Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-02-07

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CARLILE he withdrew his motion. .,, &c corer, Inv.
he DISCHARGED from the farther consideration OF the bill res
pectng he Petersburg Gas Light Company and that De
referred n special committed
The motion agreed 10.
Messs Rives Tribe and lsbel wcro appointed Inc COM
mtee. ,, e. -. LII, .;.
Mr. STANaRD reported the bill amending the 4h section
chapter lOl of the Code, with an amendment; -,
The amendment agreed TO- and the bill as amended
passed the Senate.
Mr. BARBEE presented the report Of the joint committee
10 examine the TreasuFer's account.
On Mr. CRUMPS motion laid on the table.
On Mir TURNER'S motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
message received from the Senate that they mad
ngreed 10 Joint resolution furnishing the Commissioners
Of the Revenue with printed forms.
COMMITTEES
Mr.. GUERRAN'r from the COMMITTEES on Banks reported
the following Bills: Incorporating the Lisoon ,avnsS
Bank Bedford incorporating the Merchants and Niecnah
ics Savings Bank Of Wesburg. Also report adverse TO
further legislation the subject OF poholtlng the ccua
ton OF small notes of foreign Banks in this State
Mr. SPEERS reported bill changing the place OF hoong
Mr. SCOTT of Fanquier from the Commt,ee.for Courts
of Justice presented bill regulating slave labor in the CRY
of Norfok bill provisioning LANDS in the county oi EN-
abeh City bill concerning the form oi bonds required IN
proceedings in civil and bill concerning specal
terms of the Circuit Courts in criminal cases
PC3LIc
On motion of Mr.. AUGUST the following joint resolu-
ton was adopted -
resolved That the Public Printer be authorized sell 10
,s ot The Code his hands after supplying the
nmber required by the Commonwealth provided the same
shall no, be sold less price than s charged by the COM
monweath.
The following petitions presented and appropriately
py Mr. sTUBBs OF citizens of Norfolk, asking mOdi
fcaiion OF The act establishing the Norfolk Ferry passed
22d March, 1883.
By Mr CARROLL: OF citizens of Grayson. remonsra-
ting against the conversion Of the old Court House into on
Academy.
BY Mr. ROBERTSON: OF N. P. Adams asking to have
foe refunded 10 him improperly imposed by The Patrick
By Mr.. YERBY: OF sundry citizens of Northampton
county asking fora law TO regulate the scale and purchase OF
Sweet potatoes by weight in said county.
By MIR. SrURM OF jacob Wvodford and other citizens
of Barbour change location of tho Beverly and Fair
mount turnpike road
RESOLUTION ESouIRy.
BY Mr. SEGAR: Praying the balance of Judgment OBJ
tanned by Isaac Holmes against the Commonwealth
AMENDMENTS RULES OF THE HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. TOMLlN, tho following amendments
he standing rules of the House. proposed by him some
DAYS since were taken up and considered
When question has been made and carried In Inc
affirmative negative shall be in order Tor any meinoet
of the sority for the reconsideration thereof on
precedence Of all other questions except motion to
But motion for the reconsideration OF any vote snail oe
in order after BILL resolution message, report amendment
other notion upon which the vote was aken snail nave
gone Of the possession of this House. announcing lis ue
cision.
T. No standing rule of this House shall be rescinded
changed without one notice being Of the motion
therefore nor shall any rule of this House bo rescnded
changed suspended order oil business as estaosheu
by rules of this House. be postponed or changed except
by vote of least thirds of the members present.
Upon his notion the vote was taken separately upon the
two propositions.
The first rejected
The second adopted by the following vote Mr.. TOM
LIN having asked for the ayes and noes;
AyEs-Mcssrs Hopkins, (Speaker) Allen. billiard OF Am
herst, McDearmon McCintic, Burwel, Tompkins Gran
than, Hays Wells Powers Lewis of Brunswick, Clarke,
Darlington of Charlotte Jones' Muse Hume Edwards OF +,
WALL Sydnor Taatcrro Gue,rant, CiHol S.ovai White,
Hail. Boykn, Duke Jcweti Tomin, Gresham, Wright,
Pendleton Nibett, Newman, Jenney, Montague Nanors-
dali, Kilby, Dawson, Wheeler, feby Willis, Robertson
Kee Rves Harrison Craig Yancey, Spcers, Campbell OF
Snyth Suttle, Whcadun billiard of Sussex-oi
Nors-Messrs Bowcock, Carter Massey of Alexandria,
Imboden McCue burlington of Boteour Speed Barbour
Boiling Segar Stuart Scott of Fauquer, Dunlap, Cooke,
wards of L. Boydston Harvey Williams Baskerville, Beirna,
Stubbs Campbell of NJ. RUSSELL Bnswell Cox, Neal,
Wcher, Cackley Fairfax, Flournoy, Surm stothe1 Dor
man. Patterson, Martz Pitman Calvert Johnson Witten,
Horner Massey OF w. & c., Boyd-47.
THEIR THIRD READING.
Various Internal improvement Bills coming In regular
order their third reading upon motion they were laid
present the table being the general understand
ing they acted upon in the order in which
they were reported.
Bill revealing 30 much Of the IN section of chapter lUS
of the Code prohibits marrying her aunfs hus
band.
Bill authorising the Valley Turnpike Company
pend the declaration of dividends of the of said
Company until it's liabilities fully paid and discharged
MANASSAS GAR RAILROAD
The Bill providing for State subscription o!2-5hs of
S500000 this road coming as the special ORDER was
advocated by Mr. MARTZ in plain and sensible speech.
The debate further continued the side by Mr.
SCOTT FauGuer, who urged with his accustomed abi-
ty very coeent why the bill should pass.
After he had concluded, Mr. WALL obtained the floor
when upon motion Of Mr. WlTCHER,
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