Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-16
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.

SENATE
The Senate was called to order at II O'clock Lieut.
Gov. Montague in the Chair.
BILLS REPORTED
Authorizing loan TO the Fredericksburg and Orange
Railroad Company; making appropriation for the i'm
provement of James river below Richmond; to incorpo
the Union Lead Mine Company to incorporate the
Mountain City Eucampment No. &c, of the Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows to incorporate FairmOnt Lodge
No 9, of Free and Accepted MaSons to incorporate
Marion Lodge No g. of the Independent Order Of Odd
Fellows; TO incorporate the Alexandria aud Maryland
Steam Ferry Company. Mr.. COGHlLL, from the Com
mittee Courts Of Justice, presented report adverse
to the resolution in relation to the payment into Court
by the parties to suits sum of money sufficient cover
the COSTS
JOINT RESOLUTION.
On motion Of Mr. CHRISTIAN, the joint resolution au-
thorizng the Joint Committee the State Library to
order such annual payments out of the Library fund to
the assistant clerk and the copying clerk in the Execu
tive Department for their services in connection with
the State Library as to the said committee shall seem
just exceeding for the assistant clerk the annual sum
of $500 and for the copying clerk $500, taken up
and adopted
On motion ofMr THOMAS, of Fairfax the joint resou-
ton offered by Mr.. BRANNoN the Sth inst land pub
shed .in the Wing of the 9th,) in regard to the in
debnesSof Selden Withers Co., TO the State, tax
en- up, and having been advocated by Mr. Thomas and
Nr. BRANNON, it was adopted-ayes 40, noes none.
Both resolutions then communicated to the
AOtcS ~ III. NiiNioAAfN-
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill to provide for furnishing clerks of courts
and justices of the peace with Mayos Guide; House bill
to incorporate the Backsburg Catawba Creek and Fin
castle Turnpike Company; amend the act increasing
the capital stock of the Kempsvle Canal Company.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr. CARSON: To grant pension to Sarah Shop
herd widow of the coored porter who killed AZ Htr
pers Ferry the night of October 18th, 1852 by the
band of marauders then invading Virginia.
D. NJ. ~ hit go1,. r,r,atn ha m
pointed to inquire into the expedency of reporting Dill
providing thvt the devise of Joel Osborne, Of LoudOun,
to the Alexandria LoudOun and Hampshire Railroad Com
pauy be received individual subscription to the
stock of said Company. (The President appointed
Messrs Carter Carson Paxton, Armstrong and Early
committee.l
BY Mr.. PATE: To incorporate the Virginia Silver
Mining Company.
BY Mr.. NEAL: To incorporate the Herman Lodge
No 9S of Ancient Masons in Carksburg, Harrison Co.
BY Mr. AUGUST: To allow clerk to the Attorney
General.
By Mr.. MCKINNEY: That a special committee inquire
into the expedency ofncOrporatng the Agricultural So
ciety Of Virginia and South Carolina. The President
appointed DIS a committee MeIsrs. Mckinney Carraway
and Thomas, OF Fairfax
PUBLIC oFFICER9.
A message was received from the House, through Mr.
DICKINSON, announcing that the House was ready to
enter into election of State officers They are emu
meraed in the House proceedingsl The roll was then
called and all the former ncumbents elected
OYSTER TAX.
Mr. BEALE called for the order of the day. the oyster
bill
Mr.. EARLY moved to defer the consideration of the
question to Saturday next.
The motion prevailed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill 10 incorporate the Valley Railroad Compa-
nv being unfinished business from the previous day,
taken up but the consideration of it interercd with
by call for the order Of the day Subsequently the bill
was taken up and Mr. STUART offered the following ry
der which read first and second time and ordered
to be engrosScd:
Provided, also, that said Railroad shall be located
as to pass as may be practicable to the towns Of
Stanton and Lexington; and further, that so much Of
the Virginia Central Railroad lies between Stanton
and Goshen as NAV be deemed advisable may be used
as part of the Valley Railroad upon such terms as may
be agreed upon with the Virginia Central Railroad Com
pauy.'
Mr. THOMAS, of Fairfax, then offered the following
ryder, which was read first time:
Provided however, that il under the provisions of
this act the Valley Railroad Company shall amalgamate
with the Central or Manassa Gap Railroad shall Or
ganizc as an independent company it shall not he lawful
for the Winchester and Potomac Railroad or the Balt
more and Ohio Railroad Company form any cOnueXon
with either OF said roads and the faith OF the State Is
hereby pledged to the Manassa Gap Railroad aud Cen
tral Railroad that period, without the consent Of
said companies shall there be any connexon between the
Winchester and Potomac Railroad or the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad and the said Mana.sa Gap and Central
Railroad.
The bill and amendments then laid the table,
and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House called TO order at II o'clock, by the
PRAYER by Reverend Mr.: Blackwell, of the Methodist
Church. @
PETITION.
Mr. RIDDICH presented the petition Of merchants Of
Suffolk praying that the license auctoueers be so re-
sycted prevent the sale under such license, Of the
wares Of itnernts, pedIars and hawkers.
BILLS PASSED
Senate bill authorizing the county Court Of Fairfax to
direct one half of the amount OF recogniznce entered
into by Thomas Crux to be paid to Joseph f. Monroe
and James W Jackson when the is collected in-
cooperating the Huntersyie and Warm Springs Turnpike
Company; bill amending the charter OF the Farmont
Bank; Incorporating wooden manufacturing company
in Pulaski county.
TIE JOINT ORDER or THE DAY.
At twelve o'clock, the joint order ofthe day-he cleo
ton of Secretary ofhe Commonwealth Treasurer LIST and
I'd Auditors Of Public Accounts Register Of the Land Of
fee Public Printer Superintendent of the Penltentary
and Store Keeper of the Peutentiary.
All the present iucumbeuts were reelected viz
Geo W. Muuiord, Secretary of the Commonwealth Jno
$ Calvert Treasurer; Jonathan N. Bennett, lst Audi
tor VIM A Moucure % Auditor; Stafford A. Parker
Register Of the Land Office; Jas +. Pendleon, Supern
tendant of the Peniteutiary; Robt NJ. Nimmo, Store
Keeper of the Penitentiary and VIM F. Richie, Public
Printer.
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