Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-04-13
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SENATE.
SATURDAY, April 9, 1853.


Cured in.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
The House amendments to the bill providing |
for the registration OF voters were likewise |
concurred in-one with amendment.
THE CITY OF RICHMOND.
The bill to amend the 36th section of chapter
1874 of the Code of Virginia lin relation to the
pay of the sergeant and corporation clerk OF the
city of Richmond) was on motion Of MIR. BALD
WIN, considered without reference. 1t was read
three times and passed.
PLANTERS SAVINGS BANK IN NELSON
The bill to incorporate the Planters Savings
Bank in the county of Nelson, was considered
without reference, on motion of Mr.. STovALL.
1t was read three times and passed.
VIRGINIA COAL COMPANY.
message from the House of Delegates by
MIR. ImBoDEN, was received announcing the pas
sage of a bill incorporating the Virginia Coal
Company. The bill was considered without
reference, on motion of Mr.. STovALL, amended
on motion of Mr. SHEpFEY read three times and
passed.
SCALING VOTES IN CORPORATIONS.
Mr.. REGER called for the order of the day-a
bill to amend the 10th section of chapter 81 of
the Code of MISUNDERSTANDING the scale ofvo-
ting in meetings of Interpretations in which the
State is Interested
The vote by count uyes 16 noes mo
quorum voting.
Mr.. SHAcKELFoRp moved a call of the House,
on which proposition Mr.. WITcHER required
the ayes and noes. The vote was as follows
ayes 8, noes 10.
So call of the Senate refused
Mr.. SHACKELFoRD demanded the ayes and
noes the proposition to proceed to the consi-
Iteration of the orders of the day. The vote was
as follows-ayes 81, noes 7.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
| of the bill. The question an amendment
| proposed by Mr.. THOMAS, making the scale of
voting in Banking institutions in accordance with
| the law as laid down in the Code. The amend
| ment was opposed by Messrs. STANDS and
| Thompson, and advocated by Messrs. THOMAS.
| BRENT and CAMPBELL.
| Mr.. THOMAS requiring the ayes and noes, the
| vote was ayes Is, noes II.
| So the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. SHEFFEY proposed an amendment: so as to
allow private stockholders holding two thousand
dollars of stock to cast twenty votes in meet.
ing of stockholders.
The amendment advocated by Messrs.
| SHEFFEY and SHAcKELFoRD, and opposed by
| Messrs. THOMPSON and DOUGLAS.
The ayes and noes being required by Mr..
SHEFFEY, the amendment was not agreed to, as
| foliows-ayes IS, noes Is,
The question was stated on the passage of the
bill. Messrs. PARKER and STANDS advocated,
and MIR. TABB opposed it.
| ayes
vote was follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Amber, Braxton. Brown
Campbell, Daniel, Douglas, Funston, Grantham,
Greaver, Layne, Martin, Moncure, Parker, Pax
ton, Pitman, Roger, .Shackelford, Stands, Smith,
Stovall, Stuart, Thompson Wade-23.
NoEs-Messrs. Brent and Tabb-2.
No quorum voting.
Mr.. SMITH said that it was evident that gen.
tlemen were in the Chamber who did not vote
| GJoa tboro 10
compel Senators to vote!
Mr.. DOUGLAS read the 9TH rule of the Senate:
Every member who shall be present when any
question is put. or vote taken. shall be counted
one side or the other.'
Mr. d. contended that the bill had passed, as
it was evident there was quorum present, and
failing to vote, their votes should be counted
against the bill.
The Chair, (Mr. SToyALL,) decided that the
record must govern The chair could not make
Senators vote. 1t was their duty to vote, but
there mode by which gentlemen could be
compelled to vote when they were determined
not to do so.
The Chair directed the Clerk to call the roll.-
The vote was ayes 81, noes l.
No quorum voting.
Mr.. BRAxToN moved that the Senate adjourn
ayes 10, noes Is. "a quorum.)
! Mr.. CAMPBELL moved that the Senate take a
recess until O'Clock this afternoon. MIR. C. said
1t was evident there was quorum present, but
if gentlemen would not vote, the Senate could
rot act on this auy other bill.
The Chair decided the proposition for recess
to be out of order.
Mr.. CAMPBELL moved thut the Senate adjourn
The Clerk was directed again to call the roll
The vote was:
AYEs-Messrs. Amber, Braxton, Brown,
Campbell. Daniel, Douglas, Funston, Grantham
Greaver, Layne, Martin, Moncure. Parker, Pax.
ton, Ptman, Roger, Shackelford, Stands, Smith,
Stovall, Stuart. Thompson, Wade-23.
NoEs-Messrs. Baldwin, Brent, Shefey-3.
So the bill passed.
COMMISSIONERS OF THE REVENUE.
The bill providing for an increase of compen-
sation to Commissioners of the Revenue being
under consideration the proposition to strike out
the Cd section was withdrawn.
The bill was discussed by numerous gentle
men. The roll was called with the following
resut-ayes "a, noes 4.
Not constitutional majority in its favor-the
bill was rejec ed.
Mr.. CAMPBELL moved a reconsideration of
the vote. Carried.
Mr. CAMPBELL proposed to strike out the I'd
section Agreed to.
Messrs. Thomas and BRENT opposed the bill
as discriminating unjustly against their consttu-
ents. et
Inc roll was called on the passage OF the bill
ayes 49, noes 3. Not constitutional majority
in its favor-the bill was rejected.
Subsequently Mr. Thomas moved reconsid-
Grafton of the vote. Agreed to-
The roll was called, and the bill passed-ayes
27, noes 2.
Mr. DOUGLAS was directed to inform the
House of the passage of the bill.
PLANTERS BANK OF VIRGINIA.
Mr.. BALDWIN called up the bill amending the
cba IF ~, ID, -ocU -, Il.
reud third time and passed.
MEMRFRS Avn OFFICERS OF THE GENrpAr