Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-28

hereby instructed soon as practicable, 10 cause
surveys aud estimates be made ii. the mos, eligible
route for extension Of the Louisa Railroad from New
ark snne other convenient point OF divergence by me
wav OF Charlottesville 10 Stanton Sent 10 the Senate
for their concurrence.
On Mr.. ToLERs motion, Resolred, That the Commit
tee Of Roads, &c, be instructed TO bling in bill ex
tending the time for receiving subscriptions TO the stock
Of the Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad Company,
incorporated by act passed March II 1886
Mr.. RADCLIFFE submitted the following resolution:
Rssoired by the General Assembly, That the State
proxy in line James River and kanawha Company be
instructed 10 vote dispense with the services Of the
Consulting Engineer of said Company, and TO reduce
the salary Of The Principal Engineer OF said Company
to a exceeding The amount paid by the State TO
her Principal Engineer And that the vote to reduce
the salary OF the President of said Company TO q sum
not exceeding the Of 81 500, the amount paid 10
oGr Circuit Court Judges-and that he further vote 10
reduce the salary OF other officers attached TO said Com
parry to reasonable amount, having due regard 10
the interest of the State.
On MIR MAYS notion the resolution was laid upon
the table
Mr. CuxxIsemAN called up the following Report:
The Committee Of Roads and Internal Navigation
have according 10 order had under consideration The
petition Of the Norfolk Drawbridge Company, praying
the passage of Law nnthorise the said Company 10
open road leading TO their present bridge, on the
Eastern Rranch of Elizabeth River, to some point on
The Southern branch OF said river Deep Creek, ana
to erect bridge at such place may be selected, and
ate crossing said brid 10 continue the road until
shall nrrsec the road on the Eastern side Of the Dis
NAL Swamp Canal, and have come 10 the following re
| solution thereupun:
"Rcsored the opinion Of the Committee, That the
said petition is reasonable
On putting the question the adoption OF the reso
luton, it was agreed TO by The House, after an unsuc
cessful motion had been made by Mr. WATTS TO amend
| it ~ as 10 reverse the decision Of Tie Committee
bill was ordered 10 be brought in, in conformity
/ with The resolution.
! ENGROSSED ELLIS.
! The following Pngryssed bills read Il third time
aud passed. VIA bill Incorporating the EPSON Free
Store Quarry Company-A bill TO incorporate the town
Of Liberty 10 The county of Bedford latter sundy blanks
were filled. motion of Mr. Cobbs "A bill lncorpo
rating the Middle Island Creek Navigation Company
bill constituting portions Of the Roanoke and Stanton
rivers lawful tences-incorporatlng the Washington
| Manufacturing Company in the city Of Richmond
Constituting portion of Rivanna RiveT law full fence
! Changing the time Of holding the County Court Of
Understanding David Law-ConcernIng Albert
An engrossed bill "to authorize Tie construction Of
railroad from Gor!onvilie 10 the town Of Orange, was
taken up, Mr. WuOLFULgs motion, and on his mo.
lon the blank 10 The bill COUGHING the States suhSCrip.
ton to the work. was filed with Mre,fjthS. Ayes so,
Noes AZ.
The question coming on upon The passage Of The BILL
it resisted by Messrs. EDmuNps, WArKiXs, and
CRurcHriELD, (who stated that he would have voted
for The bill, If 1t had confined the subscription
(whO declared iha, subscription VI two hilhs
sufficient 10 carry oct the work
Mr. VAuGuAN called for the ayes and noes and the
bill was rejected ayes noes 80 by The following vote:
.iycs-Messrs Grier, (SpeakerD Holloway, Stuart,
Kinney, Fryatt, SnoJg grass, Peyton, Hoffman, Thorn.
burg, Tar, Carson, BrUadus, Etmunds Of FauquieI
Triba!I, Waite, Deskns Seymour Flowers, Armstrong
Bolts Reynolds Smith Of kanawha, Richmond Raney
Anderson, Banks Smith Of NJ. & j., Hay mond, Clayton
Barnett, ferra, oghorue, Mcconnell, Voolfolk
Mccoy May, Tunstail, Carroll, Sturm, PeDdieton Ro
berison Dorman, Smith OF Russell, Cu!ber,son, Conn
Davis Fizhugh, Crockett Of TazeweIl, Stephenson
Gnodson, Crockett Of W 81.
.fofs- Messrs Bayly ot A. Chopper, SOu'hal, Cabell
McCIn!ick Cobbs, Merritt, taskrns, Kyle, Flood Fox
Corbin, Wilcox, CarGwelI, Cox, Wilson, Vaughan, Lo
rner, Ball. Payne, Hale u +, Wade, Sherrard Chap
man, Smith OF G., Watkins, DaingcrGeId, Turner, Ed
munds Of H. Cirl, Park Martin Smith of |. of W
Wright, TaylOc, Beard, Taylor Of l.. OrgaIn, Durtch
GoOde Dunlap, Hodges, Cunningham, Waits, VERIFY
Alexander Fitzgerald Harris Venable, Roberts, Stands
RatcIfir, Smith ot T., Thomas, Bare, Urquharl, Crutch
field, Clarke, Prince, Walker-59.
The cngrossGd b!l! 10 authorize the Banks Of this
Common 10 hold certain amount Of State Stock,
teng taken up,
MI LAsGriukSE moved its indefinite posi- ponement
There good deal oi debate, in the of which
the bill opposed by Messrs. LASGHORSE, SMITH o.
Of W. and voolfolk, and supported by Nessrs PET
TON, May, WATKINS, SKERRAHD and FESAsLE
Mr. LASGHORSE called Tor the ayes and nors; ard thu
question for Indefinite posponement was rejected by TN
following vote:
| .3WS- M..,rs Gilner (Spcaser.) Bayy Of A., Crop
per- Snodgrass, r;u. Haskns, Cox, Carson, Lorimer
Chapman, Smith Of GJuc, a;sr, Hail Of Graz son, Tur
ner EdnuUds # Halifax, Ode!, Flo .'ers, Armstrong
Smith Of /. Of w, Wright, Richmond, Hau,ey, Anuer
son Ogain Banks, lay iCr Of NJ and NJ Dorc:, GoOde
Clayton, Waltz, LanghoIne. VERIFY, Alexander, fiizge
rad, Voolfolk, Cloud, MCUy, Carroll. Stands, Rat
ciIige Slurn, Smith Of Rockingham, 1hoInas, Smith o
Russell. CuIbcrtson, Conn, uIqul!art Clarke, Prince
Crockett Of I'D
.rotS-hIcssrs. Son,hl, Holloway, Cate, Stuart
Kinney, M'Clin;ick. Cobbs Fryall, Shanks, Peyton
TAR. Kyle, FlVad, hprmburg, Toer. Fox Corbln, VII
+ cox Cardwell, Broadus. " Ison, Eaughnn, Ball. I'D
! munds Of Fauguier TiCball, Waite, Payne, De,k!T,
Hale Of Fiankiin, Wsts SAa'Iard, Barton, Watkins
DalugerlirId, Park, Seymour, Bolts Martin, Washing
! ton, Reynolds, Smith of haEawha, Iaylue, Farley
. Beard, Taylor uf L"udcun, Smith OF NJ Il Hay
/ unnd Dunlap, Barnett, OFeGaH, Hodges, Cunning
ham, VI Coune May, FcaS,aii, Gay, liars, Fenable