Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-14
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

THURSDAY, Jan IL.
The House met l2 o'clock
The clerk read Communication to the Senate informing
the House of the passage of the following bills in which
they request It's concurrence:
An act to anhorse the Trustees of the Methodist Rps
copal Church in Newton, Frederick county to sell The
parsonage belonging to said church.
An act TO incorporate the Marshall Manuiactupp com,
psny.
An act to incorporate the Potomac Manufacturing COM
pany, in the county of Fairfax and
An act to incorporate the Virginia Manufacturing com.
pany.
These bills we're read first and secoEd time and order
ed to be committed.
The Speaker announced Mr. BRowS Of Stafford as an
additional member the committee appointed to exam
Inc INTO the proceedings of the Old Dominion Bank.
ms increase was made under resolution offered by
Mr. Claiborne and adopted by both Houses
hr brown asked leave to be excused from acting on
That a. committee, which being granted
The Speaker announced Mr. White of Ua,oyer as n
substitute
The Speaker remarked that it his intention accord
ing to the general rule with regard the appointment Of
committees, to add the gentleman from Halifax Mr CLAI-
BoRsE to that committee, he being the proposer of the
resolution, but that gentleman having requested that bO
Noul1 not he added TO the committee he compelled
to make another appointment.
The Speaker then proceeded to call upon standing COM
mi.tees ior reports No reports being made
Mr ToNLlS offered the following resolution
That the committee Roads &C.. inquire into the ex-
pedency Of amending the act, entitled
An act incorporate the York River Steam Navigation
company, and the Richmond and York River Railroad
company passed March 18th, 1851.
hr srArLEs, Of Patrick, offered the following resolu.
ton :"
That the 3oard Of Public Works be requested to report
TO this House ~ early day convenient the condition
OF the State work. at the Blue Ridge known the Blue
Ridge railroad whether any portion Of the com
pleted, and So how much; what quantity OF unnelnR
is completed in whole in part what quantity vet ne.
mains unfinished what has been the Of said tunpe
ling, per linear foot when in the opinion OF said board
toe said nnneling will be completed
Mr. ToutiN moved 10 amend by addinR-"apd what
compensation ia paid by the State TO the Chief EnR-
neer =
Mr. srAFtEs accepted the modification, and i, was se
cordingly agreed to.
Mr. HsrNoSp moved TO amend Il by adding-,,snd 9th.
er officers employed on the said work"
hr PArRirK sad he did not the use Of calling for
Information OF that character the report the Board
oi Public Works which would soon como up would
embrace all that members desired know upon these sub
jects.
Mr. YERur vas in favor Of the resolution aud amend.
ments proposed.
The amendment was agreed to-
Mr.. MooRE offered the following amendment, to the
Also the salaries Of the Chief Engineer the ooDpen
top 10 the officers Of the other leading lines Of the
State.
This amendment adopted
Mr. ToNl, moved Ito amend Il Stin further By adding
the ooving"Ehst is the nature Of the contracts made
on the part Of tho state with the contractors for the con
struction Of said work"
This amendment also adopted
Mr. FowLsR, movedto smend IL further BY sdding aiso
whether the pay OF aborer others has been made ia
current funds, merchandise, OF otherwise.
This amendment was also adopted
The question on the resolution, amended vas pus
and carried.
The sFEAkrE, laid before the House, the following