Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-02-27
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MONDAY, Feb. &c, 1850

| MONDAY, Feb &c, 1850
Prayer by the Rev. Moses D. HoGE, of the Presby-
| Mr.. R1vES, from the Committee on Trade &c pre.
sented bill authorizing the Flour Inspectors for The
town OF Falmouth TO inspect flour at Fickn's Mill, in
Spottsy lvania; also bill incorporating The Southern
Gold Mining Company also bill to revive and amend
the act to incorporate the Branch Mining and Manu-
featuring Company, in powha tan county also, bill
Incorporating the Atlas Manufacturing Companv and
bill TO incorporate the Fredericksburg Mutual Tnsur-
ance Company and Savings Institution.
Mr. HAAS from the Commit the Penitentiary
presented bill increasing the salary OF the Clerk OF the
Fenltenary.
MI HUME, according to order presented bill for ex-
leHhaing the limits OF the town OF Warenon, and for
other purposes
bill to incorporate the West Milford and New Sa-
lem turnpike Company, was taken up and rejected
ayes So, noes Sc.
Inc vote rejecting the bill was reconslered on mo-
lon OF MI NEAL, and the bill was made the order of
the day Tor to- morrow at IL O'clock
The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from l. D. kosseth, relative tocertan lands claimed by
HIM, asking the interpostion Of the State against other
claimants under Junior patents to said lands
Mr.. ALLEN presented petition of citizens of Acco-
mac Tor separate election to be held at the store of
Llttleon Atkinson III said county.
A bill to incorporate the Guyandotte and Charleston
Railroad Company, was rejected. Ayes AZ, noes Sc
bill divorcing Ruth Lester from her husband John
Lester, was rejected. Ayes SIS, noes So.
A bill to amend the act passed March Eth, 1949 to
incorporate the knobby Valley Turnpike Company.
was passed The te was amended by adding thereto
Mooriled and North Branch Turnpike Company"
:, BILLS PASSED.
, 10 incorporate the trustees of the Mary WASHINGTON
Monument Company Changing the time of holding
the Circuit Superior Courts Of Law and Chaocerv for
i1e counties OF Mlddesex, Matthew'S Gloucester and
hlng and Queen Authorizing separate elections in
certain counties therein mentioned and to change the
place OF holding certain others.
r, mr. SEGAR presented petition Of the officers of
hampshire Savings Bank, asking certain notifications
OF their charter
The House according to joint Order proceeded by
joint vote with the Senate to the election o. CERTAIN o.
hcers OF government.
Mr. Mayo nominated James Brown, Jr as Second
Auditor; VIM II. Richardson as Secretary of the Com
monwealth and Librarian Chas S. Morgan as SUPER
iaendent Of the PenitentIay Jas c. Spots as General
Agent and Sorekeeper OF the Pententary and Stafford
IL Parker as Register OF the Land Office
me Senate having been informed of the readiness OF
le House to proceed to the execution of the joint ORDER
and having expressed their readiness the roll was called
ana resulted Tor James Brown Jr ia for VIM H.
Richardson ia; tor.Chas. S. Morgan liz for JAS G
SPOTS IL; for Stafford II. Parker ll3.
All the members voted for the nominees excent Mr.
Morris, OF u and w, who voted for Hiram Martz as
Superintendent Of the Pentenary Mr. Claiborne
voted tor VIM Wallace Storekeeper of the Penten-
tiary; Mr. Shepard voted for Branch J. Worsham az
Register OF the Land Office Mr. Rives voted for the
nominees except the Storekeeper of the Penitenriary
W.T. George voted Tor the nominees, except the Superin
tendent oil the Penitentiary
Joint vote with the Senae-.Iames Brown Jr 1877.
William ii. Richardson 1877 Charles S Morgan 1873
James Y. Spots 1873; Stafford II. Parker 1876 Scat
tering 5.
Mr.. STovALI withdrew, by leave granted. the doeu-
ment presented by him relative to the amount of ap-
preparations made and pending for internal improve
ments.
On motion of Mr. WooD, leave was given to bring in
Dl vestng in the trustees OF Capon Springs certain
additional powers over lands now held by them for the
public
Various bills were ordered to be engrossed
- STATE AGRICULTURE CHEMIST
~ ne Dill Tor the appointment OF State Agricultural
Chemist, coming up on its second reading,
Mr. FERGUSON moved its indefinite postponenlent
Mr PRICE suggested that the motion be withdrawn
with view to enable the friends OF the bill to per-
feet it.
Mr.. George.
Mr. HARvIE hoped would not be the pleasure Of tbe
III use to POSTPONE the only bill presented here which
contemplated doing any thing for Agriculture Fla had
recently been in an assembly of Agrcultusts and that
body adopted resolution in which they declared this
measure most important to the Agricultural interests of
the state lhey appointed committee to memorialye
lhe Legislature on the subject, and he thought sngu-
lar that an attempt should be thus made to cut off the
trends OF this bill from giving their why should
be passed. Last year it passed this House bv an.
overwhelming majority, and he now entered his protest
on the part OF the farming community, to whom he be-
longed against the attempt to cut down the only mea-
sure brought forward for that great interest
MIR. fERRow regarded this as a most important hin
ana one which, II passed, would be the most popular
measure oil the session. He (Mr P. had received ya
rous communications on the subject calling his atten
ton to the Importance OF this bill.
with regard to the opposition to it coming from the
quarter It dld, he would remark, that in the Western
part Virginia, the soil did need Improvement So
much as that IN the Eastern because had not been
exhausted by time and bad cultivation Here however
the aid OF scientific analysis wanted to show What
was injurious to soils and what most beneficial in their
renovation.
MIR, VERIFY said it evident that unless the mo-
loh 10 postpone indefinitely Withdrawn there
would be two discussions upon this bill Repardmp if
as important to the Agricultural interests OF he State
ne appealed to the gentleman from Tazewel INT
GeoIge,) to withdraw his motion ~
Mr.. GEORGE acceded to the request, and withdrew
the motion to postpone indefinitely
The bill was thea ordered to be engrossed and read
4 third time. "'N '~""
Numerous bills We're read the first and ordered TO he
read a second time ~ ~
On motion OF Mr.. GIBSON,
The House adjourned
Ihe delaware .oEInal saus of the nettior Tor a L..