The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-28
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

FRIDAY Jan. q
A communication from the Senate announced. I'll,
passage OF resolution requiring the auditor to al
low the delinquent land and insolvent list returned
BY the Sheriff of Wetzel The SHAKER expressed
doubt to the power Of the Legislature t. obtair
the object by Joint resolution and on motion of Mr.
ToMLIE it was laid on the table
Committees made reports
Petitions were presented and appropriately re
ferred:-among them one by Mr.. WHITE. of CHI
zens of Hanover against the construction of tbs
Short Road from Richmond to Charlottesville by ;
private company, and in favor of authorizing tne
Central Railroad to build it.
message from the Senate announced the pas
sage OF bill to pay the expenses OF the Joint cum
mittee to examine the Bank of the Old Dominion
The Senate bill authorizing the construction O
another track by the Virginia Central Railroad com
pany WIS taken up. y
Mr. WHITE moved an amendment empowering
Jas s. French, Chas. s. Morgan and others to con
struct the road, should they raise certain sun,
money Cetore the Central Railroad had raised the
same 1 se z5E fs=5z
After brief discussion of the amendment,
Mr.. ToMLaa moved to indefinitely postpone the
whole subject
The motion was debated at great length. by Mess
ANDERSON, SKINNER, PATRICK, CHRISTIAN ans
FOWLER in opposition. and by Mess. YgRBY, DEAN
MALLORY, and CARTER of Fauquier in favor of ttf
motion The question being put il was decided il
the affirmative as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs. Barnes of Marion. Bekem. Blake
Browne of King George and Stafford, Burks, Cartel
Of Lee and Scott Carter of Fauquier. Cassin Choice
Crockett Crump, Crutchtield, Deane, Dejarnette
Dickinson, Dorsey, Downiug, Duncan. Dunn Ed
nuuds, Epes Finney, Gsllahue, Gatewood, Grave
y, Hancock of Wythe, Hancock Of Chesterfield
Raymond, Hewett Homer Kello, Kemper. KIRK
patrick, Knox, Laugh. Lee. Major, Mallory, Malone
Martin, Mason, Mckenzie. Miller, MOODY, Mo. gan
Parsons. Perkins, Reese. Richeson, Riddick, S6an.
n1n.. Shields, Shunate, Sinclair, Splitter, Staple
# Montgomery. Tahb, Taylor of Loadoun, Tiffany
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NOES -Messrs Anderson, Bass, Beirne, Boyle
Brannon, Buford. Byrd, Campbell, Cheatham, Chris
Kee, Koiaer, Mayo, Mcclure. McComas. Mca5mf
flu, Meadors, Meem, Minor Moore Patrick, PAYNE
Pha.e,. Power, Price Prince, Rsndolph,- Renict
Sprinkle, Staples of Patrick Summers, Talbot, Ia
iafero. Thomas, White, Wiley-5l.
80 the shor. road to Charlottesville was rejected
During the day an Intellectual effort was made tc
get up the Senate resolution relative to removing
the Medical Department of the University to Ricf,
mond and connecting it with the Medical College
here
Mr.: SMITH of K. moved that from and after the
lst OF February no new matter shall be referred te
the standing committees of the House
Mr.. ToMLIN moved to lay the motion Oh the table
considering that even if the House adopted the res
olution it would be of effect as il could at an,
time 1t deemed proper, refer what it pleased Il
the committees.
Mr.. SMITH stated that his reason for submitting
the resolution was that the committees or that O
Roads, at least had more business before them tina,
they could get through wth-instead oil the subject.
before the Committee on Roads being diminished
they had been steadily increasing
The resolution was laid ON the table.
On motion OF Mr.. JACKSON, the House adjourned