The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-13
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

| MONDAY, Dec. IL, 1c0v
The House met at IL O'Clock. Prayer by Rev.
| Mr.. HoGE. of the I'd Presby terrain church
A communication was received from TUG
Governor of North Carolina, enclosing Ieso.
| Iutions adopted by the Council of State OF ina.
| State. The substance OF which is
LIST. Endorsing the prompt. vigorous and eEectiye
measures adopted BY the Governor OF V1rslnias ID
the Ferry re pen case Of
Carolina, and that North Carolina viii always ne
e he hss %
I'd Ihankins the President q the 9nted Sdn YES
ssitut,on and States rights to be undlminished.
Th. cFona would bs ysx a nlsssq
ty cannot be held in peaceful security in it, then
She is willing to establish new forms and provide
/ new guards for their security and well being.
| Ali That it behooves the slaveholding States to
rouse themselves from their lethargy, and adopt
such measures As Will prevent continuance OF tne
| assaults upon the South. u
9th. Advising the Governor Of North Carolina to
| and to call on the President for weapons for tho
| roughly arming them
see thai ali postInasters in the State refuse to de
liver letters publications which are deemed Of
= 5th. ADVISING the Governor of North Carolina to
cause strict scrutiny to be held over all strangers
s ad as
picious circumstances attach to them, to arrest
! them and place them under bonds to keep the
Mr.. BARBOUR presented amemorial from
Thos. Lynn, a citizen of Iowa, asking the
communication of Edwin Coppie, now in prison
at Charlestown. 1t says he became an orphan
at years old, and previous to acquaintance
with John Brown, was an honest and truth
| full man. On motion of Mr. Il. it was referred
| 10 the Committee ON Courts of Justice.
Bills Notwithstanding sec. PC, chap. 176
of the Code authorizing the dissolution of the
Portsmouth Proyident Association: changing
the county lines between Warren and Clarke !;
! for the relief of John Norris; for the compile
fhaC
Railroad; for the completion of the Virginia
/ Central Railroad; amending the act authorlz-
ing MacadamiZing the Wythe Turnpike and
changing its route; authorizing asnbscription
| TO the Alexandria, Loudonn and Hampshire
Railroad; for the completion of the Riyanna
| improvements; increasing the capital stock OF
the FL Dorado Turnpike Company; incorporat-
| ing the Raccoon Ford and Brandy Station
Turnpike Company; increasing the capital
stock OF the Roanoke Valley Railroad Com
pany; Incorporating the Pittsylyania Railroad
Company; for MacadamiZing the turnpike
from the PennsylvaRialineb by Morgantown ~
Fairmont; authorizing subscription TO the
extension of the Richmond and Danyille Rail
road; incorporating the Charleston and Sui
| ton Turnpike Company, with capital OF
$4,000 with a branch with $4,000 capital; in
| cooperating Virginia Lodge No. 3, l Q. o. Z.
Petitfons.-Among the petitions offered Were :
one from residents of Brucetown, asking its
Incorporation as a town; praying the incorpo-
ration of Sutton, in Randolph county; asking
| a change OF the county lines of Carroll anu
| Wythe; asking the equalization OF taxes on
| clerks and others; asking the establishment OF
| q ferry at Planters Patch, on Rappahannock
Greek; praying the incorporation OF a COM
pany to build q turnpike from Richmond to
| the Rivanna Road; praying fer the removal OF
| the county seat of Mcdowell county; from
| citizens of Berkeley, asking tor an election u
| change their road law.
SpsctaI COMMUNICATIVE Speaker proceeded
| to appoint special committees. heretofore di-
rected by the House, IS follows On raising
| revenue by an oyster tax-Messrs. Dickinson
of Prince Edward, RUSSELL Segar, Kemrer,
Myers, Walker, Riddick, Watson of Ac Ora
| nam. Evans Ballard, Carter and Mathews
| additional members ordered on the committee
OH free negroes-Messrs. Pretlow, Fleming,
| Hunt. TAYLOR, Tutwiler and Ferguson; on the
| repairs and extension of the Capitol-Messrs.
| Myers Bass, Gilmer of H., Hunter, McCue,
| Miller of L.. S. and W. Mckinney, Wool
| folk and Earle.
| Resolutions Of Iaquirv.-By Mr.. Magruder,
| of limiting the power of County Courts in the
| removal of causes to Circuit Courts; by Mr..
| Smith, of X, of incorporating the Gallatin
| Mining Company by Mr.. Ferguson, of build
| ing a turnpike road from Thorpe Greek to
| point on White Greek by Mr.. Burwell. of
! establishing an election precinctin Patrick; by
! Mr.. Hopkins, of building turnpike from Alb
| ingdon to another point in Washington by
| Mr.. Robertson, of making negroes competent
witnesses in cases of inciting rebellion, clrcu-
| lating ncendiary documents, stealing slaves,
| or advising slaves to abscond; I'd, what mea-
| sares should be taken by Virginia reiauve 70
action of Legislatures of other States obstruct-
| ing the operation of the Fugitive Slave Law
within their limits, and otherwise trespassing
| on the rights of the South; by Mr.. Ballard, OF
allowing attachments on properly OF debtors
| removing out of the county by Mr.. Watson.
of Ac. of constructing railroad from point
| in Northampton county TO the line OF Mary
Iand by Mr.. Crane, of building turnpike
! from a point in Randolph to a point in Tuck
err; by Mr. Bailey, of building turnpike
from Mason G. II. to point on the Green brier
river: by Mr.. Richardson, of incorporating
Franklin Lodge, No. - l: y. y. r, at " nsel. :.
Pnb,ic Works to purchase Sc, 600 of shares in
| the Baltirnore and Ohio Railroad, at S100 per
| share {the shares now held by Vheeiingi) by
| Mr.. Taylor, of increasing the compensation. o
patrol companies; by Mr.. Smith, of t., of es-
| tablishing q bank at Grafton in Taylor coun-
| ty: by Mr. Turner, OF increasing the capital
stock of the Gitmer ana Brax.Sn turnpike
| Company TO s3,ooo; by Mr.. Patterson, OF
amending the act Incorporating the Middle
| burk and Brownshurg Turnpike Company; by
| Mr.. Myers, of establishing Board of Claims.
to consist Of the Auditor, Second Auditor and
Regis ter of the Land Office: by Mr. Frost, OF
authorizing the Sergeant Of Rayenswood to
/ perform the duties of Constable; by Mr.. john
son, of an appropriation to the Grattick Greek
| and West Uniou Turnpike Company; by Mr..
| KYLE of refunding to citizens of Carroll coun-
/ ty certain taxes by Mr.. Cowan, ofappropriat-
| ing $1,000 for q road from RoWles burg, Pres
/ ton To Kingwood, In the same county; by Mr..
1 dIeton Gibson, Sheriff of Morgan County,
| from penalties incurred by not making his re.
turns in time; by Mr.. Matthews. of altering
the name Of the Lewisburg Female Institute;
| by Mr. Lockridge, of subjecting a free negro to
iimprisonment in the penitentiary for threats
! against whrepersons: BY Mr.. Lucas of estab-
I fishing an election precinct IN Giles CO.; by Mr..
Miles, of building turnpike from JonesviIe.
1 in Lee, to point on the kentucky line; by
| Mr.. Martin, of defining the boundary of the
! Norfolk county dock; by Mr.. WEIGH, of in
4 cooperating a company to build road from q
point in Gilmer to q point in Braxton; by Mr..
Montgomery, of making certain portions OF
/ the Kanawha river lawful fence; by Mr.
! Keene of amending the charter of Danyille:
by Mr.. Bisbie, of allowing the use of dredges
in taking. oysters in the waters of Virginia,
and establishing the amount of license to be
paid for such privilege: BY Mr. Ward, amend.
ing Sec !, chap. 25, OF the Code; by Mr.. Hay
mond. of allowing the stockholders of indie
| pendent Banks, whose capital Is invested in
State stock 10 transfer their stock To the Banks
in Richmond, Bank of the Valley. or either OF
| the old Banks at Wheeling. on condition that
the Bank to which il is transferred establish a
| branch at the locality of the independent
| filming the liabilities OF railroads for killing
| cattle, and otherwise ininring properly ~
| Mr.. bentley, Of ceding Two Islands, IN Meek
leabnrg, 10 Halifax county; BY Mr, Wes sha q
last quarter returns into tho treasury BY MT.
LYNN. of providing that executions against
I free negroes shall be 9 lien on them, So that
are liable for iaxss 81 Mr.. A1anpin, ofauthor-
4 ixinr the for Incoming bends taken by consta
i bic fes urnAblo before Justice; by Dir Wat
g q esempsing ons ssesn
Collier OF reporting q general law for tho for
nation Of Volunteer Regiments: BY Mr.. Tay-
lor, Of changing the line OF Prince Edward
md EeItoway . counties p DIT. Magrpder q
\ old Williamsburg tarc roau. 10 4 nafnt on the