Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-03
The nyes and noes being taken, tho motion 10 strike
out was decided in The negative-ayes SO, noes 81.

Ayes IL, noes %.
And the bill was returned 10 the SENATE.
ROAD TO THE PLAlSTER BANKS.
On motion OF MIR. DAVIS, the House took up the bill
with the Senate amendment, TO provide for The
strucon Of road from Smyth Court. House 10 the Pas.
ter Banks.
Mr.. DAVIS moved that the House recede from its dis.
agreement TO the Senates amendment, appropriatng
$1,000 instead OF $6UO
Mr.. ALEXANDER called the ayes aud noes upon the
question of agreeing 10 the Senntes amendment.
The amendment sustained by Messrs Davis
Mcdowell. Bolts, Chapman of and Pryton; and op.
posed by Nessrs Venable and Watkins and agreed to
Ayes G3 NOES 46.
PORTSMOUTH AND ROANOKE RAILROAD.
On motion OF Mr. TuYsrALI, the House agreed To
consider the vote upon the Senates amendment TO the
bill authorizing loan on behalf of The State TO The
Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad Company
After some remarks, Mr. MuRDauGH offered an
amendment to the Senae's amendment providing that
no change should he made in the mode of eecng the
president and directors and prohibiting the State proxy
from voting Tor or against the recep,ance of the act
This amendment was agreed TO-, after the rejection OF
an amendment of Mr. Cunningham, prohibiting the re-.
ducon of tolls, and providing that nothing in the act
shall be construed so as to impair any original rights OF
the stockholders
The BILL as amended was then returned 10 the Senate.
The following engrossed bills read the third time
and passed:A bill TO amend the act entitled act in
cooperating the Middle Island Creek Turnpike Compa-
ny; bill to amend the act entitled act to establish
the town of Loveltsvlr; bill Incorporating The Dragon
tenllary bill Incorporating the Virginia Mining and
Manufacturing Company; bill concerning the Judge
OF the 10th circuit in The 9Th judicial district; bill re-
guating the mileage Of members Of the General Assem-
bly,, and for other purposes
The bill concerning actions of eec,ment, being on its
passage, Mr. FISHER stated his objections 10 it, and mo-
we'd It's indefinite posponement.
Alessrs STUART and May opposed the motion, and
sustained the provisions Of the bill.
The question on postponcment was decided III the ne
untive-and the hill then DaSsed
Mr. MALLORY moved that the House take recess
until half past (which motion was decided in the he
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAIL ROAD
The bill to authorize further subscription on be
hall! of the State TO the stock of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, coming up-hlr RnBERTsoS moved
to lay the bill the table, which motion supported
by Mr. Boris and opposed by Messrs MCDONNELL and
HARRISON and negatlved.
Several Intellectual motions were made TO adjourn.
Mr. SHKRRARD moved to add 10 the bill the following
| ~ der, which was agreed to-
Be IL further enacted, That the Baltimore and ONO
Railroad Company be- and hereby allowed the inr.
Their lime until the 9TH day Of July Si3 fol the com
plelon Of that portion OF their improvement herein
authorized to be constructed within This Commonwealth
Prorided The said Company shall accept the provisions
of this act and locale their improvement accordingly
The bill being on its passage,
Mr. ROBERTSON called for the ayes and noes, and
briefly stated the reasons which operated upon his mind
against sanctionng the appropriation. He deemed 1t
rival work to that in which the Stale had embarked mil
lions and which must divert much OF the trade
which naturally belonged TO Virginia In another State.
Mr. McDowELL replied to Mr.. ROBERTSON, and urged
the mpoicy Of attempting TO fasten down Wheeling
the Colossus of the West. Mr. Mcdowell exhibited
some statistical facts 10 shew the importance OF that city
and recaptuated the provisions Of the bill.
Mr. Boris made few remarks in reJolndcr to Mr.
McDowEL, and against the propriety OF passing the
bill.
Mr. PEypLEros called the previous question, on which
NJ ODD E,vt ba auaap nd
The House sustained the call for the previous cues
tiun-ayes GS noes AZ.
The question was then taken the passage Of The
BILL which decided in the affirmative by the follow
vote:
Aycs-Aiessrs Holloway, Stuart, Kinney, Fryatl
Snodgrass Shanks, Peylon TripsI,, Tnrr, Thornburg
CorbIn, Servant Sangster, Marshall, Digges, Deskns
Sherrard, Ogesby, Pnnr OdelI, Park, White, Null
| lem Harrison, Flowers NcCandIsh, Lucas, Smith Of
K, Toyloe, Allen Mcdonald, Lucke,t, Beard, Taylor
Of L., Newman, Raymond, Morgan, Barnett, Buck
Cunningham, Segar, Mcconnell, Voolfolk, NJ Pherson
! NJ Coy, May, Tuns,aI, CabeIl, Fairfax, Williams
son, Conn, Crawford Davis Cru,chied, Ford, Wit,en
! Ripley, Goodson, Gieaves-G3
| Noes-Messrs. Banks, (Speaker) Bnyly of A Pou
son, Jeter, Byrd Cobbs, Turnbull, Mallory, HUBBARD
Cas,emun, Hill, Wilson, Vaughan, Lorimer, Payne
| Paisley, Keen, Wood, Chapman of q. ~ Nj, Smith Of
G., Spencer, Edmunds, Taylor Of II, Bolts, Smith Of
of w, Wright, Shadwick, Conway Goodwin, Organ
| HuupiUS, URrlanu, DuIWcl!, SHdpHIdii VI D''""
Alexander, Fitzgerald Adams Gay, Stands, Robertson
Coo,es, Thomas, Clayton Bailey Of 5 Prince, Walk
eI-o2
| The bill was then sent TO the Senate.
| MIR. TuSsrALL asked leave 10 introduce resolution
nslruc,ing committee 10 bring in bill 10 authorize
subscription the part Of the State OF three hs OF The
pila stock Of the Roanoke, Danvlie and Junction
| Railroad
| Intellectual motions made to ad ourn.
The Chair declaring the proposition OF Mr. Innsta
| of similar having been rplecled)
some debate occurred 10 the course OF proceeding
wlereupon Mr. Voolfolk moved suspension Of the rule
to allow Mr. Tunsla opportunity 10 introduce his
! resolution.
Upon this motion, Mr.. SMITH of l. Of w. called tbs
ayes and noes-and the question was decided in the at
| Il rmative-Ayes 5S, noes 81
Mr. Stuart had voted for The suspension OF the rule
but he should vote against the resolution, because he
thought it too late upon the subject, and because
| he thought all the South Western Railroads should
stand on the footing at the next session.
After some remarks by Messrs. Daniel, Tunstall and
Chapman Of M the vote upon the resolution was taken
and decided 10 the negative, as follows
.3ycs-Messrs Bayly Of A. Poulson. Holloway Fry.
att Snodgrass, Peyton, Tripetl, Torr Daniel Cardwel
Wilson, Servant, Marshall, Digges Paisley Keen Chap
man of G. and NJ Oglesby Mullen Harrison, Flowers
Chapman of NJ, Barnett, Cunningham, Watts, Segar
Mcconnell, Voolfolk, Adams, Tunsall, Cabe, Viii
liams Mcdowell, Gray, Conn, Davis, Crutchfed, Wit
ten, Goodson, Geaves-4G
NOeS-hlessrs Banks, (Speaker) Jeter, stuart urn
BULL Mallory, Shanks, HUBBARD, Cheatham, Corbn,
Douglass, Cox, Caslleman, H Lormer, Sangser,
Wood Sherrord Smith Of Gloucester, Pinnel, Spencer,
Edmunds Taylor of H. Park, White, Smith of I; of w
Lucas Wright, Tayloe, Sandwich, Conway, Mcdonald
Goodwin, Orgain Hudgns, Buck, Hodges, Brown
Alexander Fitzgerald, Mcpherson, NlcCoy Gay, Pen
deton Robertson, Cootes, Thomas, Culbertson, Ford
Bailey of Surry, Prince, Walker-5l
On motion Of MIR. TAYLOR Of H., the House adjourned
Saturday. March 81.
message was received from the Senate, stating the
passa re of several blls-some Of them with ndInents
The Senate insist their amendment to the bill,
titled. exempting iremen from serving OH ju
rics" to which the House of Delegates disagreed
The amendment proposes 10 make the exemption &c.
neral.
Nh ROBERTSON moved that the House recede from lis
disbursement This motion was supported by Messrs