Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-02-05
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Bills were reported to extend the owu limits OF Sa-
lem; incorporating the Woodbne Cemetery Company
in Rockingham to extend the Little Stone Gap road
to provide for side road on the North Western
Turnpike to authorize sale OF the lot and lighthouses
OF the Tye River and Blue Ridge Turnpike Company
authorizing State subscription to the Leesburg Turn
pike; to permit David H. Campbell to pay certain
taxes; to incorporate the Harrison county Mutual In
surance Company for the relief OF William Layne.
Adverse reports were presented on the petition from
Wheeling, for separation of that city from Ohio county,
in the poor-rate levy, &C., and on the petition for
change OF the town charter Of Fredericksburg.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Mr. HARRISON offered a resolution that with the
consent Of the Senate, this Legislature will adjourn
sine die, on Saturday the 23d inst.
Mr. FERGUSON moved to postpone the resolution in
definitely, which motion was carried, ayes 76 noes a.
RESOLUTIONS INQUIRY ADOPTED
| Mr.. McCUE-(special committee) bringing in bill
for the formation OF Neurological and Geological
Musecm for the State plan similar TO that adopted
by the State Of New York
Mr.. STRoTHER-requiring the value Of slaves esca-
ping from the State be paid out of the Public Urea
sury
Mr.. MARrz increasing the capital stock of the Vir
GINA Central date Lousa) Railroad Company, for the
purpose OF constructing branch OF said road from
Staunton TO Harrlsonburg.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA COMPANY.
Mr. PERRow offered the following resolution, which,
on his own motion was laid the table, after short
debate, in which the resolution was opposed by Messrs.
| LAYNE, PENDLEToN and FERGUSON
Resolved That leave be given to bring in bill au-
thorizing the James River and Kanawha Company,
from the surplus of their receipts after completing the
connections with tide water the South SIDE and the Ri
wanna and of paving interest on their guaranteed bonds
and the annuity to the old lanes River Comnanv tn
declare dividend among the stockholders from time
to time the State to receive more for stock loans
than shall be received by individual stockholders Der
share
| The SPEAKER announced the following committee
much Of the Governors message relates to the
Virginia Historical Society, viz Messrs. Snowden
Claiborne, Burwell, Shepard, Sheffey, Lewis OF H.
| Wheate Fleming, TONNES, Johnson, Watson, Beirne
| and Dorman.
| CAPT. H. SHIELDS AND CAPT. TANslLL.
| Mr., STUBBs submitted a resolution, that the select
committee appointed inquire into the expedency Of
bestowing upon Lieut.. Griffin, of the Navy, similar
evidence of appreciation of his gallant conduct in the
late with Mexico to those heretofore bestowed by
The Legislature upon other Of Virginia. make the
enquiry as to Capt. Hamilton Shields of the Ar
my.
| On motion Of Mr.. HARRISON, the resolution was
amended by including in the inquiry Capt Robert Tan
sill, of the Marine Corps The resolution was then
adopted
VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD
message was received from the Senate that that
body had passed the bill change the name ofthe Lou
lisa Railroad Company to Virginia Central Railroad
C0mpany and TO guaranty the bonds of said company
for the purpose of enabling to complete its railroad
from the Junction to Richmond, with an amendment
in which the House thereupon concurred, whereby the
| bill has become law,
| CHARGES AGAINST THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Mr.. FERGUSON, from select committee, presented
the following report and resolution, which were read
and agreed to by the House:
The committee appointed to enquire into and report
upon certain matters in relation the Attorney General
have according to ORDER considered the subject to them
referred and now beg leave to submit the following
! port:
They have examined into the practice of employing
assistant counsel, far back 1921, and find that it
has always been resorted to in OF Importance
From 1921 to 1881, assistant counsel employed in
six cases whose in the aggregate amount
ed to $3.50 co. Since the appointment of the present
Attorney General, assistant counsel have been employed
in two cases, of which in relation to the ques-
ton of boundary with the State of Ohio and there have
been two in which he declinedi to act, and
other counsel were employed The first of these
controversy between OF the Banks and the Au-
ditor in which the Bank had recovered from the State
some eight nine thousand dollars The case had been
decided TOR the Bank by Judge Robertson, after great
labor and research, and MIR. Baxter, believing the de-
cson OF Judge Robertson to be correct, refused to
ty that there in the decision in order to OBJ
tain from the Court of Appeals writ OF spersedeas to
tho judgments but he did certify that, in his opinion it
was aaase in which appeal ought to be allowed, in
order thethe question might be argued and determined
to the satisfaction of allsparties And the Court de-
cnng to upon that certificate, other counsel was
employed who certified that there Was error in the de-
S adsmsp5 Y5e i~i5se aaa es
s # ! upon the shs lsga qualifications q
differed, and stkdHer, notwithstanding the Court of
The othsessass was theecontroyersy> the
Board Of Public Works and the Louisa Railroad Com
panv IN this case, the Board called upon MrABaxter
tor AS opinion. He Sexamined carefully the various
ae}s of Assembly bearing upon the question, and gave
the subscription, the part OF the State, to the stock
of said company. The Board, not being satisfied with
this opinion, employed other counsel. The case was
taken before the Court, and the Board compelled to
make the subscription by writ OF mandamus.
The committee beg leave to say in conclusion, that
they have found nothing in the of the whole in
vesgaton to cast the slightest imputation upon the
official conduct of the Attorney General but the
contrary, his conduct all occasions, as public Off
GER meets with their entire appreciation They there
fore conclude their report with the following resolution
Resol0ed, That the committee ask TO be discharged
from the further consideration OF the subject to them
referred
The vote to engross the bill incorporating the Shin
ston Turnpike company reconsidered and the bill
amended and passed.
The engrossed bill 10 incorporate the Salem and Har
risvie Turnpike Company was, on motion Of Mr..
JOHNSON, laid on the table.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were read third time and passed:
Directing bridge across Polk Creek on the Stanton
and Parkersburg Road
10 incorporate the Buchanan and Bedford Turnpike
Company. This bill in the temporary absence OF the
member from Botetourt was advocated by Mr.. LAyNE,
and was passed, ayes a, noes "a,
To amend the act to incorporate branch bank at
Jacksonville.
GEORGIA.
We learn from the Charleston Mercury that the