Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-01
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SATURDAY, MARCH %, 1851.
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SATURDAY, MARCH %, 1851.
HOUSE OF DEIEGATiGS.
a communication received from lilo Sear;c, e.ar,
tal thsy hlo passed various bills: wit! acnG,neI5
,hist m winch "erc concurrcd in. Tie amendment
bill 20 incorporate the Weslan Plank Road was rnanin.-
ly cisay:esd ID on motion of Mr. CRAIG
Tic house also disagreed tie Scnu,c amendment 4,
iEe hill 10 incorporate the Holidays Cove and New Cum
be'ane Turnpike Conpany-the aad ancn.nlent wss to
appropriate sam Gf money 10 4 roa! IN Eato,t.rI
Mr. FERGUSON moved strike out The sa;aI.'s ,n,,-a
mcat, end in lieu thereof rausa IN the a,i ~,
appropriation sho! be hereafter meade to any laye rcaI
unless survey thereof shall be nadc, and ia. w, :
estimates for it be communicated the Boar, o. Pain;
Mcrks and one copy 10 be placed in the courty through
Which the road may pass.
The said amendment of Mr.. FERGUSON was agreed 10.
a communication was received rom the Sanac by Mr.
sIANARD, that they insisted en- their amendment The
resolutions in relation the Southern Congress 10 STRIFE.
out "tlc State OF Vermont only excepted"
lhe foil was then called agreeing the amendment o
! tie Senate and Was rejected: US follows:
Garter, lmboder, YeCnt, foapE:ns carr;Gston Of IT,
Wells Forbes, Clarke, Speed Wilcox, Boiling Goodwyn
vail Weton, Hail. Morris, Duke Jswe Pa,rcs GresI,nm
Jenney, Harvey, kilty Slub5 Yerby Cox Neal Cackley
Fairfax, isust, CEg Dornmn, Patterson, Kenan Sptt
;, NoES-Aiessrs. Alien, Danron, Boissoau McCln,ic
lays Power, Lewis CT 3, "e'lnan, Backncr Jones Bag
S9u Muse Dunlap Edward. Of r, Sydn"r 1aSno
gha ~, ho?Sin, Iomn Ferguson, PehtIeton, Newman
Boydston Montague. Williams Warmaa, Bernc Ei:.:,i-
son, Fandursa, Wheeler, Henderson, Campbell n Willis
Buswe Robertson kee Harrison MART Calvert Cam.
bell of 81 Suite, Sheadon Dilard OF S, wen, Horner,
Dawson and Jacsson-52
On motion OF Mr. CAMPBELL of ~, The House insisted
on their disagreement 10 the Senates alntrLElent.
hiil to facilitate the recovery Of Fugitive Shares, was
passed.
bill amending and charging the limits of the town cf
Chariot tesviile wes passed.
bill 10 establish an Independent Bank Fa;smon in
Marion was received from the Senate with amendment.
which were cGncur,cd in by the House.
Mr. WILLIS moved The indefinite pos:pOncEcni of H.,
bill; which was lost--ayes So Ec@s &c.
', ,pias e tI,
passed
bill in relation transfer Of State end ether soc
owned BY Gccedent non-resiicnts passed.
- RICHMOND CoNTEsTEp ELECTIoS.
Alf. loMLlN Chairman rom tie Committee Q! r'..
"Ees and Elections presented report giving the t
returned delegate Thomas =. August lie said tim. tt
committee mad been unable make fun repor l,.a; lie
whole poll OF M August had passed u,on by the cou:
mllice and every objected by Mr. Cane on tia p
had been decided BY the cnmmittee that after tie cornc
had taken up the po OF Mr JAS c. Crane for the rus2
decii.n" uea The votes o=ctei 10 By Mr. August, c oGsr
determined ~ meet at 10 N The mcrhing and hold afternoon
sessions tus prccilding The committee from hri6mg it,
sessions; that tae 2'li utiiao The colnnee
rered for the purpose of !nuing the examination :" tic
voes, ard the committee finding il impossible g., through
with he examination VI all the votes Mr. Crunes pJ
permitted the returned member to sclaca suEcicrt nGmhr
the &:c claimed be- bad 10 Si, ~ .llar nc
entitled The scat. Upon the examination o. these
thus selected (ahonsh but small poun of
Der alleged to be bad the come tee aseea:ac tina; he
turned menoer was entitled 10 the seat.
Mr.. TOMLlN presented letter from James &. Clat.,
which read complaining that his pet;os ia.
ScnteJ the EouSt deferred TO O.hGr
the Committee had taken up the Unit! anGay,
had decided against n!n in the absence c s cn".>t
whilst none had been decided against r August In his a.
stnce that there had bcca meeting tor several weeks
past his counssi had rnscnloy concluded that TIE Ea.
CATION had been Abandoned and lie only narn:d in .s
two meetings after the Committee hat agreed ur1r tc
Port; that III" Cohnltrc had permitted M Arsaii 10 sec"
sufficient EGinhGr G votes overcome his (cRASE aIn
and lney were in submitted, AMI voted n
oace' and alleging that there sufficient 'lGs iii
INN during the remainder of the session allow him to ~
the report OF the Committee M Tomn aad tha! the
letter contained several errors of fact He induced To
make these remarks in reply TO "a' cccHiei 20 b" an Implied
irauaiion up,n COMMITTEE. Ht :or.t 20 lay r3G.
upon the present and announced his purpose
cal Monday in order I" give the contestant m '
porlunv 10 make g0nd hl3 lmputI,lons upon the Commit
Ice. Dir. TGm!n pledged himself 70 dcIeai the Coh!tta
ii the should avail himself Of the privilege accord
! cd by the House.
Upon motion Of Nr ToMLIN, Mr. Jas C. Crane veg IN
vts occupy Upon the floor during the ndecnn
OF said report Leave was sraElet . the contestant a ie
returned member, motion oI Dir. Tonn 10 w;Gcw s;t'
private papers had been used 6y ten before Lie cor't-
On motion Of Mr LEWIS uf b. the bill amcn! tho CHAR
ter Boyd'pn Pl"' road was ,aScr AM passed.
On n,oton Of Mr. CkJTCHFIELD, the report ard elcs
Of the Committee n the management u TIC Janics hT"T
and Eanawec Cu;pany taken up and Indefinitely
ponei-EThus clearing the skirts o the officers o tic CoIa
psuy of the iu2ulatiors upon thom.
Mr. AUGUST moved to asc from tho table the bill! an-
tho.lzns the Banks Of this Commonwealth to issue noIra
of less denomination than five colln:s
sir kfLBY sustained ihc motion.
Mr. cox OF Petersburg opposed the taking u? and enter
| OF small notes.
pending the discussion, the House took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Tr AUGUST Withdrew the motion to take flc bill 20
Authorize the Banks ISSUE notes Of less denomination
| than five dollars
Sir FERGUSON offered the following preamble an. re-
solutions:
Whereas the bills yet be acted upon cannot br d;s
posed OF by the General Assembly by tho time fixed for H.,
atournrncnt
Be il therefore rcsol?ed By the General Assembly, Tha
the resolution which provides that when tbs "re ndons
Monday il vii! adjourn sine de ard a the Senate
same hereby rcscinded and when this House
Thursday the 81 OF April next, it WILL with The consent Of
the Senate, adjourn sine die.
Resolved, That from and after to-day, no bill making
appropriation to work Of Internal Improvement which
shall not have passed this House. shall DO acted pn unless
5y unanimous consent
The roll WAS called and resulted Ayes 40, Noes 55. SO
the resolutions were rejected.
communication was received from the Senate stating
that they adhere eir amendment 20 the resolution relating
the Southwestern Turnpike and disagree 10 the al.nd
Elent Of the House.
Dir HOPKINS moved that the House recede from their
amendment and agree 20 the amendment OF the Senate
Mr. STOVALL moved to postpone the resolutions !ndc'
ncy The roll called and the question was detcmin
ed in the negatiyc-ayes n, noes 81.
The House thea agreed 10 recede tfonl their amendment
and agree 10 the amendment os III" Senate.
a communication received from the Senate etltr.s
that they had passed bill construct Railroad 10 the
Ohio river with amendments.
Mr. SEGAR moved its indefinite postponencnt, which
carried: ayes so, noes 2i.
On motion Of Mr. FORBES, the House adjourned.