Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-19

providing for the completion of the SnyA =
House and Plaster Bank turnpike, and s,.
the same TO tho South Fork turnpike. BY ",
of g.. Of reducing the assessed yalne of thu !, !,
Alfred Beckley, in Raleigh, Mercer and W, 3
and of Francis Granger and brothers, in
Fayette, Wyoming and Boone--a petition a, 8
MED this. BY Mr.. DENEALE, of authorizing e
chase Of w. K. Barbse's piece Of statuary, w
the Young Republican" BY Mr.. THOMAS. az
II. Brown his hill for advertising military ord
the same, of Incorporating company 70, R
provement of the navigation OF Acquotink or. "a
the same, of providing by law for the s1empsTs
taS4tion by corporations in the State, Of the ~
the Commonwealth. BY Mr.. OLD, Of provi6
the courts may in their discretion allow conn
to tiduciares, when they shall lay before a ~
sion.r n statement of reGeipts for any Year q
months after its expirstion. BY MIR. FREscH ~
.trlcting turnpike road from aud to certs,
in T1zewell county. =:
The committee on Lunatic Asylums made,
recommending the appointment of joint cor
consisting oftwo members OF the Senate and q
tbs House, TO examine the Eastern and Wests, q
lums, and repert on the condition OF each. 3
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
ORB. J. Gray, Commissioner Of Revenue Of
Wight county asking compensation for rey,
the births and deaths in that county. OF c,,E
Halifax, praying the reduction of the tax ..
chants OF Alfred Beck!ey, praying for the,
of u law reducing ths valuation OF his lands u
la:e assessment.
BILL PASSED.
Allowing the Indian Pole Drawbridge COM
build Iol! bridge over MaSons Creek, in
county. aud increase its capital $40 ~
The bill establishing the Northwestern Vi,
LunatiG Asylum was taken up. &
Mr.. SMITH moved TO amend the bill 30 o. Ia :.
out thar portion locating the Asylum in the Sd y
for the election of member of Board OF Public Y
The amendment WIS afterwards withdrawn.
The bill wss laid on the table.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. (
The House met at IT, o'clock, pursuan, 10 az
ment
Mr.. YERRY in the Chair, in the temporary q;
Of the Speaker.
Prayer by the Rev J. b. Jeter, DID,, OF the 3,
Church.
BILLS REPORTED.
Bills were reported from The standing CT,
tees
Providing for the election OF a constable,
town Of Independence, in Preston county.
Authorizing tho town of Portsmouth to iss:.
pom bonds.
To ceds. release, and grant to James s. +:
and his heirs. the Commonwealth interest 10 q
lands, in the county Of Elizabeth City.
To annex portion OF the county OF Giles
county OF Craig.
To amend The charter Of the Alexandra
Washington Rail Road Company.
To prevent the unlawful bridging OF tn
River, near Sieubenvil!e. aud for that purpose
fine and punish such offences. This was re-
| by Mr.. SWEENEY. from a special committee.
| To amend and re.rnact the = section, OF c
| $50 Of the Code.
Creating fund for tine establishment of al
| Of tree schools throughout the Commonwealth.
To amend aud re.ensct IN act providing
| payment of the dividends of joint stock Com
| into The public treasury.
| For the relief of WIN. III. Harris.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
On motion of Mr. GREGORY. il was
Resolved, That the Clerk of the House Of
gutes be required to furnish the House with 4
statement, showing the amount Of money ass
purposes Of internal improvement, by bills a
reported to The House. and that the clerk of th,
mite. Of roads, &C., make eimtlar stateInent
amount asked by propositions now pending
| said committee.
PETITION PREsESrED.
By Mr.. MCCuE-Of David ). Bell, &C.,, AK
| lief for the securities OF the late high sheriff
county of Augusta.
LIEUTENANT GovERSoRsHIP.
The House resumed the consideration OF The
|
Lieutenant Governor, etc, aud the inendmeh
| to.
On motion of Mr.. RAYMOND, It was resolv
the discussion of the subjeot should terminate
| past two o'clock, r. NJ.
Mr.. BoIssEAu, being entitled to the foor ode
the House, Oh the question presented by the b
tha propositions to amend.
| Mr.. EpMuSDs next obtained the floor, and cor
the discussion, by opposing the passage Of the
communicated from the Senate.
He wss followed by Mr.. BARBOUR. Of Gu
on the opposite side, who prolonged the deb
general consent, until five minutes past o'clo
TIE pending question WAS Oh the motion sub
some days since, hy Mr.. BoissEAu, 10 strike
| following section OF the bill
49,. When there shall be a vacancy in the 0
| Lieutenant Governor o: Attorney General dur
session Of the General Assembly, the General
bly may. by the joint vote of both Houses fill ?
pore the vacancy in such Office until said vec
filed in the manner herein provided
Tho question being put was determined in th
tive by the following vote:
AYHs-Messrs Rail. Boyle. Boisseau. Borcms
cock, Brown OF Bedford. Brown of Upshur,
Byrnn Cnperton, Carduel, Carter Of Richmond
and Westrnor,land, Carter of Russell, Cassin, Ch
Christian, Cuckcrill, Coltrane, Crcigh Ucane, Del
Edmunds fauatlrroy, Fitzhugh Gimsr, Hackley
man, Hunter Johnston of Hsrris"n, Jones Of Apo
Jones OF Gloucester. Keen. Lundy, Lynn. Martin
Mas.ie Of Augusta, McCue, Mckenzie. Morgan, Or
Powell of Louduun. Rice, Ronald, Scott, Sedd
vrbs, SweeDy. Tntem, TOm!n, Ward, Warwick,
Verify, and iuung-IJ. .-
| NoEs-Ncssrs Alexander, Allen, Anderson.
Arnold Bailey, Barbour Of MonOnga'ia, Barbour
pepper, Bass, Brown OF Petersburg. Bird Cannad
pcntcr, Chase, Clarke. ClaybroDk. Cowan, Cox,
Crce Davidson Ducxws Garrett, Gate wood,
Graham, Grant, Gregory, Hancock, Harper.
Hawks, Raymond. Hoge. Howry, Johnson Of
Kaufman. kemble, kemper, Lee, Long, Mason oil
ampton Massie of Rcckbridge, Mays. Mckay. Mel
Miller. Moody, Nelson, Mock, Perrill. Piymale.
Powell OF Hampshire. Preston, Rives. Rutfner.
fuOrd, Seaman, Shepard, sbert. Smith, Spit,er. So
Sturm. Thomas, Thompson, Wilkinson, Word; al
cey-70.
Several delegates were excused from votins
ing paired off with absent members.
The substitute for the entire bill, PROPOSED
days since by MIR. WARD. was withdraw
question then REQUIRED ON the passage Of the
bill, as heretofore amended, by the elision
clause relative Ia commissioners Of the b.
Public Works The question being puf, wa
mined in the sflirmativs-ayes, "a; noes, 4S;
upon the SPEAKER tpro tenn announced the
of the bill!
Mr.. BoREMAS appealed from the decision
Chair, on the ground that the 9th section of C
j Of the Code, requires that all bills making
preparation from the Treasury should receive
iority Of the whole House, az voies,) ~ als'
iori;y of The Senate. lie moved that the bill
upon the table for the present. Negatived.
After some discussion between Messrs BA
Of Culpeper, and JOHNSON, of Harrison, in re.
the question thus presented, MIR. BoIssEAu m'
adjournment. This motion was reiscted, Ia
the roll being demanded by Mr.. HAYNosD
Il. nays Il.
Under the operation Of the previous ques'i
maGded by Mr.. DucKwALL, the decision Of tn
was sustained by vote of the House wher
On motion Of Mr.. DucKwALL, lat halt
o'clockl the House adjourned.
NoTE.-Mr. KEMPER, of Madison. was abse
his seat on "Wednesday, Thursday and Frids.
having been called hona by sick ness in his ia
NsTE.-Col. JAMES WILCOX. from Charles
confined ut his home by severe siakEess.