Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-29
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, April oe
SPECIAL ELECTION.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, April %.
SPECIAL ELECTION.
| On motion of MI DILLARD, it was
Resolved, That the Speaker of this House is
sue writs of election to the Sheriffs of the coun.
ties of Prince William and Surry, for an election
OF delegate to supply the vacancy occasoned by
the death of Robert G. Rives, ESQ.,, the election
to take place on Tuesday the 18th day of May
next
Mr.. GooDE from the Committee of Finance,
reported, without amendment a bill prohibiting a
person, without merchants license, from selling
goods by sample or otherwise.
! On motion of Mr.. GooDE, the same Committee
was discharged from the petition of citizens Of
Rockbridge for modification of the laws relating
to the sale OF ardent spirits to slaves.
The petition was referred to the Committee for
! Courts of Justice.
! RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were presented:
BY Mr.. MAuPIN-That the committee OF
Claims enquire into the expediency of allowing
the claims of Aaron F. McEndree for services as
Adjutant ofthe 120t Regiment.
By Mr.. GRlrFIN-T'hat the committee for
Courts OF Justice enquire into the expediency oil
passing law IN relation to the places for holding
elections in the county of Henrico and the place
of holding the Courts the said county.
By Mr.. WHEELER-That the committee Of
Privileges and Elections enquire into the expe-
diency of restoring the law in regard to the acuui-
siton by aliens of the rights of citizens before in
the commonwealth to what it was prior to the LIST
of July, 1850.
By Mr.. SMITH, of Brooke and Hancock-That
the committee on Agriculture and Manufactures
enquire into the expedency of changing the name
OF the Wellsburg Manufacturing Company, and
that of the Phoenix Manufacturing Company.
Mr.. SAUNDERS presented petition of citizens
| of tpo( ofD Dr., Il.
appointment of State Agricultural Chemist
Laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. McDoNALD,
Resolved, That the Committee of Roads and
Internal Navigation enquire into and report upon
the expediency of chartering a company to build
a Railroad, commencing at the Virginia line at
or near where said line crosses the Monongahela
River-running by the way of Morgantown, Fair
mcnt, Clarksburg and Weston, and down Elk
river to the Great Kanawha intersecting at
Charlestown. the Va. Central Railroad and the
James river improvement, and terminating at the
mouth of Big Sandy on the Kentucky line.
The bill fixing the terms of the District Courts
and the places of holding said courts was taken up,
on motion OF Mr.. LEWIS.
The committee for Courts of Justice moved to
amend the first section of the BILL by inserting
therein the words " for the 10th district on the 1st
day ofDecember at the Court House of Harrison
county,
Mr. JONES of Marshall, moved to amend the
amendment, by striking out the word " Harri-
son., and inserting in lieu thereof the word ''Mar-
shall."
On motion of Mr.. linn the question was divi-
ded, and being put first upon striking out the word
Harrison, was decided in the negative.
Mr.. Jones moved to fill the blank with the word
Marshall. Decided in the negative.
Mr.. MCDONALD moved to insert Monongalia.
Decided in the negative.
Mr.. kIDwELL moved to fill the blank with Ma
rion; but withdrew the motion to enable Mr..
BURDErT to move that Taylor county be inser-
ted decided in the negative.
Mr.. KIDwELL renewed his motion to fill the
blank with 'Marion county," and the vote by ayes
and noes being taken upon it, the motion adop-
ted-ayes 70. noes AZ.
Mr.. GooDE, from the Committee of Finance,
reported bill, the substance of which was, that
any licence granted under existing laws in the
months of May and June in the present year shall
be granted with the condition annexed, that the
person so receiving license shall, within 60 days
after the passage of an act imposing additional tax
es on licenses, pay to the tax gatherer such addi
tiona tax the legislature may impose at the pre-
sent session; and, on the failure to pay the same
within the said 60 days the license granted shall
be null and Woodland the person receiving such
license shall be subject to the same fines and PEN
aties as if no license had been granted to such
person.
The bill was Immediately adopted by the
House.
A communication was read by the Speaker
from Samuel Price, the delegate from Greenbrier,
resgning his seat as member of the House of
Delegates.
Mr. EcHoLs moved that the House issue writ
to the Sheriffs of Greenbrier, directing them to
hold an election on Monday, the 18th May next
for the election of delegate to supply the place
of Mr.,Price.
The House then adj ourned.
LAND SLIDEs.-The recent heavy rains in this
vicinity, have caused II great number of land
slides, to the injury of property and the stop
page OF the public highways. Coal Hill, oppo-
site this city, was the scene of an enormous avail
anche on Thursday evening, some hundred yards
below the landing of jones' Ferry. A piece of
ground on the side of the hill was noticed to be
moving on Wednesday, and preparation made for
it--on Thursday evening about six o'clock. the
large mass moved down the hill. carrying with it
stable, located a short distance above the road
and came down with great force on the vial manu-
factory of Lorenz & Wightman, nearly DESTROY
ing it, and the mass of earth then effected lodg-
ment. until it shall be started again by further
rain. On Friday morning, the chimney of the
vial works fell, and some combustible materials in
the cellar caught fire, and what the land slide left
was destroyed by the flames. The loss to the
gentlemen VINO owned the establishment viii be
between four and five thousand dollars,