Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-12
LEGIsLATURE OF VIRGINIA
WEDNESDAY, Jan. I


SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at II o'clock, Mr..
JOHNSON of Bedford in the Chair.
\ message was received from the House OF Delegates
announcing that they had concurred in the amendments
nroposed bv the Senate TO House Bill entitled ian act TO
defrav expenses incurred by the Executive for the pur
chase of arms and munitions and for the defence of the
Commonwealth with amendments thereto; also, that
they had dagrcedto the amendment made by the Senate
TO the title
The amendments of the House a. follows;
l. In the 18Th line strike out from and to the end
of The section and insert and when the said account,
are so sustained aud allowed the said cOmmissares are
hereby authorized 10 direct the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts 10 issue his warrant for the amount thereof to be
paid out ofny money in the Treasury rot otherwise APP
proprated, provided the SAID amount does not exceed
$4,000
> strike out all after the word required in Sd
ton and insert Immediately after the passage OF this
act to advertise for the presentation o! said claims but no
railroad coupons shall be paid under this act which Is IN
arrear TO the Commonwealth until such amount as may
be due to the Commonwealth shall have been first de
Quoted.
The bill was laid on the table; but subsequently, on
motion Of Mr.. BEALT it taken up,and Mr. JONES mo-
we'd TO disagree TO the lst amendment This led long
debate in which Messrs Jones Thomas OF Fairfax, Ear
". Wckham and Braunon opposed the House amend
ment and Me,srs. August Paxton Coghil and Claiborne
advocated it, The question then put and the motion
TO sagree prevailed by the following vote
AYES-NesSrS Armstrong, btdlt, bIdiuOH, NaltS 'iii
Carraway, IT., Carter Christian, Day Dickinson, Early,
Funey, French, Gatewood johnson, Jones' Knight Lo-
Gan. Marshall, Mckinney, Neal, NeesOn, Newton, New
man Pate. Pennybacker, Richmond, Rives Smith, Stu
art. Thomas Of Fairfax, Thomas Of Henry, Townes,
Urauhart Wckham-3i.
NoEs-Messrs. August, Bruce. Carson, Claiborne Cog
bi Coleman, Greeyer, Lynch, Paxton, ThompsOn-lO.
On motion of Mr. THOMA, abe second amendment
was Their disagreed and, his further notion the
senate insisted the title Of the bill as sent from the
Senate
REPORTED.
BY Mr. COGHILI. To amend the 22d section of chap
Ter los of the Code so as more clearly define the Of
fence therein Amending an act passed April |, 1893
/ concerning wild fowl Mr.. COghil also reported from
his Committee that il nexpedien TO legishte on the
resolution relative 10 amending the law in relation to
.ummoning the Court of county for private purposes
Ths report was coucurred in lie also reported that
WAS inezpedient to legsate the resolution relating ia
CHANGING the compensation Of Justices of the Peace
Tbis report on motion OF Mr. NEEsoN was reeonsidered
ard laid OH the table,
! Bv Mr.. PAXTON To complete the Virginia Central
Railroad; 10 provide for the completion OF the Covns
Ton ana Ohio Railroad; increasing the capital stock Of
the Manassas Gap Railroad Company and author Zlne
SUBSCRIPTION thereto BY the Board OF Public WORKS
for the fsef OF tie Norfolk and Petersburg RlToiS
Comnany authorizing loan 10 the Manassas Lap hall
road Company; to increase the capital STOCK OF lh'
RIanoke Valley Railroad Company; TO Incorporate h'