The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-24
.-,cD.r ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
FsrpAr, February %, 1850.
SENATE.

\
rieutenant.G Governor CoWPkR III '"e 'A"
PRAYER by DR.. Converse.
.xrxpx.yr TO The CONSTITUTIONS.
Tho :Jo,nt Committee reported their amend,
rocnts toEthe ordinance amending the nv
mn..t ~ oSfhe Consultation In relation to the
qualifications of voters. tIhey Were eisc"sseu
NJ Measrs. kern, COLEMAN, and MokAk.
The amendment Of the Joint
y.s amended. on motion of MIR. COLEMAN, by
reouiring the taxes "for the preceu!ns
year" only to be hssors 'hss The amendment
thus amended was adopted, andsthe III re'
was returned to the House; ~ aitsrinp
membered tina the IN nndar
the Constitution OF Cnrs,snnattio and not as the
Iepisiature. The first section now STANDS
thus: o;,,,o, of Tho Com.
,,acn . resident of the State for two years,
and of the county, city, or town, where ne
ofrers 10 vote for twelve months next pre-
cedine nm election, who has paid all state
taxes assessed to him, and shall have actually
naid the same within the preceding fiscal year,
Shall be qualified to vote Tor members OF the
General Assembly and all officers elective py
the people but when a citizen OF the State
removes from one county, city, or town, TO
another in this State, he shall not, by reason
of such change of residence, lose ms risnt 10
vote in the county, city, or town, from whiSn
he removes, until he shall have acquired the
TlRhl W NolV IL Sho
which he removes"
LIBRARY-sALE OF PAPER.
A joint resolution from the House, authorlz-
ing the Secretary OF the CommonWealth 10
sell the English book and printing paper now
on hand in the library, was
passed.
Senate bill regulating the taking, planting,
buying and selling of oysters, returned from
I the House with an amendment, which was
| agreed to, and the bill passed.
STATE Law BOOKS.
ioint resolution from the House was passed
authorizing the Committee on the Library 70
extend to members of the bar OF this city the
use of the law books belonging to the State,
nnder such restrictions as they may deem
proper.
Mr.. McRAE introduced n bill authorizing
the Midlothian Coal Mining company 10 con-
struct a railroad from their mines to lanes
river Mt any point between the town OF Man
| chester and Bermuda Hundreds.
RocKBRIDGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
Senate bill incorporating this company was
passed.
JEFFERSON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES.
Senate bill TO provide for the assertion OF the
rights of this Common wealth in the Jurlsulc-
ton over the above counties was uhahiiuousiy
passed.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
House bill to provide for the payment of fiji
| teen thousand dollars annuity TO TINS lnsltu,
| ton was taken up, on motion OF Mr. GAIT, ana
| passed by a vote of twenty-five TO four.
THE STAY LAW
came up as the special order of the day. The
| amendments proposed by the Senate commit
tee were discussed by Messrs. KEEN, McRAE'
and GRAY.
Mr.. KEEN offered a substitute for the whole,
| which was, with the original bill, laid on the
table, and made the special order for Monday
at u o'clock.
THE RAILROAD FACILITY BILL
was made the order of the day for Saturday AT
IL O'Clock.
RAILROAD COMPETITION.
Senate bill to "protect the interests OF the
Commonwealth and other stockholders In rall-
roads between Weldon and Baltimore from
reckless and injurious competition was taken
M. 1t was discussed by Messrs. LEE and COLE
MAN, and made the order of the day for half
past ii to-day.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker BALDWIN in the chair.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
MIR. KELLAM rose to q personal explanation,
and said it was stated in a city paper (The
ReDubIic) thai, in the Alexandria Legislature,
he had voted ia fuoor of Judge Underwood,
and he wished it to be understood that this was
| not the fact-that he had voted against Judge
| Underwood, and had never regretted MS vote.
BILLS PASSED. =.
House bill to incorporate the Valley Mining