Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-06
VIRGINIA LEGIsLATURE.


SENATE.
TUESDAY, Feb. 5th, 1850.
The Senate called to order at II o'clock by the
President.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. SEELY, Of the Baptist Church.
BILLS REPORTED
To provide for the location of the court house and
other public buildings of the county Of Mcdowell.
To authorize the sale Of portion OF the Armory
Grounds and out of the proceeds to purchase site for
an arsenal, etc.
To distribute Mayo's Guide to the coroners.
For the protection Of fish on the waters of the Poto-
mac.
To incorporate the Chesterfield car, locomotive and
agricultural implement manufacturing company.
To Incorporate the James river boot shoe and leather
mandatory.
To incorporate the Marion Magnetic company.
RESOLUTIONS INQUIRY.
The following resolutions were read and adopted:
BY Mr.. FRENCH-0f incorporating the Marion Mag
netc company, in the county of Smythe.
By Mr.. ARMSTRONG-0f amending the charter of the
Piedmont Iron company.
PROPOSITION FOR A RECESS.
Mr. THOMAS, Of Fairfax, moved that when the Senate
adourns to-day, it ad ourn to meet on Saturday next
Mr. PAXTON moved to amend by adjOurning from to-
morrow until Wednesday, 18th inst. The amendment
agreed to-yeas l6, nays IL.
The resolution as amended was then reectedyeas 10,
nays l6.
Mr. THOMAS then again moved that when the Senate
Mr.. PAXTON moved to lay this motion upon the Ia
ble
Mr. BRANNON moved that the Senate adjourn. Mega
tiysd-yeas 3, nays %.
Mr.. PAXTONS motion was rejected-yeas 7, nays 10.
The motion for until Saturday next was then
agreed to-yeas Is, nays s.
On motion of Mr. THOMAS, Of Fairfax, the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
February ., 1861.
The House called to order at IL o'clock NJ. by the
Speaker.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Dsshell of the Episcopal
Church.
Amending an act marking the boundary line between
Fuvanna and Albemarle repairing and furnishing the
Governors House. amending act providing for the
working of the county roads OF Loudoun.
ADVERSE REPORT.
To exemptlng employees in telegraph offices from mil
itary duty.
RESOLUTIONS ENQUIRY.
By Mr.. PHELPS-0f securing 10 the Commonwealth
in any Internal improvement company In which 1t Is
stakeholder or has interest, representation in the
directory of any such company proportonae to the ac
count Of stock held by the Commonwealth in such COM
pany, and TO provide that the Commonwealth
sha be entitled TO the vote pro rata on each share
Of stock owned by in any such company as given to
any other stockholder in any such company.
BY Mr.. LUCAS-0f allowing John Powers, assignee
Of Hiram Munsey SSH for the tuition of certain poor
children.
By Mr.. GRAHAM-Of repeating bill incorporating
the town OF Ashbury in the county OF Wythe.
PETITIONS.
BY MCDOWELL, of citizens OF Botetour for the pas
sage of law prohibiting slaves aud free negroes from
owning dogs.
By Mr.. CHAPMAN, of citizens of Greenbrer, and
Monroe, against the formation of county out of
parts Of said counties.
BILLS PASSED.
Amending the act restricting the catching OF oysters
in certain months amending the charter OF the town OF
Bath, il Morgan county; incorporating the town OF
Cameron, in Marshall county, repeating an act Of March
H. 1860 concerning the mode OF catching fish in certain
waters amending the charter OF the bank OF Towards
vle authorizing the clerks OF Supreme Courts and the
District Courts OF Appa to take orders OF publication
in vacation amending act Incorporating the Lewis
burg Female Institute
MANUNTTED SLAVES.
bill giving effect 10 the 9h clause Of the 4th article
of the Constitution having been read twice, the question
was upon its engrossmeni aud third reading.
Mr.. DUCKWALL advocated its passage. II was only
to give effect to provision of the Constitution which the
General Assembly had hitherto failed to take steps to
render effective. The 10Th clause Of the Constitution
provides that manumtted slaves shall leave the Common
wealth within twelve months after the time Of their
umition in failure to comply with which they to be
sold again into slavery.
Mr.. KAUFMAN advocated the passage Of the bill. He
said the act heretofore in force the subject did not
the provision of the Constitution under consdera
ton.
Mr. MYERS said there saving clause for chill
dren in the BILL and to say that child Of parents who
had been manumtted and remained in the Common
wealth, should be prosecuted for a msdemeanor,
provided in the BILL harsher measure than the e
gislturc contemplated.
Mr. JONES, of G.-Then that is the fault OF the franz
ers of he Constitution.
Mr. RAYMOND did not think i! necessary to pass the
bill, when there exists law of the sort which has
been enforced in various portions Of the Commonwealth
which is explicit in providing that such manumit-
ted slaves remain in the State twelve months "after
they arrive at the age Of twentyone, shall forfeit their
freedom, etc
After further discussion, the bill, was, motion Of
Mr.. MYERS, laid on the table,
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
The SPEAKER announced the following special CON-
mittee whom all propositions concerning free negroes
shall be referred -Messrs. Voolfolk 0rgan Macamant,
Riyes, Edgngton, Kncheloe, Montague, McGehee aud
Martin Of Nelson This is in conformity with a resou-
ton of the last session. which similar committee was
appointed but were for this session considered de tc
tas.
LAID on THE TABLE,.
bill authorizing the Norfolk and Petersburg Rail-
road Company TO construct branch of their road
some point the North Carolina line, was, on motion
of Mr. BISBIE laid on the tabe-there not being suf
fc tent number of delegates present to act upon il.
Also, bill Incorporating the Norfolk County Railway
Company.
On notion the House adjourned.