Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-23
SATURDAY. MARCH 30. l-is.
SENATE.

! cling the passage orsundry bs
"7 " RFpAtRISG ARMS
The hill spproprntins 500 600 repair the Stnte mus
kets Mt the Virginia Military Institute and nj them with
| percussion lock-, was taken up "
| Mr. DOUGLAS riicued the idea OF cSpendinR a large
smonnt OF money to ref. the arms ut the Institute tot
boya TO drill with |, might he reasonable IN ''sc OF IN
surrcction invatiOn, but now II WIS SIMPLY hpsufu
| The bill was laid on the table
PAYMENT STATE SUBSCRIPTION To INTERNAL IMPROVE
| MEST COMPANIES.
The bill amending section 2n, OF chapter 6s o the Code
60 s 10 provide ',hat when the fund. appcn6c th"rr"
arc insufficient, 10 discharge nthe intnmcnts OF nbscrp
ons made by Bo"rd then they shHll b" applied !" me
dscs-pa Of rriptOhs cnmn nrst IN the order
that thee made by the Ronr, except IN r"s ~ whrrc
purchasers q. The hond may designate such comp"
nics the payT!en; stall be mnde to NM urhrr; h-t
bs, Nh, n r1r. of the ta:e or Board III Public Works
shall tail To provide tunds iuT any %Lim or app
due by the State, the claimant t" whom II IL har .h Tor
the purpose providing Tor such indebtedness Hh'f III"
gbt n, the Elk per ether equivalent
bonds Of the state the xcd by law and OF making
the proceeds Of such purchase applicable 10 the
| OF snrh unpaid clnim was taken no
long disc sion sprung up this bill The chief OBJ
jrc,ion urged by the opponents being that Interval ia"
from The state could obtain the State bond- and by dis
posing Of them below par impair the credit OF the Com
monwrnth.
hill - il, encrossment and called the aye and moss.
whi. resulted in The defeat OF thu MOTION as l"|'%-:
AYrs-Mc-srs AmbiEr. tatiett, DhuenteS, fhA'""'
Riyes Wesi Wooding-T
N,rs Me.srs Armstrong August Eer!.. n."lsp. Pran-
| non. Caldwell, C0ghil Coleman, Denea'; Drskins'
dlcson MrKrnTey Hra of w. Old, Richmond, smith OF
C.. smhh al J . Stuart, Thomas. Thompson, Wnrlh.
Ystcs-2a.
ryder Emi;inr the application OF the fund, To IN"
paynent tor araai, done and requiring that IN" Pre-
sdrnt and Directors hall make adavit that SUCH limit oil
spplcson shsll bc observed. defeated by the toll
lowing Tor the want Ot constitutional majority
AYEs-Mes-rs Armstrong, August hradeh' Caldwell
C0rhlI Deneac. D"kns, Donclas Flood, Floyd French
Funrtrr IF,irstnn HckrnnrY, Paxton Richmond smith
&C. Slnti. al J stunt Thurnns. Warth' WEIGH iHie-
Rruc.
bell Cstlr Coleman Dauchrrry. Hurdlc-on. Nrnlr oi
W, Old. Rive, Thompson. West, wo"dins-l'
NJ. 4" make good To- the persons purchasing bonds
difference between the par and market '"'ue' WAS "r
tniteiy tostponed-ayr- -, nays IL
The bill was then lo.t Tor want 81 II consiuonal ma
iority. rs i0llows .
AYES Mrssrs Armstrong August, Er"irn. Caldwell,
DeneaIe D-,kins, Douglas, Flood. FLOYD. trenrh, Fun,
of G. smart, Thomas. warth. wrlch. Yr,er-.l.
NAys-Nessrs Amber. Bene, Brsnnon, iirnc" Camp
bell Catleu Coleman. Dhughlr hubbard" huun,rs'n'
Neal ofw, Old, Paxton, Rives, Thompson West Wood
ing-!7.
Mr. FLnop called up his joint resolution nSing IN" III
instant for Ihe election Of aud other government
officers ,,.,
Mr. CsTIErr saii the general impression was tha th'
session would las, but few days longer And he hoped
the Assembly would proceed With thu election
Mr THOMAS opposed I" maxim. tue e'rch"h tE's
session At all One reason the very limited range
open the Legislature to maze sho,c' IL WIS
wen known the present officers wou ! mold over
Mr. CAMPBELL called The ayes nnd nay- IN the amend
Inent which r-ruitrd AS follows: -.
AYES Messrs. Amber, Arnlstrong' Autnst' Coshl
naueh,rey Deusuie, Defkins, Floyd. French run,ten
Gstcvooj Huddlcsnn. isynr, Mchenney: Marshall Neal
Of w geale ii n Paxton. Richmond. Smith oi Il
Smith of j. Stuart, Tho''ns. Thompson WEIGH "s't'
YEira-21
NAYs-Mrss-s Rcac. Rraden, Brsnnon. irucc Cald
we'll Campbell Cnctt, Cahornr. Douglass, Flood Hairs
ton IIubburd Rivrs Wnrtli "UOdn2-9.
The resolution - amended was then adopted
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