Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-03-05

ny, ana an act TO enlarge the powers OF the Lynebbure
Hose ana tire insurance Company without amendment;
and that they had also passed bills entitled an act in re
laton TO the road from James Shannon's in Wyom ing
10 the mouth OF East river in Giles county, to authorize
an inspection OF tobacco at Buffalo in the county Of
Putnam; to incorporate the Potomac Turnpike Com
pany, and an act to incorporate the Fairfax Academy
with amendments in which they request the concur
reGce OF the House and they have agreed to the
luton allowing time to the Hsborough and Harper's
Ferry Turnpike Company to organize their company.
Ilhe amendments proposed by the Senate to the bills
above named were, during the evening session. concur
red in by the Housed
APPRoPRIATING THE PUBLIC REVENUE.
bill appropriaing the Public Revenue and for other
purposes, coming up the unfinished business of yes
erday,
MI BURwE1L moved to amend said bill by striking out
portion OF the fifth section, suspending the section of
the act of March 5h 1949 setting apart annually the
sum OF 500 GOO tor the gradua redemption of the pub
tor an exchange OF the bank stocks owned BY the
State for the Certificates of Debt of the State as they
may tall DUE provided, however, that such stock to be
sod shall not be sold less than the present market
value, and that not more than S250000 of said stock
shall re exchanged in any one year.
ms proposition gave rise to animated discussion
which was particnated in by Messrs. BuRwELL FLOUR
NoY, HARRISON, STovALL, COKE, and DoRMAN The
last named gentleman, at the close OF his remarks called
for the previous question on the adoption Of Mr. BUR-
WELLS amendment, and pending the call, the hour Of
recess having arrived,
The SPEAKER vacated the Chair
EVENING SESSION.
The SPEAKER resumed the Chair at o'clock and
stated the question before the House be on ordering
the man question on the amendment offered by the
member from Bedford, to the bill approprating the
Public Revenue
The House decided that the main question should
now be put.
The question was then taken on agreeing to the
amendment, and determined in the negative as fol-
lows:
AYES Messrs. McDearmon Burwell, Hammond
Speed, Jones, Boiling, Muse, Stuart, Cooke, Stovall,
Welton, Lewis Of Harrison and Doddridge, Tomiin,
Ferguson, Edwards Of Loudoun, Wright, Neblett,
Nottoway, Russell, Willis. Boswell, Fournoy, sro
Their, Dorman, Pitman, and Jackson-3o
D NoEsLM s Hopkins, tspeakerD Finney, Allen,
Bowcock, Carter, Massey of Alexandria, Damron,
Boisseau, lmboden, McClintc, Tompkns Granham,
Hays, Wells, Power, Wellman, Clarke, Wilcox, Car
ringon OF Charlotte Barbour, jr, Segar, Hume Dun
lap, Deskns, Edwards Of Franklin, Brooks, Sydnor,
kin, Duke, Jewett, Patrick, Gresham, Semp. Pen
dle;on, Boydson, Jenrey, Harvey Baskerville, Beirne.
Edmundson, Vano'sdall, Kby Dawson, Stubbs, Butt
erby, Henderson, Robertson, Cox Cackley Fairfax
Rives, HARRISON slum, Craig, Patterson, Manz, an
cey, Speer, Calvert Campbell of Smyth, Newsom,
Whe don, billiard of Sussex, Witten, Horner Mas
sey OF Warren and Clarke, Ditty, and Boyd-75
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and read
third time.
EASTERN AND WESTERN LuNATIc AsYLuMs.
An engrossed bill changing the mode OF appontme nj,
and tenure OF office of the Directors of the Eastern and
Western Lunahe Asylums, coming up on its passage
MI SEGAR moved to lay the bill on the table. Lost
Mr.. lMBoDEN stated the substance OF a ryder he in
| tended offering to the bill
Mr.. VERIFY and Mr.. FERGUSON opposed the propos-
| ton to amend by way Of ryder, and
Mr. STovALI called the previous question on the pas
| sage OF the BILL and there a second; the main
question wasthen ordered, and being taken the bill pass
ed, the previous question cutting off the ryder proposed
| to be offered by the gentleman from Augusta
INDEPENDENT BANK LYNcHBURa.
An engrossed bill to incorporate the Merchants
| sage,
Mr.. WILLIS proposed ryder compelling said bank
to pay specie for all the paper issued at its counter
which, after debate was rejected.
The question was then taken on the passage of the
bill and decided in the affirmative Co. noes ~
Ga motion OF Mr.. LEWIS of B., the House adjourn