The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-22

The Senate bill to authorize the Rich:
mond and York River railroad to extend
its main line or branches to the Chesa-
peake. or its tributaries, reported from the
of Roads with an amedment,
WAS after some debate recommitted.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were read third
time and passed:
A hill 10 amend an act Incorporating the
Planters Savings Bank Of Farmyilfe;
A bill to amend section 10 Of an act TO
Incorporate the Southern Protection Insu-
rance Company Of Alexandria.
puL FOR THE RELIEF oP HENRY ExALL.
The bill for the relief Of Henry Exall
came up in order and was sustained by
Messr.. SrRAuaHAN and DICKINSON, and
opposed by Messrs. PESDLEToS, MILLER,
and KELLIM. Before the bill wss disposed
OF. the hour for the order Of the day ar
rived. This was the bill for the compile
ton Of
THE CONVICTION AND OHIO RAILROAD
BY consolidating certain roads.
The question upon the passage Of the bill
was put, and decided in the Affirmative
ayes, Ct; noes, 6.
CUMBERLAND GAP RAILROAD.
The bill for providing line Of transport
tation from the Atlantic to the Mississippi
and Ohio rivers by facilitating the COM
pletion Of the Cumberland Gap railroad,
came up as another order of the day.
The question was upon the amendment
OF Mr.. CLARK, Of Campbell, authorizing
each railroad company of the four CONSOLE
dated companies to purchase by the first OF
December next the stock held by the State
in its road. -,
Messrs. ScoTT and KELLEY addressed the
House in support Of the bill.
The question upon the amendment was
then decided in the negative-ayes, 80;
noes, AZ. $3.50
oona;ct;no with the objects of the bill, and
which were concurred in by its friends.
Mr.. PESpLEToS moved to amend the bill
az &C IN require the concurrence OF the
fo,,r railroads, instead Of three, as in the
h;lI before the consolidation and the pur-
chase of the States interest in the rail.
roads shall be authorized.
Mr.. GOoDE opposed, it as the same inprin-
ciple with that proposed by Mr.. CLARK, of
Campbell-putting it in the power Of one
company to defeat the scheme-and hoped
it would meet similar fate.
Mr.. PENDLEToN thought it just to protect
one dissenting railroad from coercve con-
solidation. The friends Of the bill had
represented it to be altogether permissory,
but under it a railroad might, against its
consent, be compelled to submit to con-
solidation.
Mr.. BALDWIN commenced speech,
partly in support of the bill and partly IN
explanation of his course during the ses-
sion in support of the different policy Of
the transfer Of the States interest to the
roads in consideration Of tax upon
freights in perpetuity, which tax was to
form sinking fund for the ultimate re.
demption of the principal and interest OF
the public debt. This he preferred inf
niteiy to the scheme which had been sub
stituted for it, and under which interests
hostile to those Of the State might acquire
control of the public works.
Mr.. BALDWIN was progressing with bis
remarks when the hour Of the daily re-
cess-2b o'clock-arrived, and the House
NIGHT SESSION.
The House met at half-past 7, and pro-
ceeded to the consideration OF bills on
their second reading, and ordered several
to their engrossment.
Among the bills were the bills incorpora-
ting the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Com
pany, and Incorporating the Valley Rail-
road Company the former of which was
amended by striking out the words I" West
Virginia concurring, and in some impor-
tant particulars, and both were ordered to
STATE PROPERTY.
The bill authorizing the sale or lease of
certain public property came up on its
second reading.
The bill directs the sale or lease Of the
armory grounds and the lot on which the
public warehouse stood and General II.
A. Wise and Messrs. N. NJ. Lee and
Thomas S. Raymond were named in the
bill as commissioners for this purpose.
Mr.. GARRETT moved to strike out the
commissioners names and insert in lieu
the Board of Public Works. Opposed by
Mr.. EVANS and sustained by Messrs. GAR
NETT and WooD, and carried. Consequen-
tial amendments were made. The mo-
tive of the amendment was merely eco
The Board of Public Works
being board of all-work, whose salaries
are not enlarged according to their labors,
but always remains the same.
BILLS REJECTED.
The following bills were, on their second
reading, "dismissed":
GA bill to amend an act passed 5th
February, 1866, styled an act to incorpo-
rate the Virginia Land and Aid Immigra-
ton Company" and ga bill concerning
the militia of the State"
LUNATIc AsYLUNs.
The bill "to amend and reanact certain
sections of chapter IS of the Code of Vir-
GINA edition Of 1861, in relation to the
lunatc asylums of this State" came up
on its second reading.
A debate occurred, in which several
members participated. Mr.. BALD
WIN stated that the officers Of the Western
Lunatic Asylum had serious objections to
the bill, which had features obnoxious to
them. He mentioned that requiring the
Superintendent to go before board to be
examined as to his capacity for his duties.
He objected that the bill was made to APP
ply to the asylum at Staunton, against
which there was no complaint. There
were charges against the Eastern Asylum,
of the truth of which he knew nothing I;
but if abuses there called for the bill, it
ought to be confined to that institution.
Mr.. STRAYER sustained the bill as neces-
sary to correct abuses which existed at the
asylum; in proof of which he called for
the reading of the minority report from
the Committee on Asylums. On Mr.. SIS
motion, the bill was amended so as to mako