Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04

Mr. Dossiso presented the petition Of the Trustees o
rnothy Division No. ibs Sous of Temperance. prayinI
,he passage Of an act authorizing the sale Of ,hei
Hall
! It~M appropriately referred.
Mt JAcKsoS moved TO take no the BILL to revive
snend the charter Of the Little kanswha Navigator
Company, passed March LIST 1885, and laid the table
lev Gays ago, by order OF the House.
The motion was agreed to, where upon
Mr. TAYLOR Of Loudoun, offered the following ryde
bill being its passsse-Provided however that III,
said sam OF $4,000 shall be expended in the improve.
ment Of said river from its mouth towards its source,
that no part Of said appropriation shall be expended
any point said stream below which the said stream L
not at the time navisable
Mr.. JACKSON, the patron OF the bill, having accepted
the ryder which advanced the stage with the
BILL the taken on Its passage aud resulted ayes
%, noes 6S, 40 the bill rejected.
Mr. hrNPER asked leave to withdraw the petition Of
John Rogers with his affidavit presented at tho last
sion OF the Legislature leave granted.
Mr. WILEY, moved to reconsider the vote by which,
the bill to revive and amend the charter of the Little IA
na.ha navigation Company, was rejected tic made that
motion 10 enable its patron should the motion prevail
make motion to lay Il on the table.
The motion to reconsider agreed to, when
Nj JACKSON, then made motion to lay the bill the
table which was agreed to-
Tho time fixed Tor taking up the special order having
arrived being the Covngton and Ohio Railroad BILL
Mr. MEEh moved to pass BY the special order for the
purpose OF taking up the unfinished business or first
cal order, being the amendment offered by Mr. SMITH, Of
BROOKE and Hancock, to strike out the word
In the report ofthe committee Roads, &C. the
PcNR'on VI citikens OF Brooke and HANCOCK asking
right OF way for Railroad from Fittsburg Steubens
VILE and insert in lieu thereof the word expcjient-
MI CAMPBELL being entitled to the door, having
yielded TO motion to adjourn on Wednesday, while he
was addressing the House. resumed his address In oppo
s'on to the amendment and in favor Of the report.
Mr. PATRICK followed in reply. He dealt with the ar.
snmens presented by Mr. Gsly in his speech Of Tues
day, and those of Mr. Campbell who had just proceeded
him.
Nc. GALLl followed. We can only say in regard to him
that in debate he out Herods Herod.
for he md IN
was sustained.
>, After few remarks from Mr. Sniru. o: Brooke and
follows
ArEs-Messrs Barnes of Marion, Barrett Bass Boyle,
Bsannon, Browne of George and Stafford Blown
OF Cumberland and Powhatan, Byrd, Carter Of Leo
and Scott Cassn, Cheatham, Cherry Claiborne Combs
eoitrane, Couch, Craig, Dawson pyche. Egsborn, FL.
tyson, Ely, Fowler, Galahue Gatewood Given Hancock
Of Charlotte Hancock Of Chesterfield Hardy, Harvey
Hays, iewett, Holden. Homer, Howell, Kee. Kemper,
Knox, La1Sh, Lupton, Malone, Nartx, McComas, Nc
Guthu, Mcleod, Neadors, Moore, Morrison, Nottingham
Parsons, Patrick, Payne, PhArcs, Price Prince Randolph
kicheson, S'eber Shannon Smith Of Kanawha, Smith of
Brook and Hancock, Splitter, SUMNER Tabb Talbot
Thomas, Tiffany, Weaver, wha!ey, Whitehead, Wiley,
ferby and Ennis.
NAYS Mtssrs Crutch6elI (Speakerl of
anderson, Barnes OF Tszewen Berne, Beken. Blake
Buford, Burls, Button, Campbell, Carter of Fauquier
Choice Christian, Clark, COpon Collier Cowardin Crock
EFT, Ctump, peane Dirnetf, Dickcnson Dorsey Down.
ing, Dunn, Edmunds Epps, Finuey, Gally Garne.t,
Gibson, Gravsly Hancock of Wythe Raymond, KelIo,
hoiner, Lee, Mason, Mayo, Mckenzie, Mceo, Miller
Moody Morgan, Perkins, Reese, Renck, Riddick Ruth
erford SHIELDS, Shumate, Sinclair, Skinner, Souha
Sprinkle, Staples of Patrick Staples Of Montgomery
Stevens, Tsybr Of Loudoun Tomlin, vinson Wallace
White aud Woodhouse-64
So the motion to amend the report of the committee
was agree TO- and, as consequence, it recommit-
ted.
The special order of the day then taken up being
the Covingon aud Ohio Railroad bill upon its passage
Mr. PATRICK addressed the House briefly in support Of
the bill
Mr. DIANE moved that be laid on the table and made
the special order of the day for Monday and every day
thereafter until finally disposed Of He made that motion
upon the ground that sufficient time not afforded TO
enable members TO examine the report of the Board Of
Public Works which was laid on the desks Wednesday
Mr. GARNET spoke in favor of the motion as did Mr.
Ike hesSrs Anderson Elyson, Patrick, Skinner Fow-
Ter smith OF kinawha, Mckenzie, Brown Stafford and
King George AID Carter of FAuquer opposed TO the
motion and in favor of proceeding forthwith upon the con
sidcEa,on of the bill
Mr. Anderson called for the ayes and noes upon the mo-
on which was sustained and the vote having been Ia
ken resulted-ayes 81, noes 40.
50 the motion agreed to-
On motion Of Mr. COLLIER the House adjourned