Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-08

/ "And that they further enquire into The expe.
diency OF defining by law more distinctly the Pc
Rod at which the proceedings BY foreign attach.
men; shall become a lien upon The property a. or
the debts due 10 The absent debtor"
When The House adjourned Yesterday, The Bin
sto incorporate the Poiomar and Ohio Rallfosd
company" was under consideration, Mr. EDG.
lNGTON having minated his desire 10 otter an
amendment TO it, The House now resumed ~
consideration, and Mr.. EDGlNGTON moved q
make il the order OF the day Tor Tuesday mex.
Mr.. DORMAN had no Objection 10 making
the bill the ORDER for Tuesday, II il dill not in.r.
teIe with The arrangement which had been agleed
upon here and elsemhe. e concerning these i'm.
provement bills. lie apprehended that Tur>cay
was too early, in view VI The action OF ihe James
River bill, which was first on The docket He
| would move Tuesday, as that would Probably
the better enable the House 10 act in coed ,aib
according TO The understanding he alluded 10.
'lr. LEE informed the gentleman from Rock.
bridge that the bill was only on is second read.
ing He was perfectly willing 10 give il the r.
der agreed on when uron its third reading
Mr.. DORMAN being thus assured that The ar.
rangemenl 10 which he had referred woud not
be disturbed, would withdraw any opposition %
the fixing OF day.
The bill was then made The order Of the day tor
Tuesday next.
On motion Of Mr. HORNER, the bill! for The
construction OF the Si>leryille and Salem Turn
pike Road was then taken up.
| MIR. HORNER said that IN consequence otthe
number OF applications Tor appropriations 10
works Of improvement before the present session.
the Committee had liked the amount in this bili
al $1,000; FIR the same reason, he proposed now
further 10 reduce The sum 10 $1,000
This motion was agreed 10, aid the bill was
without opposition ordered 10 be ensrossed
On motion Of Mr.. DORMAN The bill 10 pro-
vide Tor the completion OF The James River and
| kanawha anal, from lice water al Richmond 10
the town Of Buchanan, and Tor other purposes"
was taken up-Mr. d. said, MT with design u
| pressing he bill forward, but 10 give the m mber
| iron Rappahannock Mr.. Strcther) he oppor,uni-
! IL 10 offer substitute Ter The bill, which lie IN
derstood he had prepared.
MIR. STROTHER then offered Tie substitute
indicated which lie said he had prepared III luihl
ment o, The declaration he made yesterday, wlh
Tie view that il might be printed. He wou'd
simply give an outline OF The provisions Of he bill:
The Isl section provides Tor The pos?onemeu,
Of the forfeiture OF the charter OF The company,
for not completing their work 10 the 2oih Of May,
1853
The 2i section provides for loan OF stock %
the company-lhe amount in blank, (sad Mr. 81
50 hat Inc House could fiji il vi h what sum Il
deemed proper after deciding 10 what extent the
works oil The company should be ior the present
carried.
The 81 section provides for The security he
loan by mortgage oi The companyS properly as
with lormcr loans.
The 4,h section provides that The stock shall
no. be disposed Of al les, fhan par, except by
sen. OF The Board Of Public Works, and Mat il
Shall not be hypo'heca;ed OF disposed oi III any
manner except hy bOna irdc sale.
Sth >pr,ion rruvitpS that The paymppf Qf
the in crest on The loan y the company (a!ler
paving the current expenses Tor management, re-
pairs. &c OF the improvement semi-annnaliy,
al least len days before due, IN order (said Mrs.
lha, the Slate may meet the demand upon II Ter
interest
The 9Th section provides that the Presiter.
and Directors shall expeEd - dollars Tor tie
prosecutions OF The work fom L,nchburs 10 -,
and The sum oi - dollars for the construction a
lock and dam ACROSS the kanawha river al "
let shoals and To- lie completion oi - con
nections
Mr.. s. said he had len the connections blank
fer the decision Of The House He would move
n, the proper lime 10 ill with such as he regarded
impo.lanl and which IL were 10 The interest 81 lie
State should be completed al once. There were
some which he did not cunsiter as coming under
This head, which he did not mean 10 include.
On motion OF Mr.. DORMAN, the sub>tilue
was ordered to be printed, and The bill and amerl-
ment we're again laid on the table.
A message was received HON The Senae Is
Mr.. GALLAHER, that that body had concur,t
in the resolution relative to The disbursement II
the appropriation OF 900 10 the expenses, &c,
of The volunteers; and also in the rt>oultn ~
procuring flag tor the new volunteer regiment
Bills were considered III their early stages, and
several ordered 10 be ensrossed wiihou, opposi.
ton.
The bin Incorporating the Richmond and
Danvllle Railroad Company" came np on l,s pa.
sage.
Mr.. LEE minated that asrceahly to the m.
dersraniing this hli Ought not nov 10 b. pressed,
ami he moved that il be laid on the table.
Mr.. TUNSTALL sad lie had 10 desire %
press the bill through al this time; but he dd LOT
wish il 10 lay Oh the table too long
Mr. SYME soon afterwards stated that he Was
out OF The Hall when the bill was lad on tie
table. and h moved now that il be taken up
again. with the view 10 make IL the order o! lie
DAY Tor some day. This motion prevailed.
Mr.. SYME moved 10 fix Monday next as lie
,lay Tor considering The bill.
Some conversation ensued between ales>rs
SYME DORMAN, PERROW ,TUNSTAlL
LaNiER and LEE. MIR. SYME inlinia'tt
that he could have no desire 10 put tie bill before
o.her bills as he opposed 10 Il, and would ST.
pose il when up 10 The death. He wished u TX
day, ia order that friends and Ices might be pc.
sent Mcs>ls. PERROW and LANIER blh !
considered that il was unnecessary 10 make lie
bill the order OF the day tor particular day ioF
the House could postpone II alter IL was taken Up B
II il thought proper and il could take il iiom &c
table when ii. chose Mr.. L. said that il a Day Z
was to be selected, he thought Monday ough (
be the day. Mr.. TUNSTALL said iflhere vas
any positive necessity for The postponemen 81 ~
bill in Difference 10 bills venerable tor their years,
he would consent 10 il; bu, he could not Gisctia
any such necessity; il did not conflict wi'h sFy :
such. But he said The members 81 The iiouse B
were not boys; they had beaIcs On iheir faces
aud could understand these things; they krcG ifa' 5
all this contest abou, precedence was 10 ,ccuie S
votes, and avoid The alienation OF votes. The ~! (
under consideration he believed could tr Gisfo'td
of in a day, and he hoped il would mol BE- mace %
await indefinitely he action upon other biz.
Messrs DORMAN AMI LEE rcmon>ia'el (
against fixing day. Mr.. LEE very poiLscy
referred 10 an express understanding in comm.
lee, that The improvement bills were 10 " ac'.
on in The order IN which they were presented.
Mr.. TUNSTALL said he would come Loaa
to treat Captain Scott, and give way 10 "ite 'i.8
Of uau" Mi. T. asserting, Mr.. SGME NIB
drew his MOTION and The bill was laid u u:
table. s
The report ol lhe Committee on Finaacc, urtr
resolution that II is inexpedcnt 70 aDoil>h x
tax on wits and other law process, wa seatstt 5
agreed TO. !.
The report u the Committee on Finance
against the exrediency OF changing The naHls (. &
James Albert Burnley Of Charlotte, to mai = 4.
Charles Fox Burnley, was read ana as.r. Y +.
The report Of the Committee on Frafet, oss' Z.
ing TO be discharged tom the copidesaucn y = IS
resolution nquirins into the cxpediency y lmlo' 5.
ing taxes ior the support OF government ~ y 4.
ad valorem principle was read.
Mr.. GOODSON moved 10 ~ il on 'fr ave i.
inlimaling something as 10 The reasons "hCA y &.
iuenoed the Commliiee.
Mr.. HARVlE stated that the Commit e. ae'I'
| ed that The taxes were already levied a t,ei'
upon the ad vaorem puuclple as hey c""3 g
nd therefore concluded TO ask - be di>eaai-'.
| IRON The resolution,
Mr.. Goodsons motion was asreed'o 81
The repol, Of he same Comm tee, 'ha. Z ~, q
expcdicn 10 lncease The compers tich $ =.