Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-31
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30, 1880
Prayer by Rev. Alexander Jones' of the Episcopal
Church
The SPEAKER announced the following committee on
the resolution concerning French spoiatons viz Messrs
Strother, Burwell, Stovall, Snowden, Harve, Syme,
Jones Of c., 1ownes, Conway, Stubs, Pendeton,
Finney and Martz.
The committees reported bills, authorizing separate
election at Abner Maxwells in Doddridge; for the re-
lief OF VIM. Gatwell,a free negro to exempt lock-
keepers on the Dismal Swamp Canal from working on
roads and militia service; to establish branch banks at
Paramount, in Marion, and Lewisburg, in Greenbrer; to
incorporate the Norfolk Manufacturing Company, and
the Marion Bridge Company authorizing an addition
to the capital stock oil the Hardy and Winchester Turn
pike Company; in relation 10 the Alexandria Canal
Com pany to amend the act OF March H. 849 for the
construction of the Tazewell Court House and Fancy
Gap Turnpike to amend the general railroad law
passed March IL, 1887; to prescribe the weight Of rail
hereafter to be laid down railroads. to authorize the
construction of branch railroad from the Louisa
Railroad near Charlottesville to Lynchburg; to ncor
porate the Rapidan Navigation Company.
SOUTHERN CONVENTION, ETC.
Mr.. PENDLEToN, from the joint committee on the
Wlmot Proviso and kindred Subjects presented re-
the table and ordered to be printed.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY ADOPTED
Mr.. PATRIcK-lneorpoatn the Marea Mining and
Manufacturing Company.
Mr.. JoNEs--lncorporatng the James River Paper
Company.
Mr.. SYME-Taxing vendors OF fire crackers or other
fireworks in the cities, s. year.
Mr.. CoNwAy-That the special committee to which
was referred the subject OF recommending Congress
pass law providing for compensation for French spoia
tons on citizens of the United States also inquire into
recommending Congress to provide out of the public
domain Tor officers of the war OF 1872 or the heirs Of
those who fell they did for the soldiers whom the Of
ficers commanded
LOUISA RAILROAD
The House took up the bill to change the name of the
Louisa Railroad Company to Virginia Central Rail
road Company" and TO guarantee the bonds of said
company to enable tito complete its road from the juno
ton to Richmond.
Mr.. PENDLEToN having the floor from yesterday,
spoke at length in favour of the bill and appealed espe
cially 10 Western members vote for it, as its effect
would be outlet for the trade and travel of
their region market and also break down the mo-
nopoly of the Fredericksburg railroad
Mr., DUoKwALL stated that he was one of certain
members who willing to vote for the endorsement
OF the companys bonds the object enable the
company to lay Down road of the best character
Mr. PENDLEToN said the object wasfirs that the com.
pany might negotiate Its bonds TO the best advantage
and secondly, lay down the heavy rail-
Mr. WATSON referred to the fact that ryder had been
attached the bill requiring the heavy rail and said that
the object of the bill chiefly TO secure that species
OF rail.
Mr. CLAIBORNE opposed the bill as being antagonist
cal to existing interests OF the Stale. He expressed sa-
tisacuon that log rolling had crapped itself, as
was proved by the deeat OF the Alexandria and Valley
Railroad Bill, and argued that Western Virginia had
no interest in the passage of this BILL as the Blue dge
Tunnel could not be completed within five years
Mr.. FERGUSON considered the opposition TO the bill
very extraordinary and proceeding to sustain it,
when he received and announced the gratifying intel
igence that the bill for the extension of the Louisa Rail
road to Covngton, had Just passed the Senate and be-
come the law OF the land. Mr. F. thereupon express
ed his willingness that the vote should be taken
Mr.. FINNEy spoke against the BILL and charged the
Louisa Company with bad faith in first applying for an
act to extend their road without State subscription
and now asking that aid
Mr. Boyn said he should vote for the BILL although
| ne formerly was opposed to it.
| Mr.. HARvIE also would for it, on his general
principle of supporting those measures only which are
| meritorous in themselves.
| The vote was finally taken, and the bill and ryder
| were passed by the following vote
AyEs-Messrs Watson, Carter, Layne, Harvie Nc
Cue, Shefiey, Mitchell, Burwel, Gilmore Bennett Wells
Forbes, Morris Of Cabell, Putnam and Wayne, Lacy,
Barbour, Page Williams of Fairfax, Hill, Wood, Wall,
Pendleton, Massie, Carroll, Price, Stova, Powell,
Stump, Wcliham, Lewis of Harrison and Doddridge,
Worthngton, Patrick, Mnter, Ferguson, White, Ball,
HaTls Kidwe Tones of M2arsha HICKS Coleman,
Duckwall, Perrow, Stubbs, Happier Butt, Wheate
Syme, Townes, Cackey, Garrison, Wooten, Hall
STROLLER, Mayo, Dorman Patterson, Yancey, Camp
cobs and Boyd-6S.
NoEs-Messrs, Hopkins, (speaker0 Finney, Allen,
Snowden, Gibson, Flood, Hammond, Grantham, Power
Wills, Clarke Of Campbell, Buckner, Cardwel, Clarke
OF Essex, Hume, Guerran, Claiborne, Edwards, Cook
OF Greensvlle, Fleming, Lancaster Morris OF Henry,
Boykin, Southall, Duke Howser. Tomn, Gresham,
Schooley, Stokes, Newman, VERIFY, Henderson, Camp
bell oil Nottoway, Buswell Robertson, Neal Rives,
Harrison, Martz CULLEN, Pilman, Haas, Griffin, Con-
way, Suite, Wheaton, and Brown OF WIS
Messrs Brown ofB WELToN and KILBy stated they
had paired off with other gentlemen
SOUTHERN CONVENTION, ETC.
Mr.. PENDLEToN moved to take up the resolutions re-
ported this morning, and they taken up and read
to the House
Mr.. P then moved that they be made the order at l2
O'Clock on Friday next.
MIR LEWIS, of Harrison, saw no necessity for hurry
ing the House in this matter. He said the people had
not demanded any new action at its bands The agita
ton now going on in Congress thing With
out saying what his vote should be- he thought this
Southern Convention OF questionable propr-
ety. lie had been unable to learn what the Convention
was designed to do, and feared s purpose to pre-
pare the way for dissolution of the Union He was
he said almost beardess boy and was anxious to hear
what the wishes of his constituents before he gave
his vote on so momentous question, He moved to
postpone until Thursday week
MIR FERGUSON thought those gentleman who had not
made up their minds on this subject now, would not
have made them up by next year. He was tired Of
delay So far as he was concerned he wished to show
his conviction that Western Virginia as ready as
Eastern Virginia to stand by the South 1t was we'll
known, he said, that expectation was on tptoe at Wash