The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-18
IIOUSE OF DELEGATES


Prayer by the Rev. Mr. WOODBRIDGE of the
Episcopal Church.
communication from the Senate that that body
had passed the following bills ITO authorize the
Central Railroad Company to increase theircapita
stock for Strengthening their road from Charlottes-
vile to Rchmond;" :" and TO incorporate the Ash
ton Institute;'' which were read and referred
Committees were called for reports, and a num-
Der of bills, &C. Were reported by them.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a coinmuni-
cation from the Governor of the Commonw eath
enclosing letter from the Hon Robert McClelland
Secretary Of the Interior of the United States ask
ing that some provision be made for the IA vlnent
OF S3,2aO, two years interest S43, 500 of the
bonds of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
for which the State is bound This amount Of
bonds is held for tribe of Indians by the govern.
ment at Washington 1868
On motion of Mr. EDMosDs the communication
was referred to the Committee on Finance
FENCING IN RAILROADS
On motion of Mr.. CABEII, the Committee of
Propositions and Grievances Were instructed to
inquire into the eXpediency of requiring the seye-
raj railroad companies in Virginia to fence in their
respective tracks and provide them with the neces.
s~sy stopr and cattle bIrs.
LEGISLATIVE TELEGRAPH.
On motion of Nr. FLOYD a special committee
was appointed to examine the Legislative Tele-
graph invented by Samuel Huffman, and report it's
practicability and the expediency of adopting il in
this Hall. This apparatus ia designed for taking
the ayes and noes of a Legislative body; and is a
very ingenious invention. ss5
Resolutions of inquiry, &c. were offered and
adopted and appropriately referred, viz ~
By Mr.. FROST, of renewing the charter of the
Sand Creek Turnpike Company-By Mr.. BRAN
DON, of prohibiting any one from practising metli
cine who has not diploma certificate of prof.
cheney from some chartered medical college BY Mr.
. PITMAN, of company to construct a Railroad
from Luray in Pageto Moorfeld in Hardy-By Mr.
DICKENsON of c.. of Turnpike from Indepen-
dence to the Wilson Creek and South Fork
Turnpike road at or near J. Fl. Burton's-
BY Mr.. SEDDoN, of amending the charter of
the town OF Fredercksburg-By Mr.. SEDDox,
of reporting bill 139 of last session to revive and
re-enact the act to incorporate the Female Or.
phan asylum of Frederick ksburg-By Mr. WELL
MAN, of incorporating the town of Morganxa in
Wetzel eounty-By Mr.. DOYLE, of reporting such
bill as may be necessary to carry out the recon
mendations OF the Board of Visitors of the Univ o.
sity-By Mr. BURwELI, of Incorporating the
Southwestern Exploring and Mining Company
BY Mr.. CARTER, of repeating the act incorporating
the town of New Baltimore in Fauquier county
By Mr.. MAYS, of repeating the law requiring the
inspection of lime and lumber-By Mr.. KEMPER
of amending the act incorporating the Philadelphia
Mining and Manufacturing Compnny-By Mr.
HoGE, for amending the charter of the town of
Martinsburg-By Mr.. RUTHERFooRD of a gene
raj law relating to the establishment of Savings
Banks; and by Mr. X. of reporting the bill No. 426
of last session, requiring Savings Banks to make
annual reports to the Governor-By Mr. TREDwAY
referring the petition of inspectors of tobacco in
gislature-By Mr.. DEANE, OF reporting bill :321 of
last session authorizing the Virginia and Tennessee
II .ilroad Conn any to no more land-By Mr. SIN
CLAIR for the printing of 5000 extra copies of the
report OF the Board of Public Works--By Mr..
DEANE, of reporting the bill of the last session
(32e) prescribing the taxes to be paid by internal
improvement eompanies-By Mr.. PENDLEToN, of
amending the charter of the Walkers Creek and
Holston Turnpike Company, so to make John
Graysons house point-By Mr.. CHRISTIAN, for
a bill by special committee concerning Roads in
Augusta county-By Mr.. HAYS, for amending Sec
80 chap ll2 of the Code
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented and appropriately re-
ferred: .st
BY Mr. PITMAN, of citizens of Hardy, for a road
to Woodstock in She:: ::andoah-also petition of
Samuel c. Williams and Others for a Turnpike
from Milford to Wardenyille, in the county of
Hardy BY Mr.. HAYS, of citizens of Gilmer, for an
amendment OF section 36, chapter il2 Of the Code
of Virginia
BILLS PASSED.
The following engrossed bills were read a third
time and passed
An act incorporating the Dimes Savings Bank OF
Wheeling 1Senate bill passed with amendments)
: An act for the incorporation Of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary in Pr. Edward.
An act incorporating the Merchants Insurance
Company of the city of Richmond (Senate biiI)
Bills were considered in their early stages and
number were ordered to be engrossed. :.
On motion of Mr. WILEY, the Standing Commit.
tee of Roads and Internal Navigation was ordered
to be increased by the addition OF two members
MIR w remarking that his reason for the notion
was that NO member from his section OF the State
largely interested in internal mproyemenfs-Was
upon the committee
al members.
On motion of Mr.. DOYLE the House adjourned