The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-26
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


communication Gas read from the Clerk
| OF the Senate, announcing the passage of n
number Of bills by that body. An act which
had passed the Senate. providing for the re-
print OF the 5th volume of Leigh's Reports
and the 1st I'd and Sd volumes of Gratrau's s
Reports, was read a Sc cond time and laid on
the table in consequence of the absence of
members.
BiNs Passed-The following bills were
passed To incorporate te the Cum 5eriand ROM
| ney, MoOrefleld and Capon Springs Turnpike
Company; to amend the Ist. Sd, 4lh. en- and
l1th sections Of an act passed Sd January 1854
entitled an act to incorporate the Southern
Protection Insurance Company of Alexandria,
Va; toincorporate the Northern Neck Bank.
OF Virginia; appointing commissioners 10 re-.
district the county of Calhoun; to amend the
18th section Of an act amending the charter OF
the Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance C.m-
pany; to enlarge the capital stock of the West
Milford and New Salem Turnpike Company;
to pay the amount of = decree against the
Commonwealt in the case OF John Morriss,
heirs and others McGinness, escheator of
Cabell county; to incorporate the Fetterman
and Cave Turnpike Company; increasing the
capital stock OF the Mountain Lake and Sa
Sulphur Springs Turnpike Company; in.
creasiEg the capital stock of the Marshall and
Ohio Turnpike Company, and for other pur.
poses; Empowering the Sergeant of the city Of
portsmouth to collect the revenue Of the
State grantinga pension of S96 per year TO
George w. Richardson, of Martinsbnrg who
was wounded at Harpers Ferry.
W.
Resolrsd, That the Governor of this Common
wealth be requested to communicate to the Legis-
iaturo the amount OF expense guard ng the
prisoners Stevens and Hazett till their execu-
ton.
The resolution was adopted.
Commissioners Of the Rereaue.-Mr. HAY
MoND moved TO take up a bill prescribing the
duties OF Commissioners of the Revenue Mr..
DUcKWALL thought that there vas yet time
enough to consider the bill. He objected TO
taking it up now, because Of the necessary alb
sence Of the chairman of the Finance Com
mittee. He appealed to the House TO let the
bill lay on the table until the member from
Culpeper is in his seat. MIR. BOWMAN con.
CURED with Mr.. DUCKwALL. There were M.
merons amendments designed to be offered
to the bill, which were not yet prepared -
He suggested that the bill he made the
special order of the day for Monday. Mr.
RAYMOND stated that it was at the request of
the chairman of the Finance COMMITTEE. be
moved to take up the bill. If the House pre-
ferred 1t, however, he was willing to the adop.
ton Of the suggestion of Mr.. BOWMAN.
The bill was made The order OF the day for
12 o'clock NJ, on Monday.
On motion Of Mr.. MARTIN, the House ad-
journed.
ARMY ANDNAvY INTELLIGENCE.-A detach-
ment of United States troops left New York
On wednesday afternoon in the steamship
Granada, for Indianola, Texas, via New Or
leans. The detachment numbered $50 men,
all told, and was commanded by Capt Innes
N: Palmer, Of the I'd Cavalry. Detachmenss is
VIII , be detailed to the iferent companies On
their arrival at Indianola. The troops were
inspected by the commanding officer on
the Island before leaving, to see that they
were fully equipped for service in the field
They were fine. looking set Of men ali an
parentIy in the full bloom OF life.
The United States storeship Supply, recent
ly returned from the coast Of Africa, is refit-
ting and will sail in few days for the Gulf
OF Mexico, with stores for the squadron. II
is said that the storeship Falmouth, Captain
Ottway Henry Bergman, Will also sail in q
few days for Vera Cruz with stores. Nearly all
the Home So uadron have been ordered lO tho
Gulf of Mexico. The entire force ofthe Home
Squadron consists of about thirteen steam ana
sailing vessels of all classes, with an armam-
Of over two hundred guns, and about 2.suO
men, who have been thoroughly instructed in
the use OF all arms known TO the military aud
naval service, in order that they may be pre-
pared TO fight on shore rs well as on shipboayd.
In case Of emergency. Detachmeats Of ma
rines have bsen sent from the different ma
rine barracks to Pensacola, tn view Of milking
1t general depot, in case Of any disturbance
between Qpr government and Mexico.
A SPRAKER's WAnRANr EQUIVALENT TO A
HABKAs CoRPUs.-On Tuesday. Judge Ho6-
man, In the Superior Court New York, delty.
cred anOpinion strongly bearing on the right Of
legislative bodies to summon aad compel the
attsndsnce Of witnesses against all counter
processes. The decision was given In the case
Of Wickelhausen against Willett sheri0 for
q technical escape By one J. ID. Wiiliamsou.
who had been taken out Of his CUSTODY bv
virtue Of . warrant issued BY the Speaker of
the House Of Repraeea tAtives tn 1uS7. This
question Iatsed The poiatas to the jurtsic ton
q .OOnesess over parties IN the hands cf |
State o. county o6ncer. judge H0dnau II.
etdsd that the power Il Con<Tess was control
iing That the variant of aths &peakNE Vas
binding npon thaahesi9 Who, thSrs1osa could
notho hoi2 rospooolhbe for an escape uBder