The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-12-12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
tDEFERgED PRocEEDIsGs.l

| THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 1853.
| Resolutions were adopted and appropriately
| referred among them the following:
BY Mr.. JAcKsoN-Relatve to amendino tbe or,
incorporating the Little kanawha ma yigation com.
pany.
| BY Mr. CAssIN.-Into the expediencv of incorno.
| rating company the two and three fl tfhs nrin
citle, to construct railroad from Moorfied in Har
| dy county. to intersect the Alexandria l. and
ii. railroad, near Romney.
| By Mr.. STEvENs.-lnto the expediencv of ron.
'errlng upon the Rockingham Mutual Fire Insu :
rance company the privileges of SAVINGS hank
By Mr.. McKENZIE-Into the propriety of ahoI-
ishing State proxies by the board of public works
with the view OF compelling the board to attend the
annual meetings OF the various railroad companies
and the James river and kapawha comnany
In person; and further, into the expediency of in
creaslng the compensation of the board to Justify
1t IN giving Its undivided attention to the public in
terests.
BY Mr.. BROWNE of King George and Stafford
Relative to the appointment of select coismittee
TO inquire what notifications are proper in the pre
sent laws In regard TO free negroes and also into
the expediency of their removal from the Com
monwealth. Messrs. Browne, Rutherford White
Moore and Staples of Patrick, were appointed the
committee under the resolution
On motion of Mr.. WILEY the resolution offered
by Mr.. HANCOCK of Charlotte relative to the ap.
po1ntment by the Speaker of temporary occupant
OF the chair, was taken up and considered, and
then, on motion of Mr.. JACKSON, the same was or.
CiCd W De idlu On LHt tdDte.
BY Mr.. .GARNETT.-Instructng the committee of
courts of justice to inquire what legislation is ne
cessary to carry into effect the 39h section of the
4th article of the Constitution, which requires
census and such statistics of this State as NAV be
prescribed by law, to be taken in the year 1856,
and every tenth year thereafter.
BY Mr.. WEAVER-lnto the expe6ency of pro-
viding by law for the more effectua suppression
OF hawking and peddling OF goods wares, merchan-
dize, &c, without license aud for the summary as.
and collection the Hcpne a tay hay
ers and peddlars.
By Mr. BRANNAN-Into the expediency of pro-
hibiting the entry of lands west of the Allegheny
Mountains, except by holders OF warrants already
issued and bona fde claimants
By Mr. HARvEY-Into the expediencv of inror.
porating a company to construct railroad from
Parkersburg to intersect the Covnston and Ohio
railroad at the nearest and most practicable point
By Mr.. HAYMoND.-Into the expediency of so
amending the 5th section of chapter 1873 of the Code
as to provide that judgment creditor shall not
file interrogatories to his debtor with commission
er OF the circuit or county or corporation court to
ascertain the estate which writ of feri faci1s
is lien until the proper officer shall have made
return such writ of ''no property found" or
unless the judgment creditor or his agent shall
first make oath before such commissioner to the
best OF his belief that the debtor hath visible eff
fects on which such writ can be levied
By Mr.. BURKs.-Into the expediency of so amend
ing the law paying Jurors to require that the par
ties interested and not the Commonw ealth, shall
pay them; also into the expedency Of increasing
the pay OF jurors to one dollar and fifty cents per
day.
By Mr. STAPLES ofPatrick.-Into the expediency
of amending the act Incorporating a company for
the construction OF a turnpike from the Fancy Gap
road in Carroll, to the Henry line.
By Mr.. PRICE.-Relative to the establishment of
branch OF some of the State banks at Elizabeth
town in Marshall county.
By Mr. Goss.-lnto the expediency of giving the
commissioners of the revenue further time to make
ton.
BY Mr.. CHR1sTIAN.-Relatiye to amending the
charter of the Dora coal and iron mining COM
pany.
BY Mr KoINER.--Into the expediency of ncreas
ing the per die n allowance for teaching INDECENT
children.
By Mr. MEEM-Relative to the furnishing COM
missoners in chancery with the acts OF the General
Assembly, also relative to the expediency of estab
fishing an intermediate grade of flour between fam
lily and superhne.
By Mr. BARRETT.-Into the expediency of ia King
the fees of jurors other bills of costs, except in
Commonwealth
BY Mr. BARNEs.-Relative to prohibiting stock
holders whose liabilities are past due and unpaid,
from voting in all elections for directors officers
of said bank.
Onmotion Mr.. BROWNE of King George, the pc
tition of W. GREEN, relative to the bank of the Ola
Dominion, was referred to the committee on
banks.
Petitions were presented and referred-among
them, one by Mr.. CHERRY from citizens of Norfolk,
for standard for measuring oysters in tbs Eliza
beth river and other tributaries of the Chesapeake
On motion of Mr.. Nottingham, the House ad-
journed.