Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-22
LEGlsl.ArUnH or yIEt:iNlA.
FRIDAY. MARCH Is, 1858.
SI,'N ATE.

ne Senate met nj 10 D"clorkMr. Dss:EnLE ia tho r,u
me hll I" incorporate the Wcsirrnphu AMI Alexandra
liai k'"d Company. (nrnught from the House of Delegates
yesterday by MIR. DAvsnS,l with an amendment, WAS
m,'"h ~ I'll PirMAS, laid un me liable.
communication from The House Of Dele gales lcad
and the bills referred,
ar. HnAckELfoEi, from The committee General Laws
reported bill authorizing exchange OF win The
| shurg Guards
Mr. SnsrfEY, IIc committee for Courts Of Justice
reported House bill in relation 10 The of lir Courts
t'c ION hId lNh CiIctls On notion al Mr.. SnsfEgY
llic iI vas forthwith considered r! third Time and pass
I'D.
| Mr. lnoMrsos fron The committee on Agriculture Sc
reported 'aons House bills; aud Senate bill Incorporating
lIc fayetto conny C"a Mining nnd Manufacturing Com
pany.
| kcSoIr ,ns Of enquiry were offered:
| hy ar fAnkER In relation l., the original viii III El
ward II kcc.
Hy Mr. Thomas For The irllcr regulation nl trade and
travel np"n The AlcAautrl Canal.
ANTWERP LINE ur SHIPS
hir. SnEFfEy called up The hill supplementary 10 m act
entitled "An csaiis, line oi STEAMERS bet wrcu the
ports u Virginia aud Antwerp authorizing The use o l'r
alpr Engine instead al power, and requiring The
l'nri ri Public Works advance bonds ul the
state until The Stock has been sibsCli complete GER
ain Railroads.
The bill torDls tie BOARD Of Public Works To advance the
bonds "i the Common wealth until lie said ;oarl shall be
satisfied that individual subscriptions have been made by
persons c"p"rati"ns otter than the wealth. sol
vent and able t" pay I" IL" virginia Central RaIiroa t" The
amount Il" COO: TO the Orange ana Alexandria Rarond
SluJJ uJg; The Manassas Gap Railroad $500 900 the
Abingdon and Cumberland Gap Railroad SGtUUUU to tlr
Richmond and Yu;k River Railroad s20000g The bonds
l. be- issued either until the different works lei
10 contract.
lne bill amended, By way Of ryder, on motion ol
Alr SmErrEY by conining iii. r"y,iUrs Di in refer.
I" Inc Ccntrn Raj R,ad i! the work authorized 5y M
act "t The present session o the General Assembly from
c Virginia and Tennessee l;l Road the CovimaIun and
Oaiu ltai Road and compelling tusc tJin The contracts
tal:r them those prices. hy which the works in
p.ncess Of construction have been completed in pa.t
The ryder amended! iIoon ni iir. CuwaS, by
authorizing the Withholding snch 81 bonds
may hs advanced the time the Virginia ani kentucky
tlil R'n! Company nay o. ready Ia receive Subscriptions
nniIi sad subscription shall he made Ia The said company
anil the work is under contract.
a proposition 10 amend hy Mr. MOSQUE. Ia inacrt
III" Fredericksburg and GurtonsyiIc Ital toni not
agreed u.
The hill being it, passage Mr RgGER denounced il
omnibus in "hch he "Uld under circumstances
aIr Dou1i A. advocated the passage nt lie bill! II VA
The build tie work, !" which appropriations
m hrra nldc an! he liaght t!;c hIl w"ni ,cctuai!y
prr, rai fuic applications Tor nauan ay>tru
s"nl nol he again rsortci !" III orcr I" crm'"tc
wrjk- "i Maternal improvements.
MIR CowA$ !rcuD! sent in the omnbns n"twitl,tnnd
i. bill promised {" 20 many things kr improvement
in which Ms constituents were deeply Interested.
Nr. has-E4 desired 10 kn'w why was alr Thompson
could such amount Of subscriptions 10 ia roads
ir l-nri aid "a hni ihc steamers!
Nj :,uAcKELFg co3trnd thai tIcr: could BE- good
rru u Why any gentleman should app III bill. L. irsar
would tta completion "i WORKS in "!trh liz. '"
,aourat, was largely interested lie ic"rrr' I" tn i''
llt IT,, I, ,,>iiinn made by Wc-in rentic:,a "h"
dear y, rrt r"ns lnePcnt,nt a! The complexion :" Tie,
,rl.rr"l ,fI,rnv"rn. NJ works, Hf y favor Ih'
iri.r, flnr would lc ~. foundation nrr ~ u..r.
whIci, every vi:snjam desired, AMI w"u make p'A'.
improvements pr"hIttie. -.
Barbour Alr i:n.r aad R+7rl, tMr G"wAN would n'''
nd. They had r"" IN thc STATE omnibus nmiI th"! h''.
almost pr,kcl Il down. lie surprised l!'a hIN friend
.fn lariis"n iIr EASsEi) should t,cinc VI" ii m'i
rode - nttru He too, lMr &ArErT) had not r,i N any
"nln"s. lie had voted against nearly n .l. i mSim"
representations He had carried on the views "t !s ronsIl-
uynts in ,oin. These bills were nov the las q! Tho
nni ana rs good citizen hr acqi.scr' in mm. Cent?"
nrn ha c"ntrni" IN aIv"an@ lcr Improvements t'ai
at,
IMMENSE Let rh w"rks b" finished, and what Is Ia "run'
"f Immense products! Are they Z" remain ln it!ri-
,.pa, Are i!ry IA i.inln il Nur!nR Ih"y wnnit Ill!
, rlc"< And when uil what 10 hccunc OF iiic r..
na;nc He would i"r the b because he thoaglr II
worId tc ,c"n"hct plan I" c"nrI"tc hr works f'"i-
re-, to- aud Womb c pi g;r ndfah!H.r l" hr '"hhnh
wealth ~ .,Sln nutiCt inr .ic products {" The State
Mr. WIT,n.g returned his thanks IN ls friends from Rus
.. MIR Cows. AMI iiurispn Mr. EAssgL Il" the views
ry had expressed He again put the question, why was T.
il all tc=c subscriptions could be nude to internal IMPROVE
cnt works. tai million cann" BE- raised to pt IN oIc-
ration The Antwerp line! lie had '"c for the original b
ecaus, rsif"uS Of having '.lfcc tad" "' hl'
cpc but he gave the v"tc with mSs7InGS- Wa siec"'
lhton He Was mortified that great and leading companies
in III. Commonwealth should seem I" lr w'ihG !" alter
into any aranur,. such appeared - ~. ,,n con
c Dy rhs a! H. 'i not believe IN he charge Ire.
nnrntly laic against liz, Legislature, that what is called
log rolling was Irncccd lie did not becvc that the
gwen by gentlemen Tc'c selfish '"t"S nc "'i !"
p!aI this stock could be prUCired but he di not !" r't
ar Mr. TnoMrao; able procure it, After he has Ia
bored diligently uu ryprnd"i money in order 10 rr"" tn
subscriptions there ii gentleman on ilia oi no t''c'
how much Interested these WORKS, who would moi vote "
release him the obligation lc had incurred
i Nj. DESEALg, ncm6nr {" The comhlttee on loads
vlch ruvrir the Bill cXllncd the objects oi H. and r.
rI!cd 10 the Senator from lttss sa"E, talr Mtr'nEf') IN
el4tion the appearance 81 arrangement lie "rsiteA
vote, ana moved Inc previous question: h'' "'"'" -
Mr. tEorn, Who replied /, Nj cATLETr, and rnie! tin'
he was friend mud nrnpkcS solely lie Then pro
c,cl,I Ia shO great advantages which hr"G improve
,,nts had been HE Commonwealth ll'' appropriations
10 rls sjmci,s WORK i not "Nce' IN ali million" "' d"
lars wh!r l. re- loan ~ one nIlI"n = a"til"tAcI.
Mr. Eg called ior r 'r"r "i ihc hiy hpo''
iDnIlcnt 1871.
Mr. CArLErr n,ove, HAT the "rdcr OF the day BE- PASSED
"on ,hs proposition ar MAs"S demanded Tic ant
noes. which w,Ic H. follows: ;,
Mcqsrs Amhlr Baldwin, Barnett, Ern>t"n, l:'cil,
r,mnlcI a!Ic,t Crrig Daniel Dcn"ar. p"ng!t., Fun
stem Grayc Hall, Itynr, Martin Parker P'iman ''a''
Icrs >nackcioL, shelley, smith Sweeney ia''' 'a''
,rhon,rsou Wade Ward, While, Witchrr so
N"rs-Mcs-rs ias>,lI, E", Kim C"wan, t'Tantham Ma
am Aionrirc Paxton, RrgrT, ih"rnas-9.
! =, The nr,i"r al In: Jay was passed by
Mr. DousLAs rctnncd thanks 10 The senate l't III" Epe
ust ycn lie had listened all that had been said on ths
snhIec, bG had not heard one GOOD argument against H.
Ills lsicnA rom i'a'"nr t'l kEaEH "NIrss%n MS
n,ior NJ, IT, ride this omnibus lie thr lncdLAs) n'u
c,I t;at lnr some time the .cncnan if"i 'ii"'" hau
rI called m any little bill Was this because his !rlnh ina
,,cr ms ,rucys end and had more rides "inhc! tic
hlI moi voted IA; The original bill in relation 10 me Antwetp
line heca,I.r lc lid think the srcafty "a' a"''tiG. ha'
L bad Ia .srd the Senate, and he vas 'itsonS ia ~
shnuhi pass Ic other hahrh 81 l'i' "''e'' '''' "
bill s!oGI accompany II. 49,
Mr. MARrIx desired call attention :" me TACT mar 'ii
Ir This tI III. w"mId have l., make appropriations "
ys vh,rh ,u,r not profitable. There would bc II"
,iv,,c Subscriptions rNc! by foreign capitalists "" may
h ,,u,,, into the belief thai these improvements" w"n'" u"
,-,G,li, Rcuun. twntths al private ahbsf' 'l''- 'e
,,n ,h state siscrb"~ three itS - guataht l''' '''
WORK conlrmp dated viii b. Pr"hh'c -,
Air Al sn. sand that voting rr ihS hili V'.r ""'
~ ;ycn far .,nn III million 6i dollars |" The ani"',p
lin, a. il wos certain that the other hlli r"hi not PASS "
Inns, ., Delegates unless This bill passed the senate
Al, Swrrsry said l. wunld vote Tor his hi, hcra~ W.
h;.vsI il wouII have the effect "t speedily c"Iirlih4
Sam. ,.urks whic, Eastern genenn deemed "l val M
puinncc
Il AIR ruoaas would Tor H." hIl because II "'i' "n
ali. lines uT imrrnvrncnt in which Tie people H. frlit'
m were Interested complete their works w!'"" a''"e'
Ia sn.. themselves =, i, ,, g., ,h,.
ur ,;rnvniL wnuhi ;tnve opposed ls' hhi h"t "' '
r ri m. ryder M nlnpii"o =" tbs rF''n' ''"''>'''
~. nl,,.rfi,n- am, II" would v"" i"' u. .
M, Ann rua,'r. lie pre,""s t,i,";' aI"' " "'''
uu+<nn ordered. .r,,.., u,,s
Mr KccER demanded ,tc "n! n"es. he T''' wa"
as follows: ,.tt 1,r.inI,
no,Ie n,u,l,s tiCcAsrr Hail. lsvnr Parker, il'a,i
saunders snack,Iior,i, $hands, Shriicv ,'a'
SIn,ri Sweeney Iabh, Tate, Thomas, Nara.-l ga
Nmr.- Nr-sr- l;as-rli, EraAton. BoyHn La"'Fn''!
AlrE.