Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-27
, miles Of such Institution. Mr. STUART moved q substitute,

miles of such Institution. Mr. STUART moved q substitute
which was passed.)
To enlarge the capital stock Of the West Milford and New
Salem Turnpike Company. drought by Mr. WEsT)
To Incorporate the Masonic Hall Association, 10 the to"h
of Uarrisonburg. Drought by Mr. WALhER.l
JAMES RIVER ASp EASAwH4 COMPANY.
Mr. PAXTON moved a joint resolution TO-" the re.orgsat-
,.t;on of ,h. James River and kanawha Company, which
was. ON his motion, ordered 10 be printed.
yr, I,irES, by leave, introduced n bill to incorporate the
IIoward,viIe manufacturing Company. hsah The nf''
time.
House bill To establish tile county OF Eland our Of paris
o. S'ssi My,n1 n nv M.ssr.. DICEESs0N, ~B:ASHoS,
PAXTON aud KNIGHT, ana opposed 6y Me'srs; FhhNIn
md NEWTON. The vote stood, ayes =: noes I, u ~
On motion o, Sir. AUGUST. the rejecting vote Sas recon
,tiered mud The bill laid OIL the table.
Mr. lSBEL.L, 10y leave, Introduced a Oil, sHoH:ns u
pension ~ Mrs. Bridget Barley, widow Of Thomas hurley
who Was silr! AZ the ~hsrper'c Ferry AFFAIR. hr"' "e
Grst time.
A communication rom the Auditing BOARD, en- the lar'
per's Ferry EXPENSES, adverse 10 lie claims OF Col. Johh-
ston's command OF the .9th Regiment, Was laid on the Ia
be, OH motion OF Mr. WiCKliAM. ,
I'm connection with TIL, subject, Mr. AEMSIRuHh ohefru
the following joint resolution. which, uadeF ir RUE, lies
over:
commissioners appointed TO audit the accounts growing OUT
uf the recent Invasion OF the State Il; Harprrs FerrY,ln
the county of Jefferson, be instructed 90 ailuw, In ascor'
dance with, The restrictions and limitations OF the act here.
tororr passed on the subject, the claims Of such portion Of
the s.rh Regiment rs were Ia actual service OH the occasion
aforesaid prVriicl, that no such Claim shall be allowed,
unlr., /: appear iha: :he person making such claim MAS III
service under Nh order which by Law he Was bound TO obsy.
HUrSH TAN Dill. AMENDED.
House Hill, imposing taxes for the support o! government,
came up On lis passage, rs the order 81 HE nay.
Mr.. WlCKIlAM moved to amend Icy striking out iroin
the section, On licenses, the following words: anu VIXEN
the tax is in proportion TO the sales, cnr per ceh'um on 'ne
amount Of taxable sales, except that on Nccis'c' granted III
the year eighteen hundred and sixty
This motion was advocated by M.srrs. NlChlaN ahd
IGISI. opuogrI by Mr ~kaNSU and agreed TO, by
the following vote:
AYrs-Mrs.rs. Armstrong, August. Bruce, Carson, Car
raway, Carter, Claiborne, Coghi!l, Coleman, Day, Douglas,
Finnry, French, lshell. Johnson, knight, Luyne, Logan.
Lynch. Marshall. Ma:sie, Mckennry, Serson, NsSlon, New.
man, Rives, Smith, Stuart, Thomas Of Henry, Thompson,
Towne-, CrIuIart. Miskham-%S.
NoGs-MrsErs. BranEulI. Dickinson, tiateTood, GreeSer.
Jones, Neal, Paxton, Penn:hackrr. EchGupd-9.
Mr. EARLY snii he had pairs,i Or with Ar. PATE.
Mr.. WICKIAM moved further 10 amend by striking out
the following words In The saue lection, without fnahlhs
any Of th- distinctions 'equircd To he made III Act making
regulations concerning LICENSES except the distinction OF
the sales Of goods directly !mporiri by the seller Into ihi!
State from SOME foreign couatry, {" ~ H. to leave the tax bill
Is 1t is. SO far ~ merchants license. are concerned.
Mr.. BiASSuN moved 10 aiirn'! by Inserting HE 'p!Io"-
ing clause:
"And when the tax i, In proportion 10 the sa!e-, il the
sales be less than $1,000, the tax shall be one per cent. on
the atnuu 1t thereof; II the sales lie VI or over 5000, and
under !3J,sUo, the Tax on the excess above The hrsi f",'fp
shall be thr=e-iuurtIs Of one per cent.; II oi s"',oCV,
and under SlUu.ppD, the tax shall be on all over the
excess over the first $iU,nUr, onr.haf per cOut.; and, II OF
and over SluO,JJp, the tax shall be on the excess over
the frsi fl'H,JDu, one.iuurih oi une per cent
SIR. PAXTON moved TO amrnd by providing for II tax OF
one-ten;h per Cent, where the sales exceed s.jv,0Ou. The
PRESIDENT ruled SIR. PANroN'S amendment out OF order.
Mr. DsANNONS amendment Was sustained BY A!essr,;
NEWTON and B.iAHNUS. before taking n vote, the bill
and amrndmsut were laid on the table, on motion Of Mr..
PAXTON.
Mr.. l0Mp:ON moved 10 maze the order Of the day for
Monday, h; /, +. ~, Srnate hill changing the Petersburg
aud Iioyd'on %rlankroad, &c, into q railroad, &c.
Pending this motion, the Senate adjourned.
DJs OF DELEGATES.
Tn. Iicusc mrt al tir usual hour. Sneaker ckLTCHFlEl.U
in the Clair.
MANY bills wer. received from the Senate. An act. which
had I,s .rd the Senate providing for the reprint OF the hfh
volume u Leigits Reports, and the 'rst, SECOND and third
VOLUME. Of Grattaus Reports, Wa. read a second time and
laid OIL the table, In consequence Of the tainn-s. VI the
l!Uu-r.
\ LMl 10 Incorporate the Cumberland, RoIuncy, Moore
md Capon spring. Turnpike Company.
IN act To ain"n,l the Isl, 81, 18th, 9Th, and llth .ectiopi Of
An act passed January S, ls5i, entitled hi act TO iEcorpo-
rate the southern Protection Insurance COMPANY CT Alex
4 bill Incorporating the Northern Neck Bank Of Virginia.
A bill appointing coram!: sioirr- 10 re district the COUNTY
Uf Calhoun.
4 hill empowering the ~SeTgrau; CT the city o: Portsmouth
10 collect the REVENUES OF the State.
An ac, Amending the ih section az MI nc, amending the
charter OF the Virginia Fire AMI NaIine INSURANCE CoEn'
pany, passed January iiL, is5o.
RESOLUTIONS OF !sg:iSi, 80.
by SIR. PHELPS
Resolved, That the Governor Of this Comr"n~ -alth b"
requested to report L" his General Assembly the AMOUNT
o! the ex,rn.rs Incurred by him In guar'ii & the prisoneIs,
IrnxFIErs.
Mr. WEST called up aud advocated Il I'LL "a enlarge thr
caui,ai stock OF the Wtst Milford a.i Salem Turapikr Com.
pany la construct, u brids. across The Wr>if1rk river, a;
West Mil:orI, which VA also adyccaisdhy Mr. HOFFMAN.
The bill pass-d-aycsI =.
, I'm III 81 inrorpora,s the rsttrrinaa and Cove TURNPIKE
Company. The bill paSs-i-ayrs ~,
Mr. MARTIN al Henry, also advocated the bill.
Mr MUEEIS. of Marshall. called up and advocated . bill
increasing the capital stock Of the Marshall and Ohio Tern
ppJyocs,.d by Mr. RICHARDSON. II ps,syd-ayes %.
COMMISSIONERS OF THE EEvKSrE.
Mr.. moved 10 'ASe VI, a D" p"eaer'"Hs 'e
Mr. CEW though, ,her. WAS yet time enough to
consider The bill lie objected to taking it up nov, because
:, ,Io r..n.s,-v aI,,urr M IN. CLuIr,nnn Of the piuunc.
Tonn;t;.. r. wouiI b. unjust to tina, gentleman 10 take
M 70 important "A 6MI now. lie appr,Ird to the House 10
III lhc lil lie uuuu the table until the member from cul,
( nar ~ ru,mr >.
III im0RETaS concu,r,d With III. Be.
.lirs there we're naay ameudIne nts d-siyued TO he offered
10 Tie bill, which were Iot yet prepared. lie suggested
tia, The hill he made the order o: the day for Monday next.
Mr. HAYMuND stated that !, was At the request II the
Chairman Of the finarce Committee thai, he moved 10 tase
ur III. bill. II the liouse preferred il, however, lie was
willing TO uinpt the suggestion OF Mr.. iiOl,ENlAN.
III. bill wa, accordingly made IT, order OF the day 70.
Mouiuy neat, 1t IL o'clock ".
IONS MORROW NHIHs.
Col. GIBSON called up and advocated Il bill 10 pay the
amount Of Il decree ayains. the commoaw ealth In ,A- case
Of John Morrow heirs and others, vs.. NcCiiHuiS, eschrd.
tor OF Cabel COUNTY
Sir. CHRISTIAN also advocated the bill. which was pass
ell by but one dissenting vote.
SAIL srLpHuE SPRINGS
Mr.. LUCAS, OF Giles, called up and advocated an act in
cr,n.;p, the CAPITA stock Of the Mountain Lake and Salt
sulrht,r syringe. :urnpixc COMPANY, which was passed.
APs1sioS.
\ pension nf nine,y.six dollars Was granted to George W:
Richardson of the town Of Mar,insburg, who was wounded
"A, Harper's Furry.
Col GIBSON, Mr. RAYMOND. and Mr..
stated the condition Of the prrsIoncr. 4 ball had entered
lis ere. and il was thought he would lose hi. mind. lie
could not. live long, and he had q wife AMI family, aud was
a poor mechanic. lie was not i shareholder and had acted
,.II,n,iv
On r,6::or. the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, M.Kcu 90, 1870.
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The secretary . ! IN. .nm amh Tnr,s.nL I H.r,i.
Hehce I.'t .ni,s So !, Iansn concerning
minister n ~ ~ " .m I :, rIss;,n r., Jannn IN III, Tinted
tle rroposeu u'P''"a"' m''''" ~ '-'-"
~ a. r,o,ion hv Mr. SEWARD, a resolution VA, adopted re.
on MOTION 10y vi; " " 80 49,. 30 cnn,runl.
guessing !" 800 r. nor " r., N h. oninion. incompatibIr with
S.e . ~ iHe ; ,. " xIa,.y%r infnrma,ion he may huy. con. |
.he run,S 80. snw III ~ r,,.n. n.lII \ na,Iyr OF Prussia
teFn'"s 'ne I 90, r - d.. Tnt.J S,a.,s from ;ha;