Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-16
Of Ar. DryTslF, the Senate adjourned.
HOTSE OF DELEGATES.


THURSDAY, 18th Dec
The House met at 10 oeock, Mr.. MAgrI in the Spca
kcTs cbair.
The CLERK read communication from the Senate nior
mug ihr House that they had passed bill Incorporating
the Commercial Sivings' Bank IN the city of Richmond
anu requesting their concurrence in that measure
The hill was then taken up read a first time and refer.
red to the committee Oh banks.
The ioloang is a copy oft
" lie II enacted 10y the General Assembly that VIM G.
Fame, RObt ]. Brooke, WIN. H. Christian Aurustus
Anderson, John DIoley, Lewis Ginter, j. : Apprrsnn
samuel y. lnihrop, John g. Shaer Geo 3 Sumner RIOS.
coe H. Heath, samuel NJ Frise aud ". H. Mace together
with such other persons be hereafter associated
with them, shall b. and they hereby constituted and
made a body polite and corporate by the name and
style OF the Commercial Savings Bank" and by this
name and Style hereby invested With all the rsbt-
powers, and privileges conferred and made subject 70 mi
the rules, regulations, and restrictions imposed by the
provisions OF the 18th chapter OF the code Of Virginia
Phcioe 70 such corporations The capital Of said Bank
shall not exceed 100000. This act shall be in force
from its passage.
The SPEAEER then proceeded to call upon the different
romn'.'eSs 'o' reports, commencing with the Committee
on Privileges and Eectousn
Mr.. WALLACE from the Committooo ON Courts Is,;.o
askeu t't int Committee he discharged from tho further
cos ieraon OF the resolution inructng them TO inquire
into the expectancy Of amending the 10th section of chan
Ter 1919 OF the Code Of Yrgnii 20 a 20 provide for tb
punishment Of an attempt by a white person 10 commit
rape by confinement in the Penitentiry instead Of the
form no" provided by law. They were discharged
The same Committee asked be DISCHARGED from The fur
her consideration Of resolution directing an INJURY into
The eHpediency OF repeating bill 92C Of session. re-
quiing County Surveyors u file certain ,aner i,h 81
clerks Of County Courts. The House agreed 10 tbct
discharge from it, further consideration
Mr.. WALLACE reported a bill from same Committee IN
amend al act changing the time for holding the Circuit
Courts OF the fifteenth Circuit, passed % April Isb3
This bill received first aud second reading and was
ordered to be eDgrosscd.
Mr. SNiTn from the Committee on roads and Internal
Navigation reported bill to amend the Igtb sr,ion If
ian act authorizing the construction Of A Tnrnniks r
from Richmond 10 Wlian-ou's Tavern The bin was
read a first time.
Mr. TouLIN, from the special Committee onno;r,cd T.,
meet Committee " the Scnit, IN diyr4t ,ipt ,n g.
the regulation aud di.patch of the business of inc to
House, reported that the Committee had met and com
icfcd with the Senate on the subject referred ut were
unihIc to como 10 any agreement thereon They asked
TO be discharged from the further consideration Thereof
The report was agreed to.
The following resolutions were then offered and adopt
&c oluton by Mr. Wm1r th1t the Committee NJ Cop,ts
OF Justice inquire into the crpciioucy Of amending tb
"c' concerning the registration Of birth deaths aud mar
rmges, passed April lt 1853 20 ~ to provide for the
compensation TO clerks for the services required of them
in said act. " ''''
by Mr. HoLpES, that the Committee ON Roads inoure
lho inc e1pcdiency OF Incorporating Joint stock com
pany, on the two aud brccfhhs principle 20 construct
turnpike road from suitable and mimi an
the West Milford and New Salem Turnpike road al or near
the town Of West Milford IN Harrison countv tbcnra no
the West Fork River over the most practicable rou, ~
the mouth Of Kurcbeloc Creek In said county
By same that the Committee on Courts Of Justices in
we tApelleHcy OF 80 amending that
the lih section Of chapter 1874 Of tho Code Of yginis
which relates TO the fees and allowances Of Sheriff. I'm re-
aon to keeping and supporting any slave or other pe,
con connned IN jail NJ that the Court Of any county or
corporation may At any time when the acting Justices
have been summoned N consider the subject or m,iori
" thereof is pre'crt fS allow the rates 10 be thence
ioth paid w such county corporation or keeping and
supporting any pcron w JAIL bat the ritcs fixed or al.
l3sed 'hall no, exceed forty cents per day instead Of
thirty f1td by law
ny NJ. EOSUSps-Thdt the Committee on the Militia