Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-02-05
mort embraces 1904 anu lo""' 90.
go, 80 ,,pcIsI.- FOR THE YEAR lSD0'
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The renl ESTATE owned by the mother Bank anr
ranches stand, charged at $lG9,36i l., aud consist!
mainly of the co1t of banking houses, NC ln'
statement was referred to the Committee on bunNs'
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were then "n'Fe" ""'
adopted: :.
By Mr.. NIcoLsoS-Of allowing compensation L
John II. Dabncy, sheriff oil Matthews county, /"
conveying alunaiic to the Eastern Asylum
BY Mr. CALYERr-That leave be given to bring II
q bill to construct u Turnpike road from the town I"
Stra-burs, in Shenandoah county, to some point oi
the Winchester aud Moorciclj road, at or near lloil
Gate on private account.
The following committee wns appointed under thai
| resolutions: Mrssrs. CALVERT, DOYLE, NCFFHER
PIrTMAS and BRASSoS.
By Mr.. T~oMLIS-Ihat a select committee be appoint
cd to enquire into the causes of delay By the public
printer in furnishing this House with the Public DOcu'
ncnts.
Mr. ToMLI stated that the public printer having
heard that some enquiry was made in reference Il
this subject, expressed n wish that n committee wnu!d
be appointed 10 obtain the information referred to III
the resolution. 1t was in accordance with that wish
that he Offered the resolution. He (Mr. T. requested
TINT he sEouid hot be put upon that committee.
The SPEAKER took time Ia appoint the committed
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were presented and appro.
Driatelv referred
BY Mr.. TuwSEK-Of citizens of Slepherdstown in
the county OF Jefferson, in regard to the system OF
taxation on sales of Merchants, &c.
BY Mr.. BoREMAS-Of Josiah S%Lauhiin, q citizen OF
Wool county, praying permission (" Sell the "Me.
chanir's Companion, of his invention, III this Cum-
munwealth, without a license or tax thereon.
BILLS PASSED.
The following c~ngrnssed bill was taken up, on mo.
ton of Mr.. BERKELEY, read q third time and passed:
4 bill to pr"vid- for The payment Of the funeral ex'
pcnsrs OF w. II. HARDING, late delegate from the
counties of Lancaster and The
vote stood ayes lOl, noes !.
THE ~RIcHHnSn ASD FREDERICKSBURG RAIL ROAD.
The unfinished business next came up, being Sc
nate bill entitled un act to promote connecting Rall
Roads between the Orange and Alexandria, and Ma
naSsa Gap Rail Road, and the Richmond, Frcdericks.
burg and Potomac Rail Road.
The pending amendment offered by Mr.. EARLY
being rejected,
Mr.. TnMLlX, offered the following amendment
'Providcd, that, rs II condition OF the rights ant
privileges hereby granted, whenever the Richmond
and fredericksburg Rail Road Company cannot
nrrcc with the Postmaster General of the United
States, upon the terms On which it shall transport the
mails. or such part thereof rs the said Postmaster
General may propose, then the controversy snail be
| submittcd al the demand of the said Postmaster
General 20 Grbitcrs, one 10 be chosen by the sad
company. one by the Postmaster General, md n third
BY the Governor of Virginia.
This amendment was also rejected: ayes 30, noes 80.
The amendment proposed by the Committee on
roads II few days ago in the shape Of q substitute, was
then agreed IL.
Mr.. LEE then submitted the following amendment
to the bill ~ am.ndcd-"lroYided that the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Company, shall
commence the construction Oi SAID extension III the
town Of Frcdcricks burg. nj the deepest water wharf
i'm the Rnppahannpck river. ami shall complete the
same Ia IT, Junction with the Orange and Alexandria
aud Manassas Gap Kali Roads, before ii shall lis: any
portion # said cXicnsiUn, Tor tie transportation ui
pus-cngcrs Or mails
This amendment was rejected, when, under the
operation Of the previous question, the bill was or
icrrd tn he read u third time.
The bill was "a rcGd; whcreupon-
Mr.. CmRIsrIAs moved nm indefinite pos'poncncnt
oi the whole subject. He Withdrew that motion sab
scqucntly.
SPECIAL ORDER.
MI. JOHNSTON called for the special order, which
wa- n bill to repeal the eth section Of the net passed
the i;h February, ISL, entitled an act IL imcorp0-
rate the Northwestern Virginia Rail Road Company,
md an act passed on the !3i February, 1851, amen
iat"ry thereof. ,
The pending question was m amendment offered
by Mr.. PAUL., which was n follows:
Before the commencing clause insert; " Provided,
however, that whereas, the city Of Wheeling sub
Scribcd five thousand shares 10 Tho capital stock al
the baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, aud Is.
sued her bonds for tn" payment thereof 10 said Com
panv, amounting to SJO0,OO0, said bonds having been
guaranteed by the State "f Virginia. by virtue nf AL
act passed March 2lth. lS4S. Now, therefore, this act
shall be wholly void AMI imperative until the SAID
Baltimore aud Ohio Rail Road Company shall have
purchased said stock, 81 owned by the said city, at
ihe uar value thereof, and shall further have refunded
10 said city the amount pail by her IN the way Of in
tercst upon said bonds. The payment by said Com.
pnny for said stock shnll be made either in cash "r on
such securities as shall be approved by the Board ot
Public Works. If made in cash, the amount thereof
shall be paid into the Treasury of the commonwealth,
for which the State of Virginia shall Issue her bonds
10 the citv of Wheeling, bearing interest al the rate
of six per ccntun per annun-th" sn!d bonds OF IN"
State Ia mature simultaneously with The sad bonds"i
raid city: and upon the maturity "l SAID last named
! bunls. the principal so paid into the treasury by sad
COMPANY shall he applied by the commonwealth to
the payincnt of said Wheeling bonds, aud said pay.
,n-lit shall be taken and deemed To satisfy M! cancel
The aid obligations OF the said State To the city oi
Wheeling: and the same shall be th-rcupoh sIiren'
Jrrcd and cancelled. But if the said payment, by
said Company, shall be made i'll approved securities,
ms aforesaid, 1.-THE same. however, not 10 have longer
time To run than the said bombs ut NhcetIng,) shid
securities shall BE- deposited with the Treasurer ol the
State. II be applied, ut their maturity, to tile pay
/ m-n, Of said Wheeling bonds. And the State does
hereby assent to the sale Of said stock by the cliy oil
Wheeling, upon the terms hc!ciHbcforc spccifGd.-
And. upon surh sale being nude, the lien OF the State
anon said stock and upon any property OF the city OF
Wheeling, pledged Tor the indemnity OF the STATE
shall cease and dStcrInin".'
Mr., BuREuAN then obtained III. floor, and WIS
proceedins to address the House upon the question,
when
The SPEAKER submitted n communication from the
President uf the Southern Commercial! Convention,
| ucc,mpanvin- the following resolution
Resolved, That the Senate and House OF Delegates
uf TN. State Of Virginia be invited 10 attend the ses.
sious of the Southern and Southwestern Commercial
Convention.
Nr. ELLYsoS moved that the invitation be accept
| ed. and witt. that view, that the House adjourn, which
| was agreed 10. -