The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-28
GkNGmAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.


MoICu lsOU.
The Senate was called TO order At 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, by Lieut.. Gov. MONTAGUE.
A comm u nication from the House. through
their Clerk, informed the Senate of tho passage
| of number OF Senate and House bills. The
| latter are noticed elsewhere.
House BtHs PdSSed.-The following House
bills were read the requisite number Of times
| and passed, viz: Releasing the securities OF
ThOs W. Kiger, late sheriM OF Warren coun-
ty, from tho payment 0! damages imposed
upon them amending and rs-enacting the 9th
section OF The act passed Feb. nth, 1915, enti-
tied an act to stablish system OF free schools
in the county Of Norfolk; refunding to John
g. Wright $32; incorporating the Yellow
Springs and Montgomery White Sulphur
Springs Company amending the act passed
February 3rd. 1854, authorizing branch
OF the Wytheville and Danvilie Turnpike
to repeal the act incorporating the town of
Hampton, in the county Of Elizabeth City; to
incorporate a branch Bank at the town of Pal
myra, in the county Of Fluvannai concerning
the wOrk-hOuse to be established In the city Of
Richmond and persons employed therein and
ing the capital stock Of the Clarksburg and
Wheeling Turnpike road to Slu.p00. and au-
thorizing the Board Of Public Works 10 sub
scribe for three -ffths Of said stoc<.
Bills ReietfeH.-Tha following Senate bills
were rejected on their passage To incorpo-
rate the Fredericksburg and Fauqnier Rail-
road Company to incorporate the Christian's
creek and Beth hIehe.n Church Turnpike Com
pany, III lRe county OF AuRuStA, undressing
the capital stock of the South Side Railroad
Company, for the purpose Of constructing a
branch road to Roanoke river.
Potomac Rirsy Lands-Mr. THOMAS of F.,
from a select committee, presented report
and resolution relative to the Riparian rights
Of Virginia proprietors on the Potomac river.
The report was adopted. The resolution reads
Us follows:
,Resoired, By ths Gtneral assembly. That the
Governor OF Virginia be, and he - hereby author
H.. 0SCretlOn, CltlZ0nS
of Virginia shall demand, to cause the state OF
raj in the trial Of the W ashlny ton Aqueduct Com
pany against the great F. alls Manufacturing Com
pany, whether the same shall be Ieheard by the
or before any other legal tribunal.
Engy0sssd BW-The bill to amend and re-
enact the lst section Of an act providing addi-
tional protection for the slave property of cti-
Zens OF this Commonwealth, passed March
L., 1856, was called up. amended, and ordered
to be engrossed.
Defence Of the Conmomrealth.--House bill
making further appropriation of S3O, 600 to
pay expenses for the defence Of the Common
wealth, was called up by Mr.. PAXTON, and be-
ing amended, was put on its passage and car
ried aitirmatively.
Petition, fc.-Mr. CARSON presented the pc
tition of Lieut.. Col. Peyton, and other officers
of the lioth Regiment, of Warren county, in
favor of increasing the salary of Adjutant
General Richardson.
The Gor.rnor'S ManSton.-The Senate were
NOtllieu VI tAc possc6c VI IcSOIutlUu ny
the House appropriating sum of money not
exceeding $1,000, "for the repair and furnish
ing Of the Governors house"
Militia Fin, FHnd.--House resolution au-
thorizing and directing the Auditor of Public
Accounts to pay claims on the Militia Fine
Fund, was laid on the table in the Senate.
Laid on the Tatls.-House bill to incorporate
the Saltville and Laurel Turnpike Company
was laid on the table in the Senate.
Senate Bills Passed.-Authorizing the pay
ment Of Sl5Ol0 to Thomas ID. Harris, as his
commissions the amount of revenue of
James City county for 1889; incorporating
the Mount Hope Copper Mining Company, in
the county of FauQuier.
Militia BW.-The Senate proceeded to con-
slider House bill "providing for the better or
ganization of the militia of the Common
wealth. A number of amendments were Of
fered and adopted, when the further conside-
ration of the bill was postponed until to-
morrow.
The Hour of Meeting.-Mr. PAXTON again
offered a resolution providing that the Senate
meet at night, which was superseded by 4 mo-
ton to adjourn, offered by MIR. THOMAS, Of F.,
which prevailed.