Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-16
Vircinia Legislature.
SENATE.
MONDAY, January 10, 1866.

SENATE.
MONDAY, January 10, 1866.
/ BILLS READ AND REFERRED.
House bill 10 amend and reenact section 49, chap
ter L. of Code. House bill amending the Code con-
carniny the expense of conveying lunaticS. House
hill amending the Code concerning officers fees for
! taking care of criminals House bill to incorporate
the Atlantic Dock and Iron Company. House bill
2 to authorize the County Courts To borrow money
Senate bin amending charter Of Manassas Gap Ran,
road and joint resolution in relation TO the lana
tax and other mposts levied by the United State.
BILLS PASSED.
Bill comforting upon the Council OF the city OF Nor
folk authority IN relation to the streets OF sald c
House bill To provide for the punishmeit-ol va
grants, and bill To incorporate the WARWICK NAM"
featuring Company. .-..-.-
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. TALIAFEEEo OF Gloucester. moved that
of courts and other officers be authorZeu 10 qu1i!
/ ~ -. Ill. of the Commonwealth IN Vara-
ton: and that the appropriate comHi'tIet enqu'.e
me- +be exnediency of authorizing Commissioners
i'm Chancery TO take and certify ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IN deeds both OF which were agreed 10.
NJ Nrptr Of Chesterfield, offered a resolution
% the rgrt that rs the value of land has been I'M
nsireJ by the war, and the present assessment IL
iLerefore excessive that the appropriate committee
nouir, whether relief cannot be given by partial
or general re-aSsesSmeut, or otherwise. Agreed to.
Mr. BOILING of Petersburg, offered a resolution
that the rules and regulations OF the state Library
be revised and that such alterations be recommended
a. will maintain the objects for which the library
was originally established.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
Mr.. KEEN, of Pittsylyana, stated that one of the
city papers had mentioned that three thousand copies
of The Code of 1861 were on hand in the Library,
and il was there quoted one OF the abuses OF the
system of public printing, and lie was therefore
anxious for the whole subject to he well investigated
He then moved that the joint resolution granting u
~ = Il, ,larf. ne tha a. risl "a.
ture be reconsidered and laid upon the table, which
was agreed 10.
ST. JAMES, IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
The bill incorporating this company was taken up
and considerable debate ensued. $500
Mr.. GILMER, of Richmond, thought that the bill
was poisonous and pernciOuS.
Senators GRAY, LEE and MERCER then spoke IN
favor OF the bill, when
Mr.. Boiling, of Petersburg, moved TO lay IL upon
the table, which was agreed to.
ORANGE AND ALEX ANDRIA RAILROAD.
The Senate resolution with reference 20 TINS com,
pany which has already been P""''s"e'' was ''>e''
Pr. Errv Of rnrsylvania advocated the adoption
80 81 r.-JfntOn, but this was opposed 10y the Sena-
S,rs from Norfolk and Roc kingham, the latter OF
whom re luired some more time before voting.
Mr. CABELL, of Nelson, spoke at length i'll favor OF
the resolution and cOntended that the president ANA
directors were legally elected. aud that they we've
Mr.. LEE, of Orange, also supported the resolution
in an able speech, in which lac reviewed the whole
question at issue. He spoke OF the judlciouS and
economical manner in which the road had been man
aged by those same gentlemen who now desired to
have its affairs placed in their hands. The road, lac
said. is now mserably conducted, passengers are
afraid to travel over it, and warned against tax
ing that roue He therefore, hoped that the Legs
lature would take instant action upon the facts and
come TO u decision.
After some further discussion the resolution was
laid upon the table. This resolution will be called
up to-day.-REP.l
BILLS LAID UPON THE TABLE.
Bill TO incorporate Carbon Hill Company bill to
incorporate the American Industrial Agency; and
bill to incorporate the Dover Company, with amend
mentS.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
Bill to alter the compensation of the Senate Print
or was committed to the Committee on Finance
BILLS READ.
Bill 70 encourage immigration in the State OF
Virginia and bill to prevent the consumption OF
grain for the manufacture of liquors, was read a
inst time.
PRIVATE BILLS
II seemed to be the opinion of the Senate that all
private bills should be printed anl at the cost OF
Il err patrons and that if not printed, the bills as
they come up would be laid upon the table
The Senate then adjourned.