Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-02-20
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PRAYER by the Rev. ALMoN GAGE.

PRAYER by the Rev ALMoN GAGE.
Bills were reported-To incorporate the Alexandria
Gas Light Company the Union Mutual Fire Insurance
COMPANY of Alexandria to confirm the grant of the
Common Council Of Alexandria of the right OF way
through said town to the Orange and Alexandria Rail-
| road Company; to incorporate the Alexandra Water
Company; for the relief of Robert G. Craig Adutant
of the 10th Regiment to incorporate the Madison and
Rappahauuock Turnpike Company to incorporate the
Wytheve Savings Bank to increase the salaries of
the second and third clerks in the Second Auditors Oh
flee.
The House took up the resolution offered on the 18th
inst. by Mr.. Edwards, and, after amendment, was
agreed to as follows:
Resolped That when the House adiourns to-day, it
will adjourn to meet on each day afterwards at 10 A. M.
Mr. DoRMAN offered reso utlons, that from and alter
to-day member shall debate question for longer
time than fifteen minutes, and that this rule shall not
be suspended rescinded by less than thirds vote
FRENCH sPoLIATIoNs.
Mr. HINER moved to postpone indefinitely, pending
which motion, the House passed to the order of the
day being the report and resolutions presented by
ec Committee the subject of French Spoliatons.
Mr. FERGUSON moved the indefinite postponement of
the report the motion was rejected, ayes 50, &C.
The report and resolutions then adopted, ayes
&c, 49,
PETERSBURG AND LYNCIBURG RAILROAD.
The House next took up the bill to subscribe on be-
half Of the State the capital stock of the Petersburg
and Lynchburg Railroad Company.
Mr. SYNE declined sustain the bill until it had been
attacked by its opponents.
Mr. TONNES, after desiring that the friends of the
Dill should flrS advance their views, spoke at
lengthln opposition to the bill.
Mr. ,SYME still declining to address the House, Mr..
HINER demanded the previous question
Here animated debate ensued between Messrs
SYME and HARvIE, the former saying that he did not
wish to speak, thano mans vote could be changed by
argument, and that hewas willing to put the bill the
vote Mr. HARvIE protesting against the proceeding as
beng calculated to produce judgment, the House
being very thinly attended.
MIR. MAYO also protested against the unusual course
OF the gentleman from Petersburg.
Mr. HINLR asked leave to withdraw his call for the
previous question
Objection being made, MIR. HARvIE demanded the
ayes and noes-sustaned
The leave to withdraw granted--ayes SO, noes 4.
Mr.. MAYO then spoke against the bill. He recalled
Mr.. SYMEs course when the DanvilIe road was first
projected his denuncaons of the scheme visionary
and absurd and the country through which the road
to go as borne down by the genius of desoIaton.
Mr. BoYD advocated the bill because he said it provi-
ded for the most direct route between Lynchburg and
the Sea Board.
Mr. TONNES denied the correctness of this assertion
and said there difference in the routes in point
OF distance. He referred to the report of Mr.. Mores
survey to show that the prescribed in the bill was
much the most difficult.
The House came TO vote, and the bill was rejected
AYEs.-Messrs. Flood, Burwell Forbes Morris of
G. P. and W., Wills, Clarke of c., Lacy, Page, Car
roll, Lewis Of H. and D.. Ferguson Coleman, Will
ams of NJ, Warman, Smith, Stubs, Campbell of
bell Of s., Conway, West, Heiskill, and Boyd-27.
NoEs.,Messrs. Hopkins, lspeakerl Finney, Allen,
Carter snowden, Harvie, Gibson, Shelley, Brown Of
B. and H., Mitchell, Hammond, Grantham Bennett,
Lewis Of B., Buckner, Jones Of c., Clarke OF E.,
Iebbs, Guerran, Stllman, Claiborne, Edwards, Wood
Clopton. Price, Cook Of G:,Stovall, Fleming Powell
Stump, Wickham, Morris of H., Southa, Duke, Wor-
Ellington, Patrick, Wallace Howser, Tomlin, Gresham,
Schooiey, White, Ball, Stokes, Newman, Shepard,
Duckwa, Kilby, Perrow, VERIFY, Henderson, Pannil,
Boswell, Robertson, Townes Neal, Rives Harrison,
Mayo, Patterson, Martz, Yancey, CULLEN, Pitman,
Haas, Griffin, Suttle, Wheadon, George, Jacobs, and
Brown OF WI.
On motion of Mr.. SNowDEN it was resolved that the
use ofhe Hall, when the House is not in session, be
granted to the Agricultural Convention, to meet in
Richmond ON the goth inst
Adjourned