The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-18
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Inc House was CGkiSu 10 OTuST III AZ y CiOCh,
NJ. by Speaker CRUTCHFIELD.
Prayer by Rev.O II. READ, Of the United
Presbyterian Church.
A message was received from the Senate
announcing the passage of bill to compen-
safe Jurors serving on coroners' inq nests in the
counties of New Kent, Charles CITY, James
CITY, York Warwick and Elizabeth City, and
also to the cities of Williams burg and Norfolk.
Read in the House the requisite number OF
times. and passed.
A report was returned adverse to the claim
of James Patterson.
BtAs Rsportsd.-ro provide for paying to the
Bank OF Racine lost coupons for interest on
the bonds of The State of Virginia to provide
for the payment 10 the Richmond branch Of
the Exchange Bank of lost coupons for inter-
est on the bonds of the State or Virginia for
the relief of ]. D. kincaid, OF Greenbrier co. !;
amending and re enacting the 18th section OF
chapter ~ of the Code, edition OF 1860, SO as
more ectualiy TO regulate the sales OF real
estate under executions in favor of the Com
mon veal tn Tetunuing to the securities OF
VIM II. Blanch, late Sheriff OF the county OF
Meckeuburg, certain damages paid by him
refunding to Ro. A. Wright certain sum OF
money paid on erroneous assessment; refund
ing to John II. ShOWalter license tax imDrO-
perly paid by him for the relief or Thomas
Jayins, Of Fairfax county ; for the relief of
Chas. A. Hoge and James Musgroye; appro-
prlating one million of dollars for the defence
Of the Commonwealth amending the 1st Sec
ton of an act entitled |" an act for the encour
agement o. certain Volunteer Military Com
panies in the city OF Wheeling" passed March
27th, 1855; Tor the relief of Henry Cooper, of
Frederick county; retunding to Louisa Hun
ter of Alexandria county, taxes improperly
paid for The relief of Geo. w. Tucker, of Hal
fax county for the relief OF Angus Nj. Wood;
for the relief of John w. Grove. Of Frederick
county.
R,So,ntioas.-The following resolutions were
read and referred: BY Mr.. Rutherford, to en-
qulre whether any, and If any. what further
legislation be necessary, TO give effect and
al ~ ion Of hal n a.Nf
GINA provided for by the act of Assembly
passed 9lh March, 1861 entitled "An Act pre-
Viding for publishing Il second edition OF the
Code of Virginia." by Mr.. Bass, OF loaning q
sum of money to Roanoke College not exceed
ing ten thousand dollars by MIR. Duekwall,
OF authorizing the Commissioners TO audit
and settle the accounts Tor services at Har-
per's Ferry and its neighborhood, during The
John Brown raid; 10 reconsider the claim OF
the o9th Regiment of Morgan county, and
make such allowance 10 that Regimen as may
seem equitable and just; by MIR. Jones, of
AppomattCx, of altering the Code 80 as to
provide that no person snail be elected or ap-
poinre as Di ector in Bank, unless he is
stakeholder in said Bank.
Extension of the Co porate LiMtS.-Mr. Nc
Gruder presented the remonstrance OF forty
three citizens OF Henrico county against the
proposed extension of the corporation limits
of the city of Richmond.
Federal Re!attonS.-Mr. BARBOUR, from the
Committee on State and Federal Relations,
offered the following resolutions:
Rssolrsd. That In the opinion of the General
braced in the resolutions presented to the Sen
ate Of the United states, by the Hon. John j..
ment of the unhappy controversy, whlca now oi-
Tldes the States OF this ContedeTtcy, as would be
RsDosrsa That one Comm ssioner to the Gov
ernm9nt OF the Uniged States, and one Comns-
20 me sss Nave 81 ssa Or s ana 'ns
appointed by JOINT vote OF the General Assem-
by with instructions respectfully - request the
Preslaent Of The United states ana the authori-
ties OF such States. u agree TO abstain, Pc ndng
thu proceedings contemplated By the action of
this General Assembly, from any and ali acts cal
culated TO produce collision of arms etween
the States and the Cove eminent Of the United
states.
Mr.ToMLIN offered a subs titute for the FORE
going, and Tor the report OF the Joint Com
mittee on State and Federal Relations" made
in the House on Tuesday last, which, together
with mr. BARBoUR's- resolutions, were la d
on the table ana ordered to b. printed. Mr..
TOMLIN's substitute reads as dllovs:
Rssolrsd. BY the General Assembly Of Virginia.
That this Commonwealth and the rest OF the
southern states have lust cause OF complaint
AGAINST the nOa-slavenOidlng mates, Tor their
friendly legislation IN attempting 10 render worth
less const. utonai provisions Tor the rendition of
Iugitses IRON labor in obstrucIlng The execution
OF cons iitntioRai laws; IN imprsonlng our eit-
Gems aad I'm. osng oppressive penalties upon tlem
10 asserting IN those states their iesa rig hts in
denying the usual comfy Of nations, the mere
rignt oil transit through their territory with pro
peILt ieSaily acquired uelu under
our stae Constitutions, aGd guaranteed to US by
the Constitution Of the United States in en-
deavorins, by teachings. by declarations from the
pulpit from the hnstIngs and in public meetings,
to inrul into the minds OF our slaves feehngs cal
cuiated IT. produce domestic insurrection among
us, annoying b, their constant repetition and
jeoparding our peace and safety +; py the indus
uious articulation OF incendiary publications, to
produce dscori and DIVISION IN our midst. and in
oite TO hit nisht maTder aRd evsry imaginable
atroe,ty AGAINST an unehenoins commusity; by
their openly avowed determination 10 clrcun:-
scribe the institution OF slavery withlh the terri
tori d The states n9w reoognizing III o. suoserin
and epcouras Ing fanatics To invade our territory
and subveft our government; by persistent de
stats to settle with their property in the COMMON
terrto' acquired ~ the blood aud TREASURE q az
anf hnhiiy, in tho election, BY sectional majority
OF the ffes states alone, to the FIRST Office IN the
Repablie. Of the anth0I and advocate q thaseg-
mlnlstration of the GoysfnmeHt-tbat the States
q sh.s u9lop mHst % ~ i,ss Or ai slave states