Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-15

Cumberland, Major, Reese, bggooru, Mcleod McGufip,
Malone Holden, Bass and Hancock Of Wythc.
The special order for IL o'clock then taken up
being Senate bill It's passage increasing tho capital
stock Of the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company
and authorsng the Board oil Public Works 10 subscribe
for three.6fths OF said Increase.
Mr. MALLORY berg entitled to the floor proceeded 10
address the House In support Of tho BILL In brief ad
dress which calculated to eoncate tho House. In be-
half Of his lie did detain the House at any
great length but what he did directly to the pur
pose, and atenvey listened to. II was such speech
| could have effect There cumbrous supcrhu-
tiles that could render irksome whio Il embraced ali
necessary TO DO presented the
Of the bill. E
Mr. CHERRY followed on the same side after which the
upon the passage Of tho bill TAKEN with the fol.
lowing result: err rN-r1
Arss-Messrs. Anderson Barnes Of T. Barrett Bass
Beirne Bekem Brown OF & p, Buford, Burks, Buttou
| Campbell Carter Of Lee and Scott Carter Of Eau.
quer Csssn, Cherry Choice, Christian. Clark Corane
Dsjarne.te, Dickenson Dorsey Duncan, Dunn, Dyche,
Edmuuds Eggboru, Ellyson, Ely, Galy, Garrett Gate.
wood, Gibson, Given, Co.'S, Hancock of w, Harvey,
Mallory, Martz Mason. Mayo Mcclure, Mctonas acGuf,
fin, Mckenzie, Mcleod Meadors, Meem, Miller Minor
MITCHELL Morgan, Parsons, Patrick. Perkins, Pharrs,
Seibcr Shannon. shuma,c Sinclair Skinner, Smith Of
H. Smith Of X, Southal Sprinkle Staples of NJ Sta.
Piles Of T, Stevens, Tsbb Tsaferro Taylor Of r. Taylor
of L. Thomas, Yinson, Wallace, Weaver Withheld Wi.
ley, woodhousc, Yerby, Zinn-Aycs lo2.
NoEs-Messrs. Barnes Of N, Brannon, Browne of X @
s Chcatham, Hancock Of Chesterfield, Raymond Hol.
Payne, Summers, Tiffany, Tomin, white-Noes is.
The SPEAKER laid before. the House a communication
from the Secretary of the Commonwealth transmitting in
compliance with a resolution of the 10th Of last mouth
adopted by the House, detailed statements of the condi
ton Of the North western Bank of Virginia during tho
last four yeats in conformity with the provisions OF the
s6th section Of the 2sth chapter of tho Code.
On motion OF Mr. MEEN, the communication and accom-
paryng were laid the table ordered to
be printed.
The second special order then taken up being the
bill provide for the completion of the Covngton and
Ohio railroad. on its passage
The question having been taken, resulted:
AYEs-Messrs Anderson, Barrett Bass Beirne Brown
Of =, Buford, Byrd, Campbell, Carter of Fauquier
Cassu, Christian, Couch, Cowardn, Crockett Dearneu
Dorsey, Dyehe, EgsbOrn, Elyson, Ely Fowler. Gally
Given Goss, Harvey Horner, Kee, Kemper, Kirkpat-
rick, Koiner, Lee, Mallory, Matz, Mason Mayo. Nc
Cure, McComas, McGunin, Mckenzie, Aeadors, Meem,
Morgan Morrison. Nottingham, Patrick, Payne Power
Price Prince Renck Seibert Shumate, Skinner Smith
of Brook and Hancock, Smith of Kanawha, Sprinkle
Staples of Patrick Staples Of Montgomery, Stevens,
Taylor OF RocSbrdge, Taylor of Loudoun, Thomas Tiff
any,, Vnson Wallace, Whitehead, Wiley and Zinn--
Ayes 6S.
NAYS Messrs Barnes of Marion, Barnes OF Tazeweli
Bekenl, Blake, Boyle, Browne of George and STAFF
ford, Burks, Button, Carter of Lee and Scott Cheat.
ham, Cherry, Choice, Clark, Corane Craig Deaue Dick
enson, Duncan, Dunn, Edmunds Fnncy, Gallahue, Gar
nett Gaewood, Gibson, Hancock OF Charlotte Hancock
Of Wyhe, Hancock of Chesterfield, Raymond Holden,
Kelo, Knox, Laugh, Major, Malone, Mcleod. Miller
Moody Randolph, Reese Rddick, Shannon Shields Sum.
mers, Tabb, Tomln, Weaver, White, woodhouse aud
So the bill defeated constitutional vote not being
had
Mr. JACKSON moved a reconsideration Of the vote by
which the bill was defeated.
Mr. MARrz to question of order, which that
it was incompetent for the gentleman from Wood (Mr
JAcxsos) make motion Of that character, he having
voted in the affirmative or a. least on the side substan
tally defeated.
Mr. JACKSON informed the House that he did vote at
all upon the bill.
Mr. WHITE, who voted in the negative made the motion
to nj ace he riplt
MrToMLS called for the ayes and noes upon the mo-
ton.
Mr. JACKSON said he in favor of the reconsideration
lie observed tina; the defeat which the bill encountered
owing a remark made before the committee
roads by member of that floor, that appropriations
ought to be made for any works except hose oil general
character in other words the main lines He will
ling go for this bll If its friends would award
Justice the portion oil the State from which he hailed
and which it ought to have had long ago.
Mr. CowARDIS desired to know from the gentleman upon
whom he threw the responsibility OF the statement he had
just made in relation to the remarks Of certain member
before the committee roads, the class of improve
ments to which support should be given.
| Mr. JACKSON said no alluded to the gentleman from
Richmond.
Mr. ANDERSON asked the gentleman again what
he had already stated in relation to the remarks before
the committee. He not paying attention when the
statement was first made.
Mr. JACKSON again repeated what he said above that
the defeat of the Covington aud Ohio Railroad bill,
| owing the remark made before the committee
roads, by the gentleman from Richmond (Mr ANDERSON
that no appropriation ought TO be made Tor improvements
| except the principal works Of the State.
Mr. ANDERSON said that he did remark before that COM
mittec that appropriation ought to be made except
such would be consistent with the interest OF the
| State, and he was still Of that opinion.
Mr. JACKSON continued that he in favor Of the
consideration and should the friends Of the bill support
some Northwestern interests in that House he would
guarantee the passage fit.
Mr. PATRIcx said he authorised to the cx.
traordinary speech ofthe gentleman from Wood Mr. JACK
| son
lie desired say that he for should enter into
compact. He not there enter into any combna.
tion in order the passage Of that bill He
the advocate Of and should be glad to have the coop
Grafton Of the gentlemen from the Northwest. But he
dsclaimed such combi nation the gentleman from
i Wood alluded to-
Mr. Jackson said he made remarks with regard Ia
combinations. He said that the best way to har
mony among the internal improvement party to favor
various bills of local character.
Aessrs Koiner and Raymond addressed the House al
some length the motion to reconsider after which the
House adjourned on motion Of Mr. GARSErT.