The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-09
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

FRIDAY, March Sth, 1851.
The House was called to order at ii o'clock
by the SPEAKER.
The House WAS notified of the passage by
the Senate of House bills Incorporating the
Berkeley Border Guard Armory Company,
and amending the law restric ting the catching
of oysters in cert2in months.
Bius RepOrteU.-Bills W re reported for al
tering and anne aiding the act incorporating the
!. .Blacksburg, Catawba Greek and Fincastie
Turnpike Company, and to change the name
of the same egulating proceedings in Court
upon motions on behalfo of the Comm on wealth.
Engr0sSed BiU.-The bill refunding to Mrs.
Lucy Holland, of Fluvanna county, 4 sum of
money paid on an erroneous assessment, was
ordered to its engrosS1lent.
Corporate Limits Of RichmOnd-Thr Com
mittee of Propositions and Grievances, to
whom was referred the consideration of the
resolution for the extension of the corpo-
tie limits of the city of Richmond, asked the
House to discharge them from the further con-
sideration of the subject, as there will not be,
in the opinion of the committee, sufficient
time before the end of the present session pro-
pcrly to investigate the same.
Petiti0nS.-Mr. BALLARD presented the pc
tition OF VIII. Stratton, praying TO be released
from damages.
4drerse ReDort-The Committee on Militia
ry Affairs reported that it was inexpedient to
grant arms to I. V. Williams, of TazeWeli,
for the of an Academy.
Senate Bus Reported.-The following Sen
ate bills We're reported from House Commit
tees: For the relief of Celia Edmonds; releas-
ing the schr. Pauline from the payment OF
Common weaith's claim to any fine imposed,
for All alleged violation of the inspection
laws.
Sherifs Of the Stnte-The House adopted a
resolution reported by Mr.. RAYMOND, of the
| Finance Committee, which reads as follows
Resolved, BY the General assembly That the Sherfs
| Of this Commonwealth who pay all the revenue
| now due, and that portion which becomes Que the
18th of the present month by the LIST OF Aprll next,
shall be eutit ed to be allowed their full commits
81 n ! by the Auditor OF PUBIC AC-
counts, provided that interest shall be charged on
that part of the revenue due the 18th Of December
| last until paid.
| Advocated by Messrs. CRrTcHFIELD, KEEN,
| ANDERSON and RAYMOND, and opposed by Mr.
| BASS.
| said that the hour had arrived for the consid-
| Grafton of the order of the day-the bill pro
viding for the partial suspension OF the sale OF
| State bonds, and for complying with the con-
tracts already made on the Covlngton and
Ohio Railroad"
| Mr. BAsKERvILL submitted motion tC
| pass by, to take up the bill for the voluntary
| enslavement of free negroes, discussed on
| Tuesday, with view of making 1T the order
| of the day for to morrow.
| Mr.. EVANS inquired whether it would be III
| order also to suspend the order of the day fol
| the purpose of adopting the Joint resolution
| fixing day for final adjournment. The
| Speaker replied that such 4 motion was not IL
! order.
| Mr.. BAsKERvILL then submitted his mo
| ton, and the House agreed to pass by; but, II
| voting, refused TO make the bill the order
| the day.
| The Covington and Ohio Railroad bill be
Ing before the House. Mr.. SEaAR submitted {
| motion that the amount named be reduced
| from $500, 900 to S300.00O. The motion Wa
adopted.
| MIR. CHAPMAN said that he did not rise for th
| purpose of discussing the bill; that mad beer
| done fully before, and 1t had been clearly
| shown that the passage of this bill was ne
| IN ppnfiuHa the work the CONlnp
| ton and Ohio Railroad, as it was Impossible
| for the contractors 10 continue II under TN
existing difficulties, with State bonds at "A o
| 20 per centum below par. The Dill Woul'
save the treasury by the suspension of tn
sale of State bonds and the issue of Treasur.
! notes in lieu thereof, at least 26 per centun
upon the amount OF expenditure In the con
| struction of the work. But he had only risel
| to say, that there was another saving which
had not been alluded to, which he desired t
call to the attention of the House. He ha
lust been informed, by members of the Com
| mittee on the Penitentiary, that the contrac
tors on the CoviHgto and ONO Road had hire
l45 of the colored convicts in the Penlte tlar y
| at a sum exceeding $4,000, and which sur
would be an entire loss TO the Treas ury shout
the bin under consideration be rejected, as tn
work on the road being necessarily suspended
the convicts would be returned to the lnsutt
ton and could not be employed there; Tor, /
truth at this time half the conylcts IN III
penitentiary were idle, for the want of ma te
rials which could not be procured III sufiicien
quantities to give them employment
MIR PHELPS, of Richie, said that he was
friend of the road, and had voted for the al
| uIopriation at the last session but that he I'll
not think the state of the Treasury authol
lied the issuing the Treasury notes as PROVO
ed in the bill. If it was right TO approprlal
the sum of $500 900, it was equally so to al
appropriate the larger sum. He had no ide
that gentlemen could change the votes give
on a former occasion, and as enough talk ha
| been INDUCED in as to the merits OF the oil
he felt constrained to move the previous ques
| tion. The call being sustained the main q uei
ton was then put, and the vote on the que'
tion of the passage of the bill was recorded
follows:
YEAs.-Messrs Crutchheld, lSpeaker,l Aide
son, Anderson, Bailey, Ball, Ballard, Baroou
Bass, Bsbie, Caperton, Carpenter, 9h1pma' q,
SOU, Fleming, Frost, D. Gibson, J T. Gibson, Gr'
ham. Grattan, Harrison, Haek!ey, Hunter, he
Loekridge, Lucas, Magruder, Massie, Matthew
Maupin, McCamant, Mcdowell, McGrnder. MOI
tague, Montgomery, Morgan, Myers, Nelson.
ham Robertson, Rutherford, Saunders, Sega
sherrard, sibert. !. N. Smith, Staples, lyle
Walker, Wallace, Weleh, Witten, and Woods
NArs.1Messrs; Arnold Bsssell, Bell: Boissea
Wis, Evans, Friend, ). 5ilmer, C.. Ii. Cline
Goodycooptz Raymond, Hoffman, Hunt, Johl
, son, w. T.; Jones, kineheioc, Knots, Leftwic
! Lynn, Msilory, Tnos. Martin, McG shse, MsKil
( RsndOlph.. kiddiek Il. K; Robinson. hives. Scot
son. watts. West, Wilson. Wing gaeid, Woolfol
} and Yerby.-sc.
Mr.. CARpHXrER offered the following res
. luton, which was laid on the table:
r Uheyeas, under the present price Of Virgin
, State bonds, together with the unsettled stats
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