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The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 9 (search)
y him into the treasury: by Mr. Carraway, of reporting a special act authorizing the Governor to commission the "Home Guard" of the city of Portsmouth, as an independent company, and to furnish the same with efficient arms; by Mr. Johnson, of reducing the minimum number of Directors of the independent Banks of this Commonwealth. Bills Reported.--A bill changing the time of holding the terms of the Circuit Courts of the counties of Hardy and Page; a bill for the relief of Benjamin and Isaac Deford, of Morgan county; a bill to amend the act passed March 14th, 1860, for the relief of Hugh Crolly and Patrick McCune: a bill allowing the Northwestern Bank of Virginia and any of its branches to establish an agency in the city of Richmond for the redemption of its circulating notes; a bill amending and re-enacting the act entitled "an act to incorporate the Jackson Orphan Asylum of Norfolk, passed Feb. 26, 1856; a bill to amend an act passed Jan. 3d, 1860, entitled "an act to incorporate
The Daily Dispatch: January 24, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 6 (search)
tchfield. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Willis, of the Baptist Church. A message from the Senate was read announcing the passage of sundry bills, some of which were taken up, read the requisite number of times, and passed, among them acts amending and re- enacting the act entitled an act to incorporate the Jackson Orphan Asylum of Norfolk, passed February 26, 1856; changing the time of holding the terms of the Circuit Courts of the counties of Hardy and Page: for the relief of Benjamin and Isaac Deford, of Morgan county; for the relief of Hugh Crolly and Patrick McCune; for the relief of Patrick H. Scott, of Halifax county; incorporating the Virginia Arms Manufacturing Company; allowing the Northwestern Bank of Virginia and any of its branches to establish an agency in the city of Richmond for the redemption of its circulating notes. Bills Referred.--For the relief of R. Y. Overby, of Mecklenburg, and J. W. G. Smith, of Rockingham, to Committee on Finance; authorizing the Board of
The Daily Dispatch: February 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
sed and paid by him be refunded. Mr. Gibson, from the Committee on Banks, presented an adverse report to amending 1st section, chapter 58 of the Code of Virginia. Mr. Gibson, from the same committee, presented a report, asking that the Committee on Banks be discharged from the further consideration of a resolution inquiring into the expediency of repealing the 9th section of chapter 144 of the Code, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Courts of Justice. Concurred in. Laid on the Table.--The bill refunding to Benj. and Isaac Deford a certain sum of money paid on an erroneous assessment, was laid on the table. Hon. John Tyler's Mission.--A message from the Governor was laid before the House, enclosing a communication from the Hon. John Tyler relative to his journey to Washington under the instructions of the Legislature.--The message and documents being read by the Clerk, were, on motion, laid on the table and ordered to be printed. The House adjourned.
The Daily Dispatch: January 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Washington. (search)
A. Waddell, for advertising militia orders; by Mr. Keen, of establishing an arsenal in the town of Danville; by Mr. Martin, of amending an act passed at the last session of the Legislature, limiting the common stem of the extension of the Richmond and Danville Railroad, and the North Carolina Coalfield Road, to ten miles, and report by bill or other wise; by Mr. Duckwall, of withdrawing from the files of the House a petition in reference to erroneous assessments of the property of Ben and Isaac Deford, of Morgan county; also, bill 132, on the same subject, and referring same to Finance Committee; by Mr. West, of providing by law for the equitable distribution of public arms in the various sections of this Commonwealth; by Mr. Baskerville, of granting to B. W. Love and Isaac Burnett, free persons of color, the privilege of enslaving themselves without compensation to the State; by Mr. Gibson, of reporting a bill for the payment of an account of J. P. A. Gutter, for services rendered the
The Daily Dispatch: January 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 12 (search)
General Assembly of Virginia.[extra session.]Senate. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1861. The Senate was called to order at 12 o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Minnegerode, of St. Paul's Church. The following bills were reported: A bill for the relief of Benjamin and Isaac Deford, of Morgan county, a bill for the relief of Thomas Jarvis, of Fairfax county; a bill changing the time of holding the terms of the Circuit Courts of the counties of Hardy and Page, and a bill to amend the act passed March 14th, 1860, for the relief of Hugh Crolly and Patrick McCane. Bill Passed.--The bill providing compensation to jurors serving on inquests in the counties of New Kent, Charles City, James City, York, Warwick and Elizabeth City, and also the cities of Williamsburg and Norfolk, was passed. Resolutions of Inquiry.--The following resolutions of inquiry were presented and appropriately referred: By Mr. Nash, of amending the 54th section of chapter 85 of the Code of Virginia, respectin