Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-06
LEGIsLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE.

lnt lFtciutul NdAtu lit otildtl W OAuNA ~ -
Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Burrows.
House bill making an additional appropriation OF Sfo,-
600 to deiay expenses incurred for tue defence Oh 'u
commonwealth taken up and read first aud second
time, and, on motion Of Mr.. THOMAS, OF Fairfax was
laid on the table.
House bill repeating the lst ID Sd and 4h sections
Of an Act providing for uniform currency OF the
Banks of the State was motion of Mr.. ARhSIRONG,
laid upon the table aud made the order Of the day Tor
Thursday. and each day thereafter.
Other House bills were laid upon the table for the
present
NJ CALDWELL by leave, introduced bill to incor-
poratc the Wheeling Railroad Bridge Company; which,
on his motion, read first time and ordered to be
read second time.
Mr. STUART offered the following resolution, which
adopted:
Rssolgea, That the message of the Governor in re-
tion 20 the boundary line between Virginia the one
part aud North Carolina and Tennessee on the other
part be referred select committee Of five Senator'S
who are instructed to report what measures should be
adopted by Virginia in regard to said lines"
The President appointed the following as said commit
tee Messrs Stuart Thomas, of Henry Paxton, Thomas,
OF Fairfax and Neeson.
On motion Of Mr. SMITH, House bill for the compile
ton of the Savius Cabin and Summeryile Turnpike
road taken up It's passage was advocated by Mesrs
SMITH and BRANNON The bill then rejected for
Of a constitutional majority.
On motion Of Mr.. GREEVER, Senate bill TO incorpo-
rate the Jacksonville Marion aud Rye Valley Turnpike
Company taken up; and having been adyocatedb by
Mr. THoWAs OF Henry, and Mr.. FESNCH the bill passed.
Mr. PAXTON moved to take up House bill to amend
the charter of the James River and kanawha company
the motion was put and Mr.. PAXTON then called the
ayes and noes Mr.. BRANNON then objected TO taking
up the bill and after some further discussion the motion
was adopied-ayes 10; noes Il. Mr.. COGHlLL then
moved 10 make the bill the order Of the day for Tuesday
at half past eleven Mr. THOMAS Of Fairfax, moved TO
amend by making the bill the order Of the day for Wed
ues3av al L. o clock, which motion prevailed
Mr. NEAL from Joint Committee presented reports
on Executive expenditures showing that the amount for
the two fiscal years OF 1878 and 1859 is 500, 1874 %,
exceeding the amount of appropriation 10y S9,I&i %,
concerning This the report says but in Justice TO
che late Executive u is proper 10 call attention 10 the
character Of several OF the heavy items Of expenditure,
which are not ordinary expenses, but cXCordndry and
either required by law without appropriation, or requir-
Cd by the public service and which ought not to ia up.
on the civil contingent fund Senate bilgto amend and
enac, the first section of chapter lO4 oS the Code
On motion Of Mr. THOMAS, of Fairf,x, Senate bin
concerning the Court of Appeals and the Special Court
of Appeals was taken up.
Mr.. BRANNON moved to strike out part of the first
sectlou aud offered a substitute therefor.
Mr. NELSON then proposed to Mr. BRANyoN modi-
fcaiou of mis- substitute and as modified it is as follows
BE IL enacted that there shall be Special Court OF Ap
from each judicial section OF the State and the Judge
from such section shall be- selected boy te District Court
first held alter the passage OF this act
Mr.. THOMAS, OF Fairfax then offered the following
amendment TO Mr.. Brlnuou's amendment: THAT there
Snail he Special Court Of Appeals and the said Court
shall be composed Of such judges in commission, who
In part COZ sltuJed peci4 Court in Richmond, prior
10 the l-t July 1852, aud OF that judge Of a Circuit
Court who would in respect TO precedence and senlOn
~ be next In commission according 20 the commissions
Ill ~ I'D D. % shall
sufficient number of judges 10 commission who had been
Judges prior TO the LIST July, to constitute said court
then the Judges oldest in cOmmssiOy shall constitute
said court aud If there shall be TWO or more judges
whose commissions OF the same date, then the re-
manning Judge, OF the said court shall designate the Judge
who with them shall constitute said court
Mr. NELSON aud }ir. BRANNON opposed the amend
meut offered Boy Mr. THOMAS, and it rejected. The
amendment offered by Mr. BRANNON was then adopt
ed OHer amendments were then offered 20 other parts
of the bin and adopted and then Nr JONES offered
the following strike out all relating the appoint
a,st Of the judges and insert ''to be elected by the
qualified voters OF the State az the first general election
after the passage of the Act-oue from each OF the G
dicia sections On this Mr.. JONES called the ayes
aud noes and t was rejected by vote Of ayes . noes
-o. The ayes were Messrs Claiborne, Jones, johnson,
Newman, and Paxton.
An amendment TO another part OF the bill having been
offered by Mr. NELSON and adopted. Mr. STUART udca
ted 10 as his opinion that there constitutional Diff
l.lIN H II' way o. VI lllt li, anu, lAOllOA
OF dr. NELSON, the 5Il was laid on the table
on motion OF Mr.. BRANNON, Senate bin for the
se,mcut Of taxes on persons and property taken up
and Mr. WlCltHAM moved TO strike out the whole of
tde 9th section concerning the real estate of deceden
The motion was lost
Mr. WICEuAM then moved to strike out the 5lst sec
tion headed Incomes which imposes tax upon sala
ries
Mr.. AUGUST conquered with Mr.. WicSHAM in the OBJ
jet he desired 20 attain. He characterized the tax as
oiious aud unjust, bat doubted il this the proper
ca-iou TO advocate the principle he desired have
opportunity of directing attention to another class Of
e and the time he desired TO advocate his views
when the tax bin came up.
Mr. WICEHAN withdrew his amendment, reserving
his action for the occasion indicated by Mr.. AUGUSr.
Mr.. WICKHAM further moved to amend by adding
the words and all salaries and fees Of office TO that
part of the bin which eyemp,s from taxation all capital
invested IN trade business for which license i, re-
CURED. This amendment was rejected.
Mr JOHNSON offered an amendment 70 the bill, so as
o give second commits oaer OF the revenue 10 Mercer
county Taj, WAS opposed by Mr. NELSON, and reject
ed SIR THOMAS then moved 70 append to the bill
resolution somewhat similar 70 offered by him last
session iustrucng commissioners OF the
certain what portion Of goods sold by merchants are
manufactured within tho State and without The motion
did OF prevail there being no quorum; aud
Ga motion o, Nr JOHNSON, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at the usual hour, the SPEAKER in
the Chair.
TuE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
The bill making extraordinary appropriation OF
$50 900 to the Virginia Military institute which was de-
f,ael on Saturday for of q constitutional MAORI
", was again taken up motion of Mr. CHRISTIAN,
to reconsider tie by which it was lost and the bill
was laid on the table.
THE BANKS.
communication from the Executive, enclosing the
various statements Of the Banks OF the State for the
quarter ending the Slst December last ordered to
be printed.
TIE ORDER or TIE DAY.
The bin regulating special licenses then came up as
the special order Of the day, and discussed by Mr.
ROBINSON. of Richmond, with marked ability, and at
considerable length. After his speech the further
,ideration was postponed Till to-day.
BILLS PASSED.
Amending the charter of the town of Salem, in Roa-
nokc county releasing the securities of r. h. Hopkins,
late sheriff Of Upshur county.
On motion, the House adjourned.
TIE TENNESSEE OPPOSITION STATE CONVENTION.
Dr. Browuow, In a letter from Nashville published
in the Inst issue Of his Knoxville Wing thus aude TO
the Opposition Convention recently hedia p first nan
ed yy.