Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-03-06
GENERAL ASSEMBLY up VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

, Mr. BARBOUR from the Committee on F1ecutiv.
| expenditures, presented report thereon
osan "1Nh5 from Inc Committee of Propositions Sec
presented Dill TO authorize separate elections in Ger.
tam counties, and to change the places of hodna
tain Others f' vi ioiui"s eei-
On motion of Mr. JONES the said hill was toko, III,
.eau NE Ifst and second times, amended on motions
severally made, and as amended ordered n bo am
cd ana read third time. " VIZ
,oO Mr. BOILING, from the Committee of Courts of jug
ce, presented report releasing to John Preston the
commohweath this right to certain land thare;n 1nent;n
~ lie asked that the rules be suspended to enable the
house TO- read the bill first and second time hnt The
mouse refused to suspend the rules ' '"' wv
| ,Mf CRAG, from the Committee of Roads r-osar,od
olllto incorporate the Buords Depot and Rnchsnan
| turnpike Company. "''@ buchanan
Mr. SPEED, from the Committee of Courts renor,ad
IN ~ 'e'd the Tooth chapter of the Code of Virein.
MI. CRAIG, from the Committee of Roads ,rsssrted
| road Company "N" o'o"ac f.aii-
TYR. JOHNSON, from the Select Committee to test the
utlllly OF Mr. French's Experimental Railway made
| be printed. 'D' was oiueleo 70
APrRoPRIATINe THE PUBLIC REVENUE
Ah ehgrossed Dill appropriating the Public Reycnue
was 'aAen up on motion of Mr.. STovALL read third
iolowmg pettlons were presented by the gen.
eillen named and appropriately referred viz By Mr.
Mama El sne PRESIDENT and Directors OF the Leeds
nianqr turnpike Company for increase of the cam
a VI sald company and for subscription by the State
| lhereto; also, OF citizens of the conntv of Tordo1
he oons.r.. oahch OF the Rappahannock Canal may
C. sonsuuctaa 10 the town of Falmouth: bv Mr.
3Ik9THER similar petition octizens of the county Of
Louoouni by MT. CARRiNGToN of L. of ctzens Of The
nonv ~ :" ouooun ior the incorporation of COM
OF h0cKs by Mr. HOPKINS of citizens of the countv
I; aIrniLston' Tor authority to erect dam across
VI ane North Fork OF oston river; and by Mr.
EobLkIsoN, OF citizens OF the counties Of Patrick and
franklin, demonstrating against the petition Of sor
h. praying mat his dam across Smiths river may
I ealseu' by Nr BARBOUR, OF citizens of Cupeper
and Orange, for the imp ovenent of the Rand Am
river. D @Aiii
COUPON BONDS
"a oll auhorlsng the issue OF Coupon Bonds was
.aAeh up on motion OF Mr. STovATI, amended on mo-
IONS I severaly made, and then, on motion of Mr.
WiIcHER, ordered to be laid on the table
AN enasosssd ZIP III BETHANY RAILROAD COMPANY
Bethany Railroad Company was taken m "a ,b ar
der OF the day. 'p 90 ''0 VI
Mr. FERGUSON moved to amend the ryder yesterday
oeteo py hlmself so as to strike that portion of i
leaung TO the escape ofFugitve Slaves over the Hemn
he1d railroads and the House agreed to strike out.
ly made by Mr.. SouTHA1L - o.
The question then being on the third raadno IF tho
ryder 49," ~ ~ i" ie"ope Vi the
Mr RUSSELL addressed the House in opposition to the
SON, delivered the previous day
WI. H. entered INTO an argument to show that The
h "oua NOT by granting the charter asked for by
state, either directly Indirectly He then entered in
70 history OF the tortuous policy Of The Baltimore and
emo Railroad Company, aud concluded by asking the
NJ nr' + ERGusoN briefly reJoined.
Mr MASSEY OF A. called the previous nues;or -,
Te e engrossent OF the ryder and there was second
ne man question then ordered and being takan
tne House refused to order the RYDER to its
only l3votlng IN the affirmative
Nir ELLIS desired to say word or two in explaua.
ton before the vote should be taken on the bill in re-
gau 10 remark made by the gentleman from Logan
and Boone That gentleman had said that he (Mr " |
hao surrendered all interest in the Wellsburg road
wsv To 10 he anne ndment granting the right Of
mat atnendment had rendered the Weshure road |
W Wofhiess. This was mistake. The object Of the
mensnulg roao would be accomplished by the bill be-
cause would enable the company connect with the
Steube vile and Indiana railroad now in nrocess Of
constructions which would strike The Ohio river four
Hles ABOVE Wesourg 10 spirit OF compromise Mr.
Ellis SAID ne lad agreed TO amend his original hill 30
as 10 grant to the City of Wheeling simple act Of ms
tlce, ne commemorative permission to make road
WIN de own means tor their own benefit He did not
wlsn 10 monopollse the benefits of any scheme to the
delrfnent OF The interests of his neighbors
Inc bill was then passed by the following vote |
Mas snsI of Fnney Allen Bowcock Carter
Cue, Burwell Tompkins, Carrneton Of r VII III
p mit Forbes, Welman Clarke, Speed, Backner,
S Mmee&' harm harrington OF Charlotte, Boiling Goodwin
quart Hnme, Carroll, Call son, Stump Monroe
WMte, Mors, Patrick, Arnold Gresham, Wright
HARRINGTON OF .Loudoun, Peudleton, Ncblett Jenney
KbS sbSs R,' WWaman Brine vanersda
u.
6Buswell. Robertson. Kee, Neal, Witcher, Cackley |
Scott OF Of r., tlournoy, Patterson Marz, Yancey,
V We,, flHman Campbell of s., Newson Crulchfed
I, NoEs-Messrs Hopkins, tSpeakerJ McCHntic,
Hammond, Grantham, Jones, Barbour, Seear, Muse
son emna wo OF frankn Brooks sydnO Will
non omln, Siemp, Ferguson, Edwards of Loudoun,
Newman, Boydston, Dawson, Fairfax, Rives. Harri-
son, Stnrm, August, Wheadon, and billiard of Sus
sex-32. N'" " N"'
POTOMAC BANK OF VIRGIN,
An engrossed bill establishing the Potomac Bank of
virginia at M oorefeld, coming up on its passage was
opposed by Mr. WILLIS, and rejected-ayes a, noes
BILLS PASSED.
d Inc following engrossed Hills were read third time
InfnpEe load-[epproprates three- of $4,000 out
OF lneE and advocated by Mr. HoR-
NEK +, and passed by ayes 60; noes 42l;
= 70 empower the Kanawha Lodge No 70 of 7 q |
u r. TO erect Hall in the town of Charleston in the
county oil Kanawha; '' WV
changing the time for the commencement of the act
entIed an act authorizing the qua lifted voters Of
the town OF Lynchburg to elect Mayor and for 9TH
erpurposes; ~ N'N W. 0'''-
w Anihorsug the Governor and Superintendent of
Wtlgh,s and Measures to contract for and have mann
lactured IN Virginia Weights and Measures for each
county and corporation in the State;
III Aulnorsng an increase OF the Capital Stock in the
1aze"eH Court House and Fancy GAP Turnpjke nm
panyJJ(explaned by Nessrs. CARRo1L and Royp and
passed ayes 81 noes 40-appropriaes three ftlhs Of
SloooO out ofthe Treasurv:)
amend ing the act of March 10, 1850, entitled an
act 10 provide tor the construction of bridge across
the New River, in Giles county N0'N'D
IN 5engrossed bill extending the Floyd Court House
ana Iillsylle Turnpike Road in The county Of FLOYD,
roll ~ WI Oat-
sage, N'''" y" 10 pas
ne speaker announced that the hour Tor the recess
had arrived and accordingly vacated the chair,
~ EVENING SESSION. {
! ne SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 O'Clock, and an. e
no unced that the first business order woud be upon
me passage OF the bill extending the Flovd Court House
and Hllsyille Turnpike Road in the county of Foyd
and Tor ether purposes The ayes and noes having been
oraeeo thereon, were taken aud resulted as follows
ayes 81 noes 81. So the bill passed
The following engrosSed bills were then read third