The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-14
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


. HOUSE OF DELEGATES
RICHMOND, Jan. IL, 1861
0 The House was called 10 order az II o'ciocl
d NJ, by Speaker CRUTCBFiELD and opened viii
: prayer oy Rev. j. A. DUNCAN OF the Broa
Street NJ Church.
Bats Reported.-The following bills we,
, | reported from lmmittees, viz: A bill refund
| IhE 10 Mathew Warnsley, of the county c
htncoipb, certain sum of money erroneous
y paid by him; a bill for the relief of fame
Scot', OF Greenbrier co.; p bill authorixin
the payment TO VIM e. Jackson of csrIai
coupons; a bill rebuilding license tax L
raui Farley, OF the county of Lunenburg
OH lor the relief of Euoch Atkinson, .
Giies county; bill for the relief OF Nathauie
r. Harvey; bill TO incorporate the Berkele,
Border Guards bill 10 inc orporate The tow
Oh cameron, in the county of MARSHALL; bill
authorizing a loan from the Literary Fuud +,
me Allegheny College; a bin for the reIief OF
| Rev. Packard "
COMMITTEE on Ciaim,,-The Committee on
olalns asked leave To be discharged from tne
| CONSIDERATION OF the resolution with regard 1,
the account Of J. p. a. Eutler, for services
rendered TO the State. Granted.
| Petitions, &c, Presented and Referred Mr.
pan presented me petition Of the officers and
| privates OF The North Fork Rife Comnany ot
| L)udoun county, asking cympensatIon Tor
| services rendered during the J Ohm Brown ra Id
| MI Barbour, the petition of cItiZeus of Cnt.
! peper county, praying that one n tn OF the
| Sta'e revenue be appropriated for the purpus.
OF armlng the people aud placing the State on
| war footing; Mr. Saunders the nathan nj
George l. Herring and others, praying for a
| release as sureties Of =. Z. Winston: by Mr.
| smith of kaEaWha, the petition of cit,zsns nf
| kahawna upon the subject Of free negroes
from Tree States; Mr.. NJ ess, the petition of
w. Is. Woodbridge and T. q. Howard, execu-
| tJrs, pray ing TO be refunded excess of tax on
| land aid by them.
| Limiting Dstats.-Mr RoBERTsos, Of Rich
| mond, offered resolution that debate on All
| Questions that may arise on the Convenrion
% N htl
| stricted to minutes byany one speaker whsn
| they shall be put 10 the vote. Carried
| Resolutions The following resolutions OF
inquiry lnto expediency Were read and refer
| red: By Mr. Crump. OF legailzing the acfinn
OF Inc County Courts of Amelia and NoLlo
way IN Issuing bonds for the purchase IF
arms, and to au horiZe said Courts to proyid,
by leyies for the payment of same: nv Nr
CtssIn, CT reporting bill retundIne to I.aac
Saooe certain taxes enormously paid by him
to the Commonwealth by Mr. Smith OF
taylor county, OF incorporating the Western
Virginia Insurance Company In TayIor 90
by Mr.. Mathews. referring the bill incornora
ling the Sweet Chaly beate Springs COMPANY
To COMMITTEE on PROPOSITIONS and G RE yaucas.
by MT wilson, OF reporting a bill providing
that during the suspension of specie payments
by the Banks there may De q stay Of execu
lions, and thus prevent ruinous sacrifice of
property by Mr.. Kuotts, OF INCORPORATING n
company IN the counties of GiImer, q ,lhouu
aud Writ Tor the purpose of manufacturipp
OIL, and mining purpy ses by Mr. Davis, ofai.
lowing John w. MurrIii to Withdraw trum
House flies his petition presented AT the iast
session praying 10 be released from the pay ment
VI judgment; by Mr.. Bisble OF reporting a |
Dill 30 amending the militia laws as to ralss |
The standard II qualification, extend the |
duties increase the pay OF the Office of |
Brigade Inspector by Mr.: Nelson. OF pay |
Lg 10 Jonu T. Irving, OF Flnvanna, q sum |
1t money for the tuition OF Indigent children: |
by Mr.. Bowman, OF providing tor the payment |
81 certain lost coupons for la teresI on ths
do M ia 10 % mad, "a
change Bank OF Virginia and the Oity BANK If
haclnei by Mr.. Giliner, OF reporting oil re-
funding 10 the heirs OF L. Claiborne decd of |
fittsyivania county, sum of money i'm pro-
porIy PAID the Com mo tn; by Mr. S,ani |
II Incorporating The Patrick Springs Femais
Seminary, III Patrick CO.; by Mr.. Magruder
IL amending the charter of the Bank oI How.
.l l' Dy nr Locke, OF allowing certain
ieiiEqueLt militia fues in the settlement of |
me account OF John w. Moore SheIlH of Jsf |
erson county, for the years 80, $50 and 81; by |
Mr Duckwatl OF compromising that portion
u the o9th Regiment of Virginia militia who
were called ialo the service OF the SlatednrinS
ne John Brown raid by the ColopeI of thS
Regiment; by mir. Woodiolk, of Commemorative
r. Routt and K. v Brooking for CONVEYING
Ia escaped Iunatic back to Stanton nv Mp
Ma Int WIS, OF repeating and "a. enactipg rsa act |
the LeWisburg Female Insti
utei by Mr. Edwards, Of reporting a mil rar
ne relief the sureties Of 5. s. Turner. late
,htTlH of FfaIkiin county, beca use OF his tall |
ire 10 pay me revenue of SAID county IN m. |
ime prescribed by law by Mr.. Oaperton. of {
sporting Diil authorizing the CLERKS of the
'upreme Court and The District Courts OF An. |
eals 10 lake orders OF pubiica ion IN yaca1l,,r.
} MIR. Baskeryiil, for Increasing the canits}
took of the R1anoke Valley Ralircad.
y MIR. Bentley, OF providing by law for IA
Vaiiaoiiity Oh the appropriation made at .ae
.st session, for more enectaaliy ar.aiux tho
order counties; by Mr kemper of raising the 7
lm OF one Million OF doiIars for ium diats |
imposes OF defencei by Mr.. Wallace, Of
nending Inc Charter VI Inc Mononga,ia Bank
Morgantown; by Mr. Grattan, II refand-
z To j. w. q Smith, SUN vi mouey err. G
neousiy assessed agains, him, and paid bv RI
r. Letwieh, VI Withdrawing House bill +
,de OF Virginia, and reIerriug same 10 Com
ittee on Banks; by Mr.. claiborne. of re-. b.
" tIga bill Incorporating The MeadsyilIs T
anafac uriDg Company by Mr.. L, nn, Of "
.r'ing o,ii LOT the relief VI Hugh ii. Hite, Il
Prince William county, Tor u sum Of money =
III Dy nun Tor taxrs erroneousiy assessed tor | n
. year 1850; oy Mr.. Bass, of referring TO the /
mmitle- VI Finance, The Auditors Finas.
frcts Ia the Rsyepke Laws; by Mr. Ciai- ~ ~
Inc, Vt refunding to Geo. w. r cker. OF a. a.
'iiiax, the sum Of S6o37, Improperly paid I'll
niin 10 the Commonwealth; by Mr. Keen. W
passieg = general law authorizing the 81
unty Courts TO purchase arms, and to pro- So
70 iof sncn purchase either by levy, sale Of gu
Us OF other wise; by Mr. BaskeryiIL ~ "
'.ndrawing House bill OF last session, pro- tie
- AZ eA ,nsi cdSs VI Inc capital STOCK of Gre
Roanoke Valley Railroad, and refsrrinr All
sane 10 tbs Committee VI Roads and In the
nal Navigation; by Mr.. EdgIngton. Of In. wo
poIahhg y company u Construct tura uiks | 10Y
q, from the National Rold IN Ohio counIv -
.ns valley Of Big Sandy, Whesiins creek
ls fsnnsy isania iine by Mf. Organ. Ok ~,
'saAihx tue capital stock Vt tue South. Slds =
isoao - smpany, ~ construct \ brnncn OF O
y road from Blacks and Whits,s. bv 81
rkssiils and Christie nsbaTs. down New 81
'sr 70 its confluence with the kanawha. q
,nced - sunhuished bustnsesn M bill, asa d
vide for slseting nslabsrs Of Osnysn. ~