The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-28
HOUSE OF DELEG GATES.

thursday, Marcn2 u, le0J.
Speaker CRUTCHFIELD called the House to
order at 10 O'Clock A. M.
a communication from the Senate In
formed the House of the passage OF a number
of biils-among theI:. the tax bill which was
passed with amendments III the Senate. 1t
was laid on the table in the House.
BiiiS Pa<sed-Amanding the 10Th section of
chapter $50 of the Code; repeating the act in
cooperating The town Of Hampton, in Eliza
beth City county authorizing the election OF
an additional constable in Greenbrier county
for the better government of the town OF
Clarksburg; Incorporating Holcombe Hall As
sociation in Lynchburg; Incorporating the
Union College, in Monroe county; consolida-
ting the Hot Springs and Millersville and the
Jackson's River Turnpike, and placing them
under the control of one company; incOrpOra-
ting the town of Fairview, III Wayne county
amending an act Incorporating the Washing
ton Hall Association OF Wheeling; transfer
ring the title of certain escheated or escheata-
BILE lands West Of the Allegheny Mountains ;
amending the act incorporating the Strasburg
and CapOn Turnpike Company providing tor
the collection of taxes on persons aud proper
ty; for the relief Of George H. Deskins, late
Sheriff of Tazeweil county; authorizing the
Governor, from time TO time, to appoint Com
missioEers to examine the Lunatic Asy ylums OF
the State establishing Board Of Claims.
The Moth and South Rdi!rond.-The bill to
amend the charter of the North and South
Railroad, by increasing its capital stock $780,
go, was called up and advocated by MI. w At
SON, of Accomac. The road is designed to run
through the counties of Northampton and Ac-
comac. Mr.. RIsBIE also urged its passage
The bill being upon its passage, the roll was
called, and the question was decided in the
negatiVe-ayes 81, noes IS.
Virginia Military Ihstitpfs.-Mr. CRUTCH-
FIELD called up the bill making an additional
appropriation of S3o,OOO, to provide additional
accommodations, etc, ~ the Virginia Military
Institute. He moved that the vote by which
the bill had been ordered to its third reading,
be reconsidered, with a view of offering sun
dry amendments. His motion being agreed
to, and the bill being again or its second read
ing, MIR. CRUTCHFIELD proposed TO strike out
S3;ttHN and insert S2O,OtO.
The amendment was adopted by the House.
He then proposed 10 amend further by strik-
ing out the clause providing for the employ
mpnt of band OF music.
The motion to amend was agreed To.
The question then occurred upon again
ordering the bill to its third reading.
Mr.. RAYMOND moved to amend that part OF
the bill which read "and for the purpose OF
providing a fund for the support OF the Stale
Cadets herein required to be adopted, the
| additional sum Of S, 5U0," by striking out
s. 500 and inserting $3.50.
amendment would be to stablish an annuity
| for this institution out OF the literary fund
Ii not, it is to come ont OF the public Treasury
| Then, an annuity Is TO be voted to one particu-
| lar institution, while all the Others In the
State are To go without. He desii ed an equal
| dis tribution OF patronage and on the adoption
| Of the amendment he called for the ayes and
| noes.
MIR. BARBOUR said the amendment would
| reduce the appropriation $4,000. The existing
| annniiy was $4,000, to which IL WAS proposed
| Ia the bill now under consideration TO ado
| IS, ,50u, thus Increasing the annuity to Si5,Uo0
| MIR. BASS withdrew his call for the ayes anC
| noes, and the amendment offered by Mr.. HAY
MOND was adopted, and the bill amended
| was ordered 20 its third reading.
| Mr. CRUTcHFIELD said the bill was an i'm
portant one. The Institute was established
| years ago as State institution, but 1t hat
been mainly supported by private indi Siduals
| Provisions had been made during the presen
session Of the General Assembly, for all III,
| other institutions in which the State Is inter
| ested, and 1t seemed TO him that this institu
| tion mSrited the special guardianship of tn,
| State, and should be literally aided BY III,
Legislature. He alluded to the defsc tive con
dition of the barracks and the crowding to
gether Of the Cadets. The eighteen new Stat,
Cadets proposed by the bill to be admitted
| could not be accommodated without fuishin,
the additions that had been begun. He hopet
the bill would pass.
Mr.. ANDERSON was satisfied the hill /
understood, would pass. He alluded to In
yearly expense (sl5,0OO) Of keeping M th
State ArmOry at Lexlngt0n, which had beeI
superseded BY the Institute; also the Ssu.O)
| which 1t cost to maintain the one In Rich
mon. The protection to tbs State arms va
- e1ectual now ~ formerly. Indeed. th
State had gained BY the change The schoo
turned out accomplished en9tneesa4nd onicrrs
asss Sn =. ssrsiHs: % ~1r ssaa''y assAinable
! 1lr. KIArBR wonld say TO the House tha
avery ohtscataneA1s tp6ture had been stricEs
f. dscT v.;. iss a Is ese "a 9se e ,hs Beer
tieaal - lssa ~ Gsats. He Allied % IS
eAkn00 pee year given % eAeA Of ~ .Iunssj
Asyl1nI1. H saiA every tnstit6fjcG IN n
gsate asesd Or nots shan the Iasstssts. Il