Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-24


EngtosSed bills. Concerning the town of
ianiencevile in the county OF Brnnswic H.
" Concerning John Crouch" To reduce into
! Que the several acts allowing q bill of excep-
lions 10 be sealed Ca RECESSED 2M)-were
severaiiy read Sd time, passed, and sent TO
the Senate
Various bills aud resolutions were received
from tie Committees, which we've laid on the
table.
Two resolutions iron, the Committee on X.
AUD l.. Navigation were taken up-t, IN favor
OF granting the petition of sundry inhabitants
OF Caroline, King William, and kiua & Queen
'or Tue Incorporation of company tor tie
purpose OF opening and improving the naviga-
tion OF tile Maitapony river To its highest
navIgaOie pomt-2, rejecting the petition OF
suhdfy Inhabitants of Russell .eunty Tor the
appropriation of 5 500 out OF the treasury To
rendering nasigdb!e the Clinch river, Tor the
appointment OF commissioners to receive ub
scripilons IN addition to this fund, Ac.-rhe
lst resolution was agreed to--as VAS also the 81 ,
CATER am nnavailiug motion by Mr. McFarlane
10 change the words he rejected" into the
words is reasonable.'O
Sundry resolutions from tie Committee of
Sidin's were taken up--i. acceding to the
petition of Edward Worsham OF Dmwiddie,
Tor the retundng OF slim %! mOiiC niprOperly
paid bS him INTO the ireasuty-2 rejecting the
petition of John Cooper of MOnongaia, who
prays The remi,siou ct IA fine for retailing sp
ritnoHS liquors without iiCense-3, rejecting
the petition of j. Merrtieis tor the remission
or me hich resolutions were agreed 10
by the House
on MIR. Letters motion leave was granted
TO bring IN Dill establishing a ferry from the
land vt john Jacobs ia the county of Brooke
across the Ohio river a remons,rance of
James Marshall against its establishment Mas
received and referred
On MIR. Miuor's motion, leave was given 70
bring IN a bill To revive The ACT liassed on the
zid ~ febiuary 1915 Incorporating company
to establish turnpike road from Lewis. ter
opposite The town of fredericksburg to the
steam boat landing on Potomac creek aud 10
ahiend AN act passed The 9Th February 1913,
inco' poratniS the steam boat COMPANY"
On motion Of Mr.. Miller OF powliatan. re-
solved that lie Executive se requested TO lay
before the General Assembly the Journal Of
their proceedings.
corning Counsel and A,Iornies al law, with
sundrS amendments, which wereagre ,o.-A
motion was then made by Mr.. SiRith OF Isle Of
wight. 10 amend the said BILL ny Inserting in
the oath required 10 be taken by an attorney
al law, the following words, - that viii not
demand or receive, directly or Indirectly any
o'heror sreaterfce or reward than those " heh
may be authorized by iaw"-which amcudmest
was rejected, ayes 35, noes I23-The same bill
was further amended OH Mr. Smiths motion.
ana then ordered TO be eugrOSsed.
On Mr.. Seldeu's motion. leave was aiven to
hrIGg III bill to amend the act passed in Feb
1918 concerning the Inspection OF lumber.
On motion OF Hr.Crump of Cumberland the
petition OF sundry inhabitants of Amherst aud
Nelson, complaining OF misconduct in the Far
mers Bank al i,nchburg, was referred to a
Seiett Commltiee-(of which, Mr.. Rives is
The Chairman)
On MIR. Whites motion, the Committee of
kevIsal was discharged from the conside ration
OF The OIL reducing INTO one all the acts regn-
Iatlns the militia, aud the said bill referred
10 the committee constituted on that uait OF the
Governor message which relates TO that sub
ject-I q the same committee vas also referred
on MI. RobertsonS motion, the propIirty OF
repeating The act OF 1897, concerning tie militia
OF the city OF Richmond.
The following letter was received. aud re-
terred 10 the Select Committee on that subject :
RICHMoND, December 2lst 1878
10 the Honorable The Speaker ami ueR,Jrrs Of The
Legislature ~ Virginia.
am lust informed tina a memorial has been
presented To your hOnoi bic body, from certain
| cltIzens oi the counties OF Amherst and Nelson
| charging misconduct ON the Directors OF The
| Office OF Discount and Deposit OF the Far
mers' Bank of Virginia at Lynchburg in the
| management of It's siiaiTs.
| As II would stop the operations of the Bank
| to bring its Books and Officers to this place 10
| be examined. ask ii, as matter Of Justice
! Que 10 myself and colleagues, that Committee
| OF your House be appointed 10 proceed 10
| Lynchburg for the purpose ct examining into
! The truth or faiseho0d Of these charges, and
| INTO the general state of the affairs of tina [
| branch of the Farmers Bank.
i have the honor 10 be- with great resDect
| yOnT most obedent servant.
| CHARLES JOHNSTON, President of
the Office of Discount aud Deposit OF
the Farmers Bank of Vrginia at
LyDchbuTg.
MIR. Rives submitted the following resolu
ten: " Res1lred, that The select committee to
whom Is referred the memorial OF the iuhab-
tapts OF the countes of Nelson and Amherst
complaining OF the conduct of the Directors OF
the Branch OF the Farmers Bank al Lynch.
burg, have power to send for persons and pa.
pers. IN relation TO the subjects of complaint
set forth IN the said memoridl."-Ou MIR Rob
ertsOn : (0f r. motion, the proposed resolution
was laid oil the table.
Tuesday, December % IAN engrossed bill
to reduce into one the several acts concerning
attornleS at law, was read Sd time * passed
Various bills were read the Ist and I'd timeS.
The bill TO increase the wages of the meIn.
beers of the Assembly was referred 10 "a Com.
mittee of the whole.
The bill" 10 provide Public Library for the
use OF the members of the General Assembly,
and Others the officers of government" was
read the first time and rejected.
Various bills and resolutions were presented
by the committees, and laid on the table
a resolution from the &. of Claims, in favor
OF enlarging the town of Monroe in the county
OF Southampton, was agreed to-
SundTy resolutions from the c. for Courts of
Justice were Tead--Ist, rejecting Mildred G..
Blake's petition I'd, acceding to that of w
Ridout Sd, acceding to that of Perryn Card.
well 9TH, also TO that of the heirs of q General
OO'th ~ itdNe 10 ttbtdlD real eS-
tate-whiCh resolutions were agreed 10.
Two resolutions from the G.. Of Claims-Ist,
IN favor OF granting relief to Daniel Tilman
an old revolutionary soldier %, for acceding
TO the petition Of John McLaugheriy, were
read and agreed to.
Sundry resolutions from the T.. of Roads aud
l. NaVigatiOn--Ist, acceding 20 the petition for
appointing commissioners TO lay ont road
from Morgantown, TO ialeTsect he u. States
road, west of the Great Bridge on the Yohoga-
neg river I'd, acceding 10 the petition of sun
dry ciiizenS residing between the Roanoke aud
AppOmattox rivers, for Incorporating a com
pany To establish turnpike road along the
sfnre mad frnm PPlershnrar fn ~ Carnlina