Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-12
LEG I.LATURE OF vIRG mia.
THURsDAY, JANUARY 7. 1858.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

| increase the capital etOck VI Tue fIonAhh ouv ""
clesville turnpike company to extend lis road to bev
erly; To amend and reenact the act amending IN
charter of theLi,tle Kanawha Navigation COMPANY
To provide for the construction OF the Fork Lci
turnpke; Providing for q further increase IN ,n'
capital stock of the Raleigh and Grayson turnpike
To amend and re.enact the act to incorporate TIT
Buckhannou and Little Kanawha turnpike company
and authorizing said company TO increase ts capita
STOCK; To amend the 5lh Sec Of chap 30 OF inc COO
of Virginia; Asking an appropriation tor repairs .
the Armory To establish the Mason Agricultural 80
ciety; To abolish the inspection on lime; Authorizing
an increase of the capital stock Of the kanawha Goa
company and for other purposes 10 incorporate I'M
Union coal and iron company; to amend an act moor
poratiDg the Bank of Danville.
ADvERsE REPORTS.
Reports were also presented from the Standins
Committee adverse to sundry proportions ana peti
TONS viz: For appropriation OF uoo 10 compie
the Wellsburg Female Seminary; or 80 adjusting
the assessment of lands for taxation as to place then
on perfect equality with the holders OF oonds; ~
exempt David Lewman, Jr., Of Pulaski from taxation
for receiving subscriptions for and delivering books
That less tax than is now imposed, or no TAX, o.
assessed upon citizens Of Caroline for the privilege
selling books, etc OF allowing commission to u. r
Miller of Csbell county, for collecting the revenue
Of eIempting the Masonic Saloon IN DanViie iron
taxation.
CLERK PoR SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Mr.. HooE reported a resolution from the Specia
Committee on the Election Lave, which was amend
ed, on motion of Mr.. CHRisTiAN, and then eooptee
| a. follows:
Resolved, That the Special Committee to Revise
the Election Laws, and to revise the rules OF IN
House shall together be authorized to employ Cleri
AZ compensation not exceeding 81 diem for eacf
day Of actual service to be certified by the Chairman
of the committee.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
The SpEAxER presented communication from
Bassett French, Esq, Clerk of the Farmers Assem-
bly, transmitting resolution OF that body relative
10 the documents and reports OF the late boaro
Agriculture. The said resolution was appropriate!
referred.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The SpEAYER announced the following sspecio
committees under resolutions heretofore adopted:
On the Petition of VIM. Barbee, asking the State
to purchase one of bis Works OF Art.,-messrs
Martz, Spitsler, Magruder. Duckwall, Caperton'
romlin. Hogs, johnson Of Taylor, Cardweil, hoy
mond, Cassin Lakewood, and Brown Of Upehur.
For providing additional protection to the siaVe
property of the Commonwealth -MessIs. m Shy
kemble, Mckenzie, Perry. Osborn, Seddo9, Cnase'
Moody, Plymale, Tatem, Creel Lane, and clarke.
To consider 80 much of the Governors message as
relates to Insurance. Segar, satooar OF
Culpeper, Christian, Edmunds, Powell OF Loudoun'
Ysncey Ruffner, Bowles Byrne, Ciayorooh' "aye'
Carter of Russell and Bird.
ANNUAL DISBURSEMENTS.
On motion of Mr. BARBOUR Of Culpeper, it was
Resolved, That the Auditor OF Public Accounts De
requested to furnish this House with a statement OF
the actual QbDuTe6IQ6Qtb VI luo AVNOAeS 1Ss
each of the last five years, classifying the osDorSe'
meuts under appropriate heads.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
The appropriate committees were instructed 10 IN
ours into the expedency of various propositions, to
Wit:
man for services rendered the Commonwealth IN the
preservation Of Public Buildings. Referred to spe'
By MIR. STEVENSON refunding to R. P. Fletcher;
certain excess Of taxes lands improperly charged
to him. ", D,u,os
John Whehurst and Bstson Whitehurst for loss and
EXPENSE incurred by them in the capture OF WIN:
Lsmbden, master of the schr. Mary Elizabeth ana
who is now confined in the Penitentiary for an a.
tempt to carry of in bis vessel i've slaves Inc pro
perty of citizens of this Commonwealth.
By Mr.. HARDY-Of so amending the act providing
for the voluntary ensavement of free negroes as 70
give the county courts concurrent jurisdiction With
the circuit courts on that subject.
By Mr.. GARRErr.Amending chapter lou o. toe
Code 80 a. to provide for the revival oil warrants
pending before, and judgments given by justices OF
the peace in case of the death OF either party.
By Mr.. MAGRUDER-Of amending the 9th and
4 sections of chrpter 81 of the Code so as to ena'
BILE denquents under said sections TO pay Tue 'ot'e'
ures incurred without cult.
By Mr.. CHRIsrIAS-Of providing that the banks
of the State operating on the State STOCK OASIS
at their option. change to the same system az tnat on
which the 'old banks" operate.
By Mr. HowERroS-Of Imposing q Tax on gates
across public roads. =,
a turnpike road from Princeton, in the county OF
Mercer, to come point, on the Covington ana ono
railroad near the mouth Of Greenbrier river.
By Mr.. FIrzHueH-Of incorporating the Dream
mining and manufacturing company.
PETITIONS PREsENrED.
By Mr.. RoYALD-Petition for endowment OF an
agricultural College in the State OF Virginia. tinls
nkod
Nv Mr.. FAUNTLERoY-From Winchester, asking
the Interrogation of the Valley Female Institute
This was also presented yesterday, simultaneously
with two other memorials relative to the corporator
court OF Winchester, erroneously reported county
'' Nv Mr.. SEDDosWof the fredericksburg Gas com
psny. s,,,.- t., .h. go
duction Of tax on his lands in Carroll county;
By Mr.. CHRIsTIAN-Twe petitions asking that tht
blind persons be exempted from the prohibitory tai
imposed on peddlers of books. ~.
By MIR. LANE-Of r. l.. Montague asking tina
sum of money paid for weights and measures by TIT
county of Middlesex be refunded,
By the same Of John FL. Dunlavy, asking tina
certain commissions forfeited by law be refunded.
BY Mr.. DABSEy-Of V. Parrish and others rela
tive TO lunatic now in Cumberland county jail.
By Mr.. HAsIINs-Of II. e. Csbel, l.. w. Glaze
brook, Haxal Il Co. and John D. Quarles for an sd
ditonal warehouse in the city OF Richmond.
CONTESTED ELECTION.
The House resumed the consideration Of the repor
of the Committee of Privileges and Elections on TIT
contested election from the counties OF Randolph ane
Tucker. list of challenged votes on the pou 0
Jacob Conrad the contestant, were declared legal o!
the committee and Intellectual motions were made Il
amend the report by an elimination OF names OF w"
NJ Heron And Swecker, aud Eli H. Rohan.
MIR. DAVIS proposed to pass by the report with I'M
view of considering resolution which be designed
to offer voidipg the election and providing for new
election by the people. The motion was negstived
On motion of Mr.. CRANE, the pames OF Patrici
Coepy and John Backer on the poll of J. Conrad
we're stricken from the report after some discussion
The resolutions of the committee, declaring sever
other votes on the same poll to be illegal, were agree
to without dissent.
Mr.. FAUNTLERoY then moved 10 pass 10y the WI
Their consideration of the report in DETAIL to oonsde
the final resolution of the committee awarding IN
contested seat to Jacob Conrad.
Mr. CLAYBkooK aignifed his concurrence in TN
proposition, inasmuch az the contestant woulo su
have two majority, it the other votes on Mr. crane
poll declared Illegal were awarded to him.
Mr.. ARHoLD asserted that according to bis coun,
there would be tie, and as the decision OF the lega
ty Of the votes yet to be considered involved sques
ton of much Importance he would move an ao)oarn
ment. The motion was agreed TO. -
NoTE.-We append an abstract OF the committee
report as originally presented and "a far as CONSIDER
I'D with the present condition Of the report as alec
ed by the action of the House:
Resolutions. On S Cranes PoR fspoTteds hS'eecan
LIST. Allen votes--illegal, IA Is
5,h. Rich johnson do tnon.resid'n !
9th VIM. johnson, do do
7th Curran aud Brooks, do
9Th. j. NJ. Queen, ilega-a minor,
Total number Of illegal voters, ~ 10
ON JACOB coNRAD's POLL.
18th, 18th, and l3th-iega,
| 10th. Add Cooney and Backer, declared ,
| illegal by the House,
Total No. illegal votes,
The vote received at the poll was,
| For Crane. 3le
For Conrad, I'll
Majority for Crane,
| For Conrad. For Gran
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