Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-25
rc1sI,ATURE OF VIRGINIA.
T.rrspAy, JANUARY -, 1851.
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,-rcIsIATURE OF VIRGINIA.
THURSDAY, JASuAsy a. 1850
SENATE. 80
Tho hills from the House OF Delegates were 'e'c'a "
'hgl[ fixing Tuesday, Goth ns for Inc eec,o
If "d to supply the vacancy occasonea us Mrssqs De
Judge Scott after sf lew re' KfSNEY ROGERS
SThN ,,D and RvES laid on the table on '''' u 'i'
The iSPEAKER laid before the Senate an r. he F,rer
;c,tion showing quarterly statement u I' "a i've
% and tho Northwestern Bank Of Virginia i'aiu Oh Tic
table ,;o, ., take up the bill concern
Ml. Ias Pivrr and kanawha Canal, when was OPP
nd bv Mr. DENEAIE, and decided in ihe hcsI,e'
Mr.. sTANARD then gave no, no.'rn n u ,he said bill
IN motion of Mr.. TATE, the Senate aoou"e'
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. pr,-,.,o-ar
pr,vcr by the Rev. Charles H. Read oil ue '''s '''"
MIR HARRIS from the Committee on Claim. Gf I'M,
bl for the relief Of Maria Russell oi the couhs "
~ Al pENDI E'rON, from the Committee ~ noi"S' :"
bill 10 authorize .Ieorge W. pi""F9 "
struct a wharf on orh river. - ,,,o ,r..epted \
Mr. FlNNEY. from the Special Commute. Pi.s,h ~ .
IN - ,tc ,he sense of the people upon TIE can " ''
olll ~ ~ nroyde for organizing the same II was read
drst lime and on motion OF Mr. PRICE, zVVo copies
were ordered 10 be printed
prN1r1rr. or citizens of Lewis county for u
chance in the location Of the Buchanan ana ,' Nm"
Turnpike; also, of citizens oil me % un,v an, Of
and Randolph for the formation ., i TO -, ] 81
nnrts of said counties BY Mr.. BARBOUR: vi ,tzens ~
Cupepcr for an act transfer 10 the Orange ara M
Railroad Company the right of the STATE oi virginia ~ wv
v advanced 10 the United States with the cessoh oi
Alexandria o the General Government ,a..,o,,,,;,.
The SPEAKER announced the following - .e s,",
civ. Mrssrs Snowden, Williams Of Fairfax Pend,,toi'
Sirothcr Jones Chesterfield Watson, Barbour fFc''
| Ncwm,n White Pannl, Patrick and Harrison
the SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from John W. Patton and Conway Robinson Esqs recon-,
mending certain amendments 10 the Code oil Virginia. @
enclosing bill Tor that purpose, when on MOTION ~ WI
NCTON was referred 10 the committee oil Courts
( RESOLUTIONS
pho following resolutions offered, adopted, ana APP
Q Iiy Mr. SEGAR-That the committee on Roads enquire
into the cxpedency OF amending the general kai'r"ad
NC 80 IA nroyi, that hereafter appropriation shall %
made from the Treasury any public work until there s
have been previous survey Of such work by competent
engineer and estimate OF the cost Of constructing m
By Mr. STUBS That the committee ON Claims enquire
,,o me cNp,ency reporting bill authorizing The pay
meut Ia the legal representatives oi Thomas IT, eachy de-
.cJ the v.lr of certain property destroyed during The
Revolutionary i'll the county oi Amelia ana Inc Town VI
= Petersburg ~ 90. u
uirc into the cxpcdency oi amending The act ot March
lsis authorizing The subscription by counties to the aplta
trnukrs as 10 include like subsc 10 the
capital stock navigation companies
Mr CLARKE Of Essex presented the proceedings OF u
meeting of the citizens of Essex county f. f. Noel Chair
man lhos C. Gordon assistant Chairman and George l.
Wright and Thomas CroXon Secretaries strongly IN favor
of the Southern Con, ention al Nashville They were ordered
q 10 be printed.
y Mr. MAYO called up the report Of The committee oi
Courts against the cNpedcncy Of continuing The stpaal"
jurisdiction Of The roii o. common Jaw lor me ny ~
Richmond and county Of llenrlco and supplying the va
cancy upon the bench Of that count occasoncd By the death
Of the late judge p ~ Nicholas orot increasing tbs salary
, Of the present Judge.
Mnssrs WORTHlNGTON. WATSON and PRICE sis
tanned tho report the ground that The number OF in
the Richmond City Circuit not as large rs in other cir
Cults where also the Judges had travel hundreds Of miles
Mr. MAYO warmly urged tc rejection Of the report aud
the appointment of another Judge 10 decide The heavy bust
nr- in thu court here. Though other circuits might have
more yet the in this circuit were 81 very great
Importance. Mr. NJ cited the immense labor which Judge
Robertson now underwent -
Mr. CONWAY thought tho report should be sent back 10
the committee, allow the gentleman from Richmond
IS City iully 10 explain the merits OF The case
The committee resolution then agreed 10.
= SOUTHERN CONVENTIONS.
The resolutions on the subject tho Wno, Proviso the
Nashville Convention, &C., from the select committee, came
l. IN n the order of the day
= Mr. PENDLEION thought the resolutions should be re-
ired To ont committee Of both Houses, 10 put them
in form Tor which the unanimous vote Of The House he
trusted would be given, question oi the mghtles mo-
,ncn With the sincere hope ana belief That unannly
would he obtained he moved resolution which was adop
ted that the be requested appoint committee 10
u mol Jointly with committee of the House take into
sheraton the report OF the committee.
The SPEAKER laid before the House 4 communication
from the Governor. enclosing quarterly statements Of TIC
condition Of the Farmers Bank and the Northwestern Bank
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS
The cnarossed bill To incorporate the Fredericksburg and
l. Orange Plank Road Company (appropatng ihreeilths Of
Sl00O00 being its passage explained and supported
BY Mr.. CONWAY, Mr. RIvEs having called the ayes and
noes The bill rcccted-Ayes 81 noes -
The engrosscd bill the Richards and Kentucky
line road with the Tazewcl Court House and Fancy Gap
Turnpike (appropriang 5000 complete gap was
= passcd-Aycs 81 81 Mr. LEWIS Of Brunswick
called the ayes and noes and opposed the bill Mcssrs
c GEORGE PENDLETON, SIIEFFEI and PRICE eX-
n planned and defended the bill
The cngroSscd bill to incorporate the Alexandria and Val
u ley Railroad Company was taken up, on motion OF Mr.
BARBOUR This is the bill known the Manassas Gap
road hl-and appoprates from the State three Of
Il sS00009 the capital stock
. Mr. MARTZ, some length warmly advocated the bill.
On motion Of Mr. WALL, the House then Adjourned
The discussion Of this bill will continue this morning
n TO he Editors Of the Enquirer.
u Gentlemen In your paper the 2s! January, is ar
Gle which requires III u brief notice The writer takes