The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-12-21
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 1853.
The Speaker laid before the House a com.nuui
cation from DIR. K. T. Z. Merritt, chairman of
com nitee Of Physicians ia the city of Richmond
enclosing certain documents with regard 10 the Of
fairs Of the Medlcgi Department of Hampdcn Sid
ney College. Referred 80 the Committee Of Schools
and Colleges
Commit eas made reports: Amonr Them the
| following OF general interest:
Fly Mr.. Dunn, from the Committee OF Roads md
Navigation IAN act increasing the capital stock Of
| the Manassas Gap Railroad Company" "a bill
to crease the capital stock of the Norfolk and Pc
tersburg Railroad Company" "a ill to incorp~.
rate the Valley Railroad Company - and "A bill
~ authoIise the Danve and Wytheville Turnnjke
Company TO cors ruct branch of their road y
BY Mr.. BRowr, from the Committee ON Agricul-
ture, &c. "A bill to constitute the North Anna
Rive, lawful fence )" ana A billto constitute
South Anna River a lawful fence"
ELECTION FAIR GADIEa GENERAL
The House pfuceeGe'i ~ Joint vote with the Sen
ate, to eject a Brgadier General OF the 7th Br
aade. ,cording to the joins resolution adopted
yesterday.
Mr.. MARI nominated for the office Col Gilbert
$. MEEf, of the county Of Shenandoah, Zone of
the Delegates from the county)
Mr. SPITTLER nominated Col. THos. BUswELL,
of Page county, (the Senator from the Dstrict)
Messrs KEMPER and SMITH sustained the nom.
nation Of Col. BUswELL, and Mr. YERBT sustained
that OF Col. hiEEU.
The vote being taken rezuite1-Meean 81. BUS
Bn well75. so Gilbert s. Neon was declared duly
elected
Eesoiu-ms were proposed, adopted and referred
Among them the following;
By Mr. hRovNE, Of King George and Stafford
llto me eXPeai 'ncy 0i amending The act passed
March 2itn, lo1l, Incorporating the Alexandria
ahd FLtdeiicksburg Railroad Go opauy
by idr lAYLoR, OF Lou Gun, into the expedien.
~ OF ilefea-'hS The su 1rcIi FtiGn Of tle State TO
tie hfldHH across me Potomac al the point OF Rocks
10 threC-ti his.
BY Mr.. Byrd, into the expeIiency of incornor
etiug company to c1nstru,t a grnied road frnn,
near Haven store In Highland. TO i,ersct tbe HIM
tersville Turnpike, from some point near RenIin
Slavein's
DIr Lee moved reconsideration Of the vots INV
Whl'u ri Win 'n0 'oiio'iis title was yestcr-
day rejected:
"A bill to provide orthe payment ont Of ,ba nm.
nuiy of the Univer iy Of the nteres, on tbn loan
effected by the Rector and Visitors Of the ITnivor
fiy under all act passed. Feb. Il, 1852"
The motion to reconsider sustaioed INV
Meesrs Lee, Co.'s, Verify, and Sinclair, and onn
| ed by Mes@rs Raymond, CanpbelI ald,C iallabnc
and rejected by decided vote.
BY Mr.. SourHALL into the expediency Of in.
creasing the CAPITAL Stock Of the Farmviile aud
buckingham Plank Road TO 900 on the three
ana Two ths principle, and to authorize is ex.
Tension to some poiut in tho county Of Campbell
Petitions were presented aud referred, among
than one:
esF NJ fhpt the law establishing the Richmond and
Ci.riotesyiile PLANK Road Company may be nd
Cd 81 as 10 smthorise said company to construct a
railroad or plank road
fzss~Tn the sketch of the proceedings of Saturday,
reiaiive TO the purchsse of Mount Vernon Mr.. Nc
Renze isrePored as saving thar te o a,ey !"
coran's lot in Washington. The sum PAID was s1u'
coo.