The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-11

cling that they had passed the bill authorisnv the
count'es OF Tazewell and Wyoming to subscribe
TO the AbbssVaney and Tug Road, with amend.
One of them required vote Of two-thirds Of the
people of the counties to levy tax to complete the
road; the original bill required only majority
on morton OF Mr.. BoGLE, the House disagreed to
the amendment The others were concurred in
Committees were called and made reports;
among them :
By Mr. DUNN, from the Committee of Roads.
"A bhl 70 incorporate the Virginia and North Car.
olina Railroad Company"
By Mr.. DOWNING, from the Committee on Apri
culture and Manufactures,
"a bill to authorise the expectation Of -four and
corn meal in sacks or bags, and repeating SO much
OF the esth chapter of the Code of Virginia as re-
qulres Hour or corn meal exported from this Com.
monwealth to be inspected
The bill to amend the 10th section of an act in
cooperating company to establish turnpike road
from the city OF Richmond to Williamson's Tavern,
was taken up, pending the motion by Mr.. WHITE
made yesterday to lay the bill on the table which
motion prevailed after brief conversational de.
bate In which Messrs. ELLYsoN and BUroRp oppos
ed the laying on the table, and Messrs MAYO and
others sustained it,
On motion of Mr.. CLAIBORNE Joint resolution
was adopted increasing the number OF the commit
tee to examine the Bank OF the Old Dominion to
seven, by appointing fourth member from the
House.
On motion on Mr.. HAYmoND, resolution was
by the people, or the appointment by the county
courts, OF three commissioners in each county to
audit the claims against the county.
On motion OF MIR. koINER. so much Of the report
Q. the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the
Blind relates to the purchase of an organ was re-
lerred to the Committee or Schools &c.
On motion of Mr. GARRETT the Board of Public
W orks was instructed TO report what contracts they
have made for the sale of State bonds and the terms
OF such contracts, and especially what contracts il
any, have been recently made through the agency oil
Seden, Withers & Co, with any parties in Eng.
land
Other resolutions were offered adopted and re-
ferred
Mr.. POWER presented a series of resolutions
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Eastern
Lunatlc Asylum asking increase of the trans.
portaton fund and animal support, also change in
the regulations governing the admission of patients
into the Eastern and Western Asyiums and re-
commencing the establishment of an additional asy-
lum in the Western part of the State which were
referred to the Committee on Lunatic Asylums.
The following Senate bills were read a third time
and passed:
An act to amend the 9th section of the act provid-
ing for districting the countless passed April end
1852
An act authorising the improvement of certain
land In the county of Henrico for wharf purposes
An act to amend act entitled an act to establish
the town OF South Lowell at the great falls ofthe Po-
tomac river in the county of Fairfax, passed March
9th, 1899 and
An act to incorporate the Virginia Aid Society.
On motion OF Mr. EPPEs, the report of the Com
mlttee OF Courts of Justice adverse to a proposed
amendment OF the Code, as to declare all persons
to be negroes who have negro blood in them, was
amended so as to declare the amendment expedient
and the committee accordingly instructed to re-
port bill. Mr.. E.'s motion was sustained at some
length by himself, and seconded by Mr. WEAVER.
On motion OF Mr.. EDnUNDs, the House. ad-