Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-02-03
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
SENATE
Meso.r, ru'r .. isls.
Bills from the House were referred.
Mt Nt~sAs presented . memorial from, citizens VI
waes"ns. ssnas' the privilege TO the Banks 10 issss email
RICHMOND AND oHlo RAIL ROAD.
On motion d Mt Cor. the Senate took up In. bill to In.
Corporate the Richmond and Ohio Rail Road Ccmpaay.
Mr. woSltolk's amendment wa. psnding Ito .,nke GU,
w Clause Which excerpts the company iro@ the provisions
Tins amendment was opposed by Mr.. Tsosr.os s A.,
Who explained tho whole ball. and by Mssr. SrAxAsp aud
MeMvliks, aud supported by Nj. wooiIoLK aud Mr..
SrkISaya.
The so'e being uhen. the amsodmea, va. nee.uv.d.-
Ayes -. ncee
IN rsterene. to the eondemnsuon of land, bat gave way to
Mh WALLACE. who prcpssed To esgr.it tho general Rail
kesd provision. as the rule Zoe condemnation.
Mr. WALLAck supported this amendment with some
earnsstne-sA
This aud various other smendmene (which will b. no
ueed hereafter mor. ially) ~srs voted down, and the bill
~fES-Msss Scott, lSpeskerl Cor. Sutton. Thonp.
s"n ~ n, Moore, Spark. Baptist. Bonduran,, Gallaher,
tlpst, .spsrea. Dennis. wi'eher, s,snsrd. Smith. String.
e., NeMnuen. Crannr. V1et~nt. Rogers. Newman. and
Thempsen Of N.Y..
NoEs-Me-r., weod-. Wallace. Crawford. WHEY,
Garrett voolfolk, Taylor, aud Mecsulley-s.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MoSDAN. Feb. ID. lSI6.
A communication was received from the Senate. .,.,in,
that thsv had sgrecd tn the Resolution relative TO the elsc-
ton Vt Public Ohiccr.
EFFORT Oh COMMITTEES.
Mr.. BoAK. from COMMITTEES OF Prppa.ition. and GRAY
snees. rspcSted q Bill authorizing a separate Election at
Drn'ons',le. in the county OF Hanover, also. a RMl su.
thet,s'ns a separate Election at Chuekstuek. in the county
Of Nsa.euond. The same COMMITTEE reported. rejecting
the petition ct tho ciuIen. of tho Town u Porsmouth, in
The county Ut Norfolk. tor an &C, Incorporating said town.
Mr. CowAS. from Committee on Claims, reported reject
ing tho petition IT Ssmi Crawford also. a Bill concerning
David :. Dannet Of tho town o; Winchester also a bull
e"neernins Thomas Nelson. Sheriff OF Prince William
country.
Mrp.vrs. from Committee on Nanufae,urrs,S sc. reported
. Bill to amend an act snntled an act TO prevent fraud In
tobacco.
Mr.. SovrnAtt, ffcm COMMITTEE Of Court. OF Justice.
reported a hill concerning debtors To the Literary rund.
MI kpsrNp.. tprs Commitee Of Finance. reported q
oil, accepting by the State ot Virginia. the county Of AleI.
sndt'a. IN the DIsirict Vt Columbia. when the same shall
be sceeded by the Congre.. OF tho u. States.
Mt, Soorr, ircm commits St Courts OF Justice. 10.
ported a bill to amend an act entitled an act concerning tho
sessions "i the Circuit Superior Court OF Law aud Chsn,ery
nf the county Ut Spctsyl,anis; passed Jsn'y 18th, ls39.
The same Committee reported against the cIpediency Of
making the law Id,reenng when JailoJs shall use irons upon
blacks committed as runawsysi more definite.
Also. sssinst the -Spcdicncy OF authorizing CLERK. OF
Courts aud Superior Courts to administer the in.olvent
d. biot's Oath.
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion OF Mr.. GASEs. Rssolrsd, That ia. Commit.
Zee Tor Courts OF Justice bo instructed To enquire into tho
Of changing the times Of holding tho Superior
outr ~ ~ II several counties within the 9TH Judicial
circuit and that IL report by bill OF otherwise.
GA motion OF Mr.. LYONS,
Resolved. That the committee on Finance be instructed
o inquire into the expcdieney OF providing by law Tor the
payment OF two Judgments oi the Court Of Appeal. IN
s'or OF the Administrator Of Thomas Walls aud Charles
irer respectively.
On motion oI Mr.. BuRwrLI,
Resolved. That the committee on the Library inouir,
nio the -nPediency OF presenting to the Library ct the
JniNepiiy OF Virginia copies of such works as NAV hay,
,een, or may IN future. he pubhshed-st the expense OF the
PETITIONS.
BY hr. WArrs-Pehtion OF sundry citizens Of Norfolk
county, praying that tho Academy Building. In portsmouth,
be sold. Also, a remonsuanco from IN, Ttu.t,.. of
rortsmouth Academy, against the sae oi the buildings.
10y Mr.. Loss. petition of citizens Of Randolph praying
ar the formation OF a new county out Of parts Of Barbour
Ind Randolph.
BY Mr.. Taium. memorial Of members. OF tho Bar Of
Patrick county. praying a change IN the Quarterly terms
Of said county.
BY MIR, TvESKA, petition OF citizens OF Jefferson and
counties, praying n charter to make a Railroad
rom Liitle'sFalls on Shenandoah River IN the county IT Jef.
ierson To iniersoct the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ut tho
Furnace ia said Co. with condition to stop at or inter
sect the wheeling and Potomac Railroad nj Keys Switch.
The bill Incorporating the Poiomsc aud Ohio Raj Road
Company came up as the order OF the dsv.
Mt. LLE resumed his remarks which were suspended On
Saturday. As To the imputaunn made by the gentleman
from Wheeling. upon The conduct Of tine Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road Company, he would say. that II wa. Who'll.
ly uniounded and unjust; aud he was astonished that any
one should attempt Ia cast any improper reflections upon
that Company. The gentleman from Wheeling. contend.
ed that the construction OF tho Road, would destroy Wheo.
ling. and wanted tn know whether the Legislature would
act upon a principle So subycriyc OF all lnghil Must tho
Legislature dsstst from enactng a law both wise aud po.
lite, for fear Il may inJuro ZONE other interest, and that
comparatively 4 small INTEREST," As To the injury which
would result To the Central Improvement. from the con.
suuction OF ihs Road. u was wholly ideal. lilo had IN.
say - Of the friends Of the Ceuual improvement, that II
would not IN the least prevent the taking OF tho stock in
tho proposed Railroad from Richmond Ia tho Ohio. The
privilege OF buying lands, and establishing manufactures,
was the grand inducemont To capitalists Ia invest their
funds In the Central Improvement. lie wanted To know,
moreover, whether, now, that he and thosc interested IN
this Road. had aided the patrons at the Richmond and
Ohio Railroad bill. IN passing that bill, they would turn
around and refuse to grant their prSyorl Whether one
benefit Of anoiherf IL was tho duty OF tho State To pro-
toe,. as Ear rs possible. all its citizens. 4, was one OF tho
grand duties Of the State, to make highways for the eonvc-
nionce of all portions Of tho State.
Mr.. BocccK made a few remarks In support Ut tho bill.
Mr BEoApUs moved the Indefinite posiponoment Of tho
bti, and gave his reasons for 90 doing.
After some farther discussion by Mr.. EnaISoToS aud
others. the previous question WIS called. which was not
by the House.
Mr.. LtE then further addressed the House in reply to Mr..
Edgington.
The vote was then taken upon the indefinite postpone
ment IT The hill, which Trsultod-nyts7 II, noes Is. So the
bill wss indefinitely postponed.
Mr. YEKBY's resolution cAmc up ns the order of tho day,
and was postponed, aud made the order Of the day for To.
morrow.
On motion OF Mr.. BowpES, the House adjourned.
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