Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-07
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1854.
HOUSE OF DEi,E(;ATES.

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communication received from the S,uato, BY thei
Clerk announcing he passage OF various bills and Iesou
in tIa bChy--"Hch bills and resolutions the fioue
read aud rfs!r,:
The SrxAueu laid before The House a communication
from Kobt Jo.nston Esq Auditor Of Public Accounts re
signing office, 10 teke effect from Tho Isl VI March,
Laid OH The table.
9llLs REPORTED.
The standing Committees made rePors, as follows:
Scha;s BILL reported ~llhon: amendment provjlag 10
the election ol additional Commissioner OF the Revenue
for The Coiay Of Sussex.
4 bill Incorporating The Honeywooi aud Big Spring
Turnpike company.
bill for the discharge OF persons taken into custody by
virtue OF wiils of caPiaS prcfne.
A bill incorporating The Richmond and Bottoms Bridge
Plank Road company.
bill incorporating company TO construct the Reeu
Creek and Reed Island Turnpike company.
bill rescrving The right Of any future General Assembly
n'oo;fy all acts Of incorporation hereafter passed.
bill authOIi5Dg the virginia ano tennessee Ran toau
company 10 hold more land.
bill prescribing the taxes 10 be paid by Internal I'M
proyement companies
4 bill 10 construct the Meadow Dale Turnpike.
bill Incorporating the Richmond and New Market Plank
Road company
Mr. MeEM from The Committee Militia Laws reported
bill concerning The First Regiment Of Volunteers, and
companies batauns and regiments organised under the act
The committee on Militia Laws reported against the eS-
pcdiency Of legislation on the subject oil memorial VI the
officers OF the 22d regiment Tor the passage o. law csao'
fishing regular annual training Of the officers by orlgades
and allowing each officer TO be paid Tor attending sucn
iruirincs
bill auiloIsng The clrclo- Of Militia Officers by The prl-
vacs whom they shalt have command, when elected
III: committee for Courts OF Justice reported against
pranng the prayer OF the petition OF Henry r. Weshed
that S3i 81 be refunded him. which he paid to the CLERK OIL
upsur county for aSing his official seal TO The assignment
Of soldiers land warrants.
RESOLUTIONS, PETITIONS &c.
On motion ot Mr.. HARDY Il
Resolved That The Committee for Courts of Justice en-
qu!e into the rxpedency OF reporting bill authorizing the
appointment Of Others iun commissioned or noncomius
Stoned officers 10 be captsiHs Of patrols.
Mr. Dow&lSo presented petition Of the Trustees OF IT,
mohy Division NO lj2 OF the Sons of Temperance, pray
ing the passage Of act authorizing the sale OF their Hall
jltlierred)
The bill relative to the navigation Of the Lille Konawha
river and The appropylng 600 for that purpose was Ia
ken up of MIR Jackson and ryder moved by Mr.
TAYLOR Of LUudoun requiring the money b. expended In
improving the river ina connected manner from its mouth
adopted.
ii was re isctCd Ayes oo-Noes GS.
On muJn Of Mr.. WILEY. the reconsidered, and
The opportunity OF making such amendments IN the OIL as
might make acceptable 10 the House: MIR. JACKSON
nlimstirg that il matter Of doubt whether he would
attempt 10 do so not
PITTsBuRG AND sTgpBESvILLs RAIL ROAD.
The special order VI the day being the amendment proposed
by r SsT Of Brooke the report of the Committee OF
Roads adverse granting The right Of across the Ter.
o:y OF Virginia the Pi,tsburg and Senoenrile kal
Road Company was taken up.
1t further debated BY Messrs. GALLY AMI CAMPBELL,
opposition 10 the proposed amendment 10 the tight OF
way and by MessTs PATRICK ond SMITH OF b. and H. IN
favor.
Alter which, The question propounded and decided IL
The Affirmative, rs follows;
AYss-Messs Barnes of Mnrioa, Barrett, Bass Boyle,
BannOn Browne OF King George end Stafford, Brown Of
CunoerIand and Powhatan, Byrd Carter of ice and Scott
Cassin, CneaIham, Cherry, Claiborne, Combs Coanc,
Couch Cruig Dawson, Dychc Esgborn Elyson, Ety. Fow.
Ter, Galahua, Gaewood, Giyen, HancuLke OF Charlotte,
Hancock of Chester field HARDY Harvey Hays Hrwc,t,
Ljn, kpu IluU lup
ton, Malone. iartz, McComas, McGnthn, Mcleod Mea.
hos, Moore, Morrieon Nottingham Parsons, PaiIick'
Payne pnaes Price Prince, Randolph Rccson, SeiberI,
Shannon, Smith Of Brooke and Hancock, Smith OF kanaw
ha Sper, Snmmers, Tab. Talbot Thomas. Tiffany, Weu-
yer, Whaiey Whlehend Wiley, VERIFY, Znn-73
NoEs-h esss. Anderson, Barnes OF farewell, Belrne,
eken Blake Buiord Bulks, Button, Campbell Carter Of
Fauquler, Choce. Christian, Clark Copton Collier, Co.
wardln Crockett Crump, Crutchfe!d, Deans, Dejarnee,
DcEensGn, Dorsey D0wnins, Dunn Ednunds EPes tia
Raymond, kco, koiner, Lee, Mason Mayo, Mckenzie,
Slecr, iier Moody Morgan, Perkins Reese, Rcnck Rid
dick, Rutherford, Shields Shumate, Sinclair Skinner,
Suuthal Sprinkle Staples OF Patrick Staples OF Mont
gomsry Stevens Taylor of Loudoun lomn, Vinson' Wal
lace, White, Woodhouse--Gi
declaring IL "eSPcden 10 grant The right OF way 10 the
Psbuig and Seubenvic rail road Company across the
territory OF Virginia.
covISGToS a&p OHIO RAILROAD.
Tic order day for tile consolidation Of the b Tor
the COIN leun Of the Cc1ngton and unio Railroad came
Mi DKAsk moved dcfrI until Monday. which motion
after brief end desultory deSate esc,d5l 10 TO-
On motion OF iiT. CoLLiEs, the House adjourned
AT tho evening session on "Wednesday the following bills
were paeEed:
! bin autLorIsc the Son'h Side Railroad Company &
purcas; from Common Counc OF the city Of Petersburg
4 ppouiatiox Railroad, by vote OF III 10 !.
bill incorporate Indian Creek Turnpike Company
by vote OF 90 20 p.
IN eugros5rd bill rcrivo and amend the charter OF The
Little Ksnawha Navigation Company, passed March ls,
1883 vas read third time
debate eIsued, in which the bill was sustained BY
Mcss!s JAcKsoH BRAN.oS and WALLACE ard opposed by
Messrs DvHN GAESETT, and DEANS. Before taking the
vote" tho bill was laid On the table.
On motion OF MIR. MALLORY the bill 10 Increase The cap
tai stock oil the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company
was taken up, end ordered 10 its engrossment.