The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-22
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
WEDNESDAY,, February q, 1866.
SENATE.
Lieutenant.G Governor CowPER in the chair
Prayer by DR. Converse.

gapTFernmenI., came from the House amended
by storing the office of Register OF the Lana
Office The Senate disagreed to the amend
ment, and returned the original bill TO the
House.
THE VALLEY RAILROAD.
House bill Incorporating this company came
mp as unfinished business.
MIR. GILMER having the floor, called upon
Mr.. GRAY for the reading of an extract from
certain letter bearing on the SUBJECT. MT.
GRAY, in accordance, having pald hlSn COM
pliment to the genius, PATRIOTISM ana soclal
qualities of the writer, read the following
extract from letter from 1nomaS >. hlShie,
of Staunton
eff the railroad comes not here, not only
the whole products of the lower valley, but
those of Pendeton, Highland, and Pocahon'
tas, all of necessity must so to Baltimore: In
the one case, q fair and manly competition
must inevitably secure that rich trade to Rich
mond. In the other case, she is deprived OF the
power TO compete at all. Besides, the article
of coal. which, of itself, would make bust
ness for Il railroad, would be taken from Har-
per's Ferry all the way up the Valley, ana why
not to Eastern Virginia, to the great economy OF
the failing timber of the country. But ABOVE
here Is it not n shame for the people oil
Richmond and Tidewater to fear that trade
will be taken from the canal at Buchanan,
two hundred and eighty miles to Baltimore,
instead of one hundred and sixty by tcdter to
Richmond. Or when 1T gets here! thtt IL VIII
be taken two hundred and ten miles to Balii.
more in preference to going one hundred ana
thirty miles to Richmond"
MIR. GILMER in consideration of the subject,
discussed at once the three subjects: the Val
lev railroad the Lynchburg and Danyile rail
road, and the Coyington and Ohio railroad:
He viewed il as matter OF State pollcy, ana
not mere local question. The passage OF the
bill would destroy the hope OF direct traae
with Europe. He was willing to give to his
brothers of the Valley the market they desire,
but he would so provide that the vital trade OF
the State could not be diverted from It's hatu-
raj channel and carried to feed rival Guy
q implored his friends not TO let the idea go
forth to the country that Richmond or llde-
water is warning against the Valley. He con-
Guided by offering the
GILMER PROvIso.
"Provided, hoVeuer, That it shall not be law
full TO complete the said railroad TO q point
nearer than twenty miles of the Virginia and
Tennessee railroad earlier than one year after
the Covington and Ohio railroad shall be
completed"
The proyiso was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. COLEMAN offered the following provlso:
nThat the Manassas Gap railroad shall be
reconstructed TO completion from Strasburg TO
Alexandria pdri pdSSu with the said Valley
railroad 1t was rejected by vote OF twelve
TO seventeen.
Mr.. McRAE offered the following proviso
aThe road aforesaid shall be constructed and
placed i'll running condition, progressing from
Stanton in either direction, before II is
worked on at other points and, provided,
that the last twenty miles of railroad COM
pleted shall be at it's northern terminus IL
was rejected.
The question recurring on the bill, il was
passed with the GILMER proviso by vote OF
nineteen 10 ten. 1t was communicated 10 the
House.
LYSCHBURG AND DASv1LLE RAILROAD.
House bill incorporating this company was
taken up under a suspension of the rules, and
passed by vote Of seventeen TO ten.
HUsTISGs COURT OF PORTSMOUTH.
House bill amending and -enacting section
thirteen, chapter one hundred and fifty seven
of the Code, so as TO create the Office of Judge
of the Court of Hastings for the city OF Ports
mouth, was passed.
House bill amending section seventeen,
chapter sixty-four of the Code, was passed.
EDUCATION II KING GEORGE.
House bill authorizing the counties of King
George and Stafford TO borrow money FOR edu-
cational purposes was passed
CHARTER OF WILLIAMSBURG.
Joint resolution from the House in relation
TO the charter of the city of Williamsburg was
passed.
VIRGINIA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY.
House bill to incorporate was passed.
BASIsTER RIVER A LAWFUL FENCE.
Senate bill declaring this river and White
thorn creek, in Pittsylyania, lawful fences, was
passed. Lee
BALTIMORE AND VIRGINIA STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
House bill i'm regard 10 lost records was
passed.
House bill transferring abandoned turnpikes
to the counties in which they lie was passed
Sun FIRE COMPANY, OF ALEXANDRIA.
House bill to incorporate was passed.
RICHMOND AND NEWPORT NEWS RAILROAD COM
PAYY.
Senate bill incorporating this company was
passed.
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
House bill prescribing the duties Of these
companies was passed.
BATH IRON AND MINING COMPANY
House bill 10 incorporate was passed.
STATE LIBRARY.
House bill authorising the Librarian 10 pro-
secute for lost or mutilated books was passed.
VALLEY MINING, EXPLORING, AND NAsUPAc.
TuRISG COMPANY.
House bin TO incorporate was passed,
LIBRARY PuSD.
House bill charging upon the public Urea.
sury certain allowances heretofore authorized
TO be made out of the Library Fund. These
charges are the fees Of copying clerks. The bill
was passed,
RAILROAD TICKET OFFICES.
House bill requiring the railroad companies
OF Virginia 70 have their ticket Offices and cars