The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-11
! Asns MBLY or VIRGINIA.,
SENATE.

FalDAY, Feb. 10, 1S6O
The Senats was called 10 order at Ii O'Clock
A. NJ, ~ Lfeutenant Governor MoxTA0UH
and opened with prayer by Rev. J. A. DUn.
The rpsolption directing the Auditor oi
Public Accounts 70 credit tho first sure,ies Of
E. n. Underwood, late Sheriff OF Cxbell coun.
~, with certain sums Of money, with the
Eates, was taken up, on motion whereupon
the Senate cOncurred IN tho House amend
ments.
Riehmoad and DasriAe Rn;lyond.-The Sen.
ate proceeded 10 consider House bill "author.
izine a subscription Of a350.,ta on the part VI
the State, to the extension Of the Richmond
and Danville Railroad. Having been read
twice, it was, at the instance of Mr.. TuOMAs
Of henry. read q third time. 1t was then pni
The SAnaie rejected Mr. Lrxcn's motion to
lay the bill on the table. Messrs. THOMAS and
Towxks advocated. aud Messrs. LYNCH, Is.
BELL and JOHNSON opposed II. The bill was
then passed.
Biis Reported-The following bills were re-
ported from committees, viz: Incorporating
the town Of Bruceton, In the county Of Pres
ton Ziler, late Sheriff Of Morgan county in.
cooperating the Fairmont Savings Bank; in-
cooperating the Bank Of Grafton; incorporat-
ing the MUnongalia Bank OF Morgant town
incorporating the Traders Bank Of Richmond;
amending and rexenacting the list, 4sd, i4th
and adth sections OF chnpter S7'of the Code SO
as to provide for allowing salaries TO the To-
bacco Inspectors in the city of Richmond, and
the payment into the treasury OF the surplus
profits aecruipg from said ufficeR
Petitions, 9c.--The following documents were
presented and referred. viz: by Mr. Pate, the
petition of William Hoiston and others, Of
Boone county, asking a change OF an election
precinct; by Mr.. Dickinson, the petition OF
Thomas A. StOuger and Others, trustees of the
Caldwell Masonic Female Institute, in the
town OF Blacksburg, county of Montgomery,
asking loan or appropriation to the said In
stitufei by Mr.. August, the petition of Martha
Jane Eckeri. asking permission to marry again.
Committeeman Appoinfed.--B B. Douglass,
Senator from The 2lst District, was appointed
member Of the Committee of Roads, &c, Ind
also of the Committee of Courts of Justice, by
resolution.
Resolutions Of Mqriry into Eypea;saey.-The
following resolutions were offered and adopt
ed, VIZ Of reporting bill to pay the expenses
OF the Hon. T.. G. Memmirger during his late
visit as the guest of the State; Of instructing
the Board OF Public Works to expend one
half OF the amount appropria ted to the Cow
ington and Ohio Railroad in coIstruc tion
from its Yves fern terminus east in conformity
with the original charter of said road; Of
granting relief to n. NJ. Carimell and Jno. w.
Carroll, who were deputies of W. d. Gilke-
son, late Sheriff of Frederick county; of in.
cooperating Washington Lodge No. l3, of the
Independent Order of the Sons Of Malta, of
the city Of Richmond; Of so amending the
charter of the Bank OF the Common wealth as
to exempt the said Bank from the operation OF
the 24th section Of chapter 5s of the Code; OF
reporting bill 10 pay Robert w. Handley, Il
former Superintendent of the Martins Bot
tom and Lewsbnrg Road, q certain claim al
legged t. be due him for money advanced by
him, whilst Superintendent as aforesaid, in
the construction OF part Of said road of
providing by law that trustees shall be re-
qnired to give security for the faithful exc
oution OF their duties, unless otherwise di-
rected by the instrument creating the trust,
PUxSeI-Tha N war
passed, viz: House bill incorporating the
Virginia and North Carolina Railroad Com
pany; increasing the capital stock of the Gill
mer Ripley and Ohio Turnpike Company;
xppropriatinc S3U0,OtD for the relief of the
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company.
Ordtr Of BmsiasSs.-The Senate refused to
adopt a resolution offered by Mr. PAXTON to
consider in order the engrossed internal im-
provement bills on the table.
Selden, Withers Co.-The Chairman Of the
Committee ON Finance reported to the Senate
the joint resolution heretofore publishedl re-
lative 10 the claims OF the State against Sell
den, Wiihers Il Co.
Fvnr Iaspeetions-Mr. PAXTON proposed
an amendment to the bill SO "amending the
20lh section of the esth chapter OF The Code of
Virginia, as more fully to def 10 the duties
and rights of inspectors of four which, on
his motion, was ordered 10 ee printed.
The amendment provides hat The Inspector
of Flour in Richmond shall retain the draft
flour ana sell the same, rendering account
quarterly of the number OF barrels inspected,
the fees received for inspecting the same, ard
Of The expenses OF his Office, which account
shall be audited and ,he expenses credited If
approved by the Governor, aud the balance
shall be paid into The treasury. The inspector
is allowed TWO deputies, one to be paid sala-
ry Of ST 1850 per annum, aud one Si,WO; his
own salary is fixed at $2,WO per year out Of
the net pr, ceeds Of his office; but there shall
be no charge on the treasury beyond the
amount which may accrue from said Office"
On motion, the Senate adjourned.