General assembly of Virginia.
Senate.
Monday, February 24.
The Senate was called to order at 12 o'clock by the
President, and opened with prayer by
Reb. W. A.
Bennett, of the Methodist Church.
Bills reported.
House bill, amending the charter of
Danville and incorporating into one all acts amendatory thereof.
Senate bill, to amend and re-enact the 61st section of chapter 33 of the Code of 1860, being the 1st section of an act entitled ‘"An Act to prevent the circulation of small notes,"’ passed March 3d, 1854.
Senate bill, giving the consent of the
State to the construction of a railroad from the North Carolina Railroad, in the
State of North Carolina, to connect with the Richmond and Danville Railroad.
House bill to incorporate the
West Fork Iron Manufactory, in
Floyd county.
The bill for the relief of Savings
Banks and other corporations of this Commonwealth and exempting them from the penalties imposed by existing laws for the issue of small notes was, on motion of
Mr. Nash, taken up, and an unsuccessful motion was made by
Mr. Robertson to lay the bill on that table and make it the order of the day for the 1st of March next; whereupon, on motion of
Mr. Nash, the bill was laid on the table.
A joint, resolution, offered by
Mr. Thomas, of
Fairfax, to ascertain the amounts into which the several cooperations of the
State would be assessed under the act of Congress to provide a war tax, &c., was, on his motion, taken up and modified, so as to direct the
Auditor of Public Accounts; as early as possible to ascertain the amounts which would be payable by the several corporations of the
State as their proportion of said war tax.
The Senate passed and communicated to the
House the passage of
House bill to provide for the construction of a railroad for military purposes connecting the Manassas Gap Railroad at or near
Strasburg, in the county of
Shenandoah, with the Winchester and Potomac Railroad at or near.
Winchester, in the county of
Frederick.
The bill to authorize the
Government to organise and call out certain military forces for the defence of the
State, being the unfinished business of Friday, was taken up:
On motion of
Mr. Isbell, the vote striking out all relating to the several counties of the Common wealth was reconsidered.
The bill was read by sections and amended.
Pending its consideration the Senate adjourned.
