Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-18
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MospAY, Jan. l6, 1851

The House met at 10 O'Clock.
Mr. ToNLIS in the Chair.
The Clerk read communication from the Senate in
forming the House of the passage of the following House
bills.
bill for the relief OF the Of Thomas Rutherford
An act Incorporating the Brownsburg Savings Iustitu
ton.
An act amend the District Free School system, SO
far as it applies to the county Of Kanawha.
An act confer upon the Rockingham Mutual Fire Iu
surancc Company the privileges of Savings Bank.
This bill was amended by the Senate and the House
concurred therein.
The SPEAKER then called upon standing committees for
reports, when
Mr. CHEArnAM from tho committee on Claims reported
| hill for the relief OF + Knight
They also asked TO be discharged from the further
sideraton OF the petition of Henry WesIll praying
have refunded to him s3i so ian amount paid the
Clerk Of pshur county for fixing his official seal to the
assignment Of soldiers land warrants.
This report taken up and approved.
Mr. ELLYsoS from tho special committee to whom
referred resolution the subject Of providing for the
payment of expenses incurred in making certain repairs
in the sky light Of the Capitol and in the erection of flag
stas reported bill appropriating of 1855 90 the
amount expended by the Superintendent ofPubic Build
ngs for the repairs indicated above This appropriation
made subject to the approval Of the expenditure by the
Governor.
Mr. DEASE from the committee on inspection laws made
report from the majority and minority OF that committee
which ordered To be printed
Mr. MAYO from the committee Banks reported bill
20 incorporate the Mount Sidney Savings Bank.
Also, Senate bill TO them referred entitled act to in
corporate the Valley Savings Bank at Winchester Virgin
ia, and
resolution declaring it ineEpeden to grant the pray.
er of the petition u the Suffolk Savings Bank to issue
notes by pledging with the Treasurer State Stock.
the same person reported bill from special
mittec Incorporating the Ocean Steam Navigation Com
pany.
Mr. DIANE moved that the committee OH Schools aud
Colleges be discharged from tue further consideration
the petition of Henry Brown and that the same be re-
ierred to the committee Claims.
The following resolutions were then offered and adop-
ted
A resolution by Mr. SUMMERS, that the committee on
courts of justice inquire into the eIpediency of reporting
bill efunding the the county seals used ia the
transfer Of bounty land previous the
the Assembly passed s53.
By Mr. RANDOLPH that leave be given to Withdraw the
petition and rcmonsranco relative enlargement Of
the corporate limits of the town Of Sistersve and that
the same be referred to the committee Of propositions aud
grievances.
ly Ms. Cg.rG that the committee Of propositions and
grievances inquire into the eSpedency of changing the
place of holding precinct election in the county of
PLski from Mrs. Galbriths Harmony meeting house
~ Mr. lloLbEs, thet leave be given to withdraw the
petition OF f. NJ West praying 10 he refunded certain
of money lost by the depreciation of State bonds
aud that the be referred the committed on finance
By Mr. CARTER, of Fauquier that the committee on
claims inquire into the eIpeiency Of reporting bill
the relief Of ~ W Rogers and that bis account be re-
ferred to said committee.
BY Mr.. HAScocE, that the committee on roads &c.
inquire into the expediency Of constructing a turnpike
road in the county Of Wythe the and three nhs
turnpike road TO the county line OF Pulaski in the dreC.
ton Of Peppers Ferry road.
BY Mr.. SUMMERS that the committee roads &c. ia.
qnire into the eIpediency OF constructing road the
Joint stock principle from the forks OF Hackers Greek in
Lewis county by the way Of Pscks ru in the county
Up'hnr to Burrowsyille, in the county Of Barbour.
by Mr. MASON, that the committee propositions and
grievances inquire into the eEpcdency Of appointing
commissioners, more fully to define that sporon Of the
line between the counties OF ALTERNATE and Fuvanna,
between James River and three chopped road.
In. thDt hp On han Es N
into the eHpedieucy Of changing the Of the Citizens
Bank Of Virginia.
The following petitions then presented aud ap.
prQpriltely referred
By Mr.. HAYWOOD the petition Of James o. Watson, Of
tie county Of Mason praying compensation for certain
statutes Of Virginia. and other books purchased by him for
the use Of the clerks office Of the circuit court Of Marion
country.
BY Mr. WHITEHEAD, the memorial Of supdry citizens
Of the counties Of Ptsevania Henry Patrick, Franklin
and Campbell asking tho Legislature to grant them a
charter for railroad from Lynchburg 10 some point upon
the Virginia and North Carolina line in or the di.
rec ton Of the mouth Of Smiths river.
by Mr. Fowler, the renonsrance Of Edward w. Morris
and hundred and eighty other citizens Of Hanover and
Louisa against Gharterng independent company 10
construct railroad tho short line between Richmond
and Charlottesville, together With petition praying that
said snort road may be constructed by the Cgntre Rail
road company
by Mr EooBoRN, petitions OF tho citizens Of the town Of
FAIRFAX, IN the county Of Cupepe for aud against the
tension Of its corporate Limits.
by Mr. COLLIER the petition Of the President and Di.
recors Of the Petersburg and jerusalem plank road
pany, asking increase Of the capital stock Of said
pany.
BY Mr. BRoWS the petition Of WIN. NJ Thornton, Pc
ter b. Foster George II. Matthew'S and sundry other
citizens ofCumbcrand, praying extension Of the Viz
gina and Tennessee railroad to the city Of Richmond.
BY Mr. CRAIO the petition Of Thos Page aud others for
aSaviugs Bank in the town ofNewburn.
by Mr. PAYgg the petition Of Col ID w Bowlc- and
two hundred other citizens Of the counties OF Puvanna
Louisa snd Goochland praying the construction Of the
short line railroad between Richmond ard Charlottesville
by the Virginia Central railroad company.
by Me- WHEY, the petition Of jacob Ammin and sun
dry other citizens of the town Of Newcastle asking for
the extension Of the corporate limit Of that town.