The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-24
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


A message from the Senate announced the pas
sage of sundry bills, which were read and appro
priately referred
Standing committees were called and reported q
number of bills, which will come up in order.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a commun
cation from the Governor, enclosing the quarterly
returns OF certain Banks of the Commonwealth
also, communication from the Cashiers of sun
dry Banks all of which were referred to the
Committee on Banks; also, q communication from
the Governor enclosing the report of the Board oi
Directors of Weston Lunatic Asylum, which was
laid on the table and ordered to be printed
ORGANIZATION OF THE MILITIA.
bill for the better organization of the militia OF
the Commonwealth, the special order of the day,
was taken up, on motion of Mr.. KEMPER, and on
his notion was postponed, and made the order for
Monday next at one o'clock
A motion was made by Mr.. SMITH, that the
House proceed on Wednesday next with the con.
sideration of internal Improvement bills in the
der in which they stand upon the calendar, which
motion, on motion of Mr.. ToMLIN, was laid on the
table.
VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA.
On motion of Mr.. HIETT, the House took up the
bill to protect James Parsons, jr., of Hampshire,
and other citizens of this Commonwealth, in the
prosecution and maintenance of their constitutional
rights Mr.. II. stated that there was some differ.
ence of opinion among the friends Of some meas
for the vndcation of the rights of Parsons and
citizens situated he was and in order to obviate
these differences he moved that the bill be recon.
mitted, which motion prevailed.
Resolutions of enquiry, &c, were offered and
adopted and appropriately referred viz
BY Mr.. SMITH: Of re-chartering the Bank of
Kanawha. By Mr.. HEIsKILL: OF increasing the
capital stock of the Fancy Gap and Kentucky
Turnpike Company" so as to enable said Company
to Macadamize their road at difficult and muddy
places. By Mr.. NowLIN Of requiring by law
the inspectors of tobacco In this Commonwealth to
make a report of tobacco received at their ware
houses in pounds and not by hogsheads. By Mr..
DEJARSETTE: Of establishing branch of sthe
Farmers Bank of Virginia at Bowling Green, in
zing the Bank of the Valley to establish a branch
in the city of Alexandria. By Mr. BAKER: Of re-
porting bill giving increased jurisdiction to the
Court of Hastings of the town of Winchester
By Mr.. DEANE: Of incorporating the Rock
Hill Copper Company in the county of Floyd
By Mr. DOYLE: Of Incorporating the Glenwood
Savings Bank, in the county of Rockbridge By
Mr.. CALVERT: Of reporting Jill for the relief OF
James H. Smoot, deputy sheriff of Shenandoah
county. By Mr. SAMUELs: Of incorporating the
Cincinnati and Guyandotte Manufacturing and
Mining Company, incorporated March 80, 1853
which failed to organize in the time required by
law. By Mr.. SEAMAN: Into the expediency Of
amending the 34th section of chapter 49 of the Code
so as to include in addition to the articles
empt from execution, the following: one bedstead
and bedding for every two children under twenty
one years of age; one cooking stove and cooking
apparatus; one safe or cupboard; one bureau; one
cioch' oHe ioohIuB grass ouc par VI nhoSci due
tongs 40 yards of carpeting and all wearing ap
parel Also, the propriety of so amending the lltf
section of chapter 1s6 of the Code, as to exempt
certain amount to the use of the debtor in every
case where an attachment is issued against gar
nishee, except where debtor has removed, or II
about to remove, from the county or State.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented and appropriately re
ferred;
By Mr.. NOTTINGHAM = OF citizens of Pocahon
tas. asking change in the eastern terminus of ths
Slaven's Cabin and Summersvlle road BY MIR
HOLDEN: of citizens of Harrison for Turnpike
from some point on the Sisterville and Shinnstor
Turnpike, at near the residence of Rezin Brown
to some point on the Clarksburg branch of tht
West Milford and New Salem Turnpike
THE ENDOWMENT OF COLLEGES.
The House took up the unfinished order of thu
day, being the bill for the permanent endowment
of the Colleges of Virginia.
Mr.. CLAYBRooK, of Lancaster and Northumber
land being entitled to the oor addressed the House
In opposition to the general proposition Of endow
ing the Colleges, and against diverting any part o.
the Literary Fund from the objects to which it il
new appropriated. When he concluded, Mr.. DOYLE
got the floor, on whose motion, the House adjourn
ed