The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-01

OF the Montgomery white Sulphur Springs
was agreed to by the House.
The report Of the Committee on Public
Property against the sale Of parts of the
public property, as proposed in resoiu-
luton, was agreed to.
Leave Of absence was granted to Mr..
ENGLISH until Tuesday.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA COMPANY.
Senate bill to authorize the James River
| and Kanawha Company to borrow money
was recommitted to the Committee on
Roads. Ts.
THE HOUSE BUYS DICTIONARY.
Mr.. WooDsoN moved that Webster's
Dictionary be purchased for the use OF
members, and kept on the clerks table.
Mr.. KELLEY moved to amend by striking
out +" Webster's" and inserting Worces-
ters," declaring that he would ultimately
vote against the resolution. The motion
was rejected [manifestly because Mr.. kEI-
LEY indicated his hostility to the motion,
and not from love Of the fanatical Webster
and his radical spellingl.
Mr.. HANsBRoUGH was kindly inclined 10
the dictionary thought it might do good
also spelling book-and he would IKE 10
see good grammar placed alongside OF
these books, for the information OF the
House. A taught
The resolution was adopted, and the
Clerk Immediately purchased the diction-
ary and placed it on his table, where tat
tracted much curiosity and was examined
with deep interest by several members.
| STAY LAW.
| The House resumed the consideration
of the Senate bill "to amend the second
section of the act to stay the collection OF
debts for limited PERIOD" passed March
I'd, 1866
Pending, Mr.. EvANs's amendment ex-
cepting railroads from the operation of the
| law.
A desultory debate ensued, in which
Messrs. CLARKE of.Campbell, 4. TURNER,
DAVIS, and BEKEM expressed the opinion
that the railroads were DESTROYS that they
should be included in the stay law. Mr..
DAVIS spoke especially for the Central
road, saying it needed the relief, but would
not ask it and Mr.. BEEEM for the Virginia
and Tennessee, which desired the law.
Mr.. EVANS explained the ground he occu-
pied. The roads had been excluded last
year at their own request, and had since
then borrowed money, thus forming a
sort of contract, and he did not think they
ought to be brought under the stay law
now if every one Of them were to desire
it. But he objected to railroads.&c. was
the case with the Central-desiring the
benefit of the law, yet not willing to take
the responsibility of asking for it.
Mr.. HERNDoN thought it would be pro-
tecting the interest of the State to extend
the stay law to the railroads, and it
ought to be done whether they desired it
or not.
Mr.. CLARK, of Pittsylvania, stated that
! the Danvile railroad was DESTROYS of being
included in the law. ...r
The question upon Mr.. EvANs's amend
ment was decided in the negative.
The bill was then passed by for the
present.
| BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were read third
time and passed:
A bill making certain banks in the city
of Richmond repositories of tho public
money;
A bill establishing the town of Danville
an election precinct;
A Senate bill declaring Western branch,
in Norfolk county, together with its tribu-
taries, lawful fence;
A bill to amend sections 80 and "a of
chapter 40, in regard to property exempt
from distress or levy;
| A bill to amend section 2lst of acts of
$3.50, in regard to evidence Of parties to
suits;
A bill to incorporate the Fireman's
Banking and Insurance Company OF the
city of Richmond;
A bill to amend and reenact an act enti
tied an act to incorporate the Gowrie Coal
and Iron Manufacturing Company, passed
March, 1860.
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, ETC.,
were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. HARRIs.-A bill for the relief of
the schools of Nelson and Albemarle.
By Mr.. MoRGAN.-A bill to incorporate
the Laurel Fork Mining and Manufacturing
Company.
By Mr.. TRoUT.-A bill incorporating the
Roanoke Mining aud Manufacturing Com
pany.
BY Mr.. OwEN.-A resolution inquiring
into the expediency of reporting bill to
prevent the spread of smallpox by pro-
vidng compulsory vaccination.
BY Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING into
the expediency of providing more etfectu-
ally for the recovery of fines imposed on
persons for failing or refusing to work on
the public roads.
By Mr.. WooD.-An inquiry into the ex-
pediency of sending State agent to the
Worlds Fair at Paris to explain the agri-
cultural and neurological advantages of
the State of Virginia, to be supplied with
maps, neurological specimens, etc. whole
expense not to exceed $4,000.
By Mr.. MoORE.-The petition of citizens
of FLOYD that the James River and Kama
wha Company be directed to survey the
route uia Craig's creek, Poverty Valley, and
Toms creek to New river, deeming as they
do that that is the best route for the canal.
| By Mr.. DAvIsoN.-The petition of Ed
ward C. Marshall, president of the Manas-
sas Gap railroad, asking the passage of a
bill to transfer the Manassas Gap railroad
to the Orange and Alexandria railroad, in
accordance with the resolutions of the
stockholders. A bill accompanies the
| petition.l
Two engrossed bills for the relief of
| Henry Exall came m for consideration.
One of them directed tho payment of Sc
twenty-five dollars for repairs to the State
| courthouse in 1850.
Mr.. PENDLErcN, chairman of the Com
mittee on Claims, explained and advocated
the bill. 1t appeared from the letter of
Judge Meredith that the service had been
rendered, and there was no proof that the
money had been paid.
Mr.. STRAUGHAN said If the claim was not
established before the committee, then no
claim could be established.
Mr. CRUMP sustained the bill on the