Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-09
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rate The Female Free School Of Alexandria; a
bill 10 incorporate the Orphan Asylum of Alex
andria; and bill incorporating the Evansville
Literary Society, OF the county OF Preston
Mr. NEWTON presented petition OF The
Norfolk Total Abstinence Society praying The
passage Of an act authorizing SEPARATE poll un
The day Of election Tor members Of The General
Assembly, in Order that The citizens OF each city,
corporation and county within the State may de-
termine by their votes whether licenses 10 sell IL
quor shall be granted.
A bill 10 incorporate The Lillle's Falls Railroad
Company, with The amendment thereto proposed
on yesterday, was taken up, aud MIR. VERIFY,
with The consent vi The House, withdrew the
amendment.
A motion was made by Mi. SHEFFEY 10
postpone The bill indefinitely, which was deter
mined in The negative; ayes so, noes Sc.
Mr VERIFY moved 10 strike our the section
subscribing TO wo-iilhs Of the stock Of said CON-
pany on the part OF The Stale and the motion
was agreed TO; ayes 81, noes49
The said bill was then further amended, aud,
asamended was ordered 10 be engrossed and read
a hind time.
A bill to authorize lease OF The Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad 10 The trustees Of The Ports.
mouth and the city councils of Norfolk jointly,
and 10 authorize subsequent sale OF The road 10
The same parties. was taken up on motion Of Mr..
| WATTS, read a second lime, amended on mo
ton Of Mr.. NEWTON and as amended was
ordered 10 be engrossed, and read third time
On motion Of Mr.. HARViE, the Preamble
and Resolutions relative 10 The prohibition by The
Congress Of the United States, Of slavery in any
territory 10 be acquired BY conquest or treaty
with The amendments thereto proposed by The
Senate, were taken mp, and The said amendments
being read The first vas agreed 10, and The second
was disagreed 10 by The House.
| A motion was made by Mr.. MOSBY, that
the rule Of The House be suspended for The pur-
pose Of reconsiderine the vote rejecting an En-
crossed bill 10 incorporate the Richmond and
Danyille Railroad Company; and the question
being put, thereupon was determined in The afir-
native, ayes So, noes gas follows:
Ars.-Messrs Layne, Hasvis, Shelley, Johnson.
by, Cardwe, Love. li Of Fayet,e and Nicholas,
Evans, Street, Carper, WALL White, Carroll talwell,
Hiett, Thompson of Hampshire, Lancaster, billiard,
Hunter, Thompson Of Jefferson, Patrick, Schooley,
MCINTYRE, Raymond. Wargoner, Brown of Mononga'
lila, Ednnndson of Montgomery aud Pulaski, Breath
ed Penow, Newton, Oliver, Edengton, Davis, Nc
Fairfax, Anderson, stnrm. Mayo, Dorman, Bare,
Brown of Rockingham, Slickey, Tate Gillespie, ior,
ner, Castenan Goodson aud stephenson.-5s
NuEs-Messrs Jones t Chesterfield, (Speaker,)
GUSTS, Finney. Hart, Powell, scrurgs Boak, MacIin,
Bocock Lacy, Thompson Of Dinwddie Smith, sliil-
man, Carson, Jones of Gloucester; Ieake, Walker.
Gresham, Harrison of Laudoun Edmondson of Lu-
nenbure, Banks, Browne of Mathews and Middesex,
Williams, Kelly, Watts, VERIFY, helms, syme, Stone,
Morrison, Goodwin, iiargrave and Freeman-3g.
Mr.. SYME moved 10 postpone The bill indef-
nitely, which was decided in the negative by The
following VOTE
AYrs-Messrs Jones of Chesterfield. (speaker)
Cnsts Finney, Hart, Scruges, Boak. Bennett, Maclin
widdle Roane smith sillmnn, Carsan, Jones Of
Gloucester, Leake, Walker, Major, SioYal., Duncan
Goodwin, Howard. Wallace, Gresham, Harrison of
loudoun, Edmondson of i.unenburr, Banks, Browne
Of Mathews and middiesex, Williams, Kelly Watts,
Happier, Yerby Nelms, Syns Slune, Tyler, Morrison,
Goodwin. iiargrave and Freeman-44
NoEs-Messrs. Layne, Harvie, Sheffry, Johnson,
BYRD, Thompson of Boletourt, Morris, Caldwell, Love-
Hill Of Fayette and Nicholas, Evans, Street, Carper
lard, Thompson Of jefferson, Patrick. Ballard
Sehooley, Mcintyre, Haymond Oldham, wagsoner,
Brown Of Monongaa, Edmundson OF Montgomery
and Pulaski, Breathed Perrov. Oliver, Edgngton,
Davis, MCPHERSON, Tatum, Newman, Ialier, Tun.
stall, Cackley, Fairfax, Anderson sturm, Mayo Dor
man, Bare, Brown of Rockingham, Stick-y, tate,
Burdet., Gillespie, Homer, Caslleman, Coodson and
Stephenson-57
The bill was then put upon its passage, and
decided in the atiirmalve-ayes 81, noes 45-a>
follows:
son, Thomson oi t,oietoirt Morris, Cardwen, Love-
liill of Faye,te and Nicholas Evans Street, Carper
Wall, White, Carroll, Caiwell, Hiett, Thompson Of
Hampshire, Lee, Lancaster, plard. Thompson OF JEFF
ferson, Patrick, Ballard, Schooley, Mcnre, Raymond,
of Montgomery and Pulaski, Breathed Penow, Oliver,
Edelngton, Mcpherson, Taium Newman, TunstaIl, La
ner Cackley, Fairfax, Anderson, sturm Mayo Harper,
Dornan, Bare, Brown Of Rockingham, Tate, Burdeit,
Gillespie, Homer, Castieman, Goodson and Stephen
Nors-sessrs. Jones of Chesterfield, (speaker) Gus
lis Fmney IIarl Scrug.s. Buak, Bennett, MuclIn Bo
cock Nosby, Dickinson Lacy Thompson Of Dnwid-
die Roane, Smith, SULLIVAN, Carson Jones OF Gloucrs-
Howard Wallace, Gresham, Harrison Of Loudnnn, Ed
mondson of Lunenburg, Ranks, Browne of Mathews
and Middlesex Williams Kelly, Watts, Happier, VERIFY,
Ncins Syme Tyler, Mr Ellrnney, Morrison, Stckiey,
Goodwin. Ilargra,e and Freeman-45
An epgrossed bill 10 authorize lease OF the
Seaboard and RoancEe Railroad was taken up,
ON motion Of Mr.. WATTS, (he rule of The
House having been snspendedD read third lime
On motion of MIR. SHEFFEY, the rule was
suspended, and The vote rejecting an engrossed bill
investing part Of The Literary Fund in build
| of Virginia, was reconsidered, and the question
being pu, upon is passage, was determined in The
| affrmatiye-ayes 4o, noes 50.
| A bill incorporating the Mononsahela Navi-
gallon Company was taken up on mollonoi Mr..
| DUNCAN, read second lime, amended n his
| notion and, as amended ordered 10 be ensrossed
| and read third time.
On motion OF Mr.. CALWELL, leave OF alb
sence was granted 10 Mr.. HILL, Of F and N ,
| Tor The balance OF The session from Monday next
An ensrossed bill authorizing certain books TO
be tnrnised 10 the several Colleges OF the State
and an engrossed bill authorizing separate cleo
,ion al Rileysvle, in Page county, were read
| third time and passed.
| A bill 10 incorporate The Western Branch Rail-
road Company, was taken up on motion of MIR.
| KELLY, read The first and second time, amend
| ed on nuion OF Mr.. WATTS, and ordered 10
be engrossed and read third time
A bill establishing The county OF - out
OF paris of Kanawha, Cabell and Logan was
taken up, ON molten oil Mr.. BALLARD, read a
second time aud amended, on motion Of Mr..
| BANKS.
Mr.. BALLARD moved 10 name The county
| Boone" lie sa id he desired briefly 10 state the
| reasons why he proposed 10 name the county
Boone, after The grea, pioneer Of the West. One
Of the first settlers OF That country (said Mr.. b. }
was my grandfather, on my moIher's side. In
The time of The barbarous deeds dore by the In
dams, they came across that family and shot The
parents OF my mother. They seized my mother,
and fed with her 10 their own country. Colonel
Daniel Boone hearing OF this pursued them, nj
rescued my mother from The savage foe. He
brought her back and "a sed and educated her,
These circumstances Induced him 10 ask Thai The
name OF the county should be Boone, and he
hoped il would be the pleasure OF Inc House 10
call the proposed county by that name.
| The motion Of Mr. Ballard was unanimously
agreed 10.
ro,oman river in Lancaster comfy, was taken up
on motion of Mr.. GRESHAM, and read The first
time.
A message was received from The Senate BY
| Mr.. Rogers, who informed The House that The
Senate had passed tn bill 10 extend the )uisdic-
ton Of the Commonwealth Of Virginia over the
county of Alexandria with amendments.
On motion OF Mr. McPH ERSON,
The House adjourned.
WAR AND MAIL STEA MERS.-A mone
The numerous bills which happily passed both
houses, was The important bill in relation IL the
employment by The Government Of sea steamers
This bill provides, first, Tor The construction OF
four war steamers Of The first class.
Secondly, line OF mail steamers from New
York 10 Liverpool, consisting OF five ships Of
not less than 1000 ions each.
Thirdly, a line OF mail steamers from New
York 10 New Orleans, touching al Savannah in
| Georo;a and Havana with branch line from