Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-07

'"~@s'-N'A tasssca
M' IE1mA7 urecd tha. the best plan to sf.y,,,
FURIOUS elects Of such connection would La lux @ i,
Dill and n'iow tho city Ut Alexandria to control Pass hi,
Tor It's own interest and that Of the STATE 'Ds n'ns,
The hI'l was 'hcn passed, aud MF. lnoMAs ,so,,.
inform The House e4-e'st :,
| Mr. WADE called up tho bill making an au,,o,
the completion OF the Pennsylvania, Mcsan,own %,
verify Turnpike Road. &c: T..
The roll was called and the bill rejected ,S,,,,
constitutional majority viz; ayes Is, noes Il. wa
90 motion Of MT. THoMpsns tbs vote rejecIn,,,
was ccorssde'cd, and tic b! laid on Tie .ase NC M
| BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the Little Kanawh4 and IVES, Po,,,
pike company THE bill authorizes State tN,
Ihree.f,hs Of 5000 1t was explained sy hlr
passed, ayes %. NOES 9 Aa'
TO Increase The capital stock of the Norfolk end D..
burg Rail Road company. THE bill authorizes S,,.ss
srri2on of three tifths of 100000 IL was es;aust
Mr.. MckESSE", and passed, ayes 81 noes and N, ny
| requested 10 notify the House. IVA
TO amend the twentieth section Of chapter ffry TO-
the Code in relation to the erection of gates putc
To amend The 9Th section Of the act concerning ,he ,g
lraon Of births, marriages and dcahs SO to in,s
penalty ministers and Others failing 10 comply with
second section of said act The Senate thea atouust
HOUSE or DELEGATES.
communication from the Senate by its Clerk wa. ~.
informing House of the passage Of bills and resou"
In the Senate. The bills md resolutions were read and
erred.
The Houe agreed aSs:ndmen, made BY tho Sens.
to bill outhorisng The Danvie ard Wytheyle Turupt
Company 10 construct a branch OF their road.
House bill for The appointment Of Trustees In ce.,
cases which from Senate with amendment, vi,
read ard motion Of Mr. kENYZR, referred 10 the Con
mlttee for Courts OF Justice.
resolution for the appointment OF public Officers ame.
ed by the Senate include tho Public Printer vii
agreed 10.
Mr. Mocpy, of Isle Of Wight ASKED and obtained leave
be absent from the sessions Of tho House until Thusi
next.
A message was received from the Senate BY Mr. TRoaA
informing the House of The passage BY The Senate OF e
Incorporating the Alexandria aud Washington Ra ROs:
Company.
BILLS REPORTED.
Mr MoCLuAE. from the special committee the subject
reported the following bill
A bill incorporating the hlorriusburs and Opcquon Turn
pike Company
Mr. KEMpsE, from the special committee on the sublec,
reported bill for he rc!;e! of John Rodgers.
Mr. fEReY, from the committee for Schools and Colleges
reported bill Incorporating the Canpberly Institute
Mr. GARRETT from committee reported bill providing
!o The publication Of The first volume Of LeIghs Reports
RESOLUTIONS OF ENQUIRY.
TIE following resolutions, proposing enquiry INTO The e.
ocdency laws on The several subjects referred 10 therein
were seveaI!y offered adopted and appropriately reeret
BY Mr. HowELL-Of appropraiins IS. SUI on State &C.
count tor the purpose of completing the road from The
white House. 10 the county Of Montgomery, by Boyt
Howell & Co.'s store, Floyd Court House and Butt.
Mountain Turnpike Road, at or near the Od Boom Place
in the county Of Floyd
bank at Alexandria 10 be called "The Bank OF the Common.
wealth OF Virginia. with The liberty Of locating branch az
Charleston Kanawha coua!y or kanawfa Saincs; branch
nj Phpp in Barbour county, aud at such other points Is
may be deemed c%Pcncn 10 doveopc the trade ana con
cecdine 81 GOO Goethe State TO appoint portion o! he
Directors in the mother and branch bake
b NJ. WHITE Of Hanovtr-O OF Increasing the corpe1.a
ton e Clerx vi tic Circuit Court VI the Guy oi Hc
mond.
BY Mr.. BvrorD OF Incorporating tho Galveston Manu-
featuring Company, III tho county Of Pltisyissna.
BY Mr.. u cCLuRE-That The Committee ON BANKS De IN
s,.ucted inquire into The eXpcceGcy If prohibiting al tie
Banks of Commonwealth from issuing any notes OF any de-
nomination other than FIVE Ten, twenty hlty enc hundet
five hundred md thousand dollar bills. Mr. McCLusg
SpIained til: object Of mis- resolution The Banks used the
OF odi numbers 10 avoid giving change. Ee wished
to prevent such practice.
On motion Of Mr.. DEaSE, i IVES
Resolved That the Printer Of the House OF Delegates /:
furnish thousand extra copies &" the Js
Annual Rspo, OF the Board Of Public Works, end The Re.
port tho Engineer accompanying IT, for tho use OF tile
members Of the House. .
A communication was received from the Senate by Mr.
SHAcKELruRp asking House TO return 10 the Senate the
l,ut resolution requiring the Board OF Public Works 10 re
ccivc the subscription Rockingham county 10 tho capita
stock OF the Manassas Gap Rail Road Company and 70
bonds Of sad county when received by said CON-
pany, as paymentln money.
The following petitions presented and referred 10 ap
prOpriae committees:
LSy Mr. BRAySoy "a petition Of suudry citizens OF Lew
Is county Tor incorporation of Company On the ;so
and three fhs pfiacipc for turnpike road from Romnes
Mils in Harrison county, 10 tho West Mllofd aua BUCK
hannon turnpike read.
county demonstrating ssninst aet'ching any portion Of
Bra1ton county, and attaching the TO Lewis county
BY Mr.. CoMss-A petition Of Curtis Hayes and other c.
zens OF Monongala county, praying for the repeal Of the
law passed ls5 providing Tor working and Keeping 10 'e'
par the ROADS in saI c9uGty.
By Mr PaxcE-A psti::o, Of Archibald B. Walker, ask.
ing additional compensation for services rendered Com
missioner Of the Revenue for itslelch county.
by Mr. CHEREY-A petition Of Theodore Harding, Henry
HalSed, aud 2tg other citizens OF Portsmouth, Ia Norois
county, against The manufacture sale, & OF nto3cacS
liquors 10 this Common wealth.
BY Mr COMB3-A petition Of John Meredith cnd o'hss,
of onongaa county, praying Tor the passage OF law e
pealing the road law, passst in 1852 for SAID county.
CulTAASR-A L. H.. Engl0eet
Of the Floyd Court House and Hsviilc Turnpike Road
10 be- referred To the Committee OF Ci,ims document
In connection with claim preferred by Mitchell, Cooke
Collier cont'nciors)
BY Mr. GAL.v-Rsso'utops Of lie Stockholders OF III.
Merchants and Mechanics B,ok OF Waceug, 10 releeues
10 a renewal Of charter Of said Bank.
By Dir. SHEt2s-A petition Of Samuel Bartlett, praios
that angle OF territory formed by the HARRISON Toyc
and Barbour nas on which he resides may be achet
Ihr county Of Taylor.
BY Dir. CoAps-A petition lhe second presented
the subject TO day. Of citizens of Mouongaa county pray
Ine and keeping In repair the roads 10 ssd county.
BY Mir. CnitlER-i petition Of suodry czeps o! The
equity sury praying the passage Of 40 set ar'ho'sus
the sale OF the Old SuTry Church."
Bv Mr MERA-A petition asking relief for George Grand
staff OF The county OF Shenandoah In relation mill lot
formerly owaed by his brother, who recently died.
cyviSoTcS AND ROAD.
The Confined o'ct CT the day, the bill nppoprs,ing Two
millions OF dollars IL The COvngton and Ohio Rail Road
was taken up as so0n es The usual morning business hst
been disposed Of
Mr. BrfoRD moved that The rules be nded TO enable
him 10 move reconsideration Of the BY which the bill
wos o"rd 10 liz tnsfossment He desired place the bill
again on Its second Ienins tina, nc might offer an mpo
tanI amendment which hs believed would recommend The
bill TO the favorable confederation Of many opposed
H. lie desired the Clerk 10 read tho anendmeu, which e
proposed by way OF argument In favor Of his motion
Consider. This request complied with the part Tho
Clerk when Mr. B. addressed the House some length
support Of bis motion during which he referred Dir Fps
Of Amelia and NouoTay, the aullor of the amendmeOI
which he PROPOSED ani which the Reporter understood
proposing among other P!ovislors and half mlOn'
as the amount hi nresen; to be appropriated.
Messs PATRICK md ASDERsos opposed q suspension OF
the rules for the prpnsa Indicated Mr. ErEs sustained The
mo!Ion-ani Mr. FOWLER spoke 81 length In reference
To the Question.
The House refused 10 suspend the rules for the purpose
reconstcinR tic ordering the bill It's cDgros.ment
ayes 10, noes 81.
Mr. DEASE then took The floor and addressed the House
for about t~o houGs ia opposition 10 The bill.
lie was followed By M5 ANDERSON In SONG animate!
remarks, in favor oI tho L!M
Mr.. DEa.E bofy rcpici-wiian
Dir: McKESstE demlndci The previous qucsoa-whicH
the H0asc sustained.
The vote 90 the So rliliccs Bill then TAKEN ami e.
suited "a follows:
AYEs-hlesars Anderson, B,rret: Bass, Bernc, Brown
OF Camtetland hnd oowhann Buiord. Button Byrd CatG
Of Fauquer, Christian. Couch Cowardc, Crockett Cirr
Dejarnete, Dorsey, E2son. Fowler Given Harvey hss
kemper. Kirkpatrick, koae Lee, Mallory Nlariz Masor