The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-04
General Assembly Of Virginia.

General Assembly Of Virginia. 4
FRIDAY, June s.. 1870.
SENATE.
Lieutenant-G Governor MARYEinth chair.
Prayer by Rev. Thomas l.. Preston.
BILLS REPORTED.
The following bills were reported from
committees and placed on tho calendar
To incorporate the Pamunkcy mari'
Mining, and Manufacturing Company.
To establish the Central Lunatic Asylum
at Richmond. ,.,-.ss,..-
70 aid the Virginia Immigration Society,
with q recommendation that it 40 not pass.
ton, with the recommendation tnat II do
not pass.
BILLS PRESENTED.
Mr., HsRNpos presented the following
bills, which were appropriately referred
To amend section IL chapter LA OF the
Code. liz; =.
Authorizing the Fredericksburg and TOR
louisville Railroad to borrow money.
Toamend an act prescribing and defining
the jurisdiction of the county and corpora
ton courts of the Commonwealth, etc. -,
BILLS PASSED.
The following Senate bills were passed
Toamend an act incorporating the She
nandoah Valley Railroad Company.
To repeal section chapter l0l oil the
Code, and certain sections OF an act to pre-
vent and punish unlawful hunting.
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD.
The President informed the Senate that
he had received letter making proposals
for the purchase of the States stock In the
Virginia and Tennessee railroad, which he
was requested to lay before the Senate. 1t
was for the Senate to say whether 1t should
be read. ..n,
MIR. TAYLOR, of Norfolk, opposed tsread-
ing, believing that matters of more import
ance claimed the attention of the Senate.
Mr.. SMITH, of Henrico, urged that the
letter be read without discussion. a.,
MIR. TAYLOR, of Loudoun Z: Let it be
read. 1t will take but q few minutes.
The Senate finally agreed to dispense
with the reading Of the communications.
.- CONSULTATIONS.
The bill for the formation of the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad then came up,
the question being upon the first reading
of the following "ryder" offered by MI.
SMITH, of Henrico:
"The charges on passengers ana 1relght
for local rates, per mile, shall in no in
stance exceed double the amount for
through rates on said Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio railroad, and the salary oil the
president of said road shall not exceed the
salary or the President OF the United
States"
The passage of the bill was opposed at
length bv Mcssrs. GRIMsLEY, OWEN, and
PATTERSON, and the "rydcr" was re-
joctpd-ayeS II: noes, %.
Mr.. SNOwpEN then made final protest
against the passage of the bill.
Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Norfolk, called the main
question on tho passage of the bill, and the
call being sustained, the bill was passed by
the following vote
AYEs.-Messrs. Austin, Carr, Courtney, Davis,
french, Hamlet, Harris, Haskell, Hern s.,n'
y WasrSv m6ss Penaeton Perrin renn RddeS,
Roblnsnn. Smith of New Kent, Taylor OF Nor
folk Tcamoh, Terry, aud Wood7-ae.
kOES.-MessrS. Anderson OF PittSylvan1a, An
dcrson of Rockhridge, Beazley, Campbell, Grea-
yer, tirimstey, Latham, Massey, owen r G,a
SON. Sn, M",le T,S Srn nf 2ondm,n and Waddcis
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at IL o'clock. Prayer by
Rev. A. ID. Pollock, Of Warrenton.
BILLS REPORTED.
Senate bill to incorporate the West Point
and Hanover junction Railroad Company.
House bill to amend the Code in relation
to the salary Of the Attorney General.
House bill for the relief of the sureties of
J. l.. F. Campbell, late sheriff of Washing
ton county.
House bill to aid the Virginia Immigra-
ton Society. Reported with the recon-
mendation that it do not pass.
MISSISSIPPI RESOLUTIONS.
The special joint committee on the Mis-
sissippi resolutions reported the following :
" Resolued (the Senate concu'1ang), AS
vernon dated May 31st, the General Asse H.
bly of Virginia have received with feelings
of the deepest gratitude the letter of the
Governor and Joint resolutions of the LIE
cislature of the State of Mississippi eX-
pressing coincidence with the State of Nlr-
rinia and the families of her people who
have suffered by the late terrible disaster
at Richmond.
"PesoIpcd, That the heartfelt thanks OF
the General Assembly and Of the people OF
Virginia be returned to the Governor, Lie.
though distant, have in q manner worthy OF
our sister State manifested her sympathy
and rendered her coincidence in our gene.
raj sorrow and bereavement.
stResolred, That the Governor be re,
uuested to transmit copy Of these resolu.
tons to the Governor, the President of the
Senate, and Speaker Of the House of Dele.
gates Of the State OF Mississippi" Adopted
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
The bill providing for artificial limbs fol
disabled soldiers was referred to special
committee.
BILLS DISPOSED OF AND ADVANCED.
House engrossed bill making an appropri
alton for fitting up the Sycamore church, re-
pairs to Capitol, etc.
House bill to amend the act authorizing
the York River Railroad Company to eX'
tend its main line and build branches to the
Chesapeake and its tributaries. Passed,
Senate bill for the relief Of William T.
johnson, late sheriff Of Appomattox
Passed.
Senate bill to amend and resnact an act
to incorporate the Rich Valley Turnpike
Company. Passed. - ..
House bill to incorporate the Piedmont
and Potomac Railroad Company. Two
Senate amendments were agreed to and two
were disagreed to. -"
THE ALEXANDRIA AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
| Senate bill to amend the charter of the
Alexandria and Potomac Railroad Company
was taken up and discussed at length.
Mr.. BELL, of Augusta, offered an amend.
ment requiring the new company, before
renewing the work, to pay outstanding
claims against the old, and to strike out Ger.
tain portions of the bill. These were re-
jected, and the bill passed.