The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13
AN ELECTION oRDERE
Mi. SriTLER, Of Page, offered the follow.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The House met at II O'Clock, Ia PRAYER by
Rev. W. W. bESYErr.
message was received from the Senate
ASKING the House TO concur III the following
resolution:
Rssatrcd Lq,a eoaa-oi Ass.ajig. Tha, the pn3.
lie printer be, ana he is hereby, required 10
publish, with the acts of the present session
@i the General sseHbiy, the permanent
Constitution o. the Confederate States
COnCurred in.
A memorial from e. ". Russell and others
concerning representation from Northwestern
Virginia IL the present tfenerAl Assembly.
was received. Laid on the t.b.c and ordered
10 be prlA ted.
message from the Governor, enclosing 4
list from the Navy Department, ~ reqUes tel
by resolution of the House, Was received and
laid on the table.
.Er. 2UsHERF9oRD fired he following re r
solution, which WAS adopted
RcS0lr,d, That the Commit tee for the Courts
Of Justice inquire " hat amendments, .fanv
necessary br the occupation OF the nv bile an a
nay ofcert1In plrts Of the state aud what le-
gislatiOu, II any, Is necessary under ordinance
No s. Of the Legislature ofEirGI1ia.
On motion of MIR. GORDON, leave was given
10 bring i'll = bill to amend the charter OF the
town OF Fredericksburg.
the following special committees were an
rnintea on the resolution offered by mir
Gordon, CT Sp1tSylVanil: Nessrs. Gordon
Newton, Reed, Rutherford. and Hunter.
MT. WILSON, ct Isle OF wight, offered the
following rasOlu ion
Resotre9 That the Board OF Public Works
be requested "a furnish to the House = stale
ntut q 1ne amount Of money il VIII he mp-
cessayy to appropriate TO remove the ohstrnc-
lions to the nav cations OF the view River nY
b1tttaUN. and to Improve the navigation OF
said stream III such q manner Is VIII accom-
m0date the trans pOrtltjon Of ijitaTv stores
in httteaux from some point AT near the
cen trdl depot on the Nirs ala aud Tennessee
railroad 10 the mouth of Green bTier river,
snd wcat time it viii take 70 complete the
work wi III m appropriation OF $50, 900 81 this
session OF the Legislature. Which was
adopted.
reported bill 10 amend the charter of Fred
ericksbuTg.
Mr. BASKERVILLE reported i bill author
iZing the Governor TO cause the salt works in
the counties OF Washington and S.nyth 10
distribute 10000 bushels OF salt - necessi;ous
persons unon ,heir paving the cost ther. of.
The bill 70 i'm prove the navigation OF New
River was read the third time.
.Mr. WILSON, OF Isle OF wight, offered the
following ryder:
Provided, that this act shall no. be in force
or take effect until the president and Dirac-
tors Of the New River Navigation Company
shall have transferred, aud authority is here
hv given them to transfer, 10 tue Board OF
Public Works, without cCmpensa'iou to the
stockholders, all the franchises, rights, tile,
and III terest OF said New htytr Navigation
Company in said Improvement.
4 motion being made 10 lay the bill ana
ryder upon The table, Z discussion sued be
tween h,esArs. Wilson, Anderson OF 80 ietourt ,
Blue and others. TIE House refused To lay
them on the table
Tue House Then rejected the ryder.
Mr NEWTON, OF Westmoreland, moved to
lay The bill on the table, which was adopted
REVOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
The following resolutions of inquiry into
expadiency were referred to the appropriate
committees:
BY Mr.. CEcIL: OF passing an act changing
the county line OF Wy the and PULASKI so as
to include withio the boundaries Of the latter
county the residence and plantations Of
Joshua II. Holmes.
by Mr.. NADgN Of 50 amending the law
referring to the SUBJECT as TO require The
Adjutants OF regiments, or any officer acting
a. such, in presenting their bills for N US ter
ing companies having no officers, TO certify
on oath that said officer aid muster said com
pany, and for such length Of time Us the
said law requires.
by Tic, WooLFoLR: Ofrep1rting n bill re-
paaiing The ordinance OF the Convention OF
Virginia eX"mpung OYrrSeeTs ~ Others
from service in the army As militia 2nen.
The petition of the Common Council Of
Petersburg, in reference TO the proposed con
necticn OF railroads In Petersburg, was pre-
scented Wednesday By Mr. COLLIER, from III al
city.
The House then adjourned.