The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-13
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Prayer by the Rev Mr. Manly, of the Baptist
Church. 'i - - +
A message from the Senate announced the pas.
sage by that body OF an act to authorize
the Petersburg Railroad Company to issue and
sell coupon bonds to the amount of $2OOOOO bear
ing seven per cent. interest Ordered to be refer
red III
Committees were called and made reports
On motion of Mr. FLOYD, Resolved, That the
Board of Public Works inform this House what
amount of Indebtedness of any, on the part of the
Board for estimates of work done remains unpaid
and what character of acknowledgment, the Board
has given, if any, to persons entitled to payment
and to state further whether such acknowledg.
ments purport to bear interest from the time they
are made until paid; and ifso, then to state by
what authority it has been undertaken to bind the
Commonwealth for the payment Of interest
Resolutions of inquiry, &c, were offered and
adopted as follows: -
BY Mr. SMITH: Into the expediency Of compel
ling coterminous freehold tenants to incur moety
of the expense of building and and keeping up
fences on partition lines, where land Is improved
and used for grazing or agricultural purposes.
BY Mr.. CARTER Referring the bill of the last
session incorporating the town of Appomattex in
the county of Fauquier.
By Mr.. MURDAUGH: Into the expedieney of in
cooperating an orphan asylum in Portsmouth. -
By Mr.. DOYLE: Of authorizing the junction
Valley Turnpike Companyto to collect tolls without
replanking their road
By Mr.. SMITH: OF amending the charter of the
r
By Mr.. KEMPER; OF changing the phraseology
of the l50th chapter of the Code. f3
BY Mr.. IMBoDEN: OF establishing professor
ship of drawing and painting in the Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb and Blind. er
By Mr.. MALLORY: OF appointing fire coroner
and jury to investigate the cause of fires In Nor
folk the expense to be levied on the various insur
ance companies doing business in said city.
By Mr.. HAYS. Of Turnpike from the Three
Forks of Reedy creek In the cotinty Of Jackson t.
the Ritchie and Gilmer Turnpike at the Big Bend
of Little Kanawha.
By Mr.. SEAMAN: OF providing that voters shal
not vote out of their magisterial district, wherein
they reside, or of passing special law for Berke
ley county. ~ - -T.,sss 4ssgs--ss.4'l 80
Petitions were presented and referred:
BY Mr.. HOBBS: two remonstrances against al
| lowing the Flour Inspector Of Petersburg, to IN
spect Flour in said county at Fleets Mills.
BY Mr.. HAYS :.Of citizens of Gilmer, asking an
appropriation for Turnpike from Three Forks Of
Roedy creek to the Big Bend on the Kanawha-
t5ff BILLS PASSED.
The following bills werc read a third time and
passed
bill to separate the town of wcllsburg from
the residue of Brooke county, in relation to tht
| keeping Of its poor, and to amend the charter O
| the said town. A bin to incorporate the town o.
Orange. A bill for the relief Of B. 7. crahb a
bin incorporating the Virginia Savings Bank IN fns
city Of Richmond A bill to incorporate the Lou
doun Agricultural Institute
Bills were considered in their early stages, ant
| several ordered to their engrossment
On motion Of Mr.. GEORGE, the House adjourn
cd.