Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-30

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COAL RIVER NAviGATIOS.
| Mr.. WARD moved that the bill To increase the cap
| ts s.ock of the Coal River Navigation company be
| taken up with the view OF enabling him to offer
substitutes. The motion was re- eced-ayes ~, n0ei
A.
iNvEsTaESTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
| The Senate bill for requiring the payment Of in
teree due 10 the State on investments in internal n
| provernents as amended in the House. returned
| from the Senate with an amendment practically de
LAYING the operation Of the enactment for sS months
which the House, on motion OF MIR. POWELL o
| Loudoun, disagreed to-ysas 10, maya IL.
| On motion of Mr.. SEDpos, the House adjourned
| SATURDAY, MARCH -, 1853.
SENATE.
| A communication received from the llouss
announcing the adoption OF Gil amendment 10 the
! bill for the Issue Of a coupon bond to G.. Bucking
| ham & Co, In tia Mace of one lost. The amendment
was agreed to.
| BILLS PASSED.
| House bill Incorporating the Bank Of Wiams
town. in Wood county; House hill amending the act
establishing branch Of the Exchange Bank, at
CIark,burgi House bill incorporating the Clear Fork
Turnpike Company; 20 authorize Denny Martin to
take thu name Of Fairfax certain SUITE providing
thai the Rule days sha precede Court. where the
| term Of the Court commences on the Tuesday or
"Wednesday preceding the first Monday in the month";
to confer original jurisdiction Of cases Of unlawful
| entry and deiainer circuit Courts; Amending the
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only in the lands condemned FOR the Turnpike; House
bill establishing the Mason Agricultural Society; 10
reduce the commissions 6f sheriff. on clerks sts to
| Ave per cent making the attempt on the part OF a
prisoner In the penifenary 10 burn any of the build.
ipgs or II administer poison to any OF the nmates.
| punishable by death; making the carrying Of a tree
! negro nr negro who will become free, bey"ni the
limits Of the State with intent IN deprive him Of his
liberty, punishable as felony concerning inspectors
of tobacco; amending the act authorizing voluntary
associations nj individuals 10 fence their land in
| mon authorizing the Circuit and County Courts TO
grant perpetual charters 10 cemetery oompanlesi ri
lowing the commissioners of chancery residing in AL
| bemsrs, Primes Edward, Petersburg and Lynch
burg to receive notares fees for noiaries services;
repeating the section requiring inspectors TO brand
| Western tobacco with the word Western" sup
Elementary 10 the ACT Incorporating the town Of
Harrisonbure; establishing separate election pre-.
cinct in No. District. Clarke county authorizing
the County Court Of Amherst to issue scrip to the
| tai payers.
| ELECTION OF MILITIA OFFICERS.
| Mr.. DOUGLAS offered the following preamble and
Joint resolutions
eat thai there should always be- corps OF generals
4Innently distinguished for military capacity. acquir
I'd by previous training and education, ready Ut mo
nenls warning to head and to lead to glory the best
defence Of FREQ country, well regulated militia.
And whereas The duty devOlves upon the Genera!
Assembly 10 watch over the great Concerns O the
| State and to provide means to promote the common
| veal.
Resolved, That each member OF The present Gene.
raj Assembly and their successors be- and Ia hereby
,terlared To be Militia aeneraihe msmbers oi the
Houss uf Delegates being Biissdieis and the mem.
bers Of the Senate Major Generas
Resolved further, That in detailing any at said
officers for duty in the field in rtpelllng INVASION
supprassing insurrection or enforcing the collection
of the oyster tax the strrfest regard be had to sen
ority of commission; and if any incapacify exists
among the ssniors the juniors shall act as their aids
The resdingof the resolutions was received with
great burst Of laughter.
Mr. TAIIAFERRo moved to suspend the rules with
the view of taking up the resolutions. His motion
prevailed.
| Mr. DEKEALE then suggested that The Governor be
| Lieutensnt General and the Lieutenant Governor
Rear Admiral Of the Navy. Much laughter.
The resolutions were adopted amid mnch mir'h.
The order of the day, being the election Of Major
| and Brigsdier Generals of Militia. was then called
up, and after long debate on parliamentary rules
| wss indefinitely postponed, hy the following vote
hrKs-Messrs Armstrong. Braden, Brannon, Catl":t.
Coleman Daughtrey Deskins. Day, Flood, Funston Hub
bard, Lasnc Logan. Mckinney, Marshall Neae oi N,
Paxton Rves Smith Of Smith Of J Stuart. Thomas
N.Y.-Messrs Amber Bruce, Caldwell CoehilI, De.
neale, Floyd, Huddlesou, Old Ta:!"terro, WEIGH aud
Among the advocates of indefinite postponement
we're Measrs. CarLETT. FLOOD and others. M.asrs.
AHBLER, WHITE DEHEALE and others opposed IT,
BILLS REPORTED.
tn proyjde for the election of constable in tho
town of Brandonville creating new Brigade, to
be composed of the counties of Tazs~rl Mcdowell
and Wise; granting relief to Mrs. Ann Robertson and
her children.
REDUCTIONS or isoUiRf
By Mr. Dou6IAs.-Of repeating that part OF the
act for the organization nj the militia which vaoatea
The commissions Of the officers holding commissions
at the time Of iis passage; by Mr.. MekESsFf' "i
amending the act organizing me militia
The hill for the inspection OF salt in W ssefn NIr
pinIa was indefinitely postponed on motion Ut Mr.
WARrH.
On motion. the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Tho House met 10 o o'clock, A. Nj, pursuant to AL
journment.
BILLS REPORTED.
By Mr.. PRgsTOS--A bill for The relief ut J1ass Gar
rett and others school commissioners of the comfy
Of Grsensville.
By Mr. DowSaAN- bill for the raliet OF tha "a
lem Station and Rappahannock Turnpike Company
By Mr.. JoHSsoS Of TaylOr-A bill requiring 'he
Treasurer to convert the coupon bonds held in rusf
for the independent banks Of the Common wealth
into registared stock.
DIRECT TRADE WITH EuRoPE.
On motion Of Mr.. Anderson, Senate bill to In
corporate the Norfolk and st. Nazare Navigation
COMPANY was taken up and two or three immsterial
amendments being adopted, the bill wss passed
JAMES RIVER AND EASaWHA CANAL.
Mr. MAYS moved that the rules be suspended with
the view of taking up Senate bill 10 authorize Tie
James River and kanswha Company TO borrow
sum of money, and TO Suspend the collection OF the
debt due TO and guaranteed by the Commonwealth.
in order that the revenues of the company may be
pledged for that purpose.
The motion was opposed by Messrs FAuNTLERor
and JOHNSTON, OF Ia. nnd sista'nen Dy Messrs. "a
PERToS and HEATH.
M. FAu.rLsRoY called for the yeas and nays,
which were ord-red. The motion va. then agreed to
yeas 81, nays 50.
The bill was accordingly taken up, and read The
NJ n T. he
floor, and made brief onslaught on the measure.
He was replied to by Mr.. DRAsE, whoss remarks
ELECTED respoDae from MIR. SkDDoN
The discuasiou was further continued by Messrs.
SwEENY FAUSTLEROY and HEATH
The previous quesfion was then or1erid, on mo
ton of Mr. BARBOUR OF Monongalia, and the bill was
read second time.
Mr.. MALLORY addressed the House in supper. of
the scheme.
Under the operation OF the previous question,
moved by MIR. McCuE, the bill was read third time.
The question the passage OF The bill vas then
mt and determined in the negative, for the want of
constitutional majority, by the following vote
YrI.-Messr, Anderson, Bailey, Bail, Barbour Of Cul.
pepper Bass, Bird Bowcock Bowl-,, Brown OF Bedford,
Coi,r,ne Cox Cregh Dabaey, Deane Dejaruette Down.
man DuckwaIl Fitzhuyh, Gimer, Graham Harper, Has.
kins, HAWKS, Heath, Hunter KemPer LEG, Iundy. Ma.
Nsuie OF Augusta, Mays, McCur. Mckenzie, Morgan,
Nottingham Paxton Psrrll. Pymae Powell Of Loudoun,
Powell OF Hampshire. Prince Rdd!ck Ronald, Rutner.
scott, seaman, segsr. Shepard Stsnsker Stevens,
sweeny, Tsrem Thomas, Thompson. Thornburg, Ward,
Warwick, Wilcox Woods Word, Yaneey and Young-7a
NArs-Messs. Crutchield Speaker Alexander. Ar.
net Arnold. Barbour Of NJ Boyle, Boss.esu. Foreman,
Brown OF P, Chase, Clarke cluybrook, conrod cowan,
Cree Davidson. Davis, Draper Dromgooe, Fsuntleroy
Garrett. Gregory, Hsckley. Hardy. Raymond, Hcfsm,
Hoge johnson CT Taylor Johnston Of HARRISON Jones OF
Appomanox, Jones of Gloucester. kaufman, kemble,
Lane. Lsng Lynn Mckay, McKenny, Miller. Mock, Por.
ter Preston, Rrea, Rutherford Ssddon, Sibet Smith,
Splitter, s,urm, Tonin, Williamson and ierby--52.
sew ISDEPEHDEST BANK.
On motion of Mr. ARyoLD, An enerossed bill to 60
tsbI.h an indepeDdsn: bank in the town Of Weston,
10 Lewis county was taken up, and the same waa
passed.