Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-23

Russell. Chase. Clarke, CockerilIe, Conrad. Cox
Davidson, Dickinson OF Grayson, Draper, FAINT
leroy, Grant, Gregory, Hardy, Raymond, H'ck
am, Hoge, Howerton, Johnson Of Taylor, John
ston of Harrison, Jones, OF Appomattox, Jones
of Gloucester, Jones of MecKlenburg, Keen
Kemble, Lane, Lundy, Mckay, Mckinney, Mil
Ter, Moody, Mock, Porter, Powell, OF Loudoun
Riddlck, RIves, Rutherford, Seldom, Shepard
,ibert, smith, Sturm, Wilcox, Wilkinson, and
Yerby-J4.
Mr.. Barbour Of Culpeper moved that the
suhsisting orders OF the day be passed by
with the view of enabling him to move t.
take up the House bill TO authorize a loan Of
500, 900 to the Orange and Alexandra rail
road company, laid Oh the table at the last
session, and reinstated in that position on the
calendar at the beginning of the present
session.
The previous question was ordered on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Barbour, and the main question
ordered to be put-yeaS a, uays to.
The motion to pass by was then agreed to
yeas IA, nays AZ, and the motion to take
up, likewise concurred IN.
The question again required on the pas
sage of the bill, and being put was deter
mined 10 the ddirmatice By the following
vote:
YEAs-Me,srs. Crutchfield, Allen. Anderson,
Bailey, Ball, Barbour, OF Culpeper, Bass, Bird
Bowcock, Bowles, Brown, OF Bedford, Brown
OF Upshur, Burwell, Byrne, Caperton, Car
penter, Cassin, Chapman, Christian, Clay
brook, Coltrane, Creigh, Davidson, Deane, De
%iarnelte. bowman, Draper, DuckwaiI, FItz'
hugh, Garrett, Gatewood, Gibson, Graham,
Grant, Harper, Hawks, Howery, Hunter, Kaut
man, Kemper, Lee, Long, Lynn, Magruder, Nal
lory, Martin, Martz, Massie OF Rockingham
Ma,sie OF Augusta, MAYS, McCue, Mckinney,
Mckenzie, Miller, Morgan, Paxton, ParriI, Ply,
male, Powell OF Hampshire, Preston, PrInce,
Ronald, Ruffner, Scott, Segar, Shepard, Stevens
Sweeny, Thomas, Thonps on, Ihornhurg, ON
in, Ward, Warwick, Woods, Word, and Yam
cey-77.
NAYs-Messrs. Alexander, Arnett, Boyle,
BoIsseau, Boreman, Brown OF Petersburg, Gard
well. Carter OF Richmond county and West
mSreland. Carter of Russell, Chase, Clarke
Cockerille. Conrad, Cox, Dayney. Dickinson OF
Prince Edward, FauRtleroy, Gllmer, Gregory,
Hardy, Haskins, Raymond, Heath, Hickman,
Hoge, Johnson OF taylor, Johnston OF Harm
son. Jones of .AppomatrOx, Jones OF Gloucester,
Jones of Mecklenburg, Keen, kemble, Lane,
Lundy. Mckay, Moody, Nelson, Mock, Porter,
Powell of Londoun, Riddick, Rives, Rutherford,
Seaman. Seidon, Sibert, Smith, Splitter, Sturm,
Tarem. Wilcox. Wilkinson and lerby-53.
A House bill to increase the capital stock
Of toe Manassas Gap Railroad Com pany, by
the sum Of S250,00O, and authorizing the
Board OF Public works to subscribe on be-
halt of the Commonwealth, for the whole OF
said inc reascd capita so *, WAS then taken
%, and it's passage briefly advocated by Mr.
Martz.
The question On the passage OF the bll
was determined in the following vote:
YgAs-Messrs. Allen, Anderson. Arnold, Bal
ley. Ball, Barbour, OF Culpeper, Bass, Bird. Bore
man, Bowcock, Bowles. Burwell, Byrne, Caper
! ton, Carpenter, Cassin, Chapman, Christian
CockenIle. Conrad, Creiga, Deane, Delarnette
Dickinson, of Grayson, bowman, ~Fiizhugh
Gaiewood. Gibson, Graham, Harper, HaskIns
Hawks, Heath, Hoge, Howerton, howeIy, Hun
ter, Kaufman, Lee, Lynn, Magruder, Mallory
Martin, Mariz, Massle, al RockbrldSe, MaSsIc
Of Augusta, Mays, McCue, Mckenney, Mchen
zie, Morgan, Nottingham, Paxton, ParrilI, Ply
male, Powell, of Loudoun, Powell, OF Hamp
shire, Preston, Prince, Ronald, Ruffner, Scott
Seaman, Segar, Sibert, Splitter, Stevens, Sweeuy
Thomas, Thompson, Thornburg, Iomlln, Ward
Warwick, Woods. Word aud Iancey-T.
NAYs-Messrs. Cru,chfeld, Alexander, Ar
nett, Brown. of Bedford. Brown, OF Petersburg
Cardwell. Carter, of Russell, Chase, Clarke
Claybrook, Cox, Dabney, Dickinson, of Prince
Edward, Draper, Duckwall, Fauntleroy, Giimer
Grant. Gregory, Hardy. Raymond, HicEam
Johnson, OF Taylor. Johnston, OF Harrison, tones
OF Gloucester, Jones of MeckIeuburg, Keen
Kemble, Kemper, Lane, Lundy, Miller, Moody
Nelson. Mock, Porter, RIddlck, Rlves, Ruther
ioord, Seldom, Sturm, Wilcox, Wilkinson and
lerby-4i.
When the name Of Mr.. Powell of Loudout
was called he asked leave to make a person
al explanation, which being granted. he pr
ceeded to say that it was known to th'
House that be had hitherto opposed every
appropriaticn asked for. lie had done so, un
der a firm conviction that such appropriation
under existing circumstances, were unwis'
and iniudiciOus. But rs every application
upon which q vote had been taken had beer
granted, and it evidently being the decision
of the House, that we we're able to make a.!
preparations, and as the bill under considcra
ton was one in which his constituents were
deeply interested, he felt bound to yield t
the peculiar circumstances OF the case anC
vote In favor VI the ON.
A House bill entitled "a bill to increase thu
CAPITAL stock of the James Il ver and kanaW
ha Company, and to authoriza a subscription
thereto by the Common wealth., wastaken up
and its merits briefly explained by MIR. Mays
The bill was tnen relected--yeas ", Dayi
SIS; wbereupon, on motion OF
Mr.. Massie, of r ckbridge, the vote wa
reconsidered, and the bill laid upon the ia
bic.
The next subsisting order Of the day wa
taken up, being t. House bill to authorize
further subscription Of 100000 to the Alex
audria, Lrudoun and Hampshire Railroa,
Company. After a brief speech in supper
of the bill by
Mr.. Ball, Of Loudoun, the question on tn
passage of the bill was put, and determined
in the ueg .tive for the want of q constitu
tional majority yeas 76, nays 40.
Mr.. Shepard moved u reconsideration q
the vote, which motion was agreed to. III
then moved that the bill be laid upon the Ia
BILE, but withdrew the melton at the ~instanc,
of
Mr.. Bail, who desired that the vote on it
passage should be again taken forthwith.
Mr.. Massie. OF r., renewed the motion
and it was rejected by the House.
The question on the passage Of the bill wa
then once more nut, and determined in th,
affirmative by the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. An ieTson, Arnold, Bailey
Ball. Barbour of Culpeper, Bass. Bird. BoWcocE