Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-20
General assembly d iirginia.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tuesday. Ian. IL. Il.


Committees made reports-among them
By Mr. Dunn, from the Committee of Roads,
"a bill authorising the Board of Public Works
10 subscribe to the increased capital stock OF the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad company. for
the extension of their road to Lynchburg.
Petitions presented and referred-none OF
general interest
Senate had adopted a resolution, authorizing the
Joint committee TO examine the affairs of the Bank
of the Old Dominion, to employ clerk, ana the
House ooncurred in the resolution
The House took up the bill to provide for the
completion of the Covington and Ohio Railroad,
pending the motion of Mr.. Deane to restrict the
road to five foot gpage.
Mr. Stuart of Montgomery, addressed the
House in support of the amendment, and was re-
piled to by Mr. Patrick.
The previous question was then ordered, on
motion of Mr.. Smith, of kanawha, and the n
mendment was rejected by the following vote :
AYEs-AIessrs. Barnes of Tazewell, Bekem,
Blake, Boyle, Burks, Cheatham, Cherry, Choice,
Claiborne Clarke, Clopton. Crag, Crawford
Crockett, Crump, Crutchheld, Deane, Dieken-
ON, Duncan, Dunn, Ely, Finney, Garnett. Han
cock of Wythe, Hancock of Chesterfield, Hardy,
Kello, Knox, Major, Mallory, Mason, Meadors,
Mitchell, Moody, Perkins, Power, Reese, Richie
son, Riddiek, Shannon, Southall, Staples of Pat
rick, Staples of Montgomery, Talaferro, Tiffany,
Tomlin, Wallace, Weaver, Wiley, Woodhouse,
and Yerby-52.
NoEs-Messrs. Anderson, Barnes of Marion,
Barrett, Bass, Brannon, Brown of Cumberland
and Powhatan, Buford, Button, Eyrd, Carter of
Fauquer, Cassin. Christian, Collier, Combs, Col
traine, Cowardn, Dawson, Dorsey, Ellyson,
Fowler, Gallahue, Gatewood, Given, Goss,
Grayely, Harvey, Raymond, Hays, Holden, Hor
ner, Jackson Kee, Kemper kolner, Laugh, Lup-
tom Malone, Martin, Martz, Mayo, Mcclure, Nc
Comas, McGuffin, Mckenzie, Mcleod, Meem,
Miller, Minor, Moore, Morgan, Nottingham, Par
SONS Patrick, Payne, Phares, Price, Prince,
Randolph II nick, Shields, Sinclair, Skinner,
Smith of Brooke and Hancock, Smith of Kanaw
ha, Splitter, Sprinkle, Stevens, Summers, Talbot,
Taylor of Rockbridge, Taylor of Loudoun, Tho
mas, Ynson, Whaley, White, Whitehead and
limit.
Mr. Anderson moved to amend the bill by stri-
king out the words five Millions" and inserting
in lieu thereof, the words three millions"
On motion of Mr.. Taylor of Loudoun, the mo-
ton to strike out and insert divided, aud the
question being first on striking out the the words
give Millions determined in the affirmative
and thereupon motion made by Mr.. VERIFY
to fill the blank created, by the words zone
million"
The question being first on the motion of Mr.
Anderson to fill the blank with the words three
millions"
On motion of Mr.. jackson, the bill and amend
ments were laid on the table and made the order
of the day for tomorrow at half past II O'Clock.
a communication from the Governor was laid
before the House, endorsing statements of the
condition of the Bank OF Virginiaat Lynch
burg, of the Manufacturers and Farmers
Bank of Wheeling, and of the Monticello Bank at
Charlottesville, on the LIST inst, which, on motion,
was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
On motion, the House adjourned.