The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-12-17
VIRGINIA LEGTsLATrpp
THuRspAY, Dec. 16.
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a OH was reported concerning the owners
Oh dogs, and masters and hirers of negroes -bo
permit them to keep dogs. Also. a bin smsnJ.
ing the 4th section Of the act providing for din.
rlctins the counties for the election Of officers
by the people. e.e''
A bill Incorporating company to eonstrues
arailroad from some convenien, pc;n, IN ,ns
Manassas Gap Railroad to the Ohio river =,
or near Lstart Falls or West COLUMBIA rive,
IN the county OF Mason, was ordered TO he en-
crossed tor third reading. The bill r.on;rs.
the road to be commenced within ,hrss
years from the passage of the act of ipcorno.
ration. 'ASo'Po'
A Senate bill au,horisipe III. O,., ,
Alexandra Railroad Company n e,tsrS ,s;. auo
road TO Lynchburg, was taken IN and n,.J.
the order OF the day for the I'd Tuesdav IN L.
uary-ayes p, noes 20. 1" 'au
bill securing leins TO persons who hn;d or
repair houses in the cities OF Petersbnrg sud "a
wheeling, and the county Of Ohio was
passed. was
CA, A resolution was adopted, requiring the
CLERK OF the Senate to furnish to the senate
list OF all the bills now pending before ,hs too
Houses OF the General Assembly, making an.
preparations out OF the public treasury, and the
amount OF such appropriations.
House of Delegates.
There were no bills passed in the House ,o.
day. --0''e '''
The COMMITTEES to whom had been refsr,sd
the case OF the Delegate from Hardy conntv
Geo. X. Z. Price, confined as lunatic in The
HOsplta al Staunton, made a report decIa,;ns
that the requirements of law had not bee n com
Piled with IN the proceedings under which My.
r. had been committed to the Asylum, and
that therefore he was illegally detained there
and requiring the Sergeantat. Arms of ths
| House OF Delegates to proceed to the Asylum,
demand his release, and bring him before a
committee OF the House, to determine his eli
| gibllity or capacity to retain his seat.
Mr.. lmboden offered the resolutions repor,.
ed the day before, declaring Mr.. Price incana.
citated ior duties as member of the House of
delegates, his seat vacant, and ordering writ
OF election 10 supply the vacancy, as a subs,i.
tute tor the resolutions reported to-day.
| A debate followed in reference to the merits
OF the two propositions and as TO what course
II was proper for the House to pursue on the
SUBJECT, whcn continued three hours--and
| before any decision was arrived at, q mcti,p tn
adjourn prevailed.
The debate was confined chiefly to Nessrs,
imboden, Miller of b., Jackson of d. and r..
PInnell, Jackson of W., White of Hanover.
Leyburn, Taliaferro, Segar, Tomlin and XII.
by, and was listened to with great interest.
involving as il did a novel question, and one
deeply affecting the rights and liberties of O
| citizen of the Commonwealth and n memhsr
|
ty arises from a doubt as to the extent of Nr
r. insanity, or indeed whether he is insane at
all. very we'll written and logical letter
from Mr. +. to the Speaker, complaining of his
| confinement, and demanding Of the House an
| opportunity to maintain his privileges as a
member, was often referred to during the de.
bate.
Mr.. Jackson, Of D.and t., made an able and
| feeling argument in behalf of the claims of Dir.
| 4. TO be heard kefOrs he shall he Iongar
cerated within the walls Of an insane hospital,
| where he was committed without the REQUIRE.
nents of law, in some material respects, having
been complied with.
The subject again comes up in the House
| this morning.
A letter from the President of the Baltimore
and Ohio Rail-Road Company was communi-
Gated to the House, inviting the Members to
participate in the opening trip to Wheeling, on
the 3lst inst. Also, an invita- tion from the Pre-.
sident Of the Richmond, , F. & p. r. X. Compa.
ny, to the free use of that road on this occasion