The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-20
GENERAL vAssEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE.

SATuRDAY Feb. Is, is60.
The Senate was called TO order AZ - o c.oSx
A. M. bv Lieut. Gov. MoNTA"~H' rI"ye' ny
Rev. NJ. ID. Hoa. .,vaa fror N.
A Communication was received from the
Honse Of delegates that IL had passed num-
f,sr ~ senate bills also, that 1t had agreed to
the amendments proposed by the Senate to
House bill entitled an act to provide more
enectuai police regulations; Tor the watering
nlaces in this Commonwealth.
E,Us Pyessn,td-By leave Of the Senate, Mr.
JOHNSON in troduce<ia hill to establish a hrahch
bank in the town OF Liberty, in the county OF
Bedford.
By leave Of the Senate, MIR. BRUCE intro
duced bill for the relief Of Robert Y. overly.
Of the county Of Mecklenburg, on account OF
taxes improperly paid.
by leave, Mr.. 6ArKwOoD introduced oa''
to incorporate q woollen manufacturing com.
pAny In the town Of Edinburg, In the county
Of Shenandoah.
By leave. Mr.. CARTER introduced bill au-
thorixing the assessment OF the Ianas in , Tue
Portsmouth and Elizabeth River parish, in the
nv leave. DR. CLAIBORNE flor Mr.. STUART
Introduced a bill Incorporating the DAi.
phonce Bathing Company, in the town OF
StauntOn. ~
BilIs Psss,d-The following bills we're pass
ed, viz: Incorporating the Bank of Hilisvilie,
in the county of Carroll Incorporating the
town of Ceredo in Wayne county Incorporat-
ing the Monongalia Bank Of Morgantown In
cooperating Abrams Encampment, No. !, l..
o. q. F., in the city Of Wheeling; incorporating
the Mason City Mining and Manufacturing
(yomuany in the county Of Mason; lncorpo-
rating the Union Lead Mine Company incor-
poratiug Marion Lodge, No. 81, l. y. ~ r.; III
cooperating the Alexandria and Maryland
Steam Ferry Company; incorporating Nh Inc
sons; authorizing the Trustees OF the Rich
mond Female institute 10 raise sum OF mon
ey by a sale Of preferred stock; Incorporating
the Page Woollen Manufacturing company,
xN.,c ~, S,f Q0o a
board Agricultural Society of Virginia and
North Carolina; amending the charter and
extending the corporate limits OF the town OF
Charlottesville.
Ths Custer Fundum-The bill for raising a
revenue by tax on oysters, was called up by
Mr.. EARLY, when the Senate adopted the fol-
lowing resolution, offered by Mr.. BEALE:
RssoIred, That the Senate will, on Monday, at
half-past eleven O'Clock, proceed to consider the
bill for the protection 81 oysters. ana 70 raise
for that day. ana that the general order be post
ian on the Tabie-The following bills were
laid on the table: An act authorizing persons
convicted of misdemeanors to be released from
confinement in certain cases, "a House Dill y
also. the act to re-enact and amend the act 10
incorporate the Martha washington CoiIege
also, the bill to define who are Migrants and
the mode Of proceeding against them.
Resolution Of Inquiry into EyPedte"cy.-The
ed, viz: BY Mr.. AUGUST, of incorporating the
Saint Mary's German Female Institute.
Petttion.-The following document was pre-
scented and referred, viz: by MIR. TALIAFERRo,
the proceedings of a meeting Of citizens of Stat
ford in reference to a connection between the
Richmond, +. and p. Railroad, and the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad.
Sennis Bmsiness.-On motion of Mr.. PATE,
the bill exempting John Slack from the pay
ment of damages obtained against him by the
Commonwealth, was called up, amended and
ordered to be engrossed
On motion OF Mr.. JOHNSON, the Senate ad-
iOurned