Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-03
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH ], 1854.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The CLERK read communication from The Senate, INFORM
and
Senate bill 10 incorporate the Kings Crees' mining ano
Manufacturing Company. read the Rst and second
mes and on motion Mr.. HAvMoNp for the present
laid table Subsequently taken up, on Ho'on Of DIT
Senate bill incorporating the Washington insurance
somp,ny of Norfolk read the first und second tmeG
and on motion Of Mr. MALLORY was read Inc 1hlrd nme
and passed u
A Senate bill to incorporate The SummersvlIe SaviDg
Bank In the county OF Nchoas was read the st and SO
cond lines and GU motion Of MI shiTR OF Aaha"Ha' wac
passed. "
Senate bill to amend entitled en- act TO incorpo.
rate The Swift Creek Manufacturing Company paased April
1852 so as authorize said company 10 supply The city
of Petersburg with water was read the hIst and second
mes and on motion of Mr. HAscoeK OF Chesterhrld was
read the third time, and passed
Senate resolution allowing the further time Of sixty
days to Sheriff OF Louisa county 10 pay Into the Urea
sury Revense for the current year. read and on mo-
ton of DR. FOWLER, was agreed TO.
Senate bill increasing The capital stock Of The Freder.
cksburs and Valley Plank Road Company and 10 author
se the Of said road to S1ndardsVle IN Greene
county was taken up and ordered 10 be read third tme
Senas bill increasing the capital stock U lie Peters
burg and jerusalem Plank Road Company was read the
fret and second times and on motion Of Nh COLLIER was
read the third time, and then, on MI Us mo'on was ao
on the table for the present
A Senate bill for the relief of William e. Lipscomb OF
hndson county read the first and second tmes mr.
KaMrER explained tho merits OF the BILL which, on his mo-
lion was put On passage The bill reectCd-ayes
o. noes 45-(not a constitutions! malority) ,.r
On motion of MIR. SMITH of kanawha, bill Increasing
The capital stock Of Tic Roanoke Valley Rail Road Compa.
NV and providing that the State shall subscribe tho Of
sl3OOO0 of said increase taken up for consideration
on its final reading.
The passage of the bill advocated by Messrs KNOX
MALLORY SIXTH of Kanawha and AsDERso" and opposed
| by Mr.. BARNES of Marion.
| The bill was passed by the following vote:
AyEs-Messrs. Anderson Barnes OF Tazsweil Bass
Bcrnc Bekem. Boyle; Brown Of Cumberland and powha
tan Buord Button Byrd, Campbell, Carter Of Fauquier
Cassn Cherry, Choice, Christian, Clark Collrane, Couch
cowardn, Craig Crawford, Crockett, CIachfeld Deane
Dejarnelte, Dickinson, Dunn, Dyche Eggborn Elyson
Epes Fowl Galy Gibson, Coss Graycley, Hancock Of
Charlotte Hancock Of Wythe Harvey, Hays llewe iior.
ner, Howell Jackson, Kee Knox Lee Lupton, Mallory
Mitchell Morgan Morrison, Parsons Patrick Phaes Price
Prince Rcnick Shannon, Shields, Skinner Smith of Brooke
and Hancock Smith of Kaoawha Sprinkle, Summers Taho
Talbot Taa(erro, Taylor Of Rockbdge, Taylor of Lou
doun, Tiffany Wallace Weaver, Whitehead Wiley, Wood
NoEs-Messrs Barnes of Marion Barrett, Blake Browne
Of king George and Stafford, Burks Carter Of ice and
Scott Claiborne Clopton. Collier, Dawson Downing, Dun
can Edmunds Hancock of Chesterfield Raymond Holden
Kello Kcmper Kirkpatrick, Laugh Major, Martin, Nc.
Clure Moody Moore, Nottingham Payne Reese Richcson
Rutherford, Ss5er, Shumate, Splitter, Tomlin, Vnson
White SO.
SENATE bill authorizing the sale Of real estate in the
county of Brunswick, devised TO Powhatan B. Stake by
his father Robert b. Siarkc, was taken up motion oil
MIR. CLAlnpRSE who explained It's meo and lhsn tho bill
passed.
On motion of Mr. CRocKsrr bill authorizing the Bonrd
of Public Works to construct railroad from Saltyille. in
Washington county, the Plaster Banks, in the Cove in
Smyh county, taken up and made the order OF The doy
| for Thursday.
bill for Inc relief Of John W. Moore, Sheriff Of Jefferson
county read the first and second times, and motion
of Mr.. GIssoS was ordered to be read third time
A bill auhorising the Select and Common Counci5 OF
tho city Of Norfolk subscribe behalf of said corpora
ton 10 the capital stock OF the Norfolk and Petersburg Rail-
road Company read the first and second tines and
motion Of Mr. MALLORY was read The third time and pass
ed.
Senate bill lesazing acts Of The Guyandotte Bridge
Company and amending certain acts Of the General Assem-
bly, in relation 10 said company was read the first and se
cond times and motion OF Mr. PATRICK. read the third
time and passed.
Senate bill incorporating the White Sulphur Springs
Company was read the first and second tines when Mr..
RzsIcK (seconded by Mr. ASDRRsoN moved that the bill be
read third time today The motion agreed 10, end
the bill passed
bill increasing the capital stock Of the Russell Old Court
House and Abingdon Turnpike Company, came from the
Senate with amendments 10 which the House greed. The
bill Is therefore law.
Senate bill to establish free schools 10 the county OF
Clarke read the first and second times when Mr. MoR
moved amend the bill By striking out the words "a
majority and Inserting three hfhs' in that section
curing the OF the voters 10 be taken subec of
the schools proposed. The amendment agreed loand
then the BILL motion OF Mr. MoRsAS read the third time
and passed.
Senate bill providing for the completion of the Barracks
for the erection of Mess Hail. and for making repairs
the Buildings at the Virginia Military Institute was read
The first and second times, when Mr. TAYLOR OF Rockbdge
moved that the rules be suspended The bill be forthwith
put on lis passage The motion was agreed TO- and the
merits OF The bill explained by Mr.. TAYLOR.
Mr. fRRsv also advocated the passage of the bill and Mr.
ToMLIs made remarks concerning it. the precise
port of which the Reporter could understand u consc
quence of The noise in the Hall at the time. The roll
called and the bill passedayes l05 Is 1880 900 is
appropriated for the purposes Of the bill
Mr. TAHs moved that the rules be suspended for the pur.
pose of taking up Senate BILL authorisug the establish.
meut OF branch of the Farmers Bank Of Virginia. the
Bank Of the Valley the Exchange Bank in the Of
Portsmouth; 10 order that the bill might be pu, is pas