The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-18
)n, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

| WEDNESDAY, Feb. Il.
The House met at II O'Clock, pursuant to al
! journn.ent.
| BatS HcpGrteiNR. JOHNSTON, from the com.
| mittee Of finance reported a bill increasing the
| compensate N of the Secretary Of the Common
| wealth Ito 81 .SO0.)
| bills were taken up aud passed ;--Inrreasiag the
| capital stock OF the kempsvile Caual Company
| 10 authorize the kempsyilie Canal Company to
Change the route of their canal Giving the con-
sent Of the State Of Virginia 30 the General Coy
ernment for the purpose of erecting light house
/ i'll the county of ACcUmac-yeas 10
| fitrtct GRd HsaFy-On motion Of Mr. MARTIN
an engrossrd bill to annex part of the county Of
| Patrick 10 the county OF Henry, was taken up,
wteFeupon Nr. BURwELL moved a reconsideration
of the vote ordering the bill to its eugrossmentn
order that he might offer an amendment requiring
the question Of annexation to be submitted II
| the voters OF Patrick county, &c.
| Dir. MARTIS opposed this morton, alleging that
the bill as engrUssei provided for the submission
| Of the question TO the people residing within the
| limits OF the area proposed to be annexed, and
they alone he argued, were directly interested in
| the question.
After a further discussion OF the measure the
motion to reconsider was negatiyed. The question
| then recurred upoa the passage of the bill, where
uy0n Mr. BURN ELL called Tor the reading of lengthy
remonstrances from the county Of Patrick.
The hour fixed for the consideration of the espe-
cial order OF the day having arrived, the further
consideration OF the annexation question post
poned until Tomorrow.
| Tie NHdia.-Ihe bill to organize the militia, and
| provide for the defence of the Commonwealth, was
| then taken up, wheleupon, Mr. KEMPER addressed
the House at length in support of its provisions.
| The discussion of the subject was continued by
| Messrs. PORTER, SWEEN-Y, hEMPER, JOHNSON vf
| TayloT and ANDERSON.
Mir. WORD moved to reduce the. fine, for nom
attendance musters, etc, flom i to 80 cents.
! Negatived-ayes "a, noes II.
Mr. WORD further moved to amend the bill by
| exempting ftom the payment of fines those whose
religious creed, faith, opposed to bearing
arms. Rejected
| The bill was then advanced to its engrossment.
! whcreUpon aE. SWEENEY ofereda "a ryder, proposing
to submit the law to the ratification rejection Of
the voters of the Commonwealth. The ryder Wai
| rejected-ayes 81, nays 93.
The question recurred on the passage of the bill
and beng put. WIS determined in the Affirmative
| ayes So, nays Is.
| MesSTs CHRISTIAN, RICE and SIB4RT stated that
| they would have voted i'll the negative, but had
paired oil, respectively, with Messrs. GlLNER, BUa
| WELL aud B0IssEAU.
NHitt >eSSion--The following resol alton, offered
some days since by Mr.. 0sBURNE, WAS taken up, on
motion OF Mr.. SwEENEY ard agreed TO-
| Resoiged, That from aud after Wednesday next
| (2ith inst. this house will meet at O'clock, p NJ
for the purpose of taking up and considering bills
| OF private nature in their order, on tue Cdlen-
| der.
on motion of MFR. NELSON, the House adjourned