The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-16

Collegiate Institute; TO incorporate the
Midway, Raphine and Brownsburg turn
pike company to incorporate the Southern
Trust and Banking company; to incorpo-
the st. Patrick Benevolent Society Of
Lynchburg; to authorize the formation Of
the New River Railroad, Mining and
Manufacturing company; to incorpo-
rate the James River and Surry County
railroad company; amending and rcenact-
ing number ofsections in several chapters
OF the code, relating to the penitentiary
JOINT resolution requesting Congress to fur
nlsh Virginia her quota Of arms, referred
to Committee on Federal Relations.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERREI@
A bill to amend and reenact section of
an act to incorporate the Richmond Land,
Mining and Manufacturing company.
A bill to incorporate the New River rail-
road company.
A bill to amend the first section of an
act to extend the jurisdiction of police JUS
tees and justices of the peace in certain
cases.
A bill to incorporate the Junius b. Jones
Railroad and Wharf company of Surry
county.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill Incorporating the town of
Newport III the county of Giles allowing
the Dinwiddie street M. Il. Church, of
Portsmouth, to borrow money to rebuild
their church, and to secure the payment of
the same by deeds of trust on the property
of the church to incorporate the town Of
Newbern, and to repeal act of May 9th,
1852, to incorporate the town Of New
bern in the county of Pulaski I"
to incorporate Franklin Bank, Rocky
Mount, Franklin county to amend and
reenact sections 6, Z, 8, IL, Ia, 10, 81, rs,
81, "a, and 36, of chapter 1879, acts OF
ls70-'7l, providing charter for the city
| of Norfolk; to incorporate the Alexan-
dria Passenger railway company; con-
corning a change of plan for the improve
ment of Rivanni river; authorizing the
county court Of Spotsylvania to rearrange
the boundaries wherein the fence law shall
be operative.
| RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
| Resolved, That the House of Delegates be re-
spectfully requested to return to the Senate Sem
ate bill No. 22l, to amend and reenact sections
and of an act to incorporate the Norfolk and
| Great Western Railroad company.
Resolved, That the Committee for Courts of
| Justice inquire into the expediency of amending
the first section of an act to amend the l. s. A. and
18th sections of chapter 1872 of the code of 1850 re-
lating to flducaries, and making other provisions
| concerning the same, SO as not to require the
commissioners so appointed to have charge of all
iduciary accounts, but all such as fail to settle
| their account according to the provisions of said
| act, or the laws now in force.
| Resoloed, That the Committee on the Library
| be instructed to take charge Of the bronze Jas
| reliecos which were cast for the Washington
| Monument, and which are now lying in the base
ment of the Capitol, and make suitable proyi-
| sion for their preservation.
| Resolced, That the Committee for Courts OF
Justice inquire into the propriety of legislating
with reference to the payment of land damages
| accruing from the construction of the Coyington
and Ohio railroad, in Allegheny county.
Resolved, Thst the Auditor of public accounts
be requested to inform the Senate whether the
| State has received any portion of the amount
due by the Chesapeake and Ohio canal company
for arrears of interest, and whether the State
has pal to private stockholders any portion 81
interest due on the bonds of said canal company;
and which may have since been paid to the State
| by that company.
| ORDER OF THE DAY.
House bill amending the Funding bill
being the order of the day, was taken up,
the question being on the adoption of a
substitute for Mr.. Thomas substitute fol
the bill, was under argument at adjourn
ment.