Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-27
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II O'Clock.
FRipAY, Feb. %, 1854

The House met at II O'Clock.
Prayer nv tie Rev. III. IIoGr.
The Clerk read communication from the Senate in.
forming the House that they agreed resolution allow.
ng Tia. SHERIFF OF Augusta county further time pay in
10 the Treasury the tcvchu" Of said for the
year. and Of the passage OF House I'LL entitled an act To
provide for the construction of raiiroaJ from the Va
and Tenn, railroad, to the Va Central railroad at or
near Clifton Forge.
Also, Of the passage of the following blls, ep,i-
tied
An act increasing the Capitol Stock OF the Ricbmond
FEEDER k-Lurg aud Potomac railro adj
This hill vas read third time, on motion Of Mr. MARI
and laid on the table on motion OF Mr.. HAYMosD
An act to increase the powers Of the Council of the town
Of Hnrtisnnburg.
This bill read a third time and passed.
An act TO provide for the ALLEGATION Of the first vol.
ume Of Leighs reports.
This b:l laid the table on motion OF Mr. Sr,pLEs
OF Patrick.
An act to amend the 9Th Section Of the act passed April
@nd 1852 providing for d-iiictng the the
duties. aud compensation or the Commissioners aud Civ
ing TO the county courts the power of re.arrnDging said
Districts. aud changing the places for holding cleo
tons
An act amend ibe Section on of the act entitled an
concerning the terms Of the circuit court passed May
22nd, sJ2.
This bill read third time and passed the rules be.
ing suspended for that purpose.
An act for the relief Of rvrgrne Hays, Sheriff OF Gil
mer county.
This bill ordered to its third reading on motion OF
Mr. BEASSos.
An act amending :he 10th Section Of the net Of June
5 1852, Regulating the jurisdiction the district courts
aud court Of appeals.
An authorizing the Virginia and Tennessee railroad
COMPANY to acquire the right Of way only instead Of fee
simple III lands in the construction of their lateral branch
to the Salt Works, in SMITH county.
An amend the 9Th Section Of the net concerning
the cOnpcnsaOn aud cmpaueng Of Jurors their quail
ca,ios and manner 81 selection in certain cases passed
April 9ili 1888, 50 as TO proportion the JUROR serving
in the circuit courts Of James city, aud the city Of vii
liamsbnrg, between the county and corporation.
An act to incorporate the Kanawa Valley railroad and
Ohio river bridge company.
This bill was ordered To q third reading and
An act to incorporate the Home Manufacturing compa
ny. in the county Of brunswick.
The committee engrDssed bills in the Senate having
examined sundry such bills which being found 10 Ice cor
rect have been signed 10y their President and sent TO the
| House for further signature.
The resolution agreed TO- and tho several bills with
the exception of those ordered third reading or
ed read first aud second time, aud ordered be
committed.
Nj. Sr,vgSs from the committee on Roads, &C., re-.
ported back Senate bill without amendment authorizing
increase Of tbs capital Stock Of the Manassas Gap Rail-
| road Company.
The special order of tho day taken up being bill
irz passage authorize the Board OF Pnbc Works to
subscribe behalf of the Commonwealth for three filth.
Of the remainder Of the capital stock of the Acx1ndrl
Goudoun aud Hampshire Railroad Company, for the et
tension Of their road West Of the Shenandoah river
! Piedmont or WcsternpOrt.
| Hr. McKgsztg addressed the House some length IL
favor Of the BILL after which, the question - passsg
was taken, AMI Tcsulted-Ayes b2 NOES 60.
Mr.. KruPgR from the Joint Committee, appointed I,
examine into the nrir Of the James River aud Ksunwh
Company, submitted a voluminous report which, on hi
motion, laid on the table and ordered 10 bs printed
Mr.. Fowler, putRuan 10 notice given few days ago
submitted the following amendment 10 the 10th rule o
the House
All bills or other business shall he despatched In TN
order iu which they introduced unless the House by
vote Of two thirds Of the members present shall dfoc
otherwise In fotute all bills Of general nature shall
after their FIRST reading, be printed for tho pss Of th
House
Mr.. WiLEY moved tho previous question: which wa
sustained and the main question being ordered tako
by ayes and noes tho demand Of Mr.. FDwLgR and
sultedAyes Oh Noes 81. so the amendment ngrcet
TO-
The unfinished business NEXT taken up, being tn
Coyingon aud Ohio Railroad bill, the amendment Offered
by Mr.. DEANE TO the substitute offered by Mr. KpPTR
being tho pending question.
Mr. STAPLEs Of Montgomery was proceeding To address
the House IN favor Of the amendment, when the Washing
ton Grcys Of Philadelphia and their escorts III
Square TO parade The interruption caused by the play
Jog Of the band and the loud sound Of the drum render
ne Il impossible for the House TO proceed with IL bust
Dcgs
Mr. ELLYs3S moved that the sPgAEEE vacatc the Chat
, for Gflccn minutes
, Mr. HAYNosD remarked that the House having but
few days transact business he would, " the genema
> from Richmond (Nr Rllyson) withdrew ha motion
make motion that the Sergeant At Arms be directed
ce,r the Square.
Mr. ELLyeoN aid thut such motion was no, necss'ar,
TO attain the object which the gentleman desired. sIn
PIE request conveyed to the officer 10 cCmwand wCul