Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-27
Legislature Of Virgini:i.
FRIDAY, MARcH %. lsG0.


legislature OF Virginia.
FRIDAY. March %. lstu.
SENATE. a.,
,uM Senator ISBELl, president pro ien.,l called
Inc emnunIea,ion vas received from the House BY their
clerk. that they had pa=s=d a number '' senate shn
House bills. u hn-;,;, IN.
;,.,In., nf IN. county courts oi llauuTer, CuIpeper snu
80 nm EgpugIt Ell Br LEAVE AsD hEAD fikNr TIhk.
i. n SEWNaS. a bill 10 amend al act entitled IAN
49,, inroruDrrting the Btlssille aud "lllaHsPolt iufn'
nike company md providing i'T supsetiluoh ou ~ pa
~ ,be state" and changing the maine "l said company 10
the WiliamsIUwn, Eriiviile aud lhYeHsWoou Iulnptne
ro,npsny; also q hill to incorporate the Point rfa''"'
nr M MAESIIALL, q bill authorizing the payment Of
..r;.In ann of money TO John Adams, Of fsuquirr county.
by Sir. coGI!lLL,, bill to incoF, ,,Ist',,s The fn"'"1s
By Sir. CAERAWAi, blu To anichh an acl HUE al
alta incorpnrutu the Srahoard i;ank Of Virginia, passed
Marcel, 2Hh, ISIS.
W. AUGUST, from the committees on Military Affairs,
renor,rd that they had had under consideration the tepoi'
of the Commissioners appointed ~ uutt u -, H." -,
rnutts Of the late liarp-r&s Ferry INVASION asAlns st'u
,nn, a , to the claim, Of COMPANIES Orlrrrd to hold theiu-
selves ~ readin-ss for s-rTicr. ana nave CONE u u ~
clus!On that TIE decision u 's "''NsH'o
said COMPANIES, Is proper. -,,-,,J i,I,.
MI. ACGCST, fro :. the same cNinfii'iee' FeP'rteu isi'!'
resolutions authorizing the Governor Il" procure ntI p'e e
sen, suitable swords, SC, 10 The nearest male relative "i
thr. late CAPTAIN WIN. l.. Gordon; iU Col. ROBERT T." Lee,
). .rrny; 10 Lieut.. Israel Grcer, u. :. mariuc'; ana 10 Coz
; unels I. +. FaGrt!eroy aud P!iillp -. "r"FSe C"'he''" '
.ipsu;-il.d military services.
pAsS EEpEarTioH.
The Prr,dru: appUiIIel the following gentlemen is TAG
Committee OF Conference OH the part ol The Senate, on The
disagreement between the two houses on The ball III regard
10 Bank Eedemp ion. viz: hessrs: COGiiil.Lr CARTER,
LYNCH. PENSYEACkEH aud AfMsIisOSG.
APPVINlNEST VI cLEkks.
MIR JOHNSON CALLED up nis resoIutlon, amending The 'lsl
Z, rulr of The Senate, 50 as L" read ~ follows:
M c;-rk O.; the senate shall appoint four clerks, one nf
wbom shall Lr clerk u The Committee Un Roads and Internal
Navigation; one nj The COMMITTEES OH GENERAL Laws; one Of
The Committee for Courts oi Jas;ice and Of FINANCE aud
rI,i,rs. one Of the Committee on Privileges aud Eleriloi',
Agriculture, and COIumertc and Banks. IL eiefAs " ~,
noirt. ,lall remain i'll Tie Capitol during The sessions Of lie
S.n,r. and shall perform any duties that the other stand
ing Committees uIly require, WHEN mol Employed ny thsir
rrsurclive committees; and the CLERK o; The senate fnay
,Isn rr,,rirr said clerks. when mol employed by The Standing
Com,ui;,.e. 10 assist in rEgrus:ins hills. or 10 ala !iiNI III Tue
Senate Chamber, when nrcessary; anu the raid tiefAs sNa,
he removable by the clerk ol the sri:at=, or by 'le COMMIT
lees Of which they are ci.rki. a,
The resolution Was advocated hy alrsjrs. STUART anu
JOHNSON, aud opposed by M,ssrs. L.lNCi hhd ShiIn-
Mr.. THOMPSON in"vel to lay Gu the table, hut this motion
MAS lost, Il 10 ~: Mr.. STUART having asked The ayes hnd
noes. NJ.
The resolution Was then adopted, ayes %, noes ID. Mr.
SMITH having called for the ayes ainI nneu.
the uSE rEA cESr. TAX.
Rrrnonstraucrs against the proposed one per eeni, YAK o u
merchants sales, were presented, VIZ: b. MI. CLAiDoANh'
Of merchants Of Petersburg; by Mr.. CARTER, .lior Alr:
THOMAS Of T., detained frnm his ssat BY indisrositi0n), Of
merchants OF AleiAnndrin; by Mr. CARSON, of merchants
Of Winchester; aud BY Mr. COLEMAN, Of merchants and
c!t!zeus OF Fredericksburg.
lucorpora,in; the liarrisyillc and Ei!cnhoro Turnpike
Company. LCommunicatcI this morning lrom The House J
10 establish Il branch bank at l!untersvillt, IN the eoui-
~ OF rocahonras. ,Exp!niurd hy Mr.. SMlIl!l
For the colupietiun 81 the Slavir'. Cabin aud summers
yille Turnpike Company. (Cailei- up by Ar. MchEAHEl,
und explained by Mes'Fs. shlIh, STUART a' DNH
NON
Te incorporate the Monterey and Warm Springs Turn
bike Cru,pany. drought from the House TIL, morning. by
MR. FILMING, and called up aua advocated. b} Me7'rs. faA'
TON and ARMSTRONG, aud pns,edD
Incorporating the Martinsburg Railroad Company.
sESATE HILLS PAsstp.
Providing for tie re.priu, II the jh volume Of Leigis
Reports, and the 1T, I'd and I'D volumes Of Gr;tlaa's Ks'
ports. Explained by Mr.. RAVES aud passed ~ to l.
incorporating the Upper New River Navigation COuPu-
nv. The hill appropriatrs !6,uuy on the part OF the State.
/! va, explained Dy Me..rs. DICKINSON and FkEHChD
INsPaCTlUS LAW.
Mr. FlNNEY presented Il memorial 81 4 committee VI
the Maryland Legislature, e.fofcing the propr!ety Of ca
smp,;nv yr,srl. uwnr,! an! =s:l.! Ly citizens uf Worcester
county, Md, and trading our oi ChITgotespue lnlrr.. in Ac'
cOrIac county, frCIa the operation g! the virginia law re-
quirii s Il search, sc. Referred u the c9rnufltre -! Asi''
cGltuIe And Coinmtrce.
WHEELING RAILROAD .EiyGL.
House bill. 10 incorporate The Wheeling Railroad Fridge
Company, camr Up on Its pas,a-r. Mr.. ARMSTRONG
moved tn RECONSIDER The ro,. rngrossing the bill, 60 as to
offer a1 amendment, 30 the Hill. The motion was advocated
BY Mes,rs. ARMSTRONG, PAXTON: NELSON and BRAN.
NON, opposed by Mc.srs. Caldwell and stuart, aId
agreed tU-aYc?2 %, noes j..
Mr.. PAXTON offered M amendmer.. TO Mr.. AEh;
STitONG's amendment, ard, alter snne discussion, thr bill
and amendments, were laid Oh the table.
TAX EiIL.
House bill, imposing tGxe. .cr the Supror, Of government,
WAS made the order IL The day FOR Saturday, March 2ith, ~
Sir, MASSIE, hy leave, rcror,ri a bill to Incorporate the
Palmyra iuni, shuc aud leather factory.
The rElsiI'!:NT submitted 4 communication from the
Auditing Board, in regard 10 the claims, Of he COMPANIES
composing the s!th Regiment OF Nlii!tl In Morgan county;
which YVES laid on the table.
MILITIA DILL
Mr. JONES called up House bill, Cor the better organixa-
: ton ~ The Militia of The state. Before acting OH thr sub
MoISE 81 DELEGATES:
The llou,r tie: - !" O'Clock. Speaker IN GTCiIFlELD
IN the Chair.
Many bills were rrrriyv,! from the Senate.
JAMES hi"tg AM EA%AwnA COMPANY.
The bill 10 ulnrlil the charter OF The James River and hu-
nawha Company, with certain amendments made by The Sc
nat. jrepuricn yesterday, came up.
The amendments having been read. Mr. ANDERSON
moved their adoption.
Mr.. WILSON, u Isle Of Wight, moved tie indefinite
postpOnrmrni Of tn" bill, when The ayes anal Gays were de-
mandrd, and resulted a. follows: Ayes Is. Rays Us.
RI. amendments were r!rn adopted, "e't"im, end MT.
. ANDERSON Was Requested 20 inform the Senate that The
House had concuriel In their amendments.
HIkPfK IS fhsEY AfrLIES.
Mr.. VI from the Finance Committee, reported 4
bill for \ further appropriation nf thirty thousand donrrs
10. the payment OF The lIarirrs Ferry EXPENSES.
TIL" hil! MAS PM upon Its passage, rnsrosssd, and snaliy
iCol. JOHN r. GIBSON declined 70 vote, as he Nigh; b.
suppose! TO he interested in the BILL
The title OF the bill Is "a bill making further appropria.
lions 10 pay Expenses Tor the Gr:rHte c' The Common
Z Mr. was requested to Inform the Senate that
the Ilnusc OF Delegate; had passed ID. Hill.
The SPEAKER !aid before the House II communication
from the Board of Commissioners appointed to settle The
accounts aSrit,; HE Stale Incurred 10y the Harper Ferry
raid.
The report Is adverse to .he claim Of Col. Johnson, OF the
On motion Of Mr.. pCCKWAli., It Was laid on the table,
and ordered to he printed. lie considered 1t highly unius;
10 Col. Johnson, and desired Nh opportunity, on some iu-
t!r- occasion, OF showing that fact to the llous-.
EASTERN LrSATIc AsYLCH.
The act making appropriations 70. the construction AMI
equipment OF i Laundry, &c, at the Eastern i.unatic A-y-
Iuni, was called up. Amendments. were proposed and ac-
cer'ed; when, tn: bill being put to vote. the lr:ul was
Senate hat the lIous. had passed the bill.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
The SPEAKER announced the following Is the committee
Of cnDfsTeuCS. nU the part OF the House. .Dul tm. HANK
bill, In conformity with a motion adopted yesterday:
,Iessrs. Anderson, Seldom, Gibson 81 iIampshirc, lien.
kins. Mcker 1i., lOne. Of Gloucester, knoie. Saunders aud
Iia1irE.
1rRSriEE ROADS.
Mr.. FLEMING called up The bill to incorporate the
Monterey and Warm Spring, Turnpike Company. which
was advocated by Mrssrs. FLEMING, CHRISTIAN and
GIBSON Of Hampshire, and passcti--ayes -.
Mr.. lANl.f called up and advocated II bill 10 incorpor-
ate the Mason and cabell Turnpike Company, which was
Iassed-aycs -.
4 SEW COUNTY.
a hill 10 establish the county OF "Eland," on, o: parts OF
Giles. wy;he and TazcwcII counties, Was pussel-arcs $,
noe. 2p.
EXPRESSIONS " SyNr,THY WITH VIRGINIA.
Mr. JONES, Of Gr from the special committee 10 whom
wa! referred certain resolutions nf the Democratic mem.
hers "f IN. House OF Delegates If Ohio, communicated hy
Gov. Letcher In the General assembly, reported the follow
inr preamble aud resolutions:
Whereas, The Governor Of his CcwuonWr alih has com
munica,crl 10 tho General Assembly. in accordance witt.
the request Of the Democratic members Of the House Of
Representatives Of Ohio, certain Joint resolutions recently
introduced into nnl acted M IN that body, expressive Of All
EARNEST syuparhy with Virginia in relation tn the late inva-
siDn Of her soil nj llarpcrs Ferry, ard cOnIeE;ing, In strong
and Just Terms, the nu,ragrs there committed On her cili-
gems. anl also expressive of i determination faithfully to
observe the obligations of the Fedora, compact, and To Gull
,iyatc a ,niri nf friendship and good ueicibGrhoOd among
The States, which resolutions. We are assured hy the said
members, received their approval. and were voted 70! by
Them IN the laid House nf Representatives Of Dido, while,
nn The other hand. they were r-pudiated ard defeated In
that body by a strict party vote Of the members Of the so
called Republican parry he Il, therefore,
Resolved hy the General Assembly uf Virginia, That We
receive aud accept the kindly assurance Of sympathy cX-
pressed hy The Democratic members Of the House o! Rep
rtscntativ-s Of Ohio, In the resolutions aforesaid, In the
same cordial and ira:-rEal spirit IN which it has been ten
ierri, ind gladly recognize the patriotic pur pose on their
part, Il. expressed in thu said resolutions. faithfully to Oh
serve AMI respect the rights AMI institutions Of the slave
holding States. guaranteed b. the Federal compact. and TO
promote that comfy between the States 20 essential 20 Il
longer continuance OF The Union.
Rrsolvcr, That IN. so-callri Republican members OF the