Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-23
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Inc following engrossed bills were read third time
and dsposed OF as noted below:
concerning the city of Wheeling and the RaItinor
ana ONO Railroad Company-passed
r. incorporating the Greenbrier Bridge Manufacture!
Company-passed
MAKING loan from the Literary Fund to the trus
rejected. ' " pei
FOR the relief of John Aves-aid upon the table.
Al, incorporating the Mountain View Savings Bank ir
the county of Bedford, and to provide for the sale
passed. ~
concerning the acquisition of timber by Internal
noes 90. p WV i 'o =
L Changing part of the line dividing the county Of
rayette from the county of Kanawha-passed
be -"i' upon VIC I'd
p, Incorporating the Stanton and North River Gan
!urnpke Company-lald upon the table 1t was
stated by member that seemed to be tacitly IN der
svoy ~ nut9fe all bills making appropriations for
tablet NC i'iu upou ''le
Reyivng the act incorporating the PETERSBURG Tovno
Company-passed 70
For the relief of R. Y Cross, the county Of Alex
andria-appropriaes $ls3 37-passed. ,''NN
For the reiet of Geo. H Happier of the county If
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $l63 95-passed.
BILLS ON THEIR FIRST AND SECOND READING
ne House then considered bills on their first and Sc
como readings, ordered large number to be enurossed
ana motions severally made laid the following upon
te taoie, with the understanding that they would not
For the relief of Rebecca Watson of Marion comfy.
For the relief of Emily GOWNS of Monroe county
For the relief OF Hiram Jackson, of Frederick conn
For the relief of VIM A. Irving. of Richmond
r, Incorporating the Danvle and Blue Ridge Turupike
Company Ne -'iNso ulnp'Ae
Establishing the Central Bank of Virginia in the town
than $500 600; ~ i'oio
Establishing road law for the county of Berkeev :.
Incorporating the Madison and Rappahannock Turn
pike Company
Increasing the salaries of the second and ,b;d ,II
in the I'd Auditors office: N ''''" oie'A'
Dlvorelng Susan Howell from her husband Richard
Howell AVA N'""o i'ichafo
For the reefo the smithfield Cbarestown and H.,
pers Ferry Turnpike Company N 11"'
ne Dill 10 amend the charter OF the city of Richmond
and LOT other purposes, coming up on its first reading
Mr EDWARDS, OF Franklin, moved to lay on the ia.
- Mr. MAYO hoped it would not be the pleasure of the
House TO pursue the indicated BY the motion of
the member from Franklin. The bill was purely local
IN IT'S character- merely asked permission of the Lee
gsa1ure TO permit the citizens of Richmond to vote d.
fecY Tor ther own charter ofcers-he could not ina
gne any objection to the passage of the BILL and trusted
the House would allow the bill to 60 to its epgross
ment. so
The question then taken on the motion o Law nm
the table, and the House, by overwhelming majority
refused 10 40 so. Notwithstanding the decisive maio-
rit "a against the motion, division called for
lhe SPEAKER counted the vote, and declared that not
quorum had voted. 1t being near the usual hour for
the recess ne thereupon vacated the chair till o'clock
EVENING SESSION.
The SPEAKER resumed the Chair at o'clock. called
the House to order and stated that the first business
would be the disposition of the motion made bv the de-
egae from Franklin to lay upon the table the Sill to
amend Inc charter OF the city OF Richmond The oues-
ton was hereupon put to the vote, and althonoh an
oVerwhelmmg majority voted against the motion to Law
upon the table, division called for The Sneaker
count the VOTE and declared that quorum had not
On motion, the Sergeant alarms was directed TO
cause the Dell TO be rung, absentees were called &c
Nearly an hour was thus spent before quorum was
obtained Finally, counting the House the SPEAKrp
declded lhat quorum OF members were present and
the House competent to the transaction of business
:, WI. MAYO rose and asked the member from Frank
,d M vi EDwAFp59 to reason if he
tleman, said Mr. NJ, claimed to belong to the Demo
cratic party-to be Democrat par excellsnce-and
yet we Ind HIM on this floor endeavoring to sfe the
H4ice o. l1e people IN the choice OF their officers
The bill before the House was purely and essentially
local In Its for an appropriation Of
money in any, shape or torm-invoved no principle
save the Republican one of making the public servant
why, then, should the member from Franklin endeayor
to stltie lt' Let the House hear the reason whv he
wished to defeat the bill The people of Richmond had
GHe ,es mo hhog az lne hands OF this
'on-then why not grant it. since ii involved no prnc-
oe and concerned no one else beside the citizens Of
ms cfV lie trusted the bill would be suffered to 90
% its engrossment unless the member from Frankn |
should be able to show good cause why il should not
BASS. '' - 9'ss's't@ NV
Mr.. HARRISON, Of Prince William, having changed
MS sea- 70 the one next the member from Frank lin du-
ing Mr. Mayo's remarks, rose when the latter gentle
nan took his seat, and said he presumed the member
rom Frank had right to to lay the bill on the
able, it he chose to do so.
Mr. MAYO conceded the right but asked if neither |
he member from Franklin or The member from, P;nca
William, could, Individually or collectively ASSIGN
eason why the bill should be laid upon the table THE
member from franklin could not or would not, assign
any reason 19f hs motion, and he therefore presumed
acne existed. F
, me question was then taken on laying the bill upon
he tapie' ana decided IN the negative, nearly unan-
Of ?. G. and Howser,) noes IS. '4' -@''U7
Inc olll was then amended in several unmportan
particulars, at the instance Of Mr. Mayo, and ordered
% be engrossed and read a third time
mn ~ THE EXPERIMENTAL RAILWAY
The bill providing for the construction of an exneri
mental railway to test the value of certain new inyen-
ions, made by Mr. French passed the House few DAYS
go Slo ooo tor this purpose and was sent
o the Senate. That body reduced the appropriation
$4,000, and sent the bill back to the House for its
concurrence.
u. % motion OF Mr. sEeAR, supported by Mr. HARv!r
lie I1ouse concurred IN the Senate's amendment
- BILLS PASSED
Inc following engrossea hi4a read third time
md passed, Wig: '''''
lavGorcng Emanuel Lewis. Of Henrico county, from
Authorizing the County Court of Rockingham county
purchase lot Of land and build new ja thereon,
md to sell the old lot and Jail; ''' 'N'''A'
Reyvmg an act incorporating the Waterford and
'oint Of Rock Turnpike Company;
Incorporating the Wolf Creek Manufacturing Com
,any;
Amending the act incorporating the Lynchburg and
3otetourt Iron Company, passed March 9Th la47;
Incorporating the Alexandria Gas Light Company
incorporating the Union Mutual Fire Insurance Com
ANY of Alexandria;
Confirming the grant OF the Council of Alexandria
the right of way, and the privilege of using steam in
aid town, to the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Com
amy;
Incorporating the Alexandria Water Company;
For the relief OF R. c. Craig Adutant OF the l64h
egiment Va. Militia:
Incorporating the Wythevie Savings Bank;
pvorcing Mary ]; Terry from her husband William
;. Terry OF Gooehland county;
Concerning pedlars trading west of the Allegheny
tax OF $50 on pedlars in lieu Of
he present tax;
Paying Henry Exal certain sum of money;
Divorcing VIM Rucker from his wife Elizabeth;
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