The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-22
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA,
SENATE.

SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, March 21st, 1a6O.
The Senate was called to order at II O'Clock
a. nj. BY Senator IaBxLL, President PRO tom
por,.
A message was received from the House
number Of Senate bills, and several House
bills. Some of the latter were passed by the
Senate, the rules being suspended for that
purpose.
HoU" Bills Passed-The following Mouse
bills were passed by the Senate, viz: 1ncOrpo.
rating the Lewis County Woollen and Cotton
Manufacturing Company; amending the aci
passed January 30th, 1899, entitled an act to
incorporate the trustees of the MOrgantown
Female Academy and for other purposes
annexing a portion Of Appomattox to the
county of buckingham Incorporating the Old
dominion Insurance Company Of Richmond
amending an act entitled an act to incOrpo-
rate the Farmyille Female Seminary Associa-
ton; Incorporating the .1}urk's Garden and
alker's Greek Turnpike Company; provi.
ding for taking the sense of the voters Of
MonOngalia county, SO As to repeal the act
providing for opening and keeping in repair
the county roads in the counties of MOnonga.
liza. Weizel and Marshall passed June lst, 1852,
so far as said act refers to the county of Mo.
nongalia incorporating the Genito Man ufac :
turing Company at Genito, in POwhatan CO. !;
authorizing the County Court of Hardy coun- :
fy TO sell and convey the old Court.House
and Clerks Office in the county OF Hardy; au-
thorizing the County Court OF Albema11e to
construct an ArmOry; refu ndiug a certain
sum OF money to james Bell of d., OF Augusta
county, paid by him on an erroneous assess.
ment of lands; an act to incorporate the
Farmville Savings Bank; to incorporate the
Lenns' Greek and Logan Conrt-House Turn
pike Company; for amending the Sd and 4th
sections of chapter 95 of the Code incorpor-
ating the Bank Of Richmond.
Granting a Psmsion.-Mr. IsBELL called up
House bill No. l3S, entitled ''an act for the re-
lief o: Sam'l g. Young, of Charlestown.'-
The bill recites that Young, who is u nom
Shareholder, was permanently disabled by a
gun-shot wonnd received at Harper's Ferry,
on the 18th day of October. 1859, while GAL
lantly attacking John Browns party Of armed
insurgents. II gives him 4 pension of 800 per
year during life, the payment to commence
from lst January, lS60. The bill was ad.o-
c;,'ed by Mr.: 1sRTLL and others, and passed
the Senate-ayes 81 nays 0.
Adr.rSe RsPort.-The Committee of Courts of
Justice have, according to order had under
consideration House bill No. Az. entitled "an
act authorizing claimants of land. who have
possession, to bring suits in equity and have
determined who has title thereto and shall
hold such lands" and recommend that said
bill BE- rejected.
Petition, &c.-Mr. PENNYBACKER presented
the petition of citizens of Mt. Crawford. Rock
ingham county, asking for the passage OF an
act reviying the corporation OF said town :;
also, to allow them to elect a Mayor and five
OouUcilmen.
BiuS Reported.-By Mr.. Newton, with leave,
a bill to incorporate the Harrison Manufac-
turing Company, in the county of Harrison !;
by Mr.. Pate, with leave, bill for the relief of
st. Clair Ballard, late sheriff of Boone coun-
~; by MIR. August, with leave, a bill to amend
the act passed Dec. 18th, 1855. to incorporate
the Merchants Insurance Company, i'll the
city Richmond; by Mr.. Armstrong, with leave
Il bill amending and re-enacting the 1st sec tion
of chapter So OF the Code OF Eirxinia-read the
nrst and ordered TO second reading; by Mr..
ynt h Han. 4
section Of the act entitled IAN act TO incorpo-
rate the RaccOon Ford Turnpike Company"
passed Feb. q, lSJ6-read the second time and
ordered to be engrossed by NJ. BRANNoN,
ersburg in the county of Wood; by Mr.. RICH
MOND, with leave. a bill releasing Thomas,
John and Walter Preston from taxes errone.
ously assessed against them.
Orders Of the Day.-Tne Bank bill being the
first order of the day, WAS taken up The
question was taken on concurrng in the
of the House of Delegates. pro-
yiding for the repeal of the lst I'd, Sd and 4th
sec tions of an act passed April %, 1855 to pro-
vide for more uniform currency, and the
Senate refused to concur III the amendment by
a vote Of II to Z.
Wheeling Bridse.-The Senate took up the
second order OF the day, being House bill to
incorporate the Wheeling Railroad Bridge
Company, (authoriZiBg bridge over the Ohio
river, a: Steubenville.) The bill was opposed
by Messrs. SMITH, NEWMAN and BRANNON,
and sustained by Messrs. NEEsoN, STUART and
Before taking vote the bill was
laid on the table, on motion OF MIR. BRANNON.
Communications from the House.--The Senate
was informed by Mr.. DUCKwALL, of the pas
sage OF an act to incorporate a company to
bridge across the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal and The Potomac River at Oneek's
Ferry, in the county of Morgan; by MIR. Nc
kENzIE of the passage of bill concerning
the Potomac fis3eri S; by Mr.. MYERS, Of the
passage Of the actincorporating the Franklin
Savings Bank OF Richmond city.
LAID on The Tab'e--Un motion of Mr.. PAX
TON, the bill providing that railroad compa-
nies in which the Commonwealth is 4 stock
holder, shall use III the construction, equip
ment, repair and operation OF their roads,
supplies. machinery and other fab
rics produced and manufactured in this State,
was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. NELSON, the Senate ad-
journed.