Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-05
Virginia Legislature.


Virginia Legislature.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, January 4, 1866
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. MITCHELL. OF Bedford offered resolution L
the effect that the Governor be requested 70 furnish
cories of AN statements received from the severa
Rank, and their officers since April , l9o5, and tp
rrport of the committee appointed IN June. lo5o Il
investigate the condition of the Banks; also. tina
the Committee on General Laws enquire into the eN
uedencv of prohibiting the distillatlon OF corn
wheat and rye, for one year; both of which wer,
adopted.
Mr. MEADE. of Frederick, moved. and it was Re
solved that the Committee on Courts OF Justice, r.
port bill providing against the settlement OF Ne
,rue, not now resident OF the State, within the mt
OF the same.
NORFOLK CITY RAILROAD.
TIopse hill 70 incorporate this company, with aI
amendment "a NJ the rates OF fare to ten and hleci
cent, respectively was passed.
WESTERN VIRGINIA.
biIl urovidinc for the equitable settlement o.
. tho upbIic debt between the state OIL western IT.
.,mil aue Virginia was read ana relerrcu' Inc d"
I,royides for the appointment oil COMMISSIONERS no
resident of either state 70 adJuuca'e an qucAtoI
n once concerning the debt, and for the appoint
,ncrr NJ osnt, to represent the State before sucl
commissioners.
memorial was presented from this institution
o,romplnicd by letter from General Lee III Whlcl
be uracs that additional chairs may be founded, 81
M 10 enable the college to participate IN the grant o
lands made 10y Congress for educational PURPOSES
WASTE LANDS.
House bill prohibiting further entries OF waste OF
unoc,uped lands, or any part OF such, was passed
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave of absence until Monday was granted to
Lieutenant Governor COwper
The senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The Hous, met at - o'clock, the Speaker IN the
chair
, EILI. To PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF STATE
OFFICERS.
The following bill was passed:
BE It enacted DE- That the 18th section OF chapter
lS4 Of the Code of Virginia be amended ana re-
enacted so as TO read as follows:
No officer mentioned in this chapter shall be Oh
red TO perform services for any person. unless pay
nrnt of his fees for such services be first made OF
serured: proyded however that this provision shall
not apply TO services for the Commonwealth or ioi
the United States or for any person who Is allowed
10 sue or defend aS poor person, or TO services Tie
performance of which is directed by court
DEAD vICrUAIs.
The amended bill was also passed:
Rrt enacted DC, That section IA OF chapter 49,
bo IN amended and re.enacted to read as follows
The dead victuals or much thereof as may he ne,
cessary. which. at the death OF any person, snail
have been laid in for consumption IN his family shall
remain for the Of such family II the same De u'
sirnd nv any member of it. without account Thereon
beino made ANY live stock, necessary for the 1000
of the family may be killed for that use before te
sale or distribution of the estate. And where the de-
rpdent has left Z widow or lNtant chldreh' there
shall be vested in them such oil them as there may
be- exempt from sale Tor funeral expenses Ut ueoV Vi
the decedent or charges of administration on his eS.
tate lrhcthe SAID estate be SOLrcat or not such oil
his nroperty as would if he were alive and husband
mr. parent be exempt from being taken under excel
ION for his debts and the same shall not be taken
into account bv the administrator or executor oil sad
estate.
This act shall be in force from its passage.
LAID UPON THE TABLE.
4 bill to incorporate the Virginia Land Trust and
immigration Company
REFERRED.
By Nh. CLARKE, of Campbell-An actto mcorpo-
,,te' the Southern Accident Insurance Company.
biIl t provide that credits shall be endorsed on
all bonds note, or accounts, when wrtS are issued
ON the same was taken up, when motion was
made by Mr.. JoYNES of Petersburg that II be lnde-
fnitelv postponed. This accustomed discussion, IN
winch AcSSfS. IhNiltN, tltiHu'H. IlAN'NNe.i'
honey and Dickinson participated. The call Tor the
previous question being sustained, the motion was
On motion of Mr.. PEyDLEroN, of Giles, the bill
was then laid upon the table.
THE JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA CANAL,
The following communication, from the Governor
OF West Virginia was transmitted to the House
through the speaker lay Thomas IL. Ellis President
OF said Improvement:
CHARLESTON. West Virginia Dec. I, 1865.
Alan adjourned meeting OF the Kanawha Board
held at the Office of Dr. i. z. Hale, on the 9th IN
st,nr pr,.cpt-James ". Cakes, President; DIR. ;.
Patrick E. II. Smith, =. W. Morgan and l.. Ruilner'
yyherrupou il is ordered that the following response
IN Governor Foreman be communicated by the Sec
rotary under the seal OF the company
CHARLESTON West Virginia Dec. 9th.
HIS Eyrcu,acy GorcraOr BOrem0R
SrE-Onr President James W. 0akes, laid before
our board the communication addressed by your En-
cellru.v I'd him. under date Of 23d ujtnuO with a
cony of the communication OF Thomas II. EMS
Es1 President OF the James River ~ kanawha
Comrany dated Richmond, September 2lth, 1860,
touriius the renewal OF the contract ana charter
with and to the company OF French capitalists lhdut
in 1850 and 1861. The letter OF your EXceUehcy
ONLY reached our President on the Isl OF the month
and tins hoard in accordance with request, selZes
tine earliest occasion consistent with the MAGNITUDE
of considerations involved, to present our views ih
the mater.-Sncc the receipt OF your Excel
Irncv'> letter this board has only been able to e\-
anime the Act of Legislature OF Virginia, passed
Goth March lS6l on this important subject Inc
man of imnroycment OF the Kanawha " New river
and of the canal from the mouth Of Greenbrler river
I, the Allegheny summit within our territory Is, IN
our view. uneNceptOnIble. That an improvement OF
the character indicated in connection with con,
t:nuouS line of like character To Underwater, WSulu
firm the greatest thOrOughtare possible between the
GREAT West and the Atlantic and would tend TO de-
vrlon and enrich our state, especially those portions
within its range beyond any other conceivable enter
mise cannot be doubted. These facts conceded II re-
mains only To enquire whether the parties proposing
sustained. as intimatcd, by the French Government
will execute the contract made according to It's let
t,raud spirit This the board feel tSellncOmpctent To
decide II i not to be denied, however, the contln-
url correspondence OF one of the contracting par
ties during the late war, protesting readiness To eN-
ccute H. together with the support oil The agents oil
the French Government, would appear To lurnish
strong ufesumDtye evidence in its favor II does
not occur 10 this board that objection can be mace
10 a renewal of the contract with the company with
qualifications To adopt it to changed relations, by
any of our authorities or people In tins Vlew' u
shall he the purpose OF your eAcellency 10 recoul
mend legislation on the subject, this board Will most
willingly exercise itself in preparing DRAFT oil the
provisions needful, in our Judgment, to be ncorpo
rated N the act of the Legislature 10 carry out the
contract on our part to he presented to the Legsla
ture for consideration at It's next session, II like ac
ton il adopted in Virginia
\ copy rrou. lie record, ,,.u,,,,,,,r,
TSignedl C. II HATCHER,
Secretary Kanawha Beard.
THE STATE or WEST VIRGINIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
WHEELING December % 1867
THomas H. Ellis, Esq, President James Rtrcr and
KqnGlrhG COmycHy Richmond, FTg'Hta;
SlE-Your communication Of September 9Th was
duly received, but have not been prepared to an
swer it until recently. submitted it to the conslde
ration OF the kanawha Board, and herewith transmit
a copy Of thcig report thereon.
Ii seems to me that there exits no good reason
why the contract with the French company for the
completion of the water line from the James river to
the Ohio river should not be renewed, and the char
ter of the Virginia Canal Company revived with
such modification the changed condition Of those
interested may indicate, and shall take pleasure in
commenting the subject to the favorable considera
ton of the Legislature at the approaching session
Very respectfully,
A. j. FOREMAN.
The communications, after being read were laid
uuon the table and ordered 10 be printed.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. EVANS OF nioiucnd CITY
RrS0LreG That the Committee Oi CC.tts If jus.