The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-02
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

TUESDAY, Jan. /, 1sJ6.
message from the Senate announced the pas
sage of sundry bills already noticed in their pro-
ceedings
The Senates amendments t. - bill incorpora-
ting the town of Uppervle W.. concurred in by
the House.
LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a commu-
nication from the Governor of the Commonwealth,
which will be found published in the proceedings
of the Senate.
The letter being read, on motion of Mr. WELL
MAN. was laid Oh the table.
EMANCIPATED SLAVES
On motion of Mr.. CABELI. the Committee of
Courts of Justice was instructed to enquire into
the expediency of prohibiting emancipated slaves
from remaining in Virginia hire for a longer
period than one year, and what legislation is ne
cesSary to render the 10Th section of the 18th article
of the Constitution of Virginia effectual.
MINERALS OF THE STATE.
On motion OF Mr.. BURWELL, of Bedford, the
Committee on the Library was instructed to eli
quire into the eXpedency of providing a cabinet to
be kept in the Library for the deposite and ciassf
cation of the meteorological specimens collected by
the late Geologist, or presented by Others as evil
dences of the mineral and metallic wealth of the
Commonwealth.
Resolutions of inquiry were offered, adopted
and appropriately referred, viz:
By Mr.. MURDAuGH: Of incorporating the IRE
solution Fire Company in the town of Ports
mouth" By Mr.. CARTER: Instructing the Com
hittee on the suo]ect or county road bill for Au
gusta county to inquire into the propriety of q
ike bill for Fauquier; and by Mr. HoGE: Instruct
ing said Committee TO enquire into tie expediency
OF a general law comforting upon the county courts
authority to adopt such system relative to the
county roads as they deem proper. BY Mr.. MAYS:
OF establishing a Fire Insurance Company at Fin
castle.
PETITIONS
Petitions were presented and appropriately re-
ferred
RN AR n a. I s
priation to repair the Boring Mill at the State Ar.
mory. By Mr.. CABELL: OF James S. Penn and
others for an Independent Bank at New Market, in
Nelson. By Mr.. BRASSoS: Of citizens of Lewis
for the release of A. G.. Neeks and F. A Meeks
and Jefferson Vincent from fine BY Mr. COL
Inns: OF citizens Of Richie, for the removal of
the restrictions on the North Western Railroad
By Mr.. JONES: Of the Clerk of Appomattox for
compensation for registering the births and deaths
and enrolling the militia. BY Mr.. DEANE: OF
citizens of Lynchburg for a repeal of the present
jury system.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were read third time and
passed:
A bill to amend the 18th section of the act passed
May 3lst 1892, entitled act changing the mode
of appointing Inspectors of Tobacco so as to au-
thorise the Clerks of Courts to take the bonds of
said Inspectors and
A bill to prescribe the duties ard privileges of
officers and members of the General Assembly.
A few bills were considered on their second
reading, and ordered to be engrossed
At an early hour, Mr. CARPENTER remarked
that as the number of members present was very
few, and it was New Years day, he moved an ad.
journment
The Speaker having declared the motion ear
ried announced that the Governor rendered an in
vitation to the members and officers of the House
to call on him at his mansion 1t is hardly neces
sary to add that this invitation was generally ac
cepted and that the Legislators and a large compa
ny of visitors paid their respects TO Gov. WISE,
and were beautifully entertained