Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-31

Sooo"ynI OlGaIn, HudGln5, Crno,
Alexander, M'Pherson, Adams, Cootes; Tssn.-.
ford, Clayton Prince, Walker-44.
Ihe amendment Of the Senate, as ameids6, vas then
agreed TO, and the bill returned
Mr. CReTeaTlELD offered The following rerolution
Resotced, That line Committee for Courts OF Justice
be Instructed TO bling Ill bill prohibiting the return of
any free negro or muatto 10 this State who may have
been seat beyond lis limits for he purposes of education
'Phc resolution was opposed BY Mr. BarLr Of A., as
USELESS The laws being already sufficient if Justices of
the Peace would do their duty.
i Messrs Boris and CRUTcHFIELD sustained the reso.
luton on the ground that The laws were not sufficiently
| explicit.
| The resolution was adopted
On motion Of Mr.. Warts, the House took up the bill
enlled ian authorizing loan behalf of the State
10 the Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad Company,
with the Senate amendments.
MIR. MuRpAuGH hoped The House would agree to all
the amendments Of the Senate but The last one 10 which
| he would ask the House 10 disagree.
| The following fs the amendment Of the Senate, TO
which Mr. NJ took exception:
| Before the commencing clause, insert The oliowing
Be further cnncted, That no higher salaries than
those paid ngreenby the lust report of The Company
sha be given by said Company, until the loan hereby
granted shall be Iiquidated
&c IL further enacted, That if said Company avail
itself OF the benefit Of this act it shall be upon cond
tion That said Company shall hereafter be subject to all
the provisions OF an act prescribing certain general re-
guaiions for the incorporation of Railroad Companies
passed March 10Th, 1897
MI WATTS oHereu The following amendment, WHICH
he explained 10 the House, end pressed upon its cons
deraiion
"Be il further enacted That if snid Company shall
avail itself OF the benefit of this act, it shall be subject
10 all the provisions Of the act entitled IAN net for The
incorporation of Railroad Companies, passed llth Of
MARCH 1887; except much thereof is embraced IN
The 18th section Of said Procidcd hU,eeoer, That
nothing herein contained shall be so construed, 10
diminish the tariff OF tolls said road as heretofore
iablshsd by law; as 10 affect interfere in any
| n ruli rr,ts a.
stockholders under any agreement or contract entered
into by them previous to the passage Of this oct"
| This amendment was rejected.
On motion OF Mr. HARRsuN, an amendment correct
| ing date agreed 10.
Mr. MvRDAUeH then moved 10 disagree 10 the Senate
amendment-wllch motion was decided in the negative,
JUDGE SCOTT
Mr. PENpLEToH called up the report and resolutions
of the Committee of Courts Of Justice in relation 10 the
charges preferred by Berkeley Ward and others against
Judge John Scott He stated That the report bad been
permitted to lie the table for many days in order 10 al
ford 10 any person PERSONS who might be disposed
the fullest opportunity for preparing to contest The
| illusions Of the Committee; and especially, be.
il had been said that those conclusions would be
| contested. lie was informed, however, that all
such purpose had been aba nduned and he satisfied
that member in this House would attempt such
contest. member Mr.. Pendleton observed that
| he was opposed to taking up Mr.. j. proceeded 10
observe that he could restrain the expression Of his
nmazemen that any gentleman should be opposed to
final action this subject. The impe aclmen OF Judge
Scott had acquired all The consequence which the recep
lion and reference Of the memorials presented agnlnst
him, could confer The committee to which they had
been referred, had gone through aborious and expen.
sive investigation OF the matter and had reported ell en-.
tire and perfect acqual Of the Judges and it
obviously just and undeniably due 10 that gent and
more especially due to him high public funconary,
that this House should its in the
Judgment of the Committee which exoneraied him from
| ii, ,hnsp that gentlemen who
prepared 10 unite in such expression should make good
their objections 10 the report and its conclusions. Mr.
Pcndeton declared his readiness 10 enter upon the vim
dicItion of Judge S and his determination 10 do So it
any member would intimate intention 10 oppose the
verdict Of the Committee In the absence Of such init
mnton he did not deem il necessary proper 10 offer
any argument the suhsct-particuarly there
many considerations that suggested the PEoprlety oil
speedy action.
| The rrpor, concludes with the following resolutions:
Resoirtd. That The charges Of maversaIon in Office
preferred against Judge john Scott by the memorials of
Alexande r.iIowson and others, and Of Berkeley Ward
urc sustained by the evidence and afford ground
for any legislative action ann'adyersion.
The House agreed 10 the resolution.
| On Mr. MAYS motion, the bill 10 repeal in part the
ourt. section Of The entitled ian act 10 amend the
several concerning the Petersburg Railroad Compa
ny, and for other purposes taken up, with the
| anne Bdmens of The Senate.
A verbal amendment having been made, on motion Of
Mr. May, and the question recurring agreeing to the
those amendments the Petersburg Company author
scd 10 make dividend of Is per cent, while by the
Portsmouth bill, that Company restricted 10 div
dend Of only per cent.
MIR MAY replied that the provisions of the Senales
amendment 10 the Petersburg bill! subjected that Com
pany to The general railroad law except that it did not
alter the tariff Of tolls II The provision Of the other
different, he was not aware Of it, The conditions
| TO which the Petersburg Company was subject
oncrous enough; and b. doubled whether The Company
would accept hem but he knew that the Senate would
not yeld-and he therefore asked the House 10
The House conquered in The amendment Of the Se
| nate, as amended
DIVISION OF BoTEToURT.
On motion of MIR. PEYroS, the House took up the bill
forming county out of the county of Bole'ourt.
On Mr.. PEYTos's motion the blank was filed with the
| Mr. SHASKs asked The reading Of the memorials in
favor and remonslrances against The divsion-whicb
rPnd.
Mr. PEYros made full and impartial statement of
the circumstances connected with the applicalinn-the
number of petitioners for and against 1.-THE situation,
limits. probable population and Of The proposed
new couny-!he reasons which induced opposition from
other portions of The county-und the ground upon
which his colleague and himself felt themselves bound
10 vote against the division.
Mr. CnarMAN of Monroe supported the BILL and urged
the various which should induce the House TO
pass the BILL
Mr. BYRD called the ayes and noes, which taken
son. Holloway, Je,cr Byrd, Mitchell Gibbs, snodgruss,
Triplet Thornburg Chraham, Corbin, Cardwell, Cas-
tleman. Hl Wilson, Vaughan, Servant, Lorimer, Dick
inson, Payne Drsbins, Paisley Keen, Chapman Of 6. g.
NJ Ogesby Pinuell, Spencer, odeIl, Park, White, Null
len, Harrison, Flowers, Bolts, McCandlish, Smith of K,
Wright, Allen, Mcdonald, Goodwin, Newman, Hud.
gins, Fisher, Garland, Raymond, Morgan, Chapman Of
Mon, Barnett, Buck, segar, Alexander, Mcdonnell,
Voolfolk, M'pherson, Adams, M'Coy, Gay. Fairfax,
Williams, Storms, Robertson, Leybnrn, M'Dowel.
Coolies, Thomas, Gruy, Cuber,son, Crawford, Davis,
Wit,en, Ripley, Goodson Walker. Glenves-76.
ton, Tarr, Turnbull, Mallory, Hubbard, Yuncey, Daniel
Douglass, Cox Sangster, Digges, Sherrard, Smith
of Gloucester, Watkins, Edmunds, Talyor of Hall:
fax, Smith of Isle of Wight Lucas, Tayloe, Shad.
wick, Conway, Lucket,, Beard Taylor OF Londoun,
lodn EIzne.