The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-07
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

FRIDAY, Jan. g. 1860.
The House met at - O'Clock. Prayer by the
Rev. Mr. JETER, Of the Baptist Church.
A communication was presented by the
Speaker, con tanning the proceedings of a pub
lie meeting III King William, at which resoiu-
tions were adopted urging the passage by the
General Assembly Of an act granting al am
nesty IL persons laborng under the disab,ii-
,es entaied by the duelling act, i'll order that
Is. H. Douglas, Senator elect from that dis tric /,
may take his seat.
Mr. BASKERVILLE moved its reference to the
Committee for Courts of Justice, and 1t was
given that direction.
On motion of Mr.. MCKENZIE, a select com.
mittee was appointed To inquire into the ex-
pediency of increasing the salaries Of officers
of government employed in the Capitol.
A communication was received from the
Senate stating that it had passed the bill max
ing an appropriation for defraying the ex-
peuses incurred by the Governor in the IIar-
per's Ferry affair, with amendments. The bill
ard amendments were laid on the table
Resolutions of Mquiry.--By Mr.. Ferreil, of
releaei ing Friend Cox, Clerk of WetZel County
Court from fine; by Mr.. Cowan, of prohibi-
Ting entries upon lands in certain cases; by
Mr.. Locke, Of amending the charter of the
town OF Bolivar, in Jefferson county; by Mr..
Porter. OF an Appropriation to the Wellsburg
Female Seminary; by Mr.. Holway, ef requir-
ing the Auditor to make returns to Clerks OF
Courts for papers sent him; by Mr.. Hanley, of
repeating the law requiring merchants To
swear that they will not pass bill less than
- III @i'lDuHt Dy NIX l1uuttl, Oh TeIuuul1iS Il
sum 10 VIM. A. Robertson of Louisa county;
by Mr.. Ri'es of refundlng q sum to the
curities of 4. K. Clement, late sheriff Of Char
lotte; 10y Mr.. Anderson, OF building a turnpike
from point in BraXton to point in Nicho-
las; by Mr. Montague, of incorporating the
Montgomery Female Collegiate Institute in
Chr'stiansburg, and loaning it Slo,OUU by Mr..
Medley. Of requiring Circuit Courts TO set
apart certain days OF their terms exclusive
Iy for the trial of chancery causes; by
by Dir. Bisbie, OF indeInnifying James Barry
for houses of his burnt in Norfolk during the
fever in 1855; by Mr. Magee, Of authorizing
the Marysyilic Plank road Company to change
their road into IA railroad by Mr. Yerby, OF
allowing the Commissioners OF Northampton
county 81 per hour while making up the ac-
counts OF fiduciaries; by Mr.. Ball of extend.
ing the time OF Commiss toner's Of the Revenue
To return their books; by Mr.. Baskerville. Of
assessing certain lands by the officers Of the
county of Meekienbnrg; by MIR. Porter, of an
appropriation to the Wellsbnrg Female Acad-
emy by Mr.. Mallory, Ut building q railroad
from poin, on the Petersburg and Roanoke
Railroad IN Sussex, to point in brunswick;
by ar Christian, of laying tax each gallon
ot liquor manufactured at dis tiieries ins tead
Of each still.
Bsts Rpo,,ed. -Refnnding sum to Robert
n Wright; Increasing the salary of the As
.'stiht Clerk Of The Executive Department;
Sehae hlli authorizing the Governor to con
sey the Westham Magazine Tract to certain
paI Iues ioT the re-assessment Of the lands of
the london and Virginia Gold Mining Com.
pany incorporating the Rockbridae Mining
and Manufacturing Company: incornoratinS
Ia" Indian Mound Cemetery Company In
Hampshire county; releasing the States In
terest IN the New Manchester Turnpike Com
pany to Hancock county; amending IN act
Incorporating the Old Forge and Buckton
Aosnpiks Company; transferring 32,AW Of