The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-22
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
iEXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.

THURSDAY, Feb. 81, 1851.
Called to order at the usual hour, Mr.. Is
BELL in the chair. and opened with prayer by
the Rev. Mr.. BossERaAS, of the Universalist
Church.
Bists Repertcd.-Th following bills were
reported For the relief of the securities of
Joshua ii. Stats decd. late Sheriff of Jack
son county for the incorporation of the ka-
nawha Salt Company refunding to Frank
ID. Redd, committee for James ID. Shepherd,
sum OF money paid into the Treasury on
account OF two fines imposed by the Circuit
Court of Prince Edward upon the said Jas
ID. Shepherd; authorizing loan to the Dis
NAL Swamp Canal Company; authorizing
the formation of a battalion by two compa-
mes In the towns of Scottsville and Towards
Vile, in the county of Albemarle.
Resolutions Of Inquiry. - The following
resolu tions of inquiry into expediency We're
adopted BY Mr.. CoghilI, authorizing the
Circuit Courts of the Common wealth to con-
vert DEGREES of divorce q nedSe ct horo into
DEGREES q UiacuIo 4aatr1noai whenever, in
the opinion of said Courts, and upon proper
evidence, such decree may be right: by Mr.
Newman, OF reporting bin for the relief OF
} ohm Ferguson, late Sheriff of Wayne county;
by Mr.. A. d. Dickinson, of authorizing the
company of volunteers called the Loeb Leven
Rangers to be organized with less number
than-now authorized by law.
Fetftioa.-Mr. QUEsENBERRT presented the
petition of Edgar McCloud, asking for the en-
slayement OF certain free negroes.
Blk Pdsscd.-House bill incorporating the
Norfolk County Railway Company, with va
rious amendments by Mr.. Mckenney Sena te
bill authorizing the County Court OF Rock
ingham county to loan to the Manassas Gap
Railroad Company a sum OF money; authori-
Zing the Superin tendent of the Armcry TO
provide quarters for a portion of the Public
Guard Senate bill to amend the act to amend
the pilot laws in regard to the Potomac river
Senate bill providing for the location of the
court house, Jail, and other public buildings
of the county of Mcdowell Senate bill to in
corporate the Chesterfield Car, Locomotive
and Agricultural Implement Manufacturing
Company; Senate bill to incorporate the
James River Boot Shoe and Leather Mana
featuring Company; Senate bill TO authorize
the Bank of the Commonwealth, the Mer-
chants Bank of Virginia ut Lynchburg, and
the Traders Bank of Richmond, to establish
a branch Bank at Alexandria Senate bill
to incorporate the Mount Vernon Insurance
Company.
OGsercdace Of the 22d.--On motion of Mr..
CARRAWAY, IL was
RcsGrcd, That when the Senate al ourus to day
It will adjourn to meet again Oh Saturday, the 23d
inst, at ii clock.
Mr.. DOUGLASS called up his Joint resolutions
of yesterday, and offered substitute. The
substitute contains q preamble reciting the
reasons for the adoption of the resolutions
while the tenor of the latter is the same as
those publish by yesterday. Laid on the
table and ordered to be printed
Rettef to the Banks.-The unfinished bust
ness of yesterday, the consideration of the
bill for the relief of the Banks of the Com
monwealth, was then resumed the pending
question being the motion of Mr.. THOMAS, of
Henry, to strike out the 4th section, which
was agreed to by a vote of yeas %, nays 81.
Mr EARLY proposed to amend the llth sec
tion OF the bill, by inserting after the word
''discountS," the words land other invest
ments" Agreed to.
The BILL amended, was then adopted
On motion of Mr.. DOUGLASS the Senate bill
appropriating a sum of money to purchase
certain ordnance and material of J L. Ar
cher, of Be!lona Foundry, in this State, was
taken up, when Mr.. PAXToY proposed a ryder
Mr.. ARMSTRONG proposed amendment,
which provided that the sum so expended
should he deducted from the amount of the
appropriation heretofore made for State de-
fences.
Bill and amendments were laid on the table
and made the order of the day for Saturday
III II o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. THOMAS, of Fairfax, the
Senate adjourned.