The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-14
was adopted.
HOUSE OF DaLkt;ArEs-


The House met at II O'Clock pursuant 10 ad
urnuIent
The SvEAKER announced the following CT ommi,tee
pder the resolution OF yesterday, relative to tho
"rihwesteru raiiruad; alessrs HAMMOND, JOHN
N. Of asior. Sw SEsEY, AaNLD SEaNas CRE.I
NELL and POWELL. Of Hampshire.
HE i1io~ing bills were reported from the stand
x committees:
IL rhincurporate Wondburn Female Seminary Com
any. AT Morgantuwu, in the County of Mnuoi gala
amend the charter nf The Mutual Assurances So
trty ag'ipst tireoH baildiays Of the state os yir
mia 10 ainend the charter Of the town of Lewis.
org. To authurizs the payment of interest on the
naranteed bonds Of the Chesapeake aud ohio Canal
umpany.
Tie ahove bills, and those reported yesterday.
we're each advanced one stage.
Nr. EDhUsDs, from u special committee renort-
ia ''ili for the incorporation Of the Halifax Toll
ridge Company.
EiLLs PASSED.
bill 10 amend the act passed February 1854
ntited au act 10 change the time f,r holding the
ireuit COurts OF tue 10th Circuit, was read pass.
u. aud communicated to the Senate
a resolution from the COMMITTEES of Courts Of
ustice. declaring it expedeut 10 transfer the cleo
on "F Commissioners of the revenue and con.
tables Ia the corporation and county courts was
Allrn up and agreed to.
The SPEAKER prcseuted a report from the Cash
rr of the Farmers Bank showing the balances "A n
'eaFing to the credit OF the Of Viz
,iris on the first day of each month during the
resent year. The amount on December let was
'352 4sl "; on speeial deposit sl46,476 g. Total
$685. "a.
on motion Of Mr.. LuynY, IL was
Res1tvta, That q special committee to consist Of
eyea or more be appointed to revise the IaMs
which relate to elections and those to supply va
.ances
Those portions Of the Governors Message refer.
ring to the salaries Of State officers and the pro-
lection OF. aud raising reyenne from oysters, we're
referred to the committee on finance.
Resolutions were adopted cnquiring into the ex-
pgfInnrV TeuAiriUp and niterinsr
st Lexington and Richmond, and reauestipg the
superintendent Of the Virginia Military Institute
co report the state Of the arms.
The report OF the President Of the Colonization
Board was referred to the committee on courts Of
justice.
REVOLUTIONS oPIsouRY.
The appropriate committee we're instructed 10 In
lnire into the expedieney of sundry propositions,
cit:
BY Mr.. CARPESTrR, of increasing the quaptity of
and which Railroad company may own In any
parcel By Mr. BUEwELL, of increasing the ca
piial stock OF The Richmond aud Danvilie RaiIfoad
company O0o0o, for the extension Of the road TO
he virginia and Tennessee railroad. BY Mr.,
BOYLE. of road, with State subscription. from
'rark's Gap, in the county Of Tazeweil. to the
mouth Of the truce fork of Pidgeon, comfy of Lo-
gan by Mr.; fAsosE, Of providing foe the sonstruc-
tion OF the Lyucbbutg and North Carolina Rail.
road. By MIR. CLaYBEoGK. Of bill for the relief Of
the sherifs who failed wholly or in part In their
payment Of the revenue into the Treasury. on tho
hall receive the full compensation OF 1--WE per CEN
snni, II they shalt make sIch payments, together
Sitb al interest which may have accrued at the
eates fxed by law ioI their default. before the
1T day Of March next. The proposition embraced
III this resolution was earnstly urged upon the at
tention Of the iionse by Nessrs CLAYRRoOE and YER
y, and the otJect of the existing Law explained by
dr. JoHNsos Mr.. CHRISTIAN, Of requiring the Com
'nissioners II the Revenue tn register the blind
ho deaf the deaf mute, the insane, and the idioto
persons In their respective districts. by Mr. NncE.
dan'eudIng The law la regard 10 the application II
rec GtgfDes 70 remain ih the Commonwealth, aud
applications To sell wines, liquors etc, so as 70
!iake it unlawful 10 make said applications except
1t two stated terms. by Mr AARTx of defining M .re
aFtteulaily the. powers aud duties oT the Commits
.ioners Of The Board OF Public Works. By SIR.
I0uA9 OF allowing tte iail1r Of Norfolk county the
ame amopnt for ke~ping prisosers Is isnow allow
ID 10 the iaiiors oi Richmond aud petrrsbt rg. BY
r. BJRAsaS. ei bill Tor the rsiiet ef thos. psi sons
whose lsBd- have bsei taxed 10 eouaiies her than
tlose in v hieh such lands tic and upon which ards
tae taxes have been paid. Ry Sir oeBuss. u laeing
he assessment of the lands Tor taxation an sh
quality with the holi~rs of bGilds. By Mr.. Hay
a5ND, Of providing soiDe remedy by which euipo-
raiieus nlay he sued or gafnishssa upon sttseh-
arhts befple justices II the praca upon elaias fIr
'iets, money fnes, property not exceeding SO.
81 Sir. NILgIss5s, IT reducing the per diem al
iawanee Of justices OF the peace and allowing snid
justices fee fr each Official act Performed, 10 be
paid by the iiligauts by Sir. Hssgiss. OF estab-
ishiEg an adsltOnai pair ~ scales FOR the rns pee
Of s.igtitng I've stock in the Eastern pat Il the
e,TpotaIi,n Of Eishnssna. i,y Nv. In gisses. Of
Prince sdwsrd If amending the act incorporating
the I, tees of the Union Theological Seminary IN
Prince Edward BY Mr. McKssus. of atsvtisting.
a lar posssbe. the proxies on the part Of tho
State Ia ihe sari0:.s raFosd csmpaBi. also ofin-
crvasing the compensation ef the Bsafd of Public
Works t. insure their entire time % the inte-
rest Of the Stale, in the improvements in which the
Commonwealth Il interested.
PETITIONS.