Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-02-07
ASSEMBLY OF yfHs,iNrA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

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they found SO id accounts and ory kent
ana that they recommend the adoption OF the following
resolution:
Resoiued, That the Committee Of Finance INQUIRE
mo the expedency OF placing the first clerk in the
Ireasurers office, upon the same footing with respec
to salary as the first Clerk in the frat Auditors office
alu also, ln1o the expectancy OF placing the second
Clerk In the Treasuers office upon the same footing
% respect 10 salary as the second Clerk in the second
Auditors Office
The question being taken, the House agreed to the res
solution.
BY Mr.. R1vEs, from the,Commttee of Agriculture-a
oil to repeal the inspection laws of guano and plaster
of paris F'N'e'
BY Mr. GuERRANT, from the Committee on Banks. q
in Smy,h county
By Mr. sTovALb. from the Committee OF Finance
t1e following bills tor the reef OF Albert G.. Smith OF
the county OF PitisyIvania lesalzing the payment of
taxes on lands belonging to the devisees Of Jones NJ
Edwards decd !; for the relef of Lorel Maders and
nJamn Il. CHM; increasing the salary ofthe Com.
missioner OF the Revenue for the county of Essex and
increasing the salaries of the second III I'd and fourth
Clerks in the first Auditors office.
ny Mr. buRwELL, from the Committee Of Schools
and Colleges, report ref citing the petition OF citi
zsns OF the county OF Grayson for the conversion of
the old Courthouse OF said county into school house
and bill for the relief OF Ellis and Johnson of the
county of Monroe
BY Mr. Jones, from the Committee of Propositions
and Grievances report rejecting the petitions of Henry
Stll and OF citizens OF the county of Putnam and ada
verse to the resolution to change the county line be-
tween the counties of Mercer and Tazewel
BY MIR. SPEED, from the Committee of Courts, the
following bills: To amend Chapter 1872 of the Code of
Virginia. relating to conflicting claims to property levied
on orin possession OF third party; divocing Ann Bot
tomy from her husband Jonathan Bottoyny; aulhoriss
ing the sale OF lot OF land belonging to the Hawks
bill Baptist Church in the county of Page and author
lzlng Edmond j. Lee, Adnl'r of James w. Storder,
decd TO execute deeds OF emancipation to James and
Patsey Monroe.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
The following resolutions oil inquiry were offered and
adopted, viz:
By Mr.. NEBLETT-To report bill for the coustruc-
ton OF railroad from Blacks & Whites in the county
OF Nottoway, through Lunenburg to GAINESVILLE in the
county OF Mecklenburg.
By Mr.. FoRBEs-To change the name of John
lanes Wes, OF the county OF buckingham, to that Of
BY MIR. EpwARDsTo amend the act entitled an
act TO provide tor the construction of road across the
Allegheny Mountain in Franklin and Floyd counties,
passed March llth, 1880 to increase the amount
appropriated to the construction of that improves
ment.
By M KERNAN-To repeat so much OF chapter 40,
section 81 ofthe Code as requires property taken in
execution by constables be advert sed at the Court
House and on Court days.
BY Mr. CAMPBELL oiN.-so to amend the statute
requiring all causes in the Court fChancery at Rich
mond, in which proceedings have been had for
more than ten years. to be dismissed require that
SAID causes be sent TO the respective counties cities and
boroughs in which the of action arose.
Mining and NJ Manufacturing Company
FRENCH's EXPERIMENTAL RAILROAD.
Mr. JOHNSON oteredthe following joint resolution,
which adopted
Resoleed By the General Asseniblu. That A Joint
committee be appointed, with power to call to their aid
competent engineers for the purpose of testing to the
fullest extent practicable with the material on hand
the value and utility of railroads constructed on the
plan OF James s. French; and that said committee re-
port to the General Assembly the result OF their nyes
tigation.
WINCHESTER AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
Mr. WALL offered 1.-The following resolution, which
was adopted.
Resolred, That committee of five be appointed to
enquire INTO the expectancy of reporting bill 10 re-
lease the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company
from the payment OF the annuity of S5OOO which said
company now pays into the Treasury.
The SPEAKER named the following gentlemen to con-
stitute said committee. viz Messrs Wall! Massey OF
a., JeWet, Scott oil F., and Speed.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The following petitions and memorials were present.
ed by the members named, and appropriately referred
viz: BY M JACKSON OF citizens OF Harrisvile, in the
county OF Ritchie, asking that nd town NAV be in
corporated; by Mr. STovALf, of Peter Deloes askine
to be allowed compensation Tor religious services
performed by him in the Penentiary of the State by
Mr. FLoURNoy of czeus Of the county of Prince Ed.
ward, asking repeal of the laws in relation to enclo.
sures in the States by Mr.. WHITE, of s. Heath ask
ing TO be divorced from her husband. John Joseph
Heath; BY Mr. BARBOUR, OF the executor of Margaret
Miller, praying on the part of the State to remove
certain enancipated slaves to Liberia.
On motion OF Mr.. FsaousoN. leave was granted to
Withdraw the petition OF citizens of the county Of
Boone presented the last session. In relation TO the
Goa River Company, and the same was referred to
select Committee,
On motion of Mr.. DUNLAP, leave was granted 20
Withdraw Ina petition OF Joseph kemley presented al
the last session asking 10 be allowed compensation
Tor stand OF colours sold to the l27th regiment of
militia; hereupon Mr. D. again presented the same.
SOUTH Eide RAILROAD.
An engrossed BILL authorizing and requiring the Board
be offs
the Capital Stock Of the South Sds Railroad was taken
up as the order OF the day.
Mr. FLouRsoy explained the character and objects Of
Inc OIL, and demonstrated its importance link in the
lntercommuncauon between the Pssh and Atlantic
Oceans He was followed by Messs. CAMPBELL Of
Noitoway and BuRwELL in support of the passage of
schemes OF improvement.
Mr. STovALL briefly assigned the reasons which would
Induce him to vote for the bill.
The question was then taken by ayes and Noes the
passage of the bill, with the following result:
AyEs-Messrs. Hopkins, tSpeaker1 Massey ofAlex-
and-a, Boisseau, billiard OF A., McDearmon, BurwelI,
Tompkins, Darlington Of B Hays. Forbes, Clarke,
Stuart, Hume, Deskns, Cooke. Edwards, Brooks,
Nall, Sydnor, Glerrant, Carroll, Stoval, Monroe,
L Lewis of H and D.; Hall, MORT, semp. Ferguson.
Dawson, Slnbbs, Campbell Of NJ, Russell, Robertson,
Cox, Neal, Flournoy, Rves. Srother August, Craig,
Dorman, Martz, Speers. Pman, Calvert. Campbell Of
Smyth, Newsom, Wheadon, billiard Of Sussex. John
son. Witten, Homer, Massey of w and c., Jackson and
Boyd-64.
Mons Messrs. Bowcock, Carter Damron, lmboden
McCue, McClintic, Grantham, Wells. Power, Lewis of
,Weilman Wilcox, Jones, Barbour jr., Muse Dunlap,
Pearls, TsleierEo. Callison, Stump, White, Duke,
Jeweti, Patrick, Arnold, Tonl|in, Gresham, Wrigh >
Darlington Of L., Newman. Jenney. Harvey, Berne,
Vanorsdal, VERIFY. Henderson Willis, Kee, Cackley'
Scott OF T Sturm, Patterson Yancey, and suttle44.
When the name of Mr.. Montague was called he sta
ted that he had paired off on this question: with the
gentleman from Elizabeth City, {Mr. Segar.) He said
his constituents opposed to works OF this kind and
he should feel compelled to vote against the bill and
had therefore pa ired off with Mr.. Segar, who would
have cast his vote for it.
Mr. FINNRy asked to be excused from voting, aeg-
ing that he had paired off with the gentle
man from Fauquier tMr. Scott)
Mr. BoyKIN stated that he had paired off with the
gentleman from Prince Anne {hlr Garrison; and there
fore asked to be excused from voting.
Mr.. PENDLEToN Likewise asked TO be excused from
voting because on this question he had paired off with
tho