The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-19
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

1UESDA1, Lee. 10, lSSh.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. WOODBRIDGE.
A message from the Senate announced the pas
sage of act giving the consent of this State to the
purchase by the United States, of lot of land i'll
the city of Alexandria, for the purpose of erecting
thereon building for Custom House, Post OF
fee and other offices of the United States, and
empting said lot and building from State and city
taxes, which carried through its different read
ings and passed by the House.
The SFEAKER announced Messrs. MAYS and
ELLYsoN, as added TO the Committee on Roads
&C., under the order of the House; and the follow
ing gentlemen comprising the Committee on
the Legislative Telegraph Mcssrs. FLOYD, Tom
LIN, BRANNON, BOSDURANr and DOYLE.
Committees were called for reports, and num-
Der of bills were reported.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. FLOYD, when the Committee on Roads, &c,
called reported some bills and stated that the
Committee had not yet acted upon the propositions
involving large appropriations, because in the pre-
sent condition of the State finances, and in the abb
senee of the responses of certain officers to inqui
ries addressed them upon the subject OF past ap
preparations, their different purposes, etc, the
committee did not feel that it would be proper for
them to act upon these propositions. q.
SAVINGS BANKS. s.- Fa
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS, of Greenbrier, the
following resolution adopted. Mr.. DAVIS
in offering it made brief speech, in which
he represented the power and influence OF
Savings Banks, as much greater than was suppos-
ed, and as requiring more stringent legal restrict
they were located:
Resolved, That committee be appointed to in.
quire into the necessity of further legislation in
| restraint of the Savings Banks.
ISTERNAL IMPROVEMENT MAP.
On motion of Mr. CHRISTIAN,
Resolved by the General Assembly, That the
Board of Public Works be authorized to have prin-
ted five hundred copies of the new map of internal
improvements in Virginia, for the use of the mem
bers of the General Assembly.
Resolutions of inquiry, &c, were offered adopt
ed and appropriately referred, VIZ:
By Mr.. SEGAR: Referring the petition of II. III.
Vaughan and r. G. Banks, in relation to certain
lands bequeathed to the Baptist Church in Eliza
beth City county, presented at the last session.
By Mr.. RONALD: OF appropriating the sum of
$1,000, with interest from the 10th March, le49 so
to enable '-:e Board Of Public Works to pay the
Salem and .oppers Ferry Turnpike Company a
Judgment il. favor of said company against the
Board of Public Works. BY Mr.. RIGGS: OF grant
ing the Sheriff of Lee two months longertime to pay
into the Treasury the revenue of said county. By
Mr.. BOSWoRTH: OF Turnpike Road on State ac-
count from the Mingo Flat Church, on the Hut
louisville and Huntersville Road in Randolph coun.
ty, to the BullTown Salt Works in the county OF
Braxton. BY Mr.. CLAIBORNE: That so much of
the Report of the President and Directors of the
Western Lunatic Asylum refers to the subject
of experts" be referred to the Committee on
Courts of Justice. BY Mr.. DIcKISsoS: Of the ex.
pedency Of constructing Turnpike Road from
Grayson e. I'll. to the North Carolina line, in the
Mr. CARUTBERs OF constructing Turnpike from
near the farm Of John Huffman, on the Morgan
town and Bridgeport road, TO ntersect the MagGan
town and Beverly road Mt near the farm of the
widow johnson in Preston. BY Mr.. TAYLoH OF
incorporating the Ivy Hill Cemetery Company OF
Alexandria BY Mr.. TowsER: For inquiring who
tber the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has
complied with the provisions Of its charter relating
to toll for transportation and travel BY Mr.. JONES
Into the expediency of prohibiting the preference
of one more creditors over others in the execu
ton of Deeds. By Mr.. FLOYD; OF amending the
4th section of chapter III of the Code providing
for the trial of issues out of chancery.
PETITIONS
Petitions were presented and referred
BY Mr.. SEGAR, four petitions OF Robert Ander
son: For a charter for . company for commercial
manufacturing and agricultural purposes; .
For authority TO emaneipate cs,tsin slaves with
perrnission ID remain in the Commonwealth;
For a charter Of Q companyts e',t.strpct Q eana
or railroad 10 connect the York and james rivers
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THAT he may be allowed % disposc Of certain
lands BY lottery.