The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-14
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
fEX7R1 SEsSSIONl
"WEDNESDAY, March ls. 1851

"WEDNESDAY; March Is, 1881.
The Senate was called to order at the usual
hour, Lieut.. Gov. MoxrAauK in the chair,
and opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Moons, of the Presbyterian Church.
BUS Reported--To incorporate the Trus-
tees of the Parkersburg Classical and Scien-
tific Institute; to amend the charter of
Browns Gap Turnpike Company to incor-
porate a company TO cons truct railroad from
Strasburg 10 Winchester.
Richmond and LfeerpooI Packet Compnay
On motion of Mr.. JoHNsoS, the rules were
suspended, ana the bill communicated from
the House for the incorporation of the Rich
mogd and Liverpool Packet Company taken
up and passed.
Orange oad AIe1aadrfd Railroad "A bill
for the relief OF the Orange ard Alexandria
Railroad Company having been taken up, Mr..
CoGHILL advocated its passage.
Before reaching vote, on notion the bill
| was laid on the table, in order TO allow Mr..
WIcKBAa an opportunity to prepare subst-
tute. The substitute was subseq uently pre-
sented and accepted. The bill was passed
| ayes IS noes 8.
| Land TiHes.-Mr. NEWMAN called up and
| supported a bill to limit the right to make an
| entry or bring an action TO recover lands Or
| the possession thereof west of the Alleghaay
| mountai
! The bill was opposed by Mr.. stuart.
Laid on the table.
The Treasury Note Bill Again.--A motion to
| reconsider the vote by which the issue oi
| treasury notes was passed, gave rise to a dis
| cussion of some length as TO the merits of the
| amendment Of Mr.. BRAsSoy, incorpora ted in
| the bill The amendment provides that the
issne shall not be made unless the Conven ton
| now in session shall direct. A motion tC
| lay on the table and make the order of the
| day was rejec ted-ayes Il, noes 23.
The motion TO reconsider the vote by which
| the bill was passed was then carried-ayes 25
| noes l9. The vote by which the bill haC
| been read a third time was also reconsidered
The motion TO reconsider the vote on thu
amendment, resulted in-ayes u, noes 20. Th'
motion recurring on the adoption of tn,
amendment ii was rejected--ayes q, noes "a
| The bill, with buta few slight verbal amend
ments, was passed by the following vote
Args.-Messrs. Armstrong, August, Bruce, Car
son, Carraway, Claiborne, Coghill, Day, Johl
| Dickenson, Asa B. Dickinson, Douglass, Early
French, Gatewood, Greever, Hubbard Isbefl
| Johnson, Logan. Lynch Marshall, Massie, MeKen
| ney, Nash, Newton, Newman, Pate, Paxton, Pen
nybaeker, cuosenberry, Taliaferro, Thompson
s,--Messrs. Brannon, Caldwell, Carter
Crtcher, Neal, Neeson, Rives, Stuart, Henry w
| Thomas, Townes, and Wickham IL.
| Bills Passed.-Senate bill organizing a vol
county; Senate bill amending the charter o
the Black Lick and Plaster Bank Turnpik
Company Senate bill to incorpora te the Gov
Greek Lead, Copper and Iron Manufacturing
Company in the county of TaZewell; Senat
| bill authorizing the Loch Leven Rangers, il
the county OF Lunenburg, TO be organize
| with a less number than now req uired by law
Senate bill providing pay for the Adjutan
General on account of his services in the re
organization of the militia in the years lS5
and 1859.
Stay Loto.-Mr. CoGHTLL, from the Commit
| tee for Courts of Justice, to whom was re
terred a resolution asking for Il stay law, re
| ported it inexpedient.
On motion Of Mr.. EARLY, the Senate ad
journed.