The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-22
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

MONDAY, Jan. II, 1856.
In the absence Of the Speaker, Mr.. BoSDURANT
in tie chair.
A communication from the Senate announced the
agreement of that body to the amendments of the
House to the bill authorizing the Central railroad
to construct direct road from Charlottesville to
Richmond. IT was also announced that the Senate
had passed certain bills which were read and com
mtted to appropriate committees M aa
Committees were called for reports, and mum
ber were submitted, which will come up In order
Among the bills reported, was one by Mr. H1ErT,
chairman of specialcommittee, ITO protect James
Parsons, of Hampshire, and other citizens of the
Commonwealth, in the prosecution and mainten.
ance of their constitutional rights" Parsons, for
having attempted the recovery of his own slave,
was held to bail In Pennsylvania in the sum of
1000, to answer the charge of kidnapping and
assault The bill protects Parsons, by prohibiting
him from going to PenusylvanIa to answer the
complaint; and providing that the 8, 600 and ex.
penses involved shall be refunded to his surety If
he is made to pay it by the court in Pennsylvania
In that event, the Governor of Virginia is author
ised to lay the matter before the Governor of
Pennsylvania, and if indemnity for the sum thus
paid is not made within twelve months thereafter,
the Governor Is authorised to make reprisals Of
property of citizens of Pennsylvania found within
this State, sufficient to pay the same The bill is
printed under the general rule, and will come up in
order.
The SPEAKER laid before the House communica.
tions from various Banks, giving information called
ferred to the committee on Banks.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions of inquiry, &c, were introduced
adopted and referred, viz:
BY Mr.. RONALD: for Incorporating the Yellow
Springs Company in Montgomery county. By Mr.
PRESTON of directing that the fees arizing from
patents &c. shall pass did those of escheated es.
tates, to the credit of the literary fund. BY Mr.
RONALD: for q Turnpike from the Virginia and
Tennessee railroad west of Christiansburg to the
Yellow Sulphur Springs company in Montgomery.
By Mr.. MALLORY: of amending the act establishing
the Norfolk Ferry. By Mr. HOLIDAY: of q Bank
At Benwood in Marshall county. By Mr. BAKER
for authorizing the Hastings Court of Winchester
to change the places and manner of voting for q
Commissioner of the Revenue
BY Mr. CLAIBORNE: Relieving the SouthSide
railroad from TAX and for paying TO said road the
balance of the States subscription. BY Mr.. Ca.
RUTHERs: OF amending the Both section of the
196th chapter of the Code BY Mr.. HAYNES For
q turnpike from Summit Point to Middleway, in
Jefferson. BY Mr.. YANCY OF amending chapter
14o of the Code, to require the plaintiff in ac
tion for insulting words before the trial thereof to
execute bonds In sufficient penalty, and with
good security for the payment Of all costs that may
be awarded against him. By Mr.. CLARK: OF
amending the Code SO as to authorize the sale of
real estate in out of this State instead of as at
present BY Mr. GEORGE: OF an appropriation
for bridge across Middle Island Creek By Mr.
ELLYsoS: OF 3 bill to enforce the payment of
suAtS IL tac plty VI xtsSssiitouu.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. POWELL, the Clerk of the
House was instructed to prepare calender Of tho
business of the House at the close of each week.
and to have It printed.
PETITIONS
Petitions were presented and appropriately re-.
ferred a stfA
BY Mr.. CAREER of citizens Of Upshur for the re-
peal OF the restrictions upon the use Of the North
Western Virginia Railroad. BY Mcssrs. GEORGE
and HOLDEN: similar petitions from Doddridge and
Harrison counties. BY Mr.. GEORGE; Of citizens of
Tyler for an appropriation to build Bridge across
Middle Island creek on the Sistersyille and West
Union Turnpike Road. BY Mr. THOMPSON: of cit
izens Of Putnam, that the kAnawha river shall be
declared lawful fence within the limits of said
county. BY Mr.. FLoYD: Of citizens Of Montgome-
ry for the establishment Of an independent Bank
at Christiansburg. By Mr.. FROST: two petitions
Of citizens Of (ilner and jackson counties for the
formation Of new county OF part Of Gilncr, Jack.
son and Kannwha counties
ESDowMESTs or coLLEaKs
The ordsr Of the day being the bill ssproviding
for the permanent endowment Of the Colleges Of
Virginia, was taken up.
Mr. PREsToE had moved certain amendments
70 the bill and Mr.. LAN0FITT he'd offered substi.
tute for the bill ard amendments.
Mr. PRESTON addressed - House upon Tie Gepr
ersl uerifs - he pEoposisioA " eudoN the Col.
leges He traced the History Of the Literary
fund, and showed that the endowment q College,
WAS : part Of the original desigu Of the vensFsr
bic and yenerated authors Of the fnnd Ter the puf
pose Of Education.
whsa he concluded, the amendments propossd