Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-12

Mr.. ANDERSON moved that the bill concern.
ing the pay OF the members OF the General As
sembly be taken up. He said the bill 10 he Of
before stated repeats The Starvation Law.I
MIR. DANIEL moved its indefinite postpone.
ment, and addressed The House briefly in oPposi-
ton 10 il.
MIR. HARRISON of Loudoun raised The ques-
ton as 10 the consilulonaty of the repeal Of The
law reducing the pay OF members alter The goth
day oil the session. He thought such repeal al
the present session would be increasing the pay OF
the members in violation of The Constitution.
lie was 10 favor ofihe repeal OF the law reducing
the pay after The 90ih day Of the session. but
thought, in conformity with the Constitution, the
repeal ought mol take effect until The close OF The
next session OF The Legislature.
A brief debate ensued. in which several gen.
llemen participated. The motion TO indefinitely
postpone was lost-3S TO IA
MIR. HARRISON then moved an amendment
providing that The repeal should not take etfec
until The close OF The next session Of the Lesis'a.
lure, which was rejected without division.
The bill was then ordered 10 be englossed
On motion Of Mr.. ANDERSON, The rule pro-
hbing bill from being read more than nee
during The same day, was snspended-the bill
was engrossed and The question on us passage
was decided in The affirmative BY the following
vote:
Asrs-Messrs Jones If Chesterfield. Speaker,
Brown of Aibemarle, Hart, llarvie. Powell, McDcar
mon Shef1ey, Johnson, Byrd. Scrusgs, Burwell, Small
Thompson If Rorlouri, Harrison of b. BOcock, Morris
Mosby. Fox. Lacy, cardwell, Slaughter. Thompson d
Dnwiddie Roaur Scott, Hill of Fayete and Nicholas
Cnrper, Carson, White, Leake, Cawell. Walker, Majar
siovail, Darracoit Lee Lancaster, billiard, Howard
Hunter Thompson Of Jefferson, Patrick, Robinson, Ores
ham. schooley, Pondes,er, Wageoner, Brown Of Mo
Brraihed. Pelrow. Newton, Waits, VERIFY, Oliver, Eds
ington, Davis, MCPHERSON, Syme, l.aner, Tunsla
Cackley, Andersen, STROLLER, Cook, Harper, Bare
Brown Of Rockingham, Slickley, Goodwin, Holiday
Chandler. Stephenson and Floyd-73
NoEs-Messrs. Cusiis. Finnty, Jayne, Bnmhrlck,
Love, Smith. sman, street. CARROLL tlirit, Thompson
Of Hampshire, Goodwin, Gaines. Richmond Harrison 81
Loudoun. Mcintyre, Edmondson Of Lunrnburg, Banks
Raymond, Oldham, BeiInr, Kelly. Tatum, Newman
Cooke, Fairfax, Daniel, Tyler, Sturm, McElhrnn-y
Motison Tate, Freeman Rurdett, Gillespie. cuStI.naH
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented and referred 10 ar
propriate committees:
By Mr.. DUNCAN OF citizens Of Harrison
for The construction of Turnpike road lIou
Beverly. in Randolph. via Phillippilo CaTksburg
Also, a petition OF citizens Of Harrison and Bat
bour, OF similar purpoit Also, Of citizens ot Har.
rison, for the incorporation OF company 10 con-
struct a road from the Potomac 10 The Ohio river
ron motion Of MIR. DUNCAN, The last namrd
petition was laid on The table, MIR. ID. remarkins
that il came TOO late 10 be useful the present ses-
sion-i, nigh, be Of some valne al the next. l.
BY Mr.. LAfNE: Oi citizens Of Allegheny and
Boletouu counties, praying The removal OF mill.
dams on the Cowpasture and James rivers. By
Mr.. THOMPSON OF Jefferson: OF citizens o
Frederick Fanquier, Shenandoah and Other coun.
ties, asking The guarantee OF $500 600 oil The
bonds of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany Also, ofcitizens residing in the Potomac
valley in favor OF a Railroad from Liitle's Falls
on the Shenandoah 10 the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, or 10 nersect the Winchester and Pc.
tomac Railroad BY Mr.. GRESHAM: OF cili
zens OF Lancaster, for The establishment OF tree
ferry across Coroioman river in the said county
Also, OF o.her citizens demonstrating agains
said petition. By Mr.. sCHOOLEY: OF Gill.
zens of Loudoun, Tor the repeal Of the act passed
al the last session of the General Assembly fol
the protection of sheep in that county.
ELECTION Of BROADER GENERAL OF THE NINTH
BRIGADE.
The House took up the joint order for The cleo
lion of Brigadier General OF the Oh Brigade
and 4th Division Virginia Militia, 10 fill the va
cancy occasioned by The resignation Of Brgadier
General n. B. Woudhouse.
Mr.. NEWTON nominated for lhe station Col
John S. Nilsson Of Norfolk, whose military qua.
liica,ions, talents and personal worth he eulugi-
sed in fiatering terms.
No other gentleman was nominated, and after
an interchange OF messages with The Senate, the
vote was taken and resulted for John S. Millson
10, scattering 2. Joint vote with the Senate
Millson 1872, scattering 3. And John S. Millson
was declared duly elected Brigadier General 0!
the Ninth Brigade Virginia Militia.
TAX BILL.
~ no H., t,Y
es Tor the support OF Government
Mr.. HARVIE moved TO amend the bill by in
serirg "on all bowie knives, revolving pistols
and dirks, - cents.
On motion of Mr.. DARRACOTT, the word
revolving" was stricken out OF Mr.. Harvie's
amendment.
In the course of desullory debate on the
amendment, MIR. HARVlE stated that he had
been instructed by The committee on Finance 10
propose il. The object was as far as possible o
suppress the disgraceful street fights which hac
made Richmond as bad as Vicksbnrg. The law
on the subject was imperative, and The committee
desired TO lry the effect Of taxation.
Mr.. SHEFFEY moved To except such pistols
&C., as are required by law 10 be used by The Of
fcers and prvates Of volunteer companies and
by officers OF the militia. Pending this amend
ment,
On molten OF Mr.. CARROLL, the House ad
journed.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, l647.
SENATE.
The resolutions ofthanks TO Gen. Taylor, Coils
Payne and Garland, &c, were read and unan
lnously agreed 10.
The bill concerning The pay OF The members o
The General Assembly was read and committec
10 The committee on General Laws.
The SPEAKER presented communicative
from The Governor OF North Carolina, concerning
runaway slaves in the Dismal Swamp, &c
Laid on Inc table.
The bill concerning free negroes and mulat
toes was taken up, on molion OF Mr.. 5 IN n
ARD Alter some remarks by Messrs. Thomp
son, Voolfolk, Fry, Slananl, Cox, Wilcher, Gal
laher and Garrett, and after being amended il was
passed-ayes Is noes IL.
The SPEA KER presented a communication
from the Governor Of this Common wea l,h, sus.
ses,ing further provisions for the Volunteer lie
siment OF Virginia. On motion Ut MIR. Will
LEY, the Senate Adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
A communication was received from the Sc
maze, stating that they had passed the bill Tor al
election at the house oi Cornelius Shannon, II
Tazewell county.
Mr.. SHEFFEY, from The select committee or
The subject reported bill for The extension OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The following
is the most important section Of the bill:
Be IL enacted by lie General Assembly, Tha, The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company shall To-
cafe and construct the continuation OF their Raj
Road through the territory of Virginia, 50 as to
pass the Tygart's Valley River al or near The Ty.
CARTS Valley Bridge in Taylor county, and IRON
ihenc- through Gloyer's low Gap in The ridge di-
viding Piles Fork of Buffalo Greek and Fish
Creek, and thence To depot 10 be established by
said company on the Northern SIDE uf Wheeling
Creek, in The city of Wheeling, Ohio county, by
such route as upon minute estimates TO be made
aller full examination and instrumental surveys
of the feasible or practicable routes inclusive o
that reconnoilred in the year 1911, passing by
way of Wolf RIM, shall appear 10 be cheapest
and bes, upon which 10 construct, maintain and
10 work upon said Railroad; which estimates are
10 be made upon like principles and plans in like
manner and upon as great respective amounts o.
trade and travel as were adopted and employed
in the comparative estimates of the company's
Chief Engineer, laid before the meeting Of
Stockholders OF said company, held in Baltimore
on the 18th day OF July, lsi5. Provided, that the
said Railroad shall not I've made 10 enter the val
ley OF the Ohio River al any point farther South
than the mouth oil Fish Creek in Marshall