Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-23

days, The pay of The Speakers OF The TWO Houses
shall be reduced 10 four dollars per day, and The
pay 0! The o.her members thereof 10 g. pei tay."
A motion was then made by Mr.. DANIEL, 10
amend The sa ID last amendment, by substituting
therefor The following
Be afe,Asr cre,t:d, Tho, The act entitled IAN
act reducing Tie ray Of members OF the General
Assembly" passed Jan 9Th, l5ii, shall be sus-
pended during The sessions Of The Legislature lha,
the revision OF the civil and criminal codes shall
be before it and no longer.
The question tenS pu' uron sgreeins 10 he
said last amendment, was determined in The Mega
live, ayes 49, noes 81.
The amendment proposed BY Mr. SCOTT was
then agreed 10. and The amendment Of the Senate
having been further amended on motion Of Mir.
BOC0CK, was rs Amended also agreed TO-
TIE following hill was presen;cd:
a bill 10 prevent frauds upon he eicctiYc fran
chise.
A message was received from The Senate By
Mr.. WALLACE who informed The House That
the Senate receded from lheir amendment 10 The
bill entitled an act 10 provide to7 lie revision Ct
The criminal code, 10 which The House OF Dele
gales disagreed and 10 which lie Senate insisted
aad tina, The Senate also agreed 10 the Amendments
proposed by, be House OF Delegates 10 Ike Scualc :
amendments 10 The bill entitled IN &C; 10 provi!c
wealth.
A oil directing the Bcanl Of Public Works 10
sell the Porsdonlh and Roanoke Railroad, and
Incorporating The Purchasers thereof by the name
Of the Sea Board and Roanoke railroad Coinpa-
pany, was taken mp on molionoi Mr.. WATTS.
Mr.. EDMUNDs proposed he io!.nmins
amendment, which was adopted:
Insect alter The words "Bc il enacted 'hlr-in
the iii,l section, .ls following words: 80 soon IS
the stockholders Of The Portsmouth, and Roanoke
Railroad Company, or a majority hereof in anr
general meeting or specia meeting con-ened tor
such PURPOSE, shah give their assent 10 sale 81.
lie Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad under ,hc
mortgages and Oh lie terms az conditions here
matter set ioith"
MIR. WATTS proposed the following amend
mrni which was adopted:
"De fgrfhsr srositd, That il al The sale ii
laid Portsmouth AMI Roanoke Railroad, or a, any
time thereafter, the State CT Nonh Carolina, or
any Company Incorporated il said Stale Tor par
poses ot ln'erna. Internal improvement shall be-
come the owner, either directly CT By agent o.
otherwise, Of the said Portsmouth and Roanoke
Railroad, hereby authorized 10 be sold, or Of
The said Sea Boa,d AMI Roanoke Railroad,
In Genera! Assembly OF Virginia hereby re-
serves the right b. special act Of legislation, or
Otherwise, 10 revoke all The poa-ss, privileges
and immunilics 10 he conveyed ty the sale Of
said road, and 10 declare The same NIL and voii."
A motion was made BY Mr.. Lea IKE. that the
further consideration Of The bill be indefinitely
rosiponedi ana The question being put lhereupGa,
was determined in The negative as iGllows--M
VERIFY having called for the ayes and noes:
AYEs-Messrs. Sculhal, Harvic, TurnIull,
Macin, Dickinson OF Caroline, Winircc BrcaL-
US, iiobson, Thompson OF D. S,ill,nan, Stfccr,
l.eakc. Cs!i>on, Hielt, Thompson q Hampshire,
Brown OF Hanover, McRae, Taylor, BagIey,
Banks, Clayton. Parriou, Wade, Jr.. Hamilton,
Edmond.an, Oliver, Edsinston, Talum, Syme,
Cooke, Fairfax, Mcpeatiloa, Daniel, Lyons,
Martz, and Freeman-36
Gusts, Layne, Powell, Baldwin. Massie, Eur
well, Mitchell, Boak, Campbell, Thompson OF
Miller. Bocock, Flood, Toler, Fox, Lacy, Car.
rins,on, Ch.man, Scott, Hall of Fauquier Saru.
ders, Jr., Wall, Carson, Pendeton, Jones, Ed
munds, Siovall, Lee, Flowers, Woono1, Goiwin
Bowden, Towner, Patrick, Wallace, Gaines Ro-
bnson, Duff, Gresham, Goare Condor, Shepard
Alexander Kiibv, Newton, Watts, Happier, Ye,-
hy, Middleton, McPheTson lIiner, Tunstall, La
nier, Dey, Bfawner, Long, Stroller, Pritchard
Harper, Cnwan, Fugare, Denisor, S'csley, Talo
sebreli, Ho!laday, Grimm Hal! Of Taylor LaiiG
West, Funsen, Goodson Rice and Nca!--75.
The Board Of Publ: WORKS shall biz for HE
road such price as lhey shall think lie value
thereof
A motion was made by Mr.. SY We 10 amend
the same, hy inserting provision, requiring Tie
Board 10 bid FOR said road an amour! not less
Than he debt and Interest," owed r. said rnad 70
ine Commonwealth, and ,wenty.i:ve per cent. On
The amount of stock Owned by he Common
wealth in said road
The question heiae put tkercupon, was rc,eT-
mined in The negative as iollows-Mr. SiME
having called for the ayes an! noe:
AyEs-Messrs. Goo1e, iSreakrrl Soulhail,
Hrown of A., Harvle, Tu-nhu, Maclin, Tolc;.
Dickinson Of Caroline, Winlree, Broadus,
Thompson OF Dinwi6de. S,ilman Street, Leake,
Hicr Thompson of Hampshire AicRae, Taylor,
Edmondson, Oliver, Edgns;on. 1'etum, Syme,
Cooke, Fairfax, McDca.mon, Daniel, Brawnel,
AIarz Ffeeman-35.
NoEs-Mess!s. VIM. II. B CASTS, Layne,
Powell, Baldwin, Massie, Burwsil, Mitchell,
Book. Campbell, Thomp on OF Bo;etonri Mil
ier Flood, Fox, Lacy. Darlington. Chisman.
Sco::, Hall Of Fauqnie7, Sarat"Fs, Wa j, Car
son Pendleon, Jones, Etnun4s, Slovail, Brown
Q. Hanover, Lee, Flowers, Woolton. Goodwin,
Towner, Patrick, Gains, Gresham, Duff GoaFe,
Gordon. Alexander, Kiiby, Newton, Vans,
Happ"r VERIFY, Middleton Hiner, Tunsial', La
nirf, Dev, Long. S:ioher, LYONS, PrchaTd
Harper, Cowan, Fugate, Denison Sickley. Tate
Ssbrel Bolladay, CHM, Hall Of Taylor Laird
We,t, Funsien, Gcoason, Rice and Nea.-6s.
a motion was then made by Nj. SYME TO
amend The section, by substituting provision
requiring the Board 10 bid for said road an
amount no. less than The debt, including interest
which, when ne sale MAY b. made, sha'l be due
from the Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail Road
Company 10 the Commonwealth Tie question
being rui iherenpon, was determined in The mega
tive-ayes 81, noe, ii. The said bill as amcndet
was then ordered 10 &c ensrossed, and read
third time.
An extended drha,c arose upon The merits CT
he hill in which Mess NEWTON, WATTS,
EDMUNDS and BOCOCk participated in IA
vor Of and Messrs SlME. TUENbULL
LYONS ard LEAkE in opposition 10 lis en-
gross.nen'.
Mr.. LYONS presented petition Of Jacob a
Levy and Jacob Ezekiel, praying The remission
Of fines imposed upon them as Jews Tor violating
the Sabbath.
MIR. VERIFY moved that The House take rp
and consider a bill Tor Increasing he Literary
Fund
The motion was opposed BY Messrs Goodson
Denison and Burwc, and sustained by Mr.. Yer
By.
The question on The molten was decided In The
nesat;ve-ayes 33, noes -
The hcnf for recess hayin. affirei, The Chair
was vacated until 4 orlocl; This afternoon.
EVENING SESSION.
an engrossel bill, Directing Ibs Boaii OF PUB
lie WORKS 10 sell he Portsmouth and Roano@e
Railroad, and Incorporating lie purchasers there
OF by the name oil The Sea Board and Portsmouth
Railroad, was taken VI, on motion oi Me-
WATTS.
A motion was made BIZ Mr.. SYME 10 amend
the bill, BY waycf ryder, g the following cfiec';
Belt further enacted, Thai il shall he he duty
Of The Board Of Public Works of Virginia, and
they arc hereby required SO 10 regulate from
liric 10 lime The fare for passengers on each rail-
road, between Weldon aud Portsmouth, and be-
tween Weldon and Petersburg, as 10 p!e'ent an
Injurious competition, BY reducing ne ia.e on Or
b. either Of the said roads either by direc e-
wing Of such fare, or by any combination or ar
rangement with any other railroad or Stage line,
or with any line OF steamboats, On The Chesapeake
Bay for such reduction Of fare; and in reference
10 The fact of such combination or any Injurious
reduction OF fare as aforesaid the Board Of Pub
tic works shall be The sole ,ndae-ano lieir order