Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-01-20

House.-A bill wasreported for applying
the tolls OF the Middlebrook & Brownsburg
Turnpike to repairing and Matchmaking
the road.
The jointresolution Of the Senate appoint
ing committee to visit the Eastern an d
Western Lunatic Asylums. came up as ua-
finished business Mr.. Mckenzie having
the floor and opposing the resolution. He
saw no use in appointing committees, at a
heavy expense, to visit public Institutions
As for the Eastern Asylum, he believed
Gov. Wise might be right in saying it need
ed Thorough reform ;" but, as to the West
ern Asylum, he had too much confidence in
DR. Stribling to believe that there was any,
thing the matter with that institution. The
resolution was laid on the table.
MoNDAY.--Senate.--A communication
was received from the Executive enclosing
the following letter from the Hon. Christie
pber &. Memminger, a distinguished citi-
zen of the State Of South Carolina, accom-
panied by several resolutions adopted unan-
imously by the Legislature of that State,
WHICH will be found in another column.
RICHMOND, Jan. IA, 1860.
Has E:rcezleacy, John Letcher, Gwsrnor of
the State Of Virginia:
Dear Sir:-I have the honor to oommu-
nicate to you the accompanying resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted by the
General Assembly of South Carolina, on the
22nd Of December last.
The State of South Carolina has felt, with
the deepest concern, the indignity offered
to the State OF Virginia, and regards it as
blow aimed equally at herself Her people
desire to express their cordial sympathy
with the people Of Virginia. and to unite
with them in measures Of common defense,
aud they have honored me with the charge
of communicating their sentiments.
Permit me, therefore, respectfully to re-
quest Of your Excellency to indicate the
manner in which it will be most acceptable
to the authorities Of Virginia, that should
proceed to discharge the duty entrusted to
me. rNGe.ts.t
With high consideration and respect,
Your obedient servant,
c. G.. MEMMINGER.
Mr.. August from the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs reported bill to establish the
Virginia Military Academy.
Senate bill making an additional appro-
priation (of $4,000, and increasing the
amount annually appropriated from the sur
plus revenue of the Literary fund to $l0,-
000) to the Virginia Military Institute was
taken up, on motion Of Mr.. Paxton and af-
ter some discussion was made the order of
the day for Tuesday.
House bill providing for the voluntary ep-
slavement of Mary and her children Che
eldest eleven years old, persons of color in
the county If Culpeper, (manumitted by the
will of Nelson Colin, deceased, was taken
up, on motion of Mr.. Early, and, after con-
siderable discussion between Messrs. Au-
gust, Stuart, Neeson and others, was reject
ed.
Mr.. Stuart opposed the bill, because it
tended to produce merely nominal relation
between master and slave-a state of things
which, he said, was producing great evil in
his district-an evil greater even than that
produced by the Vaccinations Of the Adolf
tionists themselves.
House A bill was reported exemptipg
John A. Mann. Of Augusta. from payment
Of license tax.
A resolution of Inquiry was offered by
Mr. Fleming, making it felony to kill horses
or cattle the property Of another.
EsDAY.-Senate House bill "mak-
ing an appropriation for the purchase and
manufacture Of arms and munitions of war"
which was reported from the Military Com
mittee of the Senate on Monday, and was
laid on the table and made the order Of the
day for Tuesday, was taken up, and after
numerous amendments and considerable dis
cussion, the Senate adjourned without final
vote.
House A resolution of Inquiry was Of
fercd by Mr.. Christian of authorizing the
collections of the revenue to be made by
collectors appointed by the county courts
and Sheriff elected by the people, and that
the per centage for the prompt payment of
taxes, be deducted for the benefit of the tax
payer.
WEDNESDAY Senate. The following
bills were reported from committees Pro-
viding for the sale into slavery of negro con-
victs employed on public works, under GER
tain circumstances and also to authorize
the Governor to employ on public works
certain white convicts
House.-The bill appropriatirg $4,000
900 to the Covington and Ohio Railroad
having been the order of the day was post
poned until Friday next.
CONGRE sSEONAL.