The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-30
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Tue HOUSE TOCn
NJ by Mr.. HOPKINS, of Washington county
PRAYER by Rev. NJ. ID. HoGE, of the Second
Presbyterian Church.
A communication was received from the
Senate, announcing the passage OF sundry
House and Senate bills by that body also,
the adoption of p resolution for the appoint
ment OF Il Joint committee TO proVlde nall
for the accommodation of the State ConVen-
ton The House agreed to the latter, ana the
Speaker appointed the following committee
viz Messrs. Saunders, Montague ana Hun
ter. ~
renorted from committees, viz Absolving the
State Treas urer from all liability in case
of loss of coupon bonds deposited as security
for bank circulation, unless the SAID coupon
bonds be converted into registered STOCK, ana
prohibiting coupon bonds from being renewed
IN the future as such security for the relief
of the securities OF RQbt. s. Coleman, late
Sheriff of Carroll county; refundlng 10 Rufus
Pulner late Sheriff of the county of Patrick,
| a sum of money paid on an erroneous assess
ment of land amending and re-enactlng the
8th 9th and 10th sections OF chapter 40 OF the
| Code and releasing the Commemorative 8
title to $50 IA acres of HE,la in the county OF
| Hanover to John II. Taliaferro.
| Adverse Report-The Committee on FL
nance reported adversely TO the petition OF
Richard Cox and David Griffith, to be refund
ed q sum of money alleged to have been erro-
| neously assessed against them.
4oreed T0-The House agreed to Senate
amendments to House bill Z" to prevent tres
| the Potomac and other tidewaters in the coun-
ties of Fairfax, Stafford and King George
Bills Referred The following Senate bills
| were read twice and referred to the Commit
tee on Banks, viz: Bills amending the char
tiers of the Banks of Phllippi and Common
| wealth
MechanicspiIle Turnpike Compaay.-Mr.
| CHAPMAN, from the Committee OF Roads and
| Internal Navigation, to whom referred
Senate bill amending and re-enacting the End
section of the charter OF the Mechanicsyilie
Turnpike Company, passed February 2lst
1877 reported the same without amendment
| Bills PasSed.-Senate tie bills entitled ''an ac1
to incorporate the Merchants Savings Bank
| of Richmond" )" and ' for the relief of John
n. G. Smith, of Buckingham county" were
read the third time and passed The engrosS
! ed House bill to change the Eastern ternlnu:
of the Sclavins Cabin and Sulnmersville Turn
pike, was read third time and passed Mr.
LocKRIDGE was requested TO INFORM the oeh
ate.
| State Defence The House was informed by
Mr.. THOMPSON of the agreement by the Senat
| to House amendments to the bill approprlat
ing one million of dollars for State defence.
| Winchester and Potomac RaiLrOad.-Th
engrossed bill amending the charter of tn
Winchester and Potomac Railroad was takei
up and considered. Messrs. WARD, kACFhA.
and SIBERT favored the passage of the bill
and Messrs. WALKER, CHAPMAN and HAYMoS
favored laying the bill on the table. A motor
rof Mr. HUNT to lay on the table prevailed =
In advocating the latter proposition, MI
"
? sure of the House to lay the bill on the table
| He was placed i'll position OF great dlihculty
| The passage of the bill would, perhaps, b
G beneficial, to some extent, to the consttuenc
I he represented on this floor; but he was ais
1 | aware that his constituents had an interest {
Q 500, 900 in the Manassas Gap Railroad, an
Q the passage of the bill at this time would
g | ruinous to the credit of the Manassas Ga
9 Railro, d. and probably prevent, at lea
t | retard its completion to the town OF Harr
q sonDurg. Until he was satisfied OF the con
t pIetion of the Manassas Gap Railroad to Ha
@ | risonburg he could not vote for the bill. Ft
t these reasons he hoped the House would Ia
I the bill on the table.
Ii A motion to reconsider the vote was success
T full and the bill was tinally passed.
ABSENT Members.-Messrs. A. 5. CARTE
IJ.s HARBOUR ID. J. SAUNDERS and JNo. Sc
= poy. absent from the deliberations of the Hou
z for seyc al days past, to-day appeared IN the
Sc Tts.
american Agency.-A resolution was adop
y ad Granting the use of the Hall to Gen Du
), Green TO- night, for an address on the subje
u of the American Agency.
u Direct Trade.-Mr. NEWTON submitted
It motion asking leave to withdraw from the i'll
l. of'the House bill No. 500, of last session,
u the subject of direct trade with Europe, Al
q | that the same be referred to special coInm
a fee of seven, TO be appointed by the Chair.
N The resolution being adopted, the Chair a
g, nointed Messrs Newton, Saunders, Ruthe
foord, Segar, Grattan, Johnson and Bisbie,
said committee .
w H01lfD0mSTu FcMHte fHettt"tc.-IiOuse ID
g, for the incorporation of the above Institu
n was called up, and being read three time
W was passed. ~
A. Bank Relief BiH.-The House, on Saturd
y rassad the bill legalizing the suspension of So
Of eie payments, and repeating the agency
t. dempton law of lsS7s m without VI ,no;, taking
E. ~, called the attention OF the House to u
ne irreguiarity. reg He referred in his remarks to t
a. 9th section of article 4th Of the Constitute
Ct and also to the 2sth and zsin sections OF cha
at tar hS of the Code of 1860. he closed by su
IL wiring a motion requesting the Senate to
r turn to the House the bill, which, after so,
on remarks by other members, was adcn'
unanimously.
Adjourned