Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-14

burg 10 the town OF Lynchburg.
On motion OF Mr.. STOVALL-Re,o,.,
That the committee cn Finance enquire ino =,
expediency Of changing Inc mode Of colec,%i.se
so much OF The revenue OF the City Of Ricbms,s
as is derived from licenses TO merchants ~.
ioneers, vendors of lottery tickets, keepers Of :,
dinafies houses OF private entertainment, and =.
curing the same 10 be accounted for and paid +,
10 The public treasury every sixty days.
On motion OF MIR. TWYMAN-Resolv.
That the committee on Roads, &c, enquire in.
Ine expectancy OF increasing the capital Stock
inc LOUISA Railroad Company TO enable them
e1'ene !neiI Toad along the ridge dividing the v.
.els VI 'ne is' wanna and Rapid Ann rivers in
the valley u virginia, in The direction of Har.
soLburg. -a'''
On motion o. Mr.. TOMLIN-ResoJved r..
The committee on Propositions, &c. enou;r. i,'
The expediency OF amending an ac, enli,lei ::
acl passed March 9Th, 1910, authorizing ser.
rate election al Monsohick in The county Of e.,
William.
PETITIONS, &c.
Petitions, &c, were presented, and Teferre!
appropriate committees:
BY Mr.. STEPHENSON: OF ci,izer,
khchie county, Tor The establishment OF a Co...
rate election in said county. BY MIR. LANES
Oi Citizens OF Campbell. Bedford and PiusyIr'
MA, i"r lie formation OF a new county on
paris Of said counties. BY Mr.. JACOBS. n.
citizens OF Clarke county, Tor the eslablisbms,..
an election precinct al the house Of Levi n.
in said county. BY Mr.. HIETT: OF ciiizsrsI.
the county OF Hampshire, Tor he incofpor,,;..
OF company 10 construct turnpike road f..
me Green Spring Depot, in said county, to Nc,,
Ned, IN Hardy county. BY Mr.. CAMM. 4.
cnIzeIs OF Elizabeth City county, Tor The ZEN,
OF Inc law Creating ferry from Hampor !.
Norfolk, and Tor The establishment OF irrry ,.
tween said points BY Mir CONWAY; o..
!izsns OF Spoti>ylvania, for sid CT the Sra,.,
constructing Railroad from FREDERICKSBURG
Orange Cour'-honae, and 10 extend the SANE
some point East OF The Blue Ri!se. By y,
MARlZ: o. citizens OF Rockingham, pra,r,
that an ACT may be passed 10 amend The char,
OF the New Shenandoah Company, aud iota,
increase of The capital stock of said compstr
BY Mr.. STURM: Ofci liens Of RaEtolph r.,
bour, Taylor and Marion Tor The cons.
ton OF turnpike road from Beverly. in r..
doIph, to Faimouni, in the county OF Mari
By Mr.. WATSON: OF the P!esiGen, and n
recIois Of the Rvanna Navigation Company =.
an alteration oil the charter OF said cCmpary,e
change the time Of holding lhcir annual mee.j,,,
BY Sir. TALlAFERRO: Ct Peter B. FuIr>'.
Franklin county. Tor compensation Tor se!.,,,,
rendered By him in guarding a convict to tie p.
nilcaliaiy. 81 Mir. CONWAY: OF SAM PHI.
lips, ior compensation tor money advanced sri
services rendered under An order Of the G.,
vernon, directing IN examination Of vesse.
10 prevent the Introduction ot smallpox into
the town OF Fredericksburg. By Nj now
ARD, Of Williamsburg; OF Robert NJ ca.
retl, Tor The appoinmen, u trustee in Il.
State @. Ohio to hold certain funds now vese.
SAID Garrett as trustees tor Lucy Booker a.,
othcls. BY Nh TATE: OF citizens OF Smy,t.
10 authorize tnP Trustees OF Emory and Iler',
College 10 pay The interest on their debt By d.
ucalne eIaiu;.ously certain number Of indget
young men.
TIE ROANOKE AND SEABOARD RAIL,
ROAD.
A bill 10 rri'e the Seabrafd and Roanoke RAJ
road and The Roanoke Railroah Companies, an
for other purposes, was taken up on motion
Mir. COWPER, read a second time; ana sun.y
amendments thereto were made on his motion
The sixth section OF lie bill is as follows:
BE it further enacted, That in addition to lt:
land which The corporation may take iof ros:.
way, depots, SC, under authority OF e1iSibg
laws they are hereby authorized TO purchase such
further parcels as may be deemed necessary aud
conveuien. for depot arrangements, and Tor pur.
chasing earth, timber aud wood for the consiuc.
ton OF the road and the business Oft the COMPANY
A motioa was made by Mr. SYME to amen!
The same. By adding thereto The following proyisg
"PrOvi:ej, That nothing herein contained shal
authorize SAID company 10 hold more than use
acres 0! land al any water station or depot, O:
engage in any olher business than thai of ratOa!
| lranspouairn.
Mr.. YERDY moved The following Substitute
| for he amendments:
Provided, Thai nothing herein contained shall
authorize SAID company 10 hold more l'an 1900
aces Of land in the gsreoatc al any one tine"
A long and animated debate cnsued upon his
molten which was participated in by Nessrs.
COWPER, YERBY, STEPHENSON, SYME,
| HARFlE, FLOYD and NEWTON, anu Me
| question was decided ia the negative, by The lo.
lowing vote:
ArKs-MeSSrS Suowdcn, Laynr, Shelfcy, John,o.
Of Augusta, Hamilton, Brown Of Berkeley, Mo,el-y
McGtnnis, Lacy, Thornton. Camm, Roane, Thoma,
Rector, Howard of Floyd Silman, Taliaferr0, Wal
Ciopon. Carroll, Price, Major, Stora, IIieu. Boykm
Parks, Webb, Morgan, Meredith, Oldham, Browne If
Mathews and Middlesex, Greer, Coleman, Tanzry
Vawter, Gardner, Michael, Kelly. Newton, Ilapp,;
Cowper, VERIFY, lasye, Dice, Tuns:all, LaRier, CaCs
ley, Siurm, Harper, Dorman, Bare Wundrr, Burte.I
Chandler aud SIephensou-55.
NoE'-Messrs. STROLLER, tSpeakerD Allen Of Acco
mack, Gusts, Watson, Hart, Haty:e, Powell, Cheat
ham, Scrugcs, Stewart, Thompson Of Boietouri, BAN
brick, Harrison Of Brunswick Maclin Of BTun.Hie s,
Clay. Moncure ol Caroline, Roberts. Jones, Gillian,
lroskS, Wood, Allen Of Giles and Mercer, GurHahi,
M1clin al GTetnrsvllle. Allen of Hampshire, DarraC
Johnson Of HARRISON and Dodtrider, Lancaster Turr
Of Henry, Howard Of James City, York and Williams,
burg, McMunan, Wallace, Wright Tomlin, Colson
| White, Beard EdmOndson, Twyman White Eielhg
ton, Turner Of Patrick Syme, Cooke, Scott IL Preston
Womack, Rives, Jasper. Cook Narir, Morrison, HI Of
Shenandoah, Tate Goodwin, Conway, Briggs, GLE.
pie, West, Jacobs and Floyd-6D.
Mr.. VERIFY moved The following ameDimcr'
Provided, that nothing herein contained Shall
authorize said company 10 purchase more than
1000 acres OF land in the aggregate al any one
time.
This amendment was adopted ayes 50, noes
90. The vote was the same as on the Tor.
mer amendment, with the exception OF Messrs
STEWART, ALLEN Of Hampshire, GOOD
WIN and BRIGGS, who voted against tie Tor
mrr and in favor OF the preaenr, and Mr. HAIR
Ora We, who did not vote on The former ameot
iaer., tu VINO voted in the affirmative on this
and Mr. ThNZEY, who voted for the iofme
bu! did rot vote on the last amendment.
Mr.. SYM NE moved the following amendment
"And be il further provided, That The unite
rpon the Sd d 1000 acres Of land shall be use
tor no o:hrr purpose Than that OF Constructing al
repairing the road and for fuel for the same, no
shall said company engage ia any otter bushes
than that Of Rail Road anspoiaion."
On this amendment debate sprung up be
tween MessTs. SHEFFEY, SYME, YERBi
HARVlE and STEWART.
Without arriving at any decision, On mo'ict
of Mr.. CONWAY, the House adjourned
II Gen. Taylor should not be cleo Ell President
he may attribute his failure to Inc folly Of lho'
who claim 10 be his cspecia! triends-irom WHOM
he may we'll pray to be saved.
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