Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-03


o,pp-iipn wa, ;ur. 70 lie c:o'cH ana llie 7'os'''
fused to suspend TIC ..rs in he purpose i1i::,S";
4 mcsCa.c was Tecri.cd ftum hc Senate Ny h. i
informing the House ot the passage ol JON. nm
curing the Superintendent Di Puoic Buildings "
iron railing constructed around the sonthtn p b.
of The "a pitG and pu forms 4" the steps eao'"s "
Capitol and providing for the theIeo bs resou.
motion was made that the House agree u ''o '.'0'N
ZION. ,;,,,;orol-
Mr. MARrz said the bill plainly nncons.ituI'onor
Any sclooIboy who had ever read the Constitute"
80 pronounce IL. , -, pub,ir
The resolution was referred 10 Inc Co'h'"i'''' "
Buildings =, ,h r.Ierks
Senate bi increasing the compensation oil the oe' Ss
Of the Senate and House Of DeIt was sen, to ht
noes l6 This bill passed Tuesday n'sn ecu, c mari
Senate. and returned, because OF an error III 0'o r
thereof o.o,oi0o all
House BILL empowering County Courts 10 exercise sus
in ,slaton n militia fines az heretofore eIe
cised by Regimenal Courts OF Enquiry CAME NV" Wv
nate with amendments . ,ho amend
Mr. blEEa moved that the bill be taken up and inc nleu
mens he disagreed TO; and 10 this motion The House
ayes 72 noes 25; and Mr. EEM was nppoin.eu W ,h,
Speaker TO convey Tho bill 10 the Senate anu '''o'''
body OF the disagreement TO said anienamCnts commu
The SPEAKER laid before the House The following co'u
cation from Thomas Ii. Ellis, hS! c,.e.sv
Orrlcy OF THE J. K. AND kASAwHA CnNfASt'
' Richmond, Feb. q. lS5l
TO OSCAR NJ CRu7cnrIELp Esq Speaker Of no. Oh nes
Sir-I deem Il proper lay before YOU ~. 'hc 'u,
ton of the General Assembly, the following sa'ene c
OF The funds nppropria ted by the Gene'a' AsseoYt M
he construction o, the lido. connection hee eu
unexpended G74 o. This sum s inadequa'e 10 I eS'
Detion and unless further provision oe lue o.
inc adjournment of the present session. 1hs "o'A u' "
suspended in few weeks. rL ~
The great Importance of this WORK 10 Inc 'ra"s VI 'o
nal its heavy cost to the company ana 'ne nseht
o deriving revenue from the earliest day possible inpe
the board Of directors every exerton to compete IT,
The practice of transferring funds from one heao OF up
preparation TO another TO be refunded Out OF acc'une
nues having been disapproved by joint committee OF he
two Houses of the General Assembly, the Board DO not lee
themselves liberty resort 10 This mode OF completing
unfinished works :;
The necessary is estimated oy Inc Engineer IN
charge Of the works. al about S6O,0OO
The company by their President and Directors pray thc
General Assembly to grant them an appropriation o' "'S
amount, before The adjournment OF The present session.
THOMAS II. ELLIS, President
On motion OF Mr. HAyMoSD the communication was laid
on the table and ordered to be printed.
The SPEAKER also laid before the House COMMUNICATION
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. }
Fen. %, 1851
TO The SPEAKER of the House OF Delegates ~
Sir have received communication from Inc Chancei'o
of The Belgian Legation Washington, giving Information
OF arrangement between the Belgian government ana r
Ambrose W. Thompson for the establishment o. ,ine "
steamers between Antwerp and New York, and An!"etp
and Virginia communication has also been fece'cu o
Mr. THOMPSON, upon the same subject
As these letters afford important Information upon 'ne pr
pety of establishing the lines referred TO- aud the SUBJECT
now before the General Assembly deem ptoPe' " 'uo
nit them for its consideration.
jos. JOHNSON.
A, Drxv moved that the communication ind accompa
i
nyiup documents bo laid on The table and printed.
Mr. MALLORY moved that they be referred 10 The speca
committee the subect-and the House o'oe'ca '"eu "
take that destination.
On Mr. HArNosp's motion, the unfinished business was
passed by 10 take up and consider bill imposing taxes io
the support OF government :.
Mr EuR,srtas offered an amendment relieving boarding
houscs from the obligation Of taking out license unless
they shall have more than five bonrders DINER IMAM scho0
children.
The proposed amendment rejected
The bill was then passed-ayes &c. noes ~ as follows
AYEs-Mcssrs Anderson Barnes OF Maron Barrett, Bass
Beirne Boyle, Browne Of Cumberland and Powhaan bu
ford Burks Button, Byrd Campbell Carter OF Fauqule
Chealham Cherry, Choice, Christian Clark Copton, C"-
Her Cotrane Couch, Cowardin Craig, Crawford Cfocks
munds Epes Fowler, GalahuG, Garrett Gatewood Gibson
Goss Gravely Hancock of Charlotte Hancock OF wy the
Hancock of Chesterfield, Hardy Harvey Hewitt, Howell
Ree Kcl!o Kemper, Knox, koncr, Laugh, Lee Lnpton
Major Mallory Marrz Mason, Mayo, McComas, McGufiln
Mckenzie, Meadors Mecm Mitchell Parsons, Payne
phares Power Prince, Reese, Renick Rcheson kuther
ood Seibert Shannon Sinclair Skinner Smith of Kama
wha Sprinkle Staples Of Patrick Stevens, SUMMER Iaho
Talbot Taiaorro Taylor Of Rockbridge TIiany Lomln
Wallace, Weaver. Wiley, Woodhouse, VERIFY, H:nn-so
NoEs-Messrs. Brannon, Browne Of King George and
Stafford Carter OF Lee and Scott, Dunn Dyche Raymond
Holden, Horner Jackson Malone, Moody Moore Noting
ham, Patrick, Price Randolph ShumaIe Staples OF Monl'
gomery, Whe-l9
The bill is an exact copy Of the bill passad 81 The last SEES
imposing precisely the same azcs-al Efforts 10 amend
Mr. STAPLES of Patrick called for the order Of the day.
bill prescribing duties and fixing the compensation OF the
Public Printer
the 9th section of the bill by adding the following:
Provided however that blank pages whatever shall b
when there shall be printed mat
covering less than page the Public Printer shall only
charge therefor at the prescribed in this section
MI STAPLES OF p addressed the House LENGTH In sup
DOR, of his amendment and replied by MIR. WHITE OIL
Hanover, In opposition thereto.
Mr. HAYMoSp demanded tho previous question.
The House refused to order the main question.
After remarks from Mr. STAPLES, in ruply TO Mr. WHITE
the vote the amendment proposed by Mr.. S. was taken
and resulted as follows:
AyEs-Messrs. Bekem Browne Of King George, Brown
OF Cumberland, Burks, Button Campbell, Carter Of Lee
Carter of Fauqurr, Choice, Clark ClopIon Combs, Col
rnnc, Crockett Dawson, Deanc Downing, Duncan Epes
Glnet Gibson Goss GraveIy Hancock Of Charlotte Han
cock of Wyhe Raymond, jackson, keo, Mallory hlcCo
mas Meadors Moody, Moore, Payne, Reese Renick Rid
dick Shields Shuma,e Staples Of Patrick, Staples OF Mont
aomcy Taylor OF Loudoun yinson, Whacy VERIFY, linn
40
Massachusetts Barnes OF Tazewell, Bass, Berne Bran
non, Byrd Cheathsm. Cherry, Couch. Craig Crawford
Cruchhed Dearnette Dyche Ednunds Fowler Hancock oil
Chesterfield, Hardy, Harvey Hays Holden, Horner kemper
Kirkpatrick Laugh Lee Major, Malone Marlin, Mayo, Nc
Cure Meen Morrison Parsons Patrick Phares Rando
Rutherford Scibert, Shannon, Sinclair, Splitter Sprinkle
Summers, Tabb, Talbot aaferro, Taylor Of Rockbridse
TifTiny Weaver White, Whitehead Wley-02
Before another VOTE the House adjourned
WEpHEsDAy NIoHT, MARCH ], 1854
SENATE.