The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-13
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
[EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.

SENATE
TUESDAY, Feb. Il, 1861.
Called to order at IL o'clock
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. SAUL.
A communication from the House of Dele
gates announcing the passage OF sundry bills,
was read.
A communication from Gov. LErcHEI was
laid before the Senate, in regard to the mission
of Hon JOIN ROBERTSON, Commissioner from
Virginia to the seeding States. Ordered to be
printed.
Also message, transmitting a communi-
cation from Gov MOORE, Of Louisiana, en-
closing Il copy of the Ordinance of Secession,
passed by that State on the 26th January, ac
companied by copy OF Joint resolution reia.
tive to the free navigation OF the Mississippi
river. Gov. LETcHER also announced that ne
had received communications from the Ex
ecutives of the States of Indiana and New
York, enclosing resolutions adopted by You on
the 10th day of January last. Ordered to be
printed.
BilIs Reported.-The following bills were
reported 4 bill for the relief of Thos. Nj
chols; a bill providing for the establishment of
Il branch bank at Alexandria; "a bill refundins
to Abner Anthony taxes enormously PAID by
him into the treasury, and to authorize the
reassessment of his lands i'll Bedford and Pitt
sylvanil.
Samuel Oppenheimer, of Powhatan to have
n certain sum of money refunded to him. by
Mr. Coghill, of s. G. Allen, &e., for repeal of
so much OF act of 2ith March, 1sis, as au-
to tax property of persons living within half
a mite OF Lynchburg, as applies 10 the county
of Amherst.
Hour or Meeting Changed.-Mr. DouGIA,s
moved that the Senate hereafter meet at 10
| O'Clock A NJ. ins tead of II, in order to give
persons who were members of both bodies an
opportunity to perform their duties in each.
| 1t was moved to amend by substituting IL
| ins tead of 10 o'clock. Lost.
The resolution of MI DOUGLASS was then
adopted.
| Resolutions Of fIaquiry.-The following reso-
| lutions of inquiry were adopted: BY Mr.
| Newman, of incorporating the Laurel Coal
| and Oil Company, i'll the county OF Writ; by
| Mr.. Dickinson of Prince Edward, of proyid
| ing by law some mode of taking care of de-
ranged free negroes; by Mr.. Critcher, OF
| amending the act Incorporating the n Northerr
| Neck Bank of Virginia by Mr.. glastonbury
of reporting Il bill to incorporate the Balti
| more and Fredericksburg Steamboat Naviga
tion Company.
Bills PdsSed-An act TO increase the capi
| tai stock OF the Elk River Turnpike Com
pany House bill Incorporating the CLINE
| Oil and Manufacturing Company, in th
| county of Gilmer an act amending certain
| acts concerning the town of Port Royal, il
| the county of Caroline q bill to amend 81
| act en- ntitled 'an act to incorporate the Rich
| mond and York River Railroad-fthe obiec
of this bill is to legaliZe the purchase and run
ming of steamboats, in connection with tn
road j a bill TO protect the interests of tn
| Commonwealth, and others, in railroad an
steamboat companies in this State, in the tw
| lines between Baltimore and Weldon HouS
bill to amend the act Incorporating the Lew
isburg Female Institute; House bill entitle
'an act to amend an act passed March 2I 1855
| incorporating the town of Frankfort, il
| Greenbrer county, House bill authorizing tn
| Clerks of Supreme Courts and the DistriC
Courts of Appeals 10 take orders of publica
tion in vacation
| On motion, the Senate adjourned till
| clock morrow.