The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-28
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

MONDAY, Feb. 81, 1854
A communication from the Senate announced
the passage of several bills already noticed in their
proceedings, nearly all of which were read first
and second time and ordered to be engrossed-
the remainder were referred.
Committees made reports-among them by Mr.
MARTz, from the Committee of Finance bill i'm.
posing taxes for the support of government
which was ou motion read first and second time
and ordered to be engrossed.
In presenting the Tax bill Mr. MARTz stated thst
it was precisely similar with the last tax bill except
that changed the date of the year with regard to
dividends &c, and it was only because without that
change it was deemed the assessors could not as
the tax interest and dividends that this bill
was now reported.
Mr.. ELLYsoN moved to lay the bill on the table
and make it the order of the day for to-morro W.
with the view of offering amendments to it.
Mesers. MARTZ and WALLACE contended that the
bill were opened to amendment there would be no
chance of passing it the presnt session and they op-
posed the postponement
Mr. ELLYsoNs motion was rejected. Mr.. YERBY
essayed to make amendment in the tax on ply
sicians-Mr MOORE that on land and Mr. STAPLES
OF Patrick that distlleres-butt the House reject.
ed each motion and ordered the bill to be engross
ed
A bill authorising Justices of the Peace to give
judgment on forthcoming bonds taken by a Con-
stable, and amending and re-enacting the 4th Sec
tion OF chapter 167 of the Code of Virginia, was
read third time and passed.
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preparation OF $4,000 to the repairs to the Uni
versity OF Virginia-was taken up and supported by
Messrs. ToMLIN, GARNETT, and ANDERSON The
bill then passed-99 to 81.
On motion of Mr.. PRINCE, the House took up
bill Incorporating the Raleigh and Boone Road
Company-[capital $3,000-State three-ffthsl-
and Mr.. Prince making briet explanation of it. it
" las passed by vote of los to &c.
On motion of Mr.. COMBS, the House took up
bill authorizing subscription by the State of 600
fo efa bo ri
the Monongalia river at Morgantown.
The bill was explained by Messrs. RAYMOND
and GALLY, and at the suggestion of Mr. DUNN,
that the State was not secured ts interest divi-
dend on the $4,000, a ryder1was adopted, making
this sum preferred six per cent. stock The bill
then passed by large majority.
bill authorising county and corporation courts
to act upon militia fines in the hands of the collec
tors of the same, and on claims against the militia
fund, was taken up on motion of Mr.. MEEM read 4
third time and passed.
bill requiring the Banks and other corporations
to give notice of unclaimed dividends, deposites,
and balancies in certain cases. and regulating the
disposition of the same, was taken up on motion
OF MIR. YERBY. read a third time and passed. The
bill provided for the payment of these monies into
the treasury, and ultimately into the Literary Fnnd,
for the purposes of Education. TWAS conjectured
that some three hundred thousand dollars wond
thus find its way to the Literary Fund.
Mr.. DEJARNETTE made motion TO take up re.
solution requiring new survey of the routes
known as the Monroe and Greenbrier routes on the
Covngton aud Ohio Railroad, and directing the
Board of Public Works to select that which, by this
new survey, should be most practicable and the
cheapest
The motion to take up was opposed by Messrs.
WILEY ANDERSON PATRICK and RENNrcK and
sustained by Mr.. DEJARNETrE and rejected
A bill "appropriatiHg thirty.four thousand one
hundred and eight dollars to heat the buildings of
the Western LunAtic Asylum by steam, to erect
covered communications and verandahs and to
enclose the grounds OF said Asylum" was taken up
on motion of Mr.. SKINNER, read second time and
ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. SKINNER moved suspension of the rules
with the view of passing the bill at this tnepend
ing which motion
On motion of Mr.. FOWLER, the House adjourned.
Er.prT-y ba fotouinu account tofp Gra