Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-28
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Monday, January 81, 1862.
The House was called to order at IL o'clock, N. BY
the SPEAKER. Prayer BY the Rev. Mr.. Peterkin, Of
the Episcopal Church.
The difsren. standing Committees we're called on for
reports Several unimportant bills reported from
the Committees Of Propositions and Grievance and
| Military Affairs" which we're laid over.
NJ. BARBOUR from the Committee on Finance, called
up his b providing for the payment OF the Confederate
States the citizens Of Virginia by the Common.
wealth.
BARBOUR moved suspension Of the rules in order
that the Bill might be put to third reading and passed
The motion prevailed aud the Bill read second and
third time aud was passed without dissenting voice.
Pending tn, passage of this Bill Mr.. BARBOUR e1
pllined is objects stating that the Finance Committee
mad given to It the careful examination that they
had held several interviews with the Bank officers ana
that there would be difficulty in obtaining the money
aud that consequently the relief TO the citizens Of the
Commonwealth would be no less neediu than immedi.
ate. For this bill the reader is referred to another col
anu
Mr. EVANS, from a special committee, reported
Bill respecting dsoyal citizens
Mr.. MURDAUGH submitted the following resolution :
Rsso'vsd Thai the Committee on Propositions and
Grievances" be instructed 20 inquire into the e1pedency
Of authorizing the ely OF Portsmouth TO purchase aud
hold certain amount Of stock in the 'SesboArd and
Roanoke Railroad Company" and with power aud au-
thory 70 issue the bonds OF said city 10 amount at
least equal 10 that of the purchase money paid there
for.
motion was made to suspend the rule5 so a. to take
up House BIZ 6s-au.hOFilDg the Auditing Committee
n ALLOW certain bills not provided for by Law. The Bill
vas put ts sccond reading.
Sundry resolutions we're offered and adopted VIZ:
By NJ THR ASH-That the Committee on Agriculture
and Manufactures be Instructed inquire Into the eHp
incy Of incorporating the West Fork Iron hanulaetur
lag Company In Floyd county.
A resolution was fred and appropriately referred
providing for act OF incorporation for the PIAntcrs
Insurance Company OF Petersburg.
By Mr. STEGER-Rrsoved, That the Committee on
Finance uire into The eHpedenoy Of reundng TO Has
Eins & Libby ard Charles Whi;lock, administrations OF
Richard Whcck, dscd certain taxes Improperly assess.
ed and paid by them.
By Mr. GRGTrAN-That the Committee on Finance
inquire into the eIpedency Of refundng to Physicians
serving as priVAtes in the army license taxes paid by
them
An Act amendaory Of an Act Incorporating the town
Of Danv,lle ordered TO be engrossed.
Mr. BCRKS presented petition earnestly demonstrating
AGAINST bill for drafting the militia Referred TO the
Com nlltee on Military Affairs and ordered to DO printed
The chief DISCUSSION OF the open session on the
following resolution, submitted By Mr.. Anderson;
Resolved That after the debate on the pending amend.
mens to the bill Cor organizing the State troops and vol
unteers shall be closed the members shall be limited 10
en- minutes upon all other amendments to said BILL eI-
cent the substitutes which shall be offered to the same.
A motion was made to lay on the tabe-lost ayes 90,
noes 81 An amendment Vas offered but, before Pu'.
ling il to the House, Il Was Withdrawn.
The question then Iu: on the resolution as oher-
I'd BY Me- ANDERSON, and on division being called Tor
vas carrsd-aycs 81, nays 80.
Mr. NASH called up his resolution OF Saturday last,
proyidnR that the SPEAEKR shall vacae the chair at
and resume IL at O'Clock P. n until the Bill to organ
le the Volunteers and Troops Of the State be disposed
OF On this question the yeas and nays dcmSnded
and resulted as tollows--yeas &C. nays 10. This reso
locn was subsequently adopted in secret seas on and
night session, with closed DOORS was accordingly ID
last evening
Al this stage Of the proceedings message was re-