Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-22
7-Et:1sLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
Mosp.y, FEBRUARY 10, ls49.

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| by,eriau Church. e., ronrs
Mr. SCOTT. from The committee Tor Co"a.S
| - Ins,;cs n,es,n,ed a bill concerning INC 90 80
| ,ean, nj The town OF LynchouIe; duu =. ~.
sna;oa IN lime of holding The CiTcuil SoPti'li
Cur. IT Appomallox, Charlotte and i1aniAA
counties. ,,;,,.o nm Pronosi-
Mr. MAJOR, from the committee on liupo,.
rims presented reports adverse 10 Tue ~
49,, a,,,e Gle, lions in Taylor and w Uou, d. 'he
tol IS "a, M,uin Butcher in Wood county; and Tor
u,hor,z;ns the Clerk Of Lee county 10 convey
,racIs 81 land to Isaac Robinelii and aeainss
tho nelilions of citizens OF Randolph, Nicnoids
and Rrar,op. for new county, oi citizehs VI
The Town OF Brdgewater; Of cilizshs u .ne 49,
rs From ROYAL: OF citizens Of Loudoun ior d
| ,ep,,a,. election: OF citizens OF 81. bfiues W
Npr,olL county. relative 10 VIM. Tatem's Miili
=, lanes Sbanks. for changing the county INES
- Rn,s,onr, Alleehanv aud Monroe counnes;
md AGAINST The memorial ol me uehefai leui-
neranee Assembly OF Virginia; and
! A bill authorizing separate eiecnou d. Dt
| town in Frederick; ana
A bill to incorporate Inc Lyhchpuis ho'e anu
fr Mr. oS Wits from The committee on Roads,
~ hin IN au,bc.iz, Tyre Black CT WAYNE
,,n,v ~ es,.hIisb ferry cross The SANDY Ri
I'm motion OF Mr. WALLACE, leave was
,,an,ed = hiring in bill 10 establish sys'em OF
s'sT,c, free sch, ols Tor King G orse county.
m motion Of Mr. MASSEY Resolved, That
from and after today this House will NEE, al III
| ocl, ok. -. ,,nc
In tfsrine the foregoing resolution, MI. MAS
/ SEW said b. was Influenced BY an earnest oeslfe
! - facilitate The business before The House. MOI
| l,rp since he had voted I an extra session; ne
1 IA haiie " mol h..tf q n.
m,ree on revision were SINCERE IN their report
and ,ha, me House also was sincere in adopting
Tho report of mat commiilee; but in order TO car
! 70 IN, me views U This comm lee, as wei as oil
| ,bcss who voted tor This Adjourned session, al
carly adjournment Of the present session IS ne
rcsss,v Under no other expectation would ne
| nave voted Tor il. He hoped The House wouli
| adon, The resolution. II would add neatly TWO
| days Ia every week, and thereby enable us 10 ee'
| "A nv ne 5 or ui March; and in This way
| MAKE me extra session not only saving OF time,
hui saving ii money also.
On motion oil MIR CHEATHAM, leave was
owen 10 beiue in a bill apporrionins The school
onn,a between The counties OF Appomattox and
! Campbell.
a motion was made BY Mr.. HINER, mat the
| House adop, the following resolution:
| Resolved, That The Speaker vacae the Chair
a, , o',cck to-day and each succeeding day there
alter 10 be resumed a. hai.past three until other
wise ordered.
And the question being puthereon was decided
in The negative.
| committee on Finance asaiusl the petlIon o CT
rzsus OF Wheeling, tor an lnc'ease OF Brokers
licenses, was ordered 10 be Tecomml,led
PETITIONS
The following petitions were presented and Ie
! terred 10 appropriate committees:
By NJ .STOVALL: Of John @ Eoft q 20.
demonstrating against he petition OF ci''zsns o
Wheeling. relative 10 an increase OF Brokers II
censes
By Mr. TURNER: OF William Ayres to b.
allowed certain military claims.
| nv Mr.. MOORE OF snndry ladies' al Cabr''
for The passage OF an act repeating all laws 10
granting licenses for The sale OF ardent 'pinls
A bill 10 punish frauds upon the elective iran
chise was on motion OF Mr.. PERROW, indeh
ni,eiy p siponed.
The following ensrossed bills we're ordered L
be laid upon The table:
A bill extending The time that Clerks may tx
ecu,c deeds 10 purchasers OF land sold Tor non
| payment Of taxes;
A bin TO amend the act TO amend and explain
The laws concerning Weston land titles and io
other purposes; ard a bill for the better pfosec
ton OF RELIGIOUS assemblies.
| LYscHsuRG AND TENNESSEE RAIL ROAD
A b,.l authorizing a subscription ~ he Com
monwea!th 70 the stock of The Lynchburs ant
Tennessee Railroad Company was taken up a.
the order OF Inc day.
The bill was amended as follows, on motion
Mr.. BOYD:
The following proviso to be appended to sec
ton two:
provided, That of the subscriptions made
on behalf Of the State under this act, no more
than one hundred and fifty thousand dollars shal
be paid within the fiscal year ending the th'r
Itch day Of September eighteen hundred ant
fort, nine; and n more than the additional sun
of three hundred thousand dollars shall be palc
within the next fiscal year thereafter; and NJ
more than the additions! sum Of four hundred
thousand dollars shall be paid within each sue
cessive fiscal year thereafter, Till the whole
amount of subscription for The State under tn
&C. shall be paid
The following preamble and sections to be ad
dcd 10 the bull
g." hereas it is importan, to the interests Of
the Southwestern pfrt Of Virginia, aud OF lh'
State and public generally, that the vast resour
c,s of tina, section Of Virginia shall have ire,
and unrestricted outlet, by the shories, and mos
direct routes, 10 any market whatsoever There
fore.
IL. b. il further enacted, That any railroad
| already constructed, or authorized 10 be coll
sttucted. or which may hereafter be authorized
| IN be constructed within The Commonwealth
| Virginia, shall have the RICH, and privilegr u
connect with tie Firg mia and Tennessee Rail
road al either terminus, and al any other pom
thereof, and at any time whatsoever, at the DIS
! cretion of The company or owners OF such con
| Meeting railroad or railroads.
-. The Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
Company shall not subject any other railroad
connecting with Shelf ruad, II any charge I T
such conLcc;oa, nor 10 any lrabsnlpment, ho
10 any DELAY or detention Of freight, tonnage
passengers, mail, or othe: service performed; nc
olfr any obstacle whatsoever TO the free passage
upon and over the said Virginia and Tennessee
railroad, or upon and over any part or branci
thereof, of any aud ell freight, tonnage anc
travel, or other thing Mhatsoevei, passing iron
and 10 any such connecting road: Pfovced
THAI no railroad, SO con Getting, Shall De author
,zrd to put upon the Virginia anu Tennessee
IA ltuad the motive power, passenger or mai
car, belonging 10 lie road 50 connecting.
IS. All tonnage, freight n passengers, com
Jag from any ,sai connecting, upon The
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, or pas
sing from said la, uamed road upon a.,
connecting e al, a. welt as any mail or otnel
service TO be pesofmed by the Virginia
and T, nnessec kaiiioad, IN common with an,
connecting road, shall be carried, trsnspyr,tC
and performed BY the Virginia aud Teuncs
SEE "a broad, al ,hs same rates oil transportation
psr mile as shall have beeu established by III,
Virginia and Tennessee railroad company 10
transportation upon their road generally, whh
oul reference IL such connecting roads; and u;
cnafses fuI carrying and Transporting any sucI
tunnag irrish', passengers or mail or ior per
forming any other service upon any such con
necing ROAD, shall r. The same per mile as IN
charges IL, simi.ar ,eTvce on the Virginia AM
Tcpn.s.ee rairuaL; being designed that ther
, sna b. uniformity OF c6afges on The VirgIni;
and Tennessee railroad, and any road conaect
ing lheleGlh, for all transportation, travel "r Q n
er service, common TO both roads, and that n
discrimination whatsoever shall be msdr upo
one fond TO The prejudice CT injury OF anotne