Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-12
VIRGINIA. LECIsLATuRE.

ne General assembly viii possibly adjourn
t'iis day, alter long aud lahorions session
OF "a daya-the great object of The revision OF
The laws being thoroughly completed. The
people will no longer lac sent To- hnnt through
various sessions acts for the law of the land
bun IL will be laid before them in one compact
compiled pubiicaiion-FCr their perseverance,
IN tins arduous work, Tie thanks Of tile people
are due-to their representatives
Weshall not detaiiail the proceedings spread
upon the Journals of tue House FOR the las,
three days. They principally consist of amend.
menis, (adopied or rejectCd) TO Ike reriSed
bits On Tuesday. we shall attempt 10 finish
our Sketches of the laws, when such of those
ini oriaht amendments as have succeeded will
be >hewiI, aEd the titles OF all the other re-
| naming acts will be concluded 80. For the
present, we sketch oti few of Ihe measures
OF the Legislature since Saturday last.
Monday Inc two Houses had "A conference
upon me "a a'd iIth amendments proposed
by the Sendtc to the revised bill respecting
the superior courts OF law-the result OF the
| conference was, that the II Of ID. finally ac-
coded to the I'd amendment wiz TO LEI the
superior conrt for Prince George he held al
Blandtord,) and also TO the l7Ih amendment
Prospecting Jails) with an amendment of their
own, 10 which last the Senate i'm their turn
aCcFticd
The II. Of d. agreed to resolution of Mr..
Clark Of Powhatan. for emplO Wing an Engineer
10 survey the route for a capal on the south
side OF James river 10 connect the liver above
Wrsiham with tide water. sc. sc.
The bill for dividing Lyuchburg into wards ::
aud the bill for subscribing 10 the stock of
the Swifrun Gap Turnpike Company, were
passed by the ii. Odd Both have also passed
| the Senae-thel uter akesstock TO the amount
| of S 10000
Tuesday The resolution from tire G.. of r
and \. declining the invitation of Kentucky
to co operate with her in appointing commits,
sioners TO view a rOnte for "a road TO mite
| with the road leading from Momnjsterling by
| the way OF Prestonsburg to the Virginia line, .
| was taken up and agreed to.
| A bill for subscribing 10 the stock of the
! Richmond D7ck Company, S 30 600, was PASSED.
| (Passed also the Senate)
| bill 10 suspend the secund section of the
acl to amend the ACT for improving The navi.
| CATION at the Monougaiia river WAS also DnssqI
| WfdneSddy-A bill was passed tor continuing
| The put tim of he StutUt al Large - es
| Go, noes So.
| As, also the bill for publishing the revision
Also, bill for subscribing to the stock of
| the South Branch toll bridge company, aud
| bill for subscribing to the stock Of the Ashby s
| Gap Turnpike company.
The bill was passed declaring members Of
| the General Assembly incapable of being
I elected members OF the Board of Publ
| Works" Inst in the Senate
! The 4th rule of the House was suspended for
re-consIdering the vote Rejecting the bill au
thorizlng loan Of money To the Dismal S,rainp
Cdnf Compday IS 30 900 aud then, the bW
| passed
CThis bill was soon after announced as hav.
| ing passed the Senatc)
The engToSsed bill. - concerning the water.
men navigating Roanoke river aud its tribuls
| ry streams" was taken mp, aud rejected.
bill passed the House of Delegates, for
making The Governors salary S 1000 the S.
nate proposed 5000. The Honse rejected this
amendment OF tile Senats-tle senate then
postponed the whole bill.
,StrtctWes upon Structures will appear proba
bly, ia our ueNt.