Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-01
SATURDAY. FEgRranv 26, 1853.
SENATE.

SsIHS
| VT MASON in the chair.
ifny" by the Rev D.: LEyER Of L., third Baptist churc
and the bi!,= referred
VI bass EL, From The Committee Roads &c, !eroric
n"me:2u9 ti'n5a bills .nI Senate bills 10 Incorporate III
irch River Turnpike Company; an! 10 nco;p pora,c III
ii..aX CoGit House PLANK Road and Bridge Company.
'r "hiE@, fHi the seeg; committee, reported bill
incorporate TIE AeAana rnt South Branch Boating Com
Iiany.
PETITION
Mr. STrAa presented HE petition or citizens OF Wyh,
tdysoh Carroll AID Patrick cIun.s desiring Dan
Il aoAc lt!vcrs 10 be made light draft
HEsULUTIpSs.
tcs2nrioas .! enquiry wtsc olarcd:
6} ni' Incorporating Tie town Of Hamiinc, in III
c""ny o' C.nrIl Committee: Nlessrs. HALL TATE, Pr
MAJ. LAME ami THoMAs.
III NJ EAs-EL Incorporating the town Of williamson,
y" The county II N"ud Committee: Messrs BASEL Par
Krn, tirE and REAxToS.
hy ilr: GRASTHAM Amending and caI1rene the chartc
i III" Warren ana Hampshire Coal Mihc Rail Road Com
pany.
JAMES FRANCISCO.
On motion OF Mr. Cuwa:: the bill Tor the relief Jane
frhnclsc". was iaii on TIE table
FREnsrIcKsEUGG AaD GoRDoSsviLLE ROAD
Tie hII! - incorporate the Fredericksburg and GOdons
vile tai Road being under consideration, Dir Thomas pro
,osl,i as an aIaendmcu
"fru.itcd however That if the Richmond FVedtricks
arrG and Potomac Rail Road Company shall any tine
hereafter make any connection with any Raj! Road TO bl
the Stale 0i Maryland then the sald company
HEREBY incorporated shall bc prohibited from connecting with
.ait Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail Road
Co"prny or contracting with said compuny the runs
"T'a0n 0 freight passengers sad road in the dcc
iIcG u lhr SAID Stale o! Maryland"
Mc. RRAXTOS opposed the amendment.
Mf ThpNA4 sah, On reply Mr.. BRAyTOS. who objected
Ia his amendment upon The ground thai th Orange and A3x
an:Ia ,sa Road had sought coEneyion with the SOulr
Side and Vagina and Tennessee Rail Roads that he
td u a. some what singular that his proholioy section
should he Introduced by one, who adeny supported tina
caanexipu; that the very different In the
Virginia road cnrruvorn. 10 form ecnn with
fn"r Virginia m, roads Tie ooect and interest in tla
10 protect Eginn interests and build up Virginia
c'ie j" hIs, the amendnen; is intended TO prevent con
n"Nt"n with Maryland roads - hui up Maryland cries.
In > c"nacSion. Mr ) begg>d leave say al Al"yan
ii hat II" "c.ng r hostility rivalry towards Frcdcricks
tu ." sister city: nn Wills h. woult support al
propositions calculated her, he utterly uppos
II - any @csinc that would her 10 lnure the nt" sss
~ i'.r state and hs own city.
iIc lmrniOn n acrecd 20.
~" BIZ! "as discussed by Ncs-rs. AastEE, Mo"cuRE
MAsO%, HTA&TuH, ana others, ard passed. as follows:
AYES Hr-s!S baldwin, Earnctt, Basel EEteil CO"an
Css.a stcn Grantham Grcavcr Hall La; NJ, Martin
Nasor aloncme, Paxton Pitnan, $aundes, $hecy Shcr
tar6, S'""al Stuart Tate, Thomas, Wade, Ward, White
Ho@s--Mc-,t= Amber, BrnSon. Boystn. CAMPBELL Da
ME-! 'IsD,hrnon, Par ke-, Stands, Smith,
JAMEs TcGREw.
M Sr"rALt called rr he hill FOR II" rec' OF Jrmes Nc
Grew .tir. : ex 9qr.d it, and the bill passed ayes 81
nos. /.
ROAD TO cuMEEaLASp GAP.
w. c0wA. called ~ The bill - authorize the Flrgnia
nd .aaessae R! Road Company to construct branch
Curag' ian! Gap, *.
TAa alI was discussed BY Hessrs SHsFFEY, CowAS
HrnAs and others until O'Clock. whsn Tho Senate pro
rlr.tc,. L. the consideration Of bills
the
n" io.wina were Rad a lard lime ard passed
To ar0Tpoa;G the Petersburg and Jerusalem Plank ROat
Cumpauy-ny.s 81 noes s
T., authorize an exchange OF for tho Richmond
Light Iran'ry Bluea-aYes 80, noes |.
m 10 incorporate tho town Of Ar:acoma in tie COUNTY
Of Logan.
! ~! incorporate the Building Association Of Rich
r. 81.
y III l. inco porso The Junction Mining ana ilanuiac
.ufiug Company in LgGd0un
bill 10 .x.e,f tie charter Of The Norfolk Savings lnstl
uis"u.
fiI. wtre then considered ON their second reading
TN ;uptiun of Mr. SHaSpS, the Senate atJourrcd.