The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-23
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Gr 3rrGiN,A.
IEXTR4 SESSION.
SENATE.

Sen AIE.
TrEsDH. Jan. a. 1861
Called to order at IL O'Clock.
PRAYER by Ret e II READ, Of the Presby-
terian Church.
Reports Of Comm atees Tie Committee on
General Laws asked 10 be discharged from the
further consideration of the resolution for in
cooperating tho Bedford Paint Bank, and the
resolution for incorporating the Virginia and
Ohio Telegraph Company, and authorizing a
subscription on the part OF the State. The
following bills were reported A bill to amend
the act passed April 1st. 1858. entitled san act
TO amend the charter of the Wytheyille Say
ings Bank :" House hill TO defray expenses of
statue of Jefferson Il bill for the relief of
Rowland Fletcher; a hill for the relief of p,
D. Lipscomb. Clerk of Prince William county:
a bill to refund to Jas. =. conneH and Daniel
Paisley sum of money, improperly paid n
| bill for the relief of T. Il. Hathaway bill
county a petition of John Goode and others,
securities of Henry Gordon. late Sheriff of
PoWhatan county.
sResoIuttons The following resolutions of
inquiry were adopted and appropriately re-
fcrred: BY Mr.. Neal, of reporting Senate bill
No. 423 of last session, for Incorporating the
Parkersburg Bridge Company; by Mr. Pax
ton referring so much of the Governors Mes
sage as relates to sale of the works, property
and franchises of the James River and Kama
wha Company to NJ Beilot de Minieres Il
Co., TO the ccmtpittee Of Roads and Internal
Navigation: by MIR Quesenherry of report
OF ii. III. Samuel of the State of Alabama, so
as to compensate them for a slave condemned
for felony in the County Court of Amherst.
by Mr.. Ttctrh petition of J. O. Cox, to be
refunded n certain aIri6r;1t 5f fees paid to the
Register of the Land Office, and Dt him INTO
the treasury: by Mr.. Carraway, of reporting
a special act authorizing the Governor TO COM
mission the Home Guard of the city of
Portsmouth, as an independent company, and
to furnish the same with efiicie.st arms: by
Mr. johnson, of reducing the minimum Mir:
Der of Directors of the independent Banks of
this Commonwealth.
Bills Rep0rted.-lf bill changing the time of
holding the terms of the Circuit Courts of the
counties of Hardy and Page: a bill for the re-
lief of Benjamin and Isaac Deford, of Morgan
county: n bill 10 amend the act pass sed March
1ltl, 1860, for the relief of Hugh Crollv and
Patrick McCune Il bill allowing the North
western Bank of Virginia and any OF its
branches tn establish an agency IN the city of
Richmond for the redemption Of it's circulating
notes; a bill amending and re-enacting the act
entitled 'tan act 10 incorporate the Jackson
Orphan Asylum of Norfolk. PASSED Feb. 26,
1856; a bill to amend an act passed Jan Sd.
1860 entitled - an act to incorporate the Eir
ginia Life Insurance Company; - a bill to in
corporate the Merchants Savings Bank of
Richmond: Il bill for tie relief Of Rober, Y
OVERLY Of Mecklenburg county, on account of
erroneous kos paid q bill TO incorporat 20 the
Virginia Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Com
pany; a bill authorizing the Board of Public
Works to confirm the sale of the Marysvlle
Plank Road to the county OF Charlotte. a bill
for the relief of Patrick II. Scott, of Halifax
county.
A message was Received from Gov. LETCH-
Err transmitting a copy of the joint resolu-
tions adopted by the General Assembly OF the
State of Ohio relative to the condition of the
| country, and pledging the power and resources
| of Ohio for the maintenance of the Cons titu-
| ton and Laws of the General Government,
| by whomsoeyer administered. See House
| prooe edings
Laid ON the able aud the message of the
| Executive ordered To he printed,
| The UrdHttnce BureUU.--The House bill eS-
| tablishing an Ordnance Bureau, which was
| re committed 10 the Committee on Military
Affairs yesterday, and which had been again
| reported without amendment, was taken up
and passed unanimously.
| 4 nuii0R for DefeHce.-The bill apprOpri-
ating one million dollars for the defence of the
| State Was next taken UP, when
| Mr.. NEWTON proposed to amend by prov i'd
| ing that at least three -tourtls of the amount
| appropriated should be expended for arms -
| Rejected
| Mr.. NEWTON then offered an independent
| section, providing that the arms SO purchased
| should be distributed among the militia in
| the exposed border counties, and along the
| borders of the Chesapeake BAY and its tribu-
taries, equally with the other portions of the
State, Adopted.
Mr. PAXTON Offered an amendment. giving
the Colonel of Ordnance authority 10 con.
| tract with parties in the State for altering
arms and thus Obviate the necessity of the
| purchase of machinery for such purpose.
Pending the consideration of the amend
ment,
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