The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-21


featuring Company; to provide for taking vote in
Hanover county, as to change in the location of
the seat of justice; House bill incorporating Fergu-
sons Shop Turnpike Company; concerning Lou
Trustees of Union Theological Seminary in Prince
Edward; House bill incorporating the town OF Up
pervile, with amendments.
BILLS LAID ON THE TABLE.
For regulating foreign life assurances In this
Commonwealth; providing for the re-assessment of
the lands of the Commonwealth.
The bill respecting graded plank road be-
tween Richmond and Charlottesville, read second
time and ordered to be engrossed
Various bills were advanced stage.
On motion of Mr.. CATLETT, the Senate adjourned
THE resolution offered on Wednesday in regard
to betting by Commissioners of the Revenue, was
offered by Mr.. FINNEY, of Accomac an not Mr.
MCKINNEY, of Norfolk city, as enormously stated
in our report of yesterday
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, Dec. 90, 1855
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. WOODBRIDGE, of the
Episcopal Church
A message from the Senate announced the pass
aga of sundry House bills and other bills which
have been noticed in their proceedings, and that
they have agreed to the amendment of the House
to the Senate bill to authorize the Petersburg Rail
road Company to issue coupon bonds bearing per
cent interest. The Senate bills were read second
time and appropriately referred E.,
Committees were called and reported
CEDING JURISDICTION TO THE UNITED STATES.
On motion of Mr. MALLORY, the Committee of
Courts of Justice instructed to inquire into the
expediency of ceding to the United States the usual
jurisdiction the sites for Light Houses author
lied by Congress to be erected at the following
places: On near false Cape Henry; on the Shoals
OFT Cherrystone Sandy Point, to mark the
entrance to Cherrystone Harbor; on the Shoal ma
king out from Stingray Point at the mouth Of the
Rappahannock River and all the right, title and
interest of the State in and jurisdiction over so
much of Hog Island situated between the Cone and
Yeocomico rivers in the Potomac as may be neces-
sary for lighthouse purposes not exceeding ten
acres
Also, that said committee inquire into the expe-
dency of passing law authorizing the United
States to obtain titles by means of commissioners
to be appointed by the Governor Of the State. or
through the action of the State, in cases in which
the ner cannot be found, and to authorize or re-
qure the State officers to act in cases OF difficulty
growing out of defective titles refusal of owners
to sell on reasonable terms.
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
On motion of Mr. GARNETT, the committee on
Finance were instructed to inquire into the expe-
diency of amending the laws regulating the COM
pensation of the clerk of the House of Delegates.
RAILROAD CONNECTION.
On.motion of Mr.. NOTTINGHAM, the committee Of
Roads instructed to inquire into the expedien-
cy of chartering company to construct Rail
Road from the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road at or
near the mouth of the South Branch Of the Poto-
mac via Circlesville in Pendleton to the Covngton
ana Onl0 kalir020 al or near tne
Bridge or the White Sulphur Springs
LUNATIC ASYLUM.
On motion of Mr. MARTIN the committee on Lu-
natic Asylums was instructed to inquire into the
expediency of locating the proposed trans Allegha-
ny Asylum i'll the county of Preston. .--.5-
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS of Greenbrier, the same
committee was instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency of establishing said Asylum at Lewis.
burg.
VARIOUS SUBJECTS
Doc nl,,<;op of R,o o{fo ar1
adopted, and appropriately referred, viz
By Mr.. LEE, of chartering Fire Insurance Co.
in the county of Orange. By Mr. HEIsKELL., of ap-
propriating $1,000 for improving the North Fork
of Holstein river, in the county of Washington.
By Mr. SMITH, of Incorporating Salt Manufactur-
ing Company in the county of Kanawha. By NJ.
TYREE, of Turnpike in Raleigh county from the
mouth of the clear fork of Coal river, to Milier's
Camp the Logan and Raleigh Turnpike. By
Mr.. DAVIS, of g., for amending the charter Of the
town of Lewisburg, to permit all persons to
vote in the town elections who are qualified to vote
for members of the Legislature BY Mr. WATSON,
ers, the Moorfeld and Allegheny Turnpike to the
authorities of Hardy county By Mr.. HKISKELL,
of Turnpike road from near the county lines of
Scott and Russell, on the Prices and Cumberland
Gap Road to the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad,
at Gordonsville, near Bristol, Tennessee. Br Mr..
SMITH, of increasing the capital stock of the Coal
river Navigation Company. BY Mr. MefyER of
improving the navigation of the Clnch and Holston
rivers in Scott county, and that 5000 be appro.
prated for that purpose. BY Mr.. CARUTBERs, of
appropriating $500 for improving the navigation of
the Monongahela river. BY Mr.. DAVIS, of e., ola
special road law for the county of Greenbrier. By
Mr.. ToMIIN, Of Incorporating the town Of West
Point, in the county of King William.
PETITIONS
Petitions were presented and referred
BY Mr. Bass, clerk of Roanoke county, for CON-
pensation for keeping registration of births, mar
riages, &C. By Mr.. ELLYs0S, of the Common Coun'