Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-06
MONDAY, April ).
SENATE.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED

MONDAY, April5
SENATE.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Repeating the act authorizing the Crescent Manu-
featuring Company Of Wheeling to borrow money;
for the relief Of VIM. ID. Farnsworth amending the
law in relation to of adjoining fishing shores
for the relief Of X. p Fletcher.
SENATE BILLS Passed.
For the relief of Ann Robinson and her children
incorporating the GlenwoOd manufacturing cn'npa
nv appropriating SG5,OOU to the repair and enlarge
ment of the capitol. This bill provides for taking
ont the North wall of the Capitol and extending the
end u feet besides painting and interior repairs
Reversing the acts Incorporating the Monongahela
navigation company exsmpting from inspection lum
Der cut on the land of the owner.
ADJOURNMENT.
A message was received from the House announC
ing that IL had amended the Senate resolution tor sd
ionrnment on Tuesday. the 9TH, by striking out the
date aud inserting "rhursday the 9Th inst" The
amendment Of the House agreed to.
Details will be given tomorrow.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
The House met at 10 o'clock, pursuant to adjourn
ment.
sir. KEEPER reported bill with the following title
which was read three times and passed
To repeal al act to authorize the Crescent manu-
featuring company to raiss money by loan at not
more than per cent interest or by sale of preferred
stock, or other stock, passed March 10th, 1858.
oTHEk BILLS PASSED.
A general "scramble for the floor, or the recogni-
ton of the SPEAKER ensued which was repeated after
each Of the following bills was passed. the same being
seversly taken up on motions submitted by the Dele
gates tnelt0nedi
By Mr.. BRows of Upshur-House bill for the re.
lief of VIM. ID. Farnsworth.
By Mr.. STEyESs-House bill refundng a SUN Of
money to K. p. Fletcher guardian of Ann Il. LsWis,
for taxes paid on ERRONEOUS assessment of land
By Mr. SEpDoN-House bill TO amend chapter l2l
of the Code in relation TO owners of adjoining fishing
shores.
By Mr.. CssslS-Sensie bill for the payment of in.
terest 20 the officers Of the Valley Bank Of Virginia,
at MOoreGeld and StauntDn, on certain treasury
notes held by them after matu;ty-ayes DO, nays D.
BY SIR. PoRrER-Ssna;e bill to incorporate the
Holidays Cove and Welshurg turnpike company.
ADJOURNMENT PINE DIE.
At IL o'clock the SPEAKER announced that the
hour had arrived for the consideration Of the order of
the day. The tax bill" was accordingly taken up;
whereupnn
Mr.. MAKrz moved that the same he passed by for
the purpose Of taking up the Senate resolution fixing
the day Of adjournment.
Mr.. MraPEa addressed the House in favor of pass.
ing by for tho purpose CT eonsidering resolution
which he proposed to offer, prescribing the order OF
business. He submitted q motion 10 this effect,
which the SPEAKER ruled out.
The previous question was demanded by Mr.. LEE,
and the yeas and nays by Mr.. RlvEs. The motion
to osgs by thereupon agreed to-yeas So, nays
a. and tho re,ortiOn taken up.
Mr. MARTY moven To ....-end the same by striking
out Tuesday, the Jth," and INSERTING "Aharsdsy,
the 9Th, at u o'clock D"
Mr.. ANDERSON moved the previous question, which
was ordered
Mr. HARD demanded the yeas and nays
The proposition 10 ailsnl wes then concurrad In
yGGa S. nays Is The vote WINS recorded "a follows :
YEA--slsssrs, Grutchield, LSpcaker,l Anderson
Bailey Ball. Boyle, B"iseeal, HGwles, Brown OF Pc
tersourg Brown "f upsiIur. Caperton Carpenter,
Carter of Russell, Chapman, Christian, Coltrane,
Creieh Dabney, Davidson, Faunileroy, Gilmer,
Graham Grant, Hackay. Harper. Heath, Hunter,
Martz soon, L,.ssia OF r., Msssie Of A McCua,
McK.uney, Mckenzie, ll;ile., f,elson, Paxton, Par
riIl Powell of H., Preston, Princes ioDsla, Seldom,
Shepard. Smith Sta'naker Stevens, rhomss, Thwsatt,
Ward, Word and fauoey--it
SAYs.--M-ssrs. Alexander Arnstt, barbour OF Mo
ponyalis Bass Bird, FOREMAN Brown OF Bedford,
Carter Of Richmond county and Westmoreand, Cas-
sin, Chase, Clarke, Cockerille, Conrod, Cow"n,
Desne Dickinson of Prince Edward, Duckwal
GstewCod, KCncock, Hardy, NaskiuI Raymond,
Hoge, johnson O., Taylor, Jones OF Appanattox,
Jones OF Gloucester Jones oi Mecklenburg, henble,
Lynn, Mays Mckay, Mock, Nottingham, Plymale,
Porter, Rives Seaman, Sibert, Splitter, Sturm, Swee
n.y. 'faern, Thornburg, Tomlin, Wilkinson, Woods,
Yerby and Young-AS.
The resolution as amended gas adopted, and forth.
with communicated to the Senate.
ORrER OF BUSINESS.
Mr.. CHAPMAN moved to pass by the order Of the
day for the purpose OF taking IN bill for The relief
of Edward G. Vass.
Mr.. KsMpER resisted the motion, and called for the
yeas and nays, which wnre 0rd.red. The motion
was then rejected yeas IS, nays 50.
Mr.. KEMpER then moved to pass by the said order,
with view Of considering the resolution previously
indicated by him.
,rhe rreyinus question was ordered, on motion of
Mr.. AM EkeCu, ard the YEAS and nays demanded by
Mr. HARDs.
The motion TO pass by, submitted by Mr.. kEsPER,
was then agree to-yeas 50, nays 80.
His resolution was accordingly reported, as fol.
lows:
Resolved, That the resolution under which the
night sessions o! this House ara now conducted, be-
and the came Ia hereby rssoinded: that the Clerk
shall forthwith proceed TO call over the names Of mem
bers in alphabetical order and continue to call du-
ring the day and night sessions, and any member pre-
sent, when his name is called, may call up any one
bill or resolution, without reference to s position
tho calendar, and ihe said bill shall BE- thereupon
finally disposed of that no discussion on any one bill
shall continue longer than thirty minutes, nor shall
any member speak longer than five minutes at one
time, and the Speaker aha not entertain any motion
to suspend any provision OF this resolution, proyided
that nothing hcrDiu contained shell he construed tn
interfere With tho consideration Of the tax bill or sp
propriation bill
Mr. Seldom objected to the consideration Of the re-
solution.
MIR. KraPrR moved a suspension of the rules. in
cred. Agreed to-
The resolution then adopted-yess 81, nays 10.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
,Ir, Nelson made an Intellectual motion to pass by
the order of the day, with the view Of enabling him
to offer resolution to proceed to the election OF Au
dtors, and other officers on go7ernnen.
PERSONAL EPISODE
Mr. SuEEHY, Of Wheeling, arose TO submit pri.
vilrged p-rsonsi statement. He sad l received
through The post office, yesterday morning. an anony-
cicuar addressed to the Speaker OF this House,
and the President Of the Senate. | think it bears
the ear marks Of men who has had great deal to
do with this government in connection with the
State bonds, with Banking firm at Washington
city, This individual, with callous heart and
impudence, has lntruded hlmselt
often enough upon the members OF this House.
But whoever the author of the paper may
be- il is due to myself and my constituents to declare
it to be tissue of unmi;gated fssehoods and mia
from beginning to end, and, if ain
not mistaken. he deserves lodging place with Col.
Morgan, on an adjoining hill, rather than the priVi
lege OF boring tbs members III this uall.
THE TAX BILL.
The House resumed the consideration Of the bill
imposing taxes for the support O. government. The
pending snsndment, proposing modification OF the
lax on salaries, was rel -cted-yeas 3, nays 20.
Mr.. SEDpoH moved 10 amend the same section OF
The bill in the clause prescribing that the tax shs
be assessed on salaries, if the samo ba not more
han $3.50. by substituting "S45O' in lieu Of the
amount designated in the bill Negatived
Mr.. SwEEsY proposed to substitute "s5OO." Re
ected.
Mr.. ToMLlS moved to strike out the clause, eI
,eptag officers receiving salary out OF the Tressu
y. AGREED to-
Mr.. RONALD proposed ta asaent the 9TH section, by
adding the following:
Provided, however that any person or per.Ona, Tor
he privilege of keeping an ordinary for shorter Pc
od than one year, .hsll pay such tax for the time
he license is granted for the time for which the
iceuse il taken bears to,he whole year. Provided,
hat license ss!. PCT he granted for shorter lime
han three months.
The proposition was rejected after ss::es discus
ion.
Mr.. Anderson moved to amend the section pre-.
cribing the tax on boarding house keepers by stri
ring out "$IU,n and inserting "$5." Rejected.
Mr.. McKES1IE m0ved to amend the same section
BY excepting boarding houses, "kept by wdows and
Romen " from the lar preacribei. This propositnl