Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-01
Virginia Legislature.
WEDNESDAY. February d.


SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, February %.
The Senate convened at 10 A. NJ, Lieut.. Governor
COwPER in the Chair. Prayer by Rev. DR.. Hoge.
mouse BILLS PASSED.
House bill go, giving the consent of the State o.
Virginia to the action Of the State of West Virgins
in regard to the Virginia Canal Company.
House bill 297, authorizing the appropriation o.
10000 for the use ofthe Penitentiary.
LOANED BOOKS.
A message from the Secretary Of the Common
wealth requesting the return Of certain books be
longing TO the State Library, and in the hands Of
members OF the Legislature, was received and read,
BILLS REPORTED.
Several bills were reported from the Committee.
on Courts of Justice and General Laws, and placed
on the calendar.
THE STAY LAW.
The consideration Of this bill was resumed, and
after further amendment, a substitute was offered by
Mr.. KEEN, and rejected. The bill, rs amended, was
passed, and sent immediately TO the House for its
action.
THE TAX BILL
was then considered, and passed by n vote of, ayes,
-; noes, O.. II has already been published, and re-
ceived no amendment Of an important nature in the
Senate.
THE CALENDAR
was then taken up, and the following bills were
passed
House bill 2Ss, Incorporating the Southern Ferti.
LIKING Company.
House bill 229, amending and re-enacting section
and 8 of chapter Sc Of the Code.
House bill $50, amending and Te-enacting section
80 Of capter IS of the Code.
House bill l66, increasing the capital stock Of the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.
House bill 233, declaring Hyco river a lawful fence
inthe county of Halifax.
House bill 232, amending and re- enacting section
I y nf aLaufar 40 of the ffnha
House bill 226, amending and re-enacting section
43 of chapter ll2 of the Code, in relation TO land
warrants.
House bill 200. amending and re-enacting section
| of chapter 6l of the Code.
House bill 253, amending and re-enacting section
50 of chapter 1S4 of the Code.
House bill 247, amending and re-enacting section
6 Of chapter I6l of the Code, relative to attach
mentS.
House bill OF, repeating and re-enacting certain
sections of the. Code.
House bill 2l6, amending and re.enacting section
? of chapter 43 of the Code.
House bill 2O7, concerning the seals of the Com
mOnwealth, and defining their use and the cases in
which the tax imposed upon them is to be col
lected.
House bill I64, Incorporating the Planters Loan
Association.
House bill PSI, Incorporating the Insurance and
Savings Company of Virginia.
House bill 24O, Incorporating the Life Insurance
Company of the State Of Virginia.
House bill 235, Incorporating the Friendship Fire
Company Of Alexandria.
House bill 2il, in relation to waste and unappro.
priated lands.
House bill POS, incorporating the Tomahawk Coal
Mining Company.
House bill 149, Incorporating the Union Car
Works Manufacturing Company.
House bill 10, requiring the Superintendent Of
the Penitcntiary to keep a record OF the conduct of
prisoners.
House bill 2O4, amending and re-enacting sect. 10
of chap. lbs of the Code.
Joint resolution on the restoration of the State,
and the adjustment of the public debt.
House bill 2l3, Incorporating the Industrial Mining
and Manufacturing Company.
House bill 224, incorporating the Citizens Gas
Light Company of the city of Norfolk.
House Bill I'D, amending and re-enacting section
II of chapter a of the Code.
House bill $50, amending the charter of the Ches-
,eIiield Gas Coal Mining Company.
House bill 2O9, amending and re-enacting chapter
- of the Code.
House bill 25S, in relation to the testimony of CO.
lOred persons.
House bill l59, for the relief of J. SangSter.
House bill 2lS, amending and re-enacting section
81 of chapter Sc of the Code.
House bill 22o, amending and re-enacting section
of chapter 81 of the Code.
House bill 225, incorporating the American I'm.
migration and Land Company.
= House bill 249, incorporating the Manchester
Union Building Fund Association.
House bill $50, in relation to the establishment of
a system of district free schools in King George
county.
House bill 252, incorporating the Virginia Indus
trial Association.
House bill 257, abolishing the inspection of lime.
House bill 265, authorizing the erection of a toll.
bridge over the Pamunkey River in Caroline
county.
House bill 267, Incorporating the Shenandoah
Copper Mining Company.
House bill $50, Incorporating the Virginia Saw
ings Bank.
House bill 272, authorizing the erection of a
bridge over North Anna River, in Caroline county.
House bill 900, amending the charter of the town
Of Scottsville, in the county of Albemarle.
House bill 29l, amending the charter of the Vir-
ginia Slate Company.
The following bills were laid upon the table.
House bill 1856, to reorganize the Militia.
House bill 22S, amending and re-enacting section
A of chapter 5S of the Code.
House bill 262, staying the time for the perform
ance of certain acts.
House bill 222, providing for the republication of
the public acts of former sessions of the General
Assembly.
The following bills were put to the Senate and re-
iected:
House bill 1872, amending and re-enacting section
2 of chapter 50 of the Code.
House bill 246, amending and re-enacting sections
SO and "a Of chapter 40 Of the Code.
APUBLIc PRINTER.
The report of the Joint Committee of Conference
in relation to the bill providing for the public print
ing was adjusted after a great amount of unimpOr-
tant discussion. The report recommends the cleo
ton of n Public Printer for the Legislature.
THE STAY LAW.
The House communicated its action concerning
this bill, and some time was spent in discussing the
expediency of charging the I'M of Confer
ence TO five members, which was lost. Messrs.
McRae, Keen and Carter were then appointed, and
the Senate, on motion of Mr.. COLEMAN, adjourned
at twenty minutes to 4 p. NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at eleven o'clock, the Speaker in
the Chair