Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-01-06
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 5.
Prayer by the Rev. Peter De Forest.
Mr.. WALLACE, from the Committee on Banks,
reported bill authorizing the establishment OF a
branch of the Exchange Bank of Virginia. or
Bank of the Valley, in the town of Harrison
burg.
Mr.. BUTLER presented petition of E. II. Gill,
and Others praying for modification of the law
granting licenses for the sale of Intoxicating Ii
quors, by the county and corporation Courts.
Mr.. STUART presented petition of 240 citi-
zens of Fairfax county, praying for power to levy
a tax on dogs. Referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Mr.. BOWER presented the petition of Gen.
L. Newsom, of Galipolis, Ohio, Attorney. &C.,
asking for an act authorizing the sales of land
in Bedford and Rockbridge, of the late Charles
Lambert. for the benefit of his emancipated ne
groes. Referred to the Committee for Courts of
Justice.
On motion of Mr.. WHITE, Resolved, That the
Committee on Agriculture and Manufactures en-
quire into the expedieacy of amending the char
ter of the Liberty Mining Company.
A bill authorizing the Exchange Bank of Vir-
gnia to increase the capitol OF the branch Of said
Bank at Richmond was taken up, on motion of
Mr.. BuTLER, the rules having been suspended
for the purpose, and read second time; and on
motion of Mr.. B. was laid on the table,
On motion of Mr.. Patrick, ordered, That a
Special Committee be appointed with power to
report n bill to take the sense of the people of
Kanawha at the next General Election as to the
continuance of the district school system in said
county, and that Messrs. PATRICK, TowNEs,
BRooKs, EARLY and MAUPIN, act as said COM
mittee.
A bill to incorporate State Agricultural Soci-
ETY. was taken up, on motion of Mr.. STuART-the
question was put on the pending amendment
proposed by Mr.. RWEs of Prince George and was
determined in the negative.
On motion of MIR. STUART the substitute for
mery offered to said bill was amended by striking
out the fourth section and inserting the folwng
in lieu thereof:
That the sum of $4,000 be md the same
hereby is, appropriated out ofany money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be paid
upon the warrant of the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts to the order of said society during the
current fiscal year, and that the sum of $4,000 be
in like manner appropriated and paid for the
OF said society in the year 1854 and III each year
thereafter"
The substitute rs amended was agreed to,
and the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read
a third time.
JAMES RIVER AND KASAWHA COMPANY.
A bill to authorize loan to tho james River
and kanawha Company being the unfinished bu-
siness of yesterday, was taken up. Mr.. AMBER
SON, by leave of the House, withdrew his pend
ing amendment, aud on his motion, the original
bill was amended by striking out the words 'on
OF before the first day of January next" from tho
third line thereof, and consequently the words
son the said first day of January from the Sth
and 9th lines there oi,--and further by adding TO
to tho End section the following propiso:
Provided, That nothing in this net shall be- con
strued as releasing, impaifing or affecting the
lien which the State now has or may have I'M
der the mortgage heretofore given BY tho said
James River aud kanawha Company, To secure
the payments of the principal or interest, OF any
part of either, arising FROM the Company in
debtedness, either for the annuity debt, the loan
of State bonds. the bonds to the State. or the
bonds OF the Company guaranteed by the State
But the State shall have the same right to respr.
to said securities for the payment of the interest,
herein provided for to the same extent, as if this
act had never passed."
1ha subject was discussed Mt some length by
Mr.. LEWIS. On concluding, Mr.. ANDERSON rose
to reply but gave way to II motion to ADJOURN
He will address the House to day in reply to MIR.
LEWIS.
Hon. Duncan Cameron, nne Of the oldest and
most respected citizens of North Carolina depar-
ted this life on Monday last in Rnleioh