Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-07
Nirginia legislature.
HOUSE, obs nEl rcArrs


"WEDNESDAY, Feb'y IA communication
wa, received ifom the Senate by their clerk !;
STATING that they had passed the bills" Eslab.
fishing town ola the laua OF rlizabeth n
iiend1ch M the county oil Buckius ham,
Establishing au inspection OF tobacco ON The
ianu vi Charles Williams in The town OF Lynch
bury'-and " Authorizing tie removal of an
obstriici!ous in Wcodsiae's laue IL, The borough
of Nofiok"-rhat they had also pass ed tIe
bills" authorizing sale OF certain real
estdie belonging To the orphans ut John Clatk
jeccased"-and "CoDcerGins Daniel Davis,
son, Jun. with amendments; in which the
house concnrted
memorial was received from Abraham
Keen, one ofthe persons recommended BIZ the
county court Ut 0icckienburg as lii TO, be com.
inisSioped as sheriff ct the said cUuRty, with
sundfy accompanying dOcunebts.-- Referred
TO the committee for courts ot Justice.
On motion OF Mr.. hlagiii. In obedience TO
an INSTRUCTION. from that Vodimittce, ) Resoirsd
j iiai lie chairman of the conun,tee TOR couit :,
vi justice be authorized antiiilccttt. |, ipitir,
tue executive of this commonwealth oil; the
nature OF the investigations, now pcbd,i.S
before the said committee, in relation TO a
memorial from the county court OF Mecklcn-
burg aud that they will receive any comnu-
hication, In explanation, which the executive
may be pleased 10 maze TO them OH the sub.
ject.
Ensrossed bills Concerning The legal re-
representatives. OF Samuel Dlews, deceased. of
the borough OF N0riok" Concerning Rich'd
Harris - Concerning William Casseis OF the
county OF Anelia'-weie severally taken up
and passed
The bull, Incorporating the Manchester
canal company. WIS taken up. with the
amendments thereto proposed by the commit.
tee OF HE whole house wheret,p0u the said
amendments being twice read, were on ques-
lions several, put thereupon, agreed 10 by the
"a, u
Among other sections proposed by the said
committee 10 be added 10 The said bill, was
o &c in the following words, viz:
And II is hereby enacted ard provided that in case
the saia company shall not begin the SO works within
Two years after the said company shall l.. ftpt,i or
sha not eonlnete the naVlsiioa the south sie If
James RIVER from lie mead of the great falls into tide
water, within ten years tle eafte then shall all the m
,erest Of The SAID company ana all preference in their
favour as 10 Tie navigation AND tolls aforesaid be forfeit
ed and cease aud provided, that nothing IA tins act con
'iUed shall he construed autorse The anches
ter Canal Company interfere with tie canals
cuts Locals andworks of the James River Company al and
b-tweeh Wes;ban aud tide wateI the moth side of the
said river dNeit lrpf the bed of The said river so
mach waller as in uis or ailect the ma
yigation IA the canal canals the River Com
pay on north side y, III, said river between eshain
anH tue water aud PROVIDED also that The Mancbestti
cahh Company shall AID VIII, AZ al, times hereafter du
y perform aud iuhi sIch otter and farther equitable
conditions, 10 BE- imposed ~ the General Assembly,
zoe iafheI Improvement OF the navigation Of the sad
river above the head ii The falls either main
river, or Its brsncb.s, as the inerest Of the community
may ~ au} he hereafter ieqHie aud IL tie sais Man
chester Canal Company shall any time hereafter fail
% neglect TO comply, in good :aith with all any of
he provisions berein before contained, such ma,
her after be- made by law tbs, event the General AS
semty shall have the ugdeLiabe right 10 repeal this
act"
A motion was made bv Mr. Robertson OF
Richmond, That the said amendment he amen
oed, by Inserting in tue same, after tie words
at and hetuern IFesthdm and tide Tdter. on The
TGrth SIDE Of the sad tiUrT the following words
viz: " or to use or iate,Jtre nth the tco,ks OF
other improvements Of the SAID JdmeS TireT com
paRy cleicheTe on the sud IireT"
And the question being put thereupon, was
determined in the negafive-AyeS ~ Noes So
"A nv Mr.
son OF Richmond, TO amend 1lie said bill by
inserting therein, before the commencing
clause, the following prOyiso, viz g Provided
that nothing in this act contained shall be SO
construed as 10 repeal the act Incorporating
The James tIVcr company, or to authorize the
company hereby incorporated to take any tolls
OF pr offs guaranteed 10 the said James river
company by their charter or any other sub.
sisting law."-Aud the question being put
| upon agreeing 10 the said amendment, was
determined IN the negative-Ayes 81, Noes 81 i.
| Crdsrtd, That the said BILL as amended, be
| engrossed and read a third time.
| THURSDAY, Feb. ga communication from
| The Scnaie by their clerk-tliat they had pass
| ed the hiiis, appointing commissioners 10 lay
| ont ana mark state read, from the point
where the Penns ylvauia state road in.crsect-
the Virginia state line, TO tie Ohio river Is
| extend the jurisdiction ard enlarge the powero
! OF The corporation Of the borough of Nors
| folk concerning David Hews, coroner of
| Harrison county" adding part OF the coun-
L W
| corning Thomas FOX'-and auihorsing the
! sale Ofcertain real estate belonging TO Caty
Faulkner an IDIOT Also that they had pass
| ed the BILL " concerning Frances Holmes, wi
| dow, and her daughter, children Of Isaac
| Holmes deceased, with amendments, in
| which the house cuncurred.
| EngroSsed bills" increasing the price oil
| cooperage Of tobacco al certain warehouses
| therein mentioned, and for other purposes, -
= divOrcing G.. Grantham from her husband
| Uriah Grantham"-'' authoriSng the EAecn-
| tive of tins commonwealth to enquire into the
| LEGALITY OF certain courts martial held in the
| county of Nansemond in the wear 1914 and
for other purposeS'-''t 10 amend and explain
| an act, entitled an act for arranging the cOun
| ties and districts for the election Of Senator's
| and tor equalizing the land tax; passed The
| 18th day OF February, ISi7"--' authoriSing
James Ware to erect toll bridge across the
| Shenandoah riyer"-weIe seVeraliy read Sd
| tine aud passed.
Tie enggoSsed bill respecting the land OF
| Is. Is. Hunter was rejected.
| TJehOuse then resolved itself into commit
tee of the whole, MIR. Lew,S in the chair Or the
sciOOt-b'H, but not having time TO 20 through il
they obtained leave TO sit again.
An amendment 10 the bill brought forward
IN tie committee by Mr.. Taylor of Chester.
field. was ordered TO be printed for the mem
beers.
An unsuccessful motion was then made by
Mr. Lewis to discharge the committee OF tho
whole from farther consideration of the bi,
and IT'S amendments.
MIR. Riyes, from the select committee to
enquire into the complaints against the Jane,
river company, for not complying with the
terms Gifts charter, presented two reports -
which, on MI Summers motion were ordered
TO be printed.
| YESTERDAY, the Legislature proceeded
to the election OF ten Directors of the Board o
Pu0lc WORK IN conformity with the act ere
atug iGud tor Internal Improvement
when the following gentlemen were duly eiec
ted:
Philip r. Thompson, , Residents to the ives
John & Jackson, OF tile Allegheny noun
Robert Crdig, , iaIUS.
A,.d,c,y AIexsndsr Between The Aeghan,