Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-02-11

On motion Of MIR. RIvla the Committee OF Roads,
&c, was instructed 10 inquire into the e1pediency Of
authorising the Louisa Rail Road Company TO enlarge
their capital, and of thereby enabling them to construct
a hail Road from some point on their present location,
to the town Of Charlottesville. &c.
On motion of Mr.. MOORE, il was
htsol0ed Sy inc General 'assemMy, Thu. the Principal
Engineer OF this State, be required 10 survey and exam.
inc the North River, in the County of Rockbridee, from
It's mouth to Whitmore's Mill, in said county; and re-
port to this Assembly, at its next session, the probable
expense of improving said River, BY locks and da,us,
or by locks, dams. and short canals.
LOUISA RAILROAD.
On motion Of Mr.. RivEs, The engrosscd bill instruct.
ing the Board vi Public Works 10 subscribe on behalf Of
the State tn the ca pita! stock Of the L"uisa Rail road
Company, was taken up, aud read a third lime.
Alter scnIe brief remarks from Mr.. Rives, Mr.. Bookert
opposed the passage Of the bill, and moved the ayes and
noes.
The bin vas supported BY Mcssrs. Voolfolk, Moore,
Watkins, Smith of |. of W, Stanard, Wilson Of B., aud
Harrison, and opposed By Nessrs. Booker and Wiley.
MI DAVENPORT moved 10 lay the bill on the table,
and said he should vote against it if pressed at this time,
because there was no fund provided for the subscrI ptlon.
II Il were postponed, a fund would probably be appro.
priatcd 10 such objects.
Mr.. HAERlsoy sustained the motion TO lay on the ia
Bile. He wished this work and many other similar i'm
prorcmcntS to be- aided by the State, 50 soon as some oe-
neral plan could be adopted. which he presumed would
come before the House when the disposition of the Sur
plus Fund should be considered.
HE motion 10 lay on the table was then rejected, and
the vote on the passage Of the bill, being taken, was de-
cided in the affirmative, as follows
.3ycs-Mcssrs. Banks, (Speakcr) Rives, Randolph,
Laynr, Stuart. Harper, Goggin, Wilson Of B., Bland,
MILAN, Wills, Withcrs, Samuel Of C., Cox of G.,
Hill, Wilson Of c., Servant, Marshall of F., Dickinson,
Strange, Dcskins, Hale of F., Robinson, Hale Of G.,
Watkins, Cox Of G., Smith Of Greenbrier, GoodaIl,
Harrison, Shinn: Bolts, Martin, Smith of I. of W., NJ.
CundIish, DonalIy, IIooc, Collier, Braden, Beard, An
derson, Newman, Rogers, Wiley, Cooper, Chapman,
MCnulry, Brown, Murdaugh, Cooke, Segar, Fitzgerald,
Brady, Voolfolk, Almond, Witcler, TuGS!all. Cackley,
Fairfax, HUBBARD, Stands, Raymond, P~cndleton, Dor.
man, Moore. Mofctt, Cootcs, lessee, Speer, hloncure,
Gillespie, Gibson, Samuels of W., Stanger, Cunning
ham, May and Sianard-76.
~!NOcS-Messrs Puulson, Wiley. Powell, Byrd, Snod.
grass, Boyd, TurnbuII, Austin, Booker, Richardson,
Vaughan, Hunter, Ball, Edmunds of F., Smith Of Glou.
cester, Taylor. Sloan, Nixon, Davenport, Wright, Shad.
wick, Carter, Garland, Johnston. Alexander, Hopkins,
Butts, Bailey Of s., Hargrave and Jett-30.
MEDICAL COLLEGE IN RICHMOND.
On motion Of Mr.. MCASpLlsli, the enrr0ssed bill 10
authorize the ,rus,ers Of William and Mary College to
establish a Medical College in the city of Richmond,
was taken up, and after considerable debate, in which
hlcss7s. McCandlish. Hunler, Stuart, Bolts, Stanard,
Watkins, Garland, Randolph and Murdaugh took part,
the bill was passed.
MIR. MAY moved that the Bill prescribing regulations
for the Incorporation of Banks be taken up.
Mr.. WArKIss moved tina, the Till lie on the table I'M.
til to- morrow, stating that he proposed to introduce a
ryder 10 the bill, which he trusted would reconcile all
parties. Tie motion was agreed 10.
On mntipi of Mr.. WATKINS III" Hous, then proceeded
to set lyon tic reports OF the Standing Committees;
and Ils residue Of The day was spent in their considera-
ton.