Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-21
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BILLS REPORTED.
To amend the practice in Courts Of Equity, relative to
the PRAYER for an under not under OATH the
necessity for aud effect Of such OATH proceedings to OBJ
tain an answer and for contempt aud taking bills for
confessed or oyerrung pleas and dcmurrers incorpo
rate the Roofing Creek and Jes,ies Run Turnpike Com
pauy incorporate the Wlsonburg Turnpike Company
10 Incorporate the Peoples Bank, in the city Of Wheel
ing incorporate the Princess Anne Savings Bank in
the county OF Princess Anne; TO amend the act au,hor
znc the erection of new Court House in the city of
Alexandria.
Senate bill far the relief Of Pendeton Giles, Of Morgan
/ county.
Senate bin Cor the payment of lost draft to - Te
ter, of Barbour county
TUE SOUTH CtRoLlSA MISSION.
Mr.. AUGUST presented the minority report Of the
Joint committee to whom referred the subject of
proper response to be given by the Commonwealth Of
Virginia 10 the State of South Carolina.
Mr.. CHRISTIAN moved that the report be printed,
aud the motion agreed to.
On motion Of Mr. THOMAS of Fairfax, Senate bill to
authorize the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company
TO construct a railroad from point the line of
their road in the county OF Orange to the town OF
Charlottesville so as to connect the Eastern portion Cf
their road with the Southwestern extension from Char
loUesyiIe to Lynchburg, was taken up and then he
offered the following substitute, which was ordered to be
engrossed:
be IL cnocied ly tie General Assemiiy That the
Board OF Public Works be authorized and required to
loan to the Orange aud Alexandria Railroad Company
the sum of 500 900: Provided that payment OF
money shall be made by the said Board of Public Works
until the said Company shall execute aud deliver to said
Board their bonds pay into the Treasury OF the State,
semi-annuallv per cenum the said sum OF 100000;
until the principal Of said loan and interest thereon, at
the OF per per annum, shall be fully dis
ged which said bonds when so credited and delivered
shall constitute specific lien all the net tolls, receipts
and property real and personal OF the said company to
secure the payment of the said bond
This act shall be in force from its passage.
On motion OF Mr.. JOHNSON Senate bill to incorporate
the Southern Institution for the Authorization of the
condition of the Deaf Dumb and Blind Negroes of the
Commonwealth, which had been laid on the table, was
taken up and advanced to its engrossment
OYSTER FUNDUN.
At halfpast IL o'clock, motion OF Mr.. BEALE, SEN
ate (engrosed) bill regulate the taking OF oysters IN
the waters of this Commonwealth, TO raise reve
nue. thererom and prevent the destruction OF oysters
being the order OF the day. taken up, and Mr. Early
then proceeded to address the SeEate and after speak
ing for some time he interrupted by message from
the House Of Delegates concerning
THE COMMISSIONER FROM THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
as follows
Rescued, That committee of seven on the part of
this House. and five the part of the Senate, be APP
pointed to wait on General p. b. Starke, Commissioner
of the State of Mississippi and receive him as the guest
of the State
The PRESIDENT having put the question on the
/ adoption OF the resolution,
! Mr.. NEWTON moved to lay the resolution on the Ia
! bic.
The question then put and it was decided in the
! negative-ayes Is, noes %
The resolution then put and viva voee vote be-
ing taken, but two noes" were heard against it.
The President then appointed the following committee
on the part of the Senate :-Messrs Coleman, Thomp-
! son, Stuart, Neeson and Dickinson.
Mr.. EARLY then proceeded with his argument in Ia
vor of the oyster bill. He followed by Mr. Beale
against it.
Mr.. BEALE concluded at O'Clock; and a resolution
offered by Mr.. Bruce instructing the Committee on
Roads to enquire into the expedency Of reporting bill
to authorize the Boydon and Petersburg Plank Road
Company convert their road into railroad, having
been adopted, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called 10 order at II o'clock by the
! SPEAKER.
Prayer by the Rev. c. H. Read of the Presbyterian
| Church.
! BY Mr.. FROST. Of citizens Of Writ county, praying
that portion of said county may be attached to Roane
also Of j. D. d. Rosset praying TO havea sum oil money
refunded TO him, improperly paid into the treasury
BILLS REPORTED.
Amending en- act Incorporating the Jettersonvllle wa
| tering company; to incorporate The tAlImount ana
Wheeling road and the Glen Elston Turnpike company
incorporate the Wlsonburg Turnpike company; IN
corporate the Roofing Greek aud jesse Kun Turnpike
company to provide for summonirg jurors IN the Hus-
ngs and Circuit Courts of Lynehbug prohibiting eman'
! sipatop BY will.