The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-21
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

WEDSERDAY Feb. %, 1861.
The House was called 10 order st ii o'clock,
by the SPEAKER.
PRAYER by the Rev. GEO. JACOBS, of the
Mayo street Hebrew congregation.
A message receiN ed from the Sena te
announcing the passage of a number of bills,
most OF which were read by title, nd referred
10 House committees. The following Senate
bills were passed Incorporating the Balti-
more and Fredericksburg SteamD boat Compa-
ny; authorizing the issue of preferred s1och
by the Alexandria, Mount Vernon and Aquo-
timex Turnpike Company: incorporat ting the
Norfolk County Railway Company.
Biils Reported-The following bills were
reported from committees, viz: Appropria ting
Il sum of money necessary TO pay tor the pub
lication of the Code; providing 1or the volun-
tary enslavement OF free negroes without com
pensation to the Commonwealth; refunding
TO VIM. Ii. Martin a sum of money paid on an
erroneous assessment of lands.
Ffench's Railroad No. 81, 4 Senate bill
entitled an act to amend and re-enact the Isl
and 3rd sections of an act entitled an act te
incorporate IL company to construct on the
plan of James 5. French, q railroad between
Alexandria and Washing ton, passed Feb. - tn
1854, was taken up, on motion OF Mr.. MYERS
amended, and as amended, read third tim-
and passed. Ordered that the Clerk commu
| nicate the same to the Senate and request theil
| concurrence.
PeD0rt of Virginia Comm issi0ner to Seced
| ing States.-A message was announced by the
| SPEAKER from Gov. LsTcHER, transmitting d
| communication received from non. JOHN no
| BERTsON, Commissioner TO visit the secedius
| States accompanied by sundry documents
! numbered from one to nine, inclusive. Ths
| documents embrace the correspondence be
/ tween the Commissioner and the Governors
| Of South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. -
| Ordered 10 be printed, on motion OF MIR
! CRANE.
| The communication of Mr.. Robertson t.
| the Governor reads as follows;
| MOBILE, Feb. 10, 1861.
| n. O., 7 bay. from time ia TINA hriany m
! prised your Excellency, as well as Ex-Presiden
Tyler, of the results Of my mission to the State
already visited. Ny eXpectstion was to have re
18th inst. and then 10 have laid before you NOR
| satisfactory and connected report Of my proceed
| iugs, together with the correspondence betweel
| the authorities of the states to whom | was com
| missioned, and myself HAVING encountered NOR
| delay than anticipated, and being detained her
to transmit the correspondence alluded to, AM
/ this report Of my further progress. For wha
passed before leaving Chariesaen, refer you
y niiy. and iettsr of the ID inst from Montgomery
Copies of my correspondence with Gov. Piekens
date. ltha original are enclosed, tAo.: 2, 81 to
| gether with copies Of his message 10 the Genera
Assembly Of South Carolina, and the resolution
! unanimousiy adopted by them. which aecomps
nied his letter 10 me Of the ssth ult., aud
Again referring to my letter 70 you Of The .
inst for an account OF ~. n,is Win .he ue
| commu nication to him OF the sist uitimo, no. 9
aud his reply Of the ist inst THE original, No.
the Governor OF Alabama, OF The I'D inst, (No. S
| and his reply Of the same date, mo. 81
The favorable rseep9a k,f1h ,h 20 my mission
| mentioned WAS communicated TO MT: Tyler fro
| Montgomery, both by telegrams and letter Ju
70 ay ms o
return Of Gol. Hayns 70 south Carolina, withe'
accomplishing, As ! ipierrsa, ,hs - en!sct Of =
II possisls. forbssTsass en- the part eS that Sta