The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-22
HOCSE CE HELEGATES

|. TUESDAY, Feb a. 1850
ne House was called 10 order ~ II O'Clock
Il. VI, ny Speaker tHUTCHFIELD PRAYER b.,
Eev. {. II. READ of ,Ec Presby ierian Cnurch
-tdr>rae Por!s.-Reports were received
ITom committees as follows: Adverse To the
prayer OF Paul A. Farley: sdyerss to the pc
tition OF Robert Payne OF Giles county.
HfeGattsIy Po,tpoaej.- bill FOR the
incorporation of the town OF Ceredo, in Wayne
county, being on It's passage. was opposed by
fudge iioFKINs. and on motion OF Mr. TOM
LIN. inoehnltely postponed (t-redo is ihe
town founded by einigrants from Massachu
sets. introduced into Virginia under the
auspices OF Hon. Eli Thayer, a Black Repub-
lican member of Congress from that State)
IH, Commissioner from MiAstSsfpyi.--The
SPEAKER announced a communication from
the Governor, enclosing the creden tials of the
Mississippi Commissioner, Gen. T.. B. Starke,
with an address from the latter to himself.
Mr.. HATMOND moved that the documents re-
terred 10 he laid on the able and printed.
Mr.. KEMPER said that he had uudtrs TODD
that Gen. Starke did not propose to addres The
General Assembly of Virginia on the object
OF his miss ion. aud he there fore moved that
iG.DH copies OF the address ba printed, winch
motion was carried lii the affirmative by unani-
nous vote.
y message was received from the Senate, an .
nouncing that that body had appointed u com :
mii,e.' on its part TO receive and WELCOME Gen
Starke as the guest of the State. IN pursuance
of q lcint resolution introduced IN the House
AMI coHcurred in by the Senate The Speaker
tee on the part of the House, viz: Messr.
Bdskerviil. Tomlin, Anderson. Jones of APP
p~matloX. Gibson OF Jefferson, Ball and An
derSOn.
LoM on The Tobit.-Tha Clerk read = cOynmn-
nication from The Executive enclosing invita-
tions from the joint committee of the Senate
aud House of Representatives of tho United
States. for the Governor, his staf, and through
him the Legislature of the STATE, to attend
the erec ton of Clark Mills equestrian statue
of Washington On tho ,,d of February. The
documents were la;h on the table, after bein &
read.
MARYLAND and Tiy-inin Eowad1rg Liae-The
House proceeded to consider the report of the
Commissioner of Virginia, appointed 10 act in
conjunction with Il like CoIamiss ioner from
Marvlan in running she boundary line be-
tween the respective States named. The re-
porr, which is fully explained in the last mes
sage of Gov. Wise WAS, on motion of Mr..
WALLACE, referred to n special committee.
Tar on Special Licsacts.-The order Of the
dav being the bill which required merchants
ard others trading in articles grown or manu-
featured in the non sIaveholding States TO take
out special lincenses, was called for. Mr..
RUTHERFOoRD, of G GoOch land, having the floor
proceeded TO speak in favor OF the bill, and in
reply to the argument OF Mr.. Barbour against
Il Southern Conference. AT the conclusion OF
Mr.. Rutherfoovd's address, Mr.. BARBOUR
rose 10 make personal explanation in refer
ence to some points OF his position which had
been misunders TODD. On resumine his seat
Mr.. ROBERTSON, of Richmond, moved that the
further consideration of the bill be ned
until IL O'Clock M. on Saturday. The motion
prevailed.
TIE James Rirer and kanaicha Cannl-The
bill amending the charter Of the James River
and kanawha Canal coming up for consi siderx-
tion sundry amendments heretofore offered
were withdrawn, and one or two new ones
offered.
The question recurring on the passage Of the
bill as amended, Messrs. ROBERTsoN and Sc.
GAR advocated its passage. Before Mr.. SEGAR
had concluded his remarks he gave way 10 .
motion to adjourn till II O'Clock tomorrow.
On motion, the House adjourned.