Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-22
ccISIATURE OF VIRGINIA.
MoSpAY, FEBRuARY isth, iooo'


SENATE.
m FIR taking the sense OF the people Tor Inc eau Oh
The hl' o' communicated from the House, and on
cn'eh'iYnu N. CaRI.IIE r. ordered TO be printed.
liion r oi M a from the Committee Internal I'm
Mr. pfNaa-,st The bill extending the Little Stone Gap
kto'eIne and authorizing the James River and Kama
h, Tonpanv 10 use heit olias' aeios' ''o''''
na u DID, [ aid on The table. ,.u
1i Dive AZ Mr. FRY the Senate took up the OIL IN
On motion bs - Royenswood and Ready Creek Turnpike
apn,ny Passed: yeas Is naysi ,,,p,o
ny hs b;l incorporating the Hedgesviiie ana foIomac
sis. a COMPANY, being explained BY Messrs DEN fAIf
rp aTTHAAI in favor, and MIR. THoMfooN III opPo
|,,n Passed yeas l3 nays ~. ,.U.;,,a :,
~. lin concerning the Branch Bank at !eersonyle ~ NJ IN
.arel County, was taken up on moton oi n.. T. r.
n,pRrE nroposed 10 strike out the Sd secton so as
,s majority 10 State directors. The bill was oppos
+ O., q Wsssrs DENEALE and SHACkLEFoRD and ad-
7 N nt W.ssrs THOMPSON and TATE Passed. yeas
b. nayso. r,,oupsoN rho Se,at, adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
49, ,be Rev Almond Gage of the Universalist
fa1sch, .u. or co,,,,,-rvvs
r. H. IONES Of Propositions and Grevances-upon
si,on OF the County Court OF Giimer IN reiauoh 10
i sn,horizng County Courts 10 levy taxes as road
f citizens OF Mddesex 10 protect their oyster truoe
1 ~ ,-ns,ees Of the town of Fairmon for extension OF
NV of citizens of the of Upperville for an act OF
Dporation. ~ - ~, .,.,a.;,
b, comnany; 10 incorporate the Union Mutual Fire
5cs Company of Alexandria; TO confirm the grant oi
cammon Council of Alexandria of the right OF way
E,h said town. and use OF steam to the orange ana Alex
~ Rail Road; 10 incorporate the Alexandria Water Com
D. II, IAYNE. of the Committee Clams-A bill for
|. r.lief oi Robert c. Craig.
Ry Mr. LAYNE, Of the Committee on Noads-A Din 10
orporae The Madison and Rappahannock turnpike COM
Py Mr. HARvIE, from committee on Banks-A bill to IN
,,,r,,e The Wythevile Savings Bank
NJ N,RTI from committee 10 examine 2d Auditors OF
m,de supplemental report, accompanied oy Dill 10
eae The salaries of the I'd and Sd clerks In SAID once
PETITIONS
u N- NEWMAN: OF citizens Of Madison for release
u e va, d tn State sum OF money appropriated 10
the General Government with the cession OF Alex
nlta By Mr. HICKS or citizens OF Mason lot Jaw M ~
rmit coored man TO remain In said county BY Mr..
kicks. OF BRYANT for an act authorizing MN 10 pay
n order OF this years quota OF the schooi funa n
Mr. HAMMOND: OF the Presbyterian Congregation OF
|mrrb and o,' By Mr.. BARBOUR: Remonstrance ol
en OF Marion against allowing Rebecca Watson Tree
oman OF color to remain in the State. BY MI hlLbf
Nay Parker for the sale OF real estate in
Ths House solved 10 meet hereafter at lU A. NJ
llr DORMAN offered the following resolution:
Resolved That from and after to-day no member shall de-
(sie question for longer time than 10 minutes
Resolved That this rule shall be suspended by less
ban two thirds vote. e,bo
Nr HARyIE moved an indefinite postponement OF the
bslllo! On the SUBJECT oi
FRE%oH sPoLlATioSs.
This resolution was read and debated al length.
Mr. FERGU son moved its indefinite posponehieh'' ne
ied-ayes SO, noes 10 -
III, resolution then adopted BY vote o TO 10 AZ
PETERSBURG AND LYScH5URd RAIL ROAD
The House then proceeded to the consideration oil the
d bill 10 subscribe on the part of the State 10 the Cap
81 Stock OF the Petersburg and Lynchburg Railroad Com
The bill was opposed BY Messrs TONNES, HARvIE
ai MAYO, and advocated by Messrs. SiME and BOYD.
The bill put its passage and rejected by the follow
b vo,e-ayes 27 noes IL.
AYrs-3Iesss Flood Burwe Forbes, Morris of Cabell,
IL Clarke of Campbell Lacy, Page, Carroll, Lewis OF
.ison Ferguson Williams OF MecklenbuIg, Coleman,
|sarmab Beirne Smith, Stubbs Campbell of Nottoway,
;me Cackey Garrison Wootton, kernan, Campbell OF
CONWAY Vest, Heiskell and Boyd-23
SoEaMe-sIs Hopkins, ,Sreaker1 Finney, Alien Carter
aowtrn Haryie, GIBSON Shefiey, Mitchell Hammond,
ranlnan Bennett Power, Lewis OF Brunswick, bucKner,
aes of c. Clarke Of Essex Tebbs, Guerrant, Stlman,
waris, Wood, Ciop,on Price Cook of Greensville Sto-
|4., Fleming Powell, Stump, Wckham, Morris OF Henry
,an-l Duke Worlhingion, Patrick. Howser, Tomiln
Gresham. Schooley, White Ball, Stokes Newman, She
nd ilackwall kOy Yerby, Henderson Pannii, Buswei
liner raSnes, Neal, Rves, HARRISON Mayo, Patterson
MART iancey CULLEN, Pitman, Hass, Grfhn, Suttie
\ Nheaion George, Peuow, Jacobs and BroWn-69.
AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.
On motion oi Mr.. SNOWDEN the use Of the Hall was
ani the Agricultural Convention TO assemble in this
Fl. On The lUth instant.
The House then adjourned.