Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-03-28
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.


whom was referred House bill TO incorporate
the Virginia Canal Company. and 10 trans
fer tic rights ;.,4 franchises ii The James
River Company iicrct', reported the same
with suudTy amendments.
\ motion 10 have night sessions ard mo-
ton for = recess each day from > to + - clock
were indefinitely postponed.
The resolution of Mr.. Cuglill. for Il sus-
pension of appropriations to internal i'm
proycments, was laid Oh the table.
Mr.. Stuart Offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the message of the Gov
ernor communicating 10 the General AS
scmbly the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, which
was submitted by the late Congress to the
States for ratification or rejection, he referred
to the Committee of Courts of Justice, with
Instructions TO report whether the same
should be ratified ut rejected; and in the
event that they are of opinion that 1t should
be ratified. then to report suitable form OF
ratification.
\ motion to lay or the table prevailed.
The bill imposing taxes for the support
of government was taken up.
proposition to strike out forty cents md i'll
sert fifty.
After 4 few amendments, the bill having
been perfected, aVote was ut last taken on
the bill, only two votes were recorded against
the bill
The Governor, under the provisions of the
bill passed this session. for tine creation OF
an Ordinance Department, sent to the Senate
the following nominations rs officers oi the
Department: Capt. Charles Dimmock to be
Colonel OF Ordinance: BriScoe q. Baldwin
to be Captain and Capt. p &. Coghlan, of
the 10th Regiment, To lie Clerk, with the
rank OF Captain.
House bill changing the name of the Luz
matte ASylums was taken up and passed.
The bill to suspend the lcvying Of taxes
bv the State on the Wheeling and Belmont
Bridge Company for six years, was rejected.
The vote was subsequently lcconsidered,
and the bill tabled.
The Senate then proceeded to the conSid-
Grafton Of the various bills OH the table Tor
reciiurtcring tho Banks OF the Commonwealth
when the following were passed An act
to amend the charter Of the Bank OF Charles
ton: an act 10 extend the charter Of the Bank
al Virginia; an act t. extend the charter oi
the Farmers Bank Of Virginia; an act to ex-
tend the charter Of the Bank Of the Valley
Of Virginia; IN act to extend the charter OF
the Exchange hani; OF Virginia; al act 10
extend the charter uf tho Merchants and
Mechanic Bank Of Wheeling; al act To eX
!end the charter Of the Northwestern Eank
uf Nirginia: al act "a extend the charter "l
tie Contra! Bank u! Virginia.
House bill providing for the voluntary en-
sluvcm"ut oi Tree negroes Nlt!"lti colnpen-
sation, one OF the special orders .! the day
was taken up, and several amendments, Of
irred pending, the discussion OF which the
S"uatc adjourned.
In the House OF Delegates, the bill appro-
7riatin5 SUM necessary to pay Tor the pre-
payai,nn and publication "i the second edI-
tiun u, tie Code" was taken mp ANA passed.
TIL" bill Amending ALI az: passed March
9th 1852, entitled ''Aa acr 10 amend the I'd
section al m act pnsarl March :. !, 1898, eli
titled AN act to organize the militia aud pro-
vide Tor the defence Of the Commonwealth, )"
Was taken up and indefinitely postponed.
The following bills were passed: repeating
an net passed \ wil II, 1853, entitled 'an
act requiring ihr Banks of the Common
wealth TO resume specie PAYMENT amend
ing the ID section OF an act authorizing the
Bank Of the Valley in Virginia to establish
II branch in the city OF Iticl'n"nd.
Tnc bill making appropriations Tor drlray-
ing EXPENSES of tn" Genera! Assembly ami
Convention, now IN session, with The pend
ing amendment thereto, WAS taken up, ami
being discussed, wts finally laid on the
table.
NIGHT SESSION.
The bill amending the Ilih section Of an
;:ct providing additional protection ior the
slave properly -! The citizens ul this Cunon-
wealth, WAS taken up and passed.
The bill i:i2nrporatng I'll" Stannvon NaE-
ings bank. WAS passed.
The bill Incorporating the American
Agency. will! i,+ amendments, was passed.
Mr.. Seldom, by leave. rcI"rted a bill tor
paving J. n. Bennett, ". Il. Richardson,
and c, w Mun!ord, for auditing liarp.r'S
Ferry expense Hcr,:unt.
Iir. Inmin offered Il preamble and Joint
rcsolutinn, she first Of which declares that
sEn General Assembly has heretofore in vain
cxcrIed It's Influence in cnjnavorinS 10 pre-
serve tfo L niuu, and 20 avert the caiamity
OIL rlNl war DctNt:fl the NNtdtSS VIZ S:'C''iih
declares, that with Il view of asce:taimng
the judgment or the people Of Virginia on
the present condition Of things, and to give
effect to the popular WILL ii shall be the du-
ty 81! he commissioners and officers appoint
eel to &upcrintcnd the election If mem h"rs "i
Tie GENERAL Assembly in May, Ito open
xrnaratn ,,uil tax" .he sense ri the quail
flied voters uoGn the question ol remaining
in the Union viii; HE Northern States, or
If uniting E:r.in!. with the Southern Cor
l",!oracy." TO- which parpose separate lists
shall be KEEP. le@dott respectively, "ior the
Northern t.nion." and tor the ''Sorlhcrn
tui,,n 10 yr:crs to bc listed as they shall
crcl. GA his motion the preamble and res
ulutiun VA. laid :,n the table, notice being
given that it would he called Up On Wednes-
day.
BENEFIT CONCERT
Y + Il T ! II i l. il.