The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-27
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

House met at II O'Clock, n Prayer BY Rev.
Mr.. DuHoAE.
The follow bills were reported:
A bill to legalizs the use Of certain State
as part Of its capital.
a bill ompensating Peter P. Penn for the
loss OF his slave.
A bill authorizing the Judge Of the Court
Of Hastings Of the city Of Richmond to grant
new trial in the case Of the Commonwealth
against Edward Ksrssy and Hammett A.
Pearcs.
A bill to amend section IL. Of chapter los
OF tho Code In relation to ths removal Of the
records and papers Of Courts.
An act concerning Treasury Notes.
An act to enforce tho payment Of balances
due from Commissioners Of forfeited and d..
ltnQuent bonds.
An adverse report g. to compsnsatipg the
Clerk Of Hastings aL0 the Sergeant for The
city Of Richmond for services rendered, was
received from the Committee ON Finance.
A bill to alter the line Of the south Side
Railroad, at or near Rice's Depot, was
passed.
A communication was received from the
Governor, enclosing the quarterly report Of
the Banks.
Mr.. BARBOUR announced to tho House that
he had q statement to make ON . subject Of
deep interest to the member and their con.
stituents. After energetic application to the
measures which he would report on Monday.
II those measures were adopted, a. no pre-.
sumed they would be, the State would A..
sumo the Confederate war tax, without i'm.
posing any serious additional tax on the people
at present. II adopted we would pay into the
Confsde1,ts Treasury large proportion Of
1t before the end Of the next week
On motion of Mr.. BARBOUR tho bill to AZ.
thorize the transfer Of certain bonds held In
trust by the United States for certain Indian
tribee, and providing for tho payment Of ths
interest thereto, was taken mp, and after q
brief ex PLANTATION from Mr.. BARBOUR, passed.
Mr.. FLOOD presented q remonstrancs of
certain citizens against the bill making 4
part of South Ana river q lawful fence,
which was referred TO the COMMITTEES on Pro.
positions and Grisvar css.
MIR. RIoHARDsoN asked tho clerk to read .
letter from certain citizens to tho citizens OF
Monroe, detailing the terrible outrage com.
mitted upon the people Of that &C unity by the
Federals and Tories.
The paper was referred to the Committee
ON Military Affairs.
The Speaker appointed tae following Spe.
cial Com under the sesolu ton offered
yesterday TO provide for more effective meA.
sures to prevent the escape OF slaves to the
enemy: Messrs WooDHousH, BAKER, COL
LIB, WILSON, OF Isle OF Wight, and MUIR
DRAUaH.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. MALLORY,
that the House meet daily at IL O'Clock, A.
N. Objection being made, the resolution laid
over one day under the rule.
The House then took up the bill to organ.
ize the State troops and volunteers OF Viz
ginia.
The question, when the House adjourned.
yesterday, was the proposed &mendm ont to
provide for the filling Of vacancies In com
panies by promotion, except in the office Of
lieutenants Of the lowest grade, which should
be filled by election.
The amendment was under discussion,
when motion was made that the House 20
In ito secret session. Carried.
At the conclusion Of the session the House
adjourned.