Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-01-23


'and what compensation is paid by the State TO
The Chief Engineer p
Mr.. Staples accepted the modification, and i,
was accordingly agreed TO.
Mr., ,JIaymond moved to amend it BY adding
sand other olti, els employed OH the said work"
Agreed TO.
MIR. Moore offered the follow ing amenlneni,
TO the same resolution.
Also the salaries Of the Chief Engineer, the
compensation to The officers of the other leadl G
lines of the State.
This amendment was adopted:
Mr.. 1omlin moved to mend il still farther
by adding the olowug-',M hat is The nature
OF the contracts made ou the part OF the Stale
with The contractors for the CONSTRUCTOR of said
work.
This amendment was also adopted:
MI. Fowler moved 10 amend ii further by al
diug, a!ao whether the pay OF laborers, or 9TH
eIs, has been made in current tuuds, meretan-
GIze, or otherwise.
This amendment was also adopted.
The question On the resolution, as amended
was put and carried.
A communication was received from the
Governor, embracing petition for a re-charter
OF The Farmers aud other Banks Of the city OF
Richmond which was laid ON the table and or-
dered 10 be printed.
BY Mr.. koner, that the cenmiAs on the
Arnofy report TO this House The names OF the
officers belonging 10 the Public Guard, the nun
Der oil days each has been absent from duty
within The last twelve months, and whetl er
any and il any, which ono has been, or Is new
engaged in any other business OF ayocatinn Other
than thal of his duties as officer in Tho said
Public Guard.
y preamble and resolutions were eff red
by Mn Lee, for The Legislature to refuse TO
vote any appropriations ior new works OF In
ternal improvement. Laid on the table.
IN the Senate, OH the l3 h, the consideration
OIL the Valley Railrod hlll was resumed Mir.
shackelord cuutnu ed his remarks in oppose
ton 10 the bill. Il was also opposed by Ne ssrs,
johnson, Ward Stuart and Thomas, and adve-
Gated by Messls. Harris, Deueale, and Paxton.
The bill was defeated by the following vote !:
AyEs-Messfs. Baldwin, Bus veil, Creig b,
Deneale, Grantbam, Hall. Harris, Layne. Mar
SHALL Aiarun, Muffin, Paxton, Roger, S;een-
rod. Wade, j., hile, Winston, Witeher-
Is
NoEs-Messrs. Amber, Balneet, Brawher,
BraNton, Campbell, Galett. Chapman, Dbnglas,
irving, Johnson, J oues, Logan, NcDeaimun.
McEhenny, Aloneure, Old j.. Parker, Ran
dolph, Saunders, ShackelIord, Stands, Smith,
Stuart, Fate, Tazewell, Thomas, Thompson,
Wafd-2s.
III The House, the special order of the day
then Came up-bei.g the bill making an APP
preparation OF S5,t00,o00 for the Covlngton and
Ohio Railroad.
The pending business in this connection was
an amendment offered by Mr. Patrick.
The bill provides that the Beari Of Public
Works be authorized 10 raise a loan of IS 900,
900 to be expended upon this rood, limit
h., }
900.
Mr.. Pairick's amendment provided that the
Board Of Public " orks be authorized 10 borrow
upon he credit OF the State sufficient amount
To complete the Road, and that the annual ex-
pendlure be llmei 10 S 500 900.
The question on the adoption oil this amend
meal was put and lest.
MIR. Deane then offered the following amend
ment, shat the guage upon which said road
shall be constructed, shall be five feet through
out lis eutIre length "
Mr.. Dcane add.esse, the House a, great
length on The advantages of a wide over a
narrow guage.
In the House, on The l4h, on motion of Mr.
Marlz, the special Order was taken up, being an
amendment offered by Mr.. Detne, to the Cow
lngton and Ohio Railroad bill, ordering that the
grade oil said road be five feet throughout It's
entire length.
Mt. Skinner addressed the House at consider
able length, in opposition TO The amendments
aud i'll favor Of the four feet eight and half
inch grade.
MIR. Patrick followed, in favor Of the same
principle, after which
Mr.. Christian moved TO lay the bill aud
under consideration, on the table,
10 be made the special order again Tor Monday,
at b fasi IL O'Clock
Tue motion was agreed to.
Oh the 10Th. the House was occupied most oil
the day it'll the consideration OF the amend.
ment offered by MIR. Deare to the Covington
aud Ohio railroad bill, being that The gaase oil
the road throughout its euliIe length be fixed a,
five feel.
Mr.. Christian addressed the House in favor OF
the tour feet eight and a hall inch gauge, in a
speech OF more than Two hours iii length
There We're some resolutions of inquiry adopted,
and lew reports made by standing commit
tees.
The Covnston and Ohio railroad bill, or a:
least. The amendment OF MI. Deaue, will be
again the special order for hall post IL o'clock
Today, when
MIR. Staples, Of Montgomery, will address
the House in favor 81 the five feet gauge.
Gil the isih, In the House, the Covn.ton and
ONO bill was taken up, aud the gnage amend
meni OF Mr.. Deane consideled and defeated.
motion was made to strike out "tive mil
lion" IN the bill, which was carried. II was
then moved to insert stihree mllion," during
the pending of which, OH mo,ion,.it was made
the order OF the day for the 1911"
lii the Senate, on the 18th. The resolution OF
Mr. Harris relative to the University and the
Medical College at Richmond was called up,
and slightly amended. The committee, on it,
are Messrs. ilaris Campbell, Baldwin. Doug
las aud Turner.
MI, DeJafnesse presented a petition Of voters
OF caroline comfy, praying the action Of the
Legislature TO suppress the traffic OF ardent
splllls. Mr.. ID. moved It's reference TO spe-
clai coalmtlue, hich motion was sustained by
him aud Messrs, Wallace, Elyson, Raymond
ana Mckenzie, and opposed by Messrs. Garnett,
Lee, Mallory, and others, and rejected: Ayes
I'll, noes so.
An immense number OF resolutions of sim
ilar pn'port to that introduced by MIR. De-
lalnelte, were reported, and they We're all re-
TERED 10 the Committee of Courts of JUS.
tice.
On motion of Mr.. Knox, the Committee OF
lnahce was Instructed 10 inquire into the expe-
cheney OF allowing u the Commissioners Of ihe
revenue additional compensation for the per-
loilnahee OF the duties imposed upon them by
the acts Of April LIST and llh, 1853, requiring
them TO enrol the militia, and ais, TO register
the marriages, births and deaths in their res
pective districts.
The Speaker laid before the House COM
from the Secretary OF The Board of |
Public Works, enclosing communication from !
Charles b. Fisk, Chief Engineer of The Covinn-
lon and Ohio RAILROAD, relative to he amount