Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-02-02
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The Committee OF Agriculture reported against the
appointment OF Agricultural Professors in the University
and MilitaryiInstute
Mr. HAAS introduced resolution for authorizing
colored persons to give testimony in the trial OF persons
accused of abducting slaves
On motion OF Mr.. MAYO, resolution was adopted
requesting the Governor to invite the surviving officers
and soldiers OF the Revolution, officers of the Army and
Navy, and OF volunteer companies and such citizens as
he may think proper to be present at the laying OF the
corner OF the Washington Monument, OH the 22d
instant On motion of Mr. SyME, Joint resolution
was adopted for committee of arrangements, to act
with committees to be appointed by citizens of Rich
mond. On motion OF Mr. STovALL, third resolution
was adopted, instructng the Executive to invite h.
Taylor, President of the United States be present
the occasion.
MIR. SrovALL submitted substitute for the bill pro-
vidng for State Convention.
The motion to reconsider the vote rejecting the Alex
andra and Valley Railroad bill was, after debate de-
termned in the negative-ayes 43, noes e.
The following bills were passed:
To amend the charter Of the Lynchburg Hoae ans
Fire Insurance Company;
For the relief of Joseph Il. Wood =
For the relief Of VIM. Ayres, of Patrick :
To increase the capital Of the Russell and Washing
ton Turnpike Company;
To increase the capital Of the Morgantown and
Bridgeport Turnpike Company;
Appropriatirg the Public Revenue
10 incorporate TIE Wnnefred Mining and Manu-
featuring Company;
Providing for the election Of Mayor and Council Of
lexington
10 regulate the votes OF stockholders in the Moore
field and North Branch Turnpike Company
10 authorize the Superintendent of the Literary Fund
to pay certain school quotas; and
In relation to the Alexandra Canal Company
The bill fora railroad from Buchanan to the Roam
oke river, was la id the table.
The bill providing Thy loan OF $500O0O) for the ex~
tension Of the James River and Kanawha Canal from
Buchanan 10 Covngton, was taken up and rejected
ayes 43, noes 62-as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Watson, Garter, Layne, McCue
Shefey Brown Of Bath, &c, Burwel, Gilmore Forbes
Morris OF Cabell &c, Wills, Lacy, Page, Hill, Still
man, Wall, Pendleton, Massie, Price, Lewis OF Har
Jones Jones of Marshall, Hicks Beirne Perow, Stubs.
Wheate Hiner, Cackley, Garrison. Mayo, Cook OF
Roanoke, porman, Patterson, Yancey, Piiman, Camp.
bell OF S., West Jacobs and Boyd-43
NoEs-Messrs Hopkins, {speaker4 Fnney, Allen.
than, Bennett, Wells, Power, Lewis Of Brunswick,
Clarke Of Campbell Cardwell, Jones of Chesterfield
Harper, Clarke OF Essex, Williams Of Fairfax, Hume
-Iebbs, Guerrant, Claiborne, Edwards, Wood, Carroll.
Weton, Morris OF Henry, Boykn, Duke, Worthing-
ton. Tomlin, Gresham, Schooley, White Ball. arris,
Stokes, Newman Shepard Williams of Mecklenburgt
Wa pn1, puckwall kilby, Happer, VERIFY, BusweL
kives, Harrison, Hall, Martz. Haas Griffin. Sartle,
Wheaton,, Nicholson, johnson, George Brown OF
Wesmoreand, and Cook OF Wood &c-72
A number Of bills were passed through their second
reading