Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-14
VIRGINIA LEaIsLATURE.

WEDNESDAY, March IS, 1861.
The Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock, Lieut.
Gov MoG1AGUE in the Chair.
PRAYER by Reverend Mr.. Moore.
Mr. NEAL reported bill TO incorporate the Trustees
of the Petersburg Classical and Scientific Association
On motion OF Mr.. JOHNSON the rules were suspended
and House bill to incorporate the Richmond and Liver
pool Packet Company taken up and passed
Mr. RIVES presented sundry petitions and remon-
strances of the people of Abemare for and against the
appointment of two constabes for the 10th Magstera
District of Albemare county.
Mr. RIVES also introduced bill to amend the char
ter of Browns Gap Turnpike Company.
Mr.. GATEW0OD reported bill TO incorporate COM
pany to construct railroad from Strausburg to Win
chester.
Senate bill organizing volunteer company of cavalry
in Albemare county taken and passed. also, Sem
ate bill TO amend the charter Of the Black Lick and Pas
ter Bank Turnpike Company also, bill TO incorporate the
Cove Creek Lead Copper and Iron Manufacturing Com
pany, in the county OF Tazewel.
Senate bill to authorize the Loeb Leven Rangers to
ganize with less number than that required by law
taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. C0GHILL, Senate bill for the relief
of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad was taken up and
Mr.. WICKHAM offered substitute and it was adopted
by vote of rs to s.
The substitute provides that it shall be lawful for the
Orange ard Alexandria Railroad Company to pay on or
before the first day of January 1864 with interest there
on the of six per cent per annum from the day
on which such arrearages became DUE such temporary
arrearages may be now due, or may become due to
the State within two years next ensuing.
Mr.. THOMPSON moved to reconsider the vote by
which the Treasury note bill passed.
After considerable debate the motion agreed to by
the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs August, Bruce Carson, Claiborne, Cog
hill DAY. Dickinson of Grsyson Dickinson OF Prince Ed,
Douglass Early, Gatewood, Greever Hubbard, Isbell
Johnson Logan, Lynch, Nash, Pate, Paxton, Penny
backer Quesenberry, Taiaferro, Thompson and Urqu-
hart-25.
NoEs-Messrs Armstrong Brannon, Caldwell, Cara
way Carter Critcher, French Marshall, Massie, McKen-
ney, Neal, Neeson, Newton, Newman, Rives Stuart,
Thomas, of Fairfax, Townes and Wickham-l9.
The vote by which the bill ordered to its third
reading was then reconsdered motion of Mr.. GATE.
Mr. GATEWOOD then moved that the vote by which
Mr.. BRaNNoN'S amendment adopted be reconsider
ed and the motion prevailed.
The question then on the adoption Of Mr.. BRAN
MONS amendment, and it was rejected
Mr. WICKHAM then offered the following, to come at
the end Of the first section THE amount of money so
borrowed shall be used defay the appropriation made
by the General Assembly by the act past January %,
1861 entitled act to appropriate one million OF dol
lars for the defence of the Commonwealth and by an act
passed January 22 1861 establishing an ordnance de-
partmcnt."
Mr. DOUGLAS said he concurred in the object aimed
at by Mr. WICKHAM, but he considered the bill at pre-
sent sufficiently guarded.
Mr. BRANN0N also, said that he did not see any &C.
casion for Mr.. WICKHAM'S amendment.
The amendment was rejected-ayes Is, noes q.
Mr. AUGUST moved to reconsider the vote by which
the words lat any period" were put in the bill. The
motion rejected.
The bill was then read third time. The bill then
passed by the following vote
AYEs-Messrs. Armstrong, August, Bruce, Carson,
Carraway Claiborne, Coghil, Day, Dickinson Of Gray
son, Dickinson of Pr. Edward, Douglass Early, French
Gatewood, Greever, Hubbard, Isbel, johnson, Logan
Lynch Marshall Massie, Mckinney Nash, Newton, Pate
Paxton, Peunybaeker, Queseubery Taaferro Thompson
and Urqubart-S2.
NoEs-Messrs Brannon Caldwell, Carter, Crtcher
Noel. Neeson Rives, Stuart Thomas of Fairfax Towns
aud Wickham-ll.
The bill for the relief of the Acknowledgement was
then taken up and advocated by Messrs. AUGUST,
WICHHAM and CARSON.
Mr. CALDWELL presented petitions from Field and
Staff officers of Wheeling in favor of the bill The bill
then passed-syes ~ noes (Mr. NEwLoN).
Mr. ARMSTRONG, by leave, introduced bill to trans
fer the Cacasson ant North Branch Turnpike to the coun
" court OF Hampshire county.
Mr. COGHII.L reported from Committee of Courts OF
Justice, that il nexpedent to egsate on the refo
luton for the passage OF stay law.
The Senate then adjourned