Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-10


would be occupied with visits door, he moved to lay
the proposition On the table.
The vote lakcn The House agreed 10 lay the pro
posed amendment on The table,
The second proposed amendment the rules Was then Ia
ken up and read as follows:
No standing rule of This House shall be rescinded without
one days notice being given Of the molon heclo; ho
sha! any rule OF this House be resclnded chansu Or sus
pended order Of business established by the rules OF
this House be postponed changed except oy 'o'e ol al
least ohIrds OF The members present.
Mr. NJ MARrz also opposed the above amendment.
M Taylor OF Louduun, thought II wouo oe oi no prac'
.ca use adopted majority Of the House could u any
time suspend rule.
The vote was laken and The proposed alncndmeot wGs re-
ccted.
Dir. GARRETT moved to take up repor. OF the Joint Com
miitee the Library.
The Celk Informed Mr. G. that the report was In the
hands Of the Public Printer who had yet had time 10
execute the printing which had been ordered the previous
day.
6Ir. GAnsE77 Withdrew the motion
PETITIONS
The following petitions presented and appropriately
referred.
By Mr. Bu7rox-A memorial Of Esrom Sifer und % other
ctzens of Jefferson county respecting abuses the Win
chester and Potomac Rail Road aud against the proposition
TO release the States ioterest therein
BIZ Mr.. DiCKENs0S-A petition Of Charles Hail and Isl
Other citizens of Grayson county, together with number
OF adea asking the passage of law prohibiting the making
and selling Of intoxicating liquors whin this Common
wealth. md that said law become etertua In eacn coun-
y by the approval OF majority of the voters thereof
BY NJ. PaTRcx-A petition Of sundry citizens Of Kama.
wha county asking the relinqnsuicn' OF hne imposed on
Elijah III. Roberts OF said county.
BY Mr. GiVsN-A petition OF citizens oil Braxlon coun'
y demonstrating against attaching any portion Of Brax.on
10 Lewis county.
BY MIR. MI7cHELt-A petition of Rodham C. Hammock
Of the county Of Richmond asking leave 10 erect wharf
at Sissons landing on the Touskey Creek.
BY Mr. CRocEETT-A petition OF " 5. Morgan Sheriff oil
Snyh county praying TINT the OF S. 700 may be
funded to him. being the paid by him for an add.
onal guard 10 aid in carrying convict tU The Penena-
~.
JAMES RIVER AND xAxAwnA COMPANY.
The unfinished business of the day before came up In Or
der being bill authorizing loan OF 81 OoO TO the james
River and kanawha Company for the purpose vi contnu-
ing the canal 10 CovIngon the pending question being on
an amendment proposed thereto by Mr. GARRETT. "ho
heeupou suggestion Of Dir ANDERSON, and by leave
of the House. modfe his said amendment, TO insert
after the words the or in the third line, the words fol-
owing
the James River and Kanawha Company for the purpose OF
extending their improvement continuously om lis present
terminus y, in the county OF Aeghnny eal not more
than oneha thereof shall be loaned 10 SAID Company IN
any one year."
An unsuccessful motion made by Mr. WILEY to strike
out the words ITO - in the county OF Allegheny.
Mr. BUroRD moved to lay the bill and substitute on inc
table, make The order of The day for some subsequent
period-wlch motion was supported by MIR LEE ol u aud
| Greene.
! Mr. PArRlcx was in favor of laying the table-aud
| n.. ANpERsoN urged immediate action
| The House refused TO lay on the table.
On motion of Mr. GARse7T (yvho addressed the House al
length support OF his umendment tho blank in the said
amendment filled by inserting The words "Halnes
| Farm"
On this proposition lengthy discussion ensued in which
Mcssrs. WILEY. GAnwEmT, SxSHER, Wiley BUFonD, AN
DERsoS, DuHS and DsaSE participated After which, Inc
vo.e was taken Mr.. GAREETT's amcndmen which was
approved b. hir AEDEssoS and which was as follows:
Eight hundred thousand dollars, and to loan the same 10
the james River AMI kanawha Company for the purpose OF
extending their improvement connGoueIy from Its presen!
terminus to Haynes F5rR in the nY"! A'!eEiny; pui
Than half thereof shall be loaned to said Com
pany in year-Ani which WINS adopted as follows;
of Marion Barnes Of Tazswe Beirne, Bekem, Blake, Bo
Gle Brannoa Browne of King George and Stafford Brown
D Cumberland and Powhaian, Buord Burks, Byrd, Camp
be Garter of Lee and Scott Taylor Of Londoun, Csssn
Ciopon Collier, Collrane Craig, Crockett Crump Daw.
son, Dcunc Dickinson, Dorsey Downing Duncan. Dunn,
Dyche, Edinunds, Eggborn Ety. Epes Finney, Fowler
Calahuc Galley Garrett Gatewood Gibson Given Goss
Gragely tIancocke OF Charlotte, Hancock of Wythc Han
cock Of Chesterfield, Hardy. Raymond Hays. Hewe Hol
Lee, Major Malone, Martin, ma!tz Mayo Mcclure, Nc.
Comas, Mckenzie, Mcleod Miller, Mitchell, Morrison,
de
Skinner Smith of Brooke and Hancock, SouthaI SpitlOr
Sprinkle Staples of Patrick Stevens Summers Tahb Tai
Wallace Weaver Whaley, White, Yerby-ll3
NoEs-Messs Barrett Bass, Button, Couch, Cowardln,
Eyson Harvey Kirkpatrick, McGufin Meadors, Moore,
Patrick, Prince Renck Smith of Kanawha, Staples Of
| Montgomery, Vinson, Wiley--lS.
Dir. DuSH offered substitute for the bill, as follows
Be il enacted by the General Assembly, That the Board
OF Public Works hereby directed TO borrow the credit
Of The Commonwealth, CT money sufficient 10 con.
railroad State account from tho western temi.
of the James River and kanawha Canal 10 Coyngton,
in the county OF Allegheny, provided that not more than
shall be expended in any year for the consruc
| ton OF said road
Be further enacted Tha, the gauge of the Covlngton and
Ohio Rail Road when fxed shall be the gauge OF the
posed road-and that the Covington and Ohio Rail Road
Company shall have control of the same, and shall furnish
the rolling stock for this road of the quality and char.
of The stock be used The CoVingon and Ohio rail-
road,
Be il further enacted That all laws and parts Of laws uu
horsing the completion Of the James River and kanawha
Canal 10 COvinston In the county OF Aeghany 30 Jar as
they pertain 10 the completion OF said James River ana Ma
lpot rha nd
Tho order Of the day. bill increasing The capital STOCK of
The Orange and Alexandra rail road came up
On motion OF Mr.. ANDERSON the order oil the Gay was
passed. by for the purpose Of progressing with ne
lion of the James River and Kanawha Canal ol,l
Mr. DvSN supported his substitute 10 speech oil consd
cradle length After which The vote on u WAS anep auu
AyrsNSessrs. Barnes of Marion, Barnes of Tazewel
Iare Bekem Boyle Browne hns S %sogs Sso s"a
Chealhnm Choice, Coane. Craig, Dickenson, Downing
Duncan Dunn, Edmunds Ely Gsahqs GaeT0Gd Glib
Howell Laugh Lupton, Major, Malone. MARTIN, Mcleod
e Morrison, Price Reese, Shannon, Shields, Taliaerfc
Weaver, Whehead-43
Buford, Byrd Garter Of Fauquie Cherry, Christian, Clark
Copon Collier Couch, CowaEdn, Crockett, CtumP
ler u Gaiy Galne Given Goss, Hancock Of Charlotte
| Hancock Of Chesterfield, Hardy Harvey, kee kelo EN-
Ktast K%o1 kGo Lee ao M"yU Maors
l Nottingham, Patrick, Payne, Perkins, pharce, Power
Pfnce, Rcnck, Kicheson, RuihcrOord Seber shqn'a'e
wha SoulhalI Sprinkle Staples of Patrick, Staples OF
Montgomery Stevens Summers, Tabb, Talbot. Taylor ol
Rockbridgc Taylor OF Loudorn Tiffany Tomiin 'insoo'
Wallace, Whaley, White, Wiley, Yerby-Sl.
| Mr. MOORE offered The following amendment ana sup
i uortsd It in speech Of some length
I'm case of failure the part Of said Company a any
time hereafter TO pay into the Treasury OF the Common.
wealth The principal interest due or hereafter 10 oecoue
due md payable from said Company TO the state na en
lhc said Board of Public Works. Immediately Oh e happen.
ing OF such contingency, shalt lake the Steps 20
foreclose the Stass mortgage other spechc eas upon
the said Companys WORK. and other property Iea sno pei
sonal embraced In such mortgage, or ohet specihc ens
heretofore executed or hereafter be executed 10 ne sat
for the payment of The principal and interest or ee Que
or 10 become due the Commonwealth from saG Conpa'
nv on account OF appropriations heretofore maze by tne
Slate 10 said Company well as loans heretofore mace
and all bonds guaranteed jncludiog Inc 'an authorised oy
th ac, with the ntere; due or hereafter 10 become Que
thereon" ,,I
The above amendment rejected
Mr. KEaPzs offered The following az an amendment:
"proyded That before the Board OF Public Works pay ove
pny portion OF loan hereby authorized they
causc tho said company 10 execute specnc lien upon
III ,hs nronery of the said company TO secure he repay
n RI The said loan according to the provisions Of this act
Tns f,nwirr was offered amendment by DR. ASosR
s,. md accented by Mr. KEapER: provided, however
b, uobinp herein contained shall prohibit the said com
from derayng annual aud charges Of admins
,on and repuirs The amendment then goes and ina
l.. Eo. LaFt in