Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-09
SATURDAY MARCH 6, 1853.
HOU'aE OF ATRS

| On motion Of Mr.. ToMLIS, the House adjourned
st 10 minutes TO Il o'clock-ayes -, noes 81.
| SATURDAY MARCH 6. 1853.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| The House met al II O'clock, pursuant 10 adjourn
ment.
| REPORTS FROM COMMUTERS
| Mr.. RUTHERFORD, from the committee for schools
and colleges, presented reports adverse TO The follow
ing propositions;
| OF lands
Of granting the prayer OF the petition of p. NJ
Adams,
OF providing for the protection Of GOAL, in transitu
upon railroads and canals.
Mr.. Preston moved to pass by the unfinished or
der Of the day with the view Of taking up Senate
bill authorizing the issue OF per cent bonds to in
terna Improvement companies, under certain circum
| stances.
Mr.. FAuNTLERoY opposed the motion on the
ground that The consideration Of the bill referred TO-
you'd cut of the consideration OF the special Ords.
of the day. in which bis constituents were despy in,
| tereated, viz The bill concerning the Winchester
| aud Potoms3 railroad
The motion Ia psa, by was rGieo,ed-syes S., noes
g..
| EXTENSION or TIE SESSION.
| Mr.. Powell, Of l. u ioun moved that the order oil
the day be passed. by in order that he might Cer the
! following resolution:
! Resolved, BY the General Assembly, that 10 con.
plete the necessary Legislation important sub ecfs
it is eIpedent to prGoEg is 5esslon beyond the period
of ninety days aud that the sans be prolonged 10 the
18th day of March.
The motion to pass by was RI ,cted-yeas g., nays
IS.
BRIDGING THE OHIO.
| TIE eubsisting order of the day, being the "6l 10
| prevent the u.!ewfu bridging of the Ohio, near
Steub.nvilie, and for !hs. purpose, to define and
punish such offences"
Mr. SvELSY. being entitled to the floor, resumed
his argument in support OF the provisions OF the oli
! He said that it had been inspy termed the Wheel
ing Bridge bill" liz OIL set. indicated by the title
was 10 prevent IT, completion of bridge now in the
course OF erection t,.s Chic river, which had
been commenced in defiance OF the virtual prohibition
of the Legislature of Virginia.
Mr. SwEEsY moved that the discussion Of the
reac IRE shall terminate q, hsfpsst IL o'clock. which
would al;oV :gsnty five minutes to himself. thirty
minutes to the oppCIoBS ~ so bill, and i've minutes
10 himself in closing the debate.
The motion was resisted by Messrs PORTER, LEE
and WARD.
! Mr. WARD was interrupted in his remarks, at Il
! O'CLOCK. by to- SPEAKER, who announced that the
hour fxed for the Jii :.dsr of the day, having for
its object the election of officers. Tad arrived.
Mr.. SwLESY moved that the joint order De passed
b.; r II.
JoSE. of appon s;toE ard the yeas aud nays called
| By Mr. BoREMAS.
Tie question to pass by was then determined In the
| negstve-ysas II, nays 81.
The SPEAKER stated that nominations were i'll or.
der ior the o;ce Of Secretary of tbs Commonwealth
Mr. KEMFEk moved 10 postpone the execution oi
| thu jpint srder Hs ssid that no possible noonve.
Dience could result To any one from posfpdnement
OF the eiecrion There WAS no earthly ressou WAY
the election should b. gone into and for ons he pro-
tested against Wasting The last sands Of tho sesdon in
the manner proposed, when 30 many important sub
, .u.ts we're yet upCnu- ldrred.
Mr. i,oA.g opposed the motion to postpone. Re-
tfIis-ra
had b. en- banded belween tao ..orse and Senate for
two m0us, and he therefore hoped nat t!e expiring
moments of the session would be devoted to tho coc.
t:Cp.
The motion to postpone was further advocated by
Mr. HoCE, and "pE0e:d by Mr.. WARD.
The main question was ihea ordered, on motion Of
Mr.. SPIrLER, ard the yeGs and neyC demanded by
Mr.. DIcKIsS0S OF GrSyaon.
The m"tiuu to posipons then agreed to-yeas
-, usys 81.
On motion of Mr. KEMpEk, the auhai-i;ng order ct
the day 1.-THE CuvinsOm and Oao Rail Road bill WAS
passed by with III. view OF considering bil com
municated from he S.ua'e amending the militia act.
The bill was then forthwith advanced and passed.
BRIDGING THE OHIO.
On motion OF Mr.. SwEESY, the subslsting order
of the day Was further passed by. with the view OF
reauning the confederation OF tho bill 10 prevent the
un,awiuI bridging Of the Ohio
Mr.. PAIroN rsnr-S sc the motion to limit the dis
moion was .irCted.
Mr. SwEgxY sta,.d that be would reserve the ad.
dionsl remarks winch he proPos. ID TO submit, until
tho opponents Of the bill had been heard.
ilr SMI1h then nhtsned thu door, aud addressed
ths Huus. in Opposition to the pending bill lie
claimed for his cuGs;itueI5 the EharsE right 10 con
-truc. q railroad with their Iiou-y OF their owh
lauds in order thai they nigh; obtain market Tor
thar produce. The men interested in THE Improve:
nent we're mostly Virginisns, who were IS loyal TO
the institutions C: the Son'h, rs were the p.ople ct
Wheeling. Tnsy veis Invited t2 CONS TO Wheeling
with their produce, but thu cost OF transportation
thither would ba double that which would be incur.
red when the road aud bridge now in curse of cen
struction were completed Yet. with all these facts
known. the d-!egaf, from Wheeling had introduced
bill. to subject his constituents to imprisonment in
ihs teniteLi!ary i they should persist IN masking the
road and erecting brIiy ever h. Ohio river MIR.
). continued 10 ar.u- the ,nsG'iGn al cpnsiderahe
length. B-fh concluding his remarks, he yielded
thu ,or 10 Mr.. seldom. who moved that the further
consideration of tn. pending bill and all other or.
d-rs Of the day b. passed BY in order that he might
submit motion TO take up the appropriation bin"
Mr. DEJARSETrE moved that the motion be laid
upon the table.
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Hsrrison, opposed thi5 motion, and
was proceeding with his remak', when
Mr.. FAuNTLERoY interrupted him with point Of
ORDER which was ovsrruled By the Chair, Mr.. MEN,
PER temporarily occupying the Chair
From the decision of the SPEAKER, MIR. FAUsTLE-
ROY appealed in writing, Is follows:
The member from Caroline having gu bmit.e1 mo.
ton TO sy rpoL the table, the Chair decides that mo-
ton is debaeab!s in certain limits and from that de-
cisOn an appeal ia tak-n 10 the Houss.
The decision of the SPEAEER was sustained, and
Mr.. JOHNSON proceeded with his remarks.
Mr.. CApGRToS. next obtained the foor, and com
mented upon Tie action Of thoss members who had
resisted an extension Of the e-ssion. They had nade
the reconsideration of the Orange and Alexandria
railroad bill prete1 for opposing that extension and
leaving unfinished all the business now embraced in
the calendar of the Houss. They would let the gov.
eminent 20 into rather than allow the
advocates of the Orange and Alexandria bl-cnm
prsing large majority of the Houseto have another
opportunity to get a vote on that measure And they
justified their position the assumption that they
we're preserving the credit Of the State This was
the grief of the crocodile mngng his tears with the
bicoi CT his victim Mr.. e. remarked that il the ses
sion shoa.d clsso night, and The members dsperss
the Executive CT the Commonwealth would probably
exercise his suthoriy, 5y csne extra sssou, and
bringing the recusaat members bsek ts Seats to
transact the important business now before them,
Mr. HAYMosD desired to know what Mr. CAPER.
ros meant by the term "recussnt."
". CAPERToS, in reply, said that he n can't those
who were cayiiing To do wsat the CONSTITUTION con
emplated thy should DO, under the orcuu stances in
y hich they were now plsoed. Mr.. CApERroy con.
liuusd bis remarks for some minutes longer.