The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-16
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.

FRIDAY, Feb. Is, 1861
Called TO order at II o'clock, Lieut.. Gov.
MONTAGUE i'll the Chair.
communication received from the
House announcing the passage by that body
OF Senate bill fer protecting fisheries the
Potomac and Chesapeake Bay, with slight
Senate.
Buis Reported. To incorporate the Stat
fordsyille Toll Bridge Company; to amend the
charter of the Bank of Commerce of frede-
ricksburg; for the appointment of public adj
ministrator in each county and corporation;
for the relief of Celia Edmunds TO legalize
proceedings Oh Sunday in certain cases; pro-
viding for the voluntary enslavement of
George, Shed, Sam and Sukey, persons OF
color in the county of Buckingham.
4 Petition was presented from the com
manding officers OF the fSlst Regiment Virgin
ia miiitil, asking for work on military tac-
ties.
Resolutions.--On motion of Mr.. AUGusT,
Reso,red, That select committee of three be ap
pointed 70 inquire into the eXpediency of report
ing bill authorizing Howell l.. Thomas, as at
torney for Jacques and Others, to convey certain
real estate.
Committee; Messrs, August, Isbell and
Bruce, who subsequently reported the bill.
The following resolutions of inquiry were
also adopted BY Mr.. Critcher, authorizing
the Monticello Bank or the Bank of the Com
monwealth to establish an Office of discount
and deposit at Monaskon, in the county of
Lancaster; by Mr. Taliaferro OF relieving the
securities Of Thos. X. Davis, late Sheriff of
Prince William county, for the years 1851 and
1858; by Mr.. August, of repeating much of
the law as imposes penalties upon Sheritfs for
failing to pay into the treasury moneys re-
ceived by them for the State.
Bills PasSed.-House bill Incorporating the
Sweet Chalybeate Springs Company Senate
bill amending the 9th section of chapter l65 of
the Code, to compensate Attorneys for the
Commonwealth in Circuit Courts IN cities
and towns for Services heretofore rendered by
them for the relief of the securities of Jas.
Il. Courtney, of Westmoreland county; in
creasing the number of permanent Ierks in
the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts.
Relitf for the Bdnks.-Mr IsBELL called for
the order of the day, being House bill for the
relief of the Banks of the Commonwealth.
reported by the committee with an amend
ment, providing ''thit it shall be the duty of
the several Banks and branch Banks of the
State, whenever required by the Governor, TO
redeem in specie, or specie funds, such an
amount of their notes as may be necessary to
meet the demands upon the treasury OF the
Commonwealth +; and to this end, the contri-
button shall be rateable and in proportion
to the amount of the notes on each Bank or
branch Bank, which may be received by the
treasurer in payment OF public revenue. -
The amendment of the committee was agreed
to.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG proposed an amendment,
which gave rise to considerable discussion, in
which. Mes>rs. ARMSTRONG, AUGUsT, WICK
HAM, and others participated.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG then Withdrew his amend
mpnt, in order to perfect it, and on his mo-
ton, the bill was laid on the table, and made
the order of the day for tomorrow, at II
O'Clock.
TIE bill providing compensation to John
Critcher, for services rendered i'll prosecuting
Sam Hubbard, in Westmoreland county, was
next taken up, and reject ted.
On motion OF Mr.. PENSYBACKER, the Senate
adjourned.