The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-26

SATURDAY, February "a, 1850.
SENATE.

House bill repeating the act amending uis
charter of the city 6 Richmond, passe ~
Mr. GILsBR, and passed. Also, House 1lii
amending the act of March is, 1851, entltiea
tt nm act to amend the charter OF the city OF
Richmond" was passed.
RICHMOND SAVINGS BANK AND INSURANCE oo"
PANY.
House bill to incorporate this company was
taken up, on motion OF MI dlLAkR' ana
passed.
COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AND SAVINGS ConfA AM,
OF PETERSBURG.
Sarote hill incorporating this company,
returned from the House with amendments
which were agreed to, and the Dill passeu'
SALARIES OF STATE OFFICERS.
Tho two Houses disagreeing on the bill regu-
lating these salaries,i a committee OF CONFER
ence was appointed, who made u unanlihous
report The bill was amended In accoTuahcs
with the report of the Joint committee, anu
the hill passed The salaries are fxed rs Iol-
lows The Governor, $4,000; the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth, $500; the TWO clerks,
respectively, $1,000 and $500 the AuoItor VI
Public Accounts, $4,000, without lees tne
lie buildings in lieu of the salary now al
lowed, shall receive $3.50, payable as other sala-
ries are paid.
LryATIC ASYLUM OF WILLIAMSBURG.
House bill to provide for the liabilities of
this institution incurred prior to the lst gay
of July 1865, was taken UP, on motion OF Mr'
PowRR. Mr. POWER said that this institution,
during the war, being sometimes WITHIN the
Federal lines, sometimes within the Confede-
rate lines, and sometimes on neutral ground,
could receive no money from the State urea
sury The asylum was supplied by the clu-
zens of the adjacent country, often at great
personal inconvenience and by this bill they
are repaid. The bill was unanimously passed.
THE RAILROAD FACILITY BILL
came up as the special order of the day The
immediate question was on the adoption OF
the Boiling substitute.
Mr.. CROCKETT, of Wythe, made IN aDle
speech in favor of the bill.
Mr.. BOILING, of Petersburg, and Mr..
Mitchell, of Bedford, also advocated the bill.
The bill was opposed by Messrs. McRAE,
LEE, GILMER, and KEEN.
Mr.. KEEN moved, as test question, Inc IN
definite postponement of the bill, which was
disagreed to by vote of II to To-
MI. KEEN moved to amend the substitute by
striking out the Richmond and Danville from
| the list of railroads in the bill. The motion
was unanimously agreed to.
| Mr.. STRAYER moved to strike out the "Nir-
| ginia and Tennessee" This motion was lost
| by vote of nine TO seventeen. Had II been
| adopted, the whole object OF the Dill would nave
| been defea ted.
No further business was done by the Senate
| although they continued in session for several
| hours thereafter. The vote on the amendment
| of Mr.. STRAYER may be regarded as test
vote and shows that the friends OF the Dill
were nearly double the number OF the enemies
| The latter, however, by moving all sorts OF
amendments, alternating with motions to ad-
iourn making long speeches, and calling the
| ayes and noes upon every question, Wearled
| out the friends of the bill, and finally with
drew leaving the Senate without quorum.
The Senate then, OF course, adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker BALDWIN in the chair.
ST. FRANCIS ISFIRMARY.
The vote by which the Senate bill to incor-
| porate the St. Francis Intirmary of the city OF
| Richmond was rejected was reconsidered the
reconsideration being opposed by Mr.. GARRETT,
| and warmly and earnestly advocated by Mr..
| LEE and Mr.. WHITE. The BILL with amend
| ment limiting the value of the real estate to
be held to fifty thousand dollars, and the dona-
tions to one hundred thousand dollars, was
subsequently passed.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill to make portions of Bannister
river and Whitetown creek, III the county OF
| Pittsylyania, n lawful fence;
! House bill granting permission TO j. I. Burke
and others to improve New river, rs amended !;
! House bill TO amend the act incorporating
| the Lynchburg Life, Fire, and Marine lnsu-
rance Company
House bill to amend the charter of the city of
Lynchburg;
House bill to incorporate the Manchester
Union Building Fund Association
House bill to amend the acts in relation TO
the District Free Schools of King George
county;
House bill for the relief of the Richmond
Medical College, appropriating one thousand
dollars for the purpose of paying assurances
and replacing material and apparatus de-
stroyed by the Federal troops;
House bill to incorporate the Virginia In
dustrial Association
House bill to incorporate the Virginia
Savings Bank
House bill comforting authority for the
erection of toll bridge across the Pamunkey
river in Caroline county;
House bill to incorporate the Old Dominion
Towing and Transportation Company
House bill TO incorporate the Shenandoah
Copper Mining Company;
House bill to incorporate the columbia
Manufacturing Company, in the city of Rich
mond;
bridge across the North Anna river, in Caro-
line;
House bill to authorize the Common Coun-
Gil of Winchester to borrow money;
House bill to incorporate the Church Hill
Female Seminary, in the county OF Henrico !;
House bill to repeal an act amending charter
of the city of Richmond, passed February T.
1866
House bill to incorporate the Contractors
Association
| House bill to amend charter OF town OF
Scottsville, in Albemarle
! House bill to amend the charter of the Nir-
| ginia Slate Company;
Senate bill to incorporate the Rockbrldge
Manufacturing Company;
House bill to authorize the town of Frede-
ricksburg TO fund the interest on its public
debt
SENATOR UNDERWOOD.
The Joint resolution in relation to Senator
Underwood then came mp, and the pending
question was the substitute offered by Mr.
STRAUGHAE for the resolution reported by the
committee and which has been already pub
lished. Mr.. STRAUGHAS briefly recapitulated
the advantages of the substitute, saying that
it not only expressed an opinion, but conVeyed
direct request for Judge Underwood s resigna-
ton. He referred TO the course of Judge
Underwood, and said that the Virginia Legis-
lature, in supporting the State, were support
ing the policy of the President, which, on the
contrary, was opposed by any who advocated
the Standardization of Virginia. Mr.. WILL
son expressed the same views, and Mr.. GAR.
NETT moved TO strike out request" and
insert " instruct"
Mr. TURNER thought that Judge Underwood
would pay no attention TO either instruction
or request, and preferred therefore the report
of the committee.
The " Garrett amendment was then with
drawn, and after some further debate the
"Straughan substitute was rejected. The
resolutions offered by the committee were
then ordered 10 engrossment
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