The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-10
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

MONDAY, Jan. 0.
The House met at IL O'Clock. Prayer by
Rev. MIR. PETTIGREw, of the Disciples Church.
A message was received from The Governor
enclosing message from Gov. Wise, written
before his term expired, relative TO the boun-
dairy line with Maryland, &c, which was or
GereG to be prtn ted.
Bils Reposi,d-AnthorizingC County Courts
10 appoint special police in certain cases; pre-
scribing the rights 20 certain property found
drifting in waters west Of the Alleghanies;
authorizing the voluntary enslavement of
Mary and her children, free negroes, OF Gull
pepper: amending sec. II chap. 95; incorporating
the Rectortown and Rector's Roads Turn
pike Company; authorizing subscription to
the Mt Jackson and Ho @ardsyille Turnpike
Company; amending sec. Ii chap. Is; for the
construction of a turnpike from the Horse
Shoe and Pheasant Run Turnpike to the
Northeastern Turnpike; discontinning Nor
tons Ferry, iii Charlotte county; incorpora-
ting the Madison and Cabell Turnpike Com
pany; authorizing the Maysville Turnpike
Company to change their road into railroad;
Incorporating the White Gap Turnpike Com
pany; increasing the capital stock of the Wall
ker Creek and Hols;on Turnpike Company;
incorporating the Madison and Culpeper
Turnpike Company; incorporating the Lewis
Greek and Logan Court-House Turnpike
Company; incorporating the Point Creek and
Raleigh Turnpike Company: releasing the Sc
curilies of George L HarwOod, late Sheriff OF
Wood county; forming new county ont OF
Hardy county; incorporating Dewitt CLINTON
Lodge Of Masons, at Cartersyille: amend
ing the act concerning the poor OF Frederick
county; Incorporating the Sweet Chaly beate
Springs Company; authorizing the appoint
ment Of a Recorder of Wiiliamstown, Wood
county; authorizing the election Of Aldermen
in New Martinsville, WetZel county.
Contested EtectioR.-A report was received
from the Committee Of Privileges and Elec-
ton, in favor of the sitting member from Gill
mer, Calhoun and Wise, and part OF Roane,
and another in opposition to his claims to his
seat.
The Finances of the Stdts-Mr. BARBOUR
Chairman Of the Committee on Finance, made
an informal statement in advance of the re.
port of the committee, relative to the financial
estimates for 1859 go, and is60-'6l, from which
we gather the following figures:
Estimated receipts for 1889 go. ss,7s2 2s4 4
- charges g ........ 3,647.739 ];
Estimated receipts for lsSo- s.s szs 4 4
Balance in the Treasury, lst Oct, 80 :. Sl04Ol &
Estimated receipt for the fiscal year
1869 'UO, 5,IoZZ64 n
ssssa2s7 Y
Estimated charges for the fiscal year
1857 tO -. ooHIJS ].
Estimate excess of means overt
charges. Oct. J., lsi0 ....-..:...... 23S eos 81
Estimated receipts for the fiscal year
1860 6l.. .$a,7s6 97s n
S4,oes,sn !:
Estimated charges for the fiscal year
lSO- ti. ....-.-.......-. 3VoS,SoS'S
| Excess Of means over charges, Oct. !, ass
1851. ...$30ls s5o3 D
This does not include in the estimates o
charges any Of the charges created by the lie
gislature this session. The estimated receipii
| from merchants taxes are based on the exist
| ing license laws,
| Mr.. BARBOUR stated that in addition to th,
| receipts estimated above, there Is 4l45,OOO be
/ longing To the Literary Fund which is invest
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