Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-01-11
Virginia Legislature---Extra Session
MONDAY, JASUAHY I, 1851.
HouSE or DELE"ATE2.
TD.Eeryed Proceedings.

Deferred Pr0etedings.l
Petitions, &C., were presented and appropri.
ateiy referred, rs follows:
I;r Mr.. RIpp!cx-Authorizing u branch o!
the Norfolk and Petersburg lsai!road.
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING Colp"rteur>
from TAXATION.
By Mr.. KErS-For & Stay law.
Nv Mr.. LrcAs-ror the relief Ct Enoch At
k;ns.
By Mr.. Cmr1$rlAS-For e Railroad from
the Arsenal ut Lexington, TO some point on
the CeEtral Railroad.
BIZ JONES, Of GIouccs,er-Rcgulating for
cirn INSURANCE companies so rs To require secu-
ritv for payment OF their policies.
81 M!r. krxv-Lcgaiizins suspension by the
Banks Ot the Commonwealth.
l;y Mr.. i:iJLLs-For the "clicf of John J.
GruInstaif, late Sncriil'oI Shenandoah.
Is Mr.. RGEERTsoH-For IN extension OF The
limits Of the city Of Richmond.
By Mr.. kSGTTs-Incorporating Il Turnpike
road from the Three Forks OIL Sandy River,
to ArnolJsburg, in Calhoun county.
Ey Mr.. NEwroH-To rclenSe 10 John H..
T'aiiafcrrr, the Commonwealth rights To Ger.
tain land in Hanover.
Ey Mr.. Notwithstanding to l.. II. Camp
bell his commission. forfeited by failure To pay
into ,hc Treasury The State revenue accord
ing 10 law.
BY Mr.. SMITH u Notwithstanding 18th
clap. Of COic of Virginia, for 1860, rs applies
to formation Of new counties.
81 Mr.. housekeeping sec. %, 81. 80,
81 and 81 Of rh"p. s. Code Of Virginia, 1850.
Ey Mr.. MILLER, ii Lec-RefundIng 10 the
]Surc,ics Of john H.. Allen, lutte Sheriff Of Lee,
amount o. money paid by them into the Trea-
sury.
ly Mr. GmsoH, of JcIerson-Rc imbursing
Edward McCahc, ftT being shot in repellins
JOHN Brown.
BY Mr.. Notwithstanding the EeTkelcy
Border Guards.
Br t.Ir. misunderstanding the Eastern
terminus Of Siavin's Cabin and SurnncrSslllc
Turnpike Company.
BY Mr. BowMAS-FCra an additional constable
in Court House District of Wood county.
I;y Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING relief to W.
II. BIancli, lat. Sheriff Of MeckIcnhurg.
Ev Mr.. CAssIS-Icfundjng certain taxes 10
Benz. Cunningham.
BY Mr.. Mountaineering tie capital stock
Of the tiilmcr and Hitchic's Turnpike coinpa-
ny.
BY Mr. SnASHoS--Sur the relief Of J. Y.
Thomas from = fine.
By Mr.. Recommendation lie release oi in
cones from taxation.
Nv Mr.. ALnEfsoN-To extend the Little ha-
nawl!a Navigation company in BraXton.
81 Mr. misunderstanding the charter ut
the city Of Richmond.
~ NJ. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of The
Montgomery Female COLLEGE.
rErlTi0Ns.
The following petitions were offered and op-
printrlv referred
Iy ar. KEEx-0f l.. L. rau!ct; rrIri red 10
the tummitt"c Oh Finance.
liv Mr.. GMMGE--Uf officers ri Company y,
l0lst Regiment !%irsin;: Militia, asking for the
II imDu!scmcrat uf mo!'"y expended 10y them
in the purchase Of ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
BY Mr. CAS>!S-Uf a. j. Bean and others,
for relief from the payment of security money.
BY Mr. $. CRAHE-Ot The l0Ilh Regiment
Of Virginia Militia, praying for tl.c muster and
and training Of 50 much I'll sai.i regiment as Is
in the county ot Tucker.
Ey Mr.. CHRISTIAN Uf trustees III the Ale.
ghany College, 10. 4 loan irr'n the Literary
Fund 10 re!air the recent loss by fire.
By Mr.. kAtyMAN-Uf 900 citizens asking
leave TO construct a railroad from Winchester
to StraSburg Gil individual account.
THE G0"EE%oRS MESSAGE.
! motion. having been wade 1" print I'll cS-
ira plumber Of copies o.! the Governors Mes
sage,
Mr. AxorwsoX moved that the usual number
Of copies he printed.
Mr.. JONES said, I concar with the gentle
man who las just taken his seat, (Mr. Ander-
SON. that VIC s.;ou!d "nly print the usual mum
bcr OF copies Of tits curious and unusual lIcs.
sagc frnm the Governor. They say it is cuSto-
mary 20 print 800 copies oi the Governor
rc.SLcc, but ~ secession is the order Of the
dav, let us scccic from that custom. 1t |
have heard il Tcli Alright, i; seems to inc that n
PORTION Cf the message looks like m attack
upol, South Ca~ru'ina-writlen 10 wcan the
syrupa,ilics nf oar people from her; to
cause them L" lose sight ot the motives that
ac,uatc her noble sons; 10 forget that her cause
is OR ca,.Sr; her wrngES our wrongs; her lies
tinv orr '~,r>t!r:; 10 miScnniciIe the advice OF
her Gnyc.u.r !r:n = ~Eii.trUSt if not an attack
upon u.
\ par; OF Gov. Lcichcr's message ahounds
in false prophecies and injrdicious specnlations.
| will int vote the money CT my constituents
To disseminate such doctrines.
Il opposes = State Convention, yet rccoln-
mrnds that wc slough oil New England. How
can we 10 that without 4 Convention?
am prepared Il" vote 10 print the usual
number II copies &c Iii. unusual d~ncumrnt--nn
more. If a"Y gentleman is DESTROYS tu scrd it
TO his constituents, let the money come ont OF
his own pocket.
Tie motion To print 1000 copies was then
agreed TO.
ArrrHSooS Session, JAS. :, ISL.
HOUSE OK ~DE..EEATES.
The Speaker rcSurnpi Tie Chair al D O'Clock,
p. N.
,Mr. CurI.TIAN moved to reconsider the vote
adopting resolution appointing a committee
Of fifteen members, with instructions to report
Il bill fnr Il Convention Uf the people. Mr..
Christian advocated his motion that it was in
the face Of the recommendation ol tit. Cow
ern0r nf the Commonwealth, against calling
this CGLvcEiinn; he considered il \ grave qles-
lion, to be ma;urcly and deliberately consid.
crc,i. lie t.loreht that the House misrnder-
stood he resolution Of Mr.. KEMrEE. and con-
ridered il merely preliminary, and for enquiry
into The cxrcdicncy Of calling n Convention
not i.struytin. ll,r committee 10 report the
bill
Mr.. EEHrFE explained his action, saying that
Mr.. CHRISTIAN had misapprehcudrd tie facts
cGnncc,c,l with ;hr aclinu this morning; tia:
he had called The attention ni lie House to
villa, iic was oluu; "a n!fcr that the resolution
was read It's: 10y the mover, and then
rcain hv he Clerk that !ic resolution
WI; Gr ;ns!rrc,ing the committee, and
was clearly preliminary, hccat:>", after
III. report ui The committee, any op-
position w!ic;, might hc desired could then
cyincc itself. That the crisis demanded not
vacii:a,ior arl uncertainty; this undolIs in the
ryer;n. what liml been 50 well done III the
morning. lie cliicl the ayes aud noes. The
vote was then taken. and ~rcSn!icl rs i'ilows {:
AYEs-Nc>srs. .iidrrsnr, foreman. Brown,
BurkS, Cas>in. Christian, Crane, Dickinson.
Ferguson, Fcrri!. Fleming. Frost, e.. II. Gilmcr.
HacLlcy. !~!"r!Gwav. Keen, I.ockridgp, Mat
,hrwS. d. Miller, Norris, Myers. Patterson.
portc-. Reid. Richardson. Scsar, Staples,
Thompson. Watis-3l.