Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-21
LEGISLATURES or VIRGINIA.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, ISL.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER IT, !S52
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by the Rev. Peter De Forest.
A communication received from the Senate, s'a;ing
passage House bills to CONSTRUCT plans or GRADED
road from Richmond 10 point al or near Ch"rJttcs
VILE win amendments which were agreed To- Tat they
had also passed suniry House Bills without anen m-ul.
That they had also agreed the resolution OF tc House "f.
days ago by Nj B,ltom declaring that The Gen,
cal Assembly will elect Public Printer the 18Th OF the
pIescn, month g. . next Saturday,
GEORGE r. G. PRICE.
Mr. ToMLt from The COMMITTEE on Privileges And t'.c-
tons presented Mother report relative u the case OF c9&e
r. g. Price The delegate from Hardy county This report
orders that The Arms for The uusc OF Delegates
shall proceed Sauuon take Mr.. Price from his c'ntinc.
mcn and bring him TO Richmond, tat he may be examined
before the committee
Mr. lMBopES moved to amend The report o. the commit
by inserting in lieu ol the present report HE one submitted
some time ago from the committee Sie Wednesday,
rcpprt He supported his amendment at casth, on she
grounds that sufficient evidence, Of delicate nature had
been received the committee, ncontorcrbc III lis
character that MI Pric. "partiaIy insane. and .tt
House. this reason had right 10 Gcc!ic his seat Va
can't and order new election Tor delegate To represent the
county Of Hardy
Mr. JACKSON Of Wood opposed lIr IMRoDESs notion
Mr. MILLER OF Botctour had not heard OF any sufficient
why Mr. Price should be confined tie (alr MiLLsR
would therefore amend the report committee
submitted This morning, by striking that portion which,
declares that the Scgcant ArS snail 5raa Mr. Price 10
Richmond. He thought that Mr. Price sload he sci a.
liberty 10 where he plcaScd-rlt1r 10 conc 10 ltcuni
or 10 90 home.
Mr. JACKSON of Dadd-idec and TYLER. said that he THOUGHT
the Imprisonment Of Mr.. PAIGE Illegal lie locked upyr
him a. IN applicant fr lhc right Ut tubsaS corpus which
should be inquest Onaby granted hin No legal form id
been observed IN ncarccrang Mr.. Price bur had been
done BY the myrmidOus III the Stanton ASy iGm. Mr..
Jackson had heard Of innmln AMI cruel Treatment towards
those contacd in said Asylum, which would make equal
Black Hole oil Calcutta or The nqnsiIon OF Spain.
and which thought should be properly cnTnred into by
the Legislature II hoped that e report u The committee
submitted Ills morning, wi, without the amcnncn; nf
tic gentleman from BoictOu (r. MILLER) would hr aior-
ted ANA the amendment OF the gentleman from augusta k.
lMBoUESl rejected.
ar IMpJnEx replied 10 Mr.. JACKSON. Mr. PACE had
certainly been legally Crracd t witness before me
committee wruld show. Mr. MropES hai seen Mr.. PGrcE
his confinement and he was certainly not IN condt
t,on take his in This body. lie deeply sympiihse3
with Mr. Pace. whom he Or lMDobES had known a: az
csmabic gentleman ana h!'au! representatives ana also
with the people of Hardy whom he (Nr iMEopESl thought
should be properly represented IN the House of Delegates
Mr. Lxynvnx made short speech Ici,!ng the charge
az iIst The A. yun crig and HnuDan treatment
Mr. WHITE thought I!r whole SUBJECT under cunst:era.
ton full Of difficulties and he therefore moved - lay it on
the lanle that the House might come 10 an intelligent vote
thereon.
The motion was rejected.
MIR TMLts said that Dr. Striking, Superintendent of the
STANTON Asylum had appeared before the Commit and
given the strongest evidence of MIR PEcE insanity; thai
he was examined By said Dr. St6ng who found hin par
TALLY Insane and many SUBJECTS rational and INTEL gent
Nj pElCE then applying - The Board OF Directors Tor his
release, examined before ihcE ny questions on va
rrus topics and found 10 be- they cOu! phys
calIy and mentally perfectly But when DE- Sr'rs
directed the Beard by what questions examine Dir. Pace
he would make no answers enquiries Mr. PKIc
had SAID Dr. Shling Ihli the Internal improvement
party Of the House constantly bringing influence
TO bear upon him OR. PRCE IN order 10 ootau his VOTE
Mr. ToMLlS several Intellectual efforts amend the
former rcpuit OF the committee
The subec; was further discussed by Ilcssrs SEGAR
JACKSON Wood, RUssELL JACKSON OF DoddI !igc and
Tyler. and WHITE .! llano:rr.
Mr. TALIAfEnRo wished The subject TO remain Just where
il until Tomorrow that members might have nrn"r
tuny examine IL, and come 70 an Intelligent vote there.
On; therefore he moved 10 adjourn.
The SPEAKER IaJ before the House two Invitations one
from The Baltimore AMI Ohio RnI!foad Company, at inc
Legislature oi Virginia would b" present VITA he icsisa
turc of Mary land take Trip from Baltimore To wheeling
and back when sri Railroad opened To The latter place.
also one from the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
H,road Compapy that the Legislature O Virginia. on tie
dav That the Baltimore ONO Railroad opened
Wheeling would rarlakc Of free tickets FOR passage between
Richmond and Baltimore.
Mr. rALrArERRos motion TO adjourn was thea carried
FRIDAY, DEcEMHER H. 1852.
SENATE.
Prayer by the Rev Dr. Lee of the Methodist Episcopal
Church
The PRrsrpEs7 Iieu, Gov LEAKE) presented comu,u
ncation from the Executive in relation the Imon
Fl" states all The facts and recommends re prosecution of
the appeal which has Been carried rp = the Supreme Court
a communca nn from The House Of Delegates was read.
Nh SnEFrEv, from the Cummtc" Road, &c. reported
bill concerning The ScaboaL AMI Roanoke ita Rr:t C"n
rnny; ana bill Transferring The appropriation made 10 c
OF Madison and Pae OF the 3. March
lsi9 10 the Blue Ridge Turnpike Company. The Scaboard
and Roanoke bill taken up out Of IL order, motion
Of Mt. DESEALE, aEi read the first tine.
submitted a report aud bills that subject rho
p)t will be found in another column. One vi The bill
pca!s the present act
On motion of Resolved That III" Committee
on Banks enquire exacnry of amending the char
ter of the Central Ban Of Virginia.
On morton o! Mr.. SHacKELrDRp-RcSovcd Thai the Com
mite: Roads &c. enquire int" the cxncdHncy {" IN
crcnsing The capita! stuck OF the Halle River Navigation
Company.
On motion Of Mr. SmErFEr-Rrsoycd, Tha. select
Committee bc appointed enquire into the cApcdicncy OF
amending the passed May 22d, lc32 concerning the
Of Stanton as 10 authorize he election OF c"ns-
sioncr Of The in April next Committee: hessrs
SnEFrEY WATSON, MARriS BASEL and BAipwiS
Subsequently Mr.. SHErFEv reported Il bill
On motion of Mr.. LAY$E--Rssovcd lhat Tie Commit
Agriculture &C. be instructed TO enqnrG into ne eA
,iencv of reporting bill 10 incorporate the Iron CoIaa
nv for The man aficiure nf iron and "hrr things
SUBSCRIBING 7" STOCK OF ISTER*AL IMPROVE
MEST COMPANIES.
Mr. MARTIN proposed the following resolution
Res lived, That The Board o; Pnhic Works ," instructed
% enc, . into md report this General Assembly vrfc-
ar! and so, what abuses "S's IN Tie manner :" as
nusin 81 individual county; corporation subcInons 70
any r,,s internal improvement IL which Tic Sac la,
an il; II; AMI whether contractors have Ac"n required
OF itcei any east take suci Subscriptions IN boH4s
stocks otherws IL part payment OF 'eI' contracts; and
So - What in each particular and upon what
terms. and thai said Board DC authorized 10 send for persons
and p.peIs
SHhcxELroRr, MARTIN CAMPBELL, MAsoS, SHEFFET, RE-
GER BASEL WARD and WI-cHER.
Nj SHAcEEtroRp proposed 10 amend b. requiring te en-
Guifv made hy select committee: instead vi pr liz:
Board Of Public HcrsS.
NJ. mason proposed the following preamble and resolution
as a substitute Tor the resolution
Whereas, impression prevails h1: under the present
system OF letting By many incorporated compa
MES ana the mode Of paying Subscriptions Inc part oil
individual stockholders Inc Stale has lost the
fact the presidents and tfeasurs Of sgch companies
often certify the payment Of subsc pions when in truth
made in MONEY but ONLY subscribed for c1ni
lion that the party subscribing IL 20 have lucrative
!ract receiving payment for contrac, tie
State cash. and two.fths in stock which stock s
nonnay aSen al par value, when il Is only "o in
set according 10 circumstances from $40 10 $50 and n!
valued in the estimates Of the the
State large eng thereby te!faGted 10 ne OF from
$50 TO $50 in every SlUO subscription IL il indeed