Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-12-25

80, ~ nno IN tho Deaf and Dunno

, RILLs Passed. ~.
A bill appropriatng $7ooo 70 tnH 20, nftay.s on
I,stitute bin relating to the coieGhoh OF tIorsa
raj estate in the town OF sssrn Inpstic Asylum
0n mo:ion Of Mr.. STUART, the bill making app
;o.;nns % the Eastern and Western Lunahc AsJ
luna, was taken up and put upon It's Pas:Hss ~ INV
Mr.. HUBBARD of williamsburg desired 10 e coy
som.tbng in regard to that sentence Ill the u'se."
c-'s message in which she regrets to nave " -"
! ice nisrnangensnt in the Eastern Lunatc A'yu IT.
Mr. II said the mismanagement did not exist u, ''.e
medical department Of the Asylum, ana 9e .Vuo M
sure the people of Virginia that they neea ee nv com
nrehsnson regarding The proper treatment ana COM
fort of the inmates There had been m'sun .:.
standing about the use to which inc pay Pie s;"a'
fund" should be applied-one portion vi .'S ~ &C
tors believing tina; it should be devoted ~ .uo
ton of rev buildings while others thought u s.ou
20 to the Improvement of the grounds, &c. Ine e,
feet of this DIVISION was that neither oelect was az
compli.bpd Ii was true, he said, that the nn
of the institution was defauter Tor $f'ooo VI
hut he would he able, the LIST pro1mo' 10 m1 .no
deficit good. He paid hiSa 'I'o"'o W N
After sam. remarks by Mr.. STUART, recommend
ing the passage of the bill with the Eastern Ae' iun'
appropriation, ,..
Ths bill increasing the penalties on Sheriff 3 oonos
waa taken no. the question being on the amenumen'
If Mr. BRaNsos which requires the sns,mr o gene,
rally 10 give arcuriiy in from *oouooo o9u
making The Sheriff of Richmond give security IN
from $6OO coo 10 81 0OO,Ooo ;, thu,
if the Senate would to day pass the House BILL reqnr
iny two bonds instead Of tho amendment OF MI Ut;
BRAYSoN, he would pledge himself 10 orlH4 10 q om,
during the session requiring the Shsrln OF M
70 make monthly settlements with the Auditor OF the
Tina amendment of Mr.. BRAsSoS was adopted
and the hin passed in that form The amendment
acts az 4 substitute 10 the other bills. ..ooo
Ia resolution vi eIqu,ry into appropriating fooo0
70 a road from New Martiusvill. to Sistersvl., re
ported soms days s,nce, was offered BY Mr. "k'r
instead of Mr.. CALDWELL. az reported
On morion Of Mr. AUGUST The question OF nillne
the vacancy in the office If Lieut.. Governor wae
laid on The ,sbls until the 4'h OF January.
On motion, The Ssnats ac1ourn-o'
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.
Tba House met At IL o'clock, pursuant to adjourn
The SPEAKER announced the following committee
pnd.r m. r-snlutiou adopted yesterday, relative 70
the es,sbli-hm-ut Of school tor idio,: Messr: Nc
Cue, Y-rby Cowan, MALLORY, Hoga. D-bney. Swee
n-y f nunds. Massie Of R'ckoridge, dFanau'' anu
| Mckenzie.
BILL REPORTED.
Mr. DAVIS from rh- cnntnirtee OF Propos'loaa re
por,ed bill to incorporate the town OF brandonVhie
| 10 the county Of Preston
CONTESTED ELECTION
| Mr. CLAYBRorK from the commnfee of privileges
and EI.ctiuos presented report on the penllon o
J ,cnp Conrad. contrasting tn. right OF Samuel crane
the returned mrmber from the counties OF hanno'pt
| ard Tucker TO = seat in ths House OF Delegates-
The conclusions Of The COMMITTEES ore as tn,, ,n
Vote received At The polls for Samuel Crane 3lo-ini
| Jacob Conrad 3ll; illegal votes for Crane oo-toi
| Conrad 6, thrr+fre,
Resolved. That 10 the opinion of the committee
Jacob Conrad, the contestant, was duly elected ane
| is entitled to his seat
The returned delegate and contestant are ootn Da
mocrats. .eo,
some discussion, WAS again laid upon the aele, or
dered to be printed and made the oroer OF the %,
| for tomorrow. (23d) at IL o'clock
| WESTERN LuNATIc ASYLUM.
| A hill for the support OF the Western Lunafc Asy
lum was taken up, explained 6y mr.. iE as nr ant
pas ed-Yeas l29. The bill sppropriates $2o ooo, OF
sccouut of thu annual support fund for said Asylum
for the current fiscal year. II was iortn~Hu eouiu
| nicated TO the Senate
| On motion OF MIR. MAs.IE of Rockoridge, Sc
nate bill providing for the payment OF the mons,
now due and hereafter TO becoDs due on account
tbs nurcbass BY the Board OF Public WORK OF INT
Junction Valley turnpike company, WAS taken up
The merits of the bill were explained by MIR. MAS
slE and its passage advocated.
Mr. JOHNSON OF Taylor, objected 10 the Psssag1
the bill al this time. :;
After remarks by Mr.. JoHssros of Harrison, II
explanation of the reasons which induced the Com
mi,tse of Finance TO report tavorahy upon the OIL
tho roll was called with the following result-yea
| III; noes6
JAMES RIVER AND KAyAwHA COMPANY.
Senate bill TO provide for rhe payment OF the IN
terest upon the bonds Of the James River and Rama
wha Company which have been guaranteoe oy INT
State Of Virginia. was taken up. IN
Mr. RAYMOND objected 10 the passage OF the OIL OF
account OF ts prospective features. He Was IN favo
of paying interest which WA already due, by tht
Commonwealth, blu. was opposed TO proVioine' I'D au
vance, that the inRamens OF interest falling due or
the Isl January. 1859, should be paid by the common
wealth He was slso opposed TO the transfer OF mo
ney from the treasury to the James RIVER ana Ma
nawha company, for the payment OF ea'c INTEREST,"
The amount. due to the bondhoders should be psld
direct from the treasury.
M.s.rs ASpERsoE aud HEATH explained at length
the merits of the bill. and advocated Its passage Inc
or edit of the State had already been impaired oy me
failure to pay the nteres, which the James h'ver com
MANY we're unable meet on the ls OF July iasti ano
10 prevent like failure the instamens payable
nrior TO the next meeting of the Legislature, 1t was
necessary that the bill should be passed. LIS Prov
sions required the Auditor to have satisfactory ev
dencs OF the inability OF the company to meet tie Cd
legations.
yeas lO4, maya III.
cHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY.
A House bill to authorize the payment OF Interest
on the guaranteed bonds OF the Chesapeake ano
Ohio Canal Company, was taken up, and passed.
yeas l0l, naysS.
sHERIFr's BONDS.
The Senate bill concerning the bonds OF Sherln'
was received from the Senate with an amendment
to the amendment adopted by the House some day.
since.
On motion of Mr. HEATH, the said bill was taker
up and he thereupou, proposed to amend the Sen
ate's amendment by reducing the minimum amounto
the bond o: the Sheriff of the city of Richmond from
5000 GOO to S20OO00.
Mr.. HAYnnSD proposed to amend this proposition
by substituting $500 0D0 for $2OOOO0.
Mr.. BARB"uR. OF Cu!p,p-r, moved that the House
;nsist upon its original amendment He also movet
that the House adjourn, Which motion was agreed
to.