Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-18


forming the House of the passage Of BILL forming spe
cal courts Of appeal to try remaining dock
ct the court Of appeals when the judges ceased to ho
their Offices under the late constitution try cases il
respect to which majority of the judges the Suprem,
court may be situated make improper for then
| to sit Oh the hearing thereof
II was read first and second time, and committed
The SPkAxER proceeded To call upon Standing commit
tees Tor reports, when,-
Mr. IERnr, from the committee Schools and Colleges
submitted reports with resolutions on the inexpedrnc,
OF iesis'ating on lie following SUBJECTS referred l.
| them.
On the petition Of Lee Anne Ross ofhe county Of Pa,
rick, a'kg for compensation Tor teaching iudigent chill
dren in "a i'd county.
On the e1pediency Of appropia,ing portion of til,
proceeds OF the sales Of forfeited aud delinquent hnds in
The hands oi the commissioners Of said land for Bra,tor
county, to the BraIton county Seminary
On the petition Of lillian Z. Adams and other citi
zens oil tuvanua county, asking increase of pay to
| the teachers OF INDECENT children OF Flnvanna
On the petition OF citizens Of Writ county, asking an ap.
preparation tn and In the erection OF male and ferna
Academy at Elizabeth in said county.
On the expectancy OF spproprating portion of the
proceeds OF the sales of forfeited delinquent lands in
Lews county, made by the commissioners of said lands
not exceeding $1,000 much Of said sum of money
bc collected by said commissioners TO sid In the erec
ton OF buildings for the Lewis county Seminary and the
Jane Lew Academy in said county OF Lewis. and,
On the petition Of sundry citizens of the Valley OF the
kanawha, rsking that the incorporating Buffalo Acad,
emy he so amended To said Academy into
College and that $4,000 be appropriated to said ins,itu
Mr.. WALLACE from the committee on courts of ius;ce
reported the following bills -
bill concerning the fees commissioners in cbancery
in the city Of Ac1nndra.
bill prescribing the time in which the bond shall b
executed III o super se.ds uppea al and said super
scdeas or appeal perfected.
bill authorising the Trustees of Timothy Division.
No. 1872 Of the Sons Of Temperance sell their
III a house and lot at lancaster Court House
Mr. BROWN from the committee on Agriculture 6s, re.
ported back a series of Senate bills
NJ RIcftr E,n,, tb,
session. ~
Nj DUSS from the committee on Roads repo-,eJ Gem
ate bills, entitled
An &C: making appropriation for the completion nj
the Pennsylvania Morgantown and Beverley Turnpike
and,
An act to incorporate the Dora Railroad Company
Aso bill to provide for tho completion Of the South
western Turnpike Road.
This bill read first time and ordered to second
reading, motion Of Mr. DuNS.
The SPEAEER laid before the House communication
from the First Auditor transmitting table sho ING Ger
tain facts in relation the conDen- lion OF the Commis
soners OF the Revenge, ia the year 1859 prepared in
compliance with resolution Of that body, adopted the
| LIST inst.
On moion OF Mr. PATRICK the communication and ac
comnanying documents, were referred TO the committee
on Finance.
On molten of Mr. PATRICK the engrossed bill provlinp
Tor the organization Of Mining and Manu- featuring Com.
panes, vas taken up under suspension Of the rule read
a third time and passed
I
House TO suspend the rule the purpose Of taking up
bill to i"creasc the capital stock the Yellow Spring.
Turnpike. In asking the House take it up he would
observe that II wes bill Of much importance to the par
OF the state which interested in H. while il inyoiy ed
hut very email amount Of appropriation. He vas told
by friend last night that he would make short ana
loud speech on the motion which he had lust submitted
he would give him his assistance in getting up the BILL
He was not very well to-day, and by no means dis
posed 10 prolct his further than he should
pose necessary convince the House Of the Justice and
tn his III
OF the General Assembly passed. rnorltinp
the yellow Springs turnpike company in the county
Montgomery on the two and three 6iths principle and
Appropraing Of for the construction Of thai
road sum of 900 could have been easily obtain
ed at that time as the amount appropriated the com
pany supposed that the amount granted would be amply
sufficient iOr all Its purposes During the last summer
contracts given for the construction OF the road
and while the $4,000 appropriated deemed sufficient
To construct the work ascertained that an addition.
81 sum Was required for Incidental expenses surveying
land damages &c. As many of those interested
in the work. and in good circumstances subscribed be
rally the sums necessary in connection With the amount
applied for TO the State believing that there would no
difficulty in obtaining that amount. lie would not be
using the sCrcoyped phrase That IL va. meritoriou,
scheme, in its ordinary Indifferent application and forc,
when he made such statement with regard to this work
aud he elt assured that the gentleman from Roanoke and
other members that floor who were informed O, the
important connections which this road would create
wouId bear him witness Of the Importance OF that scheme
lie would say that there no road in Virginia that
would pIy better dividends than shat under consiJera-
ton He hoped the House would extend hn.Ihe coure.
sy OF taking UP the hill II it conceded The con.d,
iatoDs which other bills below il on the Calendar had
obtained II would have been acted upon long since Aud
while gentlemen had from time made similar mo.
ons that submitted by him. with regard TO bills below
his in numerical order and succeeded he stood by with
out uitering word Of dissatisfaction. The appropriation
looked for only amounted three fhs of $500 which
was the amount necesss'y to complete the work He
hoped the House would agree to the motion offered by
him.
Mr. CARTER, OF Fauquer, said he would be anxious 10
extend every courtesy the gentleman from Montron-
cry Mr STAPLES but he had higher duty TO perform
than the extension Of courteses when bills OF more i'm
portsnce we're on the table, and awaiting their turn on
| the calendar He ", uld be dereic to the duties which
he owed his constituents II he would grant any such favor
under the state OF the business at that time
lie had bill on the calendar which he did not ask !,
take up out OF its regular order though occupying high
| er place the calendar.
Mr. Ike hopcdihat the House would take up the bill Th,
House could observe the patience with which the gentle
man from Montgomery stood by while other bills were be
ing taken up Of order and acted upon bs too owe
which his bill had preference in their order the cal
endar.
The question on the suspension Of the rule was pu
and agreed to-
The bill was then taken up read a third time, aud
passed.
On motion orMr YERpY, the rule was suspended. and
the bill amending section nine of the Code passed March
81 1851, to make the annual appropriations Of the
! Literary fund for purposes Of Primary and Free
Schools. $4,000. taken up read a second time and
ordered 20 be engrossed.
On motion Of Mr. HoRSER bin to authorize the open
Jog ofa road from New Marinsvle In Weizel county to
BraIton Station the Baltimore and Ohio Road was
taken up under suspension Of the rule, aud read first
| time, and ordered To a second reading
| On motion Of Mr. BR,NNoS, the rule suspended
and the bin taken up authorizing the issue Of grants for
certain lands IN Lewis county, To a. D. Cornden Mnter
Bailey and T. r. Coruden Of which they are the owners
and ordered TO be cngrossed aud read ihird time.
The Senate transmitted TO the House bill which pass
ed that body entitled TO egasc the subscription
Of Wythe county to the stock Of the Wythe Turnpike
| Company, with amendment
Mr. GiERSrrr offered the following resolutions
the Board Of Public Works be instructed TO communi.
cate. A. the earliest practicable day to the House
lst Copies Of their contracts Of agency withlSeldsn
wthcrs 4 Go. made May, 2lst 1858. and July 4th,
1855 and also copies Of any resolutions Of said Board
other vritpgs and proceedings by which said
have been changed extended and aso full statement
the between said Board and its agents
showing the amounts and dates Of the deposits Of bonds
With them, and the receipts u money with the charges
| Of agency, interest, &c.
2. AL contracts made by sad agents with any parties
in the United States, for the sale Of State bonds and
copies Of the same " IN writing and full statement Of
all changes or notifications subsequently made therein
proceedings in relation thereto aud Of all transactions