The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-05
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA
"WEDNESDAY, Jan 4. 1854.

| MIR. RANDOLPH, from the Committee on Roads
SC, reported q large number of bills Among
| them one making loan to the Norfolk and Peters
| burg Railroad Company and incorpor ating the Free
dercksburg and Gordonsville Railroad Company
| Resolutions of enquiry were proposed:
/ BY Mr.. THcmpsoN-Requiring the annual meet
! ings of the Internal Improvement Companies, In
which the Commonwealth ID Interested, to be held
in the month of October; the reports of said Com
panies to he made by the first OF November and the
report Of the Board oil Public Works to be comn,i-
nicated TO the Legislature with the message of the
Governor, when the General Assembly meets; and
on alternate years to the Governor by the first of
| December t.t sr45B - se
By Mr.. WARp-Referring the memorial of Robt,
II. Gallaher, in reationto the printing of the Sup
plement, to the Committee for Courts OF Justice
Mr.. W. previously had permission to withdraw
| the memorial from the files of the Senatel
By Mr.. PAxroN-To authorize the establishment
of an Independent Bank at Covington, Allegheny
county. -lsst ~
| By Mr.. TAzEwELL-Requesting the Clerks of the
Courts of Appeals to appriZe the General Assembly
OF the business transacted since the organization OF
those Courts under the Constitution, the num-
Der of docket the date Of said organiza-
ton, and the number docheted since and not yet de-
| cided. - ~
By Mr.. TAzEwELL-Transferring the appellate
jurisdiction, in criminal Cases. from the Court of
| Appeals to special Court OF Appeals.
INTERNAL IMPRovEMENrs. 3
Mr.. REGER proposed resolution, which as mo-
died at the suggestion OF Senators, reads as fol-
| lows:
Resolped That the Clerk of the Senate be request.
cd to prepare, for the of the Senate, statement
showing the amount OF appropriations already ask
ed for In the Senate classifying them as follows
! LIST Railroads; 81. Turnpikes; Sd. Plank Roads;
4th. Canals; th. Loans; 9Th. Subscriptions oe three
ftths by the State; 7h. Those to be Constructed
hrely on State account-specifyng the name and lo-
| cality Of each ~
The resolution agreed TO- saa-1a
| MoER OF Tr.
Mr.. MARr1N followed up Mr.. RsaER's proposition
pf
| the appropriations authorized last year-which Yves
| agreed to. III
| BILL rAssEp
| Amending the act changing the time for holding
| the Courts for the 18th circuit.
SHORT TRACK TO CIARLorrEsyILLE.
| Mr.. AMBLER called up the bill authorizing the
construction of short track from the city of Rich
| mond to a point on the Central Railroad east of
Charlottesville, and proposed substitute therefor
The substitute increases the capital stock in the
of 81 500 600, and requires the road contemplated
to be commencedin two years. and completed with
| i'll three years thereafter. I.sf q
| THE CALENDAR .,+.
Bills on the calendar were read the 6rst and Sc
| cond times. 1-- So
On motion of Mr. REaRR, the Senate then ad-
journed- kss46
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. s..s i
| message was received from the Senate that
they had passed certain bills {already noticed in
their proceedirgs) which were appropriately re
| ferred
Petitions were presented and referred; among
| them by
| Mr. ELLYsoN-Of Minister'S of the Gospel of the
City of Richmond, asking that the actin relation TO
the return of marriages to the clerks Office may be
| amended. .-E} s'' go Ia
BY Mr. CBuMp-Of citizens of Charles City, for
| an appropriation for railroad from Richmond
City to Mill Hole On James River.
Resolutions were offered and adopted chiefly of
| local character; among them by .t
| MIR. CRUTCHFIELD-Into the expedfency ofincor-
poratlng company to construct plank road from
| the town of Fredericksburg to Falmouth. .r
! Mr.. BUFoRD-Into the expediency Of incorpo-
rating an Independent Bank. in the town of Dar-
| vile. B.. g.,
Mr.. MAYo--Rcfsrring 80 much ofthe Governors
Message relates to line of Ocean Steamers, to a
special committee of five. wthsinstructions to in
quire into the expediency of reporting bill in con
| tormiy with the recommendations ofthe Governor
and Messrs. MAYO MALLORY, GARNETr, BASS and
| GALLY, were appointed to constitute said commit
| tee SID Il g. 4tst
Mr.. GARNETT-Into the expediency of incorpo-
rating the Centrevile academy, in the county Of
| King and Queen ,Af--~
Mr. McKENzrE-calli on the Treasurer for in
formation with regard to the number of Indepen-
dent Banks in the State, their capital &C., &c.
| The engrossed bill Concerning Tree schools in
| the county OF Henry" which was under considera-
ton when the House adjourned yesterday, again
| CAME up: the question being upon its passage. 1T
was debated at much length by Messrs GRAvELEY,
PATRICK and STAFLEs of Patrick, for the BILL and
| by Messrs. claiborne RENTER, RUrHERFooRD
and WHITE, III opposition to il; after which it pass
ed: Ayes 62-Noes 81.
The following engrosscd bills were read third
time ar d passed.: zF Z 80 / ~ 5t1 II .--+,
bill for the relief of the estate of Thomas Ruth
erfoord, Jr. -safAA
A bill to incorporate the Chesapeake Female Col
legiate Institute; and
bill to amend the District Free School Sys-
tenn, go far as 1t applies to the county OF Kanawha
Bile were considered In their early stages.
In .n,3tl Oh. ,fsyx.~
Iron Manufacturing Company, passed March I'd,
| 1881 on It's second reading, was amended in seve-
| raj particulars; and pending its consideration
On motion of Mr.. MCKENZIE, the House ad-
journed.
| The GREAT Snow STORM AT THE EASr-The
Boston Post of Friday last aays:
the great Snow Storm of Thursday, Dec. %, 1873,
will be referred to in the amanacs. 1t began these
parts about o'clock ia the morning, but did b,
come violent TIL after O'Clock. 1t did thereafter
| furousiy increase, and increasing did continue
through the cay, not abatipg at the going down of
stopped falling from the Clouds the wiud sill swept
that which had fallen wildly IN all directions, FORM
ing drifts like those we read of but haven't actually
| anumber of years last past.
| The Boston Transcript Of the 31st ult., reports
an immense body of snow In the deep cuts on the
| Salem turnpike In many places In North Chelsea
the snow was full twenty feet deep for a distance
of 40 rods having been piled up by the gale which
prevailed through the storm. Tho railroads seem
to have got the worst Of it An express train start
| ell from birmingham at |, P. NJ. with three en-
gaea, but had proceeded only mile and half when
it stuck fast in big Drift and could go neith-
| er forward or backward And here, with frozen
1 up engines, the train, with sixty passengers
nine of whom were ladies. were Obliged to remain
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