Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-02


gree Of patience and forbcarancc.
NoTE-During the night, Mr. McDowgIL in
dlcatcd his ntcntioh to offer The subjoined res.
olution:
Resolved, by the General Assembly of Viz.
GINA, mat In order to produce delay, tins
whole subject under consideration he referred
to a Border State Convention.
MONDAY, APRIL /, 1861.
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order ut ~ O'Clock.
Mr. JOHNSON in the chair.
The following House bills were puSsed: APP.
pointing superintendent Of the Stanton and
Parkersburg Turnpike; for the relief i. j.
Spaulding
The following Senate bills were passed: For
the relief W. 5. Crosbe, deceased; authorizing
the Governor to pardon slave John Kicks. and
restore him TO his owner.
On motion Of Mr. SMITH, House bill for the
partial suspension Of the sale of State bonds,
and 10 provide Tor complying with contracts
already made upon the C0vlnGton md Ohio
Railroad, WAS taken up; and Mr. WIcKuAu Of
fercd the following substitute:
"Be 1t enacted By the General Assembly,
that The Commissioners CT the Sinking Fund
be and they are hereby required to invest, ut
ninety cents in the dollar, for the Temporal
ry relief OF the contractors on that work, three
hundred thousand dollars in the bonds hereto.
fore authorized to DC issued for the construc.
ton Of the Covinglon and Ohio Railroad; the
said three hundred thousand dollars is To con
Stitute part Of the appropriation heretofore
,nade 10 the Covlngton and Ohio Railroad
This uct shall be in iUrce from its passage.
h.. fuI
II.
On motion Of Mr.. norGLAS, the hill was
then laid on the table. When Sir. NICEnAM
presented his substitute, it contained but
Sl50,OO On suggestion from Mr.. DOUGLAS
the sum WAS Increased TO $500, 900.
On motion Of Mr.. DOUGLAS, the resolutions
of the Senate concerning the Bellona guns
We're taken up, ami. OIL his motion the amend
lnentJ were cUncurrcd in.
Mr.. II. W. THOMAS asked leave t. file on bis
own aud on the part of other Senators, II pro
test against The resolutions as he considered
them not constitutona!y passed The motion
/ to iilc was rejected
The Covngton and Ohio bill was then taken
up, and the question being OH MIR. WIcKHAM's
substitute, the substitute passed Before Mr.
BRANNoN voted for the substitute, he moved
to have the following words inserted in the
substitute after the words required" "out ni
The surplus in their hands for Investment.
The motion passed.) The bill was comiuunl-
Gated to the House by Mr.. SMITH.
On motion Of Mr.. French the bill increasing
| the pay Of the officers Of the Public Guard was
taken up, and the question being OH agreeing
with the House amendments, On motion VI
Mr.. AuGCsT the amendment was concurred in.
A joint resolution, offered Ivy Mr.. August to
pay certain companies OH duty during the
raid at llarper's Ferry vas rcjrctcd-ayrs TO-
noes /. mot being constitutional majority,
| The Senate took recess till ;. o'clock, z.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| The House WIS called 10 order at 10 o'clock,
4. N. by the SPEAKER.
The uousc was Informed OF the passage by
the Senate Of House bill amending and re-
enacting the 45th section Of chapter So of the
Code Of lS4g' with amendments. The House
agreed to Senate amendments.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
For The relief Of T. n. Eubank, commissioner
Of the revenue for the city Of Lynchburg-
ayes So, nays2.
For the relief OF Thos. ". Scott, sheriff Of
GCNEl:AL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House took up House bill making ap
preparations for deficiencies in former appro,
priatons, and for defraying expenses Of the
General Assembly and Convention now in scs.
sion. The amendments proposed hy the Sen
ate thereto were coacurrcd in
REJECTED.
Senate bill allowing the claims of the officers
Of the HillSborough Border Guard of Loudoun
county, was called up, and being put on its
passage, was debated and Oh I call Of the roll
dcfcaIed-aycs 90, noes SO.
TIE TAX BILL.
The House proceeded to consider Senate
amendments TO House bill imposing taxes for
the support Of government q number of which
were ogrced to. After debate, the House re-
solved! 10 insist on its proposed tax on Keno. u
Pending debate, u motion prevailed 20 lay
the bill on the table, in order to take up Senate
JOINT resolution for prolongation Of the session
III! the 4;h of April, which, after being debated
pro and con, WAS agreed tn--ayes ID, noes A..
Adjourned I'LL IL D o'clock