Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-02
..,n-i,+;on IN motion of Mr.. TowncS, The

ciety. asking that officers be appointed to take
the agricultural statistics OF the state.
RrILs REJECTED AND RECONSTRUCTED.
Nr, NEWTON called up the House bill 10
authorize a subscription On behalf OF The state
to the sIonongahela Navigation Company; Inc
hin authorizes a subscription Of ttiree'flths Of
8 000-but Mr.. NEWTON said that not more
than sl5, 900 of the States money would be
extended, and that for the purpose Of con
strlcting i single dam to slack the river is h'Si
rs Morgantown. The bill was Sus!"'"co y,
MeSsrs. NEWTON, NELSON, PAXTON, AUGUST anu
BRaSSoS. The roll was called, the vote Stood
ayes 10, noes II, and the bill rejected "antI's
n constitutional ma joriiy. On motion o! WI
ARMSTRONG. the rejecting vote VAS leco'siuG'I'
Mr.. ARMSTRONG moved to amend the o,1 ",
authorizing = subscription of three.1tths OF
10000 only. On molten Of Mr.. NEEs"S' now
ever, the bill was laid on the table.
Mr. Dickinson called up \ bill to increase the
c,nitul stock tby three ffthS ni 5000, on the
nnrt Of the S;atc) Of the Raleigh and North
Carolina turnpike road. The bill WAS explained
nv Mr.. D.. and the vote stood, ayes 81, noes D.
The bill was rejected, for want Of Il conStitu'
tjonal maioritv-uut the rejecting vote was
rcconSidcrcd on motion Of Mr.. IALlAFERi", ana
the bill laid on the table. ,.s
Mr. Burcr called up 4 bill for the relie! OF
the Roanoke Valley Railroad Company; me
bill releases the interest on the STOCK helu III
the ROAD by the State, Is soon us u co''e'''o',
shall have been made with the richmond anu
DanvilIe road, by L road from ClarksVllie' Mt.
Bvrcr advocated at length the bill, "h'c" WAS
then rejected, ayes i, noes II. The rejecting
vo,c was then rcconsidcred on motion oi MI.
Rr,lr and the bill laid on the table.
BILLS PASSED.
authorizing the assessment Of the lands IN
the Portsmouth and Elizabeth River Parish, IN
The county Of Norfolk. Explained by Mr.. CAR
gAwAr and passed ayes 30; noes o. -.
70 authorize MI increase $4,000 on part Of
the State, of the capital stock Of the DanvllIe
and Wythcvillc Turnpike Company. lex
ulalucd bv Mr.. THOMAS of H.. and passed
ayes -. noes 81
For the rclicrot the securities Of ". NJ. Pat
ton. late sheriff of Richie county. Called up
by Mr. NEAL and passed-avcs -, noes o.
To amend and re.cnact the 10Th section Of
the act passed the 7th day of May, 1852, cnti-
tied IAN act to amend the charter OF A!eXan.
dria." Called up by Mr.. THOMAS OF r., VINO
was requested TO notify the House OF the pas
sage Of the bill.)
House bill changin. the time Of holding the
courts in the Fourteenth Judicial. Clrcnit; also
House bill changing the time OF holding The
courts in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. (TheSc
two bills were reported 10y Mr.. THOMAS ol r.,
from the Committee of Courts, with amend'
mcntS. which were agreed to. and the bills
passed. MIR. SMITH was requested to notify the
House
THE APPROPRIATION ELL"
Mr.. BgAySoS called up a bill a%ppropriatlng
the public revenue for the fiscal years ls3!.ho
and lSG0-'Gl. ): number Of blanks were filled,
including that Of the salary Of the AdJutant
General. The Senate refused to ill the blank
with 50. 00O.' but, Ty Il vote Of Is TO IL.
agreed to Mr.. DAYS mntion TO I'LL the blank
with Isl, 800" Tn. bill was then ordered to
be cngros>cd.
On motion Of Mr.. NEEsuN, the Senate pro.
ceedcd 20 the consideration If a Number oi
bills on their second recalling, and they were
ordered to be cngrosscd.
On motion of Mr.. PAxTOS, the Senate at
%journrd.
The House met ut the usual hour. Speaker
CErTcurIELD in the Chair.
PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. Burrows, OF the
Baptist Church.
RESOLUTIONS Or ESurIRY, &c.
By Mr.. b. II. MAGgrDEG-Of amending the
4th section of the act Of 1874, amended by act
Of 1876. and the 9TH section Of The act oil 1881.
concerning mining and manufacturing coinpa-
Mics, 20 a. To enlarge the powers OF the county
and circuit courts in organizing such colnpa-
ties.
AGREEMENT TO EXTENSION.
\ MESSAGE was received from the Senate, al.
nouncing that they had agreed 10 the joint rcSo-
luton Of the Louise rrolOnsing the session I'M
til the l3ll, of March.
osDri: Of BUSINESS.
Mr.. DICKINSON Of Prince Edward, offered the
following resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That at each session Of this House,
during the day an! .isht, without Interfering
with the order Of the day, the Clerk shall pro-
! coed 10 call over the lalncS ul the members III
| alphabetical order md continue the call during
the lav and night SESSIONS anu any IiicIIbcr
urrsert, when his maine is called, may cal, up
! anv one bill or resolution, which shall be there
! upon finally disposed Uf; that no discussion
! shall continue longer than thirty minutes. nor
shall any member speak longer than ten minutes
at one time; and The Speaker shall not entertain
! any motion TO suspend any provision OF tins re-
| solution Provided that nothing herela contain
ed shall bc construed to interfere with the con-
sidcratiOn Of the tax or appropriation bills.
BILLS REPORTED.
\ bill to Incorporate Berkeley Division, No.
"a. of Sons Of temperance, IN the town ol
Iledgcvillc.
4 bill to incorporate Oak Grove Division,
No. -, Sons Of Temperance.
COMMITTEE Is FILL"
We did not publish the names in full oil the
| committee appointed under Alr. ToMLINs reSo.
luton with regard 10 the remmacratIre charges
Of Railroads. They are Us follows:
Mcssrs. Iomlin, Hopkins, Caperton, Duck
wall, Barbour, Hunter. Mex nz;c, RiveS, Mil.
F; Ter of Shenandoah, McKcnncy. Mct'ehec and
, DnviS.
Authorizing the county court oil liardy conh-
" TO take measures for the erection OF II Count
| House in that county.
incorporating the PittSylvanla l'aI'roa" '"'''
panv, (with amendmcntS.)
To amend chapter -, sections II, u. ii. ID
and II of the Code Of Virginia (pllot law.
Concerning the terms Of the circuit court IN
the 18th circuit.
, NORTH ASp snrTlI RAILROAD.
The bill MAKING an apPFop'''''o" ' NV
! North and South Railroad came up as the or
der of the day, when Mr.. WATSON Of Accolnac'
earnestly and ably advocated the bill at length
and exhibited the vast advantages which the
completion Of this road would 5cstow upon
the State. 80,
Mr.. ANDERSON also ably advocated the bill
and paid a just compliment to Mr.. " ATSoSS
advocacy Of it. :,
Mr.. SEGAR followed i'll behalf OF the bill and
said he had intended to enter fully upon the
subject, had not Mr.. WATSON 50 ably set forth
merits the Of the question.
The hour Of three O'Clock having arrived, The
House adjourned.
The F'iIIibustcrs in Texas to be Srushco
Out-Thc Mexican Treaty.
WAsIllXGroS, Feb. !I.-tlilIbuStrr stock has
been badly set back by reports IN 4 wcll-in-
formed quarter. that Col. Lee, who has some
iu0 mrn between Fort Clark and Fort Brown,