The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-16
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TEESnaY Ian Il Is


Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Littleton.
A message from the Senate announced the pas
sage of sundry bills, which have been already no.
ticed i'll the proceedings of that body. They were
referred to appropriate committees
Standing committees were called for reports
and a number OF bills were reported, which will
come up in order
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communi.
cation from the Cashier of the branch of the Ex-
change Bank in Richmond in answer to interrog.
atories of the House. Referred to the Committee
on Banks.
Resolutions of inquiry were offered, adopted and
referred:
By Mr.. PRESTON: OF SO amending the Code as
to make one half of the salary of the Second Au.
dtor, and the salary of Clerk only, chargeable
to the Literary Fund. By Mr. RONALD ofincor-
porating the South Western Virginia Mining and
Manufacturing Company in the county of Mont
gomery. BY Mr. RUTHERFORD of increasing
the compensation of the Commonwealth Attor-
Rey in the Circuit Court of Richmond By Mr.
BASS: of exempting from taxation the sale of
books, pamphlets, &c, printed in Virginia.
THE DANyILLE RAILROAD.
Mr.. DIILARD presented the memorial of the
Danyille Railroad Company, asking a loan of
S7oOOO to enable it to repair the injuries sustained
by the destruction of their depot. Laid ON the ia
Bile, on motion of Mr.. DILLARD.
EXTENSION OF THE LIMITS OF RICHMOND
Mr.. Cox presented sundry documents intended
to operate against the memorial of the Council of
the city OF Richmond for an extension of the limits
of that city. Referred.
Before proceeding to the order of the day the
House passed, by unanimous VOTE the bill author
iZing repairs and furniture for the Governors
House. 1t appropriates Sl3975.65
SHORT TRACK TO CHARLOTTESVILLE.
The House resumed the consideration of the bill
authorizing the Central Railroad to construct
short track from Charlottesville to Richmond
Pending the motion of Mr. TOMIIN for its indefinite
postponment.
Mr.. JOHNSTON resumed his argument, commenced
yesterday in opposition to the bill. When Mr.. j.
concluded, Mr.. IMBoDEN addressed the House in
answer to some of the arguments presented by Mr..
JOHNSTON and by Messrs. LEE and KEMPER He
indicated an amendment which he desired to offer
TO the bill, should the House reject he hoped it
would, the motion for its indefinite postponement.
He complained of the motion as unfair before the
bill had been perfected, and he complained of the
motion especially because it came from Mr. Tom.
LIN, who was the peculiar friend and patron of the
proposed extension from the Junction to West
Point, and conceived that this straight road to
Charlottesville vas hostile to his scheme.
Mr.. IMBODEN intimated that the amendment he
desired to offer had received the appreciation of
Mr.. GARRETT, who would be willing that it should
be substituted for his. This amendment was to
strike out the part of the second section proposed
to be stricken out by Mr.. GARNETT, and insert the
following:
''No funds shall be used in the construction Of
said short track, except such as may be specially
raised for that purpose until after the Virginia
put in operation to its western terminus; shall
the interest of the State of Virginia as stockhol
der in the net profits or dividends of the Virginia
Central Railroad Company, be. applied to the con-
structing of said short track until after the Cow
ington and Ohio Railroad is completed and in ope-
ration"
Mr. J. hoped and believed this amendment would
make the bill acceptable to large majority of the
members of the House. He addressed an earnest
appeal to the House in behalf of the measure, and
riorhf S<,f kaA tho Twill
making the road with their own money.
When he concluded Mr.. LEE got theifioor; but
gave way for Mr.. PENDLEToN, of Giles on whose
motion the House adjourned.
"NRw WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS"
A few days ago Mr.. EGGBoRE, of Culpeper,
presented the following petition from one of his
constituents. 1t suggests in a very generous man.
ner summary and easy mode Of squaring off the
public debt In copying it we have not adhered
to the photography of the MS, except here and
there wherehe authors spelling seems to add force
to his expression. The petition has been sent to
the Committee of Propositions and Grievances:
ROSE Hill, Culpeper county, Va
To the Legislature Of Prginia, Greeting:
l, Robert Hudson, of Culpeper county, has, for the
last Is years taken great deal of pains to examine
the minerals of the State, and have got on nv farm
a valuable copper mine, and have spent upwards of
1000 dollars and don't think that able to spend
any more; and beg the Legislature to appoint the
best mineraogist and geologst in the United Statef
and one of the best Cornish minors, to examine thu.
minerals upon my farm and other places that can
show them, and let them say whether such places is
worthy of exploring and spending money upon, and if
they do do believe that II the State viii appropriate
from 25 900 So 900 dollars can benefit the State
million of dollars in ten years. Feeling for my own
interest and my neighbors interest," and the interest of
the State beg you to have the minerals of the State
developed as the Governor has recommended il in his
nessege-as the State is in det think you ought to
try TO do something to pay the det without making the
people pay such hevey taxes. have bad gentle
man here who is Doctor Rose, and he told me and my
neiehbors that If 1t was in England that il could not
be bought for million of pounds sterling. ! am
willing ii tho State will undertake it, to take one
twelfth of the and lease it for twenty yeais II the
State will appropriate the means ana appoint me
their agent with the best minor that can pe got.
will 1t in the best manner for the benefit Of the
State and others. Such ore as send there Is millions
upon millions of tons on my fsrm.
Yours respectfully, "
IA specimen sent along with tho petition.i
Dion Bonrcieauit the popular dramafist, pr0du