Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-25

"n'i"ry, VINO escaped from him and subsequently,
returned io the Penientiaryby Mr.. Soutau of Cit.
zrs OF Aibeuarle for the location of Bank at the tow
oi Charottesvleby Mr.. Madison of citizens of Farm.
vie Tor The passage Of act authorizing the trustees
oi The town To appoint officers weigh loose und u-
prsed tobacco seld in that town
~ LyNcHBunG AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD.
On molion of Mr. DoRMAs, the bill To- Incorporate the
Stockholders Of the lynehburg and ln Road
Company and To authorize the James River and Kannw.
Ia Company to construct Rail Road from Lynchbufg
!" ltichniond, was taken up--hr Wileys motion 10
amend The same by striking out the lYth and 2Ut sec
tons penumg These sections us follows:
"lo When the Lynchburg and Tennessee rail. road
company shall have need the of their
railroad, pursuant To the provisions this act il shall be
lawful ior the james River aud Kanawha c.,pany 10
construct snilar railroad, with set oil tracks or
more ut their elections from the town of ynchburg by the
towns Of Scoi,ssille in Albermare and Carlersvr Pro-
rdea mat the company shall not be obliged bring
ROAD on The north side of the river the city of Rich
mond and To connect the with the road OF the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac road com.
pany, IN such manner as may be agreed upon by the
SAID TWO companies, may be hereafter prescribed
by the General Assembly; and for this purpose the
james RIVER and Kanawha Company may enlarge
.ner capital stock, IN the manner prescribed by the
twenty-elghih section of the act passed on the six.
teenth oil March, eighteen hundred aud thirty two en-
uued, IAN act incorporating the stockholders OF the
James River and Kanawha Company: but no part of
,he present capital stock of said shall be en-
Poyed IN the location of the said railroad
heeoy provided tor, or any part thereof In the
stIucton, use aud enjoyment Of such road and in
relation to the tolls which may be taken upo9 it, the
rights, privileges and exemptions, the duties and liza
biiities of the james River and kanawla COMPANY
shail be regulated by the provisions OF the above
recitcd act and other assembly ame ndatorv there,
to- nnd shall be the all intenis und .x.
esp us is herein otherwise PROVIDED the rail road
by THIS section authorized had been provided Tor by the
acts aforesaid Proeided however that the tolls which
may De demanded and received by the James River and
hanawha Company shall be regulated by that part of
the 4oth section OF the said which prescribrs the
tolls west OF Crows Ferry, except for the
OF passengers, and that the Company may demand and
receive Tor the transportation oil tolls not
exceeding SIX cents mile tb.
H. ~ k Co. shall not elect construct the rail road
nom Luxembourg 10 Richmond hereby authorized and six
months before tie said road from Lyncbury Tennes-
see shall have been completed actually and bona de
commence the construction OF the aforesaid road from
Lynchourg to Richmond, and diligently prosecute the
work. so that the shall be completed within five
years hereafter then the privilege hereby granted to the
James River and Kanawha COMPANY shall cease and all
the land which they may have acquired for the Use f
the said road, and all the works wnch they may have
constructed thereon, shall be vested in tie Common.
wealth, to be disposed Of the General Assembly may
deem expedient
20. al the James River and Kanawha Comn,nv shall
not make their election and commence the work within
Tue lime, and IN the manner above prescribed then il
shall be lawful for the Lynchburg and Tennessee Rail-
Road Company TO continue their Rail Road from Lynch.
burg, by the towns of Scosve and Gainesville afore
sald To The city of Richmond and connect the same
win The road of the Richmond, Frederick and P
mac railroad company in such may be agreed
upon between the two last mentioned conpanes or as
may hereafter be prescribed by the General Assembly
Tootded, That the Lynchburg and Tennessee rail road
company shall actually and bona ide the said
extended road within months after their RIGHT In con-
struct the shall have accrued and DILIGENTLY urose
cute the work, that within five years the shall
be completed in the style and manner herein prescribed
ior the construction of the road from Lynchburp 10
the tennessee line And provided, moreover That the
saiu extended road shall in no manner obsuct the canal
or other works OF the James River and Kanawha Com.
Pahy, or occupy any OF the grounds of said Company
except upon such terms the two companies may
agree upon or as the General Assembly may hereafter
prescribe"
The motion TO amend, by striking out the above sec
WINS pd hu Al
kiSs, WILEY, HARRISON, and KIScHELoE, and opposed
by Messrs WATKINS, DASIEL, MILLER, DoRMAN and
McMULLES.
The ayes and having been ordered the question
on striking out put and decided negative by
the following vote
Eyes Messrs. Banks (Speaker1 Wilev. M'(,lin,;,
CamPbe Booker, Austin, Samuel Richardson Hill
smith ot Fanquier, Steger Bowen, hail OF c. Sloan
Nixon Harrison kincheloe, Fontnine, Robinson, Stra
ION, Beard, Ragsdae, Sherrard, Voolfolk Nj Gov Hop.
kns Madison, ilans, Nickin, Mofiett Conrad Bare
Moncure, Hargrave, DeIashmult, and Gibson-36
"oes-Messrs Grnads, Drunmond, Gilner, South
all Layne, Garland of A. Brooke, Craig Hunter of IS.
miller, Wilson of b., Decamps Turnbun Mallory
beuhring, Daniel, Christian, Johnson, Vaughan Hun
ter OF b., Ball, Price Strange Hale of F. Holland Da
vision, Watts, Smith of c. Watkins, Coleman GoodoII
Mullen, Bolts Gregory, Grggs, Berry Summers Fleet
iooe Neil, Hays, Powell, Taylor OF L., Harris, lay
Tor OF NJ, Waggener, Rogers, Garland of Nj Chap.
man. lng!es, benton, Brown Of N, Murdaugh Cooke
Parker, Leland, Masters, Almond, Adams, Swunson
wilcher Cackley Carroll, Morris, Shands, Mar,eney,
Dorman, Leyburn, lessee, M Mullen Kinker Enrley
Buts, Crutchheld, Gillespie, Jet, Prenss Saunders
Cunningham, Brown of r.. and Sianard-ol
ne D was then ordered to be engrossed for third
reuding.
EXPUNGING RESOLUTIONS, &C.
The Speaker communicated the following letter from
the GoVernor-wlch was read by the CLERK:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Feb. %, 1896
SiR-4nclosed is II communication for the House of
winch you viii be pleased lay before that
Dooy Respectfully, your obi serv't,
49, LlTTLETON ". TAZEWELL
10 the SPEAKER Of the House of Delegates
10 he House Of Delegates.
nave Just received paper containing the Preamble
ana RESOLUTIONS adopted by the General Assembly upon
Tue SUBJECT OF expungng from tile journal the Senate
oi the United States. II resolution that body
ny Tie last OF the resolutions contained in this pauer
a requested to perform two several acts am desired
10 trasll these resolutions TO eacl olbe Senators from
virginia. IN the Congress of the United Slates and also
10 accompany tins communication with request 10 the
on my part that they would lay the same be-
lore that body Ut which they members
Heither OF these acts thus requested TO 10
embraced within the sphere of any Guiy assigned To The
governor oil tins Commonwealth, either by it's Constiiu
h OF Jaws but as neither Is thereby prohibited to him.
souiu NOT nave hesilaied to comply with the requests
OF tue GENERAL Assembly, it, Y duinp So 4 wa. NOT
Obliged 10 add my appreciation their resolves and 10
unite my solicitation To their commands Such a cun
cIuso, however, is inevitably the terms eoloved
ia me resolutions, well the very nature OF one of
'ie ACTS u theTeDy requested To perform announce
PainIy that both these acts considered bv the (eue
raj Assembly as merely voluntary on INV Dart II, tho
performance Ut which, i compelled l,y tho ,b
SaltohS Ol my legal duties. Therefore il euId he I'M
possible i0r me 10 avoid the conclusions nave sat
,houid comply with these requests Even an addition
To Inc communication requested 10 make of snrh
disclaimer might suffice To acauit me of is m,nt
ho would be III direct conflict with the exyressr wish
es oi ue General Assembly, and therefore would not COM
port US think with that respectful consideration which
que 20 at body especially by every other department