Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-02-25
fnessaATUHs os vfaGiNsA.
SENATE.

| the 18th section of act passed June 9Th, 1852,
entitled an act concerning the salaries of certain
officers of government, compensation of the MEM
| bers and officers of the General Assembly, mile
age and other allowances. Subsequent ly Mr.
BALDWIN reported BILL increasing the pay of
directors of the penitentiary to SO day, (but
not to exceed $3.50 year) and of the clerk Of
the Penitentiary to $500 per annum.
'DocKING" THEPA OF ABsENTEEs.
| Mr.. STUART offered the following Joint re-
solution, which. under the rule lies over on Q
| day:
Resolved, by the General Assembly of Vir-
| ginia, That hereafter no member of either House
shall receive pay for any day that he may be absent
from his seat, unless in case of Sickness or when
leave of absence is granted him by the House to
which he may belong; and the Clerks of the two
Houses respectively shall, when any member
requires certificate of his allowance, ask each
member so requiring certificate, how many
days he has absented himself from his seat since
his last certificate was made out, Exclusive of
sickness and leave of absence) and shall make
out his certificate accordingly deducting the
days OF absence, as aforesaid. And no member
OF either House shall receive pay for the period
between the commencement of the session and
the time he shall take his seat.
l49TH CHAPTER THE CODE.
The bill amending the 149th chapter of the
Code of Virginia (shortenng the statute of limi-
tations in relation to land titles in certain
counties in Western Virgnia,l came up as
the unfinished business
The bill had been indefinitely postponed
The proposition was to reconsider that vote, which
WAS agreed to.
The question being on indefinite postponement.
Mr.. WARD addressed the Senate at considerable
length in support fthe bill.
Mr.. CATLETT demanded the ayes and noes
the Senate refused to indefinitely postpone, dis
follows: ayes Is, noes Is.
The rules having been suspended, the bill was
amended, on m ,tion of Mr.. WARD
Mr.. AMBLER opposed, and Mr.. WARD supper
ted the bill. Mr.. STovALL demanding the ayes
and noes, the bill was rejected, as follows:
AYEs-Messrs Cabell, Cregh, Greaver, Hail.
Moncure Parker, Roger, Shelley, Ward, White
-I3.
NoEs-Messrs. Amber, Baldwin, Barnett,
Braxton, Brown, Darlington, Catlett, Cow
an, Grantham, lsbel, Layne, Martin, Ma
son, McDearmcn, Pitman, Stands, Smith, Sto-
VAIL Stuart, Thomas, Wade, Winston-22.
DUTY on RAIL ROAD IRON.
Mr.. STovALL offered joint resolution instruc-
ting our Senators and requesting tho Virginia
Representatives in Congress to use their best ex-
ertions to obtain repeal OF the duties on Rail
Road Iron; or if that be not practicable, to OBJ
tain suspension Of the sait duties for limited
time. Lies one day.
RAIL ROAD FROM CONVICTION TO THE OHIO RIVER. |
MIR. SHEFFEY called for the order of the day
Senate bill to authorize the Board of Public
Works to construct rail road from Covngton
to the head of steam boat navi CATION on Kanawha
river.
The bill was opposed by Mr.. BRowN, and ad-
vocated by Messrs. SHEFFEY, BAssEL and SwEE-
NEY. The roll was called with the following re
suit:
AYEs-Messrs. Amber. Baldwin, Basel, Cab
ell, Darlington, Creigh, Greayer. Hall, Layne
v Ifrt1ny C1,o{T.o
val Stuart, Sweeney, Tabb Thomas. Wade, |
Ward and Winston-22.
NoEs-Messrs. Barnet Braxton Brown Cat |
lett, Cowan, Martin, Mason Parker, Stands and |
Thompson-lO
Not a constitutional majority voting in the affir-
native the bill was rejected
On motion of Mr.. SHEFFEY, the vote was con-
sidered and the bill laid on the table,
ALEXANDRIA AND HARPER's FERRY RAILROAD.
Mr.. WHITE alled up the bill to amend an act
entitled an act incorporating the Alexandria and |
Harpel'- Ferry Railroad Company, passed
March goth, 1849.
The bill was amended by way of ryder, on
motion of MIR. WHITE, and passed.
HoUDoN's STATUE OF WASHINGTON. I
MIR. SMITH called up the bill for the safety and
preservation of Houdons statue of Wnshin gton.
1t passed-ayes 81, noes 5.
THE CALENDAR.
The following Senate bills passed
10 make the Big Nottoway River and certain
boundary lines either side thereof lawful
fence.
incorporating the Trustees Of the Halifax Dan
River Institute.
Incorporating the Trustees of the Meadsville
Academy.
10 authorize the Potomac Coal Field Railroad
Company to carry the business of mining and
manufacturing the mineral and other products of
their own land.
On motion of MIR. MASON, the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. %, 1853.
The amendments proposed by the Senate to
the following House bills were read and agreed
to:
Authorsing the sale of the Court House and
other public property in the town of New Man
chester;
Incorporating the Bank] of Preston; and
amending an act entitled concerning money paid
into Court. and providing for the appointments of
General Receivers and for the settlement of re-
ceivers accounts, passed June Sd, 1852.
MERCHANTS AND MECHANICS BANK.
bill from the Senate to incorporate the Mer>
chants and Mechanics Bank of Petersburg was
read the first and second times, amended on the
motion of Mr.. WALLACE, read third time as
amended and passed.
RAILROAD BILLS.
A bill to incorporate the Warren and Hamp-
shire Coal mine Railroad Company, was report
ed from the committee on Roads, &c.
Subsequently, the question being put on the
amendments proposed by the committee, was de-
termined in the affirmative, and the bill was then
read third time aud passed.
A Senate bill making further appropriation to
the Beverley and Fairmount road taken up
on motion OF Mr.. TALBOT, read third time nd
passed, ayes 90, noes 90
An engrossed bill to incorporate the Loudon