Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-17
Virginia Legislature.
SENATE.

Virginia. Legislature.
SENATE.
E-s TUESDAY, January l6, 1886
Lieutenant-Governor COwPEK in the Chair
Prayer by DR.. Burrows.
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA LAND IsNIGRA-
TIoN AND COLONIZATION SOCIETY.
Mr. GRAY, from Committee on General Laws, re-
ported with amendments bill to incorporate this
company, which was read.
The amendments proposed by the Committee were
agreed to and Others adopted. The bill was laid
By Mr.. ROBINSON
"ReSOircd, That the Committee on Finance be,
and they are hereby instructed to inquire into the
propiety Ofthe State placing stamps on the receipts
and disbursements Of the public money" Passed.
--- COUNTY COURT OF BEDFORD.
By Mr. MTCuELI-.....s ..5a,......I ....
'ResOired, That the Committee of Courts OF JUS
tice enquire into the eXpedency OF legalZng the ac
ton of the County Court of Bedford admitting the
will Of William Dickinson &c. Also, to allow the
withdrawal OF the original will from the ogce OF
the Clerk, 80 that it may be restored to the Clerk
office Of Kanawha county, &C." Agreed TO.
u. PAY oP cLERKs-BILLs PASSED.
An act to amend and re-enact section nineteen,
chapter fourteen of the Code. The bill provides Tor
the payment of clerks monthly instead of quarterly
The bill was read third time and passed.
CONVEYING LUNArIcs.
A bill amending section forty-six, chapter eighty
five of the Code, concerning the expenses OF con-
veying unatcs, was read third time and passed.
wYTHE COUNTY.
House bill to change the place of voting in Wythe
county was passed.
.. . PUBLIC PRINTING.
bill altering the pay of the public printer, and
the printer Of the Senate reported from the
Committee on Finance with amendments which
were agreed to, and the bill ordered TO engroSS-
The Senate having ordered the Committee on FL
nance TO report what price the Senate Is now paying
for its public printing the committee reports the tol
lowing rate OF prices: Forty cents per thousand ems
for plain work forty cents per token for press WORK
sixty cents for rule or figure work, and eighty cents
per thousand ems for rule and figure work, ana otEcr
work at the rates OF printing for private individuals
or concerns. The committee recommends Tue pas
slrc OF A b II providing for the appointment, annual
w. of printer for that body WHO shall perform such
duties as the Senate may require, for which he sha II
be paid at the customary rates ofprintng Tor private
individuals or concerns in the city OF Richmond.
. .. IMMIGRATION.
bill to promote and encourage immigration in.
to the State Of Virginia read second time and
laid on the table.
DIsTILLERIES.
\ bill to prevent the consumption Oh grain Ny us
ters and other mauula curers Of spurious and malt
liquors. was read, Mr.. MITCHELL hoped that the
bill would pass, ana showed tine Srv"t necessity for
its passage in tie county Of Bedford.
Mr. COLEMAN hoped that general bill would not
be pascal bill to apply to Bedford or such other
counties as might desire it, might be passed. Nj.
MITCHELL replied that he did not wish partial bill.
The ayes and noes were called upon the question of
the eagrossment and the bill was negatived.
CovINGTOH AND OHIO RAILROAD.
MIR. MERCER introduced bill to finish and equip
the CovingtOn and Ohio railroad. Referred to the
Committee on Roads.
RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD coNNEcTIoN
COMPANY.
Mr.. BoILIyG introduced a bill to incorporate this
company. Referred to the Committee on Roads.
ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.
The resolution to turn over the management OF
this road to the elected officers was taken up on
motion of Mr.. Keen.
M. COLEMAN offered the following substitute:
WHEREAS certain complications have arisen m
connection with the management OF the Orange ana
Alexandria railroad, growing out OF irregularities
of certain meetings of stockholders of said COM
panv, held in Alexandria in November last, whl:I
complications are resulting in damage to the inter
ess of the State and the private stockholders oil the
road, now, therefore, lie it
RcS0lreI That the Board of Public W forks be di-
rected to forthwith call meeting of the -toelholdels
of the ORANGE and Alexandria KallrOad company
10 he held ia Alexandria at the earliest practicable
period prescribed by law, to make an election oil a
President and Directors Of said company, to act rs
such until the next annual meeting of the stockhol
ders of the said company.
Mr. Cabr opposed the substitute.
Mr. GRAY urged that the agents now in possession
of the road be notified to attend the Senate that they
might lac heard. He moved TO lay the resolution
and substitute on the table.
Mr. Keen hoped that the Senate would not con-
descend to make these gentlemen parties to this
question. General Ord, after the surrender, turned
over this road To John = Barbour, up to certain
point. The other end was turned over to the mill
tary authorities The Governor, for reasons never
vet explained, in June, 1865, entered on the books
of the Board of Public Works That the said board, IN
order to put the road in good repair placed III
charge of the road two agents-Phllip Quigiey ana
Andrew JamiSOn, while Mr.. Barbour was repairing
the road Us rapidly rs possible. He hoped that no
further psstpOncmcn Of the question would he made
Mr.. Lee hoped that there would be no more delay.
Mr. MEADE had no faith in the motion to lay ON
the table He believed il was simply Ter the SGcc ~
dciaM II has evidently been put OIL. from time to
time, purely for this reason. Meanwhile thousands
of dollars per day pass through the hands OF IRE
sponsiblc parties.
Mr. MERCER said chat the SO.called president, MIR.
Jameson, was man of character.
The motion 10 lay on the table was lost.
Mr.. CABELL resumed, and opposed the substitute.
He felt certain that Justice required that Mr. Barbour
and C0gl and Others should be restored TO thea
vested rights. There Is no compromise. lie uTGed
immediate action in speech of considerable length
Mr.. COLEMAN said it was not his purpose to stn!-
-. ttss.- III '-ha. -l. his
substitute to express his own views. Both parties
claimed the election, and the Board of Public Works
decided in favor of Jameson lie thought there
had been no legal election and acted accordingly.
MIR. GRAY said that he had suddenly found him.
self in the position 81 judge and that the Senate
should hear all the testimony.
The question was further debated by McssrS.
Meade, Keen, Gray McRae, Lee and others, who
talked for very long time on the subject.
The substitute was voted down: and the question
REQUIRED on the original resolution, which was
passed Ayes % noes !.
The Senate declare by this vote that the road be
turned over TO the elected officers.
Adjourned.