Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-16
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
MONDAY, APRIL IL, 1852.
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cor noratirp The alaysviilc Plank Road company.
,r Buyxls rom the select COMMITTEE !epor'ta OH pro
yiG;ng iur The payment OF Inc innetal g nr,ds So
Wilson lac clerk vi the committee on hoaos, ec.
A act incorporating the Sinking Spring Cemetery "as
taken up. The committees amendment was "eopeo' Gnu
tie biI! passed.. -, =, o >,
in act Incorporating the Hsviilc Savings Bank was Ia
ken up ard amendment adopted, suajecilns !. 10 az!
amendment alteration modification, al the pleasure v w
GcrcaI Assembly and the bill passed. I
Al ai Incorporating the G!yandotte Lyceun was passeu
An aet incorporate The Wheeling Female Academy, WIS
passed. h;,,
sons ylayinc ..h thrEi was passed. " ;,
An act TO authorize lie construction OK the WyheVle aha
Crayson Turnpike Company, and 10 nae branch roaus 70
tie lead Ilnes IN ythe county anu 70 iiiis'i"e " Os
county. vas passed :, ,,
ty cl l-@ OF Wight, was passed
An aci incorporate the West Union acaeemy IN Inc
county ,.C Drd ;ii.e was passed with amendments
On Ar. DESEALEs motion the committee OF nance was
from the farther consideration of the bill pro'd
inn for all additional commissioner Tor ne county VI o'A
ngfan; also Tor the county Of franklin
An act concerning certain lands vested IN the Li'efd!
Fund on which The taxes for 1884, prior herto were re-
leased was passed. "
On Sir DESEALgs notion the bill providing Tor the ap-
pontnic,lt additional Commissioners OF kocHlnsha
coua;y was taken up OF It's order and the Committees
amenImcn, up,cd IrcuER La wing asked 10 have the
bill lid on the table, IN o.der that he might prepare an
amendment making similar provisions for Plttsylsana
county the bill was laid on the table
On SIR STuARTs motion, The bill providing 10! lhe eec
lion Of three Commissioners 0f The Revenue for the county
Of Franklin tkcn up and there being some opposition
TO the bill il laid on the table.
Nj IHELL moved that the farther consideration OF o!iS en-
the calendar BE- dispensed WITH in order that he might oer
The folo9irg resolution
Resolved Tia, the l9h rule Of the Senate be suspended
80 lar as il APPLIES 10 the action of tile Senate on Friday last
upon the bill concerning Commissioners Of he Rcvenur'
until The farther order vi the Senate.
NJ Das-el called NJ lie order " The day, II being the
bi!i 2rova ~ for tie election Of county officers.
Mr. l-ngLL opposed The motion, il necessary that
his resolution should be considered to-day or the rrectea
bi! wnul be reported by The Clerk 10 inc olhcr HOUSE o
morrow
Mr. MAn7S advocated the motion TO proceed 10 The order
oi lie iay. as il bill of great importance
Mr. B,ssELL called for the and noes on his motion,
and the bill wa, taken up by the following vote:
Ayes-Mcssrs. Deneac, Meredith, White Brent ShacEei-
ford snerard p"Son Layne Barnett ''saSeF TATE Cow
NoEs Messrs. Parker Smith Boykin, Daniel, Thompson,
Isbcll Carrngon Wchcr, Stuart, Brown, Douglas Tho
mas, Watson Funston, pmln, Shciity-l6.
The Senate took up the bill and The substitute from inc
Committee oil General Laws
Mr. DESEALE moved 10 fill The blank in third section
with The frs; day ci May, 1852. Agreed To-
Mr. MEREDITH moved In amend The first section by add
ina after HE word Cuu the words and Tor the City Of
Richmond Sheriff for the Circuit Court held in said city"
The amendment was adopted
Mr. SHErrEY moved 10 amend the Dali 50 as 10 require
the, The Commissioners Of the Revenue should be elected
BY voters OF the whole county
The amendment opposed by Mr. MARTIN he wish.
cd the Commissioners be elected By in The district
in which they we're 10 act This involved constitutional
question: and the amendment farther discussed by
Mcss.s. SHEFFEy, SnAcKELroRp, MARTIN and DOraLAs
The amendment was adopted
Mr.. STUART moved to strike out the word "now' in Tie
second section
The scc,;oa now reads: "he number OF Commissioners
Of the Revenue for Cac county shall be that now provided
by law
The amendment WAS adopted.
Mr. FrSsTES moved 10 amend the section alter Ill. WORD
"caunty by Inserting the wcds cy corporation enii-
tied by law 10 elect commissioner"
The amendment adopted.
Mr. SMITH inovcd the following amendment TO come IN
:, the cad ii The third section: The sad Commissioners
snail employ such writers and al such rate oi comc>a-
lion Us The Court OF each county corporation may direct
and cy shall respectively take OATH 10 be administered
by sad Commissioners record the voters faithfully and
impai tally"
l'nc u,,c"i,nen! was adopted.
sr usrFEy mo .ed 10 aincni the third accon by striking
oit that portion tie giving the Governor The
appointment ii Commissioners 10 conduct me elections,
and transferring ta appointment 10 county and corporation
Courts.
The amendment oppased b. Ncssrs. SnAcxELroRn,
DEsEALE aud BASEL and was rejected
r IH"Mas moved 10 lay The bill on The table rs was
m important I'LL an! gentlemen wished 10 prepare amend
mtni also ;iiat liz might su5n: poposon, growing
out n the defeat Of n" BILL concerning Commissioners ol
lie Revenue Mr.. I. held that, Being OF the MAORI
~ IN The rkn Friday last although the bill did not
receive the cons uIiona NUMBER L. give II the force oi
avs hc had Ike rpiit reconsideration vi TIE vote
This WAS an important question: which! would have to
o. decides AID be .csrd lie question 10 be folly exan
md he desired 70 move the reconsideration retain
e iIi in tho pGsrcssiun oil the Senate and Senators
an opportunity Of 80 examining The question.
Mr. DgxEALE u"v,j nIt the Snnue ADJOURN and ns the
Senate
bill he the Senate Thin 10 act on the sub
cc which The gentleman ad given notice he intended 10
make mc;tJn.
Al The rcques! OF Ait DOUGLAS hr. DESEALE "isncfe"
his motion.
c,cLor THE HorzE.
Mr DordLAs gave nu:!ce that Friday he would move
Tor a cali Tic House Fly unanimous consent vi The SEN
Mt" Mr. DUuGLAs permitted assign MS Tor
the notice He said il was well known iha, the bill con-
ceTning ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the Revenue defeated not
for The want oi constitutional moJony OF the Senate il
IL favor tut ar tho OF such majority present Ma
nv Senators are absent and lie wished 10 give them
timely notice return IN o.cT TIA; the true jriy o the
oa e ;;:i prepare and: bring in bill rnibly their
own views and he forced "a yield TO the dctaon OF the
majority Fer one he determined not 10 do 30. The
minority had caused the e:clt of the BILL which imposed
unnn tile Senate whole responsibility OF the delay which
must cnsue and nc wished therefore TO act "a speedily as
pnssbe in the after, pul wished The majority and not the
minority control dcl;bcratlons hence tho notice Sc
The Senate refused 20 gy The bill the table and after
other amendments were adopted,
Mr D.xIEL mo we'd 10 lay the pending bill the table,
ana as.,ci Es reasons be enable the Senator from
Fi.fx maze tie motion that he had minated he Inter-
icd makrg naIlc'ya reconsideration o The vote OF Fri
iay last ircn The bill concerning Commissioners Of the
Rev, nue. and upon his notion he asked Tor the yeas and
mas
Mr. DAxrEL's molten was los;-ayes is, noes H.
Avss-Messrs. BoykIn, Brown. Daniel, Douglas, Fun
stem I.ryl Parker Putnam Sieisy Smith, Stuart, T.um-
a., 1hornps0n Watson, wtcI"r-l5
NOES lessrs. ncncalc president pro. tenn Barnett,
Bass,i IT, Brent Cowan, Crsigh Grenver, Hall, Lrync.
Martin Mecediil Paxton, Shack=iord, Shetard, Tate.
Ward w.iic--l7.
Mr Ir said nc rose 10 privileged question: hnd 'at
was 10 move reconsideration Of the vote by which the
bill concerning Commissioners of The Revenue do
feated.
Mr. BAssFL raised the question whether the Sen
alto. from Fairfax Ind right to move tie reconsideration,
he nrt being OF those voting on the sdn substantially
prevailing.
The CGar decided that The Senator from Fairfax, could
no. move III. suspension, thai ahoughhe majority
Of members yet he thought the Of the rule was,
That husr prevailing III inc vote could alone make The
ton.
Nr TH"MAs appealed from the decision of the Chair and
argued that although The Constitution required minority
of The whole number o! members elected concGr give
pli The force Of law, yet tina, this did not repeal the
Parliamentary law governing ni de!ihcTatse bodies which
n-cacribes that those yon. alone III majority should
move .ccons idcra,n Mr. r. referred u Je!srsons
ua pre- c.itng this rule! aud he argued, that in all debera
ys bodies the Parliamentary law 10 govern in the
absence any rules prescribed by themselves og their
government.
NJ T. argued i.a the Senate Of the United Staica
have felt necessity of adopting rule, govern
them in all those Arising under the second Of
Article 81, requiring wohirds of that body
make trca,!cs order take il OF The rule of the Par
Lass srI hence by their 44lh rule they prescribe
that any member who vote. that side which prevailed in
the question, may b. at liberty for recuasJcratu
Now by looking rules we find such provision,
the Parliamentary law remains in force SLOWING the
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