The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-22

by the Committee for Courts Oh Justiee'
was taken up and passed.
COLLEGES AND orHEK PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Senate bill continuing the payment OF
interest on State bonds now held by incor-
porated colleges and other public institu-
tions of learning IN the state was taken
M and Messrs. OULD, POWER, and ITALIA
ysRRo advocated its passage.
The bill passed. Yeas, rs; nays, none.
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY.
Sonata bin to amend the I'd and Sd Sec
t;ons of the act passed February 25th,
ls49. Incorporating the American lnsu-
rance Company Of Norfolk, was taken up
and passed.
THE HEATING APPARATUS.
Senate bill to provide for extending the
heating apparatus throughout the capitol
was taken up, and pending its considera
ton. on motion Of Mr.. LEE, the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The Journal and the Senate cOmmuni-
cation were read, and Senate bills placed
on the calendar.
BILLS, &C.,
were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. DUNNINGTON.--A bill exemptlng
the county of Prince William from the
operations of the fence law.
By Mr.. CHILDREss.-The petition OF
J. ". Haymaker, Of Montgomery county.
By Mr.. WATKISs.-The petition OF James
Crutchtield, of Prince Edward county,
asking payment for slave condemned to
transportation in January, 1865.
By Mr.. DUNNINGToN.-The petition OF
W. W. Davis and one hundred other citi-
zens of the county of Prince William
praying for a repeal of the fence law.
By Mr.. DUNSISGToE.-A bill TO repeal
an act to re0rganize the militia.
By Mr.. GRAHAM.-A bill for the relief OF
William l.. Alexander, of Allegheny
county.
By Mr.. EvAYs.-The petition of Francis
V. Sutton to locate military land war
rant on Chesapeake bay.
GREENBRIER COUNTY.
The Speaker laid before the House
memorial, received by special messen-
ger, signed by 500 citizens of Greenor'er
county, West Virginia, asking that said
county may be included in the proceed
inps now pending for the recovery OF the
counties of Berkeley and Jefferson. Re-
ferred.
Leave of absence for one day was
granted to Mr.. HANCOCK.
RELIEF OF HENRY ExALL.
The Committee on Claims reported the
bill for the relief of Fl. Exall with re-
commentator that il pass.
EVENING SESSIONS.
Mr.. SMITH offered aresolution providing
that when the House adjourned it should
adjourn until half-past 10 A. NJ. Lost.
Mr.. GARRETT moved to dispense with
night sessions. Lost.
REAssEssMEST OF LANDS.
Mr.. HANsBR0UGH desired the sense Of
the House on a resolution authorizing the
county courts Of King George and Stafford
counties to appoint commissioners to re-
assess the lands of said counties. He sus-
tanned the resolution by well-conceiyed
compliment to his constituents, whose
fealty in times of trial and peril he de-
clared to be fully and brightly maintained.
The resolution was referred.
PENIrENTIARY DISCIPLINE.
The Senate bill to amend chapter 2l3 of
the Code, in relation to the organization,
government, and discipline Of the peniten-
tiary, was, as amended by the House,
passed by vote of ayes 80, noes 0.
PETIT LARCENY.
On motion of Mr.. SEAwELL, the House
bill to amend section IA, chapter 1872 of the
Code, SO as to change the amount required
to constitute petit larceny from twenty to
fifty dollars, was taken up out of its order,
advocated by Mr.. SEAwELL, and ordered
to be engrossed.
COMPENSATION OF COMMoNwEALTH's AT
ToRNEYs.
On motion of Mr.. SEAwELL, the House
bill entitled bill to amend section I, chap
ter 1G5 of the Code, concerning the COM
pensation of Commonwealth attorneys,
was taken up, and ordered to its epgross-
ment.
COURTS OF THE FOURTEENTH CIRCUIT.
On motion of Mr.. WORD, the bill provid-
ing for the holding certain courts in the
fourteenth judicial circuit, and to autho-
rize the Judge of the fifteenth circuit to
hold the terms OF the Circuit Court of
Bland county for two years, was taken up,
read a second time, ordered to its engross-
ment, and passed.
VIRGINIA CANAL COMPANY.
On motion of Mr.. LEE, the House took
up the House bill in relation TO the Fir-
einia Canal Company; which was read a
second time, ordered to its engrossment,
"a
following communication was read:
OFFICE OF THE JAMES RIVER AND
KANAwHA CANAL COMPANY, 7
RICHMOND, February 20, 1867. )
Sir.-I am requested by the Board of
Directors of this company, now in session,
to communicate to you, for the information
of the General Assembly, the following
telegram, this day received by me per At
lantic cable from Mr.. Ernest Bellot des
Minieres, in relation to the Virginia Canal
Company, to wit:
"THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH
CoNPANY.-Datedc cable, February 20, 1867 !;
received at Richmond February 20, 1867
Z" To Ellis, President, Richmond, Va.-Capi-
tai made-two hundred millions (20o,0O0,-
OOo)-by Societe Generate - torty-trst
(4lst) European banks, bankers, and
capitalists.
Telegraph me at once state of things,
and bill. "BELLoT, London"
By this announcement understand that
one of the great credit institutions OF
France, called the "Societe Generale,"
has completed the organization of the
maximum capital of s40,000,000 autho-
rized by the charter of the Virginia Canal
Company, which expired by its own limi-
tation in December last !; that this amount
is subscribed by number of the principal
hankinu- honses of Europe; and that Mr..