Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-17
.NOnfnU. December IS. l-3q


name and style of the Carntex Ferry Bridge Compa
ny for the purpose of building Bridge over Gauey
River, at or near SAID Ferry.
On motion of Mr. BYRD, Resoirsd, That the Com
mittee of Roads ,.&c inquire into the eXpedency o
directing survey to be made BY competent Engineer
of the best route for the road from Winchester in Ere
derrick county to Berrv's Ferry in Clarke county,
contemplated by the Act of the General Assembly
passed April 9th, l-9, entitled, 'an act to incorporate
the Winches,crand Berry Ferry Turnpike Company,
together with estimate of the probable cost Of said
Road, includn. the construction Of substantial bridge
across tn. Shenandoah River.
On motion ofNlr McRAE, Rcsoired, That tue Com
m;t,ce of Finance inquire INTO the expcdlcncy ofamrnd-
ing much ofthe 18th section of the act entitled "an
act reducing INTO one act the severa! acts concerning
tabcs and directing the mode of LAYING and collect
| ing the county levy, passed March u, 1919, which
provides that sheritfs shall account with and satisfy
county creditors the respective levied for them
either of thcm and To just and settle the account of
his collection with the county before the first day
of November in every year; and so much Of the 22d
section of the act entitled act reducing into the
scveras nets concerning the fees of certain officers
and declaring the mode Of discharging the said fees,
passed March . 1919, and Which provides for the pay
mcnt Of the said fees to the persons entitled be-
fore the first day of November IN every year, to
require the sherls 10 pay the said sums of money
before the 18th day of December every year, in
stead oithc time now appointed by law.
On motion of Mr. DoRNsx, R,so'rcd, That the
lOHlIntltr ~ Finance inquire mo
making change III two certificates OF stock due from
the Old James River Company to the Bank of Virginia,
the payment Of which has been assumed by the State,
the for the SUM of $4,000, due the 18th of March,
$40 the other for the Of SlODUO, due the .sld Of
| March. 1913
| On motion of Mr. LEE. Rcso'rsd That the Com
mcc Of Courts of Justice inquire into the exprdlcncy
of providing by law for changing the times of holding
Circui, Superior Courts of Law and Chanccry for the
| County of Randolph.
NJ i.,H p,,tt lr
Committee Of Courts Of Justice inquire into the ex-
pedicncy of changing the time fixed by law for
holding the spring term of the Circuit Superior Court
of Law and Chancery for the 2lS Judicial Circuit for
the trial of criminal causes.
| Mr. McCrE moved to reconsider the vote Of Satur-
day, giving the House from the 9th to the Both
inst.
The motion was supported by Messrs JACKSON, Glib
sos, LEE, RoRIRrsoX, and TAYLOR of Halifax; and
opposed by Mcssrs HUNTER, MAY, McCoSNELL, GRE
CORY, CRuTcHFIELD, and VEyABLE. The vote was
then taken, and the House agreed to suspend the rule
for the purpose Of reconsideration BY the following
vote:
.7ms-Messrs Carpenter, NJ Cue, Lockridcc, Bur.
well Of B., Myers Hannah, jackson of b. \ L., Kyle
Flood, Thornburg, Tocr, Fox, Burwell of X W.,
Bruadus, Wilson, Wlworth, Crailord, Anderson,
Payne, Howell. Hale Wade F., Byrd, King Smith
Of e., Guerrant, Carroll, Erskjne, Butts, Taylor of H.
Clarke Of H., Gibson, Allen oil, Seymour, Lee Arm
strong, Hamlet, Smith of. of W, Fonainc, Ewing,
Beard, Ramey, Banks, Scott, Smith Of NJ. y j., Clay
ton, Evans, Chapman, Wade Of NJ. x p Myers of VI.
Hudna Alcshi-e, Hincr, Keen Tallman, Sturm, Wal.
den, Robertson, Snyder Leyburn, Dorman, Smith of
Rockingham, Smith of Russell, CULLEN, Conn, Bare,
Gricvcr, Spots Stephenson, Goodson, Jackson of w,
Stangcr-72
.Mys-AIessrs. Gilmer, tSpeaker) Bayly, Chopper,
Southall, Wood, Cabe Stuart, Mitchell, Hunter Me-
redth, Haskns Corbin, Coleman, Cox, Roane, Powell,
Marshall, Scott, Baker, Rae, Gregory, Wor;hingon,
Kennedy, Reynolds, Wright Tayloc of X. G.. Tayloe
of L & r., Lawson, Harrison, Lpscomb, Organ, Tay-
Tor OF VI. * NJ, Baskerville, Goode, Hodges, 3Iasse,
Watts, Etheridgc, VERIFY, Fitzgerald, Mcconnell, HI
den, May, Tunsall Carroll Venabe, Roberts, Heath,
Shpman, Ridley, Crutchield Fitzhugh, Clarke of S.
Prince, Walkers.
The question then being upon the passage Of the re.
solution, Mr.. GREGORY preferred to lay it the table.
Mr.. GIBSON moved 10 amend SO as only to adjourn
over from the oath to the Goth
Mr.. SMITH of Isle of Wight moved TO postpone the
resolution indefinitely.
Mr.. BAYLY doubted the power of the House TO act at
all upon it, the matter stood in the form OF
law which the House was not competent 70 repeal
Mr.. B. thought ii better to lay the resolution on the
table
Mr.. CRrrcurIrLp thought there ought TO be made
an addition 10 the resolution 10 show that on Saturday,
when an ordinary vote taken, there were ~ mem
oers for it, but on Monday, when the ayes and noes
were called, there were but % in its favor.
Mr. ROBERTSON deemed the resolution not in the
character of joint one, the consent only to the adj
ournmcnt having been asked, of which consent the
House might avail itself not. Mr. X. had voted
against the resolution Saturday that taking the
ayes and noes did not affect him
Mr. EENABLE deemed it absurd to attempt to reverse
BY any vote here the Joint action of the two houses.
Mr.. TUSsTALL supported the views taken by the
gentleman from Accomack
Mr. B,YLr further enforced his position as To the
want of power on the part Of the House to act.
ANY action the House might take would BE- a mere
nullity and the Speaker might well doubt his right to
take the Chair the 18th, Joint action OF both houses
having declared there should be no session from the
oath to the Both.
Mr. GREGORY deemed the reconsideration out of or
der, and cited rule 10 show that when bill, resolu
ton or message had passed from the possession of the
House, no reconsideration should be had
Mr. DoRNAs suggested method by which all diff
Guilty could be avoided But he maintained that there
was no Of power the part OF the House to re-
scind what was really its own resolution.
Mr.. MAY regretted that he had not previously su9-
restcd some difficulties connected with the subject
Ie denied the power Of House to continue the
sion of the Legislature after both Houses had deter
mined TO adjourn
Mr. JACKSON corrected what he deemed misapprc
tensions as to his previous remarks and conended that
the resolution not joint one, but perfectly within
the control of the House
The question taken on Mr.. SMITHS motion to
postpone Indefinitely and decided in the negative
On Mr.. BYLYs motion, the resolutian was then laid
on tine table.
Mr.. GooDE offered the following resolution, and
urged that saving OF time would be mad by actn9 on
it at once The House had got into difficulty by in
advertence and it had better correct it BY the method
proposed:
Whereas, this House, Saturday last, adopted re-
solution declaring that when this House adjourns
the oath instant it will adjourn 10 meet at II clock on
the 3Oth Instant and sent the same 20 inc Senate FOR
the concurrence of that body; And, whereas the Sc
nate acting the resolution, under tie Constitution,
agreed to the resolution Of this House. and sgnified
their agreement in solemn form:
Resulted, That doubts entertained the power
rescnd the said resolution and therefore this House,
setting aside all its proceedings the subject to-day
will, when it rajourns the 24th instant, adjourn
agreeahiy TO the above recited resolution
Mr.. RoRERTsos opposed the adoption Of the pream-
BILE and resolution.
Mr.. GooDE felt conviction that any action by the
House between the 24tlvand Both December would be
illegal, the House having deprived itself of the power
Of legislation during that interval.
Nh LEE thinking it more important to be right than