Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-04
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

[lnasmuch as the House determined, before the hoi-
days, to take up important bills until the 10th of jan
uary, we have thought it hardly necessary to keep up
daily account ofs proceedings in the interim We sub
join statement 1.-THE principal matters that have trans
pired.-EDsl
SATURDAY, Dec. 29h l949
BILLS PASSED.
A bill to amend the charter of the Somervle Iininu
Company.
bill to amend the charter of the Virginia and New
England Mining Company.
The House concurred in the reports ocommittees adj
verse to the petitions Of Jacob Schegemiton and Jona
than Conner The report against the petition of Mary
Ann Conway Tor divorce first concurred in the
vote then reconsdeed and the report laid on the table
MT WIcKHAM moved to amend the bill in regard to
the Petersburg Railroad, that any time that the
revenue OF the commonwealth will be permanently in
creased by their so doing, it shall be the duty of the
Board OF Public orks to demand and receive in lieu OF
the proposed annuity of $780, the same rate of div-
dends upon the stock of the State that may be paid TO
the individual stockholders. Laid on the table.
MONDAY, Dec. 3ls 1949
Prayer by DR.. ENPIE
The session was altogether occupied with motions to
adjourn and to ring the bell 40 members being present
and 6S necessary to quorum.
TUESDAY, Jan. LIST, 1850.
Prayer by Rev. J. B. TAYLOR
FJty-htnc members present no quorum adjourned.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. KINGsFoRD
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES
by Mr.. CLAIBORNE Com. OF Schools, &c y a bill to
release the payment OF interest on the loan from the
Literary FUND to the Richmond Medical College: and
bill to amend the act Incorporating the Vallev Union
Education Society OF Virginia
BY Mr.. JONES, Propositions, &C., bill to authorize
the corporation OF Fredericksburg TO fund the residue OF
its debt.
BY Mr. GEORGE, Com. ofRoads &C. ) bills to amend
the act incorporating the Rappahannock and Shenan-
doan Steamboat companies; to provide for construct
ing the Chnworth Greek Turnpike road to incorporate
the Parkersburg and t.lizabethtown Iurnnike Comma
ny appropratng further sum to bridges on the San
ton and Parkersburg road improving the Daniels Run
Gap of the Allegheny Mountains to incorporate the
Morgantown Bridge Company to incorporate the
Richmond and Henrico Turnpike Company authori-
Zng an increase OF the Capital Stock of the Williams
port Turnpike Company to amend the act passed
March 26th Incorporating the Charleston, Ripley and
Parkersburg Turnpike Company in relation to con
tracts with the Board Of Public Works; concerning
the Lynchburg and Buffalo Springs Turnpike road TO
authorize Stephen T. Gooch of Marion to construct a
dam Buffalo Greek and in relation TO The Elk
River Bridge Company.
wILMoT PRovIso &c
Mr.. claiborne offered resolution that so much If
the Governors Message as relates to the Wimot Pre-
vso and kindred subjects be referred to Select Con
mittee.
Mr. SYME thought the resolution unnecessary. His
opinion was, that Virginia, having made known to he
North her solemn determination, should with COMO
sure and iirmness await the crisis; and when it cane
her citizens would meet it like men, and carry ou the
resol utions adopted last winter For one he TODD
ready 10 do SO without saying more aboutit
Mr. CLAIBORNE said, that when he offered the reso
luton, he did not anticipate opposition eithero the
adoption OF the resolution to the report of th com
mltlee 1t was question not Of Federal politics but
OF Southern rights. He was Vrgnian and re,resent-
ca Shareholders, Recent demonstrations in our Nation
al Congress called in his opinion for further acton In
defence OF her institutions, the South could mn sneak
too often He not in favor of the dissotnn ~ the
ron but he was prepared to choose between the dis