The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-29
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THURSDAY MORNING MARCH IN ~,
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF viRGlNul
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY. March aath. ,sso
The Senate was called to order At ~ .,,ci,,
A. M, by Lieut. Gov. MONTAorr WV
On motion OF Mr. THOMAS, Off. the Sena
} proceeded to consider the calendar. and di
| posed OF a number Of bills ~ -
Senate Bills Passea.-Antbor;,;nc ~. n.,
| Vile ana Wythevilie Turnpike comnanv
construct branch Of their road from n moi,
at or near the house of James s. Pedigo. to
,oiht on "aier ford Road, in the county
Henry, at or near the house of VIM. DiIiol
incorporating the Alexandria Washington
town and Baltimore Navigation Comnany: ,
incorporate the Petersburg Woollen aud Co
ton Manufacturing Company. in the coun,
| of Monroe or Giles; to incornorate tho Ra,
pahannock and West Point Railroad Gamma
ny; 10 incorporate the Lynchburg A,hennuu
ia the eiiy OF Lynchbure; for the relief of "
H. y. mcdowell, OF Hampshire county; to IN
corporate the Powhatan Iron Works Comma
ny; TO incorporate the Richmond Wooliel
| Company; tor the relief of the surety OF Wm
r. Dickey, late Clerk OF Grayson Count
| Court; 10 amend the second section of the ac
| entitled ian act to incorporate the Raceoo,
! Ford Turnpike Company" :" establishing
/ branch Bank in the town of Abingdon in th
! county Of Washington: authorizing the paw
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| apportioned TO the county of Ch-sterfielG; in
| cooperating the Alexandria, Washington
| Georgetown and Baltimore Navigation Com
pany; for the relief OF Joseph Ligon, lat,
| sheriff of Nelson county.
| House Bus Passed.-An act authorizing tht
| sale Of free negroes into slavery, who are sen
| fenced to receive certain punshments and i'm.
prisonment; an act authorizing the payment
| OF a certain sum of money to Raphael NJ
| Conn, late sheriff of the county of Shenau.
| doah; a bill for the better organization Of the
militia of the Commonwealth.
| hdefaifsly Postpoaed.-The bill for the ex.
! tension of the Franklin and Mon terey Turn
pike, was, on motion, indefinitely ostponed :
as was also House bill au thOrizing Laima n Is
OF land, who have possession, to bring suits
in equity, and have determined who has title
thereto and shall hold such land.
Laid on the Idbis.-The following Senate bills
We're advanced to their third reading and on
motion, laid on the table A bill amendine Q
and re.enacting the 4lst, 43d, 44th and 56th
sections OF chapter s. Of the Code SO as to pro-
vide for allowing salaries to the tobacco in
spectors in the city of Richmond, and the pa v
ment into the treasury Of the surplus prof Is
accruing from said offices a bill so amend :
ing the 21th section of the --th chapter OF the
Code OF Virginia, as more fully to define the
duties and rights of inspectors of flour; a bill
TO amend and re-enact the ist section of an
act proySiing additional protection f.r the
slave property OF citizens of this Common
wealth, passed March II, 1856; q bill to release
Oscar Ii. Tate from the payment of a fine; a
biii concerning free negroes in the counties of
Accomac, Northampton, Westmoreland, Rich
Eond, Lancaster and Northumberland
Lost ats Pnssnss-The engrosspd Senate
Dill, entitled bill increasing the capital stock
OF the Wilson Greek and KanaWha TurDpike
Road. for the purpose of completing its bridge
rejected.
Night SsssionS.-Mr PAXTON offered a reso
lution providing that The SENATE shall meet
hereafter at haif-rslst7 O'Clock at night till
Monday next, the time OF final adjournment.
Several motions were made as to modify
the above, but the original motion was finally
adopted by the Senate.
Waeelias Rattroad Bridge, &c.-On motion Of
Mr. PAXTON, The Senate passed by the consid-
eratioRof the communication from the House
for the purpose Of taking up the bill incorpo-
rating the Wheeling Railroad Bridge Compa-
ny, and the Holidays Cove Railroad Com
pany, which We're afterwards made the order
of the day for l219 o'clock on Tomorrow.
Permission R.fnssd.-Mr. FRENCH moved to
pass by House communication for the consid-
Grafton of taking up bill to re-enact and
branch Bankin the town of Princeton, in the
county OF Mercer" passed March s, 1856. OBJ
lection being made the ayes and noes were
called, when the Senate refused to pass by
pose of disposing OF the unfinished business OF
yesterday, to pass by the House communica-
ton until the night session.
Bus Reportsd.-The following bills were re-
i'Oi tcu Ds MI DiChiHSoU. Win leave, a bill
to amend the charter OF the town of Newhurn.
in the county OF Pulaski by Mr.. CoghilI,
with leave, bin to amend the IIth section of
an act passed May 22d, 1852, entitled can act
the terms of the Circuit Courts ~
by MT Dickinson, with leave, bill to author.
ze two citizens OF the State OF Tennessee to
act as Directors i'll the Bank Of the Common
wealth, III the State of Virginia; by MIR. Au-
gust, with leave bill to incorporate the
Richmond Water Power Company: by Mr..
Neal, with leave. a bill authorizing the sale of
delinquent lands and lots in the city and coun-
~ of Norfolk; by Mr.. Neal, with leave, a bill
70 incorporate the Parkers burg Boot and Shoe
Company.
All OF the above bills We're read twice.
The Blacks and Whites Conasetioa-House
bill TO authorize the Common Council of the
city of Petersburg to subscribe to the Blacks
and Whites branch of the South Side Rail
road Company, and for other purposes, was
taken up on motion of Mr.. CLAIBORNE and,
being explained by him, was passed by the
Senate the title being amended on his motion
oy striking out the words "and for other pur-
poses"
On motion OF Mr.. DOUGLASS, the Senate ad.
ourned.