The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-14
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

WEUNESDAf, Z CO. Id lcoo.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. KIsGwooD, of the Bap.
A messagefrom the Senate announced the passage
OF sundry bills, some of which were appropriately
referred.
The House Bill entitled an act prescribing the
duties and privileges of members and officers OF
the General Assembly, was returned from the
Senate with amendments. Mr.. ToMLIN moved
that the House disagree to the amendments of the
Senate, which motion was agreed to.
The Senate bill Incorporating the West ePoint
Land company was read and passed, and is law.
The Senate bill incorporating the Virginia Iron
Mining and Manufacturing company was read and
passed, and is a law.
The committee of conference on the disagree.
ment of the two Houses on the bill providing for
the payment of interest on the guaranteed bonds
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal company, re.
ported recommending that the House recede from
it's disagreement to the Senates amendments, and
the House concurred in the report. So the bill is a
law.
Committees were called for reports and a num-
Der of bills were reported which will come up in
order. Among them bill incorporating an Inde.
pendent Bank at Christiansburg.
BIRTHS REGISTRATIONS AND MARRIAGES.
On motion of Mr. GARRETT, Chairman of the
Committee of Finance, q resolution was adopted
instructing the Auditor of Public Accounts to en-
force strictly the law In relation to the registra
tion Of marriages and deaths.
Also, on his motion, a thousand copies of the re-
were ordered to be printed
PETITIONS
Petitions were presented and appropriately re-
ferred
By Mr.. MURDAUGH OF merchants Of Ports
mouth for revision Of the revenue laws. By Mr.
DEANE: A remonstrance of citizens of Campbell
against the incorporation of the Trustees of Spring
Hill Cemetery. BY Mr.. BRADY: OF citizens Of
Ohio and Brooke, for the protection Of sheep from
dogs. BY Mr.. HoLLADAY OF citizens of Mar
A.oVI s., A. .l.ll
By Mr.. EDMuNDs: OF Addison and Britton oi
Halifax, asking that a sum OF money be refunded
to them
STATE FINANCES
Mr. FLOYD offe,el / resolution referring SO much
of the Goverhor's Message relates to Finance
to special committee with instructions to report
thereupon as early ss possible.
Mr. GARNETT suggested that the subjects refer
red to by the Governor, were generally already
efore the Committee of Finance, except that with
that subject had been introduced by Mr. KEMPER
of Madison, and was referred to special committee
of which that gentleman was chairman. He, and
he supposed Mr.. K. had no objection to the refer
ence Of the whole of these matters TO- a special
committee but 1t would render unnecessary any
further report from the Committee of Finance.
The hour arriving under the rule for the taking
up bills on their first and second reading the sub
ject was passed by and the House proceeded te
consider such bills laying aside those that were
cd.
On motion of Mr.. WEST, the House took up the
bill for the relief of F. Moore, sheriff Of Wetzel
and after q brief speech in its behalf by Mr. w.
and some suggestions by Mr. GARsETT why the
bill should not pass, 1t was rejected.
Mr.. JONES Of Gloucester, presented series o
resolutions adopted by Democratic meeting in
Gloucester, relative to the recapture of fngitiyt
slaves, and complaining Of the hardness Of this
Legislature In providing measures for the recap
ture Of slaves and of retaliation for their abduc
tion. Mr.. J. submitted few remarks on the oc
caslon, expressed the opinion that the fugitiv,
slave law was imperative, aud urged that Virgins
should take her case In her own hands and prctec
| herself
| Mr. MALLORY, chairman of the special commit
| tee on the subject Of the Kidnapping and escap,
of slaves, stated in substance, that that COMMITTEES
| had earnestly considered the matters referred 1,
then but found great difficulty In the prosecuticI
OF their Iabors He had himself prepared six bills
| The Constitution Of the United States presente'
difficulties IN the way Of retaliatory measures-
| he and few others might be willing % 90 befons
/ the ConssitutIon; but be suppossd the House woui
/ not Be ready 70 70 with them The etats Constl
1 tuition prohibited the mtroducsion of more thsl
| one subject into BILL and thst wss smother di6
eulty 70 Be avoided only by mnlhpllc!ty Of bill
The compitsss would howeysr, be rsedy 10 fss