The Daily Dispatch: February 1, 1861., [Electronic resource]

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The Legislature

The Senate, yesterday, ordered Gov. Letcher's message concerning the Banks to be printed, and appointed a special committee to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill exempting schr. Pauline, of Newbern, N.C., from the penalty of violating the inspection law. Bills were reported for amending the charter and increasing the capital stock of the York River Railroad Company; for incorporating the American Agency; and for the relief of the banks. A bill was passed for staying proceedings on executions, trust deeds, and other demands, in cases of refusal to receive Bank notes. The bill amending the charter of the Winchester and Potomac Railroad was debated.

The House passed several Senate bills, among them one authorizing the Central Railroad to construct a branch. The Metropolitan Guard, (military company of Richmond,) petitioned to be exempted from ordinary duty; and certain railroad contractors, that the State would receive its own bonds at par, in payment of hire of negro convicts from the Penitentiary. Resolutions were introduced, for giving Justices of the Peace jurisdiction in cases of garnished summons; for providing by law proper penalties for the transmission of false intelligence by telegraph, and for increasing the pay of members to $6 per diem. A bill was reported to amend the charter of the Virginia Life Insurance Company. Gov. Letcher's Bank Message was ordered to be printed, and referred to the committee on that subject.