The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-27
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On motion Of Mr.. BALpwis, the Dill Tor Inc
Improvement Of the k"nawna r''er Wa ~
Ss,lIs ware considered In their early stages,
a nd a number were ordered TO DO engrossed'
ON motion, the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 20.
PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. Head, Of the Me'no'
dist Episcopal Church, South. r,aced
senate hills were referred, and others piacea
on the calendar.
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, Ac''
,vsro IN .roduced and referred:
BY Mr.. woRp.-A bill 70 create '~'ps
fund. ~..o,,,,on ,nonir,no ,uto
Dy . - Of extending the time for the
sn,,sctfon OF lakes IN Frederick county until
the LIST Of September next.
PRIMARY HprcAffoS.
Mr.. BooKEa moved to take up the bill for
primary education; which motion was re.
jected.
SLASrRaa BANK OF AIBfxAaLH.
The report Of the committee Of conference
upon the disagreement OF the two Houses on
the bill incorporating the Planters Bank OF
Albemarle was concurred In. II recommended
that the Senate recede from its amendments.
IxnIeRATIoS.
The Senate bill to amend certain sections Oh
an act to promote immigration coming up,
Mr.. BooxKR moved that IL be dismissed. MI : !.
b. denied the right 20 appropriate money 10
the In PRODUCTION of immigrants. Ihe Legs
iature had no more right TO do this than TO Dny
horses and agricultural implements Tor Iarm :
ers. IL was matter 10 DC ici' " SAe
XIX KrILAx thought Il would be Of no ser
vice 70 his constituents. They had tried immI
Grants When old Sol sent down MS rays,
and they were told to 60 OUT I'm, IN notton field
they departed, saying they must ma otner
occupation. His experience being such, ne
should vote against expanding the money OIL
the people for any such purpose. ,,u,r n.
Mr. MBRRITT moved to pass the Dill oy. ne
jected. A.,
sion.
STATES LIEN on THE cHEsAPEAKB AND OHIO
CANAL.
A Joint resolution from the Senate to autho-
sures 10 realize the preferred liens on the tolls,
&C., Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal COM
pany was passed.
BILLS PASSED.
The following engrossed bills were read a
third time and passed:
bill to incorporate the Irish Emigrant
A bin to amend the LIST section of the act en-
titled an act to "stay the collection Of debts
for a limited period, so as to extend the ope-
rations Of the law to the list OF January, 1867;
A bill to incorporate the James River c.
A bill to amend section 8, chapter %, enti-
tied an act to exempt certain bank officers from
serving on juries;
A bin for The relief of George W Steed, de.
ceased. late commissioner of the revenue ior
the city of Norfolk;
bill to incorporate the Farmers Bank OF
Fincastle;
OF Judge OF the Hastings Court Of the city o,
Portsmouth;
A bin to authorize the appointment of an
additional commissioner in chancery for Alex
| andria county and
| bill incorporating the Virginia Steamsnll
The bill for the relief Of b. F. Applewhite
was lost by-ayes, SO noes, 2l-not consti'
| tutional majority. The vote was reconsidered
| and the bill passed by.
Bills were considered In their early stages.
POTOMAC AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.
The bill 10 incorporate the Potomac and AL.
| exandria Railroad Company, TO construct a
road from Alexandria to some point on the
Potomac opposite Georgetown came mp on its
second reading.
II was opposed by Messrs ROBERTSON, Eng
| LIsH, and STRAUGHAS, and sustained by Mr.
BALDWIN. An amendment, proposed by Mr
H. TURNER, giving the use OF said road 10
other railroads terminating In Ale1anoria,
under the appreciation of the Board Of Public
Works, was adopted, and the bill was ordered
TO its engrossment.
CUMBERLAND GAP RAILROAD.
The order Of the day on the bill 10 establish
through communication from the Atlantic TO
the Mississippi and Ohio rivers by facilita-
ting the construction of the Cumberland Gap
railroad was taken up, pending the motion Of
Mr. STRAUGHAH to reconsider the vote by
which the amendment OF Mr.. CLARK, OF
Campbell, was adopted
The question upon reconsideration was de-
cided in the affirmative-ayes, A; noes, 81.
The question recurring upon the amendment
of Mr. PESDLEToN, which required the appro-
baton of the private stockholders in all the
railroads proposed to be consolidated before
the consolidation shall take place, ii was put
and decided--ayes, IS; noes, 40.
of which was TO give the company until the
lst December next TO purchase the state
stock in all the roads proposed TO be consonda-
ted and the bonds held by the State OF the
Norfolk and Petersburg and the Southside
railroads. The purchase Of bonds was limited
TO those of these two companies, Tor the rea.
son that the Virginia and Tennessee railroad
claims to have paid off her entire debt of up
wards of million TO the State during the
war. judicial ques ton had grown out OF
this and il would not do to require the pay
ment of the debt until that were decided.
The friends Of the bill accepted this amend
ment, and also one proposed by Mr.. PBSDLE-
ron, providing that the consolidated company
shall not take control of the Virginia and Ten
pessee railroad until they have paid for the
stock, &C., they are by the act authorized 10
buy.
Mr.. u. TrRSRR moved long amendment
for a full participation on terms OF equality by
the Orange and Alexandria railroad in all the
transportation and travel on the consolidated
line at Lynchburg. Before the question was
taken the House adjourned for the recess.