Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-09
WEDNESDAY, MARCH I, lS49.

HOUSE Ut DELEGh co.
PRAYER by the Reverend Leroy M. Lee, oil
Methodist Church.
Mr.. STROTHER, from tho committee for
Courts, presented a bill authorizing the payment
Of a sum of money TO Thomas Wright, Of Frede-
ricksburg.
Mr.. COWPER presented certain documents
relative TO the claim of John M. Seely.
A bill concerning divorces, was, on motion OF
MIR. WATSON, laid on the table.
BILLS PASSED.
A bill defining the duties OF officers conduct
ing election precincts in certain cases passed.
A bill concerning Claudius Crozet-p passed.
A bill to amend ca aci entitled, an act con.
corning the administration OF real assets pass
ed.
A bill 10 amend the act entitled, an act
changing the tenure Of the Office Of surveyor
passed.
A bill releasing TO the heirs Of Edwin Kicks
the Commonwealth right 10 certain land
passed.
A bill to amend the act entitled, an act in
cooperating the Manchester Bridge Company
passed. >,
A bill authorizing an exchange of arms with
a troop of cavalry in Appomattox-passed.
A bill concerning segub H. Parrock-passed.
CONVICTION AND OHIO RAILROAD.
A bill to incorporate the Coving,on and ONO
Railroad Company was taken up, and the CUES.
lion being put upon its passage, was determined
in the negative : ayes So, noes SO, as follows;
A~rss-Messrs. Watson, Layne Of Allegheny, shehry'
McCue. Byrd, Burwell, Faulkner, Hudson, De camps
| Moore, Wills Irvine of Campbell, Irving OF Cumorilaho'
Segar, Rector, McClung, Howard Of Floyd, stiIiman'
Baily, Carroll, Price, Darraeots, Weldon ,ansas.et
| c1endenin, Tanzey, Beirne of Monroe, Barnett, Robin
son, Pitts, PaEnell, Huswali, hiner, Caskisy' fnina.'
! Aston, Fngate, Putnam, sihert, Thompson Of smyth,
| George, Royers, Goodson, Collins and Boyd-as.
NoEs-Messrs Hopkins, !speaker,) Finney, n9ck'
Maclin Of Brunswick, Kyle. Moncure Of Caroline
Cardweli, Jones. Barbour, Vaughan, Clarke, Scott,
Claiborne, Edwards, Wood, Sydnor, Clopton, Guerrant,
Major, Stovall. Allen, Hiett, Boykin, Howard OF LANES
CITY, York OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Thomson Of !rfisT2on
| Wallace, iIouser, Tonlin, Webb, Lane OF Lee, harri'
son of Loudoun, gea:I, harria. Newman, Coleman
Townes. Grasty, Herbert, Wootton, Riyes, Harrison OF
Prince William, Conway, Moncure OF stafford, mar
| grave, Nicholson, Buriett, Massey and liarveI So.
The resolution for suspending he construction
| of the Southwestern road, was taken up, and on
| motion of MIR. LACY, was laid on The liable.
The bill establishing and regulating rates OF
| pilolaee in certain waters OF Virginia, was taken
up.
Mr. MAYO moved 10 amend, so that vessels
| above Hampton Roads should not be forced &c
| take a pilot. The amendment was rejected.
| On motion OF MI. MAYO, the House subse'
quenlly agreed to a nearly similar amendment
offered by him.
On motion of Mr.. HIETT the rule OF The House
| was suspended, and the vote rejecting The bili u
( provide for the construction of the Taze@ell ant
| Fancy Gap Turnpike road, was reconsidered
and The question being put upon The passage, !
was rejected by The following vote:
49,. AaoovS \ aunn nj Allerhauy. ChCl.lltu. SheI
fey, McCue, Mitchell, Burweil, Bcak. Hudson, Byrn'
Of Bra1ton, Lewis and Cilmer, hyle, Wills, segar, R.c
Tor, Howard of Floyd, Baiiy, Carroll, Price, Wciton
Lancaster, Thomson Of Jefferson, Laidlry, Ferguson
| Beard, Arnett. Clendenin. Tanzey, Beirne o; Monroe
! Barnett. Robinson Pitts, Hinsr, Syme, Cackley, Fair
| Tax. Cot, Mayo, Cook, Paxton, DolInan, Martz, Harper
| Aston, Fugate, Pittman, SIbert, THOMPSON oil Smyth
George, Massey, Goodson, Collins and Boyd-5i.
Nors-messrs. Hopkins, fSpsaker) Finney, Mock
Watson, Boisseau, DE Camps, Harrison of brunswick
MacIin of Brunswick. mOncure cf Carolins; Lacy
Cardwell, Jones, Barbour, Vaughan, Clarke, Thomas
Scott, Stiliman, Claiborne, Edwards, Wood, sydnor
Cloptoo, Guerrani, Major, slovall, Hiett, Darracnll
burg, Wallace, Houser. Tomlin, Webb, Harris. New
man, Mcdonald, Coleman, Whitile, Gustin, ki'ey, hut'
Cowper, VERIFY, Basye, .panneli, Boswell, Turner
Townes,G rasty, Herbert, Wooi,on, Rives, Harrison a
Prince William, Hargrave, Nicholson, Burdett an
Mr.. FAULKNER presented a letter from III
Superintendent of the Military institute, rela
live 10 the triapgulalion of The State and a lei
ter i.om Alexander Valtemare, presenting
geological map Of France.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a com
munication from The Board OF Pubic WORKS, J
answer 10 The resolution OF The House oil IN
9th instant, showing how far The Southwestern
Macadamjzed road has been put under cuntrac
and TO what extent The contracts have been com
pleled. -
adjourned.