Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-24
r,Ecys,,ATuRE OF VIRGINIA..
MONDAY, FEBRUARY ~. 1854.
uor,sE OF DELEGATES.


M To>,,x In the Char Speaker pro
pfaver BY Rev. II. READ Of the United Presbyterian
Church. 49,, c, :. ,,; r,, r,.
Tr 90 have passed bills entitled incorporate
the Mason and Cabr rail road company-An act to iacor
mo river Agricultural md Mechanics
An ne, Incorporating the Souh-Sidc Coal alnnE
and Iro, spuIacturng Company In The county Of Chcs
rs +, ,ct 10 amend the fret and second sccons O
an .cI q, the Trustees Of The White Past Ma'
and Female Academy, passed april Bib eo3-Ana IN ar
concernInr Schools Tor Gd!2Hnt chltren In the county o.
BEDFORD in which They request the concurrence OF Inc
House. 800, .,,o a, 80 .,,o, ,,ueu and
pp.y%r from the Committee on Clama, reported bill
| [or tbs rclIrf of George b. JOhHson-and
Renorted against granting the prayer Of petition OF I'D
win James, asking u oe reihhdeo nun Po'loh u ~
| tar issued 10 Within lshan. 90,
Mr MAYO from the Committee on Banks reported on.
establishing independent Bank In tho town Oh N'cA!
J Mount In Inc county OF FranRHn.
Tho Sps,xEa laid before the House communication re-
ceved through hands Of Mr. PATRICK on whose motion
mo Communication laid the taoi,. The communities.
,ion Ia from H. Fl. Miller Secretary Of the Guyandotte
Rrdoe Company stating that through in1dverance 10 Civ.
lag proper title TO an act OF the General Assembly passed.
March 3h 1853 the Bridge Company have been arrested
in their work building their bdge-and that an act pass.
ed on the 2sd January 1854 ducs not afford them sufficient
The opinion OF legal advice 10 prosecute the
| work without additional legislation
Mr. pArslcx then moved that select committee be ap.
pointed n bill on the subject OF the above com
municaon Agreed 10. And the SPEAKER announced the
of the committee follows: Messrs PAra,cx
MAnrz, BAaaeTT, TiFFASY, and SPRINKLE.
Mr. Fem nude Intellectual motion take up bill au-
thorizpp County and Corporation Courts Upon militia
fines In the hsnds of the Collectors Of tho same and
claims against the Militia Fund"
On motion Of Mr. GALLAHuE bill Incorporating the Mo.
nongahea and Ravenswood Rail Road Company was taken
| up on its passage
Mr.. DEANE opposed the billiard Dir. ANDERSON moved
TO lay II on the table,
Mr. GALLARuE hoped the House would not lay tho bill on
The table, The session was rapidly drawing 10 close and
he desired that should once be taken the bill
n odd raSap the nn1n a i, mi In
of the bill tic based lis claims to tho favorable conscra
ton Of the House. the fact that The bill did not call o
single dollar from tho public treasury II merely asked
for naked charter The friends of the road only asked the
privIegeto nuke the road With their money-a Virgil
MIA and not Pennsylvania road, the road Of Other
State.
Mr. DEAHR replied TO Mr. RAYMOND; and stated tina, Il
this bill should pass no believed wouJ destroy the Co.
vington and Ohio Rail Road, prevent its consuucon
road epeculaors
covISaroN AND ONO RAIL ROAD.
The SPEAKER announced the hour az Ucock) for The
eculon OF Joint Order viz: the bill 1ppropatng 81 QUO
TO the Covington and Ohio Rail Road.
The bill was taken up, when
Mr.. BRASSoN offered substitute Tor The BILL which he de-
sired TO bripg forward competing proposition ct the
proper nethoe being already two substitutes In advance
Of his.
order of the day until the bill which under cousldera
ton uhe Monongahela and Ravenswood Rail Road billy
when the hour for The order OF the day arrived should b.
disposed Of
Dir. ANDERSON said II the motion Withdrawn he
would move lay the Copngton aud Ohio Rail Eoad bill
tho table, aud make IL tho ordsr OF the day Tor IL O'CLOCK
Tuesday.
The melton was withdawn-when Mr.. ANDERSON made
the motion which he had indicated his purpose make
The bill then laid The table the substitute Ut Mr.
BRANNoN ordered be printed and the further consdea
ton Of the bill made ths order OF the day for Tuesday IL
o'clock.
The consideration of the Mouongahela and Ravenswood
Rail Road bill wac then resumed
Mr. DEANS concluded his remarks against the bill.
Mr. BRANNoN offered lhs following ryder to the bill:
Provded That said rail road shall not strike The
ravine Of the Ohio river between the mouth Of the Ls
Kanawha river and the mouth of The Little Sandy Creek
above the to&u OF Ravenswcod, In Jackson county"
On this ryder and the bill the discussion continued several
hours-the bill being opposed by Messs ANDERSON DEANE
HAvaoND, YEnBY. Mallory, GARRETT, BaANSoH, BROWSE
Of Stafford and King George, BRowN Of Cumberland and
Powhatan, RARSEs of Marion, and PArRIcK.
During the consideration Of the bill Mr. DrAsE offered
the following. a substitute for the ryder
Provided That the sad Rail Road shall be extended
southwest of ths Northwestern Bail Road terminating al
Parkersbnrg. (Rejected-uyes %, noes s6)
The question then taken the ryder offered by MIR.
BRhNNoS, and il was adopted.
The ayes and demanded on the passage Of the
bill and ryder.
The roll called and the pill passed. ayes 81,
% motion of mr.. BaownE Of Stafford and King George,
the Bill repeating the charter Of Bank of Old
micon taken up read The frs and ordered TO be read
t M Me H:s gave notices his Intention to call up tho
bill repeating the charter the Bank Old Dominion.
for consideration u, the evening session.
A message received from the Senate informing the
Housc of the passage CT by the Senate providing
the revision and completion Of the Geological Map and Sur
vey of the SUITE and the publication of the same.
OYSTERS.
Mr. ANDERSON roee 10 privileged question: and announc
ing Wednesday, the 22i February aviled his bro
Their mrtcrs and the officers of the House 10 vsl. him
The night Of that day, and eat some oysters.
The SPEAKER (Mr. ToMLIN 10 cha) stated that tho
proposition entirely in order now but would be al.
together proper add In order 90 the night in question.
On motion OF Dir STArLfs IT Patrick, the House adjourn
ed.
EVENING SESSION-MoSpAy, FEB. 20, 1851.
The HovaE, after the consideration Of various os OF
local character on motion OF Mr. WILEY agreed 10 suspend
for the purpose taking ts order and
sderng engossed bill Increasing the capital stock OF the
Virginia and Tennessee Rail Road Company by the sum oil
$50 000 10 enable said Company TO construct Branch
Rail Road from point tho line Of their road not East Of
Blue Ridge summit by way Of the town OF Fncase in
the county of Boetourt toa point al or near Clifton Forge
in tho county of Allegheny. MIR. WILEY advocated the
passage of The BILL and, after discussion between vurIou,
members p,oprey of requiring the constitutional
vote pass the bill. the aud were demanded by
Mr.. Wiley, and the bill passed by large majority.