Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-26

The House bill amending the act 10 IN
crease the capital stock of the RlchmonC
and Danyille railroad company was taker
up. read third time, and laid on the table
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
In the House of Delegates on Tuesday
night, Senate bill to incorporate the Sea
board Bank of Va. at Portsmouth, was taker
up. Mr.. Mallory offered several amend
ments, which were adopted.
MIR. rutherford offered the following
amendment. =,
Every Stakeholder in the said Bank shal
be liable ratablv out Of his private estate
/ for the circulation and debts OF the said
Bank to the amount Of stock owned by him,
upon failure of the said Bank to redeem lit
notes and pay its debts"
! On this the yeas and nays were Called
The vote resulted: yeas 81, nays 2l.
The question was then taken on the pas
sage OF the bill as amended, and was decided
in the afirmative-yeas Sc, nays %.
On Wednesday, on motion of Mr.. Ed
munds, the following bills were made the or,
ders of the day for Tuesday next at twelve
o'clock, NJ.
Senate bill to suppress the circulation OF
notes of certain denominations; House bill
with same title; House bill providing for
more uniform currency of the banks of the
State; requiring the banks OF the Common
wealth to resume specie payment.
Mr.. Caperton moved that message be sent
to the Senate, requesting the return OF the
bill to amend the charter of the Winchester
and Potomac Railroad Company. lie stated
that it was believed that the bill required a
constitutional majority, and his object IN sub
hitting the motion was to bring the subject
before the House again, in order that the mis-
take, il one had been committed, might be
corrected.
Mr.. Scott demanded the previous question,
and the call was sustained.
Mr.. Sibert called for the yeas and nays on
the main question, and they were ordered.
Mr.. Jones, of Gloucester, desired to have
the question re.stated, as he did not know
how to vote.
Mr.. Fauntleroy, who had just entered the
Hall, exclaimed: Vote like man!
The Speaker repeated the pending ques-
ton.
MIR. Fauntleroy said that he was at the
other end of the Capitol, and bad just heard
at the door that this question had been pre-
sented to the House. He desired to know IN
what form it had been introduced, and BY
whom it Lad been offered.
The Speaker will give the Information
to the gentleman.
Mr.. Fauntleroy-Well, sir, wish to know
it,
The Speaker then stated that the gentle
man frcm Monroe, (Mr. CapertoD) had sub
mitted the motion above stated, with the OBJ
ject indicated by him in the accompanying
remarks.
MIR. Fauntleroy--Mr. Speaker can | be
heard?
The Speaker--No sir. The previous ques
ton has been ordered.
Mr.. McCue hoped that the gentleman
rom Fauquier, (Mr Scott might have leave
to withdraw his motion for the previous ques
! ton.
Mr.. Cal erton suggested that the gentleman
/ from Frederick could proceed by unanimous
consent lie submitted motion to this Ell
| feet, which, after remarks by one or two
| mem bers, was agreed to by the House
Mr.. Hoge inquired if the question of con
! stitutionality should not be submitted by g
judicial tribunal.
The Speaker--It would be so determined
after the adjournment of the Legislature.
Mr.. Fauntleroy then addressed the House
in opposition to the motion submitted by MIR
| Caperton.
MIR. Edmunds then remarked that be was
unwilling to send for the bill at the sugses
ton of an individual member. He called
for the opinion Of the Chair on the question
/ of constitutlonality.
The Speaker proceeded to read and con-
strue several acts of Assembly relative to the
! Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company
Mr.. Csperton interposed with a personal
explanation, in which he stated that be IN
| derstood the Speaker to have expressed the
opinion privately, that the bill which passed
yesterday required constitutional vote. lie
| bad accordingly submitted the motion to
send to the Senate for the bill, with the vie%
of relieving the Speaker. Finding that be
was in error as to the judgment of that OFF,
Ger, be would unhesitatiugy withdraw the
motion.
The Speaker then made an explanation Of
the circumstances under which he had been
isapprebended by the gentleman from Mon
roe. lie closed his remarks with the decla'
ration that the bill did not require d consti'
tlrional majority.
The motion submitted by Mr.. Caperton
was then Withdrawn.
TIE House bill increasing the capital stock
of the Coal River Navigation Company, and
authorizing a subscription thereto on the
part of the Commonwealth, was then taken
up, and its passage was advocated by Messrs
Ward. Lee, and Fitzbugh.
The question was put, and determined Ia
the negatye-yeas 81, nays 65.
Mr.. Ward, who voted in the negative with
that view, moved reconsideration of the
vote, which motion was agreed to, and the
bill laid upon the table.
! A House bill to amend the Cd section o!
an act increasing the capital stock of the
Richmond and Danvile railroad company, SO
as to authorize an additional State subscrip.
ton of $500. 900 was taken up, and advocated
by Mr.. Martin. The bill was then rejected
ayes So, noes 60.
| On motion of Mr.. Foreman, this vote was
reconsiderej, whereupon, the bill, after the
u.ual motions, was amended by striking out
! the substitute clause, and being again put on
its passage, as amended, the question was de-
,ermined in the atirmatiye-ayes 100, nays
II.
The bill as passed authorizes the Rich
mond and Danvile Railroad Company to em-
poy its surplus earnings In extending said
road.
IL. L.