Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-15
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


Fsnklis. no in,sl1ssncs hes been received.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
fsIoAr. Feb. i%,h. isls.
A Communication from the Senate announced the pas
sage Of the following sets;
An Act concerning the city Of Norfolk.
An Act dvorcing Amanda Crow from her hushsnd san'I
Crow. W -Ititi
An Act providing for new Bridge over jscisoa River
q Cosiassoa IN AlesAany. 20
An Act authorizing separate election a The hosss Of
An Actin .svor Of Ma Ne.sl, the widow Of Peter
Nsstell . Revolutionary officer. 1ff
An Act authorizing the Trustees Of Bsrryvfs Academy
in Clarke county to eel the land and buildings u the Ass-
An Act authorizing the troop Of Cavalry In the county
Of Brunswick 10 mako enlismsuu from both regiments la
said county. -
Reports were made by the Committees -
Mr. WATTS offered the following rssoIuton, =
Resolved That this hoass. With the consent Of the SsT
nate. adjourn Sine Die on Thursdsy 9oh inst instead of
ondsy l7th aud upon this resolution The ayes noss
were called. and resated-ayes es. noes 81. =
So tho hoass agreed to adjourn on Thsndsy the 2o,h
The bill to expedite in the Court Of Appeal. was
called up BY =
ordered to snstossmeut. .l.fa.
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAiL ROAD
The bill to authorize The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
Company to construct their rosd through vgns. came
up as the order OF the day.
The question under consideration was the motion Of Mr.
Epasoros, to make wheeling the terminus OF the Road
Mr. EOaIssroS resumed his remarks in support Of his
motion. II
When Mr.. EpoNeroS concluded, Mr.. HArnrss of
Monroe. called tho previous question.
Messrs. CARSON apd SrKruKSsoS hoped that Mr. H. would
not perss In his call for the previous question. Several
other gentlemen also appealed him withdraw tho call
which done.
Mr.. STkFHEssoN then addressed the House ayanst Mr.
"a Message received from the Senate inrormias tho
House thu, they concured with tho House rssou
ton for the adjournment Of the General Assembly on
Thurday the 20th.) -.
Mr.CAR,oS add Mr.. PrspLxrox followed M. Srrpsrx.
on the same side Of the question. and replied
Mr.. HANLrox Of p, then submitted On amendment 70.
curing the road touch the Monongsa River not farther
South than the mouth Of Big Sandy Greek.
EVENING SESSION. .-nr
MI ToLkR moved the following resolution:
hss'iUcd BY the General Assembly Of Virginia, That
.ne Board OF Public Works be. and they hereby
engineer, who by .ny preyiou, e.or.s.io
OF opinion with q view ascertain and determine bv
!. 1.nnanon and survey, pror to the resumption Of
inc WORK on tho James River and Kana~ha Canal. wo~f
Of the town OF Lynchburg LIST, the most practicable
and eIpedent route and 2ndy the moot judicous mode
Of Improvement; Provided that during the time neoss.
ssy Tor THIS determination and survey the Jane. River
aud hanawhs Company DO required q remove obsituc
lions 10 Tue navigation from the bed Of James River be-
tween Lynehburg and tho mouth oil North River
MI. Mo"Rk moved 10 lay the resolution on the table
MIR. TAYLOR OF N. b. and Mr.. YERBr supported thiss
mouon-which prevailed.
RESOLUTIONS
BY Mr. FLoop, Resolved by the General A..emA,v H.
unt an npporuonnent shall be made by law OF t, sehao
Quota OF the county Of Appomaitox il shall he IN, ANY
" 'ne sshoo' commissioners Of the several eoanes out
Oh wncn said county was formed; attend to the instruc
uon OF tho poor children embraced within their respective
portions thereof In the same if tim, county had
PETITIONS.
by Mr. MAyo OF Rachel Alien, for leave to remain in
me Commonweath-By Mr.. TAYLOR, of citizens of Lou
Goose Greek. :.
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
Inc constellation OF this subject resuued-,hs
psnding question being on the amendment offered b.
Mr.. HAYS explained the course he should pursue.
81, moss 90.
So the amendment WINS rejected So
Inc question then required on Mr. EporNcroS's amend
msnto strike out Pakersbue, &C.. insert Wheeling
Mr. JACKSON called Tor division of the eue.tion-so "a
to take the vote irsi on striking out.
mr.. HAYS proposed an amendment-whch he hoped
Woud % accepted by tho gentleman from Wheeling. IL
road to point South Of Wheeling shall construct lateral
road at the same time. to Wheeling city subscribing
its million
MIR. EpsrSorox would accept the proposition and t
was withdrawn.
M Ena,ssrNs stated that wh'.ng wa. hound to
scribe million, II the road was made TO Whesing -,
Mr. Lee said such the understanding of tho peo
inc Northwest, and ne suggested that obligation
% W11ehng Us well Ms OF the State for million and hah
should be made more explicit. 81
Mi; 1AeksoN said IL was idle talk about tho subL
senPuon o, wheeling Even, if that subscription
a
the point OF terminus. IL could afford to do it, The
was TO give the right Of way asked for expsi
the road from the State altogether.
The question striking out WINS decided in The anirm.
i've; Ayes 90, Noes 35-as follows:
n, AYEsTMessrs southsll lspeakero Ptu, Poul,on.
brown, cayne, Harve. Powell Fulton of Aug FraIic,
seruggs Thompson of b, Miller Blick, Harrison Flood
o'eiey Beuhring, Toler, Bsoaddus Of Caroline LACY,
Marshall OF C.. Winfree, Brosdss Of Cupcper Iobsos
w9od Garrett Grgsby. Tyree, Payne, brooks Lests
MPhetson Of Grecnbrier. Bate, Blue Ward Winston,
" rae o, henrico, Wooton Goodwin, Davis of King &
queen Wallace, Mayo. Flanay, Farley Crubb Tayor OF
LoudSnn; Gordon, Blackwell, Pnro,i, Bsps. POOL Bss
kervll' Wade Hamilton Of ~, Preston, Cabel. Taylor
Of ~ b., Middleton. Oliver, Edgipgton Davis Of o. G.
a.. Turner Of Patrick, Boiling, Whether, Lanier, Cooke
Prince William. STROLLER. Daniel Of r. c. Fran,z. Moore
White. Cooes, Martz, Cowan, Kane, Sebrel Minor Dill
ard. Freeman Peery. Rice. Fulton Of wyihe and Puss
Nors--Me,srs. Pendleton. Myers, Hays, Thompson of
Dlnwdde' Marshal Of Fauquier. Ednunds OF Fauquier
larson, Lovet French Edmunds OF H., Lee, RssseL,
Bowden, Turner Of Jefferson, Towner, Smith Hawc..
kamey. Banks. Kdwcll, Hall. OFeuali, Watts Happier
VERIFY, MPheson Of Page, Hiner Gay, Anderson Sturm
Denison, Stckley, Tate, Newton, Stephenson Fun,,en
Goodson, Jackson-35.
The question then REQUIRED inserting Wheeling a.
the iermnus-and it decided in the srmative-syea
65. noes 80. -
Mr.. TAYLOR Of L., offered long amendment recurring
the H. X Co. to make certain facilities for the Potomao
a. Ohio Canal-and he asked that tho bill and smsndmont
lie on the table Tor the present.
Mr. JACKSON said, behsf Of tho company that they did
not now care what disposition made Of tho bill They
considered ther application rs virtually reJectedand ho
would be willing the bill rejected.
Mr. Ike hoped the House would 10y on the table, or
adopt the amendment. The motion TO lay on the table was
rejected.
Mr. LEE and Mr.. Stephenson opposed the amendment-
They would not impose sufh conditions on tho Company
and they would both prefg the dbsing made Wheel
ing. TO not being made atill.
Mr.. TAyLoRs nnendnent rejected.
The question then REQUIRED engro..ng the bill 80
Mt Jackson wished tbs, the last he ever expected
TO give In this House, o5e recorded in the negayeand
he called tho ayes aud hes.
Mr. HAYS offered an tiendmentt to authorize subscription
books to be opened 70 the construction OF Rail Road
from some point ts0bo River North Of the mouth o
the Little Kanawha iniersect the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road.
Mr. HAYS said this was request by his people 10 make
road for themselves IL IL rejected as he expect
cd 1t would be- he vshed to see by whom; and he called
the ayes and noes.
Mr. EDerSoros sti this the old proposition In new
fom-m was nothE but the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Road in fresh dst tse.
Mr.. Ike very WI fly supported the amendment
The amendmc, Twas rsjected-ayes 49, noes 7o