Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-18
Tuesday, Dec, 10, 1910.

Tuesday, Dec, 10, lc30.
On motion of Mr.. CRUTcHrIEID D, il was
RESOLVED, That the committee roads, &C. be in
structed to enquire into the expcdency of amending
san act directing the Treasurer Of the commonwealth
to give the States guarantee TO certain oan autho-
rized to be negotiated by the Richmond Fredericks-
burg and Potomac raid road company passed April 6th
$780, and tan act to authorize an increase of the capital
stock of said company, and for other purposes passed
March 49, $780, ;
On motion of Mr. LEE, it was
Resored, That the principal engineer do report to
this House what portions of the North western Turn
pike Road require Gaping with stones Indicated in
the Report of the Board of Public Works during the
present session of the General Assembly, specifying
the point ut which such portions situated also
the expense Of Gaping such portions, should he not
have furnished such information in his general report
LOUISA ELECTION.
Mr. ScoTr presented the Report of the Committee
of Privileges and Elections on the memorial of Elisha
Melton, Of Louisa, which concludes with the follow
ing resolutions "That the objection of the memo
riast sno freeholder housekeeper no revenue tax
paid or charged within the year preceding the cleo
ton, written opposite the Of those voters, TO
whose votes he made objection is insufficient and lille
gal.
"That the Chairman of this Committee ask leave to
be discharged from any further consideration Of the
memorial of Elisha Melton, to them referred, COM
planning of the undue election Of Joseph Lipscomb,
the delegate returned to represent the county of Lou
in the present House Of Delegates Report and re-
solutions ordered TO be printed
On motion of MIR. GooDE, leave granted to
Stephen T. Pool to withdraw his petition presented to
the last General Assembly.
On motion Of MIR. CRrTcBrTELD, the Committee of
Roads and Internal Navigation discharged from
the consideration Of the Petitions of Hanson Bryan
and of Andrew Dill, and the ordered 10 be
laid on the table A bill was also reported.
MIR. SMITH of Isle of Wight, from the Committee of
Propositions and Grievances, presented report upon
The petition Of citizens of the county Of Floyd in re-
la,ion to ranging cattle, &c, and certain hills.
Mr.. RoASE presented petition of Phoebe and Judith
Hudson praying for relief Of services rem
dered in the Revolution, and losses sustained by their
father John Hudson, decd. Referred to the Commit
tee OF Claims
Mr. LEE presented the petition of Isaac Koon and
Others asking the passage of an act amending the
authorizing Jesse Surm erect dam across the West
fork Of the Monongalia river to require slope
be constructed in said dam, which ordered TO be
referred to the Committee Of Roads and Internal Ma
vgation.
MIR CRUTcHrrELp announced that the Bank Com
mIee would meet tomorrow morning ut 10 o o'clock
at the Virginia Bank
Mr.. DAByEY presented document in the Caroline
election case.
Mr. LEYBuRy presented a memorial Of citizens Of
the county of Rockbrdge, asking for modification of
the license laws, which was referred to the Committee
on Finance
Mr. ROBERTSON presented petition of Samuel
Freeman, praying the repayment of expenses incurred
by him. Individually in transporting supplies TO York
Town the of the reception of the Marquis
Lafayette.
Mr.. ToLrR presented petitions of citizens of Camp
bell county, for separate election at Marysville in
said county.
On motion of Mr.. ToLER, it was
Resored that the uditor of Public Accounts be and
he is hereby requested to communicate to this House,
early practicable statement, shelving the amount
Of money within the last Ten years received into the
public treasury, for duties Tobacco shipped and for
sales of waste Tobacco; and also statement showing
the amount paid within the said time from the public
treasury under the 9th section of an act to reduce
into one the several acts in force concerning the
inspection of Tobacco, passed March 9th, lSl9
which provides that the Commonwealth shall make
good TO individual owners Of Tobacco whatever losses
may be sustained by the destruction Of warehouses by
fire.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE SENATE
Mr.. DoRMAS moved that the resolution from the Sc
nate yesterday laid upon the table, asking the con-
currence of that House in their adjournment that day
until the 9th January, be now taken up.
On the question being put, the numbers stood
ayes 46 noes Co. the question was therefore negatved
Mr. MAY said they had just now rather discourteons-
ly he thought rejected the request Of the Senate but
this the very day which they had proposed to
adjourn, he thought that they ought to send message
to the Senate with the result of their determination
The SPEAKER said it had not been the practice with
either House inform the other of the result Of
lutions sent them which there no final action.
MIR. MAY was of ths;-but thought the cir
cumstances Of the present case called for departure
from that practice.
Mr. CRoPPER would move to reconsider the question.
The Senator from his district had already gone home,
and several others had made arrangements to go-some
of whom compelled to leave directly -fie moved
the suspension of The rule in order TO reconsider the
VOTE
Mr. STEPHENSON of Tyler, hoped the House would
suspend the rule. The House of Delegates would not
,Lo 20 fha fhrpe mr.
the House would, at all events be occupied with the con-
tested election till the first Of January.
Mr. LEE trusted that the House would not keep the
Senate here without any thing to do lie saw no rea-
son why they should not take the usual recess.
Mr.. TAYLOR, of Norfolk Borough, thought that the
Senate had solicited much longer leave ofabsencc than
usual They all came there The public expense,
and il was the duty of the Senate TO be in attendance,
lest they nigh, be wanted. 1t was said that the Sen
ate had no duties to perform; but was that the case
Had not the House of Delegates requested their con
currepce few days ago in the performance of an i'm
peratve duty, And had that body performed that du.
ty, Did they to perform that duty at all, and
so, when was likely that they would Tx day: was
there any more probability of that body ever agreeing
to action in the case than the present time: Virgil
MIA had BEEN for two sessions already unrepesented in
the Senate of the United States, and he therefore
thought that whilst this state fittings continued, the
Senate could not affirm that they we're without busi-
TO transact
MIR. KEEN n0peQ lnal tue flouse Wouiu Hol susPeHo
the rule He remembered that at the close of the last
session. that House kept there for many days wait
ing for the Senate 10 get through their business The
argument that the Senate without business, could
not be sustained as had been justly remarked BY the
gentleman from Norfolk Borough, when they had not
yet to a resolution fixing day for the election OF
u S.. Senator In that as in many other cases, the
Senate were more frequently hindrance than an as
sstance to the progress of business If the member:
of the Senate or any of them wanted to 60 home and
would pass resolution that they would 60 upon their
expenses and that during their absence no charge
would be made to the Commonwealth, they might then
go and he did not fthey remained away until the
first of March He objected to their going home and
frolickng at the expense of the Commonwealth.
Mr.. SMITH of Isle of Wight should vote against the
present notion he remembered that the last session
of the General Assembly prolonged nearly three
weeks by having to wait for the Senate
Mr.. GREGORY was in favor of the motion-The Sc
nate had not any thing to do, and there not the
slightest use in keeping them there.-They all knew
that the principal part of the business was delayed in
that House until the last four or FIVE or weeks of the
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