Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-21
HOUSE. OF DELEGATES

And The House adjourned at half past o'clock
| HOUSE or DELEGATES
| Saturday, March Is, ls43.
communication from Tic Senate by their clerk tina,
they lad passed the bills
ITO incorporate the powell's Hotel Company in the
town OF Petersburg"
Incorporating the Hccla Manufacturing Company in
| tac town of fredericksburg"
"Releasing the commonwcal,h's right to certain lo!
Of land therein mentioned 10 Mary Roper
Concerning the Rvanna Navigation Company" and
"To amend an act entitled IAN act incorporating the
Stockholders of the Eichmond Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac Railroad Company"
The Senate have also passed, with amendment, the
bill Incorporating tic New Cree, Turnpike Company.
(Tle House agreed 10 said amendment
Iic Oil allowing until the 4:h July, 1878 tc the Bal
.iinoTc ahG OH" iaroad Company 10 complete The
Virginia portion Of their Improvement being on its Sc
cond rtacins,
Mr. POWELL Of +. moved lis indefinite pcstponcmcnt;
but "Iudfew II at The suggestion OF Mr.. CRurcHFE.D,
who moved an amendment, providing that the extension
oil tIme, hereby granted, should not be construed
title The SAID Company TO the subscription or any part
III ereo on the part of this Commonwealth TO the stock
OF sad Company, provided in the act passed on the
I'd april 1885, concerning said Company, after The 4th
July, 1913
| Tins amendment was supported by Mr.. CRurcuFiEL
on The ground that the Company had not fulfilled their
contract as to time, and therefore, the State would
be responsible after the 4h July loi3 and opposed by
b EowN OF P. tic ground that the Company had yr-
tu ally complied with their contract At all events they
d shown every disposition 10 execute tue work in the
proper me the pressure of the times had prevented
lis completion. Moreover, that The State Of Virginia
would be thoroughly Unidentified against any loss.
MIR. BRowN of Preston moved the previous question,
:, which WAS sustained.
Mr.. CRrTcuriEIp called the ayes and
Mr.. BYRD called for division Of the question on
striking out ard inserting-wbich the House refused
amendment, which was adoptcd--ayes CO. noes i6, as
follows:
.fgs-Alessrs. Iollcman, (speakcr.) Aworth, Gus
us Byrd oil Bath, Meredith, Bck. 6ocock, Toer, Now
I'm, Samuel, Dennis HahcocH, Goo!wyn. Brown OF
Elizabeth City and Warwick Powell of Fairfax Smith
Ter fauquier, Robins, Lcake of Gooch!and Carroll
ones, So'all, Blue, Ward. King, Eowden, Davis Of
hing and Queen, Wallace. Gibson, Jackson Marshall
Banks, NIcoI'on, J-ei's, Norihington, Adar, Wade
ii''h of NGnsemord Tatem, VERIFY, Oliver, Davis Of
Orange and Greene, StroIc, Crl,z Boiling, Hopkins
r iiay, Daniel OF Prince George, Brawner Dcucale
Coolies Cowan, Kane Gacwood, Tate, Spark, Crutch
held, Hedsman, Walker Leake Of AbemarIc, aud
I.ew.-6D
, .Nocs-aIessrs. Randolph, Mann, Cooke Brooke
Frazier, Winslield, Mitchell, Newkirk, Snodgrass
Wilson, Tavcnner, Stanton, Moore OF Cabci! anc
Wayne, Irving. Stockton, French CalweIl, Miles
Smith OF Harrison McRae Gaahcr, Worth ngton
Parks, Stongs. Garter, Miller Of Loudoun kiwell
Martin, Miller OF Mason aud jackson, TanZcy, Dychc
Watts, Edsnston, Bird Of Prudeton, Ta!nia,, BrowT
Of Preston. Snrm, StrCther Daniel of Richmond CITY
Burwe!, Moore OF iockhrijge " hc Of Rcckbridge
West, Goodson and Ncai-4G.
When Mr.. GooDsnNs name was called, he said he
should vote against tie amendment, but did thereby
.Gcan to commit himself 10 vote FOR the biil)
MIR. CRuTcnriEID then offered and explained an
amendment which puts this company under the same
restrictions imposed on other companies in Vir-
touching The transportation Of goods and persons
for The usual lawful ratesaso the erection of depots
SC
Mr.. GALLAnER could not the proprcty of this
/ amendment. After The gentleman las cut loose from
this company, six months in advance. lac wishes Ia
impose bitcn them, which arc not at all needed
We have repudiacd in advance, and have inflicted a
fatal slab on the credit Of Virginia Mr.. G. moved 10
lay the bill &c, the table.
MF i.L"is should vote 10 lay The table, but would
prefer to vote ior The indefinite postpoEemen of the
i whole subject, if any gentleman would move it,
Mr.. CHrTcHFiELp How can we rcpudiate in al-
vance when gentlemen have here in advance To
: maze thcc demands Especially when The provision
does not operate ill after The Alb July 1913. lie had
no objection 10 lay OIL Tie table lie had obtained villa.
he de,iredtne Of :hc House against tie obligation
: OF this subscription, alter July next.
The BILL Sc, then laid on the table.
Mr.. BYRD of F., from the Special Committee on the
memorial of NJ. p. Brooke, preierius charges against
the Hon john Scott, Of tic Judges of the General
Cour Of Virginia. made report favorable 10 the ac-
cuscd.
Mr. GYRn SAID, in presenting this report, he desired 10
state, tia, he acted exclusively as the organ of ma 10.
rily Of laid committee, AID did design 10 be under
stood indicating thereby his opinion upon the subjects
which il referred farther than say that he did not
approve the peculiar form Of tie report
The following IS the Report
The Select Committee to whom referred the Me-
mortal Of Martin p Brooke precrrn5 charges against
the Hon. John Scott of the Judges Of the General
Cour. Of Virginia in obedience the Resolution Of
= House Of Delegates by which their former Report was
committed with instructions to The said committee sto
call for rch persons as evidence touching tho charges
in the said Report mentioned, CT improbable cha
racler the said Broo Judge Scott may require
and the committee think material and to report 10 the
House the evidence which may be taken before The COM
E.i.,ee together with their opinion thcrcupon have
discharged lie said dc,y and beg leave 10 repo, their
proceedings
The Memorials; ard Judge Scott in person, with their
respective atlorncs A. J. Marshall and r. E. Scott ap-
peare before your committee, and upon their reGlon
large number Of witnesses were called and examined
and vast deal OF written and documentary evidence
submitted on both sides touching the matters under in
vcstiga;ion All of these will be found in the journal
of the proceedings of your committee which is herewith
returned with this Report.
After all the evidence had been given in and the same
had been patiently examined A. J. Marshall, OH behalf
of the nemoralist, read before YOU committee an Ella
horate written argument Gu much of the matter
der Investigation embraced under The head o.
the first charge Of the former report and upon the conf
cuson thereof your committee iniina,ins that thel
opinions upon that subject definitely formed, no
reply was made 10 that argument by the counsel for
: Judge Scott
Whereupon your committee as expressive of their
opinion of the evidence upon the said charge, adopted,
unanimously, the following resolution, to wit:
Pesorci the opinion of this Committee, That the
charges and specifications of The memoraist, under the
second and third heads of The memorial (and which con-
sule the first charge as designated in the former re-
port Of this committee) not sustained by The evidence
suLcnitted 10 the committee support thereof
On subsequent day, further written argument on
the matter OF the remaining charge was read before
your Committee BY the said a. I. Marshall, which was
replied 10 By r. T. Scott, on behalf Of Judge Scott,
whercnpon Your committee expressive OF their OPT
ron Of the evidence upon that charge, adopted tie fol-
. lowing resolutions:
Pcsolrcd as The opinion of this Committee, That The
charge forth i'll the memorial under the fourth head
or specification thereof and which is designate as the
second charge the former report Of this committee, IS