Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-12
OF VIRGINIA
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY y, 1893.
SENATE,


! PRAYER by tho Rev. DIR. BURROWS.
=. COMMUNICATIVE was received from the House, an
| pouncipg the passage ofcertain oiils.
BILLS REPORTED.
! Amending an act incorporating tho Hugueno
| Springs company; Incorporating the Farmers ana
Nechauics Insurance company amending sections :,
and of chap. l93 Of the Code; Amending section
of chap 207; authorizing the paymen, oil oeoi. Ann
J Adam. for work done on the South western URN
pike; releasing fine TO the Hampshire and Morgan
Turnpike company; cousentng TO the purchase py
the United States of real estate IN PORTSMOUTH an"
Norfolk county, and exemptng the same from TAXA
ton; authorizing the sale OF certain church properly
in the county of Marioni amending An act iHcorpo'
rating the town of Hedgevie, in Berkeley county.
REVOLUTIONS OF IEQUlRf,
BY Mr. OF incorporating the Hardy Coai
and Iron Company
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
The bill, appropriany 25.n0n per annum, for four
years. 10 the University OF Virginia. was ia. on up
Mr.. BRUCE moved u re consideration OF tho vote
by which the Ill! WAS passed TO l's engrossmen's'
with view to amend it a. tn make the approprla
ton 500 900 instead of 100000. The motion was
lost. Ayes 49, nays 81. The bill was then passed
Ayes n, nays Is.
CONVICTION AND OHIO RAILROAD.
The Coviugron and Ohio Railroad Appropriation
Bill was taken up-beng the order of the day.
Mr.. SMITH of g., advocated Inc oiii' anu IN lhe
course of hi, arguments urged tho adoption OF the
Governors suggestion regarding the Oyster funduH
and the exemption of State Bonds IRON taxation as
means to increase the revenue OF the State
During debate which ensued on postponIng the
consideration of the bill, Mr.. STUART stated that in
the committee of finance there was division OF
opinion about the financial affairs OF the State but
both reports from that committee would show the
finances Of the Commonwealth to be better than IN
dlca,ed in the Auditors report. Ore committee
would report i, to be probably 5000 uOo better; and
the other $500 900 better than stated by The Auditor
The bill was laid on the table.
FLOUR INSPECTION.
The bill .mora fully to define the duty and power
of inspectors Of four" was taken up The question
came up on the amendneut requiring the inspectors
when is the deere OF the owners, TO wegh the nour
| taken by them from barrel.
Mr. AMBLER desired TO say, 10 reply to the Senator
from Hanover that the inspector OF Hour had NOT con-
dsmned Que barrel owned by Crenshaw q Fisher.
Mr. WHITE said that 1t stated before the COM
mittes that all the brands, from "superhne" down TO
'.condemned, i" had been placed on flour owned by
Crenshaw & Fisher.
Mr.. AMBER objected to the Senator from Hanover
stating what occurred in u committee.
Mr. WHITE said he would then state it as a fact,
without reference to the evidence taken n the com
mi!tee.
MI AMBER stated, in reply to a former argument
of Mr. WHITE, that the Messrs. Haxall were not in
favor Of the present mode OF inspection OF Hour he
went on to establish that the present emouments OF
the inspector OF Richmond were too large. lie said
he had showed that they were over $l3,OUO. Even
with the reductions made iuciaoing the prospective
expenses the salary nearly equal TO that OF the
Executive of the State From The report of the inspect
or of Richmond as published he showed that from 1850
to 1857 1880 600 barrels Of -four had been Inspected
He produced papers showing that for the Draft Hour
taken mite years named, had been sold at AYR
aye of four cents and eighth per pound. The aver
age value of The -four drawn by the Inspector from
barrels of the city MILE he was authorized by Shield
g. Somerville to say, was larger than The average OBJ
tanned for -four from country mills Reasoning from
these facts be asserted that the receipts Of the nspec
tor of Richmond which had been exhibited In the
Senate we're one quarter less than they really were
The tax occasioued by the inspection as il existed,
WAS cent Oh every bushe of wheat sent By tbs far
mers for SALE and he would ask IL Senators we're will
ling to continue the existence OF this abuse to the in
terests of their constituents If they were then let
the result 20 into the treasury OF The State, not into
tina pocket of single individual
Mr. CoaHiLL replied, coptending for the legaliza.
ton of the present mode Of Inspection and approving
tho amendment on the ground that it would merely
hsrrsss the inspector to egh the nour as the guam
t,y taken out by the same Instrument could not be
more at on. time than another. He showed that for
years ending in 1857 according TO statement by
the Inspector. the -four inspeCtedn Richmond amount.
ed to 4l7,47S barrels per year.
Pending the discussion, on motion, the Senate ad
journed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at IL O'Clock pursuant 10 adjourn.
ment.
Prayer by Rev. j. L. BURROWS, D. D. of the Bap
fist Church.
BILLS REPORTED.
T.
ported bill No. 4U2 for the relief OF Scott and Adams
This bill was advanced TO second reading.
Adverse REPORTS.
| Mr.. RUTHEKFooKp, from the Committee for Courts
Of Justice presented reports adpse 10 the following
propost ona viz OF authorizing clerks OF circuit
courts to take judgment in the cfce subject to the
revision by the court Of amending the l4h section
of chapter lg6 of the Code The shove reports were
read and agreed to.
| rIHANcEs OF THE STATE.
Mr.. BARBOUR from the committee Of finance. pre-.
scented report the condition OF the finances OF the
| Commonwealth.
Mr. JOHNSON Of Harrison, presented minority re-
| port from said committee.
The said reports forthwith sept to the printer.
| ACTS OF THE ASSEMBLY.
An engrossed bill for increasing the number OF the
copi-s of the acts of the General Assembly, 10 be
hereafter printed, was taken up and passsd-1eas
ll2 nsys6.
| SPRING HILL CEMETERY.
| bill to Incorporate the trustees OF Spring Hill
Cemetery, 10 the county OF Campbell, was taken up,
| and it's passage advocated by Mr.. DEASR, and op
posed by Messrs. YAScEY and CHRISTIAN. The bill
| was then rejected-ayes IS, noes 81. motion to
reconsider this vote, in order that the bill might be-
laid upon the table. was rejected.
! PETITION PREsEsTED.
| By Mr.. HooE-Of citizens Of Clarke and Jetfsr.
son, praying that the original stockholders of The
Berryvie and ChsrIestown turnpike company may
be reinsated such by paying their proportionate
| share of the debts Of said company.
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
The House, according 10 the order OF the day, pro-
ceeded to the consideration Of the counter reports on
| the subject of the public printing.
Mr.. BARBOUR of Mononxaia, moved that the mi.
nority report be substituted for that presented from
the majority of the committee TO which tho subject
| was referred.
The discussion of the questions presented In these
reports WIS opened by Mr.. Seldom, and continued
| by Messrs BARBOUR Of and CLAYBRooK.
Bs.ore the conclusion of Mr.. CLAYBRooKs re.
mark. he yielded the foo, for motion TO adjourn
which was submit sd by Sir. BIRD and agreed to by
| the House.