Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-28
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
FRIDAY Jan. 81, 1860.
The House met the usual hour and was called to or
der by Speaker CKUTCHFlELD.
Prayer by the Rev. Moses D. HOge of the Presbyterian
Church.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message was received from the Senate, announcing
that they had adopted a joint resolution charging the
committee on the part OF the Senate to confer with the
Commissioner from South Carolina.
MISCELLANEOUS.
House bill to authorize the payment of commission
of II Der centum to the Sheriff of Rockbridse county
for collecting the revenue of said county, was returned
from the Senate, with amendment. The amendment
was coucurred in but the vote was subsequently recon
,dered, and the bill laid on the table
TIE WHEELING BONDS.
The bill for the payment by the State OF the interest
on bonds of the city of Wheeling to the Baltimore anu
Ohio Railroad Company, coming up as unfinished bust
ness it was advocated by Mr. kNorrE' but the further
consideration was passed by to give precedence to
THE ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr. BASSELL having the floor opposed the bill ma
king an appropriation for the construction and equipment
of the Coyinpton and Ohio Railroad At the conclusion
of his remarks the order OF the day was passed by Tor
the dav for the consideration OF other business
Joint resolution of the Senate that the Attorney
General be and he is hereby instructed to adopt and pur-
sue all such legal other measures as may be proper or
necessary 20 protect insure or recover the Gains Oh tue
Commonwealth upon the Chesapeake ana ONO Oanal
COMPANY now existing, which may hereafter arise
out of the engagements guarantees OF the Common
wealth for said Company" was concurred III.
BILLS REPORTED.
The following bills were reported: To amend an act
of March a. 1856 entitled an act to amend the 2ith,
25th 10Th aud 18th chapters OF the Code OF Virginia
incorporating the Cupeper Fire Insurance Company to
amend an act concerning Male and Female OddFelows
Institute of Wheeling; Incorporating the htna FIRE
and Marine Insurance Company in Wheeling; ncorpo-
rating the Sommeryie Division Sons OF Temperance ;
adverse 10 law re-arraugiug the election precincts oil
Calhoun county incorporating the wheeling haiIroau
Rrdge Compapv TO transfer the title or right OF the
Commonwealth to lands heretofore sold as forfeited but
not in fact So TO persons Who If the lands had been ior-
feted would have title thereto; for the construction oi
bridge over Powelrs river in Lee county authorizing
the Justices of the County Court of Hanover to impose
a tax ON dogs; 10 repeal the law requiring butter and
lard TO be spected; releasing the securities OF a. d.
Dotson sheriff Of Wise county, from the payment oil
damages imposed on them for his default Incorporating
the Wheeling Creek Turnpike Companyi authorizing an
increase of the capital stock OF the Weston ana west
Union Turnpike Company authorizing an increase Of
the cspita stock of the Salem and Harsvle Turnpike
COMPANY TO require Commissioners to furnish the Au-
dior with lists of lands within counties purchased
for the Commonwealth, or delinquent incorporating the
JonesyilIe aud Kentucky Telegraph Company
BILLS PASSED.
prevent spass and depreda,Ons along the borders
of the Potomac aud other tide waters in Fairfax Stat
ford and King George counties increasing the salary
of the Auditor Of Public Accounts makes his salary
$4,000
THE WESTERN LUSArIc ASYLUM
The bill to appropriate $4,000 for the erection and
furnishing a laundry at the Western Lunauc Asylum,
came up on its passage.
Mr. bUCKWALL offered the following amendment,
~ AN addition 90 the bill Provided however that no
part of the money aforesaid shall be drawn from the
Treasury until the plan of the building aforesaid, ana
d. how. f.s..r, cd pf
bv the Governor of this Commonwealth; and when so
approved Of so much Of the money aforesaid as shall be
necessary TO erect the building aforesaid on the plan thus
approved OF shall be drawn from the Treasury from time
to time on the order Of the Governor The amendment
adopted.
Mr.. DUCKWAIL also offered to amend by inserting
= 600 in the place Of $4,000. The amendment was
lost.
The question then required on tic passage Of the bill
As amerded and the bill passed-aye ST. noes 10.
Mr. SEDDON rose TO personal explanation, lie had
been surprised and mortified at the appointments made
by the Chair on the committee the part OF the House
TO confer as to the South Carolina mission. The APP
pontments made by the Chair he regarded unjust and
unfair 10 himself well as unparamenttry, and he
trusted the House would not confer upon the Speaker
the power of making any additional appointment
Thirteen were selected to represent the Congressional
Districts of the State and the method of appointments
had not been AT all consistent with the spirit OF the eso-
luton in pursuance OF which those appointments had
been made by the Speaker.
The SPEAKER said bis duty was not grateful one,
and he would often have been pleased to have been re
Teyed of it by the House But that would consume too
much time and would be assuming labor which had been
delegated TO HIM He had never yet, and never would,
shrink from the honest and impartial discharge oil ls
duty He must he glad the gentleman had stated
his objection TO the course which be had thought proper
10 plrsue lie makes objection Of unlarness IN the APP
routmeuts and perhaps because he was not made CHAIR
man of that Committee. But he would submit the case
Mr. Seldom submitted to the House resolution Tor
tl, oruoiutmrnt of a committee which, after being
read was laid on the table, at his own Instance
NJ IIopElNs offered reso ou at subseqa mt pc
rod which was also laid upon tine table. The gentleman
from Stafford and King George made some comments
upou the introduction of the resolution OF the gentleman
from Washington county MIR HorKlNsh IN bis absence
intimatiuq however that he would be willing 10 acqu
esce in it, At that stage of his Mr. Seldom 81 rcsolu-
ton two gentlemen offered amendments; another gen
tlcnan-I do not remember whOm-moyed TO lay the
resolution on the table. Upon the gentleman lntiuaung
that he would accept the proposition OF the gentleman
from Washington Mr. HoPNINsl the latter did not an
swcr-he knew his was an independent proposition The
latter was subsequently, adopted, which was to appoint
Joint committee i'm answer the commission from south
Carolina After that the resolution OF Mr. SEnhoN was
taken no and referred 10 this committee. The Senate
,s.enej 10 the resolution. The House had no iustruc
tons but 70 appoint thirteen members OF that commit
| zoe The bill came back from the Senate did not
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pouuced until the morning. While sat here that day
and before heard that the Senate would concur, os
lost sight of the thirteen which had fixed upon in my
mind the previous night aud therefore put down more
on piece Of paper, and had it copied by one Of the
clerks made out the committee under no idea that
wa, instructed to make the appointments according to the
Congressional districts. proceeded to form the commit
| tee Who ask should have been chairman OF that com
ittce Was il not created upon the proposition oil the
Gentleman from Washington; BY what Elementary
rule could the gentleman from Stafford claim TO be the
author and father of the proposition adopted by the
House, If the gentleman from Washington had accept
ei his proposition instead, matter OF courtesy he
would have been President.
Mr.. seldom This House does not believe that | al
uded to the Craftsmanship OF that Committee, IN what
have said But if the House does suppose So the SPEAK
| ER must know that knew, long before the appointment
| of that committee that | would not be chairman
| The SPEAKER. | am not aware that for some TIME
before the appointment Of that committee the gentleman
did not desire it, did not know anything to that effect
| understood somewhat the reverse.
! Now as to the unparliamentary part, would, 1t
had been so instructed have appointed these gentlemen
from the congressional districts did not so consruc
IT, In wears past such the custom, but It has no"
fallen into nonusagc. And habitua has 1t been witt
me to appoint all committees of general character Iron
all parts of the State that they have been almost equiva
lent TO being confined the several districts. At The
time formed this committee | did not know the senti
mens of one member in regard TO this question: e1cep
those Of the gentleman from Stafford HIMSELF and nov
appeal to any member of the committee and beg if there
is one on this floor to correct me- pause to There