The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-06
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

TUESDAY,, rep. ON, 1oOl
The House was called to order at Il o clock
M by Speaker CRUTcHFIELD, and opened with
PRAYER by Rev Mr.. DEsHIEL.
Bills Rep0rted The following bills were
reported from committees, viz Amending an
act marking the boundary line between Flu
wanna and Albemarle counties ; repairing and
furnishing the Governors house amending
an act providing for the working of the coun-
ty roads of Loudoun: amending the "a section
OF the act passed Feb. 9th, 1860, providing for
a further subscription to the Alexandria, Lou
doun and Hampshire Railroad Company.
ResoIutj0ns The following resolutions OF
inquiry into eX pediency We're offered BY Mr.,
Phelps of reporting a bill securing 10 the
Common wealth i'll any internal improvement
company in which the said Commonwealth Is
y stockholder or has an interest, Il representa-
tive in the directory of any such company
proportionate to the amount Of stock held by
the Common wealth in Snch company, and so
to provide that the Common wealth shall be
/ entitled to the same vote pro THt0 on each
share of stock owned by II III any such com
pany is given to any other Stockhoider in
any such company; by Mr. Graham, OF re-
por ting n bill Incorporating the town OF As
bury in the county of Wythe: by Mr.. Lucas,
of allowing to Jno. Powers, assignee of Hiram
Mansey, rs. Is for tuition OF poor children IN
Giles county.
Bills PdsSed.-The following bills We're
passed Amending the charter of the Bank of
Howardsvilla; repeating an act passed March
18th, 1860, concerning the mode OF catching
fish in certain waters incorporating the town
/ of Cameron, in the county OF Marshall /;
! amending the charter of the town OF Bath, III
the county of Morgan: amending an act
passed March 3lst, 1860, entitled an act to re
strict the catching of oysters in certain months;
authorizing the Clerks of Supreme Courts ana
/ the Dis triCt Courts OF Appeals to take orders
! of p,lhlica ton in vacation amending an act
! incorporating the Lewisburg Female lnstl-
/ tute.
/ Conn, ittee on Free Negroes. The SPEAKER
! announced the following committee on the
! above subject viz Messrs. Voolfolk, Or
! gain, McCamant, Rives, Edgington, Kinche-
! Ioe, Montague, Mctiehee, and Martin OF Mel
( son.
TtIegraphic Operdtors.--An adverse report
was returned to the resolution inquiring into
the expediency of exclnpting employees III
. telegraphic offices from military duty.
! Petitions ac.-Mr. Chapman presented the
petition OF James X. Scott and 40 others
citizens OF the counties of Greenbrier and
Monroe, remonstratin against the formation
of a new county out of parts of Monroe anc
! Greenbrier +; Nr. Mcdowell presented the pc
tition OF citizens OF Botetourr, for the passage
of q law prohibiting free negroes and slaves te
own dogs.
No tfoa to Adjourn Temporarily.-M
CRrMP called up motion to adjourn thereto
fore oilered) Objection was made to the mo
tion, and the Speaker informed MIR. CRrAl
/ that the motion heretofore offered had beer
withdrawn At the time 1t was made AS ihdl
Gated heretofore and to-day, the House Is de
cidedly against any adjournment, ana VII
proceed in the dispatch OF the public business
Luii on the Tdbie.-The bill authorizing tn
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company Il
construct a branch of their road to some pon
on the North Carolina line, was, on motion
laid on the table also, the bill incorporatln!
the Norfolk County Railroad Company.
GeRerai Business A large number OF bill
were read the requisite number Of times, anC
! ordered to be engrossed. The bill TO carry on
the 10Th section of the Constitution of Fir
ginia, prospecting free negroes and the mod
/ of voluntary enslavement OF said class OF per
tai lpn N II
! DuCKwALL and KAUFMAN advocated its pas
sage and Messrs. MCKENZIE, HAYMoND ant
| MYERS advocat ted laying on the table A mo
ton of the latter to that effect finally pre-
vailed.
On motion of Mr.. COLLIER, the House ad
journed