Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-15
RICHMOND. FF,HRU.4RY is.
YYRGINIa LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

ing"
Engrossed bills, 4" Incorporating Com
pany to erect a t IL bridge over the Ob;o
river at Wheeling" . Incorporating =
Company to erect toll bridge across The
Ohio river Mt Charlestown, in the countv rs
Brooke -" To amend an act incorpora.
ting company to open the navigation Of
1uck,hoe Gre OK, were successfully red
a third time and pass, ID
The bill. "Alteiisg the mole of sum
mohlrg juries and for other purposes" was
tskcn up and rejected.
The House resolved itself into a Com.
nittee Of the Whole, on the bill +" Author
ling the Superior Courts of Equry to
dispose of the prep rty of infants and in.
sane persons" and reported the same to
the House without anerdment.--A motion
was then made by Mr.. Graves, to post.
pone the further consideration of the bill
till the 31st day of March next, and pre-.
vailed, Ayes lis, Noes 40.
The following Message was received
from the Governor, and read ::
COUNCIL CHAMBER, February 18th. 1916
FeGoTO Citizens fine Sem
ale = hoUse IF Delegates,
The enclosed letter, from the Secretary a
war, presents to the Legislature subject OF greS
Importance to this State and II the United Stues-
NIL y
done by you, to enable the General Government u
provide tor the common d. fence, one of the grea
Objects Tor which il was Instituted.
The Importance ofthe position at Hoods tn IL.
security OF Richmond and Petersburg, is SUCH that
trust it viii be completely fortified on the. land a
well MS the water side.
As am addressisgyou upon this subject, can
not tor9ear to express hope that the Goyernmeu
OF the United States will provide effactuay for H..
defence OF the chesapeake Bay. There is no Of.
Jeet OF this sort so interesting TO great portia
oil America The great river SusquehanHa, altsr
passing from North to South through the State If
Pennsy lvania. discharges itself into this bay An
the rivers In Virginia aud Mar1 land, East of the
hlleSany, do the same and although the river
Roanoke has diff rent outlet, it is a known Ea.
that most ot the produce Of the rich and extensiye
couhtry II waters, seeks market through tle
chesapeake. The western country too has n deeo
Interest in It, The communication between ii.
eastern and western waters by the noble road no-
rsRhiiy advancing 10 completion, between the Oha
and The Potomac, and the corneciing the waters
James < kanawha rivers, must omen to The weston
cnuntry an important and valuable channel thr'
winch much o. its produce will BE- carried TO nis.
k"t, particularly in time ofwar. The Chesaresa
must be relied upon as an il porant part cf the n.
land water communication, which it is expected
few years will give us from North to Sonth /: this
eemertng the union of the eastern aad western tie
northern and Southern States by the most inhiss.
iuhe ties OF interest, and constant and necessary ip
ucrcourse IL IS believed too that II would give grzt
security and add to the usefulness of our naval '
force, which is now universally consier.d an essen
ta' part nf our defensive armour as the ChesaueAke
must necessarily afford one of the naval postnnsG
the Umitte States. The importance and vaIae RI
tbs bay, cannot longer escape the notice of the e-
lglitened citizens who administer The government
OF the United Ststes. 1t could rot however r..
deemed want of respect ,niidrnce in them, icr
the states, whose prosperity so intimately cnrec
tel with this OBJECT, to recommend it sul,ett
meIiting immediate atre' ton. Hsadvantae4 in a
commercial and political point of view are iucalei.
liable; they are not less conspicu in their eeci;
upon our military and naval operations in time Of
war.
If by this means could compel an enemy 10
comm -cs his operationsOn the shore instead Of
landing his army in the heart If the country an s-
tempt t'lnvade this part of America need not be
Appreciated.
herewith transmit an Act of the General As
semb'y ofthe State of Maryland for erecting
bridge over the river Potomac. Which act is not
to have eli ct, unless IN act shall be passed By
tle Legislature OF Virginia, upon similar princ-
pies.
VIC. NICHOLAS.
Inc letter, with the documents, were
referred to select committee.
Thursday, Fcb1uary IS.
a Communication from the Senate. sta
ting they had passed the bills, entitled
hn act to prevent distractions in the ma
vIgabIe water courses within the Common
wealth :; An act to alter the mesne
process against Corporations, and to reg
elate the proceeding in suits against the
same ;; and " An act to oh nge the mode
OF examining surveyors, and for other
purposes" with amendments that they
had alsH agreed to the Resolutions in no.
nor OF Major Generals Scott and Gaines,
OF Colonel Brooke, Captain Richie anti
Major Holmes and that they had also a
greed to the resolutions in honor Of Cap
t'ius Warrington and Henley, with an a.
m ndm mt, purely verbal
The House agreed To the amend
ments proposed Co the first and third
bl Sand irtly agreed and partly disA-
greed to the amendments to the 2nd
The amendments prop ssd by tie Sen
ate to tie bill, which lay on the table, "In-
cooperating a Company to establish a
turnpike road from the town of Manchester
to the town CT Petersburg" were agreed
TO.
E"grossed bills. " Concerning the public
properly in the City Of Richmond" (the
object to enclose the Capitol Square, and
slucco, &c. the Capitol, y" Concerning
the children OF Edward Carter, deceas-
ed Incorporating company to estab-
llsh turnpike road from TIE top of the
blue Ridge az Manassas Gap, by Front
Roy j ia the county Of Frederick, and to
intefscct the Great Western Road at
otrasburg in the county of Shenandoah ;"
~ revive the Inspection of Tobacco at
appahannock were successfully read
n third time aud passed.
a Report WIS received from the Armo-