Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-02-05
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
II DELEGATES

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MONDAY, Feb'y3, 1851.
A communication from the Senate was received
stating that ii had agreed 10 the resolution for
ing ARTILLERY Tor Company attached to the 9Th re-.
glment.'' w ~ " 10
EXPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. oNlPK1Ns, from the Committee of Proposi,ions
county out OF parts OF Wood Tyler aud Richie: In
cooperating the town of ST. Mary's in Wood coun-
"; and Incorporating the town OF Claysvile in Wood
county. nv - " 'oo
Mr.. FLoURNoY, from the Committee of Roads Sc
presented the following bills: Authorizing the Enpjn-
eer OF the Huttonsve and Huntersvle Road to reduce
ns ~Imas9 10 increase the grade OF the Allegheny
ket and Frank lin Turnpike Company--Eappropriate
$aoooo out OF the Treasury;l Allowing James G ordon
", and Aaron Mhado to build bridge across Smiths
construct Road from the Hot Springs in
Balm county to the Clifton Forge in Alleghany-[ap-
Propflates sum not exceeding $4,000 out Of 1reasury
FroYiolng Tor the collection oftolls on Turnpike Com
Paales s9o under decree of Court; Incorporating the
!uaepenaeht kall Road Company; Increasing the cap
nal STOCK ofthe Pennsylvania Morgantown and Bever-
~ turnpike Company by the additional sum OF S5OO0
nreellhs OF which the State to subscrbe Incorpor-
atlng the Leading Creek and Buffalo Creek Turnpike
Company-(approprate $4,000 out of Treasury;) and
amending the act incorporating the Shenandoah Steam
ooat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $4,000 out OF Treasury !,
REGISTERS OFFICE.
Mr.. Butt, from the committee to examine the Re-
gst ers Office reported that the business had heen
perly conducted, &c. Also that in the year 1850 i6OS
grants for Waste and unapproprated lands had been
issued and that the fees received from the 10th October
lS4s TO the LIST OF Oct, 1850, amounted to-. 1864 IS
AND the sales OF land TO. ............o 3lS 40
Total. .sls 1882 e5
PETITIONS.
Inc following petitions were presented and appropri.
:, BY Mr.. Cox Of Captain VIM. M. Robinson, oftbe
va regiment OF Mexican volunteers, asking to have re-
funded to him the expenses incurred in raising his com
pany Ihls petition presented at the last session
ana ieave was gwen to withdraw it from the files and
Represent it, "N
By Mr.. AUGUsT-O Bently B. Voolfolk. remonstra.
ting against the application OF his wife for divorce
BY Mr.. AuGUsT--Of Edmond Steane and others.
Tor the erection OF another scale house in the city
OF Richmond for weighing live stock, to be located
near the Central Railroad.
MANASSAS GAP RAILROAD
Ihls bill coming up, or motion of Mr. Scorr of
fauquer 1t was SO modified to authorse spbscrin
ton on the part OF the State of thirds of the eani
bonds ~ with
Mr.; WALL moved that the bill as modified be post
Poned until tomorrow and be made the special order
He wished to have time for considering the smh;sct in
its new aspect. The motion was agreed TO- -
VIRGINIA CENTRAL SOUTHERN RIGHTS Assf CATION
MIR. AUGUST moved that the memorial and accomno-
nylng documents OF this association presented nv hn,
some Gays ago, be printed tor the of mebers He
sustained the motion with his accustomed ability.
W.T.. PATRICK opposed the motion He THOUGHT
mat me design OF the memorialists was to keep up
agitation on the slavery question and foment discord
between the two sections ofthe Union
, Messrs. FLouRNoY, LEWIS of H. & D. BuRwEI1
Boiling and STRoTHER advocated the motion, and MI
JOHNSON opposed it. ~
Mr. AuGUsTso modified his resolution as to refer the
memorial to the committee on Non Intercourse with
he L.,
cumeuts as they might deem proper.
:, Inc ayes and noes were ordered, on motion of Mr.
PATRICK, with the following result: ayes 22 noes IS.
VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD
Mr. Cox moved that the vote on the bill for the CON-
structon Of this road be reconsdered
Mr. ToML1N asked for the ayes and noes, which
were ordered, with the following result:
AYEs-Messrs Hopkins, tSpeaker) Bowcock Car.
1 1 Massey OF Alexandria, Damron. lmboden, McCue,
McCllntlc, Burwe, Tompkps Hays, Wells. Forbes
MWelImap Barbour, segar Stuart, Hume. Scott of F.,
tall, Patrick, Ferguson. Wright, Boydston, Jenney,
Harvey Baskerville Berne, Edmunson, Russell, Willis
Buswell Cox, Witcher, Cackley, Fairfax. Flournoy,
Harrison, Sturm Strother, August, Craig Dorman Pat
terson. Martz Yancey Herman, Pitman, Calvert Csmn.
bell OF Smyth johnson, Witten Homer Massey of VT
and c.. Jackson and Boyd-6l.
NoEs-MessIs Finney, Allen, billiard of A., Gran.
than, Power Lewis of Brunswick, Clarke, Darlington
of c.. Boiling, Muse Edwards, Wall, Sydnor, Talia-
ferro, Guerrant, White, Boykin Duke Jewett.hT
lin, Gresham. Pendeton, Nibett, Montague, Vanors
billiard, and Newman--39
On motion Of Mr. FERGUSON, the bill was then laid
upon the table.
EMPLOYMENT OF AN ENGINIER
On motion OF Mr.. HAYS the following Joint resolu.
ton offered by him previously, was taken up and pass
ed
Resolved, That the Board of Public Works be in
structed to employ competent Engineer survey and
locate the Gilmer and Ohio Turnpike road al as early
day as practicable.
WHEELING BRIDGE.
The following preamble and joint resolution reported
by the Committee OF Courts Of Justice, were taken up
and after discussion, were passed with almost entire
unanmity. No objection made to the resolution
but Mr.. LEWIS OF Fl. and d. wished the preamble
slightly modified, which the House would not agree
Whereas the Wheeling and Belmont bridge comma
ny, by authority OF the State OF Virginia have erected
at large cost wire suspension bridge over the mai
channel Of the Ohio river at the city of Wheeling with
out piers other distractions in the channel and su.
elenty elevated to permit the free and easy nayira
OF the yer; aud whereas certain citizens of Peansylva
na DESTROYS to destroy the said bridge have procured
suit to be instituted in the supreme court of the United
States against said company, in the name of that State
and TO be afterwards adopted and sustained by her
era assembly with view to have the said Bird oe aba
ted by representing that the obstructs the ma yga
ton and whereas the decision osaid suit may involve
important questions affecting not only the rights and
property OF our citizens, but the authority and urisdc-
ton OF this State in the matters pertaining to her pro-
per welfare, safety and dignity:
be u therefore resolped By the general assembly of
Virginia That the executive be and is hereby reques-
ted to employ counsel behalf of the State to act in
conjunction with the counsel OF the defendants in the
defence OF said suit.
RESOLUTIONS INQUIRY.
By Mr.. DEMONSTRATING Elizabeth B. Fitzgerald
OF Nelson county SIS 20 Tor nstrucng INDECENT chill
dren.
By Mr.. housekeeping bill in accordance
with the suggestions and recommendations OF the Com
mttee which recently visited the Western Lunatc Asy-