Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-06
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


A communication from the Senate BY their
Clerk, that they had passed The acts "Author
iZing the payment Of certain sum OF money TO
Elizabeth Walden, OF the town oil Petersburg )"
"Authorizing the Auditor of Public Accounts TO
issue warrant on tie Treasury, in favor of
Charles L. GIRLS, for the sum of S515, the
valuation Of his condemned slave" and "Con-
corning the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
lomac Rail Road Company"
Petitions, &c, were presented and referred -
BY Mr.. TURNER Of Jefferson, memorial
Of citizens of Jefferson and Clarke counties, pro-
testing against the proposed change of location Of
the Winchester and Potomac Rail Road
BY Mr.. LEE. petition Of VIM. Seymour
and others, 10 reduce the assessment OF land in
Hardy county, and 10 refund The amount of tax
paid under erroneous assessment;
By MIR. TYRE, of James c. McCarty, for
compensation as witness on trial Of r. Gwat-
kins, for murder in Greenbrier.
On motion of Mr.. STEPHENSON, the
amendments of the Senate 10 the act esta blishing
the county of Doddridge out Of parts Of the
counties Of Harrison Tyler, Richie and Lewis,
were agreed to-
The House took up the Senae's amendments
TO the Texas Resolutions.
The following is the Senates first amendment:
Strike out of the amendment Of the House the
following words
"And that the conditions and guarantees set
forth in the joint resolution, passed BY The House
OF Representatives and sent to the Senate Of the
United States for its concurrence, in the opinion
of this General Assembly, are just and proper,
and will be approved by the people" and insert
the following: "and that the joint resolution
passed by The House Of Representatives on The
25th day Of January, 1915, and sent TO the Sc
nate Of the United States for its concurrence, pro-
viding for The annexation Of Texas as one Of the
States oflhis Union, is a lawful and constitutional
mode OF annexation, and that the conditions and
guarantees forth therein, in the opinion OF this
General Assembly, are just and proper, and will
be approved by the people"
MIR. GOODWIN addressed The House as fol-
ows:-I hope there will be no more discussion
upon this important subject. Much has been
said and all that is necessary has been often re-
pca,ed The mind of every member upon this
floor is certainly made up. All are doubtless
ready for the mighty question, which is, Whether
Rives and Archer shall be instructed to carry
out the known will Of the people OF Virginia TO
annex Texas, or whether the voice OF Massachu-
sets and Connecticut is more powerful than Viz
einia1 In word, We shall learn BY the vote
upon this question this day, whether or not the
5000 majority in favor of annexation in Virginia
is less potent, than the Hyena-like cries OF an
Adams. Sade & Co.
The House disagreed to the Sena'es amend
mcnt BY the following vote. Mr.. DANIEL OF T.
George having called the ayes and noes:
AYEs-Messrs. Layne, Thompson OF Bote-
tourt, Hays, Miller, Harrison, Marshall of Char
lolte, Winlree, Thompson of Dinwidde, Street.
Carson, Lovett, Lcake, Parks, Edmunds OF
den, Davis of King s. Queen, Halves, flanary
Gordon. Blackwell. Banks, kilweil, Pool
baskerville. Wade Hamilton of Monroe, Mid
deton, Davis OF Orange and Greene, Mcpherson
OF Page. Hiner, Gay, Hamilton OF Preston, An
derson, Daniel of Prince George, Macrae of
Prince William, Sturm, Franz, Cooles, Maaz
Cowan, Kane, Denison, Stickley, Tate Hedg-
man. billiard, Freeman, Newton, Peery, Fun
sten and Goodson-55.
Nogs-Messrs. Southall, (Speaker,) Brown OF
A. Pitts, Fulton of Augusta, Frazier, Cameron,
Campbell, Scrusgs, Pendelon, Myers, Flood,
Moseley, Beuhring Fcx, Toler, Broaddus Of Ca
roline Lacy, Broadus of Culpeper, Wood, Hob.
son, Garnet, Marshall Of Fauqnier, dmunds OF
Fauquier, Tyree, Payne, Helms Brooks, French,
Mcpherson of Greenbrier Winston. McRae Of
Henrico Lee, Woouon, Turner of Jefferson,
Towner, Smith, Wallace, Mayo, Farley, Ramey,
Grubb Taylor Of Loudoun,, PaTfiott, Billups
Hall, Preston, O'F'errall, Kilby, Cabell, Taylor
Oh " avs IAdPPSij iSio9t
Oliver E.sington, Turner Of Patrick Boiling
Witcher, Laner, Cooke, Dey. STROLLER, Moore
White, Stephenson, Rice, and Fulton Of Wylhe
and Pulaski-G7.
The Senae's second amendment is as follows
Strike out of the Houses amendment the words
"This General Assembly, however fnrbearing 10
express any opinion as TO the constiutionality Of
annexation BY the mode of joint resolution OF
the two Houses Of Congress"
The House disagreed 10 the Senate's second
by exactly the same vote as above.
Mr.. PRESTON was requested TO inform The
Senate thereof.
Mr.. DAVIS of Orange moved TO take up, and
consider the resolution to adjourn on the 18th
Of February and called the ayes and noes.
Mr. WITCHER objected. No good was done
by these resolutions TO adjourn.
Mr.. COWAN advocated the motion. We
should work harder if We had day fixed for ad-
iournment. Mr.. c. referred to the neglected con-
dition of the public business.
The House refused to take up-ayes 60, to noes
63.
The SPEAKER presented statement and
number OF the Internal Improvements in the
State from the office Of the Second Auditor
Ordered to be printed.
TAX ELL.
Mr.. BROADUS Of Culpeper called up the
Tax Bill.
On motion of Mr.. BROADUS, The tax on
TollhridoeS and Eerrios (exrepf cucb a a are hold