The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-10
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE.

| called the Senate to order.
| "A communication was received from III
House. by their Clerk, that they have agree
| TO the Senate's amendments to Honsa hi
making an additional appropriation TO defra
| the expenses incurred tor the defence of III
Common wealth. Also, to the joint resolutio
authorizing J. Newton Brown TO be maid fO
| services as paymaster of troops at Harper
Ferry and also, to the Joint resolutions i
| response to South Carolina and Nississinni
ana they have also passed Senate bills-incor
poraung the Union Lead Mining Company
| incorporating the Hampshire Comfy i>cnL
| 10 establish branch Bank in the town of In
erty, IN the county OF Bedford with amend
nents. i'll which the Senate concurred y an,
tney haNs passed joint resolution referrin
the account of John NJ. Seely to the Executiy
| Ior examination; and several bills which ar
| notlced below. The Senate conquered in sal
last !oiht resolution after it was explained b,
| Mr. PATE. =
B'Hs Passed-House bill for the relief O
Israel Il. Turner, Of the county of page
| rouse Dill authorizing the transfer Of certai,
| 1urhpikes and plank-roads to the coun ties il
| wnicn they lie unexplained by Messrs. BRANNol
| ana TowNKs, and passed--ayes o., nays !;
| House bill TO increase the capital stock N,
so,0oo on part OF State) Of the Charleston r
| h!piey and Ravenswood Turnpike Company
texpitined by Messrs. NEAL and NEWMAN
ana passed-ayes ~, nays lI;) House bill t6
amend the charter of, and to authorize a sub.
scripuon of three-fifths of ai2UOO on behalf OF
he State TO the Mount Jackson and Howard's
LICK turnpike Company.
bo"Hhdry Line Bettcssn Tennessee and riy.
S,H'a.-A message was received from the
mouse, through Judge HOPKINS, of Washing
Ton county, that that body had had under con
sheraton the report Of the select committee
on the Virginia and Tennessee boundary and
that 1T mad agreed to the resolutions accom- pa
hylng said report with certain amendments.
Inc resolutions authorize the Executive
TO pay Baugh and Black, Commiss toner's who
ran the defective boundary line condemned
Governor nf fha sala
mittee, aud the House amendments add at the
end OF the I'd resolution, land that he be
iurther authorized, If he shall deem it neces-
sary. to appoint a Commissioner to examine
the account, and take evidence in relation 10
ne sad Claim for c0mpensa ton and Fl pen ses -
AT the end OF the Sd resolution strike out the
words, the same compensation rs was pre-
scribed by the act of March 18th, 1856" and in
stead thereof insert "a reasonable cumpensa
ton for their Services
The House also adopted the following addi-
tional resolution:
"RfS0lred, That the Governor he directed IN
communicate copy of these resolutions to the
uoternor OF tennessee, with request that the
om,ss %. may STATE VIII concur and appoint
Sterens and Haztstt.-The following report
was returned:
Ihe Committee for Courts of Justice of the Sem
ate, nave had under conside ration the resolution
IN relation To the repTIeve of Stevens and hazlctt
the Circuit Court of jefferson coun,y. and have ve
unanimously adopted TIE following resolution IN
thereto:
Resotrea That it is lnexpedlent to take any ac-
ton on the subject IN reference to the commlta-
tlon OF the sentence of the said Stevens and Haz-
FUS'nta and Marylnnd-Mr. BHALE from q
special committee, reported back with modi-
1ica1ons, the Joint resolutions offered by Mr
fiNNEf on Thursday, published in Fridays
DiSPntch.) They provide for the erection of
monuments 10 mark the boundary line be.
tween Virginia and Maryland. as recently
marked by the commissioners of the two
States also, for the Governors sending if he
deems 1t eXpedent, an agent to England to
procure records and other evidence TO define
aud settle the boundaries between Virginia
and the States of Maryland, North Carolina
ana tennessee, provided the expense of such
agency shall not exceed $1,000. Mr. NEWTON
moved to strike out the last section which
was lost. The resolutions were adopted, and
MI. BEALE was request ted to inform the House
OF their passage
Period of Election Firrd-The Senate We're
informed, through Mr.. HOPKINS, that the
House had agreed 10 a resolution in relation
to the dlfilcu!ty which arose in reference to
the election OF the officers of the State Gov
from the fact that the journal of the
House stated them TO have been elected for
the Constitutional term commencing on the
2d day of January, 1e6o.'' and the Journal OF
the Senate stated that said officers were
= elected to fill the respective offices for two
years from the lst January, iSsil."
The House, in order to remove all doubt
and enable said officers to qualify and execute
their official bonds, adopted the following:
heSOired, ~ the General assembly. That the Of
lcIal term of each of the officers elected on the
said 18th day OF Frehruary last. shall be construed
- commence on the ID day OF January, 1861.
The Senate agreed 10 the resolution
Blu lntvoduced.-A bill to incorporate the
Northern Neck Milling and Manutac turing
company, in the county of Westmoreland was
l. ltroduced, with the leave of the Senate. by
Mr.. BEALE.
Bererlsy Is. Douglass, Esq-A report was re.
eived from the Committee on Privileges and
that they had considered MIR. RIvEs, |
esoiutio concerning the election OF Mr. Doug
ass, and no evidence had been exhibited to
hem, showing him to have been incapable OF |
leing elected under The provisions of the act of
he further consideration of the subject. The |
ame committee reported that they found all |
If the fifty Senators TO have been duly eec ted |
IL accordance with the provisions of existing |
aw.
Virginia Mdnufdctnrias and Narigatinn Com.
'any.-The Committee Of Agriculture and |
returned report adverse to the re- |
olutIon for the incorporation OF the above
ompany.
The Gorevnor's Aids.-A resolution was adopt-
d, directing the auditing board on Harper's
'erry affairs to pay two aids of the Governor,
so many We're called into service by him. al
iarper's Ferry, allowing them pay officers,
With the brevet rank of majors or infantry
The Cadet Medats.-On motion of Mr. WICK
LAM,
Re- o!red, Gy the Senate. That the Board of Com
|
aId be directed to have prepared appropriate sii-
er medals, at a cost not exceeding $3.50, one OF
endent OF the institute to each of the Cadets iE
,rvice at Chariestown, as testimonial of their |
ne ne ency. sodierly conduct and high discipline
Harper's Ferry Expense Accoant.-Mr. CLAI-
oRNE offered the following resolutions:
Resolred. That the Auditor of Puhllc Accounts
directed to pay Ia DR.. ii u Leigh, out of tae
md appropriated t" pay expenses at Harper's
erry, the sum OF one hundred and twenty seven
Assistant Surgeon OF the sseh Regiment. e"ue'o'
1t was laid on the ta BILE III order TO g i've mem.
ers an opportunity to examine in to its merits.
JOINT Kesointtnns-- Mr.. COGHILL offered the
blowing Join resolutions, which were adopt
Resotrsd, by the Gsnerat Assembly, That the
overnor: upon the application Of G Supreme
set apart rooms in the Capitol to he occupied by |
,id Iourt as courtroom and conference room,
hen the Legislature sll ali not be in session
And u Is Jrrthfr reso!red, That when the Legis-
ture IS not IN session. said Court may, in It's dis
held at the SAFE Court House in the city of
either in said Court House or in the
apItol. ,
utons were adopted by the Senate, viz: Di-
citing that the act passed March sth. 1sCu. s
titled an act making an additional appro. /
nation TO defray the expenses incurred for
nstrued to apply TO General, Field and Staff /
hcers only, and is not intended to be appii- {
BILE to company officers also direc ting the I
oard OF Commissioners to pay all claims Of &
licers and railroad companies which nave /
en heretofore reported by them to the Gen
al Assembly, and all such claims which
ay hereafter be audited by them upon the
inciple and under the limitations and re-
ric,ions imposed by the act passed January
d, 1850, and by the act " making AN addition .
appropriation to defIay the expenses incur " 8
tor the defence Of the Commonwealth"
ssed Sth March, 1860. =
empfion.-Houee bill repeating the =
/, I'd, I'd and 4th sections of an act passed :
pril ID, 1855, entitled IAN act providing for :