The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-25
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF vIRsIslA.
SENATE.

was read
The resolution auhorisiug an Investigation oil the
proceeding OF the banks of the city OF Richmond.
was, on ulotion of Mr. DENKALE, laid on the table
The various Committees reported several bills.
Mr.. WARD reported a bill creating fund tor the
perpetual maintenance OF system OF primary or
free schools throughout the Commonwealth.
Mr.. BALpwIs presented the memorial of Rev. j.
B. Jeter, Z. Ryland and James Thomas jr.. asking
an approximation from the Literary Fund for Rich
| mond College.
Several resolutions of inquiry were proposed
and adopted.
BILLs PASSED.
To increase the capital stock of the Raleigh and
North Carolina Turnpike Compsuy: Ayes 32-
Noes 9.
To incorporate the Wheeling Creek Turnpike
Company: Ayes 30-Noes IL.
TO incorporate the Appomattox and Nottoway
Rivers Plank Road Company: Ayes 2s-Eoes l3.
To authorize an, increase OF the capital stock OF
the Tazewel Courthouse and Fancy Gap Turnpike
Company: Ayes 32--Noes 10.
tThis bill was rejected yesterday for want Of a
constitutional majority. The vote was reconsid
cred on motion OF Mr. JoHssoN
Amending the act Incorporating the Fredericks-
burg and GordonsviIie Railroad Con,panys Ayes
T-Noes Is
To incorporate the Goudoun and Berlin Bridge
Company: Ayes 26-Noes IL.
BILL Rejected
A bin incorporating the Berkeley and Maryland
majority; Ayes 25-Noes H.
On motion of Mr.. STEWART, the vote was recon
sidered, and the bill was laid On the table
SMALL NOTES.
The bill to suppress the circulation of notes of
denomination less than Ave dollars was then taken
up
On motion Of Mr. OLD, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, Jan. Gath 1854
communication from the Senate announced the
passage OF certain bills noticed in their proce edings
and also that they had passed, with amendments
Joint resolution for extending the acts relative to
bounty lands to soldiers of the war of 1872 The
bills were appropriately referred and the amend
ments to the resolution were agreed to.
Committees made reports, including vast num-
Der from the Committee Of Roads, &C., for inn
provernents generally OF minor Importance
On motion of Mr.. SMITH, of Brooke and Hancock
the report adverse to the petition of citizens of
Brooke aud Hancock, for granting the right of way
to the Steubenville and Pittsburg Railroad across
tue territory OF Virginia, was taken up and made
the order OF the day for Monday next, at haltpast
Il o'clock.
The Senate bill increasing the capital stock ofthe
Manassas Gap Railroad Company was taken I'D On
motion of Mr. MEEM.
The question being upon the passa rs Of the bill
Mr. WALLACE declared himself in favor OF the bill;
but intimated that while he was it's friend. and
while he was the friend ofimprovemens, he would
exercise his judgment Ia discriminating between
those schemes which were neritorious aud those
winch had no claims upon the treasury of the State
He would expect that every measure that came up
would be explained and its merits be set forth ty
its friends, ana he would judge of them
Mr.. JACKSON, of Wood, then addressed the House
for some time in favor OF general system of an.
preparations in which the claims of every section
should be respected lie read proiet of appro-
priatons to different works having this for iis OBJ
iect He boldly avowed that the Internal Improve
onnfva a-t-v IL
tiou-nuless they formed o platform in which eve.
~ man had aplank. lie gave his view Of the con-
ditlon OF the public debt, and to the conclu-
sion thathe State could with safety appropriate the
EIGH MILLIONS of dollars, which constituted the
aggregate amount of the appropriations proposed
by his prcja.
Mr.. FOWLER, of Louisa, followed, taking issue
with Mr. JAcKsos, in his financial estimates of the
public debt and ohjecting tu the scheme OF appro-
priatious which he advocated
The bill was then laid on the table and made the
order OF the day for tomorrow at halfpast twelve
o'clock.
Mr.. Brown, of Stafford and King George then
called resolution, proposed by him Yesterday and
laid on the table-providing that the Clerk of the
House should insert in the Journal Immediately af
ter the notice of the passage Of every appropriation
bill. the amount appropriated by the bill.
The question being upon the passage of the
luton, 1t was carried by almost unanimous vote.
Dir. BOYLE stated that he had given notice that
ne meant to move an investigation into the charges
against the Trans Allegheny Bank After a consul
taon with his friends. however, he came to the cou
cluson not to make any move of the kind, as the
Governor had the authority to institute such an in
veshgation by commission. He renewed the ex-
preston of his confidence in the integrity of the Off
GERS of the Bank.
The following resolution, offered BY Mr. WILEY,
was then, after a brief Conversational debate
adopted:
ResOlved That the special committee to examine
INTO the affairs OF the Bank of the Old Dominion be
required to investigate the affairs of the TransA
ghany Bank Of Virginia, in the county of TazevSeli
On motion OF hr. CHEArHAM, the House ad-
iourned