Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-19
TOLUhIE LVIT.-NUMRER Is
The following petitions were presented and
appropriately referred

! The following petitions were presented and
appropriately referred:
!y Mr.. IloLDwAY, Of James IlaSan bv Mr.
! BALLARD, of John Hall and others. commis
! sioners Of Logan county: br Mr.. HorrMAM, of
! citizens OF llaFrlson for the amendment Of the
laws relative t" ferries; by Mr. BALLARD of
joel Elkins for rcleasc from fine by Mr..
: CHRISTIAN for the renewal oc the charter for the
! Cc;itrsl Bank.
BILLS PASSED
! TO amenied the charter OF the Merchants
| Bank Of Virginia ; tn oincorpoyatc the Amherst
and Nelson Wooien Manufacturing Company :;
to incorporate the Manchester Savings Bank ;
! acorpola,n. the Inieper dent Male and Fe.
male College in the connty Of GravSGn au.
thoriZing the Governor TO pardon negro slave
and restore SAID slave 10 his uvnc;-ayes l2g
noes !.
TO Incorporate the Southern Manufacturing
| Company; amending the act authorizin. the
construction ut Il railroad upon the plan OF
James S. French, between Alexandria and
Washington. tMcssrs. ToNLlS ard SrGAR ad.
vocatel the bill. AIr. McKESzrE also spoke
to tho bill--2nsc the history ur tie ircorrora
tina of this Conpsry-showing that the road
had been built directly in opposition to the
terms Of the charter lie Was not opposing
the bill, bur he thonght it die to state The
| facts.
| Mr.. SrGAa did not understand the gentle
man from Alexandria, who said he would not
oppose the bill, yet he had gone Oh with n
! statement calculated TO confuse the mind Of
/ that House and lead them from the tue qucs-
ton. Mr.. 5. did not care any thing about the
ways and means by which the road vas
constructed, the point was now 10 secure
a continuous railway from Memphis, Tenn, TO
| Portland, Ne Pass the bill, and YOU will have
a good instead OF 4 miserable one.
Mr.. MCKENZIE replied.
Mr.. ToNiIS thought it was proper to say,
that he had been specially requested to alivo.
cate this bill and he was assured that the only
change sousht ny the bill, was TO remove the
the construction Of the road on the plan oi j..
S. F7crch. lie knew nothing more Of the bill
! than that iaSt given.
On motion Of Mr.. MYERS the bill waa laid
on the table.
On molten o: Mr.. EAsKERvILL. the House
took up and considered Senate bill FOR tho 20
lnntary cnslavemcnt Of Isaac Burnett and B.
W. Love, free persons of color. without COM
pensatOn TO the State.
Mr. baskerville. explained the bill.
Mr.. GlEsos, Of D., was opposed 10 giving
the county courts jurisdiction in such matters,
and releasing half Of the valuc CT said me-
groes.
Mr.. CHRISTIAN took the same objections, and
was opposed to this species Of special legi5la.
ton
Mr.. BASKERvfLL moved TO amend the bill. By
inserting Circuit instead Of county so that
the jurisdiction should be confined to the Cir.
cult Court of Mecklenburc. Agreed to.
Mr. MAGRupEn offered Il substitute for the
bill
Mr.. BAsKERrILL accepted the substitute.
Mr.. DrrEwaLL approved Of the bill as far as
it went, but was afraid the substitute was not
perfect, and thought it would be safer to reflect
on the matter before we undertake to inaugu-
rate all entirely new policy. He approved OF
the general features, but he die not consider
proper guarantees were included for the protec-
ton Of the slave.
On motion Of Mr.. BASKERVILLE, the bill and
substitute We're referred TO the Select Commit
lee Oh free negroes.
Senate bill 20 stay proceedings on executions,
trust deeds. &C. upon refusal 10 receive bank
notes was taken up and considered
Mr. KEEN submitted n substitute, and on his
motion the bill ami amendment were laid on
the table.
Mr. WILSON hoped the bill would not be laid
on the table It mad passed the Senate unaA!.
rnouSlv had gone through the cruchle Of the
House Committee, and he was opposed to long.
er delay.
Mr. KEEN said the question of stay law was
one of great Importance; he did not wis.,! to
enter into the merits of the bill he did not
however, think it wonl meet the necessities Of
the people 1t was stay !aw only in title
He was ready 10 proceed now, but other gentle
men desired delay.
The motion 10 lay on the table was agreed 10.
On motion Of Mr.. WcoLroLH the committee
on FREQ negroes was enlarged by tho addition
Of four mcmbcrs--McsSrs. BAsKERvILI., DCcE-
WALL, RIDDIcg and GARRETT were added
y motion was made by Mr. kEEH TO suspend
the rules for the purpose of Offering the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the use Of the Hall Of the
House Of Delegates be and hereby is rendered
10 the Convention OF the people Of Virginia
now in session, during the forenoon and until
+ o'clock in the afternoon Of each day and
from and after the acceptance Of the above ten
der by the Convention, the sessions Of this
lIouse shnll commence at + o'clock, p NJ, on
each day until otherwise ordered.
The House refused to suspend the rules.
On motion Of Mr. DrcKwALL, the House nd
journed until Monday