Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-24
THURSDAY, March %, 1913.
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The SPEAKER laid before the Senate a com.
muhica,ion iron John N. Paton and Conway
Robinson, Esq respecting The Revision Of The
Civil Code.
The bill improving the navigation Of Twelve
Poc and Mud Rivers vas taken ur; advocated by
Mrs>rs. CAPER TON, FRY, GALLAHER,
STRlNGER and CAkLlLE; and opposed rs
MIR. COX, and was reJecied-aycs IL. noes II.
The tnl concerning The Roy>ler Ferry, al
Cla!Rsvi;e, was taken up, on motion 0! Mr..
BAPTIST.
Mr.. BAPTIST advocated Al length the pas.
sasc OF The bill, and Mr.. GARRETT opposed II.
Mr.. WITCHER also advocated The bill. l.
finally passed.
The bill for the extension OF the Louisa Rail.
road was taken az, ard he Amendments OF Inc
committee were adopted. Before the question was
taken on the passage Of the bill,
On motion OF Mr.. CRUMP, the Senate agreet
10 vaca!e tho Chair al hall pas. , O'Clock, and
meet again at4 u'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate resume he consider alton Of he
LOUISA Rai.roai bll, ami, after much discussion
b. Nlrs-fs AABLEK, VOOLFOLK. SLOAN,
WITCHER, SfRlNGGR, CARLILE. KIN
NEY AMI GALLAHER, il passed-ayes 20,
noes 8.
The bill concerning William Lazier was taken
up, on motion Of Mr.. CARLlLE, and passed.
On mo;iun q Mr.. PARRlOTr, Tie Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER Land before The House a rom.
municaIion from the revisofs OF The Civil CuGe.
Mr.. SCOTT, rom The committee o. Courts u
Justice, presented a bill concerning convcyances
BY deputy sheIiiis.
Mir. DO4MAN, from the committee % Fl.
nance, presented a reporton the debt, expenditures
and resources .. he Common wealth.
MIR. NEWTON, from the committee on he
Militia Laws, reported a bill for The better orgaGt.
cation o. the militia.
On motion OF MI. NEWTON, the committee
on The Militia Laws were discharged from me
consideration OF The resolutions for furnishing the
militia officers with q copy OF the militia / wsari
SCOTS military tactics; Tor amending the laws
prescribing the duties OF Brisadier Generals; Tor
supplying clothing for The Virginia regiment IN
he service OF the United States in Mexico; for
| repeating so much of the militia laws as requires
volunteer companies to uniform in lime q peacei
relative 10 The volunteers who compose ,he W.
einia regiment in service in Mexico; from me
communication OF The Governor relative 10 me
account bttMeen the State and the United S,aits,
and IRON the petition 0f James Mcdowell and
Thomas Shanks; OF The Ulcers Of the 1l2 re.
gimeni; Of citiz.ns Of Aibematle, Buckingham
and Nelson, for raising a volunteer cons any q.
Howardsyille; Of S. Basseu French AMI others
and Of The officers OF cavalry companie. in Hen
rico, Richmond city and Chesterfield.
The Clerks Of the committees on the Militia
La Us and on Schools and Colleges we're oriefe-
to be discharged, the committees having no iuHhs
use for them.
PETITIONS, &C.
By Mr.. .BAMBRlCK: OF citizens OF ne
Northern end Of Brooke county, Tor the esiao.
lishment Of a separate election al The house o.
James Neil, in said county.
Mr.. STOVALL presented a Dill 10 auInotiN
a separate poll 10 be taken upon NE ques'lon =.
The repeal OF the charter OF Inc Northumberland
Academy.
The Tax Bill was taken up, on molten OF ".
NORMAN, and amended 10 SOM unimplnaps
pa niculars A further amendment was oas't1
by Mr.. DORMAN, 10 amend The bill so as 10 iai
stills. MIR. PASNELL moved 10 amen! 'As
amendment, so as to exclude stills which afeen
Moved in cis,illing grain and fruit the raising o.
he dis,iller. The amendment, as anente- was
agreed lo-ayes 81, noes 46-as follows: 49,,
~Yr,-Mes Allen Of AccoHack, Watson, han'
snowden. Layne, Johnson Of Augusta, serugg.' sur
art, BambrIck, Harrison OF Brunswick, M'sn o
NcGinnls, Mosby, Moncnre of Caroline, Iho'' 81
Gillian, Roaue, SULLIVAN, Wall, GuenAnt, MAJOR ~
vail, Darracott, Lancaster, Howard Of James Guy H.,
and Williamsburg Thomson Of Jefferson, Parks, ~
lace, Tomiln, Webb, Morgan, HARRISON o. L 3stn,a.
White, Meredith, Edmondson, Raymond, 5 ou !.
Browne OF Mathe ws aud Middiesex, Greer, ,"ra@as
Perrow, Happer, Cowper, VERIFY, Basye, And Ga,ss
Edg,nston, Pann-ll, Boswell, syme' u Lan'e, m;egIs.r.
Stone, Rives, Harper. D@rman, bas, NATL, r "s,slroE
Briirrs. Buris,t, West and Chandlrr-67: u,,y,.
Noss-Messrs. suother, Sneaker Gusts, iae.
pa,., rh.atbam, BrJwn of Berkeley, Gay o..
80 Nv" oa,ho,r Camm, Thomas, Srotf of fanan'rf III n.
~, ,u"' III Of Fayelle and Nicholas, Howard Of Floy''cs ,r
49, BrooKs. Wood. Allen OF Cites AMI M.x Inn.
ia a CLINTON. Maclin OF Greensvilie, Allen oil h Tay
Ihm, Seymour. Turner Of Henry, Wright, Cols'H,, PIT
man, Tanzey, vawter, Michael, Kelly; Ia.ns' s,urr,
, = Dice. Tuns,al, Scott Of Preston, Womaes' 49,