Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-02-17
rEersLArsRR oS VIRGINIA.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
TUESDAY, Feb. Is.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. De Forest of the
Methodist Church.
A communication from the House of Delegates
was received. transmitting the bill in relation to
the Covngton and Ohio Railroad.
On motion of Mr.. SHEFrEY, the vote was re- :
| considered by which the Senate receded from
its amendments to said bill, and it was laid on the
table.
The other bills from the House were read and
referred.
| Mr. PARKER, from the Committee on G eneral
Laws reported several House bills, and Senate
bull imposing tax on dogs in the Isle Of Wight
| county.
| Mr.. DENEALE, from the Committee on Roads,
| &C., reported several House bills and Senate bill
to incorporate the Beverly and Maryland Bridge
| Company.
| Mr.. DARLINGTON, from the Committee on
Banks, reported Senate bill authorizing the Trea-
surer of the State to receive from the Banks any
| bonds guaranteed by the State as security for
| their issues.
Mr.. BALDWIN, from select committee, re-
| ported bill to incorporate Building Associa-
| ton il Richmond.
Mr.. STovALL, from the Committee on Fl.
nance. &c., reported bill imposing taxes of 60
| vernment for the fiscal year 1653-54, which was,
on his motion, read twice. and ordered to be print
ed.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions of enquiry were offered;
By Mr.. DANIEL-In relation to the Bucking-
ham Plank Road Company. ComrD.iittee Mes
sieurs DANIEL, THOMAS and GRANrHAM.
BY Mr.. LAYNE-lncorporatjlg the Mineral
| Bank of Virginia.
Mr.. SMITH offered n resolution amendatory of
the rules, which was laid on the table.
PETITION.
Mr.. BRAxTeN presented the petition of Abel J..
| Barrett, &c.
| POTOMAC COAL FIELD RAILROAD COMPANY.
Mr.. SHERRARD called up the bill to incorpo-
rate the Potop ac Coal Field Railroad Company.
| The bill was amended, and ordered to be engross-
ed.
| CEDING JURISDICTION OF LANDS.
On motion of Mr. STANDS, the bill ceding the
jurisdiction Of certain lands in the Common
wealth of Virginia to the General Government,
tor the, purpose of erecting light houses was ia
ken up out of its order, amended on motion of Mr..
THOMAS, so as to insert Jones' Point, in Aexan-
dra county, read third time and passed-ayes
, 35, noes 90.
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA.
Mr.. Thomas called up the bill amending the
charter ofthe city of Alexandria, and it was read
third time and passed.
CONVICTION AND OHIO RAILROAD BILL.
This bill was returned to the Senate, by the
House, under the resolution of yesterday.
. discussion arose between Messrs. CAMP
Q BELL, WATSON, DENEALE, SHEFFEY and WARD,
as to the proper mode to correct the error in the
Senate not having passed the bill by the cOnst-
: tutional vote.
Il. The PRESIDENT (Mr. Isbell in the Chair) sta.
ted the question to be on receding from the Sc
n Mates amendments and upon that question the
: ayes and noes were necessary under the Consti
tuition.
Mr. CArLETT did not agree with the Chair in
its decision, and discussion thereupoa arose be-
: tween Messrs. SHEFFEY, CATLETT, CAMPBELL
s ! WATSON, DENEALE and PARKER.
Mr.. CArLETr appealed from the decision of the
Chair, and the question being "Shal the deci
:, sion of the Chair stand as the Judgment Of the
Senate 2" Mr.. CAMPBELL demanded the ayes
and noes. The Chair's decision was sustained
as follows:
ArEs-Messrs. Baldwin, Basel, Brown, Car =
rington, Cowan, Creigh, Deneae, Funste n
Grantham, Greaver Hall, Isbell, Layne, Martin
Parker, Paxton, Pitman, Roger, Stands, Shelley,
Sherrard. Stovall, Stuart, Sweeney, Tabb. Tate,
: Thompson, Wade, Ward, Watson, White, Win
ston-32.
NoEs-Messrs. Braxton, Campbell, Catlett
Daniel-4.
The question was then taken on recedng, as
follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Baldwin, BasselI, Darlington
Cowan, Creigh, Daniel, Deneale, Douglas Fun.
stem, Grantham, Greaver, Hall, Isbell, Layne,
nlartin, Parker, Paxton, Pitman, Roger, Stands,
Shelley, Sherrard, Stovall, Stuart, Sweeney,
Tabb, Tate, Thomas, Wade, Ward Watson,
White, Winstcn--33.
. 49, NoEs-Messrs. Brown, Campbell, Catlett,
Thompson.
So the Senate receded from its amendments.
SENATE BILL ON SAME SUBJECT.
: Mr.. MARTIN moved that the Senate bill to au-
y thorise the Board Of Public Works to construct a
railroad from Covington to the head of steam
! boat vigation on the Kanawha river, (orde red
to be engrossed few days since,) be referred
to select committee. The proposition was
agreed to. Messrs. Martin, Douglas, Parker,
Basel, Stova, Barnett and Thomas. were ap-
pointed said committee.
On mot ion,
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
: WEDNESDAY. Feb. 16.
A communication from the Senate was read
stating the passage by them of the bill entitled an
, act to authorize the Board of Public Works to
l construct railroad from Covington to the Ohio
, river State account.
PETITIONS.
r Mr.. ANDERSON of Richmond, presented Pc
, tition of w. II. Tyler and others praying mod-
ication ofthe Licence system, which was appro-
priatey referred.
, PASSED.
An engrossed bill to extend and complete the
Huttonsve and HuntersviIe turnpike and for
the erection of bridge across the Greenbrier
river taken up, read third time and pass
ed.
f bill to authorize the South Side Railroad
Company to acquire by purchase otherwise,
Percval's Island in James river, for erecting
, Depot and for other purposes of their railroad,
was read third time and passed.