Sary Dcpartm't 1874 10
DO. QuartermastcrS do. 1872 81
EO. Arms and Ordnance Stores. %, gg5 90
Damage TO propcrty..... $500. 2.33I 10
Scout Service and Miscellaneous. CD %
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