Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-17
MONDAY, FERauARY Is, 1854.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

MoHpAY, FERnuARY 10, 1854
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Mr. YEaBY in the Chair.
Prayer by the Rev. Nr. CrMMsos, Of the Episcopal
Church.
communication from the Senate by their Clerk, was
read informing the House of the passage of Senate b VIZ
Auhorisiag the County Courts OF Fairfax and Prince
William 10 allow additional compensation 10 patro-lncor
porang the Mechanics Building Company OF the city Of
Richmonc and reenacting the act 70
the Female Orphan Asylum in Fredericksburg -Amendlng
the act passed March lh 1895 entitled an act to ncopo
rat thu city Of Wheeling ;-Amendng an act passed co.
ISL 1905 appointing Trustees OF the town oil Ba'n 10 inc
county Of Berkeley and for other purposes therein mention
ed Incorporating the Metropolitan Mining Company OF
Virginia. -Authorising the Clbe and Logan Mlnng ana
Manufacturing Company 10 construct anu Sa
and navigate beats and barees for the transportation OF ne
productions MISUNDERSTANDING Falls City bnlng
and Manufacturing Company Incorporating The Trans
Allegheny Coal and Manufacturing Company Amending
an act incorporating the Dora Coal and Iron Mining and
Manufacturing Company passed March ID lSo5-lncorpo
rating the Robinson River Mining Company; -lncorpora'
ting the Conway River Mining Company Incorporating
the Cedar Run Mining Company-Amendlng and fe.enact-
ing an entitled act Incorporating The Liberty Mining
coro1.a.g The Loudoun and Virginia Gold and Copper
Mining Incorporating Inc crescent
ring Company incorporating The Bank OF Cryandotte
in The County Of Cobel-Amending an act 10 incorporate
nm independent Bank in tho town of martnsburg In the
County Of Berkeley passed March l9h 1888 -lncorpora'
ting the Dora Roi Road Company-and bill Incorporating
the Ashton institute
The bin amending IN rct Incorporating the Dora Coal
and Iron Manufacturing Company was, On motion oil DIR.
The remaining bills from the Senate reported above
read the first and second mcs and referred to appropriate
committees
Messs. CHEATHAM, DuSS and PATRICK, from the stand
ing committees TO which they respectively belong reported
bills viz; ,u, .
branch n Clarksburg, in the county OF Hlrrson
a bill amending the 1uhorising the EXCHANGE Bank
of Virginia. Bank Of Virginia, Farmers Bank OF Virginia,
or Bank Of the Valley in Virginia. to establish brunch at
Front Royal in the county Of Warren;
A bill Incorporating the Western Bank of Virginia
bill au,ho,sng the establishment of branch Bank at
the town OF Jacksonville, in the cou1iy OF Floyd.
bill! establishing independent Bank in the town oil
Hisvii., in the county OF Carroll
A bin Incorporating the Northern Bank of Virginia.
bill extending the charter of the Bank Of Kanawhl.
SeCalc BILL without amendment, authorsng the Board
of Pubic Works 10 construct rail road from Saltvc In
Washington county, to the Plaster Banks 10 the Cove, In
Snyth county.
prayer OF the petition of John g. oeue and Others asking
redress for damages done by making portions OF the Fishing
Creek and Marya Turnpike through their lands In the
county of Alonongaa.
The Speaker announced the appointment of the special
committee the subject Of Temperance viz:
hleasrs FIsNEy CHERRY, ELLvsoH, Browse OF c. P
HOLDEN BASS and HANCOCK 0t Wytfc. Ole from each OF
the Congressional districts of the State.
NORFOLK PETERSBURG RAILROAD.
The first ord:r Of the day, bill Increasing the capital
stock the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company,
SSOU coo, was taken up.
NJ MaLLoRv resumed his remarks, commenced on Salu
day. the bill and spoke for about hall an hour
BIZ was followed By Mr. CHERRY Oh The same side The
vote was then taken and rcsucd-Aye5 luz, noes lo-as
follows:
AYss-Messrs. Anderson, Barnes of Tazcwcll Barrett,
Bass Ecirne, Bekem, Brown OF Cumberland and Powha
tan, Bd!od, Burks Button, Campbell, Garter OF Lee ana
Scott, Garter Of Fauquier, Cassn, Cherry Cholce Chfs
tian Cark Cotranc, Couch. Cowardiu Craig, Crockett
Crunp, Dawson. Deane, Dtja'ncte, Dckens9n, Dorsey
Duncan, Dunn, Dychc, Edmunds, Eogborn EIysnn Ely,
Ciay, Glrnett Gatcwood Gibson, Given Goss Hancock
Of Wythc Harvey Howell Jackson, ke!lo Kirkpatrick
Knox, Kone Lee Mallory Alartz hlascn Mayo, Mcclure
IL hoIa cd hc1hny Mp1n
Miller Minor, Mitchell Morgan, Parsons, Patrick Perkins
Pharcs Power Price, Prince, Reese Renick kichesop,
Rdaiek, Sebsr shnnnoH, shama,e Sinclair, sslnnsr'
ALL Sprinkle Staples Of Patrick, Staples OF Montgomery
Stevens, Tab laIialeo, Taylor of Rockbrdg Taylor Of
LouGoun, Thomas, Vinson, Wallace, Weaver, Whitehead,
Wiley, Wogdhouse, VERIFY Znu-lO2
NoEs-Messrs Barnes OF Marion, Brannon, Browne Of
King George and Stafford Cheaham Hancock OF Chester.
field Raymond, Holden kcmpe Laugh, Maj or, Malone,
Moody, Morrison Payne Summers Tiffany, lomin' "h'c
The bill having passed the Senate, is therefore law
Tn. SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the Governor with regard 10 the matter OF the appca.
lion for pardon OF S. A. Smith, and the part Col Nor
o,n had taken in it, The Governor stated that COL a. had
recommended the pardoung of Smith for his good conduct
in the pc3entary the ground that 1t would have good
effect and strengthen the discipline and promote good order
The conVicts Inc Governor inferred 'hal me .ca
sons urged left 10 mpugn the motives or character
Of Col VI. III any manner Accompanying The communl'
cation was letter from Col Morgan the Governor
messing wish that ho would fully and frankly convey 10
he General Assembly all information In his
corning The application Tor Executive ciemency In oehai
OF Smith.
panyng documents referred to the Special Committee
on the subject ,
Mr. BARRE77 moved tina, the bill Incorporating the Bank of
Gryandote in the county Of Cabel Gust received from
the Senate,) be put on its passage
Mr. lAYo opposed the notion and Insisted that the bill
should be referred 10 the Committee on Banks-and Inc
House ordered that il be SO referred
The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the Governor which, on motion OF Dir. MEEa' was
laid 90 the table and ordered 10 be printed.
TIE communication was from The Secretary OF me Com
monwealth in response resolution adopted some time
since By House, calling for Information In regard 10 va
rcus Ba nka OF the Commonwealth.
ccvlSoToN AND OHIo RAIL ROAD.
MIR PATRICK called for The second 'orde OF the day. viz
bill appropriang 100000 TO the CoVngton and Ohio
Rail Road.
No person rising address the House, the Clerk proceed
ed TO call the roll. After he had made some progress
Mr. WEAVER and said he wished 10 address the House
on the merits OF the bill
The SPEAKER informed Dir. w that It was now 100 late
to allow discussion The the bill was 10 part taken
TIE CLERK then proceeded with The call OF the ROLAND
announced the the bill as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Anderson, Barrett, Bass, beIne brown
C. and r. Buord Byrd, Campbell Carter OF Faq9uer Cas-
SIM Christian Couch CoWardn CFGsset psaInet i
en- Goss Harvey, Hornet Kee Kemper, Kirkpatrick Koln
or, Lee Mallory. Martz, Mason, Mayo Mcclure MeComas
Nottingham Pa,r;cs Payne Power, Price Prince, Renick
Seiber Shumate Skinner Smith of Brooke and Hancock
Smith of Kanawha Sprinkle Staples of Patrick, Staples
montgomery Stevens Taylor Oh NocRofoge Taylor OF Lou
doun Thomas Tiffany Vnaon Wallace, Whitehead Wiley
and Znn-GS.
NoEs-Messrs. Barnes of Marion, Barnes Of farewell
Bekem Blake Boyle, Browne of King George and Stafford
Burks Burton Carter OF Lee and Scott Cheatham
Cherry Choice Clark Col,rane Craig, Deane, Dckenson
Duncan, Dunn Edmunds Finney, Gaahue, Gernett, Gate
wood Gibson, Hancock of Charlotte, Hancock OF Wylhe
Hancock Of Chesterfield. Raymond Holden Kelo Knox
Laugh, Major, Malone Mcleod, Miller, Moody Randolph
Reese Rddck, Shannon Shields. Summers, Tabb, TomIn
Weaver White, Woodhouse and Yerby-60.
The bill being defeated for the want OF the Constitutions
majority, Dir. JACKSON who did not vote upon the b
moved reconsider the vote by which 1t eeced Blu
there being questions raised as 10 his right to