Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-02-17
Virginia Legislature,
SENATE.

Virginia Legislatures
SENATE.
FRIDAY, February 10.
Senate convened at 12, NJ. Lieutenant overnSr
COwPER in the chair. Prayer by Rev. }. Peterkin.
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BILLS PAssED.
House bill o64, prohibiting the collection Of TAKES
due before 1865 for a limited period, after being
amended byeXtcnding the time staying collections,
from March, 1866, to March, 1861.
House bill ISL, in regard to the Rockingham Turn
pike Company.
BILLS REPORTED.
From Committee on Courts of Justice-A bill
amending and re-enacting the 18th section of chap
ter l5l 0tthe Code, so as to create the office OF Judge
of the Hastings Court for she city of Portsmouth.
"A bill to amend the oath section of chapter 1853 or
the Code. r-r-.ravv-1e
A bill amending and rc.enacting sections 10 and
IA of chapter l76 of the Code. - fl....
From the Committee on. General Laws-A bill
amending and re-cnacting and repeating certain
sections 1.-THE Code in relation to pilots
PETITION.
Mr.. KEEN presented the petition of Bette C. FL
lott, of Halifax, regarding a nuncupative will.
PENINSULA RAILROAD.
The bill to charter the Peninsula and Richmond
Railroad was called up by Mr.. L.EMOsY, whereupon
he offered, as o substitute, Senate bill So, incOrpO-
rating the Richmond and Newport News Railroad
Company, which Was laid on the table and ordered
TO be printed.
LEAVE or ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. Dulany, for a few days.
VALLEY RAILROAD.
The consideration of this bill was resumed Ir Mr..
Boiling, who eombatted the fallacy, as minated by
previous speakers, that people could do AS they
please when they have no money 10 pay. Mr.. Boil
ling's argumen bore principally upon the lcleteri-
ous effects upon trade, both foreign and domestic,
which the proposed measure would occasion; he be-
lieyed that the prosperity Of Virginia depended
mainly upon foreign direct trade TO lis ports, and
cited the measures of William Ballard Preston in
1868, which gave rise To the st. NaZairc company.
The Senator also alluded to the impoverisling pO-
LEY which gave the right of way TO the BALTIMORE
and Ohio railroad, and entered into IL lengthy rela-
ton of the legislation upon that. subject in years
gone by. After Mr.. Boiling had continued his re.
marks for upwards of two hours, Mr.. LEE, in order
to afford rest and reflection 10 the Senator, moved
an adjournment. Fif'
Mr., KEEN offered an amendment TO adjourn until
IL \. NJ, Saturday, which was ruled ont Of order by
the Chair until the previous motion was decided.
The Senate, tllcreupon, adjourned at . o'clock.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II o'clock-thc SPEAKER in the
chair. Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Edwards, Of the
Methodist Church.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Mr.. JoYNEs offered the following resolutions:
ReS6ipcd, That it shall he the duty Of the Clerk of
the House to arrange the business on the calendar
into two classes, in the tlrst of which shall he placed
all business OF n general character, and in the Sc
cond of which shall be placed all business of a local
and private character, including bills for the incer-
p%Oration of joint stock companies, during the residue
Of the session.
ReSoired, That Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of each week, after the morning
hour, shall be appropriated exclusively to business
disposed of; and that FRIDAY and Saturday of each
week, after the morning houl, shall he appropriated
exclusively to business Of the second class.
The resolutions were adopted.
ANIMALS SOLD At AUCTION.
Mr.. MosrY, of Bedford, offered a resolution that
the Committee Of Propositions, &c., enquire into the
eXpedicncy of requiring auctiOnrclS. selling animals
to be responsible for the title thereof. Agreed TO-.
ATHE NORFOLK AND ST. NA2A!RE coMPANY.
The House refused TO agree to the motion of Mr..
WHITE to reconsider the vote by which the bill in
cooperating the above company was dismissed.
THE PENITENTIARY.
Z, The bill to increase the compensation of the assis-
tants, clerk and interior guard Of the penitcntiary,
was read i third time and passed. The following is
the amendment tn the former law:
"Tlc compensation Of the said guard shall be al
lONeu anu tDflllcu Nv tine DOllU 1T n llLg NOT on
cccding ~forty-1ive dollars per month for each, aud
paid by the general agent. The salary Of the clerk
is fixed ut eight hundred dollars per anmIm, and of
the ilrst assistant nine hundred dollars, and the Sc
cond, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh as
sistants at eight, hundred dollars. When the pro.
Cccds Of the labor OF said institution amount 10
S32, 600 per annum, then said assistants are
to be permitted TO draw one hundred dollars worth
of manufactures, yearly, ut such prices rs the dircc-
tors may fin. The directors receive three dollars pcI'
1ar lint t.r nnnt rpsnivp nlnra than mo bpn1rnI anil
fifty dollars during any one year"
TEMPORARY STAY OF THE COLLECTION OF TAXES,
The bill staying the collection of faxes due prior
to January LIST, 1865, passed by the House, was re-
turned from the Senate with ar amendment extend.
ing the time 10 Marcr3l, 1867, instead of March 81,
1866, as proposed Il in the House Till, in which said
taxes could he paid. .. ...f. -
On motion of Mr.. GsATTAN, the rules were sus-
pended, and the bill, as amended, was taken up
Mr.. GRNTTAE opposed the amendment.
The vote being taken, the House refused TO concur
by the following vOte-aycs II, noes 81. . ..
THE BILL CONCERNING MILLS
Was, on motion of Mr.. GARNETT, dismissed.
. TIE MILITIA BILL a. . a-'
g. Was taken up, and, after heing amended, was or
,lcrcd to its third pading. .fsrrtf
The bill to give elect to certain acts, contracts
and proceedings, during the late war, was also or
dered to its third reading.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill authorizing the City Council of Alex.
andria TO issue bonds in payment OF the interest due
on the debts Of said city.
y bill 10 incorporate the Baltimore and Virginia
Steamship Company.
4 bill to incorporate the Bank of the State of Vir-
GINA.
A hill to incorporate the town of Jcfrcrsonville, in
the county of TaZewell.
A bill to incorporate the Southern Fertilizing
Company. .l .-
A bill authorizing the voters of King N Qucen to
decide upon the question of the removal of the site
of the court house of said county, which was de
stroycd during the war.
After numerous bills were advanced to a third
reading, and Others, on motion, passed by, the bill TO
provide for the establishment Of 4
BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Was taken up and discussed-Nr. Ellis advocating
the bill, and Mcssrs. Patterson, Word, Tuner of
RappahannOck, and Clark of Campbell, opposing it
all of whom were in favor of raising the standard
necessary to give graduates the privilege of practi-
cling the healing art.
The following is the distinctive feature of the bill
1t provided, furthermore, that all future candidates
for practice should be examined by q medical
board, 10 hold its sessions at Richmond. a 20
BE Il enacted by the GcAcrdi assembly Of Virginia
That from and after the first day Of May, 1866, no per
son shall be allowed to practice medicine or surgery,
or any of the branches thereof, or in any ease pre-
scribe for the cure OF disease, for fee or reward, I'M
less he shall have been first licensed to do 50 in the
manner hereinafter prescribed.
On motion of Mr.. BOOKER, the bill was dismissed,
when
On motion of Mr.. HASsBRoUGu, the House ad-