Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-20
Virginia Legislature,
FRIDAY, January 19, 1855.
r1pr1NIA CENTRAL RAILROAp.

VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD
Mr.. COLEMAN. of Louisa moved and it was re-
solved that the eXpedency be enquired into Of an
thorizing the Board of Public Works to issue and
deliver TO the Virginia Central Railroad Company
bonds of the State for much vi the state loan 10
that company, authorized 10y the act oil February y,
1860, as remains unpaid.
BILL IN RELATION TO FENCES AND PROTECTION OF
CROPS.
The House bill upon this subject was taken up.
Various amendments were proposed and discussed
Senator's Boiling tray and Lee warmly adyotcd the
passage Of the bill, which was opposed by Senator
Keen who moved 10 refer the whole matter To a Sc
lect committee. Upon division the motion to re-
fer was ncgatived. Other amendments were pro.
posed and rejected; the bill was then read third
time and paSscd-ayes 81, noes, Senator Keen.
The substance OF the amended bill, a. passed by
the Senate, is rs follows:
The boundary lines of each county shall be 4 law
ful fence. If any horse mule, sheep, goat or other
neat cattle, shall be found going at large or upon
the lands of any person other than the owner, said
animals shall I've liable for all damage or injury
done by them To the crops lands upon which they
may trespass. In each case, the aggreved party
may make complaint 10 Il justice OF the county in
which the trespasS is committed who shall issue his
warrant Immediately; the case shall he tried and
the amount of damage ascertaned, and Judgment
riyen with legal costs. 4 lien for the payment of
the damages with costs, shall supercelc all other
liens. except those of this Commonwealth or the
United States The county court of any county, q
majority OF the acting Justices being present, and
majority of those present cOncuTring may declare
the provisions of this act, or any one or more of
them, tn be in force in their county, or in any
lected portion thereof.
The counties of Accomac and northampton are
exempted from the operations of this bill
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD.
The House bill to authorize this railroad to Dor
row money was taken up, read third time, ana
passed.
This bill authorizes the company to borrow not
exceeding four hundred thousand dollars, for the
purpose of rebuilding and equppmg said railroad;
and also authorizes the issue of bonds 10 the amount
of six hundred thousand dollars, for the payment
and in lieu of other bonds and coupons now due
and unpaid by said company.
THE DOVER COMPANY.
Senate bill to incorporate this company was taken
up.
Mr. GAIT OF Fluvanna, moved the recOnSdera-
ton of the previous vote ordering the engrOssmcnt
of the bill, with the intention of rcinSerting the
clause allowing the company TO hold ts meetings in
the city of New York, which clause had been
stricken out.
Mr. GILMEE, of Richmond repeated the arguments
used on former occasion, and was dead in earnest
in opposing the reAsertion proposed, referring pro-
perry to Storys international law.
Mr. GRAY, of Rockingham, defended the PROPOSE
ton as a purely business matter, which might be
decided without any ueClalllallOn
Mr.. Gu.MER replied in the same strain ut first,
and a skirmish upon points Of law cnsued between
himself and Mr.. GRAY.
Mr.. KEEN, or'PittSyvania, supported the views of
Mr.. GILMER. Thought that he had missed the
question entirely. lie opposed the power granted
the company to run lines of railroad to this city
Mr.. MCRAE, of Chesterfield said that the law
qnoed by Mr.. Gmer perfectly sound, but it
had no earthly application to the question under
He maintained, in spite Of what had
been said, that without Northern capital and foreign
Virginia utterly ruined. lie said
there protective clauses enough in the bill, and
he deprecated any rlking up of old differences be-
tween the different States.
After some remarks by NJ. ROBINSON, of Norfolk |
the vote by which the bill was passed to a third
reading was WcOnsGered.
Mr.. Calf, of Fluvanna, moved that two or more |
of the Directors of the Company shall be resi- dents
of Virginia.
Mr.. Lee, of Orange, saw no harm in the PROPOSE
ton and proceeded generally to discuss the merits
of the entire bill
Mr.. Meade, of Frederick, moved, as an amend |
mrnt, that majority of the Directors shall be resi- |
dents Of Virginia.
Mr.. Boiling, of Petersburg, moved to lay the bill |
and pending amendments upon the table.
The Senate then adjourned