Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-19

other duties oil said board or R OceT 10 De elected bl
| cnniniy By the General Assembly;
| Also, OF abolishng the Board of Public Works
By Mr. CREIGH-O Incorporating the Femnle Institute
| in the town of Lewisburg, in Grccubrier county
| PETITION PRESENTED.
BY Mr. RuPFSEH. IRON KAnawha, tor act authorizing
popular vote tor against repeal Of the school law
said county.
bill providing tor general elections and the election
of county oiicer. then taken up, and numerou:
amendments discussed and adnpted after which,
On motion, the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. N ARCH II, 1857.
SENATE,
communication received from the House an
nouneing the passage OF sundry Senate and other bills
BILLS REPORTED.
Amending the charter of the Bank OF Kanawha. Chang
ing .he for holding the OF the 2lst Circuit
Amending the section Of the net concerning mileage pay
of members, &c. Amending section ~, ctapter 2l3
Am, ndng charter Of Indian Pole Drawbridge Company
wo bills concerning the duties OF clerks Of Au
thonzing the sale Of the land Of the GreeHsvic Academy
| and rein Investment OF the proceeds
CORRECTED.
In the ayes and nays the proposition to settle with
Seden, Whers& Co Mr. WEST OF Wctzel, should have
| been recorded in The affirmative.
CONVICTION AHD OHIO RAILRoAp.
Mr. SMITH, of g.. called up the bill apprOpristine
$500 900 the Covington and Ohio Railroad, be
pended in lsje and 1853
| Mr. WEIGH offered ryder providing that "a million
of dollars BE- further appropriated to be expended in 1900
| and 1861
MIR WAR1m moved amend the ryder by striking gu,
fccrs OF the Board OF Public Works who represented
that contracts could be- made much sdvantag
terms, iii known that they would last longer than
sj9 He gave bret history vi past legislation on this
subject, and its and contracted character and
deprecated the present Assembly following tho example
Mr.. WEIGH had been induced to otter the ryder tn sc
cure the OF the Senators from Charlotte orr BRUCE
| ind Wcstmorrlnnd (Mr BEALE) They had declared
that they could get larger appropriation to the Gov
| ington and Ohio Road than was recommended by the
Committee on Roads they would support the bill. The
speaker had not doubt that the Commonwealth
able TO max" appropriations TO Internal I'm
pruvcments II was true the Stntc debt twice as
large IA it had bcen but il also that the State
was twice as able TO pay IT,
Mr. RgALE ctnowlcdge-i his obligation 10 the Senator
from Madison Mr WELcH) In his efforts to forward tho
views had expires ed the of his appropriation
But the Senator'S amendment met OF his objection
guarantee to the capitalists OF he Union and OF
the sister states with which tn connect that The
resources OF Virginia uld be- devoted 10 it, completion
No. The ryd but continuation nf hat picayunG
nory which had kept the vi cton and Ohio railroad in
hi. Hall as the canas back upon which all the burthcn,
Of internal inn rovcnens were TO b. pac and pus"cd
| through.
| The amendment of Mr.. WARTH adopted. and er
the question of the cnsrossmen and third cndng Of the
RYDER as amended Mr. RvEs called Cor the ayes and
Mr AMBER said we'll known tha, if the friends o.
| friends they might throw AWAY all combinations witt
other roads in the State Yet these Eastern friends woulc
NOT support them because they occupied position II
which those very Eastern friends, by their action
kept them He thought the responsibility ntnched 10 th
antinternsl Improvement party in The East and lhel
| II.
Mr. OLD defended the arti.incrna Improvement part,
from this charge. He had known the time whei
this Covngtcn and Ohio Rail Road could hiss been sker
by the sn,iinternal Improvement party from cOmbina
tons, il il was engaged in combinations
| The question on tho cngrossmcnt of the ryder n
amended taken, and resulted in its defeat follows
AYEs-Mcssrs August Brannon, Bruce. Caldwell, Clal
BONE Coleman, Duuchtrry, French. Layue, Paxton
Smith of c., Smith Of j. Stuart, Thompson Warth au
NAYs-Messrs. Amber, Arms,reng, Bcnle, Bradcn Dcs
kim, Dourlss Flood, Floyd, Funston Gatewood. Hair
sion Hubbard Huddleson Johnson McKcnncy. Marshall
Neal of w. Neac Of n, Old, Rivcs, Talsierro West
Woojinc and Yacs-ai.
Tie bill was then passed By the following vote:
arEs-Messrs Amber, Armstrong. August, Braden
Brunnon, Caldwell, Coleman, Dauchrcy, Dcskins. Doi
gla., Floyd, French. Funston airson Hubbard huddlr
son. Laync. Mckinney, Marshall. Real of W.. Paxton
Rivcs. Smith of g., Smith of J., Stuart, Warlh Welr
NAYs-Mc.srs. Bcale. Bruce, Claiborne. Flood, Gate
| Thompson, West Woo ~ing-l3
| RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY
By Mr. LAYNg OF amending the charter OF the town o
Sulcm Roanoke county, (bill rcported0 by Mr. THoMP
SouthSile Ruil Road, not higher than Wilson's nor lowe
than Fords point the Eooway river, in Dinwid
die county, (b rcported3 by Mr.. hckEsSEY, OF build
ing bridge Banner Creek, in Aiddcsex county
(b reporedD by Mr.. WEIGH, Of Increasing the saar1e
of certain clerks in the Auditors Office; by Mr. LOGAN.
revi ing and rccnactng certain sections OF chapter 81
the Code
For tho relief OF Benz. Chlnn, OF Prince William
giving the consent OF the State 10 the purchase o.
the United States of ccnin real estate in Portsmouth
changing location of the Black Lick and Plaster Ban
road increasing the capital stock OF the Dunkards Cree
| Turnpike Company; Incorporating the Old Forge AM
B,ckton Turnpike Company amending the charter OF tn
Salem Turnpike Company So us to allow It To RraVrl II
!! cooperating The Stony Man Mining and manufac
turing Company.
| ALEXANDRIA LoUDous AND HAMPSHIRE RAILROAD
Mr. trysrEH called up the bill making further nppro
prat;on the Alexandra, Loudoun ard Hampshire Rail
| road.
AZ ovpd to lnv the hill The table
called the ayes and nays the motion, which resulted
| as follows:
AYEs-Me..rs Amber Coleman, Daughrey. Do.kins
Douglas, Huddleson, Logan. Old, Paxton. Taliaerro
Thompson. WEIGH, Yntes-l3
EAYs-Mes-rs Armstrong August BeHlr. Rradin, Bruce
Caldwell. Claiborne Flood, Floyd. French funsten
Gaewood Johnson Marshall, kives, Smith oil j. stuart
| Warih West Wood;ng-20
| Tho bill was then put upon its passage:
Mr. supported a as sAa R Sss az Psd
mont in the heart Of the country known rs The Goa
fields The coal from TINT region was now used every
where, and guarantee could be obtained al ih's INC
that the rrishts derived from this coal would reac
one or two millions Ct dollars in year or two after IN
| completion OF the read The amount oil money orough
into the State by this route. fre years alter Is MASHED
will be sl0O00010 He did not propose TO enter into
| long argument
Mr. FUSsrEN rnoved TO lay the bill the table and
that motion, NJ. Bruce called the ayes and nays
Mr. RvEs moved N make this bill and the other spprc
prsou bills the order Of the day for TO morrow at
| O'Clock.
Inc vote on the nlOuOn 10 oHi ou tao'',
suited in its adoption. The resolution OF Mr. RIvEs wa
also adopted.
IN motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The Housc met at 10 O'Clock. pursuant TO adjournment
| BILLS REPoRTED
Mr. HARPER reported bin to establish precinct e'e:
ton the of John Smith, In the county OF Putnam
Mr. HEATH reported Hill proyidin. for the cmpl"!
psnt Of negro convict- the public works.
HOUSE BILLS rAssEp.
| The following House bills were read and passed;
Authorizing suits be brought against corporations
fore justice of the peace and providing for the
IF serving process on the case
To amend the act passed March 1th, 1882 providin
for the construction VI the Mechanicsburg and Wyth
Turnpike.
For The relief Samuel Sands of Brax;on county-ays
l0l. noes2.
Directing the payment Of claim due TO the Salem
Peper's Ferry turnpike compsny-ycas 30 nays II. tTh
bill taken up motion OF Mr.. RONALD, and its pas
age ad rocatci by him. Nj. MAYS opposed the bill
| THE ELECTION LAWS
The House resumed and concluded the consideration
the bill concerning elections and the ordere
10 be cnzrossed.
| HANDLE RAIL ROAD.
bill granting certain privileges to the Pittsburg al
Steu5enville Rail Road Company, taken up and
passage advocated by Messrs SMITH, PORTER, LEE Pow