The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-15
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

ny lIie SPEAKER.
eommu.!ication from the Senate was read
announcing the passage of a number of Sana te
ana House bills. The former were read by
title, and appropriately referred. The House
passed Senate bill for the protection of the
fisheries on the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay
with amendments.
Bus Rep0rted.-By Mr. Magruder, Il bill
amending and re-enac ting an act entitled an
act to incorporate the Planters Savings Bank
OF petersburg, passed March 10Th, 1858 by
MI chapman, a bill to incorporate the Va
ana Nd. Railroad Co; by Mr.. Raymond, Il
bill providing for bonus on Bank capital
anG for the mode OF paying the same into the
Treasury also bill making appropriations
Tor deficiencies in former appropriations ana
Tor defrayIng expenses of the General As
SemDly ana Convection now in session by
MI BIssell, from the Committee on Agricul
ture and Manufactures, Senate bill TO ncorpC-
rate the Amherst and Nelson Woolen Manu-
featuring Co, in the county of Nelson also
Senate bill to incorporate the Southern Man
uiacturing Co. also, a bill repeating the 2lSt
section of chapter 81 of the Code of Virginia
Netting Hoer Cbdnged.-On motion of Mr.
ChrISrIAE,
FeSo'ted, That hereafter this House, will meet
at IL . clock \. M, until otherwise ordered.
Mr.. CHRISTIAN moved that the rules be sus-
pended, for the purpose of considering the
foregoing resolution on which motion Mr.
PnEi.gs demanded the previous question,
which call being sustained, the main question
was put and decided in the affirmative.
On motion, the word ''ten" was stricken out
and eleven inserted, and the resolution, as
amended, was adopted.
The Priciitged Sedts.-On motion of Mr.
RoBERTsoS of Richmond,
Reso'ped, That the members of the State Conveu-
ton be invited to the privileged seats in the
House while that body shall remain at the seat of
government.
Carried.
Resolutions Of Inquiry into Erpediency.-
BY Mr.. West, OF allowing Jos Gnsman time
to rebuild his mill on the west fork of the Mo
Il
ty of Harrison; by Mr.. Kaufman of with
drawing from House files the petition of citi-
Zens of the Valley of Virginia, praying for q
charter to extend the Potomac and WincheS-
ter Railroad from Winchester to Strasburg ;
by Mr.. Magruder, of Incorporating Fire
Arms Manufacturing Company in Staunton ;
by Mr.. Pritchard, of allowing the various
regiments of Marion county to hold their fall
training i'll their respective regImental dis
triCts; by Mr.. Keen, of extending the time of
the payment of the revenue by the SheriIs,
due March 18th by Mr.. Voolfolk of author
| izing Capt. II. "A. McMullen, and sthers of
Green county, to form a volunteer rifle COM
pany, the minimum number not to be less
than thirty five members; by Dir. Miller, of
Lee, Of retunding to the securities of j Ohm III.
Allen, late Sheriff OF Lee co. IA certain amount
of money paid hy them into the Treasury ;
by Mr.. Morgan, of refundinS to Jas. W. La
rue sum OF money paid by him on account
OF an erroneous asses SSment OF his lands. made
By the assessor of Clarke county: by Mr.. Jett
of increasing the minimum rate of cOmpens;t-
tion to teachers of INDECENT children TO ten
cents per day: by Mr.. Ferrell, of releasing
VIM. Anderson, Sheriff OF WetZel county,
from certain fines by Mr.. Randolph, OF re-
porting Il bill for the relief of Chas. G. Davis,
late Sheriff of DOddridge county by Mr.. Pat
terson, of allowing Joshua, a free person of
color, to enslave himself TO Robt Hutcheson,
of IsOckbridge county, without compensation
by Mr.. Shannon, of reporting Il bill to refund
to Y. $ Morgan late Sheriff of Smyth county,
a sum OF money paid into the Treasury by
him by Mr.. Edwards, of authorizing the
County Courts to fix and regulate annually,
the rates OF ordinary keepers IN the Common
wealth
Petitions, &c.-T The following documents
We're presented and referred: BY Mr.. Morris,
the remons trance of ThOs Moore and others
against the repeal of the road law of Marshall
count; by Mr.. Wood, the petition OF the
Regimental Board of the SSth Regiment Of
Virginia Militia praying for Il more perfect or
ganlZa ton of the Militia of the State; by Mr..
Crane, the petition of David Gaff and 125 cit-
zens of Randolph county, praying that Senate
bill No 90 transferring the Huttonsyille and
Huntersville Turnpike do not pass; by Mr..
Morris, the remons trance of David Phillips and
others against the repeal of the road law of
Marshall county.
Message from the Gorernor.-The SPEAKER
prcsen ted 4 communication from the Cover
nor OF the Common wealth, IN response to
resolution adopted br the House on the 4th
day of the present month, in regard TO the sale
OF arms to Joseph r. Anderson * Co., which,
on motion, was lald Oh lne table ana oruered
to be printed. The document states that OF
the muskets sold to Anderson 5000 have been
delivered, leaving still in possession of the
State 45, ,9SS.
General BusiRess.-The Committee of Pro-
positions and Grievances asked to he discharg
ed from the further consideration of a resolu
ton in regard to the alteration of the ins pee
ton laws in certain respects, and that the
same be referred to the Committee on Agricul-
ture and Manufactures.
tn H.
tary Affairs, presented an adverse report to a
resolu ton to inquire into the expediency of
authorizing the Wise Light Dragons to arm
with a less number than 90 regularly uniform
ed members.
Mr.. RAYMOND, from the Finance Commit
tee, presented an adverse report to Il resolu-
tion of inquiry in regard to refunding To A.
w Deshazer portion of license tax.
On motion of Mr.. BoREAAS, the House ad
journed.