Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-19

sns lie time Of elections succeeding years, be filled
with 9th Thursday in Aprrl'-Mr. LAS6HoRNE. with
1.-THE respective Court days in May"-Alr Holloway,
..3Td Thursday in May"
The taken on the las, proposition first.
Mr.. VOOLFOLK called Tor lhe dyes and noes, which
were ayes 81 noes 7S.
alr kinney proposed the Court days in April-but
Hing 10 take the Court days in May, for The sake
Of unity among the friends ofthe Court days
Mr. SHERRARD hoped the blank would not be filled
with The Court days
Mr. LASsHoRsE called the previous question
| Mr. Smith of Of W, hoped the previous question
would not be ordered, he felt himself instructed by
his constituents propose the Court days April The
| pre- vons question prevailed.
The vote then taken by ayes and noes, at the in
stance of MIR SMITH of Of w, the proposition for
the Court days in May, and ayes %, noes 90
| Mr. TAYLox moved the LIST Thursday in May-lost -
Mr. SMITH Of Of W, called the ayes and noes on The
proposition 10 Gil with the "4lh Thursday in April,
! which were ayes %, noes Is, as follows:
.1ycs-Alessrs Holloway, Wood Stuart, McClIntick,
Frya,t, Snodsrass, Shanks, Peyton, Hoffman, Tarr,
askins, Thornburg, Fox Cox, Broadus Waite, Payne,
Wade Sherard, Barton, Watkins, Hail of GraysOn,
Ednunds Of Halifax, Taylor Of Halifax, Odell, Park,
Seymour, Flowers Armstrong Martin Reynolds, Rich.
mord, Wright, Farley, Taylor Of Loudoun, Taylor OF
NJ & NJ Smith of NJ & J, Dorlch, Raymond Clay.
ton, Barnett, OFrrraI Whitehead, Watts, Alexander,
Mcdonnell. oololk. Mcpherson, Cloud, McCoy May,
! Tnrsla, Witcher, Gay, Carroll, Roberts, Rachtfr,
Sturm, Robertson, Leyburn, Dorman, Smith OF Rock
ngham, Thomas Cuiberlson Bare, Conn, Davis. Flz-
hugh Crockett Of Tazewel Goodson, Jackson, Crock
EFT of Wythe-73
Noes- Messrs Glmer, (Speaker) Bayly, Chopper,
SonihaI Cabe Kinney Cubbs Mitchell! Merritt, Kyle,
Flood ToIer, Corbin Wilcox, Curdwcll, Vaughan, Ball,
| Edmonds Of Fauquier, Tidbn Chapman, Smith Of
Gloucester Dlngefeld Turner, Bolts, Smith Of l. o!
W., Tyler, Washington Smith of Kanuwha, 1ayoe,
Shadwick, Conway, Beard, Ramey. Orgain GoOde,
| liod ges, Cunningham, Langhorne VERIFY, Fitzgerald
Harris Stands. Ucquhar CtutchieId, Clarke Stephen
So tie blank vas filled with the "4,h Thursday in
leaving the law al present after the present
year
ir Fitzgerald called "r the ayes and noes on the pas.
sage Of the b as amended, which were, ayes GS noes
4S, as follows:
.4ys-Mrssrs Gilmer, (Speaker) Cooper Holloway,
Wood, Stuart, Frya Snudgrass, Shanks. Peyton, lnt
man. Tar ilaskns Kyle, Ihornburg, Toler Fox Ball,
lidbn Payne, Wade Sherard, Barton, Watkins, Dain.
gerlirld, Taylor OF Halifax Ode!I, Park, Seymour, Mar
! tin, Reynolds, Smith Of kauawha, Richmond, Farley,
Beard, RaAey. Tuy lor Of LouGoun, Smith Of NJ Il
GJode, Raymond, Clayton, Barnett, o Ferral, Watts,
lcfby, Alexander, W"oIo!k Mcpherson, Cloud, May,
| Tuns!al, Witcher Gay, Carroll. Roberts, Radcliffe,
Sturn, Robertson, .eyburn DOrman CuIbrrlson, Bare,
Davis, Flizhugh, Crockett OF TazeweI. Stephenson,
Gooison Jackson, Crockett of Wythc- Go
Noe'-hlessrs Bayly of Accomac, sou'hall, CabelI,
VI CIinlick, Co5bs Mitchell Merritt Flood Corbn vii
cox, CardwrlI, Cox, Broadus, Wilson, Vaughan, Waite,
Chapman. Smith Of e. Hail Of G. Turner Edmunds
Of Halifax, Flowers Armstrong, Bolts, Smith Of Isle of
Wight, Tyler Washington, Wright, Tayoe, Shadwick,
Organ Taylor of Mathews IL Middiesrx, Dorlch,
Hodges, Whitehead, Cunningham Langhnrnr, filzger
aid, MCoy, tlnrris, Stands, Smith Of Rockingham,
Thomas, Cum, Urquharl Cru!chield, Clarke, Walker
is.
SOUTH-W ESTERN RAILROAD.
The bill for The construction Of a Railroad from the
Tennessee line tn New river, came up the order of
the day. The question pending was tie amendment oi
Mr. FeDabe to strike out the second section Of the BILL
which authorizes 4 subscription OF millions w The
State, Mr.. Tyler addressed the House some length
against Inc amerdmcnt and eusuenIy and eneGgelIcal.
! ly in favor Of the bill as il stood
| MIR WArEISs said he had intended to make
marks, but the House seemed in good plight for The
| question, he would waive his intention.
| MIR. GouDE called upon Mr. WATKINS for the pro-
missed Statistics reference to the financial ability OF the
State 10 accomplish this work MIR q. thought the gen.
| tPman from Williamsburg had given the best Argument
Why the bill should pass and cOGte nded, in the
course of bis speech that The work could not be
pliSlIed without increase OF taxation
Mr.. WATKINS woulc not indulge in figures of speech,
but would redeem his promise. lie had expected hear
the argument Of the gentleman from Williamsburg an
swereL, but this had not been done Mr.. w. insisted
that The work could be executed without axation and
thcreupon presented statistics 10 prove his position
| When Mr. WArKiSs concluded, The question on s,rk-
ing decided the negative by the following vote:
.iyrS-Messrs B"yIy Of Acconac, Chopper, Wood,
Cabell, CIinck, Fryatt, Snodgtass, Merritt, iaskns
Kyle, Fox, CorLin, Wilcox, Cardwel Cox, Broadus
Vaughan, Payne Hale Of franklin, Wade, Smith Of
Gloucester, Turner, Edmunds Of Halifax, Taylor Of
halifax, Ode Park, Smith Of Isle Of Wight, Re Dolds
Wright, Tayloe, Shadwck, Ramey, Taylor Of Loudoun,
Organ, Banks, Taylor of VI. s. NJ, Dortch, Goode,
Whitehead, VERIFY, Alexander, Fitzgerald, NJ Pherson,
May, Gay Harris, Strands, Radcliffe, Pendleton, Smith
Of Rockingham Thomas. Bare, Conn, Utguhart, F,z.
hugh, Clarke, Wulker--57.
.iocS--Messrs GIImer. (Spcaker) Holloway, Stuart,
Kinney, Cobbs, Mitchell Sharks, Peyton, Hoffman,
Tnr Flood Thnrnburg, Toler, Wilson, Servant, Bail,
Edmonds OF F. 'rIdbalI, Waite Drskns Sherrard, Bar
ton, Chapman, Watkins, Hail of Grayson Daingeried,
A
Tyler, Washington, Smith OF H., Conway, Richmond,
Farley Beard Smith Of NJ & j., Raymond, Clayton,
Dunlap Barnett, OFerraII, Hodges, Cunningham,
Waits Lang horne NJ 'Conne Voolfolk Cloud, N Coy,
Tuns,a! Carroll Roberts, S,urm Robertson, eyburn,
Dorman, Smith Of RUSSELL CuIbeItson, Davis, Crulch-
field Crockett Of 1aze we'll S,cp henson Goodson, Jack
son, Crockett OF Wyibe-G.
Mir WooLrolx asked it the bill contained clause
requiring the respective companies hereby created to
be organized before the State should he called for her
subscription:
Mr. Goopx said the bill contained no such provision.
Mr.. PEYroN about 10 submit provision 10 that
effect but Mr. GUoDE claimed the Hoor and offered Tho
| following amendment:
PyUridea That the said Railroad 10 be constructed al
the sole cost of the State, shall be commenced at The
Eastern terminus aud shall not be undertaken before
three iths Of the capital stock OF some Of the cum
panes incorporated by this shall have been taken by
ntIvduals-Une 9Th actually paid, and the remaining
Two iths secured 10 be paltand until the said Com
PAW shall be organized and shall have commenced their
contemplated line OF Improvement, beginning al Lyhch'
| burg, or UanviIle, or Buchanan.
| Mr. TUSsrALL offered a substitute 10 Mr.. GooGe
amendment in the following words
| Belt tryicr cnaced That the Road from the Tennes.
see line 10 New River shall commence tits Eastern ter
minalion and said road shall not be commenced until The
sum necessary for the organization Of The several Com
pa MES herein incorporated some one Of them shall
have been subscribed and paid, secured 10 be paid
| Some remarks made upon these propositions by
hlessrs WArKIXs, Tr.srALL and GooDE; but before
vne yrns taken the hour Tor arrived, aud the
! Chair was vacated until 0 clock.
Esening Session.
A bill concerning the Library at Lewisburg, being on
lis Sc cond reading:-
Snr,e debate occurred between Mcssrs. WcOLFoIK,
SMITH Of Kama wha, and DAiSGERFIELD.
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