The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-14

ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Mr.. THOMAS called for the orders of the day
The first was bill concerning District Free Schools
IN the county OF Henry.
long discussion ensued thereon, and without
coming to a vote,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MONDAY, Feb. 18th 1854.
communication from the Senate announced the
referred.
Committees made reports
The SPEAKER laid before the House comlnuni.
cation from the Governor with regard to the mat
ter OF the application tor the pardon of s. n. Smith,
and the part Col. Morgan had taken in it. The
Governor stated that Col. M. had recommended the
pardoning OF Smith for his good conduct in the pen.
itentiary, on the ground that it would have good
effect and strengthen the discipline and promote
good order among the convicts. The Governor in.
ferred that the reasons urged left no room to Inn
pugn the motives character of Col. NJ. in any
manner. The communication was referred to the
committee on the subject.
The SPEAKER announced the special committee
already ordered by the House to report upon the De-
titions relative to prohibiting the sale of ardent
spirits.
NORFOLK AND PETERSBURG ROAD.
The first order of the day being the bill increasing
the capital stock of the Norfolk and Petersburg
Railroad, and requiring the Board of Public Works
to subscribe for three-ifths of the increase was
taken up ,T-7a7 -
Mr.. MALLORY addressed the House in conclusion
OF his speech in behalf of the BILL and followed
by Mr.. CHERRY, who stated that there some objec-
tions to the road in the matter OF connection be-
tween it and the Seaboard road, and also to bridg-
ingthe Elizabeth river as was proposed; but as
those Objectionable conditions were enacted in a
former bill, ,.he would not make them the occasion
Of opposition to the present. but would vote for it
with pleasure. ass
The biIlw then passed by the handsome vote TO
102 to 18-(even DR.. YERBY voting for IT'D
CONVICTION AND OHIO RAILROAD BILL.
The second order being the Covington and Ohio
Railroad bill. being taken up the vote was taken
without debate and resulted as follows
AYEs-Messrs. Anderson, Barrett, Bass, Beirne,
Brown of C. and P. Buford. Byrd, Campbell, Carter
of Fauquier, Cassin. Christian, Couch, Cowardin,
Tyson, Ely, Fowler, Gally, Given. Goss, Harvey,
Horner Kee, Kemper, Kirkpatrick Koiner. Lee,
McGuffn, Mckenzie. Meadofs, Meem, Mo, gan, Nor.
rison, Nottingham, Patrick, Payne, Power Price,
Prince, Renck, Sebert. Shumate. Skinner, Smith OF
Staples of Patrick Staples of Montgomery, Stevens,
Taylor of Rockbridge, Taylor of Loudoun, Thomas,
Tiffany, vinson. Wallace, Whitehead, Wiley, and
NoEs.-Messrs Barnes of Marion, Barnes of Taze.
well, Bekem, Blake. Boyle, Browne of King George
and Stafford. Burks Button, Carter of Lee and Scott
Cheatham, Cherry, Choice, Clark, Coltrane, Craig,
Deane, Dickenson, Duncan, Dunn, Edmunds Finney,
Gallahue, Garnett, Gatewood, Gibson, Hancock OF
Charlotte, HANCOCK of Wythe, Hancock of Chester
field, Raymond Holden, Kello, Knox, Laugh Major,
Malone, Mcleod, Miller Moody, Randolph, Reese.
Riddick, Shannon. Shields, Summers, Tabb, Tomlin,
Weaver, White, Woodhouse, and Yerby-50.
The bill being defeated for the want of the Con-
stitutional majority, Mr.. JACKSON who did not vote
upon the bill, moved to reconsider the vote by
which it was rejected; but there beingl questions
raised his right to the reconsideration ii
was moved by Mr.. WHITE of Hanover, who voted
against the bill.
/
RAYMOND addressed the House to define their posi-
tions the subject. Their main ground of refusal
to support the Covington and Ohio bill was an al
lodged charge ofnegect ofthe interests of the North
Western part of the State in the appropriations to
Internal improvements.
Mr.. GARNErr gothic floor, and on his motion THE
House adjourned.