Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-10
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA. !
=, :, WsE9 riS Jan 3, 1851
Several bills were read the third time and on motion
OF different members laid on the table.
PASSED.
bill extending the charter Of the Merchants Man
uacturng Company OF the Town of Petersburg.
bill estabIishng Savings Bank at Jacksonville in
A bill declaring Sugar Tree Creek in Tyler county
public highway, being on its passage, Mr.. HARVEY
moved to lay on the table.
Mr.. WEST opposed this notion and explained the
merits of the bill Whereupon
Mr.. HARVEY withdrew his motion, and the bill pass
ed.
message was received from the House of DELEGATES
informing the Senate that they had passed act EXTEND
ing the jurisdiction of the Special Court oil Appeals,
which was referred to the committee OF Courts Of JUS
tce.
Or Mr. IsBE1L's motion, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Cowles of the Methodist
church.
The SPEAKER announced the following committe un-
der the resolution Of Mr.. WHEELER, on Free Negroes,
passed yesterday: Messrs. Wheeler, Scott Of p Tall
aerro, STROLLER and Boiling.
REPORTS COMMITTEES.
Mr. FERGUSON from the Committee for Courts Of
Justice. reported bill divoicing Malinda Jones from
her husband George Jones.
Mr. HAYS, from the Committee of Claims, presented
the following bills:
bill for the relief of John Avis, of Jefferson county,
A bill for the relief of VIM. o. Jordon;
A bill for the relief Of F. P. Redman; aud
A bill for the relief OF Robert Allison
Mr.. FLoURNoY, from the Committee OF Roads pre-
sented bill in relation to the Richmond and Peters
burg Railroad Company;
A bill authorizing additional subscription on the
part OF the State to the stock Of the Red and Blue Sui
phur Springs Turnpike Company;.
A bill to amend the act passed March 18th, 1885, to
incorporate the Paramount and Palatne Bridge Com
pany;
A bill to amend the act passed Feb I'd, 1850, contn-
uing the Beverly and Farmont road;
A bill authorizing additional subscriptions to the
capital stock OF the North Frederick Turnpike Com
pany;
A bill to incorporate the Jacksonville and Christians
| burg Turnpike Company;
A bill authorizing the construction OF certain branches
OF the Junction Valley Turnpike, and an increase of the
capital stock of the Junction Valley Turnpike Compa-
| by, by priv ate subscription; and
| bill authorizing the Kempsve Canal Company
to increase their capital stock and Tor other purposes
| Mr.. BURwEIL, from the Committee Schools, re-
ported bill concerning the public Schools in Ports
| mouth.
| The following resolutions of enquiry were adopted
| BY Mr.. BARBoUR-Of authorizing an increase OF the
capita stock OF the Hazel River Navigation Company.
-, by MIR. SuTTLE-Of Incorporating a company for
the purpose OF constructing railroad from point on
Railroad to intersect with the ORANGE and Alexandria
Railroad, at or near the intersection of the latter with
the Manassas Gap Railroad.
BY Mr.. WELToN-Of providing by law that Rail-
road Companies shall be liable for all damages done
cattle or other stock, by the Mnning Of their
hicles.
the Revised Code as 10 dispense with all compensa-
ton the part omasers o the parent apprentices
SO lar as Tree negroes are concerned.
BY Mr.. MCDEARMoN-Ihat the President, Directors
| and Company of the James River and Kanawha Ca
nal be requested 10 report this House, the causes
any, OF their delay in making the Southside connec-
tons with their works. and especially The connection at
Bent Creek provided tor by special act of the Gene
raj Assembly, passed 18th March, l849.
BY Mr.. DAMkoN-Of repeating so much OF llth Sec
ton OF chapter Ill, of the Code of Virginia, re-
quires surveys to be made by horizontal measurement
By Mr.. CALLI,oN-Of extending the time in which
any mother Bank OF the Commonwealth may establish
| branch at l.ewsburg.
By Mr. HowsER-O reporting bill permitting VIM.
ID. and Ihss. R. Gresham to erect wharf on their
land at Montapike on the Matapon river in King Il
By Mr.. RussELL-Of making an appropria ton OF
loan for the aid of the Wheeling Female Seminary.
By Mr.. BEIRNE-Of Incorporating Female Acade.
my in Union, Monroe county.
Circuit Courts OF 22d Circuit SO to give longer
tern for =, the Courts of Preston county: -
BY Mr.. CARRINGToN OF Bot Incorporating the
Buchanan Male Academy.
By Mr.. EDWARDS of Ito report bill repeating
SO much OF the LIST section OF chapter 39h OF the Code
OF Virginia exenpts from taxation dividends OF pro-
fits on Bank stock held by persons residing out of this
State.
By Mr.. BoyDsroN-Of reporting bill appropriating
a sum exceeding $500 900 to improve the naviga-
ton of the MonongaIia from the Pennsylvania line to
the Junction of the West Fork and the Valley Rivers.
Mr.. WrrTEN offered preamble, conc uding with the
following resolution, which was adopted
"Of reporting bill changing the commencement of
the spring terms OF said courts, from he LIST Monday
in April to lat Monday in May OF each year."
On motion OF Mr.. CRUTCHFIRLD, the use OF the Hall
OF the House OF Delegates was granted to the James
River and Kanawha Company on Thursday evening,
and each subsequent evening long desired by said
company
, | STAFFORD CONTESTED ELECTION
The House took up the report OF the committee of
privileges and cleo tons the Stafford Contested cleo
J tion.
Mr. Brown did not desire to consume the time OF
the House in discussing the question He would be
satisfied with the reading of the evidence.
| Mr.. SUBTLE assened.
Mr. ToMLIN stated that the contestant (Mr. Brown
rested his case solely upon the egality Of the COM
missoners in closing the polls at all the precincts in
Stafford but one.
The evidence was then read
MIR. ToMLIN called for the ayes and noes on the fol-
| lowing resolution OF the committee:
Resolced, That the prayer OF OF the petitioner, VIM:
to the people of Stafford because of the closing of the
polls at all the precints in said county but one, be
jected
Mr.. CRuTcHFBLp thought that the contestant had
sufficient grounds tor testing he OF the returned
| member. Had it been proved that there were more
than Is voters absent from the polls, he would have
been in favor OF sending the election back to the peo
pie He had no doubt that there forty but it had
been an omission to prove this fact.
| The debate was continued by Messrs. FERGUSON,
| LEWIS of H., and STovALL
Mr. CAMPBELL Of N, moved an adjournment. Re-
| Jeeted-ayes 81, noes Sd.
The question then taken on agreeing to the re-
solution OF the committeeman decided in the afirma
| tive by the following vote: Ayes 100, noes Is.
On motion OF Mr.. PATRICK, the House adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| THURSDAY, Jan. 9th, 1851.