Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-24
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Wednesday,, March 81, 1888.

remembrance Tor ana agalnSt
aton of new county out of parts of Monongala and
Harson recommending the rejection Of the petition for
said division, taken up.
Mr. RAYMOND proposed substitute, declaring it ex.
pedient 10 establish said new county, and defining its
| boundaries as follows:
| Beginning at the Monongahea river opposite the
mouth Of Little Creek, running straight line TO the
Pennsylvania line, to leave the farm of John Shri.
yer, Esq., in the county of Monongalia, and with said
line west 10 the line Of Tyler county, and with the
until line parallel with the line of the county of Mo-
nongalia will strike the mouth of Bingamon Creek,
thence running direct to the mouth Of Loss Run,
branch of the Tygarts Valley river thence up the river
so as to include the Mills of John Nuzen, thence
straight line to the mouth Of Buaoe Lick Run, thence
down the river to the beginning.
After conversation between Messrs. VOOLFOLK,
RAYMOND and SMITH of Kan, motion of Mr.. KINNEY
the report and substitute were laid the table
| The report of the Committee of Propositions and
Grievances upon the petition of citizens OF Rockingham
| for separate election at Brightwels store, in said
county, rejecting the petition, motion of MIR.
Cootes reversed to declare the petition reasonable
The report of the Committee Of Courts Of Justice
| the case Of Judge Scott taken up.
Mr.. MARSHALL moved that the report be laid on The
table and printed.
MIR. WooLroLx willing that the report should DO
laid the table but gave notice that when the report
was taken up he should offer resolution reversing the
decision Of the committees for he regarded every charge
made in the memorial of Berkeley Ward having been
subsantiuled before the committee.
The report was then laid on the table and ordered to
be printed
Mr.. VOOLFOLK offered resolution for q survey of
route for Railroad from Orange Courthouse 10 New
ark in Louisa.
Messrs. SMITH of K, CABELL and WooLroLK sup.
ported the resolution.
Mr.. BEARD moved that it be laid The table, which
was negatived.
At the request of Mr. CRuTcHrrELD, who promised
TO call it up to morrow, Mr. WooLroLK withdrew his
resolution, and the House adjourned.
Thursday March %.
message received from the Senate stating The
passage of sundy bills uoticed in the proceedings of
that body)
They have also agreed 10 the appointment Of Com
mittee of Conference take into consideration the
amendments the bill entitled Gan concerning the
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad"
The House concurred in the several amendments Of
| the Senate TO the bills returned.
good deal of debate occurred on the Norfolk Ferry
bill, and Senates amendments, between Messrs. Gun
ningham Murdaugh Waits, May, Yenable Tunstall,
Edmunds Cabell, Crulch6eld, Watkins, and Smith Of
| /. Of Wight.
Mr. MuRDAueH moved to postpone the bill and
amendments indefinitely; which motion was opposed by
Messrs CuSSISoHAa, and SMITH of l. of w., and ne
| gaved.
The amendments Of the Senate then agreed 10,
and the bill is now law.
| The Speaker announced the Committee of Confer
ence on the part Of the House, the disagreement be-
tween the two Houses. the bill concerning the Rich
r1ond and Petersburg Railroad.
| Mr. WooLroLK offered the following resolution which
was adopted
Resolped bg the General Assen5l That the Board Of
Public Works be instructed to have surveyed, by CON-
| petent Engineer, route for Railroad from Orange
Courthou to Newark in the county of Louisa, TO
convenient point of intersection, between Louisa
Courthouse and Gordonsvc, with the Louisa Railroad
and that such Engineer report the said Board es
| mate of the probable cost of such Railroad.
Mr. GRAY offered the following resolution:
Resoced, That this House will proceed forthwith 10
the appointment of Door.keeper, to supply the vacan
CIV accustomed by the death of Thomas f. Davis.
KINNEY.
ment this late period of the session. moved to lay the
resolution on the table-which was agreed 10.
petition was presented by Mr.. HoDGEs, from citi
zens of Nansemond for the passage of law 10 change
the place of holding precinct election in that county
On motion of Mr. RvEs, the House took up the Re-
port of the Committee Of Finance
The amendment of the Committee of the Whole, de-
caring it not necessary to increase the rate OF taxa
lion, being under consideration
Mr.. RIvEs made exposition Of The true condition
ofthe Treasury and urged the imperative necessity OF an
made for Internal improvements The faith of the State
pledged and it would be impossible 10 avoid pro-
vision to meet the demands upon the Treasury.
MIR. VESABLE willing for an increase to meet all
proper demands, but he wished it arranged as TO be
applied 10 the fund for Internal Improvement. He saw
no necessity for increase of taxation for the ordinary
expenses of the Government
MIR. EDMuEDs opposed the increase, and briefly urged
the reasons which operated upon him. He referred to
the loans made to the Banks at per cent, while the
State itself was borrowing for Internal Improvement at
per CENT and declared himself totally against any in
crease under existing circumstances.
Mr.. MAY thought it not his province to inquire, whe-
Their he had favored this that expenditure-it
enough for him, that they were laws of The land, and
it his duty to aid in raising the amounts necessary TO
maintain the Government. Mr.. M. explained the char
acer Of the loans to the banks which were only tempo.
rary, and made under peculiar circumstances.
MI EpmuHps replied, and MIR. RIrEs rejoined.
Mr. WATKlss hoped every friend Of Internal Improve
ment would sustain the report OF the committee, and
rs Inh he
Could there be in the House, willing to have il
said, that. the Old Commonwealth was bankrupt? Mr..
w. explained the why Virginia had not hereto
fore been able borrow money good terms other
States He also referred TO the benefits difused by the
Literary Fund in educating the poor.
Mr. SHERRARD was aware it was not pleasant ope- |
ration 10 increase The burhens of the constituent bod
but as small increase was necessary he should not he.
statr 10 sustain the committee.
Mr. SMITH of l. of w. declared, that until the extra
VACANT system of public debt were arrested ne should
not agree ncrease-he would rather see The obi.
cations of the State unprovlded for.
Mr.. YENABLE further enforced his views.
Mr. STUART explained the views which governed him,
and expressed the hope that the friends OF Internal I'M
provenien would be firm in their support of the commit
lee He could not vote for any other scheme Of i'm
proyement unless the House should provide the means
necessary keep the fund to meet the pledges of the
State.
The vote being then taken, was decided in the mega
tive, as follows:
syss-Messrs. Banks, (speaker) Poulson, Jeterr,
Byrd, Michel, Fryatt, snodgrass, Mallory, HUBBARD
mer, Paisley, Keen, smith q G., Spencer, Edmunds,
Taylor of H., Odell, Park, White, Smith Of l. Of W.,
Wright, Sandwich, Conway Beard Taylor OIL, Good
WIN, Hudgius, Fisher, Garland Burwel, Hodges, Alex
ander fitzgerald, Nj Pherson Adams, Venable, shands
Thomas, Clayton, Prince, Walker-48;
Eoss-Messrs Rives, Holloway, TaaferEo, Stuart,
Kinney, shanks, Tripett, TAR, Daniel, Cas'Ismnn
Marshall, Digges, Dickinson, Payne. Deskins, Wood
sherrurd Watkins, oglesby, Pinnell Mullen HARRISON
Flowers, Bolts, MCandis,, Lucas, Smith Of K, Tay-
ioe, Allen, M Donald Luckett, Newman, Raymond,
Morgan, Chapman of NJ, Barnett, Buck, Brown Cum