Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-03-04
ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA,

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
MONDAY, March Sd, 1851
! MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
A message was received from the Senate by their
cefk announcing that they had passed the bill entitled an
act dvorcng Caroline Ocavia Balls of the comfy Of
Louooun, from her husband. Robert A. Balls
mr. A message was received from the Senate, through
Nll oIANARD announcing thatthey had agreed to the
resolution liking the adjournment Of the House Of Oel
egates sine die, without amendment
| BILLS PASSED.
The following engrosssd bills were read a third time
| and passed ~ 0
Incorporating the Tazewell Court House and Scots
vile Turnpike Company -(approprates $40 Ooo o,, 81
the lreasury-explaned by Mr. HOPKINS, and nassed
| without count) "1" p"'7oo
i Incorporating the Lebanon Ansd,p,,,
! o Russell; III Tie county
l. incorporating the Wellsburg Female Seminary. in
| the county of Brooke; '' ia
Declaring Big Reed Island River, in the county Of
Carroll, public highway; ~
| - Incorporating the Salem and Huntsville Turnnika
| ompany-I approprates 1920 out o the Treasury
explained by Mr.. LEWIS Of Harrison 49, I's"I iy
| ayes Is, noes 34l; wv p"S''''-
| Amending an act passed March 18Th. 1850 entitled
an act to incorporate the Rockingham TurnniRe Com
pany- approprlates $4,000 Of the Treasury and
leaves 1t oplonary with the Directors to consirnct :.
plank road in whole in part, instead of a macada
| ayes 40, noes Isl; 49, pSeo
3. EMIT cd
an act to incorporate the Hedgeville and Potomac
Turnpike Company. 'oA'"o
BILLS REJECTED
An ensrossed bll granting annuity of $500 for
nve years to the Virgin ia Historical and Phiosonca
Society coming up It's passage was advocated hv
Messrs DoRMAN and SPEED.
Mr. orovALL said he had no doubt the House would
re fuse to grant the annuity asked for and therefore
moved, as test, that the bill be laid upon the ia be
MI DoRMAN farther advocated the passage of the
Mr. orlra tb,. l., Ill
something In favour OF the passage of this bill bnt
would not now detan the House by a sneech He
would however, call the previous question on the mo-
tion to lay upon the table.
And there was a second.
The main question was ordered on laying the bill on
the table aud being taken, resulted follows yeas 65
So the bill was laid upon the table-tantamount to
rejection '""' W
:, An engrossed bill for the relief ofRichard S. eau
thorn, of the county of Henrico-(refundnp to hin,
Sis 81, improperly paid by order of the school com
mssloners OF said county in the year 1s45)-coming
up on us passage, was explained by Mr. HALL and
opposed ny MIR. STovALL, and reeced--ayes 35 noes
An engrossed bill TO authorize the payment of an an
nulty OF $1,000 to Randolph Macon College coming
up on It's passage,
Mr.. MONTAGUE moved its indefinite postponeman,
ana expressed his opposition 10 this and all similar ap-
priations. ~
MI WILLIAMS explained the objects of the bill, and
trusted the House would not postpone indefinitely
MI SrRoTHER advocated and Mr.. BuRwELI on.
posed the motion; and the question being taken the bin
was Indefinitely postponed, ayes 60 noes So.
TAX BILL.
r. AN engrossed bill imposing taxes for the support OF
government coming up on its passage, a lengthy dis.
cusson ensued upon the financial conoon Of the Com
m"hwealh, winch was participated in by Mtssrs XIII.
BY oToVALL, DoRMAN and BURwELL, the latter gentle.
man proposing ryder to the BILL providing for the sale
OF an amount OF bank stocks held by the State equal to
the amount OF the public debt fa ing due within the pre
sent hscal year, and to apply the proceeds of the same
70 le payment OF the said debit providing, aso cha
Inc sales OF such stock shall not be made below the
market value OF the same the date OF the Of
THIS act" and providing further, that the amount of
stock so offered for sale shall be equally appotioned
amongst the several Bauks according to the amount OF
sloSaS heio py the Commonwealth in tie said Banks
Mr. AUGUST regarded this importan, proposition
and one requiring the reflection He trusted
therefore, that the gentleman from Bedford would with.
draw the ryder and hus.gve the House an opportunity
OF considering lis merits.
MI BURwELL said it always afforded him the great.
to comply with any reasonable reques made
ny iflend or member, upon the floor of the House
~, ne could not consent to withdraw his proposition
ne men entered into argument meet objections to
uit iyder suggested IN various quarters
Mr WITcHER regarded the proposition to DISPOSE of
| 'ne Bank Stock OF the Commonwea as somewhat |
similar 10 the one OF ripping up ths goose that laid the
g9oen egg; lie was opposed to it, and thought The |
house required time to examine it in all It's bearings
ne SUBJECT OF currency and credit delicate one
ana Should be approached with the utmost cauoo He
was moreover opposed 10 sprineing question like this
upon the House. Ii deficit existed and the chairman
OF the Finance had demonstrated that one did exist il
became gentlemen, he thought 10 vote for an ncresse
| VI taxes to meet that deficit
me discussion farther continued by Messrs Bur-
WELL, DoRMAN, WIroHER, STovALI., PATRICK, FEKsu
son. and CAMPBELL of N.
MT bURWELL then and stated that after con |
snltahon, he would ask leave to Withdraw his RYDER.
II did not belong properly to the bill under considera |
uon and could more properly be attached to bill now
on the Clerks table, proposing the negotiation of tenn
porary loan. "
Leave being granted, Mr.. B. thereupon Withdrew hs
rydef 10 the Lax Bill and announced his Intention to
move 1t as section to the bill negotiate Temporary
loan 'N''po'ay
The question was then taken on the passage of tho |
Dill and determined in the affirmative, as follows:
oAYEs-Messrs Hopkins. tSpeakerD Carter Nc
Deaimon, lnboden McCue. McClintc, Burwell
lompkms, Hammond, Grantham, Darlington of Boe-
tourt Hays, Wells, Lewis of Brunswick Forbes
Clarke, Speed, Darlington of Charlotte, Jones, Bar,
bour T., Boiling, Segar, Stuart, Hume Dunlap, Des.
KmS, Cooke, Sydnor Carroll, S.ovall Stump, Monroe.
Wehon, Hal, Morris, Jewelt. Patrick Gresham, Semn
ferguson, Pendleon, Jenrsy, Williams Baskerville
Beirne Edmundson, Vanorsdall Dawson, Stubs
Campbell OF Nottoway, Russell, Willis, Boswell, Ro.
6ertson, Kee, Cox Neal, Wilcher Fairfax, FIournoy.
hs.arrson, SnIm, August, Craig, Dorman. Patterson
bell of Smylh, Wilten HorneY, Massey Of Warren
and Clarke, Ditty, Jackson and Boyd-79
NoEs-Messrs. tinney, Allen, Massey of Alexan-
9 n rover Goodwin, Muse, Edwards of Franklin,
Brooks, Wilson, White, Boykin, Duke, Edwards Of
Loudoun, Darlington OF Loudoun, Neblett. Newman
Boydston, Montague, KiIby Butt, Wheeler. VERIFY
henderson. Rives, Newsom, Whes don and billiard Of
Sussex-27 ~ " VI
APPRoPRlATING THE PUBLIC REVENUE.
, IN motion OF Mr.. STovALL, bill approprating the
iuoile Revenue, and for other purposes. was taken