Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-02-25

sylvania nominate the next Democratic candidate
tor the Presidency.
IHE LEGIsLATURE.-The House of Delegates
devoted nearly the whole of Friday to the consid.
Grafton of the bill providing for the extension Of
the Virginia Central Railroad to the Ohio river
Mr. Ferguson having offered substitute for the
bill, placing the Company on the two and three.
tifths principle, increasing the Capital Stock to
$l,oo0,O00, and authorizing connection with
the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, Mr.. Crutch-
field proposed substitute, in lieu of Mr.. Fergu
sons, which simply granted the company a
| naked charter.
On Mr. Bierne's motion Mr.. Ferguson's substi-
| tute was so amended as to provide that when the
Capital Stock of the Virginia Central Railroad
Company, heretofore authorized to be subscribed
tor the purpose of extending their road from
Staunton to Covington, has been subscribed, the
State shall subscribe 100000 for the purpose of
continuing the road from point at or near Cow
ington, Westward, towards the Ohio river.
| Mr. lmboden moved to strike out the 9th. 18th,
9th and 10th sections, all of which related to the
| connection with the Virginia and Tennessee Rail-
road, but the House refused to conc ur--45 to 66.
Mr.. Boiling then moved to strike out the LIST,
end and Sd sections of the bill, embracing all in
relation to the Central Railroad, together with the
clauses authorizing a railroad from Guyandotte to
New river and connection with the Virginia and
Tennessee railroad. The vote being taken the
House agreed to strike out--ayes Sc, noes SO.
Motions were then made to postpone indefinite
y and to recommit the BILL all of which were dis
| agreed to.
Mr.. Ferguson moved to amend the bill BY strik-
ing out the word "Central" and insert "and. Ten
nessee." Hostages 10, noes 70.
The bill was then amended in several min.
portant particulars at the instance of Mr.. Ferpu
| son.
MI Dorman moved substitute, granting a
simple charter, and authorizing the Manassas
Gap Railroad Company, the Central Railroad, the
Virginia and Tennessee Railraad, and the James
River and Kanawha Company, to connect with it:
the substitute likewise prop osed the construction
of railroad from Winchester to the Ohio river
The question being taken on Mr. DIS substitute,
1t was decided in the negative--ayes %, noes 70.
The vote was then taken on the adoption of Mr.
Crutchheld's snbstute--grantngt the Company
| naked charter-and resulted as follows: ayes 80.
noes 81.
The vote was then taken on the amendment. a g
amended, and agreed to thereupon, the bill was
| ordered to its final engrossment, ayes 80, noes
| 80.
Saturday being the anniversary of Washing
tons Birth day, the House did not sit
Yesterday (Monday) joint resolution was
adopted fixing Thursday next for the election of
LIST and I'd Auditor, Secretary of the Common
wealth. Superintendent of Pententary, &c.
bill changing the mode of appointment and
tenure of office of the Directors of the Lunatic
Asyums, was ordered to be engrossed; so also
was bill incorporating the Merchants Bank of
Virginia at Lvnchburg, on the free banking prin-
ciple--the vote resulting thus: ayes SO, noes 81.
(This may be regarded as indicating the fate
several similar schemes now pending.)
bill establishing Branch Bank at Weston,
in Lewis, and another at Moorfeld, was rejected
ayes 43, noes 81.
A bill prescribing the mode in which Isaac
Medley may execute his bond and qualify as She
riff of Halifax, was passed without opposition.
DIsUNIoN BELOW PAR IN ALABAMA.-Tbe
Huntsville (Ala.) Advocate of the 9th inst. saws:
One Of the smallest meetings ever held in Hunts
vile, was convened in the court house on Monday