Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-08
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
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The House vas called TO order at II o'clock. Praye
Jy the Rev. Dr. Burross OF the Baptist Church


The House vas called to order at II o'clock. Prayer
Jy the Rev. Dr.. Burross OF the Baptist Church.
sltLs IRON raE sESLrE.
A communication from the Senate read BY the
Clerk announcing the passage, by that body, of sundry
bills as follows;
Bin providing for the collection Of fees aud taxes in
the hands Ct uliug aud discyal officers, and other
iisloyal items
BIZ making an appropriation OF $4,000 to the civil
tnd contingent iund.
I'm REBUILDING 10 Edmund ". B,iley sum OF money
erroueousy paid by him to the Treasury, Etb amend
ments. TIE question being put on the Senate amend
mpujs they we're c)ucurre1 in.
Bill authorizing relssrsment Of House and lot Owned
by B. Mckinney and james Casey In the town Of
Lynchburg and reiundiDg money e'roneously paid b!
them.
Bill empowering the Governor to cause to be made
complete List Of the Virginia foroSs, and TO file the
zane in tie DEPARTMENT OF Safe Ga motion Of Nc Nc
CamAni, Who explained the Importance OF this bill to the
eli, Of the Comm having relations or friends
in he army il pu. TO the third reading and passed
BILLS REPORTED.
Several bills we're reported from the Standing Commit
tees and appropriately referred.
Mr. COLLIER reported bill TO author the recovery
OF money stolen from the Exchange Bank OF Virginia at
Weston
Mr. NcCAMANT under II suspension Of the ru s,
called the bill TO a7thorz' the owners OF lots In &C.
lmbia Fuyanna cOu0ty further time 70 build and i'm.
prove thereon
The bill was ordered TO ia second reading
GA mouoa Of Mr.. MINOR the bill providing Tor the
promp. payment OF the interest bonds guaranteed BY
the safe called up and passed to it, second read.
ng.
Ga motion, the bill authorizing payment for clothing
furnished TO the militia Of Roanoke taken up aud
ordered 70 iis engrOssment.
tbs bill reeites that the commanding officer had or.
dered the militia rendezvous al Saunton aud no mo.
kafv han IN IA al Il lied
BY the merchants Of that town. to the extent OF $3.50 CO.
Ordered to be engrossed
RESOLUTIONS oF ISqUIRY ADOPTED
By Mr. WOOLEOLK-0i reporting bill to paw stall
officers Of militia regiments called into service by Pro
camation Of the Governor Of Virginia OF ID July 1901
the Confederate States having reused 10 pay the
Adopted and referred 10 Committee on Military Affairs
By Mr.. WYNNE-Tbat leave be given to bring in
bill incorporating the Dover Coal Mining COmpaoy.-
Leave granted
By Mr. BASS-Of providing by las thai all acts incor.
poraliug manufacturing mining, insurance and other
companies shall be SUI ct to alteration amendment or
rep a. at the pleasure o the General Assembly, unless
olhsrwiae expressly provided by law
To refund to George Il. Lacy license tsE which vas
not u.ed
b. Mr.. LYSN-To relieve the sureties Of Thomas K
Davis, late sheriff Of Prince William county, Ordered
70 b. engrosssd
Ins,rueting Committee on Courts Of Justice to inquire
Is
tute a M 1ry of this House.
RAILROAD C)SSECrIoN BSrwsES srRAsBURG AND WIN.
CHESTER
On motion Of Mr. HUNTER, the bill providing for q
railroad connection betSeen Srasburg aud Winchester,
vas taken ~
Me- HUNTER said, if the House will be good enough
20 give hm their attention for few moments, he would
reply the Oh etons urged against his substitute by
Offering Amendment He had had conversation with
the chairman of the Committee Finance and other dis
ngused lawyers and he satisfied that be could sug-
ges the proper mode in which the cost and expenses OF
this road could be provided for The Convention it will
be rememb ared provided for issuing treasury notes for
purposes This fund is or soon will be exhausted
This road 10 for war purposes-and his amendment
therefore, provides that the Governor be authorised to
direct the Auditor Of Public Accounts TO issue treasury
notes % less denomination than $40 p,yable twelve
months after date and bearing interest at per cent
per aunum, said notes. In Of 500 or It's multiple
to be convertible into registered bonds and receivable
for all public dues. This will render unnecessary the
provision Of his substitute sppropriatng 1925 600 aud
viii be inserted in lieu thereof The isue Of treasury
notes 20 amount TO that sum- and such further
nav be necessary to prosecute aAd complete the work
Mr. COLLIER objected TO the treasury notes, bearing
interest
Mr. BUNTER, we're the notes Of lees denomination
than t2O--IhAt would do very we'll for they would 60