Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-04-01
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
SATURDAY, March %, 1851


A communication was received from the Senate sta
| ting that they had passed various bills; with
amendments, most OF which were concurred in. The
amendment to the bill to incorporate the Westham
Plank Road was unanimously disagreed to, on motion
of Mr.. CRAIG.
The House also disagreed to the Senate's amend
New Cumberland Turnpike Company-uhe said
amendment was to appropriate sum of money to a
road in Fauquier.)
Mr.. FERGUsoN moved to strike out the Senate s
amendment and insert in lieu thereof clause the
effect that appropriation shall be hereafter made to
any turnpike road unless a survey thereof shall be
made and one plat with the estimates for it be commu-
nlcated to the Board OF Public Works and one copy
to be placed in the county through which the road may
pass.
The said amendment OF Mr.. FERGUSON was agreed
| to.
| A communication received from the Senate by
Mr. STANARD, that they had insisted on their amend
ment to the resolutions in relation 10 the Southern
Congress TO strike ouih State of Vermont only ex-
ceRted" ;,
The roll was then called agreeing the amend
lnent OF the Senate and it was rejected, as follows:
AyEs-Messrs. Hopkins, (Speaker3 Fmney, Bow
cock, Carter, lmboden McCue, Tompkins, Darlington
OF B., Wells, Forbes, Clarke Speed. Wilcox, Boiling,
Goodwin Segar, Stuart Hume, Brooks, Wall, CALI
son, Wilson. Stovall Welton, Hail. Morris, Duke,
Stubs, VERIFY, Coz, Neal ,Cackley Fairfax, August,
Craig, Dorman, Patterson, Herman, Speer, Phman,
| Dirty and Boyd-49.
| NoEs-Messrs. Allen, Damron Bosseau, McCntic,
Hays, Power. Lewis OF B., Wellman, Buckner, Jones.
Barbour, Muse, Dunlap, Edwards OF F., Sydnor, Tai
iaterro Guerrant, Carroll, Fleming Monroe, White,
| Lewis OF II. and d., Boykin, Tomliu Ferguson, PEN
dleton Newman, Boydston, Montague. Williams,
| Warman Beirne, Edmundson. Vanorsdall, Wheeler,
Henderson, Campbell Of N, Willis, Boswell, Robert
son, Kee, Harrison. Marz, Calvert, Campbell of S.,
sutte, Wheadon, billiard OFFS, Witten, Horner Daw-
son and Jackson-5l.
On motion Of Mr. CAMPBELL OF NJ, the House in
sisted on their disagreement 10 the Senates amend
ment.
A bill to facilitate the recovery of Fugitive Slaves,
| was passed.
Abill amending and enlargng the limits ofthe town
OF Charlottesville was passed.
bill to establish independent Bank at Paramount
in Marion, was received from the Senate with amend
ments, which were concurredin by The House.
! Mr.. WILLIS moved the indefinite posponement of
| the bill which was lost-ayes 30, noes so.
bill in relation to Commissioners of the Revenue
! was passed
bill in relation to the transfer Of State and other
STOCKS owned by decedent non-residents passed.
| RICHMOND CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mr. ToMLIN, Chairman of the Committee of Prvi-
leges and Elections, presented report giving the
to the returned delegate, Thomas P. August. He
| said that the committee had been unable to make
full report that the whole poll of Mr. August had been
passed upon by the committee, and every objected
TO by Mr.. Crane on that poll, had been decided
b the committee that IT alter the committee
tor the purpose of deciding upon the objected TO
by Mr. August the House determined to meet at 10 in
the morning and hold afternoon sessions, thus preclu-
the 9th ultlmo the committee convened for the
purpose OF continuing the examination of the votes and
the committee finding impossible 90 through with
the examination of all the votes on Mr.. Cranes poll
permitted the returned member to select sufficient
number from the votes which he claimed to be bad to
show that he was entitled to the seat. Upon the
animation OF these votes thus selected (although but
small portion ofthe number alleged to be bad) the COM
mnee ascertalned thar the returned member was en-
titled to the seat.
Mr.. ToMLlN presented letter from James c. Crane.
| hat his natiti fret
presented to the House, and deferred to two other
csses-that the Committee had taken up the case
until January, and had decided votes against him inthe
absence of his counsel whilst none had been decided
against Mr. August, in his absence; that there
| bad been no meeting for several weeks past, his
counsel had reasonably concluded that the investigation
had been abandoned, and he only learned Of the last
two meetings alter the COMMITTEE had agreed upon
their reports that the Committee had permitted Mr.. Au
gust to select sufficient number of votes to
his (Crane's) gam and they were "in act submit
ted, and voted on at once; and alleging that there
not sufficient time left him during the remainder
othe session to allow him to demur TO the report of the
COMMITTEE. Mr. Tomlin said that the letter contained
several errors ofact. lie induced to make these
remarks in reply to what seemed TO be an implied i'm
putalion upon the Committee. He moved TO lay the
report upon the table for the present, and announced
his purpose to call up on Monday in order give the
| contestant and opportunity to make good his imputa
,ions upon the Committee. Mr.. Tomln pledged
hmselit to defend the Committee the contestant should
avail himself OF the privilege accorded by the House
Upon motion of Mr.. ToMLIN, Mr. Jas. C. Crane
was invited to occupy seat upon the floor during the
consideration OF said report. Leave granted the
contestant and the returned member on motion of Mr..
Toni In to withdraw such private papers as had been
used by them, before the committee, and not used as
| evidence.
On motion OF Mr.. LEWIS Of B the bill to amend the
charter OF the Boydton Plank road was taken up and
passed.
On motion OF Mr.. CRUTcHFIEID, the report and sub
| stltute OF the Commtee on the management OF the
| James River and kanawha Company taken up
and indefinitely postponed clearing the skirts of
the officers OF the Company OF the imputatons up
| on them.)
| MIR. AUGUST moved to take from the table the bill
authorizing the Banks Of this Commonwealth to issue
| notes OF less denomination than five dollars.
Mr.. kIIBY sustained the motion.
Mr.. Cox OF Petersburg opposed the taking up, and
entered INTO an argument against the policy OF allowing
| the Issue OF small notes.
Pending the discussion the House took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. AUGUST withdrew the motion to take up the bill
to authorize the Banks to notes Of less denomi
nation than five dollars.
Mr.. FERGUSON offered the following preamble and
resolutions
Whereas the bills yet to be acted upon cannot be
disposed OF by the General Assembly by the time fixed
for its adjournment
Be it therefore resolved by the General Assembly,
That the resolution which provides that when this
House adIourns on Monday next, it will adjourn sine
die; end that the Sen ate will adjourn till the I'd Monday