The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-16
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

THURSDAY, Dec. IS.
The House met at 70 O'Clock. Prayer by the
Rev. Mr.. READ, of the United Presby terian
Church.
message was received from the Senate,
communicating the passage OF certain bills,
which were read first and second time.
Bills Reported- Fur the relief of John w
Grove. of Frederick; authorizing the pubIica-
ton OF revised copy of the State map: for
the relief of Simon Coiner, of Augusta. for
the relief of the late sheriff of Montgomery
for the relief of Henry Pruden, of Isle OF
Wight au uthorizing the trustees of the Rich
mond Female Institute to issue preferred
stock; Incorporating the Castieton Manufac-
turing Company of Culpeper; for the pay
ment to the Bank of Commerce of lost cou-
pons providing for the payment of the inter-
est on James River and Kanawha Canal Com
pany b)nds guaranteed by the State; refund
ing a sum to Lafayette Updyke; for the pay
ment of sum to Thomas Hill, sheriff of Gull
peper.
GERS of the James River and kanawha Canal
Company for information as to the amount OF
tolls received in 1s57-'5S, the expenses of the
company, the salariers Of the officers and en-
xineers, their opinion as to the expediency of
a new company taking charge of the Kanawha
branch, &c, &c.
On motion, the CLERK was directed to allow
Hon. VIM. g. Rives the use of such papers in
the Clerks Office as may aid that gentleman in
compiling his Lille and Times of James Madi-
son.
The proceedings of a meeting in Gloucester
relative to the Harper's Ferry affair was prop
erly referred
nual meeting of the Historical Society of Vir-
ginia, this evening.
A bill for the construction of a new county
out of Nicholas, Braxton and Randolph, was
amended on its second reading SO as to name
the new county WEBSTER.
Mr.. DucKwALL thought the bill had better
be delayed, and the name of some distinguished
Virginan given to IT..
Mr n q n
would be adhered 10. 1t was peculiarly ap-
propriate that at this time q Virginia county
should be named after "the great pacificator
of the North, whose statue, recently erected
in Boston, mad been threatened with mutila-
tion by fanatics on account Of the conserya-
tism Of the great original.
The House refused to adopt a motion for
LAYING the bill on the table.
Mr.. HOPKINS thought the matter one of no
great Importance; he was ready to vote for. the
bill as II stood.
Mr.. CRANE proposed the name OF johnson.
after Gov. johnson, but withdrew the propo-
aition.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
and read q third time.
Resoisfions Of Iaquiry.-By Mr.. Grattan, ofre-
porting heamount of -four drawn from barrel
by two insertions of a A-tryer; by Mr. Harri-
son, OF providing for the appointment OF liquor
INSPECTORS in counties, and fixing penalties for
aduiterafing liquor carried into said counties
by MIR. Cowan, Of changing place Of holding
election In the 7th district OF Preston; BY MT.
iss sass 20 ths %nssss Creek
Company; BY Mr. Ferguson, Of building .
turnpike from CassviIIe to q point in Wayne;
by Mr.. Massie, Of paying the account Of y. A..
~ 9r se g he %
Barnett Cushwa BY Mr.. Miller, Of =, 8 and
w, " refundtng sum TO Daniel s. Dickin-
son BY Mr.. Shannon, of festablishinGa 3 branch
sse1s 3. + Sss,on. sm Ksas equity ny ~: