Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-26

TUESDAY, Jan. %, 1854.
On motion Of Mr. DrsrALr tho House resolution for Ia
Richmond, and such other Banks the committee APP
pointed ior the purpose may deem proper was laid the
table.
BILLS RkPoRrKp
bill au.horisng the paymeu. of tho forfeited school
quota of Pocabontas county, for the year 1882
A bill to incorporate the Rappshannoek River Agri
cultural and Mechanical Society. Ei
b to amend tho LIST aud I'd sections of an act to In
corporate the Trustees Of the White Post Male and Female
Academy, passed April 9th, 1883.
bill creating fund for the perpetual maintenance o
the system Il primary FREQ schools throughout the
bill to legaire the proceeding OF the Guyaudotts
Bridge Company, under the provisions of an act entitled
to amend aud re-enact the 10th section Of
incorporating the Gnyandole Bridge Company, passed
March Soth, 1853.
BY Mr. wircuER-for reporting Senate bill 4ls, amend
ing the charter ei the Pig River Plank Road Company
BY Mr. TuRSEa-for reporting bill protecting ferry
rights the Ohio River
BY Mr. DrSsALv-ror constructing graded road frou
Crcievie In the county of Pendeton, the most pract
cable route the Of Beverly in Randolph county
On motion Of Mr. Thomas il resolved, That the com
muncaton OF the Executive, covering letter from the
Secretary Of War; reference to the cesson osuch lands
by the State OF Virginia may be necessary for the con
slrucou of the dam the Potomac for the Washing
city Aqueduct, &c be referred 10 the committee FOL
Courts OF Justice.
Mr. BALDWIN, presented the memorial Of Revs. j. b
Jeter, X Ryand and James Thomas, Jr, asking an ap
preparation from the Literary Fund for Richmond College
The following bills with subscription thereto OF three
6fths OF their capital stock, were passed:
To increase the capital stock Of the Raleigh and North
Carolina Turnpike Company fteen thousand dolars-aye
80, noes 9.
To incorporate the Wheeling Greek Turnpike Company
with capital of twenty thousand dollars-ayes 80
noes IL.
To incorporate the Ioudoun and Berlin Bridge Compa
nv with capital stock exceeding Atty thousand dol
lars-ayes 20 noes H.
To increase the capital stock oil the Tszerel c. H. ant
Fancy Gap Turnpike Road, twenty thousand dollars
ayes SO, noes To-
| Incorporating the Fredericksburg and Gorlousvi'
Railroad Company, with capital stock Of two hundret
aud ninety thousand dollars
Arss-Messrs Baldwin, Barnett Brawner, BraIton
Boswell, Cregh Aeneale Funston, Hall, Harris, layne
Marshall, Martin, Mckinney, Moncure, Muln, Paxton
Randolph Shackeliord, Steeirod Stuart, Tate, Thomas
Wade, jr, Ward, White, Witoher-eI.
! NoEs-Messrs Amber, Campbell, Catlet, Irving, l. {
gan, McDearmon, McElhenney, Old, jr., Parker Reger
| saunders Stands, Smith, Tazewel, Turner-l5.
| To incorporate the AppomattoI and Nottoway rivsn
Plank Road with a capital OF eighty thousand dollars
ayes 81, noes Is.
| The bill incorporating the Berkeley and Maryland
Bridge Company Was rCjected-ayes e3 noes ll-not
constitutional vote.
On motion OF Mr.. SruARr the vote was re-consideret
and the bill laid on the table.
| Mr. PARERRs amendment to the smsll note bill, fo
striking out its Imprisonment feature, came up and ws
discussed by two Democratic Senators, Aessrs Snith
Norfolk and Psrke of Accomac; the former against the
amendment aud the latter in favor Of it. The debate ter
minated BY a motion for adl ourument aud nothing
done with the bill.