Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-12-07
VIRGINIA LEGISLATUR RE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, Dec. 6, 1649

deceased to repeal portions Oh the act OF March TO-
lS49 concerning the election Of trustees in the town OF
Hampton incorporate the Gowrie Coal and Manufac-
turing company; changing the time of holding the Su-
perior Courts of Rockbridge, Nelson and Albemarle
STATE CONVENTION.
The SPEAKER announced the following special com
mee on the subject of State Convention, viz: Messrs
Finney, Stovall, Conway, Mayo, Burwell, Claiborne,
Shefey Cook OF R., Price, johnson, Ferguson, Kid
well and Schooley.
Mr.. BOYD was added to the committee for Courts of
| Justice.
Resolutions of inquiry were offered and adopted as
matter of course on the following subjects:
| By Mr.. FORBES, to require the upper Appomattox
Navigation Company keep that river from Farmvlle
| to the Cut Banks in good navigable order;
| Mr. WHITE, Incorporating the Shebourne Cemetery
| Mr. SYME, exempting deputy clerks from mastering;
| Mr. GILMORE, constructing turnpike the three
fhs principle from Buchanan to the Eastern base of
| the Blue Ridge, in Bedtord;
Mr. KIDwELL, requiring County Courts to publish
| nually list of their appropriations;
| Mr.. MAYO, prohibiting the taking of dispositions OF
slaves in this State, to be used in suits pending in other
States or Territories, wherein citizen OF this State
may be Interested
Company, with power to hold limited amount of real
| estate;
Mr.. WARMAN, appropriatng $4,000 to macadamize
| the Ices Ferry and Fishing Creek Road;
Mr. WIcKHAM, abolistng the existing Militia system,
and substituting an enrolment by the commissioners of
the revenue, OF all white male citizens between the
ages OF IL and IS, and establishing system OF Vo-
| lunteer service.
Various inquiry resolutions concerning turnpkes were
| adopted. We have noticed the most important.
Mr. WEST offered resolution beginning like one OF
inquiry, that is, directing the committee OF Roads to en-
quire into the expediency Of employing engineer to
examine, locate and report upon road from the N w.
Turnpike, near Clarksburg to ntersect the Fishing
Creek road but it ended by declaring that if the engi
neers report be favourable $4,000 should be appropriated
for the road.
Mr. SHEFFEY objected that the resolution wore
double aspect and moved strike out the appropratng
| part.
Mr.. WEST thought the resolution altogether proper
and reasonable. 1t is said he, resolution of inquiry,
inquire in and fthe engineer reportst ought be made,
the resolution says it ought to be.
There considerable discussion as to the proper
construction of Mr.. Vests resolution. Mr.. West final
y yielded to the amendment, and his resolution passed
MooREFIELD AND ALLEGHANY TURNPIKE.
Mr.. WELToN offered joint resolution directing the
proper construction of the act making appropriation
to the Moorefield and Allegheny Turnpike Company.
| Carried.
| MILITIA MUsTERs.
Mr.. CLAIBORNE offered resolution of inquiry, propo-
sing to abolish company musters.
MIR. STovALT moved to lay the resolution the ia
BILE. He said he should oppose any modification at this
session othe revised code adopted the session.
Mr. U. said the code abolished OF the musters;
he proposed to abolish both] Mr.. S. withdrew his mo-
ton but hoped the committee would report against it.
Mr. CLAIBORNE said this House, by large majority,
had voted, at the extra session. several occasions
abolish company musers, but the Senate had modified
the provision adopted by the House. The Senate had
now somewhat changed, and it might have different
views.
Mr.. DoRMAN, Who'll chairman OF the Militia Commit
tee expressed his in the object OF the resou-
tion, and his readiness to aid in its accomplishment
| The resolution was adopted without dissent
On motion OF Mr. STUBBs, the committee of Propo-
sition discharged from the consideration of the
resolutions, offered by him Tuesday last concerning
the proposed bridge between Norfolk and Portsmouth
mr.. S, stated that he had discovered informally,
which made this necessarily
| DATA ON THE CONVENTION QUESTION
Mr.. SHEFFEy offered the following resolution, which
| was adopted
Resolred, That the Auditor of Public Accounts sub
NIT to this House tabular statement, showing the num-
Der free white and black thabes, and the land and
property tax OF the counties and towns in the four great
divisions OF the Commonwealth, for the year 1919, if
practicable, not for the year l94S.
Mr. SHEFFEy offered farther resolution directing the
IuDuc ITIiier 10 print, lor the use OF MEMBERS oUO
copies otdoc %, sess. 1S479, which, he said would
give all the desirable information not called for in the
above resolution.
Mr.. CONWAY said he did not accurately remember
the character oths document and for the purpose of
examination, moved to lay the resolution for the present
on the table
Mr.. YERBY reminded the House that the omission of
the tax merchant licenses in the document ques-
ton, constituted at former session. of difficulty
and he sustained the motion to lay ON the table
Mr. SHEFFEY insisted that the document contained
nothing but the TRUTH and the printing of that could do
no harm.
Mr., WATSON asked why gentlemen were so anxious
to print this document by itself?
| Mr.. SHEFFEy disclamed such desire, and withdrew
his resolution for the present.
LAND WARRANT MONEY.
| Mr.. FERGUSON, remarkng that he thought he saw a
disposition to magnify the of money paid by the
East into the Treasury, offered resolution that the Re-
gister OF the Land Office report to the House the
amount paid into the Treasury for land warrants oca
ted in each of the grand divisions OF the State for the
year 1913.
Explanation being made that the resolution merely
called for information and did not order any printing,
it was passed without dissent
MAPS FOR THE BLIND ASYLUM.
Mr. SHEFFEY offered resolution that the Librarian
be directed to furnish the Blind Asylum with four copies
of the large small map of Virginia. the Principal
may requre-caried.
| HoUSE-KEEPER's TAX.
/ Mr.. BENoNI HARRISON offered resolution of inquiry
proposing tax of ten cents on every house keeper
| Mr.. PERRow moved to lay on the table, which motion
was carried-ayes 49, noes 81.
CONVENTION DATA.
Mr. CONWAY rose to offer resolution calling upon
the Auditor for tabular statement of the merchants
license taxes, but gave way to Mr.. Shetiey who with
the view, moved reconsider the vote adopting
the resolution first offered by him. The vote was ae-
cordngy reconsidered and the whole subject by agree
| ment laid on the table