Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-08

Instruments Used exclusively for e!ucatIonHi Pun
pas s. 81 Mr. -, Of amending SEE. t. chap. 10
60 - to extend the operation of the lrw anachin
vessels on tho Ohio river 10 eli The nGTigabe wGteI
of Virginia.
. "A petition Of punjry citizens Of Jacksonville
Floyd county praying the incorporation OF that towr
was Presented.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Inc engrossed bill providing for filling the vacsn
cy N The Office of Lieut. Governor, was, on motto
! Of Mr.. WHITE taken up.
MIR. RIvEs moved to ra consider the vote passin
3 the bill to its ensrossment.
On this motion, much debate occurred in which al
me original objections to the main object Of the bill
The election By the General A ,sembly-wers urged
The motion was Defeated ayes IS; nays -.
Inc bill was then put on Its passage, with the fol
lowing result:
AYES -Messrs. August, Branuon Bruce, Ccghill
; Coleman, Deskins, Day, Funston, Gatewood, Hair
ston, Huddleson, Neals of Wood, Neas OF North
ampton Paxton, Richmond, Smith of j., Tsiafsrro
Thompson, Warth, WEIGH, West, White and Yates
NAYs-Messrs. Amber Armstrong, Beale, Bradep
Cadwill Campbell Catlett, Daughtrey Flood
French, johnson, Logan, Mckenney, Marshall
Hives, Stuart and Thomas-l7.
The passage of the bill was ordered TO be commu
nicated to the House.
On motion, the Senate then adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II o'clock pursuant TO adjourn
ment.
| REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Bills were reported from the standing committees
10 amend and re-enact the 10Th Sec of chap. 50 o
the Code;
Rslunding to John Smith, the amount of s. 90;
10 incorporate the Bridgeport and Shonston turn
pike company
To provide for the construction OF the Sutton enc
Charleston turnpike on State account;
Increasing he capital stock OF the kempsvills ca
nal company;
| tn anthorza tho ranal comnapv tr
change the route of their canal.
10 appropriate additional sum of money to eI
tend the Franklin and Monterey turnpike to the
Warm Springs, in Bath county.
Increasing the capital stock Of the Walnut GAP
road Company.
report was also presented adverse to the pro
pnsa to refund 10 S. Il. johnson Il Co. certain
sum OF money.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
The appropriate committees were instructed to in
quire into the expedlency OF 5undry propositions
| wit:
BY Mr.. RoSALD-O OF providing for, and tho endow
ment by Law, of an Agricultural College in the State
of Virginia.
BY Mr.. CREloH-Of Incorporating the town Of
Frankfort, in the county OF Greenbrier.
BY Mr. PA1ros-Of Incorporating the Union Goa
and Oil Company.
BY Mr. PERRILL-Of bill for the relief of John
MCGOWAN.
BY Mr.. LASE-Of allowing TO John Ii. Dunlavy
Sheriff Of Matthews county, an amount due him for
carrying lunatic to the Eastern Asylum, etc.
BY Mr.. MckESZIE-Of reporting bill to regu
late ferries between Alexandria aud Washington
City.
BY Mr.. CHRrsrIAH-Of providing penalty for
buying receiving from slave without his MASTER
CONSENT any intoxicating liquor; ALSO as well rs any
other commodity.
BY Mr.. HARpY-Of increasing the capital stock OF
the Lewiston plank road company said increase to be
| raised by private subscription
By Mr.. MAYs-Of establishing precinct election
in the county Of Botetourt.
BY Mr.. BoGLE-Of establishing an additional pre-.
ciuct election in the county Of Tszswel the head
waters OF the Dry Fork OF Sandy river.
| by MIR. LUHDY-Of retricting the lien of feri ia.
c,as 30 far as the may be levied that it shall
operate on all the personal property 10 which the
judgment debtor ia possessed or entitled from the time
il is delivered to the officer 10 the return day
BY Mr.. WILKIssOS-0f road, on State account,
or by means of a joint stock company, with State
subscription, from SONS point on the West Milford
and Clarksburg Turnpike, between West Milford
and Clarksburg, to the Wsonburg Depot, on the
North Western Virginia Rail Road
| BY Mr.. HUSTER-Of requiring by law that the
Commissioners Of the Board of Public Works. or
one OF them in future, sha represent The State in
person, at the annual general meetings of the James
River and Ksnawha Company, and in The several
railroad companies, in which the State has an int
rest.
| PETITIONS PRESENTED.
| BY Mr.. DCcKwALL-Of citizens of Morgan coun.
|
some point OIL the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. in
Morgan county.
By Mr.. BowcocK-For law declaring the Rvau-
ma river lawful fence, from the Hydraulic mildam
to Rays Ford, in the county of AlbemarIs.
BY Mr.. HEArH-Of VIM. G. Gwathmey, and
others. for an additional inspection of tobacco
BY Mr.. LASE-Of John II. DunIavy Sheriff OF
| Matthews county.
BY Mr.. MARrIS-Of Abram Stapter, praying to
| be relieved from Judgment rendered against him
| hv q Grcuit Eourf nj pifv
BY Mr.. YERBY-For the REIMBURSEMENT Of the
right Of the Commonwealth to sand.beach called
bone leland" in the county OF Northampton.
BY Mr.. MckENziE-Of John L. Edd, praying to
| be relieved from the costs of court.
| BY Mr.. McKENzIE-Of citizens of Alexandria
against any further legislation for the Washington
and Alexandria Railroad Company.
BY MIR. FITzHUsH-Of John ID. D. Rosseti, asking
that certain tax may be refunded
BY Mr.. FAUNTLERoY-A petition and renon-
STRANGE relative 20 the County Court of Winchester
BY Mr.. RIvEs-From suTry county, for reduction
Of the license tax On merchants.
| BY Mr. WoRD-A similar petition from Botetourt.
BY Mr.. THoRSBURe-Of g. T. Miller, asking to
! be paid certain cum of money.
BY Mr.. CHRIsTLAN-For an amendment to the
charter of the Greensville Academy.
BY Mr.. RoNALD-Of j. Yancey and others, of
Braxton county, praying TO be annexed TO Gimer
county.
CONTESTED ELECTION.
| The report Of the Committee of Privileges and
Electi0H2, On the contested election from the coun-
ties of Randolph and Tucker, came up the special
order of the day. The conclusion Of the report is,
that Jacob Conrad, the contestant, was duly elected
! and is entitled to his seat.
| The report was considered in detail and the first
| branch amended by striking out the name of Jno.
O'Donnell from the list Of votes the poll of Sam'
Crane, the sitting member, declared illegal.
After some time consumed in a discussion of the
| report, Mr.. DEkEE moved its recommitment, which
motion also gave rice to debate. The motion wes
| then disagreed to-
Mr.. RONALD moved TO pass by tie subordinate re-
solutions, etc, and consider the final resolution,
| awarding the seat TO the contestant.
Mr.. CRANE protested against the action proposed
with considerable warmth of manner.
MIR. RONALD replied, ard animadyerted with &C..
! verify upon the imputations Of Mr. CRANE.
| The motion to pass BY, etc, was then negatved.
The pending reaSlcon declared that on the poll Of
Mr. CRASE the vote OF Richard Johnson illegal,
account of non.residence in the election district
The question being put thereon was determined in
the affirmative. The votes Of three others, OF the
same poll, were, for eimiiar reason, eso declared
! illegal, and likewise the vote of a minor.
Pending the further consideration OF the report,
On motion Of Mr.. Johnson, of Hanover, tlo House