The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-16
GENERAL AssEMsLY. OF VIRGINIA.


SENATE
SATURDAY, Jan. 1lth, 1850.
The Senate was called to order at IL O'CLOCK,
NJ, BY Lieut.. Governor MONTAGUE.
A message was received from the House Of
Delegates that II had concurred In the amend
ment proposed by the Senate to House bill en-
titled IAN act to incorporate the Agricultural
Society of Southwestern Virginia"
B,us Reporfsd-The following bills were re-
ported from committees, viz: To provide Tor
insurance against fire by the Commonwealth Z;
amending the charter Of the Southern Insu.
rance Company; amending and re-enacrng
the list and ID sections Of an act for running
and marking the boundary line between North
Carolina and Virginia, passed April 20 1858 )
incorporating the Lyeli and Salt Company, in
the county OF Mason Incorporating Abrams
Encampment, No. l. l. .. o. r.. in the city OF
Wheeling, in the county OF Ohio incorporating
| the town of Fairyiew, in the county OF aynei
amending the act increasing the capital stock
of the Kempyilie Canal Company, passed Feb.
Is, 1858, and authorizinga subscription thereto
on the part Of the State; for an increase OF the
canital stock Of the Wilson Greek and South
Fork Turnpike Co; to complete the Floyd
Courthouse and Hillsviile Turnpike Road
from its present terminus to the Wilson Creek
and South Fork Turnpike Road, either IN the
county of Grayson or Smyth Tor an increase
of the capital stock of the Wytbeville ard
Grayson Turnpike Company; making an APP
preparation for macadamizing the state road
from Stanton to buchanan, In Botetourt
county; authorizing the Hardy and Winches-
ter Turnpike Company TO change the location
of it's road west of Wardensyille; authorizing
the Marysville Plank Road Company to lay
down iron rails upon their track and to
change their name to the Marysville Railroad
Company; increasing the capital stock of the
Walkers Creek and Holston Turnpike Com
pany. for the extension OF the Franklin and
Monterey Turnpike; to increase the capital
stock Of the Raleigh and North Carolina
Turnpike Road; increasing the capital stock
of the Gilmer, Ripley and Ohio Turnpike
Company; authorizing subscription OF stock
DIT 1,,N III Tuprv.
pike Company; amending an act passed March
l7th 1851, entitled ''an act to amend an act
TO incorporate the Jonesville and Little
Stone Gap Turnpike Company increas-
ing the capital stock OF the Hardy and Ran
doiph Turnpike Company, and to authorize
subscription thereto on the part OF the State;
amending and re-enacting the I'd section OF
an act, entitled ian act to incorporate the
Woodstock and WardenSville Turnpike Com
pany." and to authorize a subscription thereto
on the part of the Commonwealth; amending
an "act passed March Sd, 1856, incorporating
the Strasburg and Capon Springs Turnpike
Company :" providing tor the completion OF
their road; for the relief of the securities Of
the late sheriff of Alexandria county for the
relief of John A. Hutchinson, present sheriff of
Henrco county; amending the act passed April
9Th 1853, entitled tan act to amend the 10th
section Of chapter 81 of the Code of Virginia,
concerning the scale of voting in chartered
companies.
Mmortais, Petitions, 9e.-The following me-
Mr.. Thomas, of F., memorial OF the President
and Directors of the Alexandria and Mount
Vernon and Accotink Turnpike Company, for
Az increase of their capital stock ard addi-
tonal privileges by the same, the proceedings
of the City Council of Alexandria, in refer
ence to the proposed connection OF the Win
ches ter and Potomac Railroad with the Ma
nassas Gap Railroad at Strasburg
Bin Passrd.-The bill Incorporating the Bank
of Marysville, at Charlotte G. H.. with not
less than 100000 capital, and based on the
State stock principle was called up. being on
its passage and advocated by Messrs BRUCE,
THOMAS. of F., and PAXTON, and opposed by
Messrs NELSON and BEALE. and passed-ayes
%, noes 10.
Resolutions Of Inquiry into Erredisncy.-The
following resolutions of inquiry into expedi-
ency We're adopted: Of reporting Il bill pro-
viding for keeping in repair the public roads
in the county of Shenandoah of so altering
chapter 1913 of the Code, that where there is
ia her, mother. brothers, or sisters, but de-
scendants OF brothers or sisters, such descend
ants shall take per stripes, and not per capita
OF refunding to, and relieving the securities of,
SamI j. Turner, late Sheriff OF Franklin
county, from the payment of certain sums
paid by and claimed against them of making
an appropriation to the Mountain Lake and
Salt Sulpher Springs Company.
Sundry bills We're advanced ON the calen-
dar according to Parliamentary usage, and
several were ordered To their engrossment.
On motion adjourned.