Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-09

| for incorporating The Norfolk Exporting and I'm
porting Company, and against The petitions o
citizens Of Wellsburg, for an ACT incorporating The
Society Of Sons Of Temperance; and OF cilizeu.
of Wheeling, for an act incorporating The Sons
OF Temperance in that city, and The follow ing
bills:
A bill 10 authorize Mr. Blackwell OF Fauquer
his heirs, &c. 10 extend The improvement OF The
| Rappahannock river;
A bill 10 change The place Of holding sepa-
rate election in Clarke county;
A bill 10 change The place OF holding a sepa-
rate election 10 Smythe county; and
| A bill authorizing Two separate elections in
Logan.
The committee on The Militia Laws were dis.
charged from the consideration of resolutions
for exempiing Militia company o! 10Th reg
iment in Randolph county, commanded BY Capt
Eliza, from attending regimenlal musler,; for ex-
empling the Volunteers who served in ne Mex
lean war from ordinary military dut7, Tor in.
creasing the compensation to the Clerk OF the
Court OF Enquiry and other officers OF 10Th reg.
imen; for authorizing the fines assessed by vol
unteer companies 10 be collected by ConstabIes;
for furnishing Militia Officers with the Militia
Laws and SCOTS Taclics for repeating an ACT
changing The time OF training The officers Of The
Regimsnlal and Battalion musters; for provid-
ing Tor The election OF Brigader Generals by the
commissioned officers Of the Brigade, and Tor the
restoration OF Brigade Inspectors.
Mr.. SCOTT, from the committee for Court.
of Justice, presented the following bills -
bill concerning the Fire Companies in Wheel
ing-A bill concerning the Sergeant Of tne
Town of Lynchburg-And bill to amend the
ACT entitled an act reducing into one act the Sc
veral acts providing for the poor, and declaring
who shall be deemed vaerants
Mr.. CONWAY, from the committee on
Banks, presented the following bills:
bill 10 incorporate the Savings Bank Of
heeling-And bill 10 establish the Central
Bank of Virginia, in the town of Stauntcn.
The SPEAKER laid before The House
communication from the Governor, transmitting
treatise in manuscript, and a pamphlet Of
Peter A. Browne, L. l.. D., and Mon,roYille w
Dickson, VI. d., relative 10 scientific discoveries
made by them through the fundamentally of
the Microscope.
The report OF the committee, on that portion
Of the Governors Message relative TO the
Richmond and Danville Railroad, was taken up
on motion Of Mr.. TONNES, and was agreed
to.-lrhe report recommends that it be referred
to the comRittee on Revision
wHIrNEY's RAILROAD.
The House then took 10 the following resolu-
tions, concerning Railroad, TO connect the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans:
whereas The construction OF a abroad across
The con'nen: OF North America would make the
United States he great highway between Europe
and The p0pulous and wealthy empires Of Asia;
would greatly facilitate cur own Intercourse with
those regions; would tend to strengthen he bonds
OF our Union; would connect aud bind Oregon,
California an. The Pacific coast 10 Us; would give
fresh impulse G oLr great agricultural, manu-
featuring AID commercial interest, and would
increase our means OF national defence and OF
protection 10 our valuable possessions in Cali
fornia and Oregon, and 10 our important com
merce in the Pacific ocean:
III. Be il therefore resolved oy the General
Assembly OF Virginia, That The attention OF our
aenaturs and representatives 10 Congress be res
pectluily invited 10 this momenlous subject, and
that they be requested 10 adopt such means as
may De consistent with Inc constitution OF H.:
United Stales, 10 secure the construction Of a
great national railroad from some point m or
east OF The Mississippi river 10 Inc Pacific
ocean.
w Resolved, That The address OF Mr. Asa
Whitney OF New York, 10 which. many mem
bers OF this General Assembly have listened with
great pleasure; his public spirited efforts 10 ac-
compllsh this stupendous enterprise, and to d.
rect public attention TO lis vast importance. emit
Tie him TO The appreciation and thanks Of this &C.
neral Assembly.
%. Resolved, Thai the Governor Of This Com.
monweaih be and he is hereby requested 10 trans
NIT copy Of these resolutions 10 the Executive OF
each Stale in the Union and like copy TO the
Senators and Representatives from this Stale in
The Congress of The U. Slales."
motion was made by MIR. PERR0W, TO
strike out all after the word "whcreas," and
insert the following:
III appears from The address of Mr.. Asa Whit
ney before the members of this Legislature lha'
il is PRACTICAL in the mode pointed out by him,
10 carry out the great pfojec, Of railway COM
municatinn across The western portion Of this
continent, uniting The people Of The cas-! and west,
and thereby removing in great degree the OBJ
stacles which seem TO be interposed by nature To
union under common government: And
whereas snch railway would afford 10 the COM
MERGE between Europe and India such facilities
as would secure 10 itself the Transit OF passengers
and merchandise between those now widely scpa-
raed portions ofthe world, and would consequent
ly become OF an importance which it is dtfcu
10 estimate 10 our own country and 10 the world
at large: Therefore,
a. Resolved by The General Assembly Of the
State of Virginia, That while they cannot indi
Gale with certainty the proper route for such
railway, they fully concur in opinion as 10 lis
importance, and in desire TO see il accomplish
ed by the energy and perseverance OF its distln-
gushed advocate.
80. Resolved, Thai The plan designed and SO
eloquenllY advocated by Mr.. Asa Whitney, Tor
the construction Of This railway, providing not
only connection between the Atlantic and Pa
cifc oceans, bat also supplying an active and in.
dustrIous population along The line OF The road
an essential requisite Of any lan-sppears 10 US
to have been malursiy considered by him. and
that this Legislature cordially uniles in recon-.
meHding the plan to the favorable consideration
and action OF Congress.
go. Resolved, That the sale OF The public lands
for an object 50 emincntly national, yet for an
individual eneT prise, would moi only be wise anc
prudent disposition OF the public domain, but is
loudly demanded by every section OF our coun
try, 10 view oil great results which are 10 flow
| from The accomplishment OF this great enterprise
"a. Resolved, That the senators and represen
taives of this Stale in Congress be requested t.
| give TO this measure cordial cooperation ant
support.
"Resolved, That the Governor be requested t
transmit a copy OF these resolutions to the Exec
ulive OF each Stale in The Union, and also To Inc
Senators and representatives oil this Stale IN Con
gress."
After long debate, the resolutions and sub
stitute were Indefinitely postponed, on motion
of Mr.. RIyES. The following is the vote:
ArHs-Messrs. Hopkins, (speaker,) Mock, Layne o
Allegheny, Boisseau, Powell, Cheaham, Byrd, Thomp
son of Botetourt, DE Camps, Harrison of Brunswick
Maclin Of Brunswick, Kyle, Moore, Moncnre nf Caro-
line, Caldwell, Jones' Irving of Cumberland, Vaughan
Clarke, Howard of Floyd, Edwards Wood, sydnor
Baily, Clopton, Guerrant, Carroll Maclin of Greenes
willie, siova Major, Allen, Hislt, Mullins, Boykin
Houser, Harris, Newman, Shepard; Tanzey, Beirns o
rson of Prince William, Cook, Harper, Griffin, George
Boyers, Massey, Floyd and Collins-54.
Massachusetts,. Finney, Watson, Shelley, McCue
Rurwsll, Mitchell, Boak Wills Irvine Of Campbell
Barbour, segar, Thomas, Scott, stillman, Claiborne
Price, Weton, Lancaster, Thomson OF Jefferson, Laid
ley, Wallace, Lane of Lee, FERGUSON White, Beard
Cendenin, Coleman, Whlttle, Burnett, Gustn, KiIby
Perrow, Robinson Butt Basye, Pannell, Turner, Gras
~, Cackley, Fairfax. Mayo. Dotman, Paxton, Aston
Stafford, Nicholson, Burdett, Harvey and Boyd-52
wRIrs OF hANDAMUs,
On motion of Mr.. SCOTT, leave was gvel
to bring in bill to authorize The Suprem
Court Of Appeals 10 issue Wrils of Mandamus
Mr.. S. stated that Judge Robinson had refuse