Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-23
LEGIsLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSION.
MONDAY. MARCH ~. 1853.
SENATE.

A message was received from the House announcing
lac pasSacc OF certain bills
Mr. IjornL4ss moved refer the Orange and Alrxan-
dra Railroad approp ration bin one o those connunlcA
ted the Committee Roads ind called the ayes ana
The call was not sustained On the motion Of sir.
THOMAS the bill laid on the table The other bills
were similarly disposed Of with the understanding tnat
the, viii be taken up tomorrow in the order l" winch
Trey come
SURVEY or HAf1 ROAD.
Mr. BpANNoS offered Joint resolution which lies over,
recurring the Board of Public Works to have survsS
made of route for railroad from some point on the
Co,ngon and Ohio road East of Greenbrier River
to Grafton. in le county OF Taylor.
BILL. RT1oRTED.
Changing ali election precinct in FG :isy county.
THE CONVERSION SCHEME.
The bill Tor the conversion OF the debt ol thp James
River an | Kanawha Canal Company was taken up-the
question being the substitute offered by Mr. RIvEs
Mr. RIvEs sd i nus, be acknowledged thai th'Ie vas
no subject more deserving the attention OF the Assem-
bly The State IL interested in the cork to the extent oi
50 600 co., onchird OF which in stock ana i"" thrhs
in loans and sccurities and he thought MS snIcnht
stake 20 the earnest effort oi the STATE ior us
completion. he commenced the history OF The Work
| at liz beginning in 49, and showed that up to
| this time consecutive General Assemblies hau DE
| ys,l tho resources OF the State to It's ADVANCE
ment This he took as conclusive arsno"Irdse
men of hcimporancn Of it's completion lie read the
report OF the President OF the Company relative 10 inc
shippng the port OF Richmond aud from THIS
sign Inferred the commercial greatness 10 ' attain
ed by Underwater Virginia this water line to me noun
tsio: Public opinion he though. wo:! hardly civ" ere.
dence to the pictures of foreign commerce win part al
Virginia were they founded on the ultimate compile
zion of this line Coming to the conslituonaity oil the
measure he said be did consider the original bill con
,,ution. but that objection did apply 10 the -ubs
tute inssnuch as it provided that 81 00J should be sub
scribed and paid up by individuals before inc "a
ourel convert her debt into stock tie went on ~ AL
vocatc the substitute commencing Itself to Inc stale
| and the Company.
The substitute was then adopted by the following vote
! AYrs-Messr. Amber. Bradrn. Brannon. Cad~cii,
Carlcrt Claiborne. Cobb. Coleman Dsughtrey Deskns
Day Gstewood HutdIeson Old. Rivcs, Stuart, Thomas
4 Wrst Yatcs-l' -, :,
E,ys-Me.-rs August Bruce, Coghll. Dencale. Flood
French, Hubbard. Lsynr Marshall, Paxton, Rchn"nd
Thompson. Warth. WEIGH, Wootns-':
Mr. D1 s,ii cst question. he would move t' I'D
definite postponcment Of the bill The motion WAS car
! rad BIZ the following vote -, ,
yEs-Mc.s. ArrsIcr Rrnnn"u, Brace, Cntlei', cl-i
horne Cobb Coleman Dessin- lay Floyd. Gaewood,
IIairston. Hubbard Old Richmond stiar!, ihoH;R'on
Wrst Woodng. ihtrs-:u , :,
NAYs-Me.srs August. Bfhden. Caldwell, Canlpoeii
Corbill DsupLtrry nensalr Flood. French, HudIason
Laynr Marshall. Paxton. Rsrs, Smith al Il. smhh oil j.
| Thomas, Wsrth Welch--l9. r.,
Mr. STUART aterward moved reconsideration oil ths
vote by which the bill indefinitely p"s'poned winch
carried. On motion OF the same gentlenSh' II "a'
| laid on the table.
Amending the code require ordinary keepers,
when they take lisrnse To take Ill ohth that 'hey
will not deal with slaves. tayes 90 nays ~ ,s,a ~
give bond In $500 that he will not deal with sh' es ryes
% NAYS 10 prohibit any incorporated companies save
iute nal IMPROVEMENT companies from procuring money
at rnIe Of inrerest over per CENT ayes 81, nays i
House bill esta5 shinG inspections OF tobacco Mt May0'
and Dibres warehouses in Richmond, aye 81 nays VI
to prevent free negroes from acquiring slaves except
| By descent (syes ~. nsys ID; empowering the
| BOARD OF Public Works. TO continue the work on
the Covineton and Ohio Rail Road, and Blue
Ridge Rail road, in case contractors throw up their
o0pt.ac,. ;aycs 90 nays Ci Incorporating The lhn
widdie Raj Road Company; Incorporating the Locust
bal. md Madison Coust House Turnpike Company form
in. new county of parts Of 1"-.wcll and Russell
couutics
rAYnESr OF STATE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO INTERNAL IN
rRovENESTS.
Thi, bill which was defeated Saturday, was taken up
III vote reconsdere1 and the bill passed rs follows
ArEs-Messrs Armstrong August, Bradcn. Cald yell
CophiI Dpneae Dessips, nouglas Food, Floyd French
| Fun.tcn. Hnir,ton. Hubbard Layne, McEenneT, Mar
shall Richmond kyes. Smith OF 6 Smith Of J Stuart
| Thomas Warth WEIGH, West, lates-27
NAYs-Messrs Amber. Bruce, Campbell, Cstett, Clai
borne, Coleman Dsughtrey Day, Huddieson, Old Thomp
ton. WUoding-l2
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
By Mr. AUGUST OF repeating section "a chap e. OF tn
Code concerning the branding Of tobacco DILL reported
| On motion OF Mr. PAXTON. the Senate adjourned.
EorE-The resolution noticed yesterday concerning
he election of Msjor and BHgsder Generals Of Militia
wa. oaered by Gr THOMPSON of Dnwidd and not Mr.
| AUGUST stated
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met 10 clock, pursuant aijOurnmcn ri
Prayer by Rev. Geo. Woodbridge, of the Rpscops
Church.