Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-16
LEGISLATURE aE VIRGINIA.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY ID, 1853.

SENATE.
4 message " "a received from the HOuae of Dele |
gates announcing tbs passage of certain bills and rs.
rious amendments to tbs bill incorporating the IA
nawha River Navigation Company. The amend |
men,s We're agreed TO.
BILLS REPORTED.
Amending sec. s. chap 50 to suppress the crcula
ton of notes nf certain denominations; Amending
sec 9, chap. 50; Incorporating the Northwestern and
Hughes River Turnpike; Incorporating the Roaring
Greek and Martins Bottom Turnpike Company; au
thorizinp the Roanoke Valley Rail Road Company 10
iseue its bond. to tbs amount ct S23oJU ncorpora
ting the HOLIDAYS Cove and flillsvllle turnpike
Company; authorizing the Browns Gap turnpike
Company to charge tols on the bridge al rnrt KS
public; exempting the fTemen oil portsmouth, '''''
jury duty
FREE SEGRoEs.
Mr. BEALE presented resolutions from the c"rm'? q
Northumberland, ins ruc,ng her delegates ana Sena
tor 10 vote for bill to re5ve tbs State oil Tree lie
groes; bill to prohibit emancipation OF slaves oy
deed, AMI 10 oppose any appropriation 10 coioH@a'
tioa.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
by Mr.. WEST, Of authorizing the Western lrsis'
por;aion Company to construct railroad or reieaSt
ono constructed from the Pennsylvania line to
the Ohio River, and thence to Welsburg in Brooke
county, Va and TO bridge the Ohio river at or near
Stsubersvills BY Mr.. McKESsgY. of Incorporating
the Ravenswood Drawbrdge Company. BY Mr..
FRENCH OF reporting bill for the relief Of school
commissioners in Marshall county.
FIRST AUDITOR.
The resolution raising tn, salary Of the let Auditor
to 81 O00 being up, the sum of 81 900 whs stricken
out. The blank was moved to be filled by Mr.. CAT
LETT, with 80 900 by MIR. RivEs, with % 500; by
Mr.. DAY. with - $40; by Mr.. BEALE, with $500; by
Mr.. DAuoHrREy, with $4,000 The resolution WAS
laid on tue table.
HORTH.wEsTERE VIRGINIA AND BALTIMORE ASD
OHIO RAIL ROAD CONSOLIDATION.
The bill for the consolidation OF tina NorhW estern
Virginia aud Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road being up,
Mr.. STUART said he believed the contest over THIS
n. h..ur
Wheeling, but between Norfolk and Baltimore-e
contest for the trade of the West. What the trade OF
the East ID to the cities Of Europe is the trade with
this Valley Of the Mississippi 10 the Atlantic cities Of
the Union. New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Charleston, and Savannah, were already stretching
out their arms TO grasp it, The great father of his
country srove to gain it for Virginia by projecting
her great water line, but the State disregsrd-d his
efforts. The speaker coEtended that this consolidation
| would give the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad the pow
or to render the Covingon and Ohio Railroad utterly
useless. 1t would bring it within seventy eight miles
of the Sandy River which, with its capital and enar.
gy il would reach long before the Covngton and Ohio
Road would make terminus there. 1t Virginia wus to
strike her flag and surrender her Interests 10 Maryland
| M demanded that it should be unconditional He aud
| his colleagues from the valley would come here
and ask that a railroad from Baltimore through the
valley be built and that she be allowed 10 enjoy lts
fruits But he hoped Ito such state OF things WIS IN
contemplation, and that wiser, more comprehensive,
and more patriotic views would prevail lie spoke OF
the new line Of steamers about to be nsugurated DO.
tween France aud the port of Norfolk; and III glow
lug terms described the results TO arise from this d..
rect trade. Louis Napoleon the wisest monarch who
has filled tho throne of France since the days vi
Charlemasne, has seen the advantage Of developing
commerce., and is seeking to blot out the
stain of Waterloo, not by the blood OF Englishmen,
but by outstripping their country in trade. lie has
seeu that England has POSSESSION OF New York. and
he has seen the necessity of building up trade
with the South. He spoks Of the probable-and he
said it rorrowfully- DISSOLUTION Of the uniuu and
argued the greater necessity Of the South having q
great outlet and inlet tor conmerc. In view OF these
facts he protested against the consolidation as giving
the Baltimore and Ohio road the power TO direct the
trade from its route through Virginia.
M-sers. BHANNuS and DESEALE replied briefly "a
Mr. stuart.
The vote being .ken resulted in the defeat CT tho
bill by the following vote:
AYrs.-Mes.rs Brannou, Bruce, Coshill. Denesle
DesHins, Day, Floyd, French, Funston, Gatvwood
Mar.hal' N-ale of W. Male oil N, Pax,on Smith
Of e., Smith Of s., TaIa,erro, Thompson, Warth,
White. Wooding AID ietcs-23.
. NoEs-Messrs Armstrong, August, Beae, Braden
Caldwell, Csfl-tt, Claiborne Cook, Coleman, D.ugh.
trey Douglass, Flood, Hubbard, Hudd-son, johnson
Layns, Logan, Old. Richmond, Rives, Stuart, WEIGH
and West-23.
Incorporating the Croton Female College, in King
and Queen county; authorizing Fauquer County
Court transfer the jurisdiction Of the estate Of Ma
thsnel Massie (insaneI 10 the County Court OF War
the house Of VIM. Crunch, in Wayne county.
| MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
A communication was received from the Executive
f asking The General Assembly TO appoint come more
definite mode Of calling an e1;ra session than low
exists in the law aud stating that omission to dt
so, would be considered by him as an evidence, thn
il Gid consider extra session necessary, and be
, would not call one without pressing necessity
\ occurred. On motion of Mr.. DEstArr. th- CONAN"
e .i...;i"m was referred TO the committee oil Courts u
II Justice
+ The Senate OIL motion, adjourned
b HOUSE OF DELEGATES
o The House met at II clock, pursuan, to adjourn
ment.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
II Mr.. BALL, from the comme. Of Courts, &c, re
J. ported bills Amending 10Th and lth sections OF Chap
Ter $50 OF the Code To change the time of holdin,
/ tho in the fourth Judicial circu Amending
the eth section of chapter IA Of tho Code; 10 ament
the ll:h section OF al act concerning the terms oil tb
i circuit courts Of the l4h circuit lie also presented
reports adverse the following propositions: or pro
vding by law thar coets shall carry interest from h
J. rendition Of the Judgment; Of establishing al nddl
tona adicial circuit in the 9TH judicial section OF tn
: State.
Mr.. SPirLER, from the committee OF Claims report
u ed bill reiunding TO Geo. W. Stanley, certain sun
Of money and presented report adverse to The petl
ton of Duncan IL Williams.
Mr.. CHAPMAN. from the committee of roads, report
u ed bills authorizing the Board OF Public Works Il
subscribe on behalf OF rhe Commonwealth to the cap
tal stock of The Back Creek Valley turnpike conpa
ny to dispose of the interest of he Stale in certs
= public works.
! Mr.. HARPER, from the committee Of agriculture
etc., reported bill 10 amend and reenact The Sd sec
u ton of an act Incorporating the Dora mining Bill
{ manufacturing company.
Mr.. CHRISTIAN, from the special committee to re-
vse the rules of the House. presented report which
= was ordered to be printed
a ELECTION or OFFICERS
The resolution fixing the 9th inst IS The day fc
q the election Of Public Printer and other officers, re-
turned from the Senate with an amendment, changing
tho date TO the "l7th, up in order, and on mo
J ton Of Mr.. Seldom laid upon the table for th
! present.
REPORTS FROM BASKS.
The SPEAKER presented reports and c0mmuDica
tons from various banking institutions IN !h's State
responsive to resolution heretofore adopted by tn
j House. The same were referred TO the Committee o
Banks.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The SPEAKER presented communication from tn
Governor recommending the passage Of an act def
ming the mode and time Of the application for extr
session of the General Assembly, provided tor by TIT
Constitution, and also defining the power to nppoin
the tins of converting it, &c. The closing paragraph
OF the message reads:
aft the General Assembly shall adjourn whou
taking action Gil this subject s.all infer that III
known necessity existing at The time of the adjourn
lnent is deemed by sufficient TO authorize the ca
Of an extra session, and sh8ll not exercise the powe
to convene, independently vested in the Executive
whou, some extraordinary and now unforeseen caus,
makes the necessity mperious.'
On motion Of Mr.. HoGE, the said message was re
fcrred to the committee Of privileges and elections
wh instruction to report ut once in regard to the cub
Iect therein brought TO the attention OF the Genera
Assembly
THE ARMORY INSTITUTE.
On motion of Mr.. SEDDOS, the Senate bill 10 pro
vide for the enlistment of young men between tnt
- th. Ii,