Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-10
LEGIsLATURE OF VIRGINIA.


message received from the House of Delegate
| announcing the passage Of sundry bills
BILLS REPORTED.
BY Mr.. THOMPSON Constituting part of the Ohio
river lawful fence; TO incorporate the Rvanna Manu-
featuring Company. ION motion of Mr.. MAssIE adyanc
ed TO its engrOssment)
BY Mr.. PAXTON: To amend an act entitled an ac
Incorporating new company TO open and extend the
navigation OF the Shenandoah river and its branches
for other purposes; authorizing subscription on behal
! OF the Commonwealth to enable the Richmond Freder
icksburg and Potomac Railroad Company to construct
branch of their road in Prince William county to ncor
porate the Fredericksburg and Fauquer Riiroad Com
pany
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. MARSHALL: To enquire into the expediency
of enqurng into and reporting the Senate Senate
bill No. 500 of session lS57-'jS.
On motion Of NJ. GREEVER the report made By the
Committee OF Agriculture and Commerce declaring it in
eXpelient legsate on the petition for the ncorpora
ton of the Union Lead Mining Company, in the county
Of Wythe Withdrawn aud the subject rereerred
10 the committee.
BILLS PASSED.
Ca motion of Mr. SMITH, House bill " to provide for
tie construction and equipment OF the Covngton and
Ohio Rilroad" (making appropriation of two and
onehaf milOns), was taken up, and Mr. RlVES moved
to strike out the words d" onehalE"
Mr.. SMITH, Mr.. PAXTON, Mr.. NEWMAN and Mr.
BRANNON spoke against the motion, and the motion to
strike the words "Onehalf" rejected-ayes 10
noes -.
The bill then passed-ayes IS; noes 8.
VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD.
On motion of Mr.. WiCKHAM House Bill "auhoriz
ing the loan on the Jar of The Commonwealth to the
Virginia Central Railroad Company" was taken up.
! Mr. BRANNON said he would vote for the bill if he
thought the bill necessary He maintained that the
pauy had capacity already 10 complete their road before
the Coyington and Ohio Road could be completed. II
he thought the public interest would be benefited he
would vote for the bill.
| Mr.. STUART replied to the objections made by Mr..
Brannon, and advocated the bill.
| Mr.. WICKHAM and Mr.. AUGUST then advocated the
bill, and it passed Ayes "a, noes s.
ALEXANDRIA, LoUDOUN AND HAMPSHIRE RAILROAD.
House bill providing for further subscription this
company taken up motion of Mr. Armstrong, and
advocated by him, aud the bill passed. Ayes Is, noes
| II.
RICHMOND AND DANvILLE RAILROAD.
Mr.. LYNCH moved that the vote by which the Senate
bill TO increase the capital stock of the Richmond and
Danve Railroad Company and for other purposes"
ordered to be engrossed recOnsdered enable
! him to oti.r amendment.
| Mr.. LYNCH then offered a ryder and Mr.. ACGUsr
then presented the following ryder which Mr.. Lynch
cepted in lieu of his own:
Provided that nothing in this act shall be constru-
ed prevent the Legislature from granting, at any
future time, the right to any road in existence,
which may be hereafter constructed with the
said Coal Field Railroad"
/ The ryder adopted, and the bill passed without
dissenting vote.
RIvANNA IMPROVEMENT.
| On motion of Mr.. RIYES the House bill to provide
for the completion Of the Ryanna improvement,
ken up, and passed.
III DORADO TURNPIKE COMPANY.
| On motion Of Mr.. EARLY, House bill for an increase
of the capital stock Of the Fl Dorado.Turnpke Compa
ny, taken up and passed
MANASSAS GAP RAILROAD
On motion of Mr. MARSHALL, Senate bill increasing
ba al Of no D..
aud authorizing subscription thereto by the Board Of
Public Works, taken up, and having been advocated
/ By Mr.. PENNYBACKER, it passed.
/ message was received from the Executive enclosing
a letter from Joshua Perham, ESQ., of Boston, extend
ing an invitation by the people of Boston and vicinity
ature of Virginia visit that city during the present
session of the Legislature of Massachusetts, OLaid on
the table motion Of Mr.. PAXTON, and ordered to be
/ printed
GiLNER, RIPLEY AND ONO TURNPIKE COMPANY.
Mr.. BRANNON moved to take up Senate bill increas-
ing the capital stock of this Company but Mr.. JOHNSON
/ t being after o'clock remarked that the Senate had
voted away much money it could bear for the day
laughter, and moved that the Senate adjourn, which
motion prevailed.
| lMr. CARRAWAY requests us to stale that he has
been detained from LIS seat for the last few days by ia
disposition.
HoBSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, Feb. 9th.
The House met at the usual hour and called to Or
der by Speaker Crutchheld.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Jeter of the Baptist church.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Reports from chairmen of committees were submitted
incorporating the Little kanawha manufacturing cOmpa
nv repeating the act Incorporating the town Of Hamp
ton authorizing the school commissioners of Elizabeth
city to dispose of the Hampton academy lot and build
ings; amending and re-enactng the charter OF Point
Pleasant; amending the act to incorporate the Gowre
] 'Oal
courts to declare rivers lawful fences incorporating the
Central Agricultural Society bill authorize certain
alterations in the Hall of the House of Delegates adverse
to the memorial Of citizens of Williamsburg in regard TO
William and Mary College; adverse to the petition OF
Peabody Co. in regard to bonds Of the State of Virgil
MIA lost in the Arctic adverse the proposition
increase the pay of the clerk of Henrco adverse to
the reiunding of damages to the late sheriff OF Nelson
bill to encourage direct foreign trade.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, &c.
Mr.. GIBSON, Of Jefferson, presented memorial from
citizens of Jeieron against the passage of bill author
sing the Board of Public Works reconvey the for
stockholders OF the Beryyle and Charlestown turn
pike road twO-hS OF said road upon payment OF a GER
tain sum of money.
Mr.. BALL, of Loudoun presented the remonstrancc of
certain citizens Of LOudoun county against the consruc-
ten Of any railroad between the town of Leesburg and
the Point of Rocks.
Mr.. WATSON, of Accomac asking for the repeal of
the law in regard to hauling senes.
By Mr. FLEMING-Of incorporating Clover Creek Dr.
vision Sons of Temperance in Highland.
By Mr.. MONrAGUE-Of refunding to Lucinda Dob
bins the amount of fine imposed her late husband.
TAXEs SLAVES.
Mr.. MILLER, of Lee, Scott and Wise, offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolred, That the Speaker appoint special commit
tee of thirteen from each Congressional district to
enquire into the expedency of taking the of the
people the subject of amending the constitution Of
Virginia with regard to taxation slave property by
calling convention for that purpose or by some other
legitimate mode
Mr. KEMPER, of Madison, cb,ected to tn, considera-
ton OF the resolution, and de Jared his emphatic disp
prova ot IFS object
Mr.. seldom, of Stafor l. novel its indefinite post
ponement.
Mr. MILLER, called for the aye and noes. The vote
resuted-ayes ll5 noes 10 and so the resolution
indefinitely postponed.
RICHMOND AND DANvILLE RAILROAD EXTENSION.
The consideration of the BILL for the extension of the
Richmond and Danvie Railroad was resumed. Mr.. Da-
Wis Of Lynchburg, took the floor in opposition to the
He recited the previous legislation hearing
the subject and the movements of the friends OF the
scheme. Though representing particular interests him
self he trusted he could appreciate rival interests The
Richmond and Danvile Company had right to extend
their road connection with the North Carolina roads
If this their only object he should be reuc
tan to do anything to thwart their wishes but this bill
sought quite other objects 1t sought to extend the
Danville road hundred miles, and rugged
and mountainous country to connection with the Nir
gna and Tennessee Road The capital provided by the
bill was totally inadequate and the effects of the scheme
consummaed would be dsastrousy detrimental to other
aud most important Interests of the State.
He was followed by Mr. LEFTWITCH, of Campbell
who argued against the policy of expanding the money
of the State in works that competed with and "rpnod
each other lie was no alarmSt he took hopeful view