Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-11
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SATURDAY. MAncnS 5, 1851.
SENATE.
communication received from The HoGsc Of Dele.
gates informing the Senate TINT they had passed bills en
tied authorizing additional subscription the
part OF the State TO the stock Of the Red and Blue SuhG:
Springs Turnpike Company anact 10 amend act passed
Eth oi March, 1850 entitled 10 incorporate the Fair
mont ard Paatine Bridge Company; amend an act
passed February ID $780, for continuing the Beverly
Fanont Road and for other purposes authorizing
the ISSUE OF Coupon bonds authorizing
OF the capital stock Of the junction Valley Turnpike Com
pany by private subscription, and for other purposes and
an uct authorizing the Kempsyilie Canal Company 10 in
crease their capital stock and for other purposes The bills
we're referred To appropriate committees.
They agree to the amendment proposed BY The Senate TO
the bill entitled an act appropatng the public and
for other purposes.
And the Committee their part appointed 10 examine
enrolled bills have examined sundry such bills which, hav
ing been found truly enrolled, herewith communicated
for further examination and signature.
i Mr.. DENEALE, from the Committee of Internal I'm
provements, reporedihe bill Incorporating tic Richie and
| Gimer Turnpike Company
| Mr.. AMBLER from the Committee Of Genera! Laws re-
ported sundiv bills.
| Mr.. SHACkELFORD from The Committee Of Courts CT
Justice reported the bill dyocing Melinda S Jones from
her husband George Jones.
The SPEAKER appointed the following committee
crossed Bills
Messrs. Thompson of D. Crunlp Ca,lc, Amber, Thorn
| as, Layne, Wcs and Ward.
MIR. CARLiIE mo"ed 10 take up the resolution offered by
him days ago. providing that when the Senate ad
ouns the 2ith, WILL with the Of the House
Delegates, adjourn to the first Monday in December
next.
The Senate refused lake up by OF ayes 10 noes
II.
The bill incorporate The Wcsburs and Bethany Ralroad
Company taken up and made the order of the day Tor
Tuesday next
Mr.. sHACkELFoED made motion tina, the committee
of General Laws be discharged from the further consdc.a
lion Of The bill for p0stponng the elections.
Mr.. SHACKELFORD made the motion in order that the
subject might be brought before the Senate for action
once.
The motion opposed by Messrs. THOMPSON Of a.,
ChRLlLE aud WOODS and decided in the negative
The bill increasing the capital stock of the Tazewe Court
House and Fancy Gap Turnpike Company taken
Mr. TATE explained the OBJECT OF the BILL and il passed.
An act TO amend an act passed March l9h $780, prov
ding for constructing bridge New River. in the
~ vi Giles, was taken up.
Mr. FEE Re- explained the object Of the bill.
Mr.. DENEALE offered 10 amend the bill by striking
|, in the second section, and inserting ).
The amendment opposed by Messrs WARD and
FREN CH and adopted.
The provisions of the bill further opposed bv Messrs
DENEALE, SHACKELFORD, TURNER and WOODS,
and advocated by 0Ir. FRENCH.
| The bill LAID the table.
On motion OF Mr.. CRUMP the Senate took up the bill in
relation 10 the Virginia Regiment Of Volunteers lie read
portions Of the report Of the Second Auditor the subject,
| and advocated the ptssagc If the bill.
Mr.. StlACKELFokD addressed the Senate in opposition
TO some OF The provisions OF The bill.
| On motion of Mr.. THOMPSON Of A., the Senate nd
Journed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
message was received from the Senate stating that 1t
had passed the Bill increasing the capital stock New
market and Sperryvi!ie Turnpike Company.
| REPORT or srgciAL COMMITTEE .. RULES.
Mr.. CON, from the committee to whom II. previous
question referred reported the following amendment
| The Rules:
When the previous question demanded and seconded
by twenty members the Speaker SHALL without debate,
the main question TO the House. and ,hercupon pro-
pound tho question. shall the main question be T.
Ii decided tic affirmative the main question shall then be
putt decided in the negative the iIoue may proceed in
stanter vita Inc debate.
Il Mr. EERGESnN Inn, ia =
BY twenty nembcts" be stricken The motion was
agreed 10.
The rule amended was then adopted
EVENING SESSION
Il Mir. WlICHER moved that the Evening Session be dis
pensed with for this day. order give the members The
opportunity Of taking ride the Danve Road as Tar as
the pits
/ WORLDS FAIR
/ Mr.. BOILING said he had seen in the papers that the
Governor had appointed Commissioners the Worlds Fair
/. would be ccoected such proposition brought
before the House and had been rejected He offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the Governor be requested inform this
House whether he hGH appointed any Commission
or OF Virginia 10 attend the Worlds Fair and by what
authority he tile PREMISES and wha, compensation if
any, is made by him ~ such Commissioner and oul oI what
fund.
Mr. CRUTCHFlELD had nc objection to n call upoa tho
Executive Tor information upon all proper occasions. he did
not, however, consider this He wiling with
inofmaion suppose that the Executive had been gull:
~ OF any usIfpaton OF authority
Mr. DORMAN thought the resolution unnecessary lie
suggested this explanation Tha, the President had up
pointed national committee at Washington, who had
pointed subcommittee in the several States the mead 81
which usually placed the Governor He thought il very
probable thai in accordance with this arrangement the Gov
ernor had made mere nominal appointment.
Mr. BOILING replied. He said lia, ne understood the
Commissioner appointed rad been commissioned under the
broad seal Of the Common wealth, which seemed him
usurpation OF authority II stated in the
where he had seen il reported Mr. Floyd chairman
OF committee, had appointed Commissioners but that il
had been done BY the Governor Of Virginia.
The and ordered the resolution adopt
cd by the following vote-avcs 80 noes, Is.
When Mr. CRUrCHFIELD'S name xas called he asked
leave to make personal explanation He stated that when
he opposed the adoption OF the resolution he did because
the only evidence upon which II rested
paragraph. Now while he acknowledged that newspapers
communicated much information, still they frequently stated
what was not and he therefore unwilling upon
such testimony, vote for such resolution He had how
ever since uscerianed from reliable authority that the
erpor had actually commissioner appo.nee the World
Fair and while he did believe that the Governor hat
been guilty any unlawful surpation authority yet
under these circumstances he should vote for the resolution
This explanation OF MIR. Z. followed BY amusing
scene Before that it evident that the resolution would
be rejected but lively change took place in the
views members and large majority those who
had voted no. changed their Tnei. snxiey
do great as 10 em5arass the Clerk Mr.. Benon
Harrison when his called asked leave make
personal explanation but i, being very decidedly objected
the privilege cruelty denied htu He took occasion
however 10 remark with dccied emphasis that he had no
yet any satisfactory Information thu, the Governor had
as Gorernor, and he should therefore ro,e NO.
c CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The bin providing for the Construction this road viii
the substitute offered BY Mr. STROTHER and the amend
ment proposed BY Mr. FERGUSON, came up for conslera
ton
Mr.. FERGUSON withdrew that part OF his amendmen
which provides for snspendng further work upon The ,anne
and modified another portion 10 make the Suites sub
infinn Al nj ubsti,u