The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-26
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

FRIDAY, Jan. 25th, 1861.
The House was called to order at Il o'clock
NJ, by Speaker CRUTCHFIELD.
PRAYER by Rev. j. Ii. JETER, of the Third
Baptist Church.
a communication was read from the Senate,
announcing the passage ofcfrtain House bills,
among them the following - Creating an
Ordnance Department. - incorporating the
Virginia Boot and Shoe Manuiactory;' and
appropriating one million of dollars for State
Defence with amendments. Also, senate
bill entitled .'an act for the relief of Ihos. Jar
wins. of Fairfax county, which latter was al
forwards taken up and p: ssed by tha House.
State Defeace.-The bill appropriating one
million of dollars for State defence, came
from the Senate with certain amendments
thereto, as follows:
Strike out all of first section after the word
"Assembly,' and insert the words
That the Colonel of Ordnance be, and is hereby
authorized and required under the direction of
the Governor, to procure such arms, equipments,
and munitions of war, as may he necessary Tor the
defence of the State. The said officer is also au-
thcrized to contract, under the direction of the
Governor, Tor the manufacture in this state OF
equipments and munitions OF war, and may buy
materials to be used in the manufacture of the
same and NAV contract with parties for altering
and improving, i'll this State. cannon and small
arms, or may, in his discretion, purchase ma
chinery and materials for such purpose, II the
same cannot be done by contract upon reasona-
bic terms Prorded, That not more than $500, 600
shall be expended for such purposes, which sum
is hereby appropriated out of any money i'll the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated The arms
50 to be purchased shall be so distributed that the
the nOn-s -slaveholdlnS Stat ana along the borders
Of the Chesapeake Bay and the naviSable streams
tributary thereto, shall be put on equal footing IN
the supply of arms, with the militia OF any other
part of the Commonwealth
After the word Commonwealth third
line of second section, insert the following
''Prorided, honerer, that said Engineer shall
first submit his plans, with the cost of executing
the same, to the Governor for his approval, and II
such plans be approved by him the same shall pc
executed.
XIV, I;,o third cIause str;ka ont the words
ab0re mentioned" and insert the words
"mentioned in the preceding section"
MI SMITH, of Kanawha, offered the follow
ing amendment to the llfSt section as amended
by the Senate
And provided further, that the sum of $50, 900
of the sum hereinafter appropriated for coast,
river and harbor defences, shall be applied to the
construction of two arsenals in northwestern lr-
gina at some point along the line OF the BAL
timore and Ohio Railroad, on the Northwestern
Virginia Railroad, aGd the other at some point
upon the great kanawha River, the precise loca-
ton of which shall be determined by the Engineer
herein required to be employed by the Cover
nor.
The bill, with its proposed amendments
gave rise to considerable discussion, Messrs.
RAYMOND, RICHARDSON, SMITH and others par
ticipating therein. On motion of Mr.. HAY
MoND, who desired to offer an amendment ac-
ceptable to members from all sections of the
State, the bill was laid on the table for the
present.
announced the following Special Committee
on the above subject, viz; Messrs. Magruder,
Christian Tomlin, Segar, Anderson, Thomas,
Claiborne, Edginton, Watson of Accomac,
Borenan Edwards, Crane and Pres ten
pstitions &c-The following petitions &c ,
were presented by Mr.. Raymond, the ippli-
cation of Thomas Hough for relief from any
alleged erroneous assessment; by Mr.. Hay
mond, a copy OF the order OF the County
Court of Marion, refunding sos to NJ. w. Sell
by; by Mr.. Mong, the petition OF A. ). Cham
bers and ninety Eight other citizens of Mar
tnsburg, praying an amendment to their town
charter.
Stav Lu,c-The Committee of Courts OF
Justice having reported adversely on the res
olution to inquire into the expediency OF a
Stay Law, Mr.. KEEN made motion, which
| was carried, that the subject be made the spe-
| cial order of the day for next Wednesday, al
o'clock. On like motion, the House adopted
| a resolution to print (for the use of the mem
| Law" presented by Mr. KEEN.
| BIZ Reported.-The following bill was re :
| ported, viz An act to stay the proceedings in
| executions trust deeds, and other demands
! in case of refusal to receive bank notes.
| Resolutions.-The following resolutions OF
| inquiry into expediency We're presented and
| referred viz BY Mr. Duckwall, of referring
| so much of the Governors Message as relates
| to condemned slaves and the value thereof to
| the Committee on Courts of Justice : by M
! Christian, of referring SO much of the Cover
nor's Message relates 10 the public build
| ings and grounds to the Select Committee on
| the CapltOl EullulilS, by MI bispit,oi diHtiiu
| ing and re-enacting the act incorporating tht
! Virginia Car-Spring Company, passed 10Th o
| March, 1860.
| ReIieuiag the Bdnks.-The engrossed bill
q for the temporary relief of the Banks of this
| Commonwealth from the penalty incurred
by a suspension of specie payments until the
1st of March, 1892 came up OH its passage anc
| was debated.
Mr.. Mckenzie offered the following ryder
to the bill
Prorided, That the Banks shall not during tn,
suspension of specie payments, charge and receive
| damages on drafts for non payment, nor charge 0
receive between Maryland aud Virginia durin,
per cent.
Mr.. WILSON, of Isle of Wight, moved to lay
the bill and ryder on the table. Pending thu
| discussion of the same,
The House adjourned.