Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-22
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
WEDNESDAY,, Dec. gist.

mS then concurrence therein, read by the clerk
Resolved by the General Assembly, That Joint com
'iee consisting OF two members OF the Senate thrc,
members OF the House Of Delegates be appointed who's
duty IL shall be inspect the books and eiampe the nr
cecdngs Of the Bank of the Old Domn ion wth power q
General Assembly.
Mr. MCkENzIE addressed the House in e,pl.n,i;o, .,
his relations With the Bank.
A long discussion whether the House would
act upon tue senate resolution or await the report OF their
own committee who. according To the statement OF the
Chairman OF the committee Banks. deferred action
upon the petition OF Mr. Green this subject referred TO
them until the 9th OF January next
From explanation made by the Chairman of tb,,
committee, by consent Of the House. to the
which governed the majority Of that committee in DIFFERING
action upon the petition, appeared that they were d,s
rons ct obtaining further information particularly re.
garded the practice OF other Banks of State in mat.
es such as form the subject of complaint against the
rectors OF the Bank IN this instance
AS the debate did relate To the merits of the ncii
ton but merely to the proprey Of acting ON the Senate
sutton, IL OF no Importance that should be given
when the question ON its merits shall be discussed We
intend to give ul report theron. shall arise and
that they will arise we have very little doubt.
| hesSrs pkANk, ToNLIN PATRICK, CARTER Of Fsuquier,
STAPLES ei Patrick and WALLACE addressed the House
in opposition to the of the House with the
senate resolution and in favor of awaiting tho report of
| the House Committee.
Messrs. BRowN. HENrER and wurE addressed IN,
House IN favor OF concurrence in the resolution and mme
diato action.
AT the close of the lengthy debate
on the table.
MT WHITE called TOR the ayes and the motion
II being ordered the Clerk proceeded to call the
roll when the vote stooayes IL noes 90 So the r.so.
ton was laid upon the table
The SrEANEE, according to rule then proceeded with
eau upon standing Committees Cor reports when
Mr. ToNLIN from the Committee on Privileges and
s'seuos, reported oh to amend an act passed April,
sth, 1853, concerning general elections
Mr. WHITE from the committee of Justice re.
ported bill authorship the appointment of trustees in
certain cases
lie also asked that the committee be DISCHARGED
from the further
Cook praying compensation for services rendered at an
extra session OF the circuit of Car:oll county
Mr. ERnf, from the committee schools and cole
gcs, reported back Senate bill without amendment au.
thorising the Board of the Literary Fund to purchase
from the Faculty OF the college OF ply sciaus of valley
OF virginia az Winchester lot in the town of ncheste
college building thereon, and provide for the medical
education OF INDECENT young men at said college.
Also bill authorsng the expenditure of vested funds
| Of the Stanton Academy.
Mr. Brown, from the committee on agriculture and
manufactures, reported bill authorize the city of Nor
ioik to purchase land for the purpose of agricultural
Tne Chairman of the Committee on Banks reported the
following bill:
\ til confer upon the Rockingham, Mutual Fire In
surance Company, the privileges Saving, Bank and
oil Incorporating the Brownsburg Savings Iustitu-
ton.
On motion of Mr. WALLACE, the engrossed bill author
ng payment OF the interest the bonds of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company was taken I'M
read a third time, and passed.
The following resolutions then offered aud atlopts
\ resolution by Mr.. STAPLES of Patrick that the Com
mittce for Courts OF Justice inquire into the exp.enrv
OF reporting bill, providing for discharge from c,.
toby, of persons taken into custody by virtue of o,
proHHsS
liy Mr.. snELps that the Committee on Propositions
ana "F'evances inquire into the exPedency of ncorpo
rating the town Of Fetterman
by Mr. fowler, that the Committee Agriculture and
Manufactures inquire into the eNpedcncy amending
the charter OF the Rough and Ready Iron Mining Compn
NY As to enable that Company acquire and hold real
estate, Ia the amount OF thousand acre of land
by Mr. LINS that the Committee on Roads &c in. |
lue into the expedency OF Incorporating joint stock
company, to construct Turnpike Road, from Brewster
in the county Of Preston the Pennsylvania line ON the
two aud three fiths principle.
by Mr. Dickinson that the Committee on Roads in |
que into the cNpedency of authorsng the Banks
OF Virginia, to establish branch ut the town Of reenyi
in the county OF GraysOn.
by Mr. LEE, that bill for internal improvement orig.
mating IN the Senate or this House, whether asking an
appropriation not shall proceed further than to its sec
ond reading until the second Monday in January
By NJ BARRETT, that the committee on roads &c in.
qne into the eNpedency of reporting hill to incorpo
rate company graded road on the twoand
three hlths principle from point the James Riy-
e. aud hhnIwha Turnpike, at the late residence
OF IhO7 kelgore, deceased in the county of Cabe IN
the valley OF Main Mud river TO intersect the Wilson
creek and kanawha road at or the mouth of the
middle fork OF Mud river in said county.
Ry Mr. HAScocg. OF Wythe that the committee on
roads, &c inquire into the cTpedency of constructing
turnpike upon the two aud three hths principle, from
the first depot on the Va Tenn Railroad rWythe
vile, by Graham's forge aud furnace some suitable
point on the Floyd court house and Hsvie turnpike in
the county Of Carroll.
BY Mr.. HANCocE that the Committee on Agriculture !
and Manufactures nqnre into the expectancy of ncor.
poraiing the Gendower Mining Company the county OF
Chesterfield.
by Mr.. EGGBoES that tLe Committee OH Finance in |
qure into the eHpedcncy of allowing the Commissioners
tine revenue OF the county OF Culpeper, the additional
compensation for their service, for the year 1852.
by Mr.. SnUHATE, that the Committee Agriculture
and Manufactures inquire into the cXpediency OF revving
aud amending an act entitled IAN act incorporate the
Phoenix Mining Company" passed Dec 2lst 1897 and
Ina from,
100000 TO one million of dollars
by Mr. TAlIAFEa.o, that iho Committee Banks i'll
qure into the cNpedency Of establishing independent
Bank with capital stock of less $50 OOO nor
Nrginii.
BY Mr. EPFs that the Comm ttee Of Finance ipouirc
into tie ezpcicncy of allowing Samuel H. Seay addition
al compensation Tor services rendered by him in 1882 as
Commissioner Of the Revenue, for the county of Amelia.
Inc following petitions were then presented and apPro
/ pIiaely referred
petition by Mr. HEWITT from the citizens of Hancock
county PRAYING he passage Of law, similar in it, proyi-
sons TO the law in force in the state Of Maine the
subject Of ardent and intoxicating liquors and beverage
with another from the Ladies OF said county of Hancock
| on the subject
petition by Mr.. Zryy from the citizens New York
asklrg for an act to incorporate Mining and Manuiac
turing Company, in the county Of Preston, Va.
Mt GARNErT moved a suspension Of the rules with
view to take up Senate BILL entitled IAN act TO amend the
18th section Of the concerning the salaries certain
officers OF the Government, compensation OF members
aud officers Of the General Assembly mileage and other
nllowances, passed 9th June 1889
The rules being suspended it taken up and read
third time
pom the question on its passage being put
Mr.. CoIfENN moved suspension Of the rules with
view TO offer amendment
The amendment proposed to disentitle any member
i:Om his per- de before he had duly qualified "a well
from any allowance for absent time except such absence
causcd by the illness OF the absent member or his
family. (What il he had family
Toe question on the motion to suspend the rules
put AMI lost
On the motion Of Mr.. NoTTISOnAN, the House ad-
iOurned.
MARRIED.
November ~ by Erv. Mr. H1gc, HENRY
u Hanover T. Miss LIZZIE daughter John H.
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