Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-08
.T,TRu OF VIRGINIA..
lrEspAY, MARCH 5, 1859.
uouasOG DELEGATES.

LEGI,I.ATIlRE OF viRGlNIA.
TUESDAY,, MARCH s. 1850.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
pr.,er nv the Rev George Woodbridge . -, ,,o
NJ GEORGE presented petition OF citizens " rg
,oan Of Jacksonville for the passage OF an act
said town. . ..,,,,rrres
Mr. FERGUSON, from the COMMITTEES OF oo"f. !, " I'LL
~, nr.aen,ed report upon the petition of Wlkn
AMI bill divorcing James b. Harrison rom MS WIZ
G Harris N, and Tor other purposes. e.,s and Col.
,sgss nTesens report upon the resolution ins'ruc.ng
committee 10 enquire into tie expeoche! ~ naor
M frn The committee Of Privileges &C. Pre-
scented a report upon the returns OF elee'I o, w "
cations of members of the Genera Asse nnsTrn
RESOLUTIONS ISoriRY ADoPlLD 49,, oanola
RvMr SYIE-Authorizing the Petersburg anu n Win
Rail Road Company 10 subscribe 10 Tue eoo" -
a. Nc REIaNE-Authorizing the Board OF PnoIc ; osn
,onn,nnv as sonn as practicable competent E"s .se;
and sn.n assistants he may need TO sute! I'M or
auu .,, railroad commencing al some poih' .! y.
near Covington In the county OF Aieghah! 10 the
on the Ohio river; and that said Engineer m suryayed TO.
BOARD as soon may be- map OF the rou 30 & road and
os,har with estimates the cost ofconstructihs o
Of ts probable advantage TO the puoc whe nsen 10
gether with such other information do TIC may
a full understanding of the SUBJECT var,ors amend
This resolution gave discussion satioa am,ion
ments proposed, out 'o'eo oo'
adopted in it's original form ,.rl,pre and Ma
M RivEs from the committee on AgeuTRuIs Sinclair
nufacfures presented bills concerning JEFFERSON o -
and the Virginia Agricultural Society.
DAY OF ADJOURNMENT FIXED; -. ,,o
On motion Of Mr. WICKHAM, the resolution rom Tue
Senate, designating day OF Adjournment was
%Rssoyed That when the Senate adjourns on Mqnaa!
the lth Of March next, WILL with inc consent u nIsv IN
of Delegated adjourn 10 again on the ht MohoSs
December next. ,,o Ssn.,s,s resolution
hv s,kinr out Monday, the lltn Of March, ana suosu
tne in lieu thereof Monday, the 18th March, ana 'he o
was agreed to-ayes 90, noes %. Ahe ies0io''o'' - ~
I'd, then passed NJ,
Mr. WEST offered following preamble ana l ~
Whereas the Legislature Of Virginia mas paossa o for
provide for the opening of poll at the ensuing
members of the General Assembly TO take the vote OF e M
gay qualified voters for and against the cal. OF
10 amend the Constitution OF this Commohwca!'n all ,bo
And whereas il is desirable and important tha' al tue
sans possble should be afforded to the people al
enable them 10 act and vote advisediy on suOJ0 " ~
Be il. therefore, Resolved, Tha, copies OF me oi
providing for the call of Convention 10 amend lhe
union OF this Commonwealth be printed Tor Inc use o e
members of the House. be disturbed among the people VI
Mr. FERGUSON moved fill the blank in the resolution
with the words "ten thousand" , s
Mr. PATRICK moved to I'LL the blank with the word
.ten" 49,, t,,bsr
consideration Of the preamble and resolution with the pro-
posed amendments be indefinitely postponed tho ,,o,;op
Mr. DORMAN moved the previous qies'ioh Oh 'ae 'ho'
FERGUSON proceeded to discus, the propre'y Of
secondng the call for the previous question: aud was eea
The SPEAKER decided tina, Mr.. FERGUSON was in
order the rule requiring that the previous so
nOtb
10 second CALL 1t therefore competent 10 use as
ments prevent the second , ,, r. -. c,,
Mr. DORMAN appealed from the decision OF the speak
On motion of Mr. PRICE, the appeal was laid upon he
table. .....;.,, 49, ,he House
and the question being put upon posponing the resolution
and amendments indefinitely was determined IN the af'a
live oy the following vote-ayes 81, noes AZ
BILLS PASSED
The following engrossed bills read third time and
passed ,r....., .,,a r..,.,o,,
Bridge Turnpke-ayes So, noes 10;
Diyorcnc VIM. B. Spencer from his wife Elizabeth;
Amending the act passed March s!n is4s INCORPORATING
the Buchanan and Little Kanawha Turnpike Company
incorporating the Morgantown Bridge Company IN the
county of Monongalia- s., noes 80;
Extending the charter of the Wythe Watering COMPANY
Changing part of the line dividing the county Of Putnam
from the counties of Cabell and Kanawha
Extending the corporate jurisdiction OF the town oi
Waynesborough, in the county OF Augusta
For the relief of VIM A Talbot Of the town OF Lynch
burg r r-..-.o, oe ,,,,,.,or
Amending SO far the county of Soi hampton is con-
cerned, the concerning the District School system
Amending the act Incorporating the Noraanown ana
Bridgeport, Turnpike Company and concerning me con-
dsnna,lon of timber and other materials or plank roacs
THE TwFSrY-FIRsT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
The bill concerning the 2lst Judicial Circuit coming up
on it's third reading various blanks were ed al the instance
of Mr. MAYO, who also proposed 10 MI the 2aih IN !e
Two s 'seasaaa aefs 'as aSS; PROPOSE
ZION by filling tie oiank with "tliteen hundred dollars
h The question beay taken the latter motion was agreed TO-
Mr. CLAIBORNE rose and remarked that as he did not
supnose any man who fit be Judge could live III the
city of Richmond for Of 81 500 H. would therefore
move the indefinite postponeinent OF the bill.
Mr. DORMAE called the previous question on The motion
10 POSTPONE indefinitely and there sccond-le main
question being then ordered and taken the House refused 70
postpone BY the following vote-ayes Al, noes oo.
The question then recurring on the motion 10 MI Inc oiaA
in the bill with 81 500 the of compensation 10 be
allowed zach Judge il decided in the affirmative.
Mr. PENDLETON then called the previous question up
on the passage of the BILL and there seconds the main
question was then ordered and being taken by ayes and
noes the bill passed, as follows
AYEs-Me.srs. Layne. Flood, Grantham Gilmore Ben
net Wells Lewis Of Brunswick, Morris Of Csbell and
Wayns Wills, Buckner Barbour IT., Segar, Williams OF
Fairfax Tebos Hill Stilman Claiborne Pendleion, CloP
ton, Missile Stovall Fleming, Powell Stump, Wickham,
Lewis OF son and Doddridse, Lancaster Worthngton,
Howser Tomin Gresham Minter, Ferguson, Stokes New
man, Kd~e, Will ms OF MecSleuburg " lrlnan Beirne
Stubs Campbell o. Nottoway, Wheate Buswel Robert
son. Hiner Syme Cacsley, Hopkins Wheeler, Garrison,
Rlves iyo, Mariz, fancey CULLEN pi,man Haas Camp
bell OF Smythe, Conway, Suite, Wheaton,, Nicholson,
George West, Jacobs Cook Of Wood Wit, Richie and
Doddridge, and Boyd-67
NoEs-Messrs. Finney, Allen. Watson, Garter Snowden,
Mitchell Burwe Hammond Fogbs, Lacy, Jones OF Cnes-
.crisd Page Hume, E!waC., Wool. Price, Wclion South
all, Duke Schooey, White Ball Jones OF MARSHALL Shep
ard Ducswall Kilby Ha?per, VERIFY, Townes Neal, Hail
Stro.her Domln Patterson Gn Johnson, McCue, shei-
few and Brown Of Nesiuoreianc-il.
Bill. then taken up on hsr second reading and pro-
s On motion Of Mr. FERGUSON, the House adjourned
NrDSEspAy, MARCH s. 1850.
SENATE.