The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-08

Northampton Seldom, Of Stafford; Hopkins,
OF Washington; Chapman, Of Monroe; Mar
tin, Of Henry; Wood, OF Albemarle; Ander-
son, OF Botetourt: Cowan, of Preston Duck
tan: of Rockingham WEIGH, Of -; Garter,
Of Lancaster.
Mr.. BAssKLL supported his resolution. Mr..
YkRBY the. su bstitute offered by Mr.. ROBERT
soN. Mr.. SEDpoY favored speedy action.
Offered by Mr.. KKMPKR, of Madison
hesolced That Committee OF Fifteen be ap.
poi o.ed Nth Instructions to report at the s.rtss'
ton Of the people OF Virginia.
Unanimously adopted, and time taken by
the Speaker 10 appoint the Committee.
Offered by Mr.. ANDERSON
Resolved That so mucn Of the Governor's Mes
= mos v. be referred o the ';ommittee on Roads
and Intern Al Navigation, W th instruct ons to IN
CURE INTO the expedt ncy OF lneorpo.a'n ~, me
execatory agreement entered INTO ~ Mess,s o.
o. des Mlnlers. Rr"toe,s Co: with me sa ,.i
d " OF September 1850 rdop'ed
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY INTO ExPEDlENcf
Nv Mr.. Montague, Of Montgomery, OF
am-t ding The 18th section OF the act ~ last
| session ntitisd an act imposing taxes for the
| support If government, PCS ed March 3lst,
1860 so as To thorize persons resident CT this
safe. engag. Il as colporteurs IN selling Bibles,
| religious publications, tracts, DC. 10 he ex-
| emp,ed from the operations OF said act; by
| Mr. Riddtck of authorizing the Norfolk and
| Petersburg Railroad 10 construct branch OF
| their road; oy Mr.. Myers, of amer ding the
| Frost, of reporting bill for the reIiet OF
| the securities of John II. Stats. late sherin
| of Jackson county; by Mr.. Keen, OF re-
/ porting a bill for The enactment of stay
| law; by the same, of legaliziug the suspen
| sion of the BAnKs Of The Commonwealth
| by MIR. GIBSON, of reimbnrsing Edward
| McKaba for losses sustained in being shot IN
| repeiling the John Brown invaders; by MIR
| Ward Of repeating sections IS, 49, 81, 81 aho
| 81 of chapter IS of Code of Virginia, 1860 by
Mr Smith of Kanawta, OF amending so mucn
| OF chapter a. OF the Code of Virginia for ie6'
| AZ yppiias 10 the formation of new counties
by Mr.. Newton, of releasing 10 hn II. Ia la
lsrru The Tile OF the state to $50 acres OF lane
in the county of Hanover, improperly sold foi
| texss; by Mr.. Jones, OF amending the ac
| passed April 9th, 1858, regulating foreign lnsvr
| ance companies within this q mmonwealtt
| SO as to require some security tor the pay
| meut Of their policies; by Mr. CHRISTIAN. o.
| au thorizing the speedy construction OF ran
| road from the State Arsenal at Lexington &c
| some point on the Central Railroad; by Mr.
| Saunders of amending the Charter OF the city
| OF Richmond by Mr.. Anderson, OF author.
| izipe the Little kanawha Navigation Com.
| pany to extend their improvement 10 the faiis
| of the Little kanawha river, in the county OF
Braxton by Mr.. Money, OF Incorporating the
| Berkeley Border Guards volunteer company
PETITIONS PRESENTED AN REFERRED
The following petitions, &c, were presen LED
and referred: BY Geo. NJ. c. Porter, memo
rial of the Directors of the Holidays Cove
Turnpike Company, asking amendments to
| their charter; by MIR. Gilmer, petition of Off
GERS of Company A, 1Olst Regiment. Virginia
Militia praying REIN bursenent on account OF
money expended by them in the purchase OF
accoutrements by MI Crane. petition of the
107th Reg Iment, Virginia Militia, praying the
privilege of muster and training OF so much
of the same us is within the county of Tuck
er; by Mr.. Cassin, petition of Alfred J. Bean,
and others, asking to be released from the
payment of security money; by Mr.. Chris.
tan petition of Trustees of Allegheny College
for a loan from the Literary Fund TO repair
the recent loss by fire.
The House. al 81 O'Clock, took recess till s