Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-19

now, hereafter, be made-and from ina fact that
it is believed 10 have greater nlsrlt than any
other, it Ia made thu ueucleus of all the
railroad combinations which prevail go alarmingy
now to push this road beyond the necessity of apply
ing bicnnialy to the Legislature for appropriations
and carrying with il other Railroad schemes Of minor
import. If this system continues to prevail before
this road can be completed, It will involve sppropr
stious of indefinite millions of money.
To save the State from the incubus, which these com
bined propositions threaten US with and to push this
road beyond the necessity OF carrying with II
Others believe il the duty of conservative men
and those who have heretofore opposed it, to
vote for the bill in any form in which it may
DO presented that may be consistent with due esti-
mats of the ability of the State. was pleased TO
hear expressions 10 accordance with these views from
my friend. the Senator from Wesmoreland. Mr.
BEALE,) who represents here an anil INTERNAL im
provemsnt constituency l believe too, the Senator
from Charlotte, Mr.. BRUcE.l expressed the same
views Finding necessity for this infusion OF con
seryatsm upon this subject and to prevent the dIsas
terra which a combination of railroad schemes will
inhct upon us shall vote fer the bill and thus here
after Discard all others.
After discussion by Messrs. ARNsTRoSo, BEALE,
CATLrrr, DENEALE. SMITH Of c., and HUDDLEsoS,
Mr. DESEALE offered ryder authorizing the board
OF Public Works in the year 1861 TO borrow two mil:
lions of dollars, to be appropriated TO the road ana
every year thereafter to appropriate the same sum
until the road is made and equipped; provided how
ever the aggregate sum does not exceed $lO 0OO
After some discussion on the ryder by Nessrs.
West, STUART, DOUGLAS and AUGUST, Mr.. CLAI.
BORNE, OF Petersburg, offered 40 amendment to the
ryder, limiting the yearly appropriations to 81 OOO OUo
per year. The amendment of Mr.. CLAIBoRSE was
adopted.
motion by Mr.. BRAENoN. to strike out the words
land equipped" in the ryder. was Lost. The ryder
then defeated-ayes, 3d. nays %.
The bill was then passed by the following vote:
Arls-Messrs. Amber, Armstrong, August, Bro
den, Brsnnon Caldwell. Caiborne Coghtll, Coleman
Dauy btrey Deneale, Douglass, Floyd, French, Fun
sten, Hsirston, Hubbard, Huddlesou, Lsyne, Nc
Kenney Marshall, Neae of W.. Paxton, Rives, Smith
of G., Smith OF j., Stuart, Wsrth, WEIGH, White and
Yates-3l
Cobb, Day, Flood, Lakewood. johnson, Logan, Nsae
of n, Old. Richmond. Talaf.rro, Thompson, West
and Wooding-H.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met q. IL o'clock pursuant to adjourn.
ment.
BILLS REPORTED.
Mr. RONALD, from the committee OF Privileges, ETC.,
reported bills
TO establish precinct election at Temperance Hall,
in the county Of York;
To establish precinct election at the houss Of ia.
cob F. Conrad, iu the county of Braxton.
Mr.. CHAPMAN, from the committee OF Roads, re-
ported a bill
Increasing the csp;tn stock OF the Abingdon and
Russe Old Court House Turnpike company 30 as to
enable them 20 complete their road.
Mr.. JOHNSTON, from the committee of,fnsnce. re-
ported bill increasing the compensation OF the
Secretary of the Common wealth ito 81 ,8OO.)
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
BY Mr.. HACXLEY-R Remembrance from Fairfax
county, against al additional Commissioner OF the
Revenue for said county.
By Mr.. HARpY-Petitiou from Lunenburg county
for charter for railroad, from Carksvil!e to the
junction of the Richmond and Danville and South
Side Railroads.
BY Mr.. THoaAs-Of Rober, A. Wright of Warren
county, for the refunding Of q tax erroneously as
sessed
HOUSE BILLS PAssED.
The following eugrossed bills were taken up and
passed:
Increasing the capital s,ock Of the Ksmpsville
Canal Company
To authorize the kempsvle Canal Company to
change the route Of their causl;
Giving the consent Of ths State Of Virginia TO the
General Government for the purpose Of erecting
light house ir the county Of Accomsc-yeaI l26.
PATRICK AND HE.RY.
On motion of Mr.. MARTIN, an engrOssed bill to
annex part OF tho county of Pstr!ck to the county
OF Henry, was taken up whereupon, Dir. BuRwELL
moved reconsideration OF the vote ordering tho bill
10 s engrossInent, in order that he might offer
amendment requiring the question of annexation 10
BIZ submitted TO the voters OF Patrick county, &c.
Mr.. MARTIN opposed this motion, alleging that the
bill IA en2rossed provided for the submission Of the
question 10 tne p6Op6 reolulDR "ltnu tuc Hulis VI
the area proposed to be annexed, and they alone, he
argued, were directly interested in the question.
After further discussion of the measure, the mo-
ton to reconsider was negatived. The question then
REQUIRED upon the passage Of the bill whersupon Mr.
BURwELL called TT the reading Of lengthy remon
strsnces from the county Of Patrick.
The hour fixed for tho consideration Of the special
order of the day having arrived the further consider
alton Of the annexation question was postponed un.
Ill 10 morrow.
The bill to organize tbs militia aud provide for the
defence of the Commonwealth. was then taken up
whereupon Mr.. KENPER addressed the House at
length 10 support of its provisions.
The discussion Of the subject was continued by
Messrs. PORTER, SWEENEY, kEMPEK, JOHNSON OF
Taylor, and ANDERSON.
Mr. WORD moved to reduce the fine, e., a9u. i'tend.
Rnce mustere, ETC., from 10 to ~ ct-t. - 'Sd-
tved-ayes 81. noes II.
Mr.. WORD further moved to am ri ;Ga BIZ Oy ex
empting from the payment of hnes thoss whnse re
gious creed, or faith was opposed to bearing arms
Rejected.
The bill was then advanced to iis engros.ment,
whsreupou Mr.. SWEENEY offered ryder, proposing
to submit the law to the ratification or rejection OF
the voters of the Commonwealth. The ryder was
reiacted-ye8s SO; nays, 49,
The question required on the passage Of the BILL
and being put, was determined in the affirmative by
the following votes
AYES -Nessrs. Cru.ehasld, (speaker,) Allen, Ander
SON Bailey Barbour of Monongaa Barbour Of Culpeper
Bass Boyle Bowcock, Bowcs Brown, Of Bedford, Brown
of Petersburg Cnnnaday Cariwe Carpenter, Carter OF
Richmond County and Wsstmorelaud, Carer, Of RUSSELL
Chase Claybrook, Cockcre. Coltrane. Cox. Davidson
Davis Deane. penrnette, Dickinson. Of Prince Edward
Dickinson, OF Grayson bowman, Draper, Dromgoole
Ednunds faun,loroy, Fiizhugh Garrett, Gaewood
Gibson, Graham Grant, Gregory, Hancock Hardy Has
sius Hawks. Heath. Iiickam Howerton, Howrey, Hun
ter Jones' of Appomatox Jones' OF Gloucester Jones' of
Mscklouburs, Knufnsn, Keen, Kemper Lane, of Mat
thews and Mddlescx, Lee. Lundy, Magruder, Martin
Mason. Massio. Of Rockbridge, Mays, Mckinney. Nc.
Kenzie. Miller. Moody, Mock. Paxton. Powell, Of Lou.
doun Preston Rives Ronald Rufner. Rutherford Scott
seddon, seSsr, Shepard. Tstem, Tebault, Thompson
TomlIn Wngfsld. Yuucey and Young-s6.
EAYs-Messrs Alexander, Arnett, Arnold. Ball, Bird,
Foreman, Brown, Of Upsaur. Byrne, Cassin. Clarke.
Conrud Cowan Crcel, Duckwall Hackley. Raymond,
Hog'. Johnson, of Taylor Johnston OF Harrison. kee
Kenble, Long. Lynn, Martz, McCue, Mckay. Morgan,
Nelson Nottingham, Osburn, PnrrilI. Pymale. Porter
Powell Of Hampshire, Prince Rddick, Splitter, Stana.
ker, Stevens, Swecny, Thomas. Thornburg, Warwick.
Woods, Word-46
Messrs. CHRIsTIAN, RICE and SIsERT stated that
they would have voted in the negative, but had
paired of, respectively, with Messrs. GILMER, BuK.
WE'LL and BoissEAu.
MONT SESSIONS.
The following resolution, offered days since by
Mr.. OsBURS, was taken up, on motion of Mr..
sweeney, and agreed to.
Resolved, That from aud after Wednesday next,
i2i.h inst y this House will meet at o'clock, P. NJ,
for the purpose OF taking up, and considering bills OF
private nature in their order on the calendar.
On motion OF Mr.. MELLON, the House adjourned.
From the Rockingham Register. by Request
WORD FOR MANASSAS.
What will the Legislature do for the Manassas Gap
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