Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-23
AYES and noe, On it which resulted in it, adoption a,

D,skns, DOuglns, fmDu, FRENCH, fuhJth, 'Ihtrwood,
fu.d.son Paxton, Smith Of Grcanbnrr, Stuart, Thomas,
N,itL WEIGH Wu ding and faies-l9
NoE.--Messrs. Amber, August Brsle. Bruce, CAli.
vel Campbell Hubbard Mckinney, Neal OF Wood, Old,
smith of Jackson Thompson and Wrst-li.
CoyISGroS AND ONO ASDBLuE RIDGE RAILROADS.
MIR STUART offered joint resolution empowering the
board o Public Works la c"uinur The works On the Cow
,D.tun aud Ohio and Elue Ridge Railroads, Ia case the
contracts on those roads should be- given up to present
contractors. The resolution was Withdrawn and bill To
accom- pisi the same object WAS Introduced.
ELRcrIOs MAJOR GENERAL
Mr. ArGrsr offered Il joint resolution which lies over
kin. the 18th inst for the election oi BrgHder und Ma
jor Generals nf Militia.
On motion the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II o'clock A. ST., pursuant to sd
lournmcnt.
sHSArR BILLS PASSED.
The following Senste bills were read and passed
10 amend act concern ne the terms Of tho Circuit
Court;
For the relief Of Barmar r. Gray. oil Isle OF Wight
county: go
For the relief Of VIM j. Murrsy, commissioner OF the
revenue Tor Caroline county;
10 change the time Of holding Courts in the 18th Cir
cult:
For the relief Of John l.. Walker;
Rnlensn: tine 10 the llatnprhir. aud Morgan Turn
pike Company.
ADJOURNMENT SISE DIP.
During the reading Of Senate bills, Mr.. KEEN made
mn Ia, tecml noJn to pa-s by III" consideration OF said
hills TO enable him offer resolution tor hn ADJOURN
mcn ,,inr dnh IN FRIDAY next.
NATIONAL ROAD.
On motion of Mr. SWEENEY, resolution from lhe Ecu
,t. authorizing diversion Ot the tolls from IN" H"tioh"
Road In Virgins, the repair al the brairh ruhhihs
from St,curods Bridge To the Eastern boundary line I"
tho city of Wheeling WA taken up amended anu lm''e'
COyISGroN ONO RAIL ROAD.
The Senate bill ID provide for the completion OF tns
cuvinron and Ohio Rail Road, taken up. and I'D
vancrd 10 third reading. After few remarks by MI
CAP.GToS, the question the passage OF tis bill Wal
nut and the roll called by The clerk.
Before tAG uf the result. Mr. CAPEaT"N
moved that the bell be- rung The motion WINS agreed 10
During the pause thus arising. il appeared informally
that the Affirmative vote fell short u the con ttutlonai re
uurinrnt OF II. To the number vi four votes hrssrs
CoLrRANE and HEATH, the latter III whom hnd just enter
ed the Hail. voted aye sml Messrs. CALDWELL aud
kAuFMAS and lrSS changed their votes from the mega
tive To the affirmative side The result WIS then nhnoun
c.i-y-ss IS nays -. aud the SPEAKER accordingly de-
cnrcd that tho bill passsd The vote WIS recorded HI
follows:
rAs-hlesSr-. crutrhGril. (spenkrr,) Anderson, Ar
mold Bailey, Ball Bnrbor o Cuiprprr Bass biri 30"
cock Bowlcs. Burwrll Byrns CAprr'on Car well Gar
pcntrr. CHssn Chapman. Christian Chybr"ok, Iotahr
i:rrig Dnbney, Dran- Dcjsrnetrr, Dickinson {" Prnrr
Edward, bowman. FhLhueh, Garrett Underwood, "ip
son. Gmer, Graham Harper. linskins. Hawks, Heath
IIuwe-y, Hunter kaufman. krmper Lee. Long, Lynn
M.erud.r. Mallory Martin. hartz Mrs.c OF Rockbrider,
son. Noirin Cham, Paxton rarril. Piymn!, Powell oi
flnmpsbirr. Prince. Ronald, Runrr. scott seaman, Sc
gar, Splitter Stevens. sweeney TAtem 1hnnn-, Ihninp
SON. Thnrnbure. Tnmlin, Ward, Wurrick, Woods, Word
and Yaurcy-7S
NoEs.-Mrs.rs. Alexander. Arncit. Boyle Bois.e"u,
Borman, Brown OF Relur Brown OF Petersburg. Brown
Of Upsur Carter n Richmond county nDd Wrs.ninr.lHmi
Carter Of Russell Chase, Clarke, c"ckrrlIr, conrnd'
Cox Davidson, Dickinson Of GraysOn, Draper. fnunr
roy Grant, Gregory, Hardy. Inymond liirkn ll"s",
flowrrton Johnson of Taylor. Johnson Of Harrison.
Jones Ut AppomatOx. Jones of Gloucester, Junrs "i
Mecklenburg. Keen. hrmblr, Lane. l.nndy MCKAY.
Mrkenuey Miller Moody, Mock. Porter, Powell al Lou
ioun Riick, Riv,r. Rutherford. Seidnn ShcDaf, -.
bert smith. sturm, Wilcox. Wilkinson and ferby-.I
oRASGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD
Mr. HNRUouR "f Cuprprr moved that the snbssng or
,rrs Oi the day be passed 10y with The view oi enabling
him to r,uyr to TAX. up the House bill to authorize lorn
vi 800 900 To the DrHng.Hnd ArNandriH Railroad Com
pAny a upon the lrhl" al the last SESSION. anu rrns"
ted in that position on the calender at the Originating al inc
present session. .
The previous question ordered. on motion OF Mr.
BARBOUR and the main question ordered to be puty"Hs
-, nays IL
The motion Ia pass by WAS then agreed TO yeas -.
nays It, mud the motion take up likewise concurre M
The question sssln required On the passage nt the b
and being put determined In the hnlfinhuSt ny f'
following Snir:
YEAs-Mrs.rs Crulrhhrld (sprakcr) Allen. Andrr1"n,
Bailey Ball. Barbour Of Gu prprr, Bass. Brd fn"r"'k,
Rowlrs Brown ii Bedford. Brown al upshur blrwri',
yrnr carrrton Cns.in Chapmsn Chr.,iHn, cl"ybr"ok,
C0rnnr. Creiph Davidson Deanc, DijhInrtie. Down
man. Draper, Duckwhll Firzhugh, Garrett Gn;ewo"h,
kaufman. kemper. Lee, Long, Lynn MnsradrI, a"ofy
Martin sartz sssc of Rockbridge Massie OF Augusta.
Mays. McCue. McKr ncy. Mckenzie, Miller. MoresI'
Paxton p"rnll Plymal. Powell of Hampshire Preston
Prime. Ronald. Runrr. scott, Segar Shepard stevens
Sweeny Thomas, Thompson. Thornburp. Tomin, Wnrd,
Warwick Woods, Word and ianccy-1.
NAYs--Mcssr-. Alexander. Arnett Boyle, Rousseau,
Foreman. Brown of Petersburg. Cardwell, Carter Of
Richmond county and Wr-inorcland, Carter ct Russell,
Chase Clarke. Gnck-rri Conrod Cox. Dabney Dickin'
son Of Prince Edward FauulIrroy, Gilmer Gregory,
Einrdy .skins Raymond, Heath, Iliekau lose John
al TAYLOR, Johnston Ut tlarnson Jones appmH'
ox. Jones OF Gloucester, Jones Of Meckrnbure. Ercp
Porter, Powell Of LoGdoun Kidiick Rves. Rutherford
seminar, Seldom, SibGrt. smith. Splitter, Surn, laten,
Wilcox Wilkinson and Yerby-3
MANASSAS GAP RAIL ROAD
House b imrcus,-thc capital stock Of the Mhnas
Gap Kali Rond Company, by rhr sum ni s2DOI and
authorizing tho Bpnra OF Public Works 10 subsci.nr on
rhall nl the Commonwealth, or the whole u snid IN
crcssed capital stock then taken up And It's passage
briy advocated by Mr.. MARIE
in the affirmative by the following vote
YEAs-Me,srs. Allen, Anderson, Trnohi' B"iey, Ball
Barbour OF Cuipeper, Bass. Bird, foreman, Ro"c"ck.
Bowlcr, BurwcIi. Byrnc. Cnperton, C"rPsner nns.lo
Chapman Christian C0ckcriln. Conrod, Crrirh Deane
Dsiarncite, Dickinson of Grayson, bowman, fuZhueh
Gibson, Graham, Harper Haskins, Hawks,
Heath, lorr, HOwerun, ll9wcry Hunter. Kaufman Lee
Lynn Ma:uier .l"ory, Martin, Mari M"s-ie oi Rock
bridge. Mas-in OF Augusta: Mays: McCuc Mckenney Me
Kenzir Morgan, Uotingnau:. ra.tol Pn1.! PlyEnalc,
Powell Of Lnudaun. Powell Of Hampshire, Preston
Prince, Ronald luIincT Scott, s:camnn Scga. Sibrr
Splitter, Sievaaa Swceny, Thomas, Thompson, Thorn
burg Tomin Ward Warwick, Woods Word anu Yam:
ccy-U
NAYs-Messrs. Crutchfeld, (sprakcr,) Alexander Ar
nett, Brown Of Bedford Brown OF Petersburg Chrdwe
Carter Of RUSSELL Chase Clarke Claybrook. Cox, Dab
nov Dickinson OF Prince Edward, Draper, Duckwn
PaIntlnroy Giner, Grant. Gregory, Hardy. Haynoni
TIckam Johnson Of Taylor Johnston Of Harrison, Jones
Of Gloucester, Jones OF Mcckienbgrg Keen, Eemblc.
Kcmper Lane Lundy Miller Moody. Eolson. Mock POI:
Ter Rdick, Rves Rutherford sCddon Sturm, Wilcox,
Wilkinson and Yerby-44
When the name of Mr.. POWELL Of Ioudoun called.
he asked leave make personal explanation which be
ing granted he proceeded say that II was known TO the
House TINT he had hitherto opposed every appropriation
arkcd tor tie hsd done so, under trm conviction that
such appropriations under existing circumstances ARE
unwi-r and injuticinns But AZ every application upon
which vote had been taken had been granted and
evidently being The decision Of the House, that We were
able make appropriations ana ns the bill under ronsd
GRAFTON in which hi. constituents were deeply In
rrrstr he felt bound Yield the peculiar circumsHn
res OF tie Gaze and vote in favor Of the bill
JAMES RIVER CONVERSIONS SCHEME.
House bill entitled "a oil To increase the CAPT.
a stock of the James River and Company and
20 authorize subscription thereto by The Commonu cah
vas taken nm and lis m rita briefly explained hy Mr.
N,ys. The bin was then r,jected-yens ~ nays -;
yhcrupon on motion of Mr. M.ssE of Roc khridcr the
vie whs reconsiiered and the Iii! laid upon the fable
ALExAvDnrA. Lorpouv AND nAMrsn,HE RAILROAD.
Tho next .ub.sting order OF the day RI taken up be-
NJ n House bill To authorize further subscription OF