Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-30
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
SATURDAY, January %, 1850.

SATURDAY, January &C. 1850.
The bill authorizing the States guaranty to certain
| bonds OF the town of Petersburg, was taken up
An Intellectual motion 10 lay on the table was made
After remarks in favor othe bill by Messs RIvEs
and Kinney, and IN opposition by Messrs. CARILLE
and RoeERs, the bill passed-Ayes Is, noes 10. ['rhe
ground otopposon by MesSrs. Garlic and Rogers was
not to the merits 1.-THE BILL but because of the unwilling
ness OF its friends to suffer it to lie over until Monday
that absent members might have the opportunity to be
PRESENT.
The bill creating the county OF Wyoming was passed,
after being explained by Mr.. Fry.
On motion OF Mr.. RlvEs, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by the Rev Stephen Taylor, of the Presbyte-
| ran Church.
Mr.. HARRIS, from the committee on Claims, present.
ed bill for the relief OF VIM. w. Jasper, of Kappa
hammock and bill explanatory OF an act passed on
18th March, 1S49, concerning the Virginia Regiment
| OF Volunteers.
| Mr. LAyNE, from the committee on Roads, presented
report upon the resolution Tor amending the act pro-
vding tor the construction of the Southwestern road
also bill to increase the capital stock of the Beryve
| and Charleston Turnpike Company and bill to
incorporate the Clarksvllle and Castor Rail Road
| Company.
Mr. RlvEs, from the Committee on Agriculture, &c,
presented report upon the resolution relative to the
| inspection OF lumber.
Mr.. SyME, from the Committee on Banks presented
report the resolution tor repeating the circulation of
small notes OF other States, and the bill to amend the
act to establish bank at Scottsve, in Abemarie also
bill establishing the Elizabeth City Farmers and Me-
chanics Savings Institution in Hampton bill TO
tablis the Rockingham Savings Bank in Harrisonburg;
also bill establishing the Natural Bridge Savings
| Bank also bill incorporating the Moundsvile Sa-
| wings Bank in Marshall county also bill incorpora-
ting the Scottsville Savings Bank in Albemare and
bill to amend the act entitled act Incorporating the
Charlottesville Savings Institution, passed April 4, 1888.
Mr.. DoRMAN, according to order reported bill for
the election OF Mayor and Council OF Lexington, &c.
RESOLUTIONS
BY Mr.. SYME-Iha the Committee OF Banks inquire
into the expedency OF authorizing the Banks of this
| Commonwealth to close their doors on 4th July.
BY Mr.. PATRIcK-Ihat the Committee Agricul-
ture inquire into the expediency of Incorporating the
Point Creek Coal and Iron Mining Manufacturing Com
pany.
BY Mr.. SoUrHALL-That the Committee of Claims
be discharged from the consideration OF the petition OF
Robert Anderson, in behalf of himself and other heirs
OF James Anderson
By Mr. PENDLEToN-That the proper committee in-
Qure into the expediency OF restricting the owners of
stage coaches and other lines OF transportation, the
number OF passengers to be carried at any time.
On motion OF Mr. PRICE, leave was given to bring in
bill to establish a vaccine agency in Lewisburg.
bill, to confirm the transfer OF certain street and
alleys by the Common Council of Lynchburg, to the
Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad Company and for
other purposes was passed
ALEXANDRIA AND VALLEY RAILROAD
bill, to incorporate the Alexandria and Valley Rail
road Company, was taken up. The bill was advocated
by Messrs. MARTz and PITMAN, and opposed by Mr..
WoRrH1NGToN. The bill was rejected, by the follow
ing vote:
= AyEs,Messrs. sSaowdsn, Layne, Burwel, Gilmore.
Bennet, Morris Of Cabell, &c, Wills, Lacy, Segar
Price, Lewis Of Harrison, &C., Patrick, Ferguson,
sehooley, White, Ball, Kdwell, Jones Of Marshall,
Hicks, Warman, Beirne, Smith, Stubs, Boswell, Hiner
Cackley, Wheeler, Garrison, Harrison, Strother Dor
man, Patterson, Marz, Yancey Herman, CULLEN Pit
man, Hass, Campbell Of s., Conway, George, West,
Jacobs and Boyd-49.
NoEs-Messrs. Hopkins, lspeaker,) Finney, Allen,
Watson, Carter Gibson, Flood, Shelley, Brown OF
| Bath, &c, Mitchell, Hammond, Grantham, Wells
Power, Lewis Of Brunswick, Forbes Clarke Of Camp
bell Buckner, Cardwell, Jones of Chesterfield Barbour
| Page, Harper Clarke OF Essex Guerrant Stillman
Edwards, Wood, Wall, Clopton, Massie, Cook OF
Greenesyille, Stova Fleming, Powell, Stump, Wick
ham, Weton, Lancaster Morris OF Henry, SouthaIl.
ris, Stokes, Newman, Shepard, Coleman, Williams OF
Mecklenburg, Duckwall, Kilby Perrow VERIFY, Camp
| bell OF n, fanni, TONNES, Neal, Woolion, Riyes,
Mayo Griffin Suite Nicholson, Johnson and Cook OF
| Wood, &c.-68
! On motion OF Mr.. MARTz
ResolOed, That leave be given to bring in bill 10
incorporate company TO construct railroad from the
most convenient point on the Orange and Alexandra
Railroad, by the way OF Manassas Gap, in the Blue
Ridge to the town OF Harrisonburg in Rockingham TO
be constructed exclusively on individual account
A bill to provide tor constructing road from Pear
fisourg, In Giles county, to the Nor Carolina line in
GTayson county, was passed-ayes sc, noes AZ
This bill approprates, on State account, three ths
OF $4,000 The bill was advocated by Messre Boyp.
| PENDLEToN and CARRoLIol
The title Of the bill amended so as to read "a bill
providing Tor constructing road from the Giles, Fay
cite and kanawha Turnpike in Fayete to the NORTH
Carolina line in Grayson county"
| bill to incorporate the Hazel River Navigation
Company was taken up. This bill appropriates S45,-
900 or three ths ot75 900 on State account The bill
CONWAY, and opposed by Mr. R1vEs Messrs BUR-
| WELL and YERBY engaged in general discussion on
Internal improvements The bill was then passed
ayes Sc, noes 40.
On motion of Mr. BARBOUR, the House adjourned.