Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-23
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
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the Bank from the "Ciircns Bank of Virginia" to III,
"Citizens Bank Of Rockingham"
The amendment was agreed to.
The SPEAKER proceeded to call upon standing commit
tees for reports, when
Mr.. YrRnr, from the committee on Schools and Cole
leges reported bill amending section nine Of the &C
passed March slst 1884, make the annual appro
priaon of the Literary Fund, for purposes Of Primar,
and Free Schools $4,000.
Mr. VERIFY said that this being bill OF general iutere,
to the State he would ask that Il be taken up aud read
first time with view to have 1t printed.
The motion was agreed to, aud the disposition indicated
above made Of the bill
The same committee reported bill concerning district
Free Schools in the county Of Loudoun.
Mr. DAWSON from the joint committee appointed under
the rule of both Houses examine the Office the Audto,
of Public Accounts, made the following report.
That they examined the books and papers OF the office
and found the vouchers and correspond
aud books neat and methodicaly kept and the papers
well arranged.
Mr. CnElruAx, from the committee Claims reported
resolution rejecting tho prayer Of the petition of e.
West asking to he refunded certain Of money los,
by the depreciation of State Stocks
Also bill for the relief Of H. J. Brown, of the county
Of Campbell.
Mr. GALLAHUE moved to suspend the rules for the pur.
pose OF taking up the bill to incorporate the Monongsa
and Ravenswood Railroad, general opposition being indi
Gated. the motion Withdrawn.
Mr. MALLORY, moved to suspend the rules for purpose
Of taking up the bill, to Incorporating the Washington
Insurance Company in the city Of Norfolk.
The motion was rejected
The following resolutions then offered and adopt
ed.
A resolution by Mr.. ANDERSON that tho committee on
of justice inquire into the eIpedency of prescr
bling by Law the time with which wrs of shall
be doeketed and prosecuted in the courts above.
BY Mr.. GwISs-That the committee on roads & c. IN
qure into the eXpciiency of incorporating Joint stock
company on the two and three hs principle the
pose oil constructing graded road from the SUIT
ton IN BFaaton county, to tue mouth OF Birch, in said
county.
BY Mr.. ELLrsox-That the committee on the Armory,
inquire into the proprety Of having portion Of the Hint
lock muskct now in Depot at the Armoy, changed into
percussion locks to be paid for by unservceable arms
BY Mr.. McKENziE-That a committee OF thirteen, be
appointed To take into consideration the bills of Internal
Improvement now reported by the committee Of roads and
Internal Navigation, well those before the
mtec and not yet acted upon,-That said committee Of
thirteen be composed OF member from zach Cougres
onal District respectively chosen the members there
rom and nominated to the Speaker for appointment,
That the Delegates from each District shall then meet
separately for each District determine the
ton of the various projects of Internal mprov &C
cording TO their Importance defining such importance
under heads OF class No. J. class No. and on-anl
report such determination the special committee OF
hirtcen,-That the committee OF thirteen then ascertain
the total of appropriations asked for these improve
ments and IL deemed too large In the aggregate reduce
the by cancelng the class lowest in the scale hich
est enumeration, aud so till proper reduction be
made.
This resolution was laid the table motion Of Mr.
STAPLES, of Patrick.
The following petitions then presented and appro.
pratey referred
that county and Tazewe praying the construction of
Turnpike road on the two and three hs principle from
well county.
By MrCRocKErr the petition of J. J. Goodpasture and
Thos j. Davis, Commissioners of the Revenue for the
county of Smythc in the year $685. asking additions pay
for services rendered as Commissioners.
IL BY MrMEEN the remonstrauce OF four hundred and
eleven voters OF county, against the passage
Of a prohibitory license law
BY Mr. BRANNoS sundry petitions OF citizens Of Levi.
county asking reduction of the per diem compens
20 justices of the peace for servcesn time and tho
| substitution OF other compensation.
The special order then taken being the motion
of Mr. ANDERSON to 6 up the blank in the bill providing
for the completion OF the Covngton and Ohio Railroad
with 100000
Mr.. KoISEg beng entitled to the floor, proceeded to
address the House in favor of the motion.
Mr. BRASSoS followed in advocacy OF an appropriation
OF some amount but was not in favor of appropriation
of s3O0O,OO0 He had objection filling up the blank
with somo amount but seemed disposed in another
e form on the passage Of the bill.
n On the question upon the motion fill upi the bla
, being put,
y Mr. PATRIcE called for the ayes and noes, which wa
sustained.
k The question having been then taken, resulted ii
Z follows
Il, AYES Messrs Anderson. Barrett, Berne. Branuop
Brown of Cumberland and Powhatan Carter of Fauauer
o Christian, Clark Couch Cowardin Deane Elyson Fow
Ter, Gally, Goa, Harvey Kirkpatrick, Koner Mallory
Martz, Mayo, Mcclure, McComas. McGuaiu, Meadows
Nottingham Patrick, Perkins Prince, Renick Skinner
e smith o. kanawha, Souhal, Sprinkle Stevens Taylor
Rockbdge, Thomas, Tiffany, VinsOn, Wallace, Whaley
| Wiley-Ayes A.
Niys-Messrs Cruthfeld (speaker) Barnes of Marion
Barnes OF Tazewel Bass Bekem Blake, Boyle, Buford
Burks Button Cassin, CIeatham Choice Claiborne Clop
ton, Collier Combs, Co!trane Craig, Crawford Crockett
- Crump, Dawson Dearnette DiCkenson Dorsey Downing
= Duncan, Dunn, Dychc, Eimunds, Eggborn, Ety. Epes
L Finney, Gaahgc, Gatewood. Gibson, Given, Gravey
4 Hancock Of Wyhe Hancock of Charlotte Han
It cock of Chesterfield, Hardy, HAMMOND Hays Hewett
:, Holden, Horner, Jackson, Kee, KelIo Kemper Knox
u Laugh, Lee: Lupton, Major Malone, Martin Mason Nc
1t Kenze, Mcleod, Meem Miller, Minor Mitchell Moody
Moore, Morgan Morrison Parsons Payne, Phares
Price Randolph, Reese, Richeson Rddck Rutherford
:, shannon, Shields shunate Sinclair, Smith Of Brooke
II and Hancock Splitter, Staples Of Patrick, Summers
Talbot, Taliaerro Taylor o Loudoun, Weaver, White
d head, Yerby, Znn-Nays 90.
=. Mr. JACKSON moved I'LL up the blank with 100000
and upon that motion demanded the and nOes
d were ordered, and the vote being taken, resulted
AYE+-Messrs Anderson, Barrett, Base, Berne, Bran
non, Brown ofCnmbersnd and POwhatan, Button, Carter
OF Fauquier, Cassin Christian, Clark, Couch Cowardn
Crump Deaue Dejarnett, Dorsey, Dyche. Eggbom, FL
Tyson, Epps, Fowler, GalIy Given, Goss Harvey Hays
Mallory, Nartz, Mason Mayo, McComas, McGufu Meadors
Meein, Nottingham Parsons, Patrick, Perkins, Power
Prince, Randolph Renick, Rutherford, Shields Shumate
skinner Smith OF Kanawha: Sortha Sprinkle Stables
o of Patrick, Stevens summers Talbot. Taaferro Tay
Tor, OF Rockbrdgo Taylor of LoudouD; Thomas, Tiff
any, Vinson, Wallace, WhaIey, Whitehead aud Wiley
NAYS Nessrs Cruchfeld (Spe,ker) of Spottsylvans
: Barnes of Marion: Barnes of TszeWel; Bekem. Blake
Boyle Buford Burks, Cheathsm Choice, Claiborne, Clop
ton Collier, Combs, Coltrone, Craig Crawford Crockett
: Dawson, Dickinson, Downing, Duncan, Dunn, Elmunds
Ely, Finney, Gllahue, Gaewood, Gibson, Gravey, Han
cock Of Charlotte Hancock of Wyhe. Hancock Of Ches
v
Knox Laugh, Lupton, Major, Malone, Martin Mcclure
Mckenzie Mcleod ,.inor, Mitchell, Moody, Moore Nor
gan, Morrison. Payne Phares Price Reese, Ricbeson
Shannon Smith Of Brook and Hancock, Splitter, Weaver
VERIFY and Znn--o5.
Mr.. ASDERsoS moved to amend the last clause in thu
bill by substituting 100000 for 81 100000 as th,
I amount to be expended annually upon the road
Tho motion adopted.
The bill, amended then read second time and
ordered 10 be engrossed.
Mr. NARTz moved to suspend the rules for the purpose
Of taking up the bill authorizing the Board Of the Literary
Fund 10 purchase from the Faculty Of the College Of Ply
cans Of the Valley Of Virginia at Winchester lot il
the town Of Winchester and the College buildings thereon
for the purpose Of providing for the education ofindgent
young men at said College.
The motion agreed 10 and the bill read third
time and pss,ed.
Mr. ANDERSON appealed to the courtesy Of the House fo
permission TO correct amendment offered by him 10 The
last clause in the Covington aud Ohio Railroad bill
which the insertion Of the word " thereof after
SlOOOOOO.
Leave was granted aud the clause was so amended.
Mr.. LEg, OfOange, moved to suspend the rule for III,
purpose OF taking up the bill for the relief Of Francis
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