The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-29
.nd 2. Railroad paid s1e. ESQ 90 diyidends-ne

Road paid &47 $40 "a dividends, S42, 900 inter
est on loans and no interest on tii yidend scrip.
| The Va. and Tennessee Road paid $4,000 in
terest on loans, no dividends or interest on
| scrip dividend. The Orange and Alexandria
Railroad paid s14, 900 interest on loan, but no
dividends or interest on dividend scrip. The
| Va. Central Road paid 81, ,2ls "a as tolls fer
| use of Blue Ridge Roed. The Winchester and
| Potomac Railroad Company paid an annuity
OF $4,000 due 10 the State.
From the statement a showing amount of
| interest unpaid, and for what years, it ap
pears that the Virginia Central Railroad owes
for "a, '55, SO and 81, s29 l4056. The Eir
| glnia and Tennessee Railroad owes for '55, So,
81 and -5S s245, ,090. The South Side Railro d
owes for 50, Sc, 81 and '5S, t1S0, 800. The
! Norfolk and Petersburg Road owes for SO and
80. s42 ,ooo. The Orange and Alexandra Road
owes for SO and 90, s2S, Geo. E
! Tie Virginia and Tennessee Company still
/ owes 4 balance OF AS of the temporary
| loan, the interest on which to lst of January,
| 1861, amounts to S2I, ,420. so.
! The South Side Company has paid nothing
| since July, So (See act passed Feb. IS 1867
| The Orange and Alexandria Company owes
the State dividend scrip for s31 900, with in
terest from 1st Oct, 81, which amounts on
| 1st Oct, 1850, to sl1 ,376.
Ordered to be prnted.
R,sotmions Of Inquiry Ofered.-By Mr.
Miller, OF passi1ea law providing for the
tions by two ofs5kore freehoiders, and that
| such property he required 10 bring at the pub-
| ilc sale ut least two-thrds of the value so
fxed by Mr.. Cfrattln, of vaeatng all the of
! fieers in the militia and ordering II new cleo
| ton by MI Wood of refllnding TO Mrs
| Lucy Holland, of Fluvanna, taxes erroneous
| iy paid by her by Mr.. Riddick, of prohibiting
| the emancipation OF slaves by will by Mr..
frost, OF granting the right OF way 10 the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company for the
| extension of their road to the mouth of Big
| Sandy River: by Mr.. Bisbie, of further pro-
| tectins and encouraging independent manu-
facturers in Virginia by Mr.. Voolfolk, of
| relieving George w. Davis from the payment
| of a certain fine imposed on him by The Circuit
! Court of Orange: by Mr. Lynn, of granting
| relief TO the securities of Thos. X. Davis late
| sheriff OF Prince William county hy Mr..
| Cowan, of compensating the Clerk of the
| House OF Delegates and the Clerk of the SEN
ate for extra service during the present session
| of the General Assembly by Mr., Bisbie of
| ncorporat ting the American Agency by Mr..
Martin, of providing adequate comp mpensation
| to the Commissioners appointed by Nirginia to
the Federal Government and TO the different
States: by Mr.. Garrett of permitting the Board
of Officers for the Regiment of Kingand Queen
county, to have power to increase the num-
ber of regmental, battalion company
mnsters : by Mr. Crump. of referringso much
OF the report made by the Commissioners APP
pointed under the act OF Assembly of Jan.
10Th, 1850 as refers to the sale of public arms,
TO the Committee on Military Affairs by MIR.
Randolph, of reporting bill for the protec-
ton OF sheep III the cOunties IT kanaWla and
| Fayette by Mr.. Knots, of iucorporat ting
company TO construct Il railroad from some
by way of kanawha Court House, to the
mouth of Big Sandy by Mr.. Myers, Of an-
thoriZing the High Constable OF the city of
Richmond to sell slaves an | other property
levied upon, diStrained or ordered To be sold
under attachment at the City Han of said
city, on any other public place i'll slid city,
npon notice thereof to be prescribed by law;
by Mr. Dickinson. of establishing n branch of
the Farmers Bank of Virginia, the Bank of
Virginia, the Bank of the Valley, or the Bank
of the Commonwealth, at Lebanon, in Rus
sell county; by Mr.. Duckwall, of referring
so much OF the rep }rt of the Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts, accompanying the Governors
Message, as relates 10 the subject Of Sheriff.
bonds, TO the Committee of Courts of Justice
-idoerse R,ports, &c.-The following adverse
reports We're returned, viz BY the Commit
tee on Finance, to petition of J H. Cochran,
late Sheriff of the county of Hancock, pray
ing for an additional commission ot-2 IL per
cent; by the Committee Banks, the
resolution inquiring into the expediency of
amending the charter of the Planters Bank
OF Petersburg, taken up, on motion of Mr..
COLLIER, and referred to The Committee on
PROPOSE tions and Grievances y by the Com
mittee of Courts of Justice, rs to the ineXpe-
diency of legalizng certain acts of the Poto-
mae Bridge Company; by the same, a report
referring the petition of VIM. Strattou, Clerk
OF the County and Circuit Courts OF Logan
county, 10 the Committee on Finance.
Petitions, dc.-Mr. Robertson presented the
petition of Ro. IL. Maury, r. nj. I. Hunter,
NJ II. II. Garnett, and others asking to have
refunded 10 them sl26 q, pd1d on an errone-
Gus assessment of 32,097 acres of land in
Nicholas county Mr.. Davis presented the
memorial of Trustees of Lynchhnrg College,
and citizens OF that place, 10 the Legislature.
with copies OF catalogues and military regu-
lations.
Bths Reported.-The following bills We're
reported from committees To amend an act
passed 3lSt March, 1860, entitled IAN act TO re-
stlict the catching OF oysters i'll certain
mouths;i to amend the charter OF the town
of MaItinsburg; amending certain laws re-
~, 4,Ntt 7J-
to render them more efficient TO compen-
safe Ephraim b. Hail for services rendered in
the Circuit Court OF Marion county Tor the
Commonwealth; refunding TO Benz. Hoover,
executor of Daniel Lowry, decd, OF the coun-
ty of Rockingham, Il sum of money paid on
erroneous assessment OF land: releasing
the securities of Ro. .. roSs, late Sheriff OF
the county of Campbell, from the payment OF
damages: allowing John Staples 4 sum OF
money for services rendered Attorney for
the State i'll the Circuit Court of Patrick
county: 10 amend the charter Of the Bank OF
Ravens wood: To amend the charter of the
Bank of Charleston.
C0mmu1a icati0n from the Goueraor-A com
munication was received from Gov. Letcher,
enclosing letter from HIS EXceilency Thomas
II. Hicks, Governor of the State Oh Maryl md,
in response to the resolutions adopted by The
General Assembly on the 18th inst.
Also, communica tions from Hon. Geo. W.
Crawford, President of the Convention Of the
State of Georgia, transmitting the Ordinance
of Secession, and resolutions adopted by that
body on the I'D and sd insis.
The Georgia Ordinance of Secession having
already been published, is omitted. The let
ter of Gov. Hicks viii be found in the Senate
report.
The resolutions passed by the Convention
of The State of Georgia, sitting at Misiedge-
Vile, on the I'D OF January, read as follows
Ist. Resolced, That this Convention cordially
unite in the invitation extended by the COuyeu-
ticn Of the Republic of Alabama, to those of the
slaveholding States which NAV not have with
drawn from the Government Of the United States
OF America By that time, to send Commissioners to
represent them al a Congress Of the states which
have withdrawn, to be held AZ Montgomery, Ala,
on the 4th day Of February next.
I'd Be IL further ycsoired, That the President Of
this Convention do send certified copy of this
resolution to the Governors Of the States of Della
ware, Mar laud Virginia. North Carolina, Ken
tuchy. Tennessee, Missouri. Arkansas, Lou siahl
and Texas with the request that they Law lheIn
before the Legislatures and Conventions d their
respective states.
On motion, the documents We're laid on the
table and ordered 10 be printed.
State Defence SMITH, OF kanaW ha
called up the bill appropriating one million of
dollars for the defence OF the State, which had
been returned from the Senate with amend
ments 10 which the House had agreed. The
pending ques tion was proyiso offered by
Mr. Smith that 900 of the amount To be
expended in Notifications, dc, should be de
voted TO building an arsenal for arms in the
kanawha Valley, or some locality adjacent.
Messrs. SMITH, BeREaAN, EDGiS8ToS, HAY
MoSp, ,YRRBY, and CowAS, spoke in favor OF the
proyiso and Messrs. BIsBiE, CRrsP. GIBSON,
CHAPMAN, ANDERSON, ana iosEs OF gloucester,
in opposition thereto. The previous question
being demanded, the ayes and noes We're
called, and. resulted in the adoption of the
proviso by a vote OF "a ayes to ~ noes.
Pending motion 10 take up bills on their
second reading,
The House adjourned.
KEEP PiSs OFT OF THE MorrH.-As the old
est daushterof Mrs. Lemuel Holmes was pre-