Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-28
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

On motion OF Mr.. BRUCE, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
January 20, 1861.
The House was called to order at IL o'clock, N. by
Mr.. Hopkins
Prayer by Rev. ]. B. letter, of the Baptist Church.
bull for the relief of Charity Casey, passed.
The bill concerning the Norfolk and Petersburg Rail.
road taken up.
Mr.. WATTS moved to lay the bill on the table. The
motion vo ed down.
Mr.. WATTS then offered the following amendment:
"Be it further enacted that the said contemplated
branch shall in part located west Of the meridian
Of the town of Suffolk and that connection shall be
made with the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad or any
branch extension thereof"
The amendment was voted down. and the bill passed.
REPORTED.
bill to amend the charter OF the Virginia Car Spring
company; bill authorize the Board of Public Works
appoint Commissioners to estimate and report losses
sustained by VIM. W. King, in the construction of the
18th section Of the Ohio river and Maryland Turnpike
road; bill authorizing the Board of Public Works to es
innate and report upon losses sustained by John Gonna
way in the construction OF the Paramount and Wheeling
Turnpike road.
PETITIONS.
OF the sureiies of Ro o. Doss late sheriff OF Campbell
county, of sundry citizens of Monroe Giles and Craig
counties praying the passage of bill incorporating
company construct turnpike road from Newport in
Giles county, to Gap Mills in Monroe.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. EVANS-Inquiripg into the expediency of re-
porting bill for the relief of WIN. e. Window, Of Ma
thews county.
By Mr.. McKENzIE-0f instructng special commit
tee to inquire into the expediency Of painting the Cap
tol
ADVERSE
Mr.. JONES, Of G., from the Committee on Military
Affairs reported tina the Committee had had under con-
sideraton resolution to enquire into the expediency OF
authorizing such volunteer companies as have al
kv tha to ehaap
arms the quantity and quality to be defined by law, and
had passed resolution the effect that 1t was inexpe
dent to legsate thereon.
rHR BANK BILL.
On notion the House proceeded to consider the I'M
finished business of Yesterday being the ryder OF Mr.
MCKENZIE TO the bill for the relief of the Bank OF the
Commonwealth which had been returned from the
Senate with amendments. The question was, shal the
bill and ryder be laid the table, The House refused
TO lay the table.
Mr.. KEEN opposed the ryder-he concurred fully in
otec proposed TO be obtained in part of the ryder,
aud would most cheerfuy vote for the repeal OF thai
action Of the Code which provides per cent. damages
for defendants should not be discounted unless in good
faith and when thus made and the parties failed to pay
for commercial, political or otherwise. IL is a misfor-
which the drawer should not be compelled 10 pay,
for it enough to have pay the debt principal and
forfeit, as to the object sought to be obtained He
opposed to t-this House could not regulate the ex-
changes of the country.
The result would be to lessen the competition in the
sale Of exchanges deprive the banks of its SALE
Thought it all into the hands OF the Bankers Benefit
the Brokera Damage the Banks in which the State had
a. interest in, and in manner benefit the people. AT
another time, and in another BILL be should seek TO OBJ
tain the objects sought in the first part of the
ryder.
The amendment OF Mr.. MCKENZIE was defeated and
the bill passed
Mr. SMITH, Of K, moved to take up the bill appro-
prstng 81 900 for State deienc, peld ng which the
House adjourned.