Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-18

TX rHr SENATE yesterday. the resolution OF the House
Delegates, for the election Of Of the
ren"snnary on tho 18th inst., (todsy) was taken up
| and agreed to.
Mr. Smith presented two petitions OF III. citizen. Of Tho
Town OF portsmouth, asking that OF the banks Of the
State may DO allowed sslaelsh branch bank In aid
town. Tho petitions referred to tho COMMITTEES on
banks.
Tho bill authorizing the issue of seven per cent bonds
by the Richmond and Petersburg Rail- cad Was pa,ssd-
ayes Sc. noes 2.
Gu motion Of Mr. Randolph, Il was resolved that 60
ect Committee Of DO appointed to inquire into the
ezpediency Of carrying into effect the joint resolution
passed March as 1884, requesting the Governor to have
casts Of Houdons statue Of Washington taken and dis
outed among the several Collegiate Institutions Of this
commonwealth. The President appointed Messrs Ran.
doph. Saunders, Campbell Tsrwel, Tate, stcenrod and
Paxton said committee.
An act concerning district FREQ schools In the county of
henry came up, ard ater lengthy discussion was re-
JoHed oy q vote of-ayes n, noes ls.
bill concerning the Virginia State Agricultural socl.
e'y, appropria.ing money thereto, and establishing
system Tor managing tho finances thereof was passed
ayes go noes 9.
Dill Tor the revision and completion Of the Geogr.ph-
zeal Map aud Survey Of the State, and the publication Of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES n
motion to lay upon tho table made and before th,
motion was disposed Of the Senate adjourned
HOUSE, or DELroArss.-The House principally oc-
cupicd OH yesterday with discussions fixing day for
tho consideration Of substitute offered by Mr. Kemper to
the Covngtop aud Ohio railroad bill and an iment
thereto offered by Mr. DeNnr.
Mr.. fERnr made motion 6xing Thursday for tho con.
sideration, and Mr. Garrett motion fixing rsday-bo,h
Mero vol cd down In
by Mr. Skinner making the subject tho special order for
Monday was agreed TO.
This motion embodied an order to print, which. q
course, was agreed to.
The substitute and amendment arc so vouminou, M To
make It impossible for to publish them Upon gsncipg
over the first part Of the substitute We notice that pro
toes to authorize the Board Of Public Works to borrow
sum oil for the construction of tho road being
less than was proposed by the original bill which
has already been twice rejected.
The amendment offered by Mr. Deane has regard n m,
construction of the work the Eve foo. Ru.Ro with
double track and series Of other conditions.
We shall be much mistaken II the bill will not be efec
tualy oversaughed for this The substitute and
amendment are 20 complex IN their detail as 10 admit of
amendments ad fnifinn. Aud the question s whether
such procedure will be resored by the friends of tho
measure In order to approximate tho original II
should discussion will inevitably arise for no other OBJ
ect thah 10 waste prolong na action the test
snge of the session. when many who no great inter.
est in its passage will put themselves
and delay in the city longer than until they got theft
bills through. II Is possible that a motion to postpop
the substitute aud amendment indefinitely may be made
with view to fall back upon the original bill. But
strong opposition to that is already indicated and
by individuals whose dspeasure IL would DO wise for
the friends Of the bill TO incur
Ii short sighted policy the part Of its friends
to grant tho reconsideration Of the by which the
bill was ordered to be engrossed.
Apart from the delay which will be occasioned by the
discussion upon the amendments, many of those who
would have voted and did for tho bill in ito origin a,
FORM in order to coucae the vote of It's friends for
some avortc scheme will that they have
hold pertnaciousy many Of the provisions In the sub
stute and demand thoir embodiment in the original as
condition of the vote This is the class who privately
condemned the policy Of the BILL but who voted for il
from e1pediency They will, however, be maintaining
their consistency by adopting certain contained
in the substitute and asking their acceptance by the
friends Of tho bill condition Of their votes II L
does this session, It will be in of perfect abor
on Its passage under any circumstances Is extremely
doubtful
The bill amending the incorporating the Freder.
icksburg and Gordonsville Railroad Company was re-
eoted by vote on its passage, of-aycs 81, noes A.
vote of n ayes was necessary to carry 1t.
bill to incorporate the FL Dorado Turnpike Company
and bill authorizing tho county Court of Cupeper 10
levy tax on dogs, were passed
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