Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-26


sni p,:oucc Se,l.oai was rc:e!ved tco.i :e Iosc.
i,ESxALr moved To n; tie sil OF the tns!c and Nr
SMITH oil q, called the ayes and nays which resulted
ayes 10, Maya II.
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. CALDWELL offered join, resolution which ne
over, Terminating the session on Monday next nj :
o'clock. NJ Mr. CLAIBORNE offered resolution hxhs ''
LIST oi April tor adjournment.
BILLS PASSED. =. ., .
Arpropi iuing $40 UUU the Eusiern Lunsue asS'us
,o.prevent frauds the treasury by the ISSUE % Si
len, certificates Tor witness tees, &c incresss Rs
Turnpike Company granting r +. Jetfries, cripple H'
Rockingham county, the right TO sell oooks "''"'N
c-nse.
RICHMOND AND YORK RIVER RAILROAD; o,d
The bill increasing the capital stock oil inc
and York river railroad by $780, was de'es'e'-'
ALL THE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
Defeated this morning. made the order vi '' U"'
Tor tomorrow at IL o'clock
RTcndonD AND DANvILLE RAILROAD =,
The House BILL amending the increase ie
stock OF the Richmond and Danve RaiIUs ba ,sbIe
M. taken up read n third time, and LAID ON tno '
Details will be- gwen 10 morrow.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.
The House met al 10 o'clock, pursuant 10 ao'ourh'
meat.
BILL REPORTED. .,,o.oxa
bill imposing additional tax on certain
and vendue masters, was reported from the .ou'''e
OF Finance.
The following Senate bills taken up aud passeu;
Changing the place Of holding elections in Inc 'hifa us
trct OF Preston county,
TO incorporate the Pinnakinnick Mining Company In
the county of Harrison;
p the county o of Pre..on
Establishing separate election precinct IN Inc county Vi
Wetzel; nj
Amending an act changing the time OF holding the Cir
cu, Courts OF the 2lst Circuit.
THE BANKING QUESTION: -,
On motion OF Mr.. EDMuNDs, the following rhs ~eIe
made the orders Of the day for Tuesday next al "eNe
o'clock II.
Senate bill to suppress the circulation Of note, oil GER
tain denominations; House BILL with same , Ln r ,h
providing for more uniform currency oil tne nhh oi t
State; requiring The banks OF the Commonwealth u IT,
sumo specie payment
THE sTRAsBrno CONNECTIONS.
Mr. CAPEBroS moved that message be sent TO the Sc
nae requesting the return of the bill TO amend the cha
ter OF the Winchester and Potomac Rail Road Company
He stated that II believed that the Dill required con
sutional majority and bis object in submitting the mo
,on was TO bring the suboct before the House again. In
order that the mistake 1t one had been Committed nish'
Mr. Scorr demanded the previons question: and the
| call sustained
Mr. SIDERr called for the yeas and nays on the main
question and they were ordered
Mr. JONES Gloucester desired 10 have the question
re stated, as he did not know how to vote
Mr. FAuNTLrRov who had just entered the HAL. eS
claimed Vote like man
! The SPEAKER repeated the pcuding question;
Mr. FAuNTLERoy said that no was at the other end Of
tho Capitol and had Just heard the door that this 9ues
ton had been presented TO the House He desired to
know In what form it had been introduced and by whom
il had been offered
Mr.. FhuSrLEaoY-Well. sir, wish to know it,.
The SPEAKER then stated that the gentleman from Non
roe (Mr. CAPKRroS) had submitted the motion above
stated With the object indicated BY him In the accompany
ing remHrks) -,
Mr. SPEAykR.-No sir. The previous question mas oeeh
ordered
Mr. MccuK hoped that the gentleman from Fsuquier.
(Mr Scorr) might have leave to w'thdra" MS no'n '
Mr CApERroS suggested that the gentleman from Ere.
United motion this effect, which, after remarks by
one two members was agreed TO BY the House;
Mr. HoGE inquired II the question OF constituuonalty
should not be determined by judicial tribunal. >,
The SPRAKEK-It would be 20 determined after the ad'
journment of the legislature.
Mr. FAuNrLERoY then addressed the House Ia opposi-
ton TO the motion submitted by Mr.. CAPRRroN.
MIR EpNusps then remarked that he was unwilling to
send for tho bill at the suggestion OF an individual mem
ber He called for the opinion OF the Chair On the Ques
ton Of Constitn tionslty
The SPEAKER proceeded read and construe several
Of Assembly relative the Winchester and Potomac
Railroad Company
Mr.. CApERroN nterposed with personal explanation,
Ia which he stated that he understood the SPEAKER to
expressed the opinion privately that the bill which
passed yesterday required constitutional vote. He had
accordingly submitted the motion 10 send to the senate
for the bill with the view of relieving the srEAXtR
Finding that he In to the Judgment OF that
officer he would unhestatingy withdraw the motion.
The SPEAKER then made an explanation OF the crcuni
under which he had been msapprehended by the
gentleman from Monroe He closed his remarks with the
declaration that the bill did not require constitutional
majority.
drawn.
COAL RIVER NAVIGATION.
River Ea~jsst ION comnsnv and an,hoaaius sub.crp
ton thereto the part OF the Commonwealth was then
taken up. and its passage was advocated By Messr.
WARD LEE, and FIrzHuGH. The question was then put
and deter In the negative by the following vote:
YiAs-Messrs. Allen, Anderson Bailey. Barbour of
spesEen
Dickinson OF Grayson Duwnman, Fitzhugh, Graham
Grant, Harper. Hsskin,, Heath Howery, Hunter Lee
Mays, McCue Mckenzie, Morgan, Paxton. Plymsle
Powell of Hampshire. Ronald Ruiiuer, Scott Segar Ste
vens. Thompson, Thornburg. Warwick, Woods, WORD
NAYs-Messrs. Cru,chfeld, (Speakcrl Alexander, Ar
nrn Ball, Barbour OF Mononsslia. Bog.e, Boissesn'
shur Csrdwe, Chase. claybrook, Coekerile, cotrane
Conrod Cowan. Cox Dabney Davis, Dcarnete. Draper,
DromSooe, Edmonds. Fauntleroy, Gilmer iackleys
Hardy. Hawks. Raymond, Iliakam, Hoge, Johnson OF
Taylor. johnston Of Harrison, Jones of Appoma,sox,
Jones OF Gloucester Jones OF Mecklcnburg Keen, KEN
Moody Nelson Mock, Nottingham Porter Powell Of
Loudoun Riddck. Rives Rutherford, Seaman, seldom
shepard. Splitter, Strum Thomas. Tomlin Ward, VIII
cox, wilkinson and Yerby-65
Mr.. WARD who voted in the negative with that view,
moved reconsideration of the vote, which motion was
agreed TO. and the bin laid upon the table
House bill to authorize the Board of Public Works to
subscribe tho capital stock of the Rvanna Navigation
Company the amount of $4,000 in the form of seven
per cent preferred stock taken up and after brief
appeal in lie behef BY Mr.. MAoRupRR, was rejected
yeas ~. nays IS.
On motion OF Mr. pEJARSErTE. the vote wat reconsider
ed and the bill laid upon tire table.
VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD
House bill increasing the capital stock OF the Virginia
Central railroad company the amount Of $780, 0O0 and
authorizing Board Of Public Works to subscribe there
for next taken up, advocated by MIR CHRISTIAN and
opposed by Mr.. HAYMoSD. The bill then rejected
Tor the want of constitutional majortyyeas 81, nays 80
On motion Of Mr. DABHEy. the vote reconsdered,
and the bill laid upon table.
pANvILLE HXTENsIoN
lug capital Of the Richmond and Danve railroad
company 90 as to authorize additional State subscrp
of $500 COO taken up, and advocated by Mr..
MARTIN The bill waa then rejected-yeas S. nays 90.
On motion of Mr. FOREMAN, this vote reconsider.
ed whereupon the BILL after the usual motions
amended by striking the subscription clause and be-
ing again put onits amended the question was
determined in the afirmstive-yeas los, naysli
The bill passed authorizes the Richmond and Dan
Vile Railroad Company to employ its surplus earnings In
extending said roads.
WHEELING bonds.
bill TO provide for tho payment OF interest upon the
bonis OF the city Of Wheeling which hnve been guaran
teed by the State OF Virginia taken up and passed
On motion Of Mr. RAYMOND the House ad! ourned.
AN ACT
To INCORPORATE THE ATLANTIC STEAM FERRY
CoHPAsY.-(PiesED THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH,
1885,
|. Be II enacted by the General Assembly Of Vr.
pinis That Ambrose Dudley Mann, his associates.
successors and assigus, hereby created and