Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-01


sembly from the county OF Amherst be vacated and
aside.
Resoived also the opinions of tho committee, That
writ OF election issue 10 the Sheriff of Amherst county to
supply the vacancy occasoned by setting aside the said
election.
On motion of Mr. Marshall the report was posponed un.
I'll to- morrow; and leave given to David s. arand
one OF the conesiing candidates. be heard at the bar
! the House.
passedto incorporate the Catawba Iron Works Company
following Moses Herdman, "a OF colour TO remain
in the State Tor term OF two years
The engrossed bill to authorize BENJAMIN Schoo6eld TO
erect bridge the James river read third time
and laid on the table.
MAYos BRIDGE
Mr. Williams moved that the memorial Of Mrs Abigail
Mayo, for increase of the tolls of her bridge between
Richmond and Manchester, (Which was laid on the table
former day be taken up and referred to the Commit
tee oil Propositions and Grievances.
Mr. Patteson OF Chesterfield sad that il might be looked
upohas uhcoueous IN him to oppose the reference OF this
memora-but he felt bound by his duty the czeus Of
Chesterfield, 10 ask that this subject not again be
lerred The history OF the Legislation this subject
ioded ample why ought TO be broug t
the House In the session of 1880 81 the people
OF Chesterfield and the neighbong countless having
IN vain complained OF the exorbance of the toll over
Mayos Bridge had succeeded in obtaining sufficient sub
scnptons TO enable them TO build BRIDGE the tolls of
which would be put at reasonable bill
o 's Rouse ana was progressing to its passage for the
Mayo came forward with memorial in which she offered
to reduce her tolls TO as low rate those the
New Bridge conserving either thathe Legislature should
fix them permanently that the Board of Public Works
should Tx them by annual adiudca In accordance
with this oiter the Legislature fixed the tolls with
which her friends declared themselves satisGed-and
deed in instances the proposed by her were
increased by the Legislature-and as consequence the
project oil new bridge was relinquished Now, two
years have passed away, and the petitioner comes before
the Legislature asking increase. He thought there
was want OF tairness-a moral obliquty-in the appca-
on under these circumstances, which the House should
not encourage Ii subject OF local concernment and
such the House ought frequently 10 rpatc
upon. He should take exception to the reference OF The
The hat In.ral h.,,
given oil the presentation OF the petition, had been
posted at the Court House door, but merely published
the newspapers.
MIR. Williams contendcd that il was not necessary that
the notice should be posted the Court House any
county and indeed that method of publishing the
had IN this case peculiar difficulties AS there were diff
ieent counties interested in the subject he would ask
what Court House it would have been required TO post
the notice Should it have been the Court House of
iienrce or Chesterfield both of which interested
But the petitioner did not shrink from the investigations or
ai to make public her design of petioning She had adj
vertlsed II in the newspapers III which lac had himself
it, II the notice had been posted on the Court House
door OF Henrico, would the people of Chesterfield have
been satsed-or rice versa? AS the having been
liked permanently, shewn in the memorial that she
could not know the effect OF the arrangement until il had
gone into operationthat had been tried and resulted
In showing that the present rates sufficient TO
keep up the bridge in proper state OF repar-and that if
II were swept away Tomorrow il could not be rebuilt
from the resources OF the bridge She stated that she had
oeeh offered ooOO per annum and she wished that she
could receive the offer agan-bu that value was reduc
cd very low by the present rates
say yesterday that he was prepared 10 make the offer
of $4,000 per annum for the bridge.
The Chair here read the rule of the House relative TO
notices OF petitions.
Mr. Dade said would be perceived by the reaGing of
the ruie tat 1t did not apply TO this case because this
petition did affect private rights Besides If notice
was necessary, II had been given by its publication the
Enquirer But there other objects in the memorial
which deserved attentionthe petitioner asked for mea
sures 10 prevent the evasion of provision made for her
benefit AS TO the rule in regard TO notices he did not
think ought TO remain among the rules of the House.
1t was an Arrangement of the right of petition, and there
was as much reason for its abolition, for that of
which formerly existed, restricting the time during the
session In which petitions should be presented IL gen
tlemen did agree with him on this point he hoped
they would see that the rule ought affect this case
| The petition was then referred
Mr. Patteson of Chesterfield moved that leave be given
10 bring In bill for the Incorporation of company
build toll bridge from the Commons in the town of Man
chester to some suitable point the Henrico shore,
the city of Richmond.
Mr.. Brodnax would suggest that the proper mode of
proceeding would be TO refer this proposition Com
mittee OF Propositions and Grievances, for the institution
oil an enquiry The method proposed, seemed be
eide the question once, before the decision of the
House was obtained the petition of Mrs Mayo If
the subject was referred TO the standing committee both
branches oil the matter would be before it at once
Mr. Patteson of G. chose follow the plan which he
had chaked out for himself The project OF new bridge
had been abandoned two years since, the ground of
the reductions in the tolls OF Mayos Bdge-and if those
tolls were TO be renewed the parties Interested wished TO
be enabled TO better themselves. As TO the cXpedency
OF building new BRIDGE that sufficiently discussed
TWO years since, and was placed beyond a doubt.
Mr.. Brodnax thought the bill ought to pass the usual
ordeal There were, no doubt individuals who wished
TO bring the bill into this House without an inquiry into
It's expectancy. The proposition which affected
the rights and interests Of an individual great amount
When the memorial of this lady was presented to in
crease the tolls of Mayos Brdge-whch he for one, and
lie had investigated the subject, believed ought TO be in
creased-it was with difficulty, that even a reference
could be obtained. But they asked to autho.
fLe OIL lor new bridge, without inquiry as to
the eXPedicncy Of its object.
MIR. Dade said, that this propositon oueh n On beiore
tn viii
aud they would then have both sides of subject before
men, Inc resolution, presented by the gentleman
from Chesterfield, was departure from the general rule
MIR Rutherford moved that the resolution and amend.
ment be laid on the table. He did doubt that az soon
il know that the memorial for an increase of tolls
had been presented TO the Legislature other memorials
would be presented for bridge That project was
renqushed two years ago. because il was supposed that
The tolls oil Mayo's Bridge permanently fixed -
should that prove not TO be the case, application for ne
bridge would be renewed.
MIR. Marshall believed that at the time the rates were
hXed TWO years since, Mrs Mayo did, in her memorial
submit TO the sound discretion of the egsaure the regu
aiion OF the tolls of her bridge They then undertook their
reguaon aud he had doubt that they reduced too
low, and that her annual profits present amounted TO
but lew hundred dollars. Under these circumstances If
was proper that she should before the Legislatures
aud ask them 10 give her such tolls should Weld her
fair profit and that the Legislature should do now what II
would have done them If they had known The circumstance
lie thought the resolution ought 90 to the same com
miitee that had in charge the memorial
MIR. rutherford withdrew his motion, AMI MIR. Pate.
son having accepted the amendment of Mr. Brodoax e
resolution was adopted.
The engossed bill further TO increase the capital stock
OF the winchester aud Potomac Rail Road Company was
taken up, and after some explanations bv MIR Baro6
tpfnft nf Ne L. iii.