Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-09
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EVEkISG SEsaIoS-FSiDAT, MARCH ,, lo'
H0Isr OR DELEGATES.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House Inc: at O'Clock, Z H., MIR. EnhcSI'
officiating 81 Speaker.
The Hall wa, dimly lighted with candee, in couse'
ouence OF the exhaustion OF water IN the gas mere
SOUTH SIDE EXTENSION.
The bill 10 incorporate the Suuth.Slie extension
rail road company WIS taken up the unfinished
hu.n-ss of last night, rns pending question being on
rhs motion 20 postpone the iutther consdero''on "
the bill, indefinitely.
inc 10 sneak on the merits of The BILL but yielded the
floor to Mr. KEEPER, who. 10 consequence OF Tue
comparative darkness of the Hall, and the discom
fort ihereby produced, moved an adjournment.
Mr.. GREGORY called for the yeas and nays. Inc
roll was then called, and the motion to adjourn re-
iected-yess 81, nays 90.
Mr.. Seldom then obtained the moor, onu "os w.,
that tbs bill before thu House he laid upon the taoie'
A. he desired 10 Offer th. following preamble and re-
soluon 40. ::
Whereas, II i, of essential importance, for ne IN
eress of the States TO the appropriation o oe
fore the adj Du.umsnt Of the Legislature, ana 'ne
sion is 30 near lis close that immediate ac,inn No.
souely necessary in order to avoid the dltnca'!'e'
which must resut from the omission to pass SO itn-
portsnt law.
Resolved, That the rules be suspended for the pur'
pose of taking up aud acting on SAID Dill.
Mr. BARBOUR of Culpeper, invoked the House 10
proceed in regular order with the business before II
Mr.. Paxton opposed the motion to lay the extern
sion bill on tbs table.
Mr.. Seldom called for the previous question. which
wa. accordingly ordered.
Mr. Paxton demanded The yeas and nays. The
motion submitted by Mr.. seldom was then rejected:
yeas So, nays o..
Al this juncture the gas was turned on, aud after
the result Of the vote was announced,
Mr.. MAYS again obtained the hoOr, and advocated
the indefinite puslpOnement OF the pending bill. he
characterized the proposed railroad a. rival to two
importah, improvements IN which the Commonw eath
was largely ;erested-the James River and Kama
wha Canal. and the Covingrou and Ohio Railroad.
Mr.. Paxton replied TO tho argument advanced
| by Mr.. MAYS and advocated the passage OF the bill
| The discussion further continued by Messrs
DEANE and YaScEY in opposition TO the bill, s1d b.
| Mr.. MAssiE, ut bridge, in support ut it.
The previous Question was then ordered, on motion
of Mr. paxton. and being put, was determined in The
nega,ivs-yess 80, nays So.
The ryder offered by Mr.. PAXTON last night, Wal
then order-d to be engrossed and the question re
Cured on the passage Of the bill and ryder.
Mr PAXTON c.i!si for the previous question, which
Was ordered. THE bill was then rejected-yess 40
nays So.
| FLuvASSA FEMALE INSTITUTE.
On motion 81 Mr.. BowLEs, Senate bill to incor
pCrate the Fiuvanma Female Institutes in the count,
| of Fiuvanua, taken up and passed.
MIR. LEE moved 10 reconsider the vote rejecting thu
Sou.h.Site ext-rson railroad bill.
| Mr.. DowSMAS moved that this motion be laid up
| on the table The inutiOn WIS agreed &c.
Mr.. GREGORY moved 10 take up bill, concerning
rico. The vote was taken, aud the SPEAKER decided
! that the motion was agreed to. A division caet
for and a count iadicsted-ayes 81, noes l4-no QUO
| rum voting.
| On motion of Mr.. TuaLIS, the House adjourned
| st 10 minutes TO Il o'clock-syes -, noes 81.