Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-01-09
TIRGLyYI3 LEtsISL8TURF.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

y, y 5.
Engrossed Bills &c Coneern,e Sar,i,cI W,,fs',
Sc Authorizing the rem val oga House on Vile
water Street, in the Borough Of Norfolk and for
other purroses" To ans nd the seyeraI laws con
GER lug the inspection If four. Concer.;np-
John Neyins were seyerally read a third fine
ard passed.
On Mr. 3uron's motion, leave was given to hri, r.
IN ill " o amend the several laws concsrniry
tie insp; otou oftobesco'
/ he SPEAKER laid before the iI1Sse long com
munica'ion FROM The governor resi- Getting IL. Peni
tentaiy, from which it appears that the bo'ance
10 tHy" ofthe in'ttuti-n iast year, was g es& So
cents-aud this year tier. APPEARS To be bala- g Of
, ''Z2o 'S cents against 1.-The Keeper ascribeg
tue dd'el enee to the umasua ci.liness If IN. sea
son ard the high price of materials THE Co,er
work, sc.
Nj. Mercer submitted long Rcrort from u.
Sa''F Committee (Which s Inserted in cur preceG.ng
eoiumrs.)
the oiganizaiionsnd disrpine Of the Militia, sob
mIited Report concluding with the llowing re-
solution
Resofued. az the opinion Of this Com nii,ee. that
the EN' cutive Of this Commonwealth shoIld be
vested with power 20 tease n the goveru,en, e tle
U. S d.e b,i5iic nggn,,flcfary of.q,ps, mpon en-
Giuons nd re trietioIs which viii preserve the said
institution ifo.a ij1Iy, and secure the rent thereof
in arms.
The report was laid or the table.
DGtpOCD, Jn7IHciW 9th.
A communication from she Senate. sfatin1 Nor
they had psssei several bills" Altering HE day
appointed by law for the session of the Snpcrioy
Court of Charcery, holden st Wiuchrser''-.-.s L.
90 porat:ng q Library Company in The town Of Nor
folk" Authorizing the Common Council nr Nor
{ TX Borough toal'0w salary to tha Mavor there.
oi, ara for other putposr So Co c.rrinoS Al Ssn
der Waiker"-snd Giving the inhabitants &C
Tyler county further time to make certain SURVEYS"
- md mt they had aso pass lie bills titled,
An act Incorporating ihe Female Orphan Soc;et,
~ Nrttek -" An act concerning Charles NJ
Cn''iar"--" An act authorisiog the court Of T,ler
court " 10 appoint per ems TO solemuize marriage
within tie same"-and" IN set giving turther tim,
to the ogncr1 Of lots H. certain towns therein men
toned r. build On sud improve The same" viii, O.
mendmeais-In which fic II. Old concurfcd
IN cngrossed bill "Forrnne neg Comfy ont
of part of the uftias of Frederick ard She-an-
do1h" w7s taken up, reed and passed This county
viii TAKE the mann ofihe gallant Mercer who fell
on i've plains ~ Princeton
Communication was received firm the TO.
vernon, respecting Tue Di5niai Ssggmb Cana,, as
follows:
Co'ncA-Ciam5-r, Jaruary 5.b, 1916.
Fellow i'izrrs Of the House
In compliance with verr resolution of fhe 81
Infant La before ile Horse of y locates com.
mrnisa'ion from The President AID Directors Of The
Di,r1sl sv asap CarM. cannnt fn.bear IN rema,k
that communication between Aibcmqre Souud
and ,he Chesapeake Is one Of the most Interesting
5HffrHGt improvements n the power Of te Iegisla-
tnro - make, either IN political or commercial
point of vltw.--fhe information that passcss dn~s
MOI enable me n determine whether ihs, route
through the Dismal Swanio is the best, or whether
the ccmpieiiou and Improvement Of that canal
wond supercede he Necessity of communication
between the rivers Roanoke and James, higher w !;
hut have grounds or believing that the interest Of
ihc State ~ tg Caral is iniriaeia asd relative va
Inc, rc'fcfs Ibis work one OF thc most important
objects o. Which The ton Of the legislature can
be dcccted. Nor can trntr to repeat iie az