The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-22

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lay on the table was in progress when
| On motion of Mr.. CATLETT, the Senate adjourn
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
| 1 FRIDAY, Dec. 2lst 1855
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. WOODBRIDGE, OF the
| Episcopal Church.
| message from the Senate announced the pass
| age OF sundry bills already noticed in report
| OF the proceedings Of that body. These bills were
read first and second time and referred to the
| proper committees.
| Committees were called and few bills were re
ported-among them the following from the com
mittee OF Roads: "A bill to provide for the connec
tion ofthe waters of the Ohio river and Chesapeake
| Bay bya continuous Railroad" "A bill author
izng loan to the Virginia Central Railroad Com
pany y bill to increase the capital stock of the
| Halifax and Pittsylvania Railroad Company and
changing the terminus OF the sane;" and bill max
iug an appropriation for completing the COvngton
and Ohio Railroad . The same committee report
| burg and Stcubenvile Railroad Company for per
| mission to bridge the Ohio
| THE BANKS.
On motion of Mr. RUTHERFORD, Resolved That
the Cashiers of the Banks of Virginia be requested
| by the Secretary of the Commonwealth to report
to this House statement showing, at the dates of
their several quarterly returns for the year begin
| ming lst October. 1854, and ending 1st October
| 1850 LIST, the amounts which they then held, OF
notes, bills, drafts, or other evidences of debt
| which had been discounted by them, PAYABLE al
any point out of the State of Virginia and at what
places and in what amounts respectively they fell
| due; and 2dly, the amounts which they held at
said dates of notes. bills drafts which they had
discounted payable in Virginia
On motion of 31r. TOMIIN, the Committee OF
Courts of Justice inquire into the expediency OF
amending the l20th chapter of the Code of Vir-
gina, providing for the appointment of notaries
within and commissioners without the State SO as
to prescribe their term of Office. .-.
PRIVILEGES, DUTIES AND PAY OF MEMBERS
The House resumed the consideration of the un-
finished business of yesterday viz the Bill (no. 20)
to amend the 18th chapter of the Code, relating to
| the privileges and duties of the members of the
General Assembly and the officers thereof
When the House adjourned yesterday the
amendment of Mr.. MBoDES for increasing the
| per diem of members to S. and the mileage to s.
| for every twenty miles, was pending.
The question being stated, Mr. IMBoDEN. with
| the leave of the House, Withdrew his amendment,
remarking that upon consultation with the friends
of the proposition it had been deemed best to with.
draw it.
The bill was then further amended and ordered
| to be engrossed. -..-+
PARTY DEBATE.
Mr.. CRoCkER of Isle of Wight, called up the
engrossed bill to incorporate the Portsmouth Or
phan Asylum. and the bill being taken UP and the
vote ongrossng it being on his motion reconsider
ed, he moved to strike out from the thirty three
| names incorporated in the BILL the following:
ID. ID. Fiske, Winchester Watts Geo w. Pete.
Holt Wilson, Joseph Fl. Potter, James Guy, Joseph
N. Schoolieid, J. V. Pratt, Absolem Manning, Geo.
X. Snead, George S. Thompson H. V. Neimeyer,
JAS. c. Holiday, Washington Read Sainl. T. Hartt,
and Henry Stokes
Andn insert in their stead the following
lanes q Hodges Arthur r Wilson John w
Young, Rob. Dickinson, Gerard Henderson, John
S. White n. f. White, N. w. Armistead, r NJ. Boy.
kin David Goodwin Josenb Woodley lanes Jobu.
son f. w Massenburp B F w Hvde and Jobn
Cook
Mr. MURpausB from Norfolk county. demanded
to know ,yby il was that bill of local character
in which his cons,itnents were aona interasted
sbould he taken in hand bv delegate from anoth.
er county. and why the names Incorporated i'm the
bin ON his motion, were proposed to be stricken
| out and other names indicated bv the gentleman
| from Isle of Wight, proposed to be inserted He
claimed to be the representative of the peope of
| portsmouth and to know their wishes and what
names were proper to he incorporated i'm the hill
| better than the gentleman from Isle of Wight.
| Mr.. CRoCKER declared that he had sought to
change the names in the bill because of the marty
| cast given to them Out of thirtythree names.
there were only two Democrats and that too in a
community where parties were equal And these
persons were to control large fund accumulated
during the pestilence from the contributions from
all directions. He objected strongly to giving the
trustees Of this fund such complexion, and to
prevent it he proposed to strike out fifteen names
| and insert fifteen others
| ity OF 2o0, and yet the gentleman from Isle OF
Wight said the parties were equal, and came there
to dictate to him In matter in which his constitu
ents were alone concerned. He protested against
this interference, and hoped the House would not
sustaia the motion The statement OF the gentle.
man about there being only two Democrats in the
list was an error.
| Mr. CRockER admitted tat he might be mista
Ken as to the exact number; but doubted whether
there were more than three Democrats in the list.
The motion to strike out and insert was carried
ayes 81. noes 40
| MI, MB0DES appealed to some gentlemen who
voted with the majority to move reconsideration
| OF tne vote. -
Mr. WELToS, who voted with the majority moved
| the Recommendation In the vote ne mad given he
nad no intention 70 give pTepohaerance among
lne trustees 20 e.'nea party ne hau uhdefs'ooo Tue
| mover 10 desire 20 equalne ,nenl. am
,o.st c.u;t.i IN .ha ,nn,on n he hsd ade nAAe