Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-28
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY RI, le5i.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

HOUSE Or DELEGATES.
Prayer by the Rev. MosEs D. HceE Of The Presbyterian
Church.
A communication from the Senate, BY their Clark was
rGud informing The House OF the passage OF various bills
ana resolutions BY The Senate which were passed In lha
body on Thursday.
Senate resolution providing farther time TO The Sheriff
of Augusta county pay into the Treasury The evonue OF
said county for the year, (on motion Of Mr.
! CHRlsrIAS,i ngreed 10 by the House.
Senate bill iacreasln" the capital stock OF Inc kci
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail Road Company
came up is third reading Mr.. ErLyaoS moved that the
bill be read The third tine and PASSED day On motion
! Mr.. HAYMoDD the bill was laid on the table.
Senate bill increasing The powers of the trustees ot the
town Of Hasonburg, was explained by Mr. SrEvsSs, and
on his motion passed
Senate BILL prOvidin. for republication of Leigs
llr WALLACE moved that The bill bo now put upon its
passage.
Mr. STAPLES OF Patrick moved lay the bill The table
Agreed 10.
4 Senate bill dise,ing the counties and giving 10 the
County Courts Tic power Of carangng districts, was
Mr. MAYMosp moved that the bill be read the Third time
TO day, which motion seconded by Mr.. JACKSON.
| Mr. TOMLS moved thai the bill be committed ard cX-
rained his for wishing give that desinaon
The House ordered The nill 10 be committed.
The Senate bill increasing capital stocG OF the Rich
mond Fredericksburg and Potomac Kali Road was read
the first and second tme and on motion OF MI MARTz,
read third tins and thcrcnpon motion OF Dir. HAY
MuSD, il was laid on the table
bill 10 authorize the Board of Public Works 10 sub.
SCRIBE behalf OF the Commonwealth for hrec-hfIhs of
remainder of the capital stock OF the Alexandria Lou
doun aud Hampshire Rail Road Company or The extension
of their road West Of the Shenandoah River to Piedmont
or Westernpor, was taken up for consideration.
Mr. MckESziE advocated the passage oil inc DILL WHICH,
the conclusion of his remarks was put on lis passage
The Clerk called the roll and tho bill was defeated oy the
following
-e5srs. Anderson, Barrett, Bcirne, Bckem Bran
non Button Campbell Cassin Christian, Clark Collrnne
Cowadin Crockett Cutchfed Deane, Dyche, EggboEn I'll
lyson Gulahne, Gay Gibson Goss, Hardy Hayes Holden
Howell Jackson, Kee, Knox, Lee Lupon Mallory, Malone
| N,rfin McKc Mol I.nOd
Morgan Parsons Pnares, Prince Renck, Srbet Smith o
Brooke, Smith Of Kauawhn, Talbot Taylor Of Loudoun
Vinson, ZInn-52.
NoEs-Nlcssrs Barnes Of Marion, Barnes of razeweIl
Elss Blake Boele, Browne ktrg George, Burks Byrd
Carter Of Lee, Garter q Fsuqnr Chealham Choice, Clop
ton, Collier, Couch. Crig, C.ump Dawson, Dearnclte
)ickenson, Downing Dutcar Dunn, Edmunds finney
Garne,t Gacw ood Given, Gcavey, Hancock Of Charlotte
Hancock Of Wy;hc Hancock Of Chcssrheli Harvey hay
mord Kslo Kerrpet Laush. Major Mar=, Mayo Mcclure
McGu!in 1lrcm. Mitchell. Moody, Puyne, Price Randolph
Reese Riddick Rutherford, Shannon Shln,te, Spa'
srns, rabb, Taiaero, TiiiAny Wallace Weaver, White
On nocn Of SIr FowLrn The rules of the Houee were
amended follows after opposition made thereto by MI
'A bills or ether business shall be despatched in the or
in which they az are nes % s d.s o,ST ny
wi:enn in future all bills OF general nature sha lit.r
,.leir frat reading be printed Tor the y. The House.
Senate bill amending The l5h section Of Gn act entitled
act concerning the terms o tho Circuit Couf, passed
| May 22j, 1852, was passed.
The folIowing Senate bill was reported without amend
ment
bill nu'horisns increase of the Capital Stock Of The
MunAssa Gap railroad Conpony.
Mr. kEMPER. from the joint commttc: appointed 20 In.
vesgae The affairs Of the James River and k1nawha Com
pany submitted rcpo thereon, which, on his motion, was
laid on the table nud ordered 10 be printed.
The following Senate bills read the first and second
| times, ani ordered 10 be read third time:
bill authcrising the Virginia and Tennessee Rail Roat
Company acquire tie reht OF way only, Instead Of fee
simple, in nds In the construction OF thc! lateral banch TO
the Salt Works in Smylh county.
tk,y ShATH pf IlnnF
coInty-cnd
bill Incorporating the Kanawha Valley Rail Read and
| Ohio River B:dGe Company.
c0vISGTOS AND OHIO RAILROAD n:LL.
MI PATRICK moved to lay the bill and amendments on the
| table, for the present.
The House iTs, refused lY the table; but subse
1ucnlly there being tim Attendance vi mcnbers at the
t!ms agreed to the motion.
Senate bill increasing fees of the Jlilor OF the City
Of Richmond came up unfinished business the question
being motion TO reconsider the vote by which II was
| ordered 10 lis third reading.
Mr. STAPLES Of Patrick, moved The Indefinite postpone.
| Of tho bill
Mr. WALLACE sustained the notion and proceeded 10 give
reasons why the bill should pass.
dr. WHITE supported the BILL and opposed the motion 20
recrnse! the ordering the bill 10 its third reading
| Mr. kOISER called the previous question.
Mr. desired The motion for the previous ques
ton 10 be Withdrawn for the purpose OF makinga few re.
marks show why this bill should be indefinitely post
poned Mr. A. then proceeded 10 show that hc Sergeant
and Jaors fees not great had been represented
| by speakers who had preceded him.
| The bill was indefinitely postponed.
Mr. WALLACE moved suspension of The ruea 10 take up
bill forming Specia! Courts Of Appeals 10 try cases re-
rnanng the docket Of The Court Of Appeals when the
Judges ceased 10 hold their offices under The late Constu-
tion and 10 Try cases in TO which, majority OF the
Judges of the Supreme Cou may be situated 10 make
rope! for them n Sit on the hearing thereof for the
purpose OF making il the order Of the day Tor TO- morrow
The bill was Then taken up, when
Mr. WHITE Offered n substitute for the entire bill.
llesars BRaSSCS, PATRcK and McKESzIE hoped that
| the bill would be passed today.
Mr HAYMoSD was in favor Of laying the bill on The table,
to give him time 10 examine Its provisions.
| The House refused 10 lay the table.
The reading OF The substitute was called for.
The Clerk proceeded with the reading but before getting
through Herewith