Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-07
FRIDAY. MARCH 3, 1854.
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| The Clerk read communication from the Senate, In.
forming the Housc of the passage of various bills b. the
Senate
bill increasing the pay of the Clerks of the Senate and
OF the House of Delegates, came from The Senate with
amendments Of the House disagreed The House insist
I'd upon It's amendments, and Mr. WALLACE appointed
by the SPEAKER TO inform the Senate thereof.
Senate bill, amending and reenacug the l4h section
of concerning the terms Of ccn courts
first and secund lmee and, motion Of Mr. HayMosp
read The third time and passed THE bill has reference
! to the l4!h ciycuit-Monroe and other countes.]
Senate bill amending act entitled act process.
eion lands in the county of Louisa and certain other
ties therein mentioned, passed March 30h 1888 waa
tnotioR e Mr. FOWLER read The third time and passed
Senate hill Incorporating the Sweet Springs Company
House bill amending and rcenactng the 5.h section
Of chapter lsS cf the Code 10 relation fling uerrogato
ries 10 enforce The lien Of ier facias, passed.
Senate bill for The relief Of Henry Chappv, Joseph COT
uran Austin E. Royce their a,ive. was
motion Of Dir SMITH of Kanawha, who advocates pas
sage aud which was oIso favored by Mr. GARRETT II au
thorlzes the payment Of two thousand dollars tina per-
Tor whose benefit II was passed, payable Of the
Internal improvement, fund, dechalso duo
them Tor the construction Ut turnpike from Charleston
| TO the mouth Of Big Sandy River
The tidcweter connection OF the James River and Kanaw
ha Canal taken up the motion of MIR. Anderson
Hho advocated the passage Of the BILL and which also
supported by Messrs. DEANE, fERBY HANCOCK OF Ches
terheld, aud MALLcaY.
Mr.. Pace demanded the previous question.
| The House ordered the main queson
The roll called, and the bill passed ayes e. 20
message was received from the Senate, by Mr.. De
sALE informing the House Of the agreement of the Senate
to House bill 10 prevent tho Issue and circulation of small
notes. 1.-The bill passed by the Senate In The form IL
which II went from The House. 1t Ia therefore law ane
of stringent character certainly TO effect th
purpose for which II Is designed
Mr. BRowNE, Of Stafford and King George, offered TIT
following resolution, and addressed the House in favor
| Its adoption.
Whereas Is alleged that the Bank OF the Old Dominion
has forfeited its charter, by violating The laws and ls de
eabe TO ascertain by legal proceedings whether such uc
cation DO true or not Therefore Resolved by the Genera
| That be
institute the legal proceedings against the sale
Bnk for The purpose Of escerlaning the truth Of the ale
cation aforesaid and to prosecute such proceeding 10 udg
ment may be.
MIR BpowSE said he did intend occupy the time
the House this late day of hs session by making
speech Every member i, to be presumed, had made
himself acquainted with the scs Of tho He bad bee,
desroue Tor several days. OF Offering the resolution but the
time OF The House had been occupied with the orders
the day other business that he had had opportu
nifty Of doing Tho member from Petersburg (Mr WAL
an able lawyer in debate on the motion indefinitely
to postpone the BILL reported by the Committee Banks
repeal the chare. Ct the Bank OF the Old Dominion, hac
stated that there questions of law nvo we'd 10 this sub
Iec in his judgment the proper mode Of proceeding wa
writ OF quo adTronto 10 the cour;s other members
may have taken The view. Such proceeding coult
be instituted except undor the authority and by The d.
rcclon of The General Assembly He therefore desired te
the Of the House This subject that the people
OF Virginia might know whether the laws be enforced
against ank in any mode whether taeir
will sustan bank in violating the laws.
Dir, Pace demanded the previous question subscquo Mt
Mt MALLORY moved lay the resolution on the table,
! Subsequently, Withdrawn
Mr. BRowSE demanded ayes and noss on the question
Of the adoption Of the resolution.
| Dir. MALLORY called the previous auSa,,on
THE House voted and tho resolution was rejected, aye
49, noes Gas follows:
AyEs--Ncssrs. Bass. Blake, Braruon Browne G. &
s. Byrd Choah am Collier Couch, Craig, DeJsrne,te Dow
ming Dychc Fowler. Galahus, Hancock Of Chester field
Hardy, Harvey, Hays Holden, Homer Kec Kcnper Kor
ncr Laugh, Malone, Mcclure, McGuf1a Moody, Morrison
Price, Rcheson, Rutherford, Sebert, Shannon Skinner
Splitter, Sprinkle. Summers Tiffany Wallace, Weaver
Waite Wiley-43.
Nors-Mespr.. CrutchfeId, (spcake) Anderson, Barrel,
Bekem Boyle Buford, Burks Button, Campbell, Carter
ton Cullrane Cowardn, Crawford. Crockett Crump Daw
son, Desne, Duncan, Dunn, Etnunda, Eggborn Elyson
Hancock OF Chuulc, Hancock Of Wythc, Kelo' Krkpnt
rick Knox Mrjor, Mallory, Mason, Meadors Moore Nor
gam Nottingham, Parsons Patrick. Payne, Perkins, Power
Prince Reese Renick Riddicx, Shuna,c Smith of Kama
wha Tatb Ta lor of kockbrItee Taylor Loudoun Tho
mas, Tomln, Whaley, VERIFY, Ziun-66.
Senate BILL increasing the capital stock Of the Pulaski
aud Giles Turnpike Company, taken up the molio
of Mr. SHASSoS, and psssed-ayes ST. noee o. 1.-THE bill
capital stock S3oo0 Joint stock princ
On motion of Mr.. SKrssks bill approprIatng $40 COG
ior the purpose OF supplying the deaf and institution
Sauuton With water WAS taken up on lis second reading
and ordered 10 be ensrossed for a third resdinz
Mr. MAnTz called up the bill appropra,ing The Public Re
venue for the fiscal years 1861, and 1876.
Mr. SKINNER moved 10 amend The bill by increasing III
TO $4,000 " ~ '''' ''''''
The House rejected the amendment
hat there appropriations In the bill Tho Nn.,,
toI Monument s23 600 and s5 0c0 and lie dcs!re
TO know why stpa'ae a;nnsnts were inserted.
Mr. GARRETT explained lh.t The appropriations i.
tended for separate fiscal years.
MI BRowxs Of Stafford and King George moved 10 strk
from the bill the sum Of STU 600 appropriated for the colo
nzation of free negroes.
The House refused to strike GU, said appropriation
MI MekrNxIE moved 10 suspend The rules TO reconslde
vote n jectng amendment proposed by Mr.. SKSSFn
increasing the appropriation from 1886 600 $40 600
| Western Luratc Asylum. Agreed TO-.
Mr. SKINNER then moved that $40 COO be substituted 70
s5 O00 the amount OF appropriation the said lnstu
| lion.
The question put und the House agreed to the
| sitiou.
motion made to amend tho bill BY making an ap
oroprato of $4,000 pay for Of Houdons Statue
Washington taken by HUBBARD 10 DO placed the prn
! .ipa Colleges of the State.
| Messrs ToMLIS, HAyMoSp and MARrz, opposed the
amendment which supported in speech Of great ength
by MIR. WHITE.
The debate Oh amendment after progressing about
two hours arrested by the previous question demand
ed by Mr. GARSETT-when the House ordered the main
question.
Mr. PATRrcx called for the ayes and noes the question
r. A