The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-23
Virginia Legislature.
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE
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EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE
HOUSE, OF DELEGATES.
I aUkSDAY, ian II.
A communication rrcu the Senate by their
Clerk; The Senate lave passed the following
bills, entted,- act, amend AZ act, entitled
sn act, allowing Joseph Parker. certain sun o,
money annually ;'---'.4n act, giving TO rhomrs D..
Taylor present relief and a pension ;'-and al,
act, concerning Samuel CoSksyne'
A eommo nicnton from the Senate by their
clerk :----Thc Senate have passed the following
bills, entitled--' An act, establishing town at
the courthouse of the county Of Cabell:'--' an
act to explain the first section OF the act, entitled,
an act tor dividing the county OF Russell into two
distinct counties 49, An act giving further time to
the owners OF Lots in the town OF Woodvle I,
build on and improve the same ;'-snd an act
FOR revying inspection of tobacco at Swami
Creek Warehouses IN the codnties vi Ducknsha
aud Nelson
They have also passed the bills, entitled --' an
aet 10 prevent the lapsing OF legaces and devses
liz certain eases, by the death OF the Legatee or de-
vsee, IN the lifetime of the testAtor ;---and ar
act Incorporating company to erccta toll bridge
across the Shenandoah river with amendments, in
which they request the oil til. Hbuse of
Delegates.
The house proccedei to consider the amc.,dments
proposed Ivy the Senate; whereupon the aniend-
neht TO the BILL to prevent the lapng OF lrgaees
and deSises in certain eases, by the death OF the ie
gatce CT deyisee, in the lifetime OF the testator,
was, on the question put thereupon, agreed TO
by the house. These amendments we're agreed
to by the House.
The Speaker laid before the house a report from
the commissioners appointed to let the repairs
OF the Capitol; which report was read, as fol-
lows
The commissioners appointed under an act of the
hast session of the General Assembly, which appro-
priated eight thousand Ave hundred dollars for the
repairs of ,he Cartel, report That they have
complied with the requiston Of that act, and con-
tracted with
Thomas Williams for certain work in
stone for [ - 8 500
James Oldham for certain woss: IN
wepd for 1884 la
Holm and Wilson FOR certain work in
painting. Sc. e&s Is
Daniel Maynard for certain work in
plaster go
S s,i79 So
The whole of this work, i, is expected, will be
completed early in the spring
The Commissioners cannot hut express their
gret, that although the contracts very favorn-
bic the public the appropriation was so far mad
squate to thorough repair ot the building he
roof, the coruice anG pedi:nents, the whole base
ment story, externally, require immediate
pair, and various parts of the interior would be
much improved by being cleaned u painted.
ANDREW STEVENSON, c..: OF
JOHN BROCKENBROUGH, Io9 ean rs, d.
VIM. C. WILLIAMS, ysh bs ~, r",,a nc. -
j. N. NICHOLAS, ue e r rspin
P.RANDOLPH, 'ie 0"P''"
January H. 1919.
4 bill, incorporating q company to cut a ssnni
from the head OF Seneca taljs in the Potomac ri
" tide water taken up, and read the first
time; together with memorial ct the President
and Directors of the Pctowmac company against
the passing therof-and the question being put the
reading, was decided i'll the negative.
SATURDAY, Jan. I6.
An amendment proposed by the Senate the
bill, incorporating company to erect toll bridge
across the Shenandoah river, communicated yes
terday, being this day twice read was, the ques-
ton put thereupon, agreed to by the house.
Ordered that the cierA inform the Senate there
The Speaker laid before the house letter from
the Treasurer, incissing his account with the COM
monwealth, between the fret dsy of january and
the 3lst day of December 1919, inclusive which
account read MS follows:
TIE Public Trea,ury between The .frsf day Of ia;
nuary and the thirty trss day Of December, 1872,
ineIns.ve.
DIR.
To balance in the Treasury,
as per setll ement made
isia, ~ " sle,2io 81
Received from that period,
viz:
Ga account OF the revenue
tax of 1879, 2ss,oi5 Sc
OF the arrearages oftaxes 1850 Is
From Clerks and Notarres, So,32s I'll
Divers persons on sundry
courts, cS,o32 IS
INSPECTORS OF tobacco, 5,t27 81
On account of Militia fines, e.6GJ 81
FROM the Bank OF Virginia, $1,000
Register OF the Land OF
hse, 2'Sl3 W
Agents OF the Penitentiary, 1915 sc
For tbe redemption of
land, 6,l34 SO
Purchase of Hnapproprated
Iand 1,oss 70 4oi. COS 23
S6ii.ol6 >
Amount OF disbursements, 453,U47 IS
Balance in The Treasury on
slst Dec iSi2, Si6o,009 os
CIR
By Disbursements and Discounts from
the frst day OF January 10 the 3lS-
dav Of December, 1912, both tays
Included, 90 appears by tue receipts
aud corresponding vouchers, which
we're examined and compared by
the joint committee OF both hou-
scs OF the Legislature, as fofowe1
Espences of the General Assembly, 81 so5 s