Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-04
v EoxEsnAY, APRIL 3, 1861.


lh- Senate convened at IL O'Clock, and called 10
order BY Mr.. JiISOS in the absence Of tt. ieu.eua
Governor.
The PRES DENT laid before the senate An Invitation
from The Faculty Of he Richmond Medical College wilt
That Institution at o'cIocs This eYeElng
motion Of II. ". THOMAS the Senate bill 10 nr;ho.
ri1- the ank OF the Comrnonwea to establish branches
certain poiris, I'd vanced 20 irs engrosstnrnt
TIE resolution concerning the sale Of nujkers 10 J. z.
Anderson Co. WAS iakrn aud lee 70 l9ns discussion
In which Mss.rs. AUGUST, LYNCH. CARTER NELSON.
II. W. THOMAS, DAY. wICKHAM sad QUisENHERf
took part H. Mr. AUGUST advocated The contract; aud
the others respectively stated their objections 1t. Mr..
DAY sknacd his Iusn III to offer resolution calling up.
the Attorney General for his opinion the subject.
The question Ia still pending.
On motion Of Mr. SMIrf the lIou.e blu Increasing tn.
compensation q" the Commissioner, OF the Revenue In
the counties OF Nicholas, fsyette, rax,on aud Logan,
rnoon made BY Mr.. THOMPSON to take up the House
hill for the compensation Of the IIlrpers Ferry claims
rejected.
Mr. brown called up III. tax bill
A mo ion was made by Mr.. THOMPSON to rccedc from
the Srnntr amendment /" the tax coucerhng collateral
deruTtes In the Of ncphsws and uiecss The motion
was rejected.
The senate then In.s.ed 1t, amendment.
The question then being the House amendment con.
cernny the game al Keno the Senate, motion Of Mr..
URASNON, Insisted Gu It's Amendment.
On motion OF Mr. PAXTON, the Senate rccedcd from Il,
amendment oncernrg hlst!lIsua from fruit.
Thr question then being on the House amenduen; TO
limit the OF Tux auct!oneer 10 $780, the Senate,
after discussion rsfuaed CONCUR, and insisted their
own aLeudme1t.
Tie semitic CONQUERED In lou1e amendments concerning
o! They also red in ether House ausnjnsni but
inssted on adhrrius to others.
resolution from the Iiou,- for the relief Of the con.
the Coyin1;on and Ohio road, tureu up
and pss.sd-nyrsl7, nor,T.
The .Iocse bill to amend act Incorporating the JeGrr-
son Insurance Company Of Aineruarlr taIen rp.
motion Of Mr. CLiIBOKSE, aud pAI.ed.
The Till au:hozins the Ccuuty Court of Poshstsn cnun.
- TO correct lne E.s.uet ~ the land Of A. e. Wool
iridgs,eIa,e was taken up motion OF Sir. NASH, and
hieT berg advocated by iIa aud by Mr THOMAS OF fx
fax aud opposed by Mr. BRAHSoN, was rejected
Ou m,tou Of Ar. WICkuAM, the Senate adjourned till
;" iiOUsE OF DELEGATES,
The House Sas casdto orG.r At " O'Clock, NJ by the
SPEAKER.
BILLS p...yp-=cna,e bill authorizing railroad compa
n'.s arpon: police aGe House bill, for the payment
Of Q: moG.y to james ". Jones JE'r NJ Frederick
county amending passed April 3D. 1885, concerning
thu Bsry!l- Hu ChAIlesn Turnpike. granting rights
o. WY to Siiniag aud MANUFACTURED. companies 10
the Commonwealth: Senate ill Ia relation 10 prlrt
re.en.ct,n an &C. passed March 29 1850 entitled 10 ct
/, incorporate h- Knob Turnpike Company, In the couny
Of WAsh!ngton and Incorporating the iIavtrrs Gap aud
Vas ngton Turnpike Company; authorizing the County
o9rr. Of POwhaan correct A.
s. WoodrllEe land releasing schooner Pauline from pay
VI fin for violation OF inspection law PAYNE TO the
Exchange Bank Interest % lost coupens; anend!ng road
laws Ct Brooke and Hancock counties.
iScHEA6ISo PAY OF CONTRACTORS.
Mr. CAPERT0S offered preamble and j1i1t re.ouiion
au,hur 1:lg Board pubc Works the pay
of contractors the Coving'on RHd Ohio Railroad In
amount not exceeding ten per cent for all work done pr
To JAN ls 1866! account Of the present s!ate Of a
lgs The resolution provides that the said Increase
shall constitute part or and be paid Of existing a
prcprslIou,." Adopted.
The SPEAKER, on motion Of Mr. COLLIER, OF Peters
burr, appointed committee 10 bring In bill " SO as 10
a'lude keno rs prohibited game" The blu was
ported, read lrst and second Gnu. Sir. COLLIER
moved Its third reading
SIR DuCKWALL objected TO It'd, ha,fy confederation Of
the BILL The Senate hud tie suffice. under consd1s;io
and had imposed ,lr amounting to prohibition.
Mr. COLLIER Vi,hsd Il 10 81 forth that the gentleman
had thT art led legislation on this subject.
Mr. sEGAR thought the bill Uugh; to be at acted
u,1t ...d rng fhA1 T4rn
mighty seductive youth. II Introduced Into village,
shielded and raEcourd II now by law, not boy In
that place would In weeks time have quarter III his
pocket
The bill being objected 10, was no; read lri t!ne
med