Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-19

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

aIayer by KEY. LII. HOWELL, oil the Baptist Church
The SPEAKER announced the following Select Com
mttee on the subject OF remodeling the laws relative tc
oysters, viz: Messrs Montague, Finney, Boykin Ia.
laiero, Gresham, Henderson, Muse, Wilcox, Butt
Garrison, Stubbs kilby and Southall.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
The standing committees were then called for reports
when the following were presented:
by MIR. CRAIG, from the Committee of Roads, &c.
bills
:, Declaring Sugar Tree Creek in Tyler county, pub,
lie highway;
Incorporating the Indian Creek Turnpike Company
Incorporating the Roanoke Valley Railroad Com
pany;
incorporating the Amherst county Turnpike Com
pany and
= incorporating the Centreville ST. Mary's Turnpike
| Company.
By Mr.. DoRMAN, from the Committee on the Militia
report upon the resolution for obtaining authentic
copies Of The rolls of the Virginia Militia during The war
with Great Britain, and Of the Volunteers who served
In the war with Mexico.
BY Mr. SYDNoR, from the Committee on Agriculture
&C., bills
Authorizing the inspection of tobacco at Buffalo, in
! the county OF Putnam;
Amending the act entitled an act prohibiting the
brands used by manufacturer Of tobacco from being
used by another;
Authorizing the -four inspector for the town of Fall
mouth TO inspect flour at Fickns mill in the county of
Authorizing the Governor and Superintendent of
Weights and Measures contract for, and have manu-
1actued in Virginia weights and for each coun
ty and corporation in the State
| - - AENRICo CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
r., MT: IoMLlN, from the Committee OF Privileges and
Eectons presented report upon the petition OF Isaac
a. Goddn, contesting the election of Richard N. Hail.
the delegate returned from the county OF Henrco which
was ordered to be laid upon the table and be printed
| Inc committee come to the following conclusion
lha Richard N. Hall is entitled seat in the House
Virginia
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
reunions and memorials were presented and appro-
proprlately referred, as follows:
MASSEY q for
the repeal OF the law which authorizes county courts
avoe OF the free holders to subscribe for stock ncor-
porated companies for works of internal Improvement
SO Tar as SAID county is concerned;
by MI CARTER, OF citizens of Charlottesville to in
corporate alont stock company town hail. and
Tor other purposes;
By Mr.: WIrrEN, of citizens Of Tazewell, for the pas
sage OF law changing the precinct election from Whites
old house, to tho house of 3. 6. Repass;
:, By Mr. JEwETT of the elders and pewhoders the
Presbyterian Church in Martnsburg for the passage of
an act authorizing sale of the Church edice and the
lot upon which it stands, &c
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
by MIR. WIrCHER-'To amend the 4th section of an
act passed March 18th, 1853 providing for the States
guarantee of the Bonds of the Richmond and Danve
railroad Company so as to authorize said company to
$500 600 in lieu OF $4,000 as therein provided for
and that the State take three-itths OF the increased
stock upon the same terms and conditions in all re
spees as those upon which she subscribed the original
stock,
By MIR. JEwErTTo report Bill No. 42s Of the last
session.
By Mr.. GARRIsoN-To increase the capital stock of
the kempsvllle Canal Company, (not to exceed in
amount Sl2O00 the State to take three-fths of said
capital stock.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE CONVENTION.
Mr.. CRUTcHFlELD, from the Select Committee ap-
pointed to take into consideration the proprety OF provid
ing accommodations for the State Convention, made
report, concluding with the following resolution:
ResoLped, That the use OF the Hall of the House of
Delegates be rendered to the Convention oil Virginia,
x,hs cal.
next, from IL to O'clock and thereafter the daily use,
from O'clock, P. NJ, until the meeting OF the House
OF Delegates on the succeeding day.
The question being put upon the adoption OF the re-
solution, was, after debate, determined the afirma-
tive by ayes and noes as follows ayes So, noes 49,
So the House agreed to the resolution.
ORDER OF THE DAY
The following resolutions, offered previously by Mr.
SEGAR, coming up as the order OF the day, viz
Resolued, That the apportonment Of the Public
Lands among all the States OF the Unon for purposes
OF Internal improvement and popular Education the
most equitable, and the wsest disposition that can be
made of the same and ought to be forthwith provided
And whereas the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad,
and the Central Railroad are works of great national
importance, calculated to render in time OF war mate
rial aid to the Federal Government in the reaoy trans
portaton OF troops and munitions OF war; and the rapid
transmission OF the mails; and by advancing social in
tercourse between remote sections, strengthen the
bonds OF tho national Union Therefore,
ResoLoed That without regard to the apportionment
instructed,
our Representatives requested to their best efforts
Tor the passage OF law setting apart Virginia por-
on of the public territory tor the prosecution of the
works aforesaid
Resolved, That the Governor of this Common
wealth be requested to transmit copy of these reso-
luons to each OF our Senators and Representatives in
Congress
Mr. MASSEY moved to postpone the consideration of
the resolutions till the 9th of January next He said
thesublect was OF great importance, and thought it
ought 10 receive the maturest consideration
Mr. FERGUSON suggested the propriey of referring the
resolutions to select committee, and placing the
mover thereof at the head OF that committee A change
OF sentiment had taken place. 20 extent upon the
subject matter of the resolutions and he was therefore
in favour OF the fullest investigation.
Mr.; BURwELL said the friends of the resolutions
thought the present an suspicious for their con-
sideraton but il the House should determine other
wise, they would cheerfuy acquiesce in the postpone
ment suggested.
Mr.. MASSEY declined acceding to the proposition of
the member from Logan and Boon to refer the resou-
tons 10 select committee He believed the friends of
the measure TO be opposed to the reference and should
therefore, insist upon his proposition being put to the
vote.
Mr.. SEGAR said he was prepared to proceed with the
discussion upon the propositions he had submed and
without being justly obnoxious to the charge of vanity
thought he could in their discussion, furnish food for
the reflection OF members during the coming holidays.
But should be the pleasure of the House postpone
the consideration OF the resolutions to the day named
ne would cheerully acquesce. He thought, however,
that nothing could be gained by sending the subject
simple in their nature easily be understood and the
only probable effect OF creating Committee would be
to delay action upon the subject
Mr. LEWIS, OF H., said that for one he was prepared
to vote upon the resolutions and in giving that vote he
should not be actuaed by consideration OF any con-
sequences yet in the womb of tunrty. From the dis
cussion which similar propositions had elected hereto
fore he presumed every member of the House had made
up his mind upon this subject and prepared now to
vote understandiney.
Mr.. FERGUSON repeated the remark that circumstan-
ces had operated to produce change OF sentiment up
on the subject under discussion and whilst he not
prepared to say that the resolutions could be fashion,
ed as to obtain his under any circumstances yet he
thought the subject worthy of the fullest investigation,
and had, therefore, proposed its reference to Select
| Committee.
! Mr.. SEGAR said he had made no alluson in his re-
marks 10 future consequences He had said nothing
about dissolution of the Union so far from believing
such result probable he, the other hand hoped and
was daily squandering the pnbc domain amongst the
new States and ne thought that upon every principle of