Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-02
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ed IN relation TO prayer IN this House be made q
standing rule OF This House.
Aud, The question being put thereon, was de.
cided in The negative.
On motion 0! Mr.. PlTTS-Rcsolved, TbaI
The committee On Schools enquire into the expe'
diency OF reporting a bill 10 Incorporate the
Northwestern Virginia Institute.
Mr.. THOMAS presented a substitute, in.
tended to he proposed 10 the bill concerning the
jurisdiction Of o single justice.
Mr.. BURWELL presented a petition of the
trustees of Mount Pleasant Academy, in Bed
ford county, for in enlargement of their corpo.
tate authority.
The SPEAKER presented a petition Of John
II. Ruckman, for further time for q clerk &c
make deeds for lands sold for non payment OIL
taxes.
On motion Of MIR. COWPER, the Report o.
the committee on The defence OF Crancy Island
was made the order Of The day for Saturday
next, IL O'Clock.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a com
counts, transmitting a Ii; of balances remaining
on the books of his office al the termination oil
the fiscal year.
A motion was made by Mr.. LACY, that the
House adopt the following resolution, which
was rejected:
Resolved, That the committee on Finance en-.
quire into the expcdiency Of reporting a bill 10
increase the salary Of the second clerk in The of
fee of Auditor of Public Accounts.
A bill to pay the Clerk and Committee OF
Revisal, with the amendment thereto proposed
by Mr.. STOyALL, was taken up. The bill was
amended on motion Of Mr.. FERGUSON; and
then, on motion Of MIR. STOVALL, was indie.
fnitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. SYME, leave was given
to bring in a bill TO compensate The committee
on Revision and their Clerk for their services
during the recess of the General Assembly.
MIR. FERGUSON offered The following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That no member Of this House
shall speak on any question more than thirty
minutes during the remainder Of the session.
Mr.. SYME moved 10 amend by striking out
the words thirty minutes and inserting in
lieu thereof the words cone hour"
The farther consideration Of the resolution
was, on motion of MIR. CLAIBORNE, inde-
fnitely postponed
Various reports Of committees were agreed
10, and several were laid on the table.
A number of bills were ordered to be en-
crossed.
BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD COMPANY.
A bill 10 incorpor ale line Blue Ridge Railroad
Company and Tor other purposes was taken ur.
Mr.. SMITH Offered The following Iyder, which
was adopted:
"And be il lurher enacted, thai if The Louisa
Railroad Company shall accrp,lhe provisions Of
this act, The said company, shall in case Of such
accordance he bound 10 transport passengers and
commodities from any point, on lis line OF road,
a., &c po,pt ~ ,nt.rS.pttnu with q n - other railroad
or from such point Of intersection, 10 any other
poinl on lis said line, al no higher charge per
mile for the said passengers and commodities,
than would be lharsed by The said company up
on The same passengers or commodities, trans
ported tor the like'dlstanCcs on any other part OF
its road"
The bill and ryder were then adopted BY the
following vote:
A~rEs-Me,srs. Watson, Hart, Smith, Layne Of Al
leghany, Shefiey. McCue, Byrd, Bnrwell, Mitchell
Faulkner, Boak, Byrne Of BaIton, Lewis and Gllmer,
Kyle, Irvine Of Campbell, Barbour, j.. Irving oil Cum
beriand, seear, Thomas, Scott, Rector, Mrclnne,
Howard OF Floyd, Siillman, Wood, Baily, Guerrant,
Carroll, Price, Allen, DarTacott, Wrlton, Lancaster,
Worthington, Laidlry, Ferguson, White, Beard, Harris,
Arnett, Mcdonald, Clrndrnln, fancy. Beirne at Mon
ro-, Barnett, P1frow, Ba.yr, Pins, iiineI, Cacklry,
Mayo. Cook, Paxton, Dorman, Aston, Fugate, Plttman,
Sibert, Thompson Of Smyth. Conway. BuTaeu, .,r"fee'
Bowers, Massey, Goodson, Collins aud Boyd.-7l.
Sors-Messrs. Hopkins, tSpeakerJ Finney, Mock,
Boissrau, Powell, Chea,ham, Harrison of Brunswick,
Mac!in Of Brunswick Moncure Of Caroline, Lacy,
Cardwell. Jones, Clarke, Claiborne, Edwards, Syan"i'
CIopton, Maclin Of Grrrnesvill-, Major, Stovall, Hn.it'
Bassell, Boykin, Howard nf James CITY, YORK ana WI
liamsburg. Thomson of Jefferson. Wallace, hoa'rri,
Tomlin, Webb, IT., Edmond.on, Newman, shepard,
Coleman, Whiule, Guslin, Kilby, But. Cnwper, Yer
by, Pannrll, Jr., Boswell, Turner, Synhr, Iownrs,
Grassy, Herbert, Wootton, Rives, MaI,z, Harper, CRIT
fin, Hargiave and Harvie-53
A bill extending The time that Clerks may
-. -, a.. .. ~ Il nj cold tnr nnn-
| payment Of taxes, was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. STOVALL-Resolved, by
The General Assembly, That the pay OF The
| Clerk OF the joint committee on the Revision oil
The Civil CODE shall be the same as the Clerks oil
The standing committees OF the House oil Dele
gates.
presented a bill TO amend the act, appointing
trustees of The town of Port Royal, 10 Caroline,
with certain powers, passed Jan. %, 1929.
Mi. WORTHlNGTON, in like manner, pre-
scented bill amending an act 10 incorporate Inc
Harper's Ferry and Shenandoah Company, pass
cd Feb. l4'h, lS46.
A bill 10 enable the James River and Kama
wha River Company 10 improve the GIeal Ma
ma ha River for steamboat navigation, from The
great Falls thereof 10 he Ohio River, and Tor ON.
er purposes, was, Oh motion Of Nj. LAlDLEl
ldiu WI huC
A bill making an appropriation for bridges on
the Staunton and Parkersburg road was passed
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD.
A motion was made by Mr.. Shepard, mat ln'
rule Of the House be suspended for the purpose Q
reconsidering the voc by which The House Telcc-
led the Virginia and Tennessee Rail Road bill
and was decided in the aft native by The follow
ing vote
Arrs-Messrs. fari, Smith; Layne Of A',ssnamy
Burwel, Faulkner, Boak, Hudson: nytne Of Bra1ion
Lewis and Gilmer, Kyle, Irvine OF Campbell, Lacy
Barbour, Irving Of Cumberland, Serar, Thomas Scol,
Rector, Howard Of Floyd, Stlliman, Claiborne, baity
Guerrant, Carroll, Darrncott, Wrlton, Bassell, Lan;as
ter, Howard Of Janes City, York and Williamsburg
Worthineton, Laldley, Lane OF Lee, Ferguson, Nnne
Bcirnc Of Monroe, Barnett, Kiiby, Perrow., Robinson
Cowper, Basye, Pitts. i'annrll. Husweil, lliner, synt
Townes, Grasry, Fairfax, Golf, Stroth-r, Mayo, Cook
Paxton, Dorman, Mar;z, Harper, Aston, Fugatr, Piti
man, Sihert, Thompson of Smyth, Bnrdeit, George
Bowers, Goodson, Collins and Boyd-79.
Nors-Messrs Hopkins, tSpeaker,) flnney, Noon
goisseau, DE Camps Harrison OF Brunswick, Maciin Q
brunswick, Moncure II Caroline, cardwen, lone
Clarke, Edwards, Wood, Sydnoy, Clopton, Maciin .
Grernesvllie, Major, Siovall. Allen, Hirtt, BnyKh
Thomson of Jefferson, Wallace, Ilouser, Tomlin, Wen.
Edmundson, New man, Mcdonald, Colrman, Wni'ue
Custin, Butt, VERIFY. Turner, Herbert, Woolton, iive'
Harrison Of Prince William, Griffin, HafgfaVe' Aasse
and Harvey AZ. ~
The question coming up on The passage oil 10
bill. Mr.. SHEPARD moved Inc following r'dei
"Be il further enacted, thai six per cen'um upo
so much of The Sales stock 10 the Virginia an
Tennessee Rail Road Company, asshall haV
been paid in for The use OF said company, sha
be annually sci apart and paid by The company
out OF such portion OF surplus profits afisin
from said Rail Road, as The condition and wan
of The said Rail Road will admit Of being d
vided, and the remainder of such surplus shall
divided among the private or individual STOCK
holders OF The said company. Provided, !h'
any interest which The Safe may be require
10 paw by virtue OF the provisions ofthis act!,sha
be refunded OUT Of said surplus prohts, oeloI
any division shall be made amongst The priva'
or individual Stockholders of said company"
Mr.. PAXTON moved to lay The bill and r.
der on The liable, and have The ryder printed.
Mr.. CLAIBORNE moved The previous que'
lion, pending which, on motion OF Mr.. "a
TON, the House adjourned.
IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN u.
SToCKS-A Washington letter, OF The q
February, says:
1.-THE Chancellor of The Smithsonian institute
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