Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-04

VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
FRIDAY, MARCH l, 1850.
SEN ATE


The bills from the house of Delegates were referred
The resolution authorizing the Governor to cause to
be mounted ten cannon, &c, was referred to the com
mittee on the Militia.
On motion at Mr.. EDNsToN, the Senate took IN the
bill authorizing separate elections in certain counties
and to change the place OF holding certain Others with
the amendments OF the committee. The amendments
were agreed to and the bill passed.
THE CONVENTION.
The order OF the day called tor by Mr. SHAcKLE-
FORD, which the bill for the call of Convention
MIR. CARLIIE moved to amend the bill by substituting
therefor bill to take the sense OF the people upon the
call of Convention, and upon the question "Shall the
Convention, if called be based on white population
alone also providing tor the organization of the Con-
venon and the election OF delegates thereto in the event
majority OF the votes were in favor of Convention
upon the white basis but if in favor of Convention and
against the white basis then the substitute provides tina,
there shall be election of delegates to Convention
until the next future General Assembly shall
make provision for such an election.
Mr.. CARIlLE sustained his substitute in remarks at
some length
Messrs CowEN and KINNEY were in favor of the sub
stute as competing proposition to the bill before the
Senate but preferred the original bill reported to the
House OF Delegates.
Mr.. STANARD opposed the substitute.
Mr.. KINNEY then presented, amendment to Mr.
Carles amendment, the bill as it originally pre-
scented in the House of Delegates which presents to the
people both the white and the mixed basis.
The debate was further continued by Messrs De-
NEALE and CARIILE in favor, and Messrs AMBLER,
sHAcKELFoRD ROGERS and STANARD in opposition.
expressing desire to address the Senate after three
o'clock-on motion of Mr., CAR1LE, the Senate ad-
journed
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Various reports OF committees were submitted reso-
lutions adopted and petitions presented
BILLS PASSED,
The following engrossed bills were read third time
and passed, viz
TO authorize Stephen B. Gooch, of Marion, to con-
struct dam Buffalo Greek in relation to the
Elk River Bridge Company to incorporate the Garnet
(Nnll M1nInr hal INa1I
Company to incorporate the Parkersburg and Eliza
BEETHOVEN Turnpike Company to provide for the con-
structon OF road across the Allegheny Mountain in
Franklin and Floyd counties; amend the act passed
March %, 1913, Incorporating the Charleston Riney
and Parkersburg Turnpike Company to incorporate
the Hopewell Gold Mining Company to Incorporate
the Etna Iron Works exendngthe limits of the town
OF Warrenton and Tor other purposes and providing for
the expenses 81 receiving and entertaining the guests OF
the State.
Mr. WoRTHINGToN moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill in relation to the Elk River Bridge Com
pany was passed, which was carried-the bill was then
laid the table.
BILLS REJECTED
The House rejected the following bills, viz:
10 provide tor constructing the Chinoweth Turnpike
road appropriating further sum of money to bridges
on the Staunton and Parkersburg road to incorpo-
rate the Morgantown Bridge Company and autho-
rizng an increase OF the capital stock OF the Williams
port Turnpike Company
BILLS INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
The bills concerning the Lynchburg aud Buffalo
Springs Turnpike Company, and Incorporating the New
Market and Dbre Springs Turnpike Company, were.
motions severally made, indefinitely postponed
Various bills were then ordered to be enqrossed
The House then adjourned.