The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-25
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

| SATURDAY, Feb. %, 1851
| Speaker CRCTCHFIELD called the uouse &c
| order al IL o'clock A. NJ.
| The House was informed by message from
| the Senate OF the passage of a number OF
| bills.
| Bills Reported The following bills were
| reported, viz; incorporating the Carroll
| County Mining and Manufacturing Com.
| pany; amending and re- enacting an act passed
| March ~ 1860, entitled An act to incor pors t.
| the Knob Turnpike Company in the county
| OF washington, and incorporating the Hay
| ters Gap and Washing ton Turnpike Company
| amending and re-enacting IN act passed March
| I'D 1860, entitled An act to incorporate the
| hnob turnpike Company, in the county OF
| Washington, and incorporating the Abingdon
| ana tennessee Turnpike Company for the
relief OF the securities of Wilson Abbott, late
~herlh OF the county of Raleigh incorporat-
| ing the New River White Sulphur Springs
and Wicker's Switch Turnpike Company
| The Banks and State T.deotedness.-M Ro-
| BER1soS, Of r., offered the following resolu
| tion, which was adopted:
| Resoired, That the Auditor of Public Accounts
| report to this House: First. The amount which,
| in his opinion, the State is likely to he cal ed
upon TO provide in specie for the payment of the
I" holders our of the State. Second Tables show
| ing what portion Of the said amount would be
wealth ls on the basis of their respective Cd pi.
tais 2d, on that Of capital circulation aud de-
Posf Sd, on that of circulation and deposits.
LGid on the TdbIe.-Mr. CHRISTIAN moved
| that 1000 additional copies of the report of
the Committee of Roads and Navigation, in
reference 10 the ability of Bellot, Bros. & Co.
10 execute their cont tract for the com mpleton of
the James River and Kama Wha Comnany be
printed for the use OF the House. Laid on the
table. House bill authorizing q loan from the
Literary Fund to the Allegheny College, be-
ing on its third reading, was laid on the table,
on motion of Mr.. CHRISTIAN.
Notions for Adj0urnm ent.-By Mr.. JoNEs
of Appomattox
Ieso'red, That when this House adjourns on the
Sth oi March, 1t will with the concurrence Of the
Senate, ad djourn sine die.
On his motion the resou ton was laid on
the table.
By Mr.. FLEMING:
Reso'rei, That when this House adjourns on to-
day, it Will adjourn to meet on Monday next, and
on each day thereafter at 10 O. clock A. II.
On motion, laid on the table.
Committee on Enrolled Bills.-The SPEAKER
announced the following Committee on En-
rolled Bills: Messrs. Hackley Organ, Pritch-
ard, Davis, Evans, Hoffman, KYLE, Sibert.
Watts, Phelps, Pfetlow, Smith of TAYLOR
Mong, Bisbe, Wilson, Nelson, Staples, Rich
ardson, Welch Booker Saunders West Hum
ter and Jett.
Resolutions Of Inquiry into Erpediencv-
The following resolutions We're offered BY
Mr.. RlFes, OF amending the Sd and 4th sections
OF chapters IS and % of the Code of Virginia
by Mr.. Bali, OF amending section 5th OF chan
ter lis OF the Code of Virginia; by Mr. Mel
son, of reporting a bill authorizing a company
OF volunteer Cavalry in The 4Tth Reg in Al
To OlRtHlZe Win not less than 40
more than 100 men rank and file /; by Mr.. Col
lier of authorizing the South Side Railroad
Company 10 construct Il line of steamers 10
run III connection with said road from City
Point; by Mr.. Watson of refunding a fine I'M
properly imposed on Mr.. Spencer Drum1nond
il, OF the county of Accomac by Mr.. A lder-
son ofreportng bill for the relief of1he sure
ties OF Z. Rales, late Sheriff of Raleigh coun-
ty: by Mr.. johnson of repeating the 4th to
the llth sections of chapter 9th OF the Code
by Mr.. Lock, of allowing Sam Stone Com
missioner of the Revenue for Jefferson coun-
ty,) a sum of money erroneously deducted from
his commission for the year 1855
Petitions Presented.-By Mr.. Bisbie the
petition OF sundry citizens of the city of Nor
folk, praying the repeal OF the act of March
10th, 1860, amending the charter of the city of
Norfolk; by the same, petition of sundry
merchants OF Norfolk, praying a compulsory
inspection or imported salted provisions by
Mr. Robinson, the petition of the Goochland
Dragons and Richmond Fayette Artillery for
the removal of the remains of Gen. h. Lee.
Pubttc Guard d.--On motion of Mr. ROBIN
SON, OF Richmond, the House reconsidered the
vote by, which Senate bill, authorizing the
Superintendent of the Armory to provide
quarters for IA portion of the Public Guard -
was ordered TO be committed.
The necessity of passing the bill was ex-
planned by Mr.. ROBINSON, and the same being
read Il third time, was put on its passage and
carried in the afirmatiye-ayes l09.
Hilitid Fines.-On motion of Mr. CRUMP
House bill amending certain laws in respect
to the Militia of the Commonwealth so as 10
render them more affective, was taken up and
read second time. After being variousiy
it was read a third time and ordered
TO be engrossed. The object OF the bill is 10 in
duce more general collection of fines for
violations of existing law, and thereby assure
the greater efficiency OF the military organiza
tions of the State.
On motion, adjourned.
REDucrIoS OF TIE HorRs OF LABoR.-It is
unders TODD that number of mills in the city
con tenn plate a reduction in the hours of labor
and that notice to that effect has already been
given on some of the corporations. On the
Lowell tearpet) corpora ton it is proposed TO
run only four days in the week, commencing
next week. On the Massachusetts, corpora
tion it is proposed to run only three-q uarters
time, or until four o'clock each day, to begin
next week. This arrangement is only for the
coarse work in that mill. We have not heard
Of any proposed reductions in any other mills |
and pres sume IL will only be temporary in the
above einstances.-LoDeH Nesos.
FATAL AFFRAY.-A difficulty occurred in
Va, on the 18th instant, be-
tween J Kent Anderson, Esq, and Addison
Logan, nephew of Hon. II. A, Edm undson, |
Which resulted in the shooting OF Anderson, |
md causing his death in q short time. The |
parties are both young men, about nineteen |
ty We're warm personal friends.
SINGULAR HoasEwHIPPisa CASE IL ExaLASp,
The Rev. j. Sumner Brockhurst, of Emman- |
iei College, Engiand, horseW eWhipped the |
Rev. Edward Dodd, Fellow of Magdalsn Col /
ege and Vicar of St Giles, Cambridge, be- /
,tuse he had omitted from the grace the name /
II the Lord Jesns Christ, and had said when I
lsked for his reason, that II was on account of |
he presence OF Jew at the table.
Tar COMMERCIAL BULLETIN states that the /
Boston mechanics connected with shipbnild- /
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