Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-19
Ihnrsdnu. .ifnrch IL.


| MIR. McILHASEr moved that the House take up the
bill "concerning the banks of this Commonwealth. -
Agreed to. The question was upon its passage.
| Mr. ScorT moved the previous question.
! Mr. IloPSiSs called for the ayes and uoes.
| The bill was then passed, as follows:
.7yes-Mes,rs Southall, (Speaker1 Davis of Am
herst, Kinney. Brooke, Mayse, WingGeld Mitchell,
Hunter, Newkirk, Jones of Brooke, Moore, Toer,
Nowln, Samuel, Apperson, Cardweil, Broadus, Sem
pie, Brown of +. c. & W., Thomas, Scott of Eau
quer, Foster, Mclaughlin, Payne, Woods, Robins,
Early, Wood, Byrd, Gucrrant, Erskine Vance, Pugh,
Spencer Thompson, Mullen, McRac, Griggs. Bow
don, Moer, Smith Of Kanawha, Wallace of X. G.,
Taylor of Loudoun, liamey, NJ llhaney, Smith Of NJ
and Morgan, Davis OF NJ and r., ofrck, lay
Tor of Norfolk Borough, Etheridge, Watts, VERIFY,
Edgington, Hlner, Grimes, Wilson, Dye, STROLLER,
Elliott Daniel Leyburn, Tate, Urquhar Crutchhed,
Ford, Bowen, Goodson, Mayo, Jones of Buckingham,
! French and Leftwich-12
.Nocs-slessrs Holloway, Harvie Robinson Cox OF
B. II H. R,ddick, Cox of Chesterfield, Vaughan, Car
roll, Clark Watkins, kincheoe Armstrong iloileman
DAVIS of X. X q, Dlbney, Cendenin, Holiday,
Marshall, Banks, Dggs, Boyd, Scott Of NJ, Lyon
Fitzgerald, Iliden, M'Pherson, Hopkins, Brown of r.
Heath, Brawner, NJ Cauley, Shipman, Smith of Rock
inpham Gown, QuilIen, Gatewood, Crawford, War
rem. Walker, Martin off, Harrison of NJ and Buck
A.
Mr. McILnAsEY was then sent TO the Senate TO IN
! form TINT body of ITS passage.
! JAMES, RIVER AND KANAWIIA COMPANY.
The bill authorlsng loan 10 the James River ana
kanawha Company, with substitute proposed by the
Committee on Roads, was taken up
| Mir. CgcrcmrIELD offered amendment providing
for the appointment of three proxies TO represent the
State stock instead Of at presentthe proxies TO
be appointed from different points along the line Tins
amendment advocated by MIR. {. and Mr. ] oLEk'
and opposed by Messrs. DASIEL and CAPERroS 1t was
adopted BY vote of 60 10 30
MIR Cox of c. offered amendment providing that
The salaries of all the officers of the company shall be
and hn far m
half This amendment was adop'ed-Ayes %, noes 81.
Subsequently this vote reconsdered, and the pro-
positon Of Mr. Cox of c. modified so as TO provide
that the State proxies be instructed 10 vote Tor reduc-
ton of the salaries of the officers, OF at least IN per
cent except such officers receive $500 per annum
or less. , ;,
The 4h section of the bill requires that the loan shall
he apoled By the Company 10 the redemption OF the
bonds in the possession Of Morrison, Sons Co, OF
London and any other bonds that may be hypothecated
m Holland and tint Tic Jonds so redeemed shat DC de'
Er,r,d 10 The Treasurer to be cancelled.
| Mr. CApEnroS moved to strike out that part OF the
section, the substance of which is printed IN itaitcS-
! ncuatived, ayes >, noes u.
Mr. GoopsoS wished TO offer the following, IN adci
,on 70 the preamble but the Chair ruled 1t out oil order
And whereas also IL is believed that the construction
of well graded McAdamized turnpike road, from some
eligible point 10 he designated, on the James RIVER ana
Kama wha line of improvement 10 The tennessee me-
in the direction Of knoxve, will be OF great advantage
Improvement as well w thc ~ '
and particularly TO he immediate section oil country
brou rh which the SAID plated road Will pass and
as means al relief said company, and IN justice 10
the South part of the Commonwealth, so long
heretofore neglected. and of utherng the prospect OF
the ultimate bcne, and advantage OF the SAID James
River and kanawha improvement, by developing the
,ne rbausble mineral and agricultural resources oil the
Southwest on which said improvement the same must
necessarily pass 10 market; with TO effectuae
the aforesaid desirable and Just purpose have asked
loan of State Stock to the said James River and Ma
nawha Company, 10 the amount of two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars 10 pay off their temporary loans,
and redeem their pledged bonds, and TO relieve The IN
come of the Company from the burden Of post notes;
and also Appropriation OF i've hundred ana twenty
five thousand dollars be applied 10 the construction
of the said Southwestern McAdamized turnpike road;
and it has been deemed expedent to grant the SAID
Compan relief 10 the full extent asked, to wit; The
sum of hundred and fifty thousand dollars to the
said James River and Kanawha Company proper, as
we'll as an appropriation Of the sum OF i've hundred
and twenty thousand dollars for the construction oi
the said Southwestern turnpike read, rs an efficient
auxiliary to the SAID James River and kanawta I'M
provement.
| Mr. GooDsoS then moved to amend the bill by insert
ing the following at the end of the first section:
And for the purpose of constructing the sad McAda'
m.ed turnpike road from some eligible point on the
James River and kenawha line Of improvement, TO the
Tennessee line in the direction of Knoxville. To be de-
sgnated BY the Principal Engineer, the Board OF Pub
lie Works hereby constituted body polite and cor,
porae under the name and style of the president and
Directors of the Southwestern Turnpike Road, sub
iect TO all the provisions of the act entitled IAN act pre-
scrbing certain general regulations for the incorPoa
ton of Turnpike Companies, passed February I'm
| 1917 And the said President and Directors OF the