Richmond semi-weekly times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 184?-1853, 1851-02-04

C ENER Al ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
FRIDAY, Jan. 3lst. 1851
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REoRTs FROM COMMITTEES.


REoRTs FROM COMMITTEES.
NJ. JONES, from the Committee of Propositions, &c.
presented bill incorporating the Lynchburg Gas Light
Company.
ted bill concerning John M. Seeley; also reports ad-
verse to the claims of J.. NJ. Riddle and Fl aymond
Higyenbotham, and of Lydia Bddle.
MIR GUERRANT from the Committee on Banks Presented
bill auth orZing the establishment of Savings Bank
anda branch bank otcrculaon in the town OF Ports
mouth.
Mr.. ,MARTz, from the Committee to examine the
Second Auditors Office, presented supplemental re-
port upon the condition ftha office; also, bill to ap-
point an additional clerk in thai office.
Mr.. SYDNoR, from the Committee on Agriculture,
presented bill incorporating the Marshall Gold Mining
Company.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY
BY Mr. STuRBs-Authonzing the Council at Norfolk
City, under sucn rules and regulations they may deem
proper license slaves, with the OF their owners
or masters, TO work out as day aborers otherwise
within the said city, and to require ajax to be paid
the of such license and to fix the price per day
to be paid for the labor of every slave so licensed
By Mr. MASSEY of Warren, &C.: Changing the law
incorporating the Lttes' Falls Railroad Company, and
also, the law respecting the New Shenandoah Compa-
By Mr.. Aueusr-Charterng company to con-
struct steamships, and establish line OF steamers to
run from Norfolk to some point in Europe.
Mr.. AUGUST presented a petition OF the Central
Southern lights Association OF Virginia, asking that
such an arrangement of the financial policy OF the
State may be made, as to impose tax upon the pro-
ducts of the Northern States relieving, and protecting
the agricultural mineral and commercial community
Of this State, and moved that it be prnted--but obiec-
ton being made, tor the present was laid upon the
table.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA COMPANY.
Mr. DARLINGTON offered the following resolutions
which on his motion were laid the table, and made
the special order for Tomorrow:
Resolved, That the committee on Roads and Inter-
nal Navigation be instructed to enquire into and report
to the House the which have induced the James
River and Kanawha Canal Company 10 increase the
salary OF its President to $4,000 per annum.
Also, to inquire into and report the of the fall
ing Of the dam constructed by that company across
James River, commonly called the Judith Dam, and
the causes OF that Company's delay in completing its
work to Buchanan.
Also, to enquire into the expediency of prohibiting
by law, the Chief Engineer of that Company from ac-
cepting employment upon any other public work with
in or without the State while holding the said Office
Also, enquire into the expediency OF prohibiting
by law the Chief Engineer otany company in which the
State is stockholder from accepting employment in
any other company than that in which he is the Chief
Engineer.
VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Mr. Sized addressed the House rather in vndicaton
of the Southwest from the assaults of Mr. Scott of
Fauquier, than in OPP oston to the Bill In ANNA
ted manner and with some freedom Of expression, he
repealed the idea that the Southwest had acted in bad
faith and that by any contract, express implied its
representatives were bound to vote for this bill He
said that proof could be shown to him that the iailh
OF the State the people OF the Southwest or his own
constituents pledged TO sustain this BILL he would
vote for it at any hazard He then entered into re-
view of the facts OF the case to show that such Pied
ges existed. Before he had concluded.
Mr. ScoTT of Fauquier, stated that he had been ne
cessary absent at the Court OF Appeals during the de-
livery OF the gentemans speech, but that he had been
summoned by note from friend who thought, from
the character OF Mr. Speeds remarks that he ought to
be present He asked it Mr. Speed designed to be per-
sonally offensive.
Mr. SPEED dlsca'med any such intention He had
not designed to go beyond the limits of legitimate de-
bates.
Some explanation then ensued, by which il appeared
that Mr.. SPEED mlsconcelved the character OF Mr..
ScoTT's remarks. He had understood Mr.. ScoTr to
saw that if the Southwest did not tor this road
they would be guilty OF great meanness and breach of
faith, and he would therefore vote to strangle the
Southwestern road in its present condition Mr.. SCOTT
declared that he had really said that if the Southwest
was influenced by motives OF unworthy rivalry and jea
lousy then il deserved to be denounced, &c.
A ter Mr.. SPEED concluded,
Mr.. BoYp addressed the House in defence of the
Southwest and in opposition to the bill. He was will.
ug to vote for the route by the way tNew river or
even for the present BILL if it was so modified en-
body the two and three liiths principle.
The debate was continued by Mr.. HAYS IN defence of
The bill. and concluded by Mr.. FERGUSON on the same
aide.
The hour of 8 having arrived, as ag .eed upon by
previous resolution the vote was taken upon the passage
of the bill with he following result:
AYEs-Messrs. Hopkins, Speaker, Bowcock, Car
er, Massey of A., Damron, Imboden, McCue, Car.
ngton of b. Hays Welman, Barbour, Ir, Segar,
Stuart Hume r. Sect panaps reafs, ellison
Boydson Harvey Rse Edmu cdss
Patterson, Martz, Herman, Pnnan, Calvert Camp
bell OF Smyth Witten, Homer, Massey OF w. and c.,
and Jackson-44
NoEs-Messrs. Finney, Allen, Bosseau. billiard of
A A. m MeDearmo1, McCliotic Tompkins, Graalham,
Buckner, Wilcox, Darlington of c., Jones, Boiling,
6 oodway, Muse, De.bins. Cooke. Edwards. Of f.,
Brooks, Nall, Sydnor, Guerrant, Carroll, Wilson,
S!ovall, Fleming, Stump, Monroe, White. Wetcn,
Morris, Boykn, Duke, EFT, Arnold, Howser,
Iomlin, Gresham, Slew p, Edwards OIL, Pendleton, |
D. siDet IT, NJ; New%aa Ienney Montague Williams
Wheeler, VERIFY, Henderson. Cam bel Of NJ, VII
is, Buswell, Robertson, Kee, Cox, Neal, ,Witcher,
Y aneey, Speers Newsom, Cruchfeld, Suite, Whea-
ion billiard of Sussex, Johnson, Dirty and Boyd-S3
Mr.. BURwELL stated athat he had pared Of with MIR |
Mr. KnBY.
On motion OF Mr.. FORBES. the House agreed TO |
meet tomorrow at one O'Clock, in order TO give the
members an opportunity OF witnessing the trial of |
.rench's experimental Railway.
On motion of Mr., STovALL, the House adjourned. |