The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-26
Ritbmono Qispattb.
THURSDAY MORNING. JAN. %. lsso
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA..
SENATE.
WrnNrsnAy Tan oS

|
! The Senate was called TO order at II ocioel
| NJ. by Senator CoGhILL, of Amherst.
A communication was received from tn,
| House OF Delegates, that IL had passed Senat
| burg Fire, Life, and Marine Insurance Com
| pany, with An amendment, and that they had
| also passed bill entitled an act incorporating
the Petersburg Locomotive, Car, and Agricul
tnrai Implement Manufactory. The amend
| ment to the :irs,-named bill was concnrred in
| and the second was read twice and referred Il
| a committee.
! BiHs Rsporssd.-The following bills were re
ported from committees, viz: Amending thu
| charter Of the Central Bank Of Virginia
| amending the 10th sec. of chap. 10S of the Code
| SO as 10 repeal the prohibition against mar
marrying his brothers widow.
Adrerss Repcyss.-The Committee of Courts
! of Justice which had under consideration q
| resolution as to the expediency of providing
| by law for the election of judges at a time dit
| ferent from any other election, reported thai
| ii was jnexpedient to legislate on the suhJec
| of said resolution.
| Rsseinftea of Inquiry into Erpsdfency.-I
f. following resolutions of inquiry into expe-
diency were adopted, viz: or soamending the
I existing law as To require one-fourth of the
public revenue 10 be deposited in the Bank o,
| tie Commonwealtha AZ Richmond; of amend
ing the act concerning partitions, passed May
2iih, loj2; of incorporating company to con-
strpct "A railroad from point al or near Go
shen Depot, on the Virginia Central Railroad
to the Rockbridge Alum Springs.
The Virginia Military fnStnnte.-The en-
crossed bill, making an additional appropria-
ZION for the Virginia Military Institute came
| upon its passage, when the Senate adopted a
| ryder offered by Mr.. NELSON, superceding the
| one offered by Mr.. WICKHAN. His ryder was
| ordered to be engrossed. The bill was then
| laid on the table.
| PYeSid.Ht pro TEN In consequence Of the
| continued absence of Lieutenant Governor
Moniagu the Senate proceeded, on motion OF
| Mr.. BRANNoN. elect presiding officer pro
tenn. THOs. M. lSBELL, Esq, Senator from
Jefferson, was nominated and elected. On
taking the chair, he briefly returned thanks
for the honor conferred, and promised to deal
OUT equal justice to all The members while pre-
siding over their deliberations.
(heSnpk0ke and Ohi0 CGHot Comp0ng.-Thp
following Joint resolution (Which under the
rule lays over one day. was offered by Mr..
THOMAS, OF Fairfax,
Resoired by ths General Assembly, That the
Attorne, General De, and he is hereby authorized
and instructed, tp adopt and pursue, all such ies al
or otlef measures, as may be proper necessary
to project insure the claims of The Com
monweaith upon the Chesapeake and Ono Canal
Company. now existing. or which may hereafter
Commonwealth ior sad company
Mr.. THOMAS called up the ioint resolutions
on the same subject offered by him several
days since, heretofore published IN the Dis
Pdfca.) The interest OF the State in the canal
amounts To 81 ,3te ,92l, and 1t is deemed impor-
tant bv concerted action with Maryland. TO
transfer the canal and its management to other
parties than those who now control it. so as to
secure the large interest the State has in the
work. The resolutions called up by Mr.
THOMAS were amended and passed the SEN
ate unanimously AS passed they read as fol-
lows
ReSof,ed. That the General Assembly respect
Maryland, to the present condition of the Canal In
the nope that the latter will adopt some friendly
Tor the purpose of relieving said Canal
iroul lis present position OF embarrassment ana
insolvency. and making it what it is iuly capable
oi benz made, useful and successful work of
pu ublic improvement.
ReSo red, That the Attorney General of this
state II, in his opinion, lie tthe Attorney Genera
quested to proceed to Annapolis to represent the
interest oil this Commonwealth in this great work,
and 10 endeavor to procure. By his own exertIons
and by co operation with the other parties inter
ested irlendi. and conSuerate les lsaton from the
State of Mary land.
Rssoirsd. fha, the Governor of this State be re-
qnested to forward copy of these resolutions to
the Governor of the State of Mary land. with re-
Insst to lay them before the lie sisiature of his
State.
BHs Passsd.-The following bills were pass
ed Making an appropriation of Sl3,UOU for
the construction and equipment of a landing
AT the western Lunatic Asy1um-ayes3 IS, noes
a. and making the Ohio River a lawful fence
the distance 1T borders on the lands of Elias
Hughes and Isaiah Bennsst, il the county of
Jackson.
originating in the House, was sent to the Sem
ate for adoption. 1t proposes committee of
l3 OF the House and of the Senate, to whom
shall be referred the matter con nee ted with the
mission OF Col q. G. Memminger, OF South
Carolina, and whose duty il shall be to report
such response as in their opinion the General
Assembly of Virginia shall make to her sister
State.
The Senate passed the resolution by unani-
nous vote, and Messrs. Coghill. August, Nee
son. Christian and Stuart were appointed
on its part.
On motion Of Mr. MARSHALL the Senate ad-
nd