The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-10

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fnrpAY. De6lmber SIN IS
The Prssidssk Announs ths Iollcwinf
n.mna a tho 9enate mQmDetn 81 me Josn4
Uonmitiee on The hargesn ERR 09 ,sss.,.
viz Messrs. StuAft, Benle, Htvees UoGnaiis
smith. Thompeon, and Nees0n.
the President presented = communication
from the Governor, enciosine ~ appea. DE - !.
from a committee Of the washington Neslonai
BILE and ordered 70 Be printed, on motion Of mr..
TM0MAs of FAIRFAX
Mr.. THOMAS, OF Fairfax, was appointed ON
the part Of The Senate 10 connt me vose lo1
Governor In conjunction with the House com.
mit;ps and At l O'Clock the Senate Rroceede0
IN 4 body 10 the hall Of the House Of Delegates,
10 witness the counting
Resolutions Of Iaqairy.-Ino lol0Wtns lss y,
much of the Governors Message ns treats OF
the organic laws and the Code, 70 the Conn
mittee for Courts Of Justices OF the expedi.
ency of amending the sth Sec 81 cnap. Wv q
the Code concerning the execution Of sentence
upou condemned criminals Of renting ous the
Peniten tiary authorizing capias against
debtor departing from the State 70 % issued
on Sunday; authorizing attacnments ana
other legal proceedings for the benent OF the
tate of q decedeLt not having personal rep
resentative qualified to act Of authorizing q
volunteer company at New Greek otauon. an
the county of Hampshire, 70 organize with
less number than as, and TO adopt sucn uni
form rs q majority of the company may pre-
scribe; referring SO much of the Governors
Message as refers to the improvement OF New
River 10 the Committee on Roads and Internal
improvements; Of reporting Senate Dill NO.
800 of session of 1856, for the relief OF An
selm Wright, of the county of Franklin; re-
ferring that portion of the Governors Mes
sage as relates to the increase of the State
G. uard to the Committee on Military Affairs /;
referring that portion Of the same document
which recommends the amendment of an act
.<1nv lima
between North Carolina ard Virginia, to the
Committee on General Laws referring to the
Committee on Finance and Claims so much Of
the Governors Message as relates TO the pur-
chase of the site of the Law Building, and the
recommendation to purchase the Wing Build
ing for the purpose of improving the Capitol
Square; of providing that the uniforms of
volunteer companies shall be made out of
cloth manufactured in Virginia, and that for
the present, volunteer companies now being
organized shall not provide themselves with
uniforms.
Reports from Communicable. Coghill, from
Committee of Courts Of Justice, reported a
bill TO prevent trespasses, depredations, &c,
along the borders of the Potomac and other
tide-w in the counties OF Fairfax, Nanse-
mond, Isle Of Wight and Sarry. Mr.. Pax
ton, from Committee on Roads and Internal
Navigation, reported a bill to amend the
Charter of the Virginia Slate Company, so as
to authorize them TO construct railroad from
their lands in the county of Albemarle TO
some point at or near the Riyanna River .
Petitioas.--Mr. Armstrong present ted the Pc
tition of Stockholders of the Hardyand VIM
chester Turnpike Company, asking that said
company be authorized to change the location
of their road west of WardensvilIe, where it
crosses Sandy Bridge; Mr.. Carson presented
the petition of Hugh Crolly and Patrick Nc.
Cune contractors for the construction of 50
miles of the Northwes tern Turnpike Road,
for relief; Mr., Dickinson presented the pro-
ceediugs of meeting of citizens of tgom-
erv county. in relation to the Harper's Ferry
outrage. f1s
The resolution authorizing the Select Com
mittee on Oysters to appoint a clerk, was
called up. 1t was amended, so as to give the
committee power to send tor persons and pa
pers and then adopted.
!. An engrossed bill for releasing certain per-
sons from the disabilities of the anti dueliing
law, was read the third time, and was being
debated, when the Senate was called off to
participate in counting the Votes cast for Gov
ernor in the last election. u ass @
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