Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-04
HOuse OF Delegates.

House OF Delegates.
"WEDNESDAY, March ;, ls47.
communication was received from the Senate stating
that they had passed
An Act to au,ore the Lynchbarg and Salem Turnpike
Company to MeAdamiIe their road, and for other pupo-
An Act changing the times OF holding the Creui, supe-
nor Courts OF Cumberland and ApPOmauox and the town
OF Lynehburg with amendments. And reject
An Act concerning Free Negroes and Mulatioes
, ine piu changing the time OF holding the Courts OF
Cumberland, AppomatioI, &c, with amendments was
Iald on the table Tor the present.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
lions, presented
A Report upon the Sheriff. returns Of elections and
quaIhcailons OF members.
Mr. LEI, from the committee Roads and Internal Ma
Vigauon, reported the following bill:
y Bal to incorporate the MaaPon Navigation Compa.
ny.
On motion of Mr. PERnow. the report of the committee
OF Courts OF Justice, land the table some days since
teJeenng the petition Of Paulina Wright, for divorce
from her husband taken up and the resolution Of the
committee reversed.
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion OF MI LEASE Resolved. That's select COM
mi'ee DC appointed TO enquire the expodency of
ing m bill TO incorporate company for the purpose Of
manufacturing Eon, cotton, WOOL aud other articles in the
county o. Goocaand, 10 be called The Tuckahoe Aque-
duct Factory"
On motion of Mr.. McPHkRsoS Resolved, That the com.
mtee on Agriculture and Manufactures eruuir, into tho
eSpediency of revivug the acts entitled An Act neor
poEaunS the Va Portsmouth Iron Company :" and An
Act incorporating the Virginia Chlorine Company"-pass
ed Feb lsth lsi5 Also. the expediency OF royying
lae aet entitled An Act incorporating the South Shenan
uoah copper CJmpany"-passed Feb. 2lst 1915.
on motion OF Mr.. JoNEs, OF Gloucester, Resolved That
the committee OF Schools and Colleges be instructed To
qure into the eSpcdency bringing IN bill authorizing
an allowance OF fSry-two dollars and thirty cents TO
Lewis T. Booker OF Gloucester county being the amount
OF ms account Tor the tuition Of poor children in said coun
~ for the year 1915.
Mr. HUI of offered the follovring which ,.,s ~
motion, LAID on the table
Resolved That no member of this House shall have leave
TO speak on any subject for longer period than ton
minutes during the remainder OF this session.
PETITION
Mr. BrNSErT-of citizens OF Lewis county. for m an,
preparation to build bridges the Stauniou and Parkes
burg road
ENGRosSED BILLS.
OIL 10 amend the Act passed March the jth 1916 in
cooperating the Hardy and Winchester Turnpike Company
bill releasing the Commemorative right to certain lots
oi !an1 therein mentioned 10 Daniel d. Jones. Passed
ON 70 declare Mchimms Creek,in the county OF Tyler
apublc highway, and tor other purposes Passed
oiil incorporating the Harrisy!c Turnpike COMPANY
Passed
bill provide for the construction Of a road from Bath
IN Morgan county, TO the mouth OF Johus Run on the
Potomac. Passed Ayes 90; Noes a.
bill providing FOR the extension OF the Louisa Railroad
10 me eastern base OF the Blue Ridge Rejected Ayes
%; Noes 60-as follows:
AYEs-NessrS lsyne Powell Shelly. Johnson Byrd Roas
Smal Thompson Of D. Benneu, Rambrek Morris Love IIl Of
'SeuI eh las SULLIVAN Street White, Csiweu II,it, Thomp
'n OF w. Dlraeo Lee, Duncan Lancaster Th,mp,on OF Je
son Patrick Ballard MIuySe ayJnon Oldham wargorer Blown
OF ~ Berne, Edmundson OF T. Brcatei Perrow DAVIS NJ
Phereon Newman Tun,ta Caekey FairflI Anderson STUN,
So'er Mayo Cook Iiape Doan Bare, OF r. Bueiett
Gillespie tasiieman Stephenson. Floyd-55.
NoEs-hesss Jones Of CheI ei ker) Gusts Funey Rr,n
o. A. arVe sess' Bur"ei Msen BoeoeE Mosby Fox Dick
Ins9n Lacy Caldwell Thamp DinW iie Rnanr scott Sm
Carpef' Wal CalSon C. LeaEs Carroll Wake. Ma,
SovaL Goodwin Howard Hunter, Wallace Gaines. Gresham
h'' "a Harrison Of L. seho1ley Edmondspn LunerLug
Banks Browne OF 81, whlm, Kelly WAITS IIspr.- YeTny
Nun sym y5 En'si Cseke' stone Daniel Tyer, MeEhsnney
man, Chand er-5o "
bill to authorize the States guarantee to certain bonds
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. Passed
Ayes 61 Noes 50-as follows:
AfEs-Messrs BroNn Of An. Layne Shelley Johnson Byrd
sAa' Ihonp'on o. b. Bennett Bam5nek, Morris sau Oh
.i' irving Love, Scot Smith, Hin ~ SULLIVAN Street
wan Carson. White, Cawcl ie; Thomp.on OF M Iiare,,t
Lee Duncan Lancastsr Huntcr M oa' ~ ~, p
lard Harrison Of L. sehooey MIn'yrc ,ymond q nam wa
gonr Brown u Non, Beinn- Edmuudson OF & r. Rr.,t,
Newton Eeus NPher.oa Newman Lane, .rr1,'n $3.50
CoAe fafAI Yer stIm, STROLLER Mayo Cook Iafpe, Dor
man novn o. H. Holiday Fifth gh, Burie, Gillespie Ca,tena n
NoEs-Nessr' Jones C. lspeaterl Cu,, Fnpev Uarvie
Se'usg, bn"e. Mael Fox, dickinson Lacy, Cardyye
thompson o. D. hoane, Carpet Jones OF C. Lease Carroll WALL
er Mao. s:oyai Dard Godwia Howard Vance Can, c.
,nam Riehn'nd Ednondson q un Banks Br- he OF 81 4 NJ
Williams, Kelly Perow, Watts Hapger Ye,by paws Tsua
syne stone, Daniel Bare MEhrHn ~ Mofiso7 IinoC stcI
HaIEtaye, Freeman, Chlnier-JO.
This bill provides Tor guarantee by the State of bonds
OF tue Chesapeake and Ohio Canal the amount of $500
Company. - N''
MIR ScoTT moved take up and consider the bill e.
iaoshin2 District CouTts laid the table some DAYS
since, aud its rcadng to the end thar he
amendments designed be offered by the condemnation
Jefferson OR liunter) might be considered
THIS motion prevailed, and
Mr. HUNrEs then proposed series Of amendments,
which were discussed by Mesrs HUNTER Soorr and Mos
BY.
before deciding upon any Of these amendments
Mr. hcPHERsoN moved TO indefinitely postpone the
bill and amendments. Mr. McP. supported his motion at
considerable length
me'srs SCOTT and ANDERSON replied to the objections
raised by Mr. MCPHERsoN
The vote being then taken upon the motion indefinitely
TO postpone, II was rejected; ayes Is. noes 80.
Mr. HUNTER then withdrew his amendments since il was
possible That ne insisted, division might be produced
among the friends OF the bill.
MI Scorr then moved strike from the bill the 9th sec
ton, which prevailed
Sundfy other amendments wero then adopted and the
BILL as adopted, then ordered rs engrossment
On motion Of Mr DoRMAy, the House adjourned
IL We arc requested to that Hill Carter ESQ wa.
Hotin attendance IN the Hampton Convention by which he
was nominated for Congress, and consequently that he did
not accept the nomination, stated by the Enquirer Mr.
o. has the subject still under considerations
B We arc authorized to announce LEWIS e. HsRyfE,
Esq as candidate to represent the people Of Amelia in
the next House Of Delegates.
u DR.. HOLLlCK commences new Course Of Lee.