The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-09


ton of Mr.. REGER, the Committee rose and having
| reported progress through its chairman, ON motion
| of Mr.. TAZEwELL, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
FRIDAY, Feb Sth 1856.
The House met at l2 o'clock and proceeded to bu-
siness.
A Senate bill to increase the capital stock of the
Virginia Central Railroad Company was read and
re ferred to the Committee on Roads, etc
BILLS REPORRED.
Mr.. RUTHERFORD, from the Committee tor
Courts of Justice reported bills concerning the
criminal terms of the Circuit court of the City of
Richmond and to amend the act giving the con-
sent OF this State to the purchase of lot of land in
Alexandria, by the United States for the erection
OF = custom hou.e etc.
Mr.. EDMUNDS, from the Committee of Banks re-
ported bill to establish branch of the Bank of
the Valley, the Northwestern Bank, the Merchants
and Mechanics Bank of Wheeling, or the Exchange
Bank, III the town of Martinsburg.
Dir. WOOD, from a special committee, reported a
bill authorizing change of the day for the annual
meet LIZ Of the stockholders of the Chal otesyile
SaEaies Bank.
MIR. MAYS, from q special committee reported
bill amending the charter Incorporating the town
OF tincastle, III Botetourt county.
Mr. DICKINSON, of Grayson, reported bin
changing the times OF holding the terms of the
cult courts of the 10th circuit.
ADVERSE REPORTS PRESENTED.
Reports were presented adverse to the amend
ment of chapter I0l of the Code; of giving married
women control over all property of which they
were possessed when married; of establishing
uniform system of free schools for the State; of
endowing the colleges of Virginia. of increasing
the Literary Fund so as to educate all INDECENT
children in the Commonwealth; and to the petit
items of Edwin Grant, and of Sally CroXtOn, a free
negro.
PETITIONS
BY Mr.. DAVIS of Amherst: Of the citizens of
the county of Amherst, in regard to the purchase
khaT
Company. BY Mr.. DREW: OF citizens of City
Point, for modification of the law regulating
wharfage at that place. By Mr.. CRoCkER: OF
sundry citizens of Isle of Wight. for the incorpo
ration of the Smithfield, Norfolk aud Portsmouth
Steam Packet Company. By Mr. THRIFT: OF
Mrs b. c. Morgan, demonstrating against granting
a charter TO the Alexandria Mount Vernon and
Aceotink Turnpike Company. BY Mr.. PATTER.
son : Of Preston Trotter of Rockbridge, asking to
be refunded a certain amount Of taxes erroneously
paid into the Treasury. By Mr.. HAWKS: Remon.
STRANGE of citizens of Chalestown against the ex-
tension of the corporate limits OF said town. By
same Two memorials of citizens of Jefferson
county, in regard to the system OF taxation sales
Of merchandise. ...--..l .r-...
DEATH OF HON. JOSEPH c. CABELL
The SPEAKER laid before the House communi-
cation from Gov. WISE announcing the death of
JOSEPH c. CABELL late Rector of the University
of Virginia
The SPEAKER and Mr.. BoNDURANT delivered
brief eulogies upon the character of the deceased
at the conclusion of which, the communication was
laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
.-s ADVERSE REPORTS AGREED TO.
Reports adverse to sundry propositions and peti-
tons, heretofore presented from committees, came
up in order were read and concurred in follows:
To the petition of John Ryan, to be annexed to the
county of Raleigh-to the petition of Isaac Adams,
of r. f. Graves of Powhatan, and of John w.
johnson of Fluvanna-of extending for two months
the time allowed the Sheriff of Stafford to pay the
revenue into the Treasury-Of exempting the peo-
pie of Norfolk and Portsmouth from taxation for
one year. "a joint resolution extending the time Of
paying the taxes for the present year having been
passed. D-of reporting general road law-tO the
memorial of the Valley Turnpike Company, asking
for the release of the Commemorative interest-of
changing the law IN relation to exemption OF pro-
perty of the wife from the husbands debts prior
to marriage-of exempting horses, mules and oxen
to the amount of 500, from execution-of estab-
fishing free school system In Pendleton county
of apportioning the school fund in proportion to
the INDECENT children-of authorizing the sale of
buildings belonging to Timothy Division Sons of
Temperance at Lancaster Z. H.-of extending the
jurisdiction of Wheeling over the cemeteries of
that city-of Incorporating the Meadow Valley
Turnpike Company-of subscribing to the capital
stock of the Rio and Magaheysvlle Turnpike-in
relation to the rates of transportation and travel
the baltimore and Ohio RailrOad-to the petition
OF John Iinsley and others in regard to 6luieting
titles OF lands sold for tases-to the petitions of
Robert Anderson, for permission to dispose of cer-
tain real estate by lottery and to emancipate GER
tain slaves-of authorizing county magistrates to
apportion the hands working on county roads etc
of amending section II of chap. Sc Of the Code
OF requiring clerks of county courts to furnish
Grand Juries the names OF licensed ordinary keep.
ers and overseers of roads. sr .-st -.
REPORTs LAID UPON THE TABLE, ETC.
Reports upon the following subjects heretofore
presented, were laid upon the table of amending
the duelling act Of 1852; of incorporating the
George Washington Railroad Company of grant.
ing the unrestricted right of way to the Alexan-
dria, LoudOun and Hampshire Railroad TO the coal
fields in Hampshire of amending the Code in re-
gard to forfeited lands: of macadamiZing portion
OF the Morgantown and Bridgeport Turnpike of
extending the jurisdiction of the Council of Rich.
mond over Hollywood and Oakwood Cemeteries
report adverse TO the proposition for bridge
across Flint Run, in Doddridge county, was re-
committed.
The reports of the committees to examine the
Registers office, and on Executive expenditures,
were read and concurred in
About ferty bills were read the first time by
their titles and advanced to q second reading
RICHMOND AND FREDERIC KsBURG RAILROAD.
The House resumed the consideration OF the bin
TO authorise an extension of the Richmond Fred
erieksburg and Potomac Railroad, to the Manassas
Gap Orange and Alexandria Railroad, the order
of the day having been passed by for the purpose
Mr.. CHRISTIAN being entitled to the floor, ad
dressed the House In opposition 10 the measure e
Mr.. SEDDoS next obtained the floor, and spoke
in behalf ofthe bilthe motion for indefinite post
ponement having been Withdrawn.
Mr. IMBoDEN of Augusta, spoke against the bill
because il did not come under the general rail-
road law.
Mr.. CRUrcHFIELp Advocated the bill, In brie
speech, as did Mr.. SEGAR-
The question was then taken on the passage OF
bill, with the following result:
AYEs-Messrs. Cratchfeld, ispeaker,l Arnett,
Ashby, Bass, BERKELEY Bondnrsut, Boremsn, Bran
non Burwell OF b., Burwell Of r, Bnsh Byrd, Car
per- Carter, Clarke, Caybrook, Collins, Crsetree,
Csaddock, Crockett, Deiafnstts plck,nson o. E,ay
Gsrnstt George, Gillespie Hancock, Hawks Haynes,
HAYS Hsskil Iiose, Holden Johnston, Jones Q, A.
Jones OF r., Kelly, Laneht, Lantz, Martin, MeIveI'
Moornlan, Nelson, Newion Nicoson, Paul. fitnan,
Preston, Roberts Ropsd Rutherford, ssmoe's' sea