Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-21
To o. NJ. CnurcnplrLp. soeaker of Il

10 u. NJ CRurCnHiFLD, Speaker Of the House Of Dele.
gates.
| The communication ani accompanying document were
on motion OF Mr MARIZ referred to the committee on Fl.
| nance.
The Speaker also submitted com munica ton of Luci.n
Minor. accompanied with the proceedings of the State
Temperance Convention held at the town of Charlottes
| Vile OIL the 81 Of August last.
That communication and other documents were referred
to the committee Courts OF Justice motion of NJ
PATRICK
NJ DE.EALE conveyed resolution from the Senate
requesting the House that body the Joint reso.
ntoh adopted by them and sent TO the House Tor
renee on the subject OF establishing Medical School al
acknowledgements with the University Of Virginia &c
The House acceded to the request and Mr. PArRIck was
| delegated TO convey the resolution that body
The Speaker then proceeded 10 call upon standing COM
| mittees Tor reports, when
Mr. WALLACE iromth committee on Courts Of Justice
/ reported the following bills
bill to amend tie 81 section Of chapter lO3 of the
Code Of Virginia declare all persons having negro
blood in them multoes aud repeating the Tth section
Of chapter lOT of the Code.
Also substitute for Senate bill to define the powers
and establish the compensation Of Aldermen Of corpora
| tons.
bill releasing the Midlothian Coal Mining Company
| from certain penalties, &c; and
Senate bill to amend the 231 section Of chapter 81 of
the Code OF Vrgus to provide for the vaGatng oil
the Office Ola Surveyor OF road when such Surveyor
shall remove beyond the limits OF the county.
| Mr. DUNS from the committee Roads &c. reported
| the following bills
bill to construct Railroad from the town OF Martins
|
| the town Of Wliamspor in the State Of Maryland.
An act To authorize an extension OF the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad to Richmond, and 10 authorize an
lndeoendcnt Company to construct railroad from Rich.
nond To lynchbufg failure Of the Virginia and Ten.
nessee Railroad Company to make said extension.
bill 10 authorize further State subscription to tl,e
capital stock Of the Giles, fayeue aud Kana~ha Turn
| pike Company.
hill to incorporate a company TO construct railroad
from the town Of Alexandria point on the Poio
mac opposite Washington City.
| bill to amend the charter Of the Sandy Hook and
Manassas Gap Turnpike Company.
An act to appropriate the Of 10000 for the pur-
pose Of consrnctng the Pper Gap and Greenyile Tnfn
| pike and
Senate hill authorizing the construction of another
track by the Virginia Central Riro1d Company from
some point east Of Charlottesville TO Richmond
Mr.. BEowS from tie Committee on Agriculture and
Manufacture. reported bill to incorporate the Hawks
Bill Valley Mining and Mannfcfuring Company, and
bill to incorporate the Kanawha River splint Goa
Company.
Nr. ToWLrS from Special Committee reported a bill
insure greater efficiency ia making the printing repor,
NJ committees aud Institutions required for The use ri
THE General Assembly.
on motion Of Me- ToHLa this bill was taken up and
read first time.
The Speaker informed The House that the next bnsi.
in order the unfinished business Of the previous
day. being the motion Of Mr.. Anderson 10 ell M the
blank in the CoyngtOn aud Ohio Railroad bill will,
$4,000, 900.
Mr.. sryESs made motion 10 pass by the order Of
the day least the uuni5 business for that time
The motion agreed to-
lie then moved to suspend tho rus for the purpose
Of taking up the bill amending the 4 aud 9th sections
Of act incorporating the Ciuzens Bank Of Virginia
with view to change the name Of that institution.
The rules suspended and the bill taken up and
read first time, and 10y consent Of the House was put
through all its stages aud passed II thereupon sent
to the Senate.
The following resolutions were then offered and
adopted:
A resolution by Mr. CnERRT, That the clerk Of this
House have printed in pamphlet form We hundred co
pies OF the Constitution Of Virginia. for the use Of mem
bers thereof.
This resolution laid the table on motion Of Mr.
STAPLE Of Patrick.
by Mr. sNTg, Of Kahs~ha, that the committee on Agri
culture, Inquire into The eIpedency Of amending the