Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-29
Virginia Legislature.
SATURDAY, January %. 1856

Virginia Legislature. i
SENATE. ~
- SATURDAY, January q, 1866
QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS. ~
The ordinance amending the third article oftka,
Constitution in relation TO qualifications Of voeI
returned from the House with amendments, US re-
ported on Friday, was taken mp and laid upon-the
table.
LANDS OR SCRIP DONATED Ely CONGRESS.
House bill providing for the sale of lands or scrip
donated by Congress for educational purposes, was
taken up and passed This bill is now law, and
provides that the Governor Of Virginia may appoint
an agent or commissioner to apply for and receive
the scrip or lands donated for educational purposes
by the Congress of the United States, in an act ap-
proved Jufy-o 1862: that the said commissioner
shall enter into bond for the fdithTul discharge by
HIM OF the duties of his Office or trust created ny
this act that the said commissioner shall make
sale of the said lands scrip, any part thereof
at Il minimum price per acre, TO be lLNed by the
Board OF the Literary Fund, and deposit the pro
ceedS OF the same with the Treasurer oi the Common
wealth; that the treasurer shall Keep separate ac-
count oil the moneys so received, and the captai "i
the und thus created shall remain Forever undihili-
ishedi aud that the Board Of the Literary tnhd
shall, from time Ia time invest the money derived
from such sales aforesaid in stocks OF the United
States or in those o the State of Virginia. or in some
other safe stocks, yielding not less than hVe per
NATIONAL MERCANTILE EXCHANGE.
Senate bill 10 incorporate this company was taken
up ana passed. The principal provisions OF the bill
have already been published.
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE con-
rANY.
Senate bill to incorporate this company, in the
city OF Norfolk, was read Il third time aud passed.
TRIAL OF LuNATIcS
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gard To the Imprisonment ui criminals Of unsound
mind or alleged 10 b. insane, was taken up and
passed The only alteration provided for in the pre-
sent bill is that Judges during vacation, may have
the power 10 send persons OF Unsound mind, charged
with crimes, to the asylum.
ST. PArRIcE's BENEFICIAL SOCIETY.
Senate bill incorporating this society wastalem up
and passed. .....rI
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL COMPANY.
The bill TO incorporate this company was taken mp
and passed.
THIRD ARTICLE or TIE CONSTITUTION.
House ordinance to amend the third Article of the
Constitution was taken up.
Mr.. kEEN, of PltsylyanIa, offered sub iiutc for
the entire bill.
An amendment, offered by Mr.. sTEOTuER, OF Cul-
pepper, was voted down. rsa
Mr.. KEEN then Withdrew his substitute. and moved
to amend the ordinance by striking out the pr"v
Sion which requires that the person voting shall have
paid up all State city, county or corporation taxes
and CvieS assessed to him.
Mr.. MCRAE, of Chesterfield opposed the amend
mcnt, and said that he would always raise his voice
against any motion which oOkcd 10 an extension OF
the privilege of voting. He did not wish 10 see our
institutions made more popular III their character.
lie was opposed TO negro suffrage, not because of the
nrg;Ocs, but because no ought TO have the right
To vote who had not the Intelligence to Use that pl
vilegc with advantage to The State. He contenlcd
that the late war was caused more by the UnWisc eN
tension OF the right OF suffrage than by slavery IT.
self lilo said that the Southern people, and the pco
pie OF the United States. although they had many
advantages, were too vain. and thought that they
We're exempt from the operation Of those iniImcs
which anIict the rest OF mankind, forgetting that
they, like all else, required the strong arm OF power
and the law to restrain them from running into cX
trcmes. In conclusion, he said that hc should OPP
pose the proposed amendment.
Mr.. KEEN replied, and cOntcndcd that the amend.
meat was no innovation.
Mr.. DULANY also spoke in favor of the amend
mcnt, saying that his people were now unable to
pay Their taxes and ii the amendment was lost the
greater part Of his constituents would he unable 10
vote.
Upon II division, Sir. Kecn's amendment was lost
ayes H. noes ID.
Mr.. GuMER moved reconsideration of the vote
by which the " Keen amendment WAS rejected,
which was agreed To. aud the ordinance WAS then
laid upon The table for further consideration.
Tho S0halc then .didHn1d
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at IL o'clock. Prayer by the Rev. Or.
Duncan, of the Methodist Church.
ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.
Senate resolution, asking a committee of confer.
ence on the subject of the Orange and Alexandria
railroad, was laid before the HOu>e.
Mr.. CNGELL hoped that the House would concur
with the Senate and appoint committee on con
ference,
Mr. GARNET thought that too much time hal al
ready been consumed orr this subject and hoped
that the House would stand to their resolution.
Mr. WOoDsON called the previous question, which
was ordered.
Mr.. GAENErr moved that the ayes and noes be
taken, which motion prevailed
The vote rcsultcd-aycS 80, noes 81.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Mr. EvANs offered the following:
RcsOirtl, That this House, with the consent of
the Senate. proceed on Thursday the first day of
February, 1856 by joint vote Of the Senate, to sc-
cct u superintendent general agent ana stQrekeepcr
of the l'cnitGntiary, and SECOND Auditor.
Mr. WoODSoN moved to amend the resolution by
making Tuesday, the Goth inst the day for election.
Agreed Ia.
The resolution as amended was agreed to.
GENERAL DUFF GREEN.
On motion of Nj. GARNET. The use of the Hail WAS
granted to General Dun Green to address such mem.
hers rs would wish To attend, such evening a lie
might wish
FOREIGN assurance COMPANIES.
Bill to require foreign insurance companies, doing
business in this state TO deposit securities, Wa
passed.
OATIIS.
Senate bill prescribing Oaths in certain cases was
reported back from the Committee Courts Of jus
tcC, with the recommendation that il do not pa -.
There was II bill OF the same character already lie
fore the House.
ON motion of Mr.. .JoYNEs, the bill was laid on the
table.
VIRGINIA LAND, TRUST AND IMMIGRATION COMPANY.
Bill incorporating the Virginia Land, Trust and
immigration Company was put Oh it, second read
ing, and on notion Of Mr. GARNET, passed by.
JAMES RIVER AND EANAwHN CANAL.
The bill to amend and rc.cnIct the act entitled
"an act TO incorporate The Virginia Canal Company
and transfer the RIGHTS and franchises of the Jag1s
River and Kanawha Canal Company thereto" WIS
put upon its second reading. On motion Of Mr.
GRAHAM, the bill was passed by for the present
INSURANCE AND SAVINGS COMPANY OF VIRGINIA.
Bill Incorporating this company was put on lis Sc
cond reading, and, on motion Of Mr. BOOKER, order
eel 10 he rccommitted.
On motion of Mr. PENDLEroN, the House adj
journed
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