Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-02
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

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Church.
Mr., S,ovall, from the committee on Finance
presented a bill authorizing The County Couf' .
Prince William 10 reassess The lano no" o"he'
by Richard C. Mackall.
MI. COOKE presented The petition oil sundrJ
millers If Roanoke, tor a repeal 0l The acls re
laline to The inspection al -four.
Mr. FAULKNER, from the committee on hi
Library, presented a bill in lieu OF 18Th chap
of The Civil Code relative 10 the duties OF iht
Secretary OF Stale and concerning The Sale Il
brary and the Library Of the Court OF Appeal:
al Lewisburg. Referred 10 committee on Revi
sion.
Mr.. HART, according TO order, presented a
bill to incorporate The Buffalo Academy IN Put
nam county.
MI. ROBINSON, in like manner, presented .
bill 10 incorporate The Franklin Savings Banl
in Norfolk city.
On motion of Mr.. SHEFEEY, The report o
the committee !ur Courts OF justice %reIectns
The petition OF Ferdinand S. Hieskell 10 be d.
yorced from his wife was recommitted.
MIR. SHEFFEY presented a document TO sup
port The said petition.
A motion was made by MIR. CLAIBORNE
that, with The consent OF the Senate, when Tins
House %adjourns on Monday, 9Th March, that II
adjourn TO meet on The 28lh May next.
A motion was made by Mr.. HERBERT 10
amend The said resolution, by STRIKING ou' ON
and inserting 9Th.
The farther consideration OF the SAID resolr-
lion was. on motion OF MIR. FERGUSON, indie
hnilely postponed ayes 90, noes SO.
Mr.. PANNELL, according 10 order, present.
ed a bill amending the charter OF The Piedmont
Mining Company.
MIR. STOVALL from The commiltee on Fl
nance, presented a bill 10 amend an ACT provi-
ding for The erection Of a monument 10 Wash
ington.
On motion Of Mr. MoNCURE OF Caroline,
leave was given 10 bring in a bill 10 amend and
explain an act passed January 29lh, lS29, enli-
tied an act appointing trustees OF The town OF
Port ROYAL.
Mr. FERGUSON presented a petition of citi-
zens OF Wayne county, for a change 10 The
boundary lines between The counties Of Wayne
and Cabell.
The report of The committee for Courts OF
Justice against The expediency Of giving TO The
Circuit Superior Courts OF Law and Chancery.
concurrent jurisdiction with the County Courts
over all sums over $40, was taken up.
Mr.. HOWARD OF Williamsburg made an
unsuccessful motion TO reverse the same-the re.
port was then agreed TO.
The Report OF The Committee on Propositions,
rejecting The petition Of citizens OF Halifax Tor
a change OF The place OF holding The election
precinct now held al Locust Level in said coun-
", was, on motion of Mr.. STOVALL, laid on
the table.
Various reports Of committees, rejecting the
PRAYER OF different petitions and resolutions, were
concurred 10.
A bill TO discontinue two, and establish one
separate election in Patrick county. was, on mo-
lion Of Mr.. TURNER, laid on the table.
Various bills were read a FIRST, and ordered TO
be read a second time.
MI. LACY submitted a subs,i ute, intended 10
be proposed by him 10 the bill, authorizing a sub
scriplion on behalf oil The Commonwealth to The
%capilal stock OF the Richmond and Pamunkey
Railroad.
CONVICTION AND OHIO RAILROAD.
A bill to incorporate The Covingion and Ohio
Railrcad Company was taken up, and, after a
long debate between Messrs. THOMSON oil
j., LAIDLEY and PRICE. was rejected by the
following vote:
ArGs-Messrs. Hart, Watson, Smith. Layne OF Allie
ghany, Powell, Sheffey, McCur, Byrd, Bur~eii, Faux
ner, Boak, Hudson, Byrne Of BraIton, Lewis aud Gil
mer, Irvine of Campbell, Irving OF Cumberland, seear,
McClung, s%,ilman, Baily, Price, Welton, Lancaster
Wor,hington, %Laidley, Ferguson, Arnr,t, Mcdonald,
son, Puts, Hiner, Cacklsy, Fairfax, Goff, STROLLER,
Mayo, Cook. Dorman, Paxton, Pit,nan, Siberi, George,
ROyers and boyu-4f.
NoEs-Messrs. Hopkins, (speaker) Finney, Mock,
Boiss.au, Cheatham, Mitchell, Harrison of Brunswick,
Maclin Of Brunswick, Kyle, Moncure Of Caroline, La
cy, %Cardwel, Johss, Barbour, Vaughan, Clarke, tho
mas, Howard of Floyd, Claiborne, Edwards, Wood
sydnor, Clopton, GueIrant, Carroll, Maclin Of Gresnss,
vile, slovall, Major, Allen, Bassell, Boykin, Howard Of
James City, York and Williamsburg. Thomson Of JET
White, Beard, Harris, Newman, Shepard, Coleman,
White, Gustin, Butt, Cowper, VERIFY, Basye, Pannell,
Boswell, Turner, syme, Townss, Grassy, Herbert,
M l--..-- - 49, sI,a urfr
Harper, Aston, Fugate, Thompson Of smyth, Griffin,
Moncure Of Stafford, Hargraye, Burdelt, Massey, haf-
v.y and Collins-72. :,
A bill 10 incorporate lbe Blue Ridge Railroad
Company was laid on The table and made The or
der OF the day for tomorrow IL o'clock, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. StlEFFEY.
A bill 10 prohibit the taking Of fish by seines
or nets by non rcsidents in and Tor The waters oi
the Great and Little Kanawha rivers and lis
tributaries, or in the waters of The Ohio river or
its tributaries, was passed.
A bill to provide Tor the extension OF the Moor
field and North Branch Turnpike Road was Ia
ken up.
The question was put and The Speaker an.
nou Rced The vote to be ayes d5 noes "a; but, be.
fore the Speaker had stated that The bill was
passed, several gentlemen stated that they did
not think they had been counted. The ayes and
noes we're then ordered TO be called. Mr.. RlVES
opposed the indiscriminale appropriation OF mo.
ney. ,.u
Messrs. THOMPSON OF j., and SHEFFEY
thought that this bill should pass there was nc
country more entitled 10 appropriations for roads
A good deal OF conversation took place IN rela'
lion 10 internal Improvements between Messrs
RIyES, ROBINSON, BOYD and SEGAR.
The question was then put and resulted as iol
lows:
A~YEs-Messrs. Watson, Hart, Smith, Layne Of ALE
ehany, Shelley, McCne, Byrd, Boak, Hudson, Byrne &
Braxton, Lewis and Gilmer, De Camps, Kyle, Barbour
Irving Of Cumberland, Segar, Thomas, Rector, Nc
Clunr, Claiborne, Edwards, Sydnor, Baly, Price, Al
len, Weiton, Bassell, Lancaster, Worthingt0n, Thorn
son Of Jefferson, Laldlsy, Ferguson, White, Beard, Ar
nett, Mcdonald, Clendenin, Tanzey, Belrnr OF Monroe
GusIin, Perrow, Robinson, Pitts, Pannell, Buswell, Ill
| ner, TONNES, Cackley, Fairfax, Golf, Strotber, Mayo
| Paxton, Dorman, Martz, Harper, Fugate, Piltman, 81
bert, Burdett, George, Boyers, Massey, Collins an'
Boyd-64.
Nors-Messrs. Hopkins, (Speaker,l Finney, Mock
| Boisseau, Cheatham, Mitchell, burwel, Harrison o
Brunswick, Maclin OF Brunswick, Irvine of Campbell
| Moncure of Caroline, Cardwell, Jones, Clarke, Iowart
| of Floyd Stillman, Clopton, Guerrant, Carroll, maclii
of Greenesville, Stovail, Major, Boykin, Howard o
James City, York and Williamsburg, Wallace, HouseI
| Tomlin, Webb, harris, Newman, Shepard, Coleman
Whiitle, Butt, Yerby, Basye. Turner, Grassy, Herbert
Wootton, Rives, Harrison Of Prince william, Aston
Griffin, Moncure Of Stafford, Hargrave and liaIvey-4e
On motion OF Mr.. WORTHlNGTON,
The House adjourned.