The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-24
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SENATE.

rRftAS MORNING. ......, FEB. q. iseo.
GENERAL AsAEMsLH or VIRGINIA
rs s TrraspAr. February %.
The Senate was called to order 49, =. .,.s.
N hv Mr. RRANNoN. Senator rom lie WIS
and a,snsi with prayer by Rev. mr. DEsHIKI.
of the Episcopal Church. ..,v.a from, .h.
communication was receTve1 from the
uorSa through its Clerk, ~ the enect that IL
Ma ,,s.nd Senate bills entitled IAN act to
culnsrize the consolidation OF the tsalttm ore
aud Ohio and Northwestern virginia Rail-
al ;, and San act incorporating the Mason
t,tv Mining aud Manufacturing Company, in
the county of Mason"
E,As Ktro,fsd. - The following bills were re-
ported BY ar. Ga'ewood, with leave, a bill
10 amend the charter of, and authorizing n
subscription on behalf OF the State, to the
Mount Jackson aud Howardsvilie Turnpike
Company; by Mr.. Stuart with leave, an act
to amend the LIST section Of the act passed
April 9th, 1859, titled IAN act to amend the
Sd section of the act passed March 18th, 1856
eli titled an act 10 provide for the redemp ion
Of The outstanding drafts Of the Board Of
Public Works, ia the internal improvement
faad. 50 as TO exenp: the Coylngton and Ohio
Rt,!road aud the Blue Ridge Railroad from
the restrictive provisions II SHtd frs, section"
by air. Paxton, with leave, bill to incorpo-
rate the Wiiiiamsviile Wooiien and Cotton
Manufacturing Company.
B,Hs Passsd-The following bills were pass
ed: Amending and re-enacting the 29;' sec
ton OF chapter - OF the Code OF virginia !;
aYae ndng and re-enacting the Sd section OF
chapter 30 OF the Code Of Virginia, SO as to ex-
tend ITS provisions to the county of Nelson !;
amending the ed section Of chapter los Of the
Code OF Virginia. extending its provisions as
persons assoc,atlng with negroes amend
lmg The ID section OF an act, eniitled an act
Conceru,pg the compensation and empannel-
lGg of Jurors, their qualification and manner
OF seiec tion Ia certain cases, passed April 9th,
Ir53; Incorporating the Rockbridge Alum
Springs Railroad Company; legaliZiGg pro-
cesdings Sunday, in certain cases amend
lag and re-enac,iug the ist section OF cnapter
Ia of the Code of Virginia, ia relation to the
removal OF causes from the County Courts To
the Circuit Courts; amending the 4ih section
OF chapter fT6 OF the Code. relating 10 evil
Ge,ce constituting the Ohio River from the
lower end of David Longs farm, adjoining
the town of Point Pleasant, in Mason county,
up 10 The mouth of Mill Creek, in said county,
q distance Of ~ miles, Il lawful fence: incor-
porating the orioik County Railway Com
pauy; Incorporating the Farmers Savings
Bank, of the city OF Portsmouth: Incorporate
ing The Bank OF Lynchburgi authorizing the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South, OF Lex
ingtJn 10 execute deed of trust.
B,iis Limit the Ihtie.-A bill authorizing
special license for the sale of The Life and
Times of Washington :" a bill increasing the
cap. al stock Of the Roanoke Valley Railroad ;
Il bill authorizing Il loan to the Dismal Swamp
COMPANY; Il bill fol- the relief OF the WlEcheS-
ter Medical College; bill to amend an act
passed April :, isje. entitled an act giving the
consent of This State TO the purchase by the
United States OF real estate in the county OF
Norfolk and town of Portsmouth. and ex-
enpting the same FROM taxation; a bill To
fund Il sum OF money to the Virginia Rifles,
paid BIZ them for sword bayonets a bill con-
1crring additional power on the Board OF Pub
lie Worss, and providing tor the regulation of
tolls aad charges On works in which the State
Is "A stakeholder; a bill TO amend the lst Sec
ton OF the act entitled An act to increase the
capital stock of the Richmond aud Danville
Railroad Company, and for other purposes; a
biil forbidding the entrance of free nrgro sail
iGto the port OF City Point, IN the county
OF Prince George; a bill TO compensate John
Jacob for services performed by him as Su-
periutendent pro tsmpore OF the Peni tlary !;
II bill 10 amend an act entitled IAN act con-
corning The salaries of certain officers of gov
ernmcui, &C. so as to increase the compensa-
1on Of the Judge Of the 9TH Circuit, (Rich-
m0nd city y Il bill to apportiOn the assessment
OF lands between the owners of the surface
and OF minerals under the surface, when held
i'll Tee by different persons Il bill to provide
for The sale into slavery Of negro convicts en-
pioyei Oh public works, under certain circum-
sjances and also 10 authorize the Governor
10 employ on public works certain white con-
,icts Il bill authorizing loan to the Orange
aad Alexandria Railroad; bill for the anne
Iteration OF the condition of the deaf and
dumb aud blind negroes of the Common
wealth; a bill appropriatiug S30,COO TO the
Medical College OF Virginia, tor eniarging its
hospital and Iniirmary, for extending the Col
lege Buildings, and for the improvement and
extension OF the College Museum.
Ortiz Of the Day.-The bill Incorporating the
Lynchburg aud North Carolina Railroad, Was
inade The order of the day for II O'Clock to-
morrow.
Pefii,oA.-Mr. CARSON presented the petit
ton Of Thomas II. Crow aud Others, in favor Of
re-conveyauce OF the Charlestown and Ber-
ryviile Turnpike Road to the original stock
holders. Referred TO committee.
EagroSsed 81 ls.-The following bills We're
read the requisite number of times and Or
dered 10 their engrossment, viz: A bill for the
Improvement OF james River below Rich
mont; Il bill allowing a pension to Sarah
Shepherd widow Of Hayward Shepherd, kill
ed ut Harper's Ferry; a bill to incorporate the
MilIers' and Merchants Savings Bank Of Vir-
GINA; a bill authorizing the Boydton and Pc
tersburg PiaIk-Road Company 10 convert
their plank road into railroad, aud 10 increase
the capital stock for that purpos a bill to in
corporate the Richmond. York River and At
lantic Steam Navigation and Transport ation
Company.
On m otien Of Mr.. CoGHILL, the Senate ad-
loGrned