d, Douglass, Finney, French, Hubbard, Johnson, Lynch, Marshall, McKenney, Nash, Newman, Pate, Pennybacker, Quesenberry, Smith, and Thompson--28.
Nays.--Messrs. Armstrong, August, Dickenson of Grayson, Gatewood, Greever, Layne, Logan, Neeson, Newton, Paxton, Stuart, Townes, and Wickham--13.
Belmont Bridge Company.--The bill suspending the levying of taxes by the State on the Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company for six years, was next called up and passed.
Virginia Canal Bill.--On mance, and the amendments ordered to be printed.
Senate bill releasing the title of the State to 556¼ acres of land in the county of Hanover, to John H. Taliaferro, was read a first and second time, ordered to its engrossment, and, on motion of Mr. Newton, was passed.
Mr. Chapman, from the Committee of Roads and Internal Improvement, presented a bill appointing Superintendents of the Staunton and Parkersburg Road, which, on his motion, was read the requisite number of times and passed to it
by Mr. Keen, of reporting a bill for the enactment of a stay law; by the same, of legalizing the suspension of the Banks of the Commonwealth; by Mr. Gibson, of reimbursing Edward McKabe for losses sustained in being shot in repelling the John Brown invaders; by Mr. Ward.
of repealing sections 28,29,30,31 and 32 of chapter 38 of Code of Virginia, 1860; by Mr. Smith of Kanawha, of amending so much of chapter 47 of the Code of Virginia for 1860 as applies to the formation of new counties; by Mr. Newton, of releasing to John H. Taliaferro the title of the State to 556¼ acres of land in the county of Hanover, improperly sold for taxes; by Mr. Jones, of amending the act passed April 6th, 1858, regulating foreign insurance companies within this Commonwealth so as to require some security for the payment of their policies; by Mr. Christian, of authorizing the speedy construction of a railroad from the State Arsenal at Lexington to some point on the Central Railroad; by Mr. Saunders, of amendi
H., and Rives, in favor of the resolutions, and Mr. Isbell against them.
the vote was then taken with the following result:
yeas.--Messrs. August, Brannon Bruce, Carson, Claiborne, Coghill, Dav, Douglass, Early, Finney, Gatewood, Isbell, Layne, Logan, Lynch Nash, Paxton, Penny backer, Richmond, Thompson--20.
nays.--Messrs. Armstrong.
Caldwell Carraway, Jr., Carter.
Crichter, Dickinson of Pr. Edward, French, Greever, Hubbard, Johnson, Marshall, Messrs, McKenney, Neal Neeson, Newton, Newman, Pate Rives, Stuart, Thomas of Fairfax, Thomas of Henry, Townes, Urquhart, and Wickham--5.
Mr. Claiborne then offered his substitute, as follows:
1st.
That the General Assembly of Virginia ask of he President of the United States, in view of the imminent danger of civil war, an assurance of the absolute preservation of the status quo for 60 days except to repel hostile aggressions on all questions of difference between the General Government and the seceding States.
