The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-12
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Speaker KgNPga called fhe House 20 order
At II o'clock III. Prayer by Rev. W. W.
BENNETT.
y message Wa. received from the Senate
apt ouacing the passage of Il bin .n.aking
New F!yeC 3 it~oTul teAca,' and as..iAs the
concurrence Of the House.
On mott n. the bill was committed.
Inc following reso utiOus We're Ilosauted
BY one of the IL en- ters from Petersburg:
Ataspacinl meeting OF the Common t'oun .
ell OF he city of Petersburg, held ~ Tues
day, the 10Th d'y of December, 1851, Mr.
D. - ROY paul of fed the following rroolu-
tions, which wee unanimously adopted
Resotred. 81 me Coa.~y1. Comet # tie C'fg Of
Pttersbarg, That the cItv OF Petersburg is op-
poSed 10 any measure bang passed by the
Legislature which win authorize u perma-
nent connection to b. made hropeh this cay,
or otherwise hetweeil cfe SicEmoud and Pc
tershurg and Petersburg Railroads.
ReSoired, That our Representatives in the
General Assembly b. requested ~ use tbeir
utmost ehdeavor8 10 defeat such Il connection
Resotssd. That one cf the Members of this
Council be appointed by the Mayor 10 convey
these resolutions 10 our Senator and Repre-
sen tative.
On motion, these res buttons were laid on
the table and ordered to DC pruted
Nj BAsGEAyIL, 3 moved that the DILL 10
thoriz4 IA connection between the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, iii
Richmond, End the Richmond aud Peters
burg. aud Petersburg Railroad, in Petersbu re,
be considered hut. on motion, Il was suhsr
Quently laid on the table
Nil. HCsTsR, Of JET -rson, offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted
"ResOIetd, That the Speaker De directed 10
issue Wits OF election 10 the counties Of
B-rkeiy and Morgan, 10 supply vacancies er-
listing in tbs representation from each OF sa IL
counties in this house, and THAI, by pm blica-
ton OF proper notices. he tx Thursday, tina
- n day OF this month. Dec, lsGi, as the do y
for holding ga elections
The following hill was reported
A dill to suspend sales and legal prOCsedin KS
In t,in on O an n nj q
entitled ''au ordinance TO provide against tn.
| sacrifice OF property, and 70 suspend proceed
ipgs III certain cases, ~ passed on the f0th day
OF April, 1854, by The Convention Of Virginia
a bill 'to prevent sxtortion IN salt" was
called up, but after long discussion, was
recon united 10 the special committee, and
| the following additional members added 10
| thar committee N'ssrs Fleming, nc brrtsou,
| Bass, Baskerville and walker.
On motion of Mr. CAYLos, the courtesies Of
the House We xtenued to Ex-fioyeTnOr l..
| Louis Lowe, OF Maryland,
The bin to in prove the navigation % New
River, was read Il second time, and ordered
10 euSIossA,i.
The following resolutions we're adopted by
the House:
l. Resoirea, That Joint committee be ap-
| poin ted to call upon the President Of the
| Confederate States and 10 represen. To thm
| ne distressed condition of the country for
want Of salt, and ask him 10 release 30 much
OF the salt now hello for the use Of the army
a. can ha done without Injury 10 the pa
service, 70 be- disposed OF al Government cost
to meet the wants OF the people.
9. kssoired. That Joint committee be- ap
pointed Ia correspond with The iessees Of the
Washington and Snyth salt works on the
subject % their making Immediate arrange
meurs to increase tue product OF salt 20 the
utmost capacity o. the property, and that
thy be instructed ami authorized 10 snter
in.o negotiations with thefiessets for that pur-
pose, subject To tbs approval Of the General
Assem- bly,.
kgsOLCTIoNs IE4rIRY.
The following resolutions OF inquiry were
referred 10 the appropriate committee:
By mr. EpMCsDs OF couferriIG upon the
Presidents OF the Railroad comrauies the au-
tnority and power 20 protect the bridges build
ings aud other property OF their roads
BY Mr.. MCk!SNSY--Uf SO amending thu e1
lstlng law a. rec uire the a uditor Of Public
accounts to publish IL one or more newspa-
pers in the city OF Richmond the names of all
ohltess charged with the collection aud pay
| ment Of any part Of the revenue who are de-
hIquent, ana tbs amount for which each one
Is uellh 9uent.
the com pensa ION of the Clerk OF the Court
OF Musings for tbs city OF Richmond I r ser
vices rendered by him IN Common wealth
cases in that court
by Mr.. EWss6--OS re;nitting the ilne i'm
posed upon job i. Crabtree by the Circuit
court Il Lee county.
BY Mr.. BLUF-Ot declaring the seat of T
a WLLIAAsOE vacant. from the election DIS
trict com poaed of the ,ountiss CT Gilmer,
Calhoun, Writ. and j part OF Roaue.
BY Me- kYLE-Of authorizing The County
Court OF Carroll 10 subscribe II sum OF mo
my for The c. pletioa OF the WytheYllle and
Grayson turnpike road as L military neces-
slty.
BY MIR PSIaE-Of amending au ordinance
entitled, 'an ordinance to provide Tor me
en- roIn1ent and EN- ploy ment OF free Negroes
in the pubi.c service 50 IS 10 II AXE IL oblig
ato-y upon the OuHty and Corporation
Courts which have rot been enrolled 20 en-
ron all able bcdied male free NJ groes be,
tween the ages OF IS and 50.
The House then :.c ioRrnej.