The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-24
General Assembly of Virginia.

General Assembly of Virginia.
THURSDAY, Feb. %, 1871.
SENATE. ..,.....
,,eutcnant-Govcr MARYE in the chair.
r,. n,o nv Rev. A. E. Dickinson, d. D., OF
the BAPTIST Church.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. F,TzrArRIcx, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported back, with an
amendment, Senate bill to incorporate the
Virginia Female School,
ENFORCEMENT OF THE SENATE RULE FOE
ORDER.
The following resolution was presented
by MIR. LATHAM, of Fauquier:
"Whereas the courtesies heretofore eX-
tended to visitors to the Senate Chamber
have recently been abused, despite Of the
efforts Of the President to prevent 1t, so
that the regular and decorous conduct OF
public business has been interrupted,
Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms and
the two Doorkeepers are hereby ordered to
enforce the fifty-eighth rule of the Senate
in regard to the admission of persons to the
floor of the Senate Chamber, and that oil
visitors not entitled to the privileges Of the
floor shall be required to proceed imme.
diately to The gallery" .5rs ~.
Before the vote was taken the Chair took
occasion to give q "gentle reminder " to
the visitors, as we'll as the members of the
Senate. The resolution was then adopted
with only one dissenting vote.
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, &C., INTRODUCED.
The following bills, &C., were introduced
and appropriately referred:
BY Mr.. WADDELL A bill in relation to
the return Of processes.
BY Mr.. HARRIS A resolution that when
the Senate adjourn to-day, it adjourn to
meet hereafter at II o'clock until otherwise
ordered; rejected-ayes, -; noes, %:
BY Mr.. HERNDoN: A bill to amend and
in the Gordonsville and Fredericksburg
Railroad Company upon certain condi.
tons.
By Mr.. TAYLOR, of Norfolk: A bill fol
the relief of John Williams, commissioner
OF the revenue for the city of Portsmouth,
allowing him further time to qualify.
BY the same: a bill to incorporate the
Farmers and Merchants Loan and Trust
Company of Norfolk.
BY the same: A bill to amend the charter
of the Norfolk and Princess Anne Canal
Company.
BY Mr.. SNowDEH: A bill to amend an act
to incorporate the Piedmont and Potomac
Railroad Company.
By MIR. ANDERSON, of Rockbridge: A bill
to incorporate the Rockbridge and ALLIE
ghany RAILROAD Company.
BY Mr.. DAVIS: A bill to amend and re-
I8G9-'70, chapter AL, in force November
10th, 1870, in relation to the duties Of the
township boards.
By the same A bill to amend and re-
enact section 50 of the acts Of 1S69-TO,
chapter 1SS, approved July II, 1870, in rela-
ton to the assessment for support Of the
poor in counties (outside the towns in which
they lie that provide for its poor.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The unfinished business of Yesterday
being the consideration of the bill appro..
priating the funds arising from the sale of
the educational land scrip donated by Con-
grc>s-came up on the calendar.
MIR. AUSTIN moved to lay the bill on the
table, and make it the special order for
Tuesday next.
Mr.. PENpLEToN opposed the motion. 1t
would cause delay, and he saw no necessity
for it. 1t was to his mind far more lmpor-
tant than any railroad scheme.
Mr.. Taylor, Of Loudoun, hoped that 1t
would he simply laid on the table, SO that
it might come up hereafter as unfinished
business.
Mr.. AusTIS's amendment was lost. and
the motion of Mr.. TAYLOR, to simply lay on
tie table, prevailed.
NJ. ROLLER then moved to proceed to
the consideration Of the special order, VIZ
the bill to amend the charter of the Alex
,Irin inl, 1
pany, and to change its name to the
WASHINGTON AND RICHMOND RAILWAY CON.
PANY,
which was agreed to.
Mr.. DAVIS then offered the following
amendment:
'SEc. 10. The provisions of this act shall
not become operative, nor any Of the fran
chiscs herein granted be enjoyed by the
Washington and Richmond hallway Com
pany until the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
panv shall deposit with the Board of Pub
lie Works Of this Commonwealth such
guaranty i'll writing, executed by said
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company under its
seal, wherein there shall be the sum of one
million five hundred thousand dollars stipu-
lated as iquldated damages to enure to the
benefit of the Norfolk and Great Western
Railroad Company in case OF breach
thereof by said Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, such guaranty in writing to
be deemed sufficient by the Board Of
Public Works that the said PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad Company will guaranty sufficient
number of the first mortgage bonds of the
Norfolk and Great Western Railroad Com
road Company, when demanded by the said
Norfolk and Great Western Railroad Com.
pany, to construct and equip said railroad
from Danville to Bristol, said bonds, SO
guaranteed, to be applied exclusively, to-
Yether with such subscriptions to the capt.
tai stock OF the said Norfolk and Great
Western Railroad Company as have been
heretofore made, or may hereafter be made,
applicable to that purpose, to the construc-
ton and equipment Of the said road from
Danville to Bristol: Provided, That said n Or
folk and Great Western Railroad Company
shall not demand the benefit of the said guar
anty until it shall have first procured SOL
vent subscription to the amount of two mil
lions Of dollars to its capital stock, to be de-
termined by the Board Of Public Works: And
procided, further, That the said n orfolk and
Great Western Railroad Go. shall make said
demand within five years from the date of
the passage Of this act: And! proutded fur
ther, That the first mortgage, hereinbefore
provided for, shall only be and apply to the
road from Danvllle to Bristol, and the capi-
tai stock thereof subscribed to be expended
OH said portion of said road And provided
further, That it shall be condition of the
contract of guaranty hereinbefore provided
! for, to be deposited with the Board of Pub
lie Works by the Pennsylvania Railroad
| Company, that the said company shall fur
| nish its guaranty on the said bonds of the
| Norfolk and Great Western Railroad Com
| pany in such guaranty, and as often as shall
be necessary tor the construction of the
said road; in case Of disagreement, the ne
ce>sity thereof, as we'll as the guaranty OF
| saii bond to he determined by the Hoard