Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-01-14
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SENATE.


| WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10.
communication from the House of Delegate
was read.
The amendments to the bill Incorporating tn
Bank OF Rockingham were agreed to.
BANK AT PORT RoYALL.
Mr.. MoNcuRE called up the bill authorizip.
the establishment of branch bank at Port ROYAL
Caroline county, and it was read third time ant
passed.
| REAL ESTATE BELONGING TO INFANTS.
When the Senate adjourned yesterday, it hac
under consideration report of the Committee
for Courts of Justice, that it was nerpedienLto al
ter the Code so as to allow the sale of rea
estate belong to infants, for the purposes of edu.
| cation, &c.
Mr.. CAMPBELL had proposed to amend said re.
Wort by striking out "inexpedent'' and inserting
''erpidicmt."
On motion of Mr.. CAMPBELL, the report was
laid ON the table.
BLUE RIDGE TURNPIKE COMPANY.
Mr.. SHAcKELFoRD called up the bill concern
ing the Blue Ridge Turnpike Company. The
bill was its passage. 1t transfers an appropri-
alton of $500, and the ayes and noes were re-
qulred by the Constitution. The vote was
AYEs-Messrs. Amber, Baldwin, Brent Ca
bell. Campbell, Daniel, Deneale Grantha,p,
Greaver, Paxton, Roger Saunders, Shackelford.
Sheifey, Stuart, Tate, Thomas, Ward, Watson,
Witcher-2O.
NoEs-Messrs. Brown, CatIett, Cowan, Ma
SOM.
No quorum voting,
Mr.. CowAN moved a call of the Senate Car
ried.
The call having commenced,
Mr.. SAUNDERS moved that the Senate nd
Journ, and upon this motion demanded the ayes
and noes. The roll was called, and % voted
against it; aye Mr.. Thomas l.
So the Senate refused to ad ourn
A quorum appearing, Mr.. CowAN withdrew
his motion for call Of the Senate.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGIsLATuRE
The President PRO. tenn. Mr.. Depeale) sta ted
that the next business was the joint resolution
proposed yesterday by Mr.. MAsoN) for an ad-
journment SINE die on the Sd of March.
Mr.. CowAN sustained the resolution He was
anxious to go home to "wife, children, friends.
and constituents" He proposed to amend, bv
striking out "3d of March, and inserting ..25th
of February
Mr.. WARD moved the indefinite postpone
ment of the resolution and amendment.
Mr.. CAMPBELL demanded the previous uues-
ton.
The roll was called and the Senate refused TO
Indefinitely postpone.
Mr.. Thomas moved that the resolution and
amendment lay on the table.
The roll was called, with the following re-
sult--ayes 7, noes 20.
So the Senate refused to lay the resolution ON
the table.
MIR. CowAN demanded the ayes and noes
on his amendment, and they resulted as fol-
lows:
AYEs-Messrs. Brown, Cabel Campbell,
Catett Cowan, Daniel Deneale, Grammar,
Greaver McDearmon, Moncure, Parker, Pax
ton. Roger, Shackelford, Tate, I hompson Wat
son-18.
NoEs-Messrs. Amber Baldwin, Brent, Ma-
son, Saunders, Shelley, Stuart, Thomas, Witcher
%.
So the Senate resolved to adjourn on the o5th
February.
MIR. Mason proposed amendment to his
resolution so as to make the Adjournment unit
day hereafter fixed by the General Assembly,
and the amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. CATLETT demanded the ayes aud noes. on
the passage of the resolution. The vote was as
follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Amber. Brown, CabelI.
Cowan. Daniel, Deneae, Greaver, Mason, Nc
Dearmon, Moncure, Parker, Roger Shackelford.
ShetfeY, Stuart, Tate, Thompson, Watson and
Witcher-22.
NoEs-Messrs. Baldwin, Brent, Paxton.
Saunders and, Thomas-5.
BILL PASSED
Increasing the fees of the seaer of weights
and measures in the city of Richmond
On motion of Mr.. STUART, the Senate adjourn
ed.