Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-21
General Assembly OF Virginia.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


provide Tor raising loans heretofore made 10 certain Kali
road Companies, and for other purposes; and San act
TO authorize The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
to construct their works the Potumac River above
the town OF Harper Ferry, with amendments.
The first named bill and amendments laid on the
table
The first six umendme the latter bill agreed
TO. On motion Of Mr.. SHERRARD after some remarks
by Messrs Snodgass Watkins, Raymond and Sherrard,
the IN amendment disagreed to, Gin relation 10 de-
pots between hlGIlinsburg and Harpers Feny) The
other three amendments were cOncurred in.
On motion of Mr.. kinney, Rc5Oired, That the Com.
mtlee on ltoads nc, inquire into the expedency of
amending the act for the construction of Road from
Winchester Stanton and for other purposes as to au
thorize so much of 5aid Road may fall within the H.
nils OF the Corporation Of Saunion 10 be located
grade not exceeding five degrees.
Petitions were presented BY Mr.. SHrRRARD from
the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company for au
thory 10 increase their tolls BY Mr. 1CESER, from A.
l. H. Merritt Of Greensve county, for Il reduction of
The tax on stalons-By MIR DogMAs. from Andley Paul,
the only surviving descendant of Captain ADdpy Paul,
who distinguished himself in the French and Indian
wars prior to The Revolution, asking for pension. On
MI - motion, this petition referred TO select
committee
STANTON AND PAREERsBURG ROAD.
On motion OF MIR. CARROLL, The House took up .int
resolution, with amendment of The Senate, concern.
Ing The LOCATION OF said road.
Mr.. HOFFMAN moved to amend the Senate's amend
nent, by substituting the following:
RcSOf1ed By the General assembly That the, Prnci.
pal Engineer locate much Of the SlauntOn and Par.
Eersburs Road as lies between Greenbricr River and
Parkersburg, and that the said Engineer be and he is
hereby instructed locate the said roadom the Green.
brer River to Parkersburg, the nearest and most
practicable route having due regard 10 economy OF
pendure in the location and construction Of the same.
MIR. ARMSTRONG proposed TO amend the amendment,
by inserting the following:
"That the Board of Public Works instruct the Prnci.
pal Engineer u locate the Staunton and Petersburg
Road by Weston in the county Of LIE WIS., and intesect
the with the North Western Road at or near Lew
Isport."
MIR. WATKINS was opposed 10 both amendments and
favored that OF the Senate
Mr. STEPHENSON moved 10 postpone the subject indie.
fnely.
This motion sustained by Messrs. JACKSON and
voolfolk, and opposed by Messrs. Armstrong and
HoFFMAN-aud decided in the affirmative.
SOUTH WESTERN RAILROAD.
The order OF the day resumed being the biz 20
provide for The construction of Railroad from the Ten
nessee line 10 New River, aud for other purposes.
The following amendment, offered by Mr. GooDE:
ProrldCd, That the said Railroad, to be constructed
al the sole cost Of the STATE, shall be commenced
nj the Eastern terminus, aud shall not be undertaken
before theehs Of the capital stock Of OF the
Companies incorporated by this shall have been TAX
en- by indvItuals-one fifth actually paid and the
naming two hilhs secured to be pad-and until the said
Company shall be organized, and shall have commenced
their contemplated line Of improvement, beginning al
Lynchburg or DanviIle, or Buchanan
With the substitute proposed BY Mr. TrSsTALL, being
under consideration, Mr. STUART opposed the amend
ment of Mr.. GooDE, and made remarks upon the
general advantages Of the contemplated improvement
AT MIR. ToLERs suggestion, Mr.. TuSsTALL agreed 10
modify his substitute TO Mr. GoopEs amendment, but
eventually it was resore 10 its original form, follows
Be further enacted That the road from the Tennes-
line 10 New River shall at lis Eastern
termination, and said road shall not be commenced until
the necessary for The organization of the several
Companies herein incorporated, of them, shall
have been subscribed and paid secured 10 be paid
MIR. GooDE sustained his amendment, and urged The
prOpriety Of adherng to the two.hs principle lie also
replied to some of the arguments OF Mr.. Stuart.
Mr.. STUART rejoined, and replied 10 Mr. GoonEs OBJ
jectIons 10 the point OF commencing the railroad.
The debate kept up by Mir. BAYLY, who was in
favor oil the Eastern terminus; ard Mr. CROCKETT Of
Nythe, who against it, md by MIR. PEYToS, who
IN favor of accepting MIR. TuNsTALLs amendment,
modified by The mover obegin the road in the east
The question was then taken on the amendment by way
Of substitute, and carried BY strong majority.
The question then taken on the engIossment Of
the BILL and carried by ayes and noes lolows-Ayes
GA, noes 80.
Ayes-hlessrs. Gmer, (Speuker,) Holloway, Cabell,
Stuart Kinney, Cobbs, Mitchell Shanks Peyon, lIotf.
man, Tart, Thornburg, roIer, Wilson, Servant Edmonds
Of Fauqule, Tidba Waite, Deskns, Sherrard, Barton
Chapman, Watkins, Hail of Grayson, Daingeifeld,
White, Seymour, Flowers, Armstrong, Bolts, Martin,
Tyler, Washington Smith Of Kanawha, Conway, Rich
Voolfolk, Cloud; rIrtvuy7 ss.so,inqham McConne
Roberts, Slurm, Robertson, eyburn, DoLman, Smith
of Russell, Culberson Davis, Crockett of T., Stephen
son, Goodson, Jackson, Crockett of W.T.
FGva snodrrass Merritt Haskins, Kyle, Flood: Fox,
Corbn Wilcox Cu1dwell, Cox, Ball. Payne, Hale OF 4,
Smith of Gloucester, Turner, Edmunds Of HALIFAX lay.
lor of HALIFAX Ode Park, Smith Of Isle of Wight Key
nods, Wright, Tnyloe, Shadwlck, beaId, hamey, an
Goode CLAYTON Whitehead, VERIFY, Alexander, fItzge"
raid Nj Pherson May, Gay, Harris, Radcliffe Pendieon,
Smith of Rockingham, Thomas, Bare, Conn., Urquhart,
Fitzhueh. Clarke, Prince, Walker-5S.
On motion of MIR BEARD, the House came TO reso-
lu,ion when they should adjourn 10 days to adjourn over
TIL u clock tomorrow, to give the members OF the
Convention (now about 10 assemble III the Cnpo!) an
opportuny OF using the falkland on Mr.. MAYS mo-
lion the House further determined to suspend their Eve
ming Sessions for yesterday and TO day. Tor similar pur'
pose -.
about Evening Sessions supersede them Tor ues-
DAVIS Thursdays and Saturdays; which was carried by
ayes and noes by vote of GO ayes, and ~ noes.
bill 10 provide for further subscriptions on the part
of The State 10 the Exchange Bank and North western
Bank of Virginia. with the Senaes Amendments, was
considered.
On motion of Messrs MAY and JAcKsoS, the amend
mens of the Senate were amended and The bill was re-
turned. ,
On motion of Mr.. ANDERSON, the House adjourned.
Tuesday,, starch 10.
A communication received from The Senate, stat.
in, ,b, they have passed the bills entitled San acl in
cooperating the Spring Hill Manufacturing Company
md "An act to change The time Of meeting OF the Ge-
neral Assembly," and that they have also passed, with
an amendment the bill "AIIowing certain free persons
of color TO remain in the Commonwealth and that
they have agreed TO the resolutions prescribing The time
when the Annual Reports of the Board OF Public Works
shall be delivered The public printer the time when
Reports OF Joint Stock Companies, in which the State
is interested, shall be made; and providing for printing
and distributing the same, with an amendment The
proposed amendments were agreed 10 by the House.
On Mr.. BEARDs motion, ResOtrcd, That the Commit
Zee of Roads &C. inquire into the expedency OF amend
ng the act, passed March IA, 1885, amending the met
Incorporating the Goose Creek and Little River NaSl.
CATION Company"
On Mr. RopERrsos's motion, Resolrsd, That the Com
muee for Courts of Justice he instructed TO inquire into
the expedency of providing by law for The appointment
of Commissioners out Of the Stale OF Virginia, autho'
rzed to take acknowledgements OF deeds and
men;s Of writing.
Mr.. MAY, from the Committee for Courts of Justice,
iLn He'd " An lei