Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-11

Mr. SYME moved 10 amend by striking ont Thursday Id
and insert Tuesday, 18th. Lost
Mr.. CONWAY moved To strike out Thursday 18TH and n
sert Saturday. 18th.
Mr.. ST'OVALT. moved lay the resolution and AIMED
f Mcssrs. STOvALL and PENDLEToN advocated b
motion, and Mcssrs FERGUSON, SNOWDEN and dug
opposed the motion
Mr.. SIOyALL withdrew his motion.
MIR SYME voted TO strike out Thursday l3.h and liner
Wednesday, 18th; which was lost.
II Mr. CONNAf'S amendment was agreed 10.
Il Mr. CONWAY moved further 10 amend BY striking n
Monday, IN, and inserting Thursday Sd. Carried
:! Mr. pANNIL offered the following a substitute for ,e
resolution as amended:
Resolved, That, the Senate concng the General Asse,
bly, will adjourn sine die on Monday, January lst !
The roll having been called resnlted-ayes % noes &c.
AyEs-Messrs. Flood Hill Edwards, Carroll stoyi
Boykn, Wallace, Gresham, White, Newman, Coleman ".
ams of MeeRenburg Smith kby Butt VERIFY panni
ter, snowden, Tayne Harvie, Gibson, Mccuc, Shelf,
Brown of Bath and Highland, Mitchell Burwell Hammond
wick Forbes Morris of Cabe, &C., Wills Clarke Of Gimp
bell, Buckner Lacy, Jones of Chesterfield, Barbour gc
Clarke Of Essex, Williams of Fairfax. Hume, Guer3nl
Wood, Wall, Pendeton, Copon Massie, Price Fleming
Powell Stump, Wckham Welton, Lewis of Harrison le
Lancaster Morris of Henry, Southal Duke, Patrick, INV
Ferguson, Schooley Ball. Harris Stokes Kidwell Je
Il Of Marshall Hicks, Warmap, Berne Duckwal Periw
Stubbs Happier Henderson, Campbell, Wheate, Busvrll
Robertson, Hiner, syme. Townes Neal, Cackey Ciarrbn
Patterson, Martz Yancey Herman pman. Hass, Campsl
of s., Conway, Nicholson, Johnson West, Jacobs, DUN
Brown OF We5tmoreland, and Cook of Wood &c.-96.
i The resolution rs amended was adopted
II Mr.. CONWAY offered the following resolution;
Resolved, That with the of the Senate when Id.
House adoums the 9th inst it will adjourn till 3rd Jn
uary ensuing
The resolution was advocated by Mr. CONWAY and o.
posed by Mr.. PANNlLL.
Mr.. PANNILL moved to lay the resolution on the table
i Mr., CONWAY stated that il well known 10 the oil
est members that nothing done in the House from I'll,
Christmas holidays until after the first of January.
i Mr. S4ME thought that VIC should not pass the resoa
ton it generally understood that business Of
great importance was Transacted at theme, but pr
| vatc bills.
The resou,iou was laid on the table by the following vote
AyEs-Messrs Hopkins (Speakcrl Finney, Layne Har
vie, McCuc. Mitchell Burwel Gilmore Wells, Lewis d
Wills, Clarke of Campbell Jones of CHESTERFIELD Barbour
Clarke OF Essex, Williams Of Fairfax Gucrnnt, Edwards
Wood, WALL Pcndleton, Carroll; Price, Fleming Powell
Boykn Duke Patrick, Ferguson, Schooley Harris Stokes
Newman, Kidwell, Shepard, Coleman, Warmnn, Bcimc
Smith, Perrow, Henderson Shcse, Pannil, Hner Syme
Mayo Cook of Doman Patterson, Martz Yancey Herman
Putnam, Hass, Campbell of S. Suite, Hargrave, Nicholson
4 Johnson, George and VESTS.
NoEs-Messrs. Allen, Watson, Carter, Snowdcn Gibson
4 Flood, Shelley, Brown of Bath and Highland Hammond
Gran,ham Rucknet Lacy Page, Hume, Hill, CloP,on
Howse Gresham, Mnter, White, Ball. Jones of NJ Hicks
Williams Of Mcckenburg Duckwa, Kilby, S!ubbs Butt
Yerby Campbell of Boswell Robertson Garrison Gull
len Conway Jacobs Dunn and Brown of wes'morsand-
On motion of Mr. PENDLEToN, Messrs BOYD whea,e
On motion OF Mr.. FERGuSON-Messrs Townes, South
ALL Lewis of Harrison and Doddrdgc and Kiby were adde
| to the committee for Courts of Justice.
| On motion Of Mr.. STOVALL-Resolved That the Cover
nor have 800 copies of the Revised Code bound in tvs,
| volumes and interviewed.
The resolution was laid on the table on motion OF Mr.
/ Towncs.
i The SPEAKER announced the following as the commit
tee on the organization of the Board of Public Works.
Il Messrs. Harvic, Tomlin Segar, Dunn, Dorman Camp
bell of ~, Iownes Shepard, Perrow Conway, Strothcr
Wheate and Wood
bill 10 authorize the sale of part of the real estate
il RESOLUTIONS.
On motion of Mr. HINER-Resolved, That the Commit
tee on Roads, &c. enquire into the expedency of passing
bill to construct turnpike from the town of franklin il
Pendlcton to the town Of Monterey in Highland county,
On motion of Mr.. DoRMAN-Rcsolved That ihe Com
mttee on Agriculture enquire INFO the expedeny of ncor
porating the Etna Iron Works Company for mining
On motion Of Mr. JOHNSoN-Resolved, That the Com
mttec for Courts of Justice enquire into the expedcncy
80 amending tho act passed March s. 1896 entitled an &C
prescribing certain courts in which suits against public
poations composed of officers of the Government may BIZ
maintained to give the Superior and Inferior Courts
OF counties where the Of action arise jurisdiction
all exceeding 100 and SEQ and 10 tn
Justices of the Peace jurisdiction all exceed
ing $50
Roads, &c. enquire into the cXpcdiency of locating
turnpike on State account from Abingdon through occasr
Gap" ntcrsect the Fincuse and Prices Turnpike a
Dckensonye in Russell County, and that the Board Of Pub
lie Works be authorized TO employ competent Engineer
survey and locate the same.
Mr. McCUE moved the following resolution, which, afte
debate between Messrs. McCUE, FERGUSON, DOR
MAN, MAYO, VERIFY, and SHEPARD was indefinitely
postponed on motion of Mr. FERGUSON:
Resolved That invitation be extended by the Genera
Assembly Of Virginia 10 the Principal Of tho Virginia Militia
nv Institute and the Corps of Cadets visit this city
such time this winter as will suit their convenience
i On motion of Mr. STUBS Resolved That the Commit
tee Propositions enquire into the expedency of incopo
rating the City Gas sd Light Company Of Norfolk
Historical Society b. permitted the of the Hall of thu
House of Delegates for their meeting Thursday evening
next.
On motion of Mr. FERGUsoN-Resolvcd That tn,
Committee for Courts of Justice enquire into the expedcncy
of amending the various laws in relation the publication
of the entire series of said reports and furnishing pamph
copies Of the the clerks offices of the several Crcu
Superior Courts of this Commonwealth and of reducing thu
price Of said reports.
On motion of Mr.. DUCKWALL, the Committee on Roads
&c, instructed to enquire into the expedency of
empng persons employed on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road from working on roads and militia and Jury duty
message relating TO the releasing Of the Medical College from
interest due the State referred to the Committee
il Schools, &c
On motion of Mr.. SHEFFEY-Rcsolved, That the Boart
of Public Works be instructed to report this House thu
and residences Of all directors and proxies of raroa
and other companies and also the of all engineers
supernendens of such improvements holding their appoint
ments In like manner.
BY Mr. WoOTToN-Of Ro. Cole and others of Farmville
for charter incorporate company conduct the Foun
dry business in that place.
By Mr. MARTZ-Of the Strasburg Rail Road Convention
resolution that the Legislature pnss act incorporating
company to construct Rail Road from point tn
Alexandria Rail Road to the town Of Harrsonburg.
i BY Mr.. SNOWDENOfctzens of Alexandria and Vale,
i Rail Road.
i BY Mr.. COOK of Wood-Of citizens Of Wood for sepa
election precinct the house owned by Thos Buchc
at mouth Of Walkers Creek.
On motion of Mr.. PENDLETON, the House adjourned
| A GREAT WORK FAIRLY BEGUN.
Last week. considerable interest excited in
in relation the bidding for the Graduation and Masonry
the Extension of the Louisa Railroad from Waynesboroug
to Stanton. great number of bids put in and tn
Board of Directors after due comparison of the estimates de
cided as follows
Richardson & Co. for Nos 10 and 4,
i Muigan and Martin for 8, 6, II and 3
i Wright and Parish for 7, 8 and 10.
i Peter Orchard for No. 9.
i G. B, Manly for No Is.
The building of the bridge given Richard and Cor
neus Collins, two of the best workmen in this country
The reader will understand that the work commences
Waynesborough the 18th mle and terminatesn Staun
ton the lst mic the section each contractor has cast
y noted The selection Of the has yet been deter
mined upon but we learn that Mr. RUooLEs the Engineer