Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-06

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LGHiISi .4JUR T. or VIRGINIA.
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF THE Ious,
OF DELEGATES.
February ~. "A communication from
the SENATE, that they had passed The bills,
vesting IN Thomas Mcconnell the COM
mobwealihS right TO certain real estate
therein MENTIONED" and authorizing
John Nj. Ryan All alien to acquire and
hold certain real property therein men,
toned'-A!So with amendments the re-
yised bills, /. concerning the Land OF
hte; ?. concerning the superior courts
OF law: and 3. concerning. the Peniten-
tiary-Also that they had agreed 10 the
amendments proposed by the House of
Delegates Ia the Senaie's l9lh amend
meni to the Revised bill concerning The
method OF proceeding against free persons
charged with certain crimes" DC. DC.
Tie amendments proposed by the Sen-
ale to these bills were laid upon the table,
and ordered to be printed.
Engrossed bills amending the act en-
titled an act Incorporating company to
establish a turnpike road from Culpeper
court house, to some convenient point,
on the Swift Run turnpike road ;" g in
cooperating company TO erect toll
bridge across James river al or near The
ferry landing al Warren;" and "openin.
street running parable! with The river,
from the Bridge East, in that part OF The
town oi Petersburg called Pocahouias,
ana Tor other purposes = were severaliy
read Sd time and passed.
A resolution from the committee of
Roads and Internal Navigation was taken
up; 10 wit; that they had had under
consideration an act of the Legislature of
kentucky Tor Incorporating the Keniuc-
Ky One canal company" but gave il as
liner opinion, that II is not erpediemt that
any part oil the capital stock for HE i'm
provehieni OF The navigation of The Ohio
river at the Fails thereof, should be sub
scribed by Virginia, The House adepted
This resolution.
report from the COMMITTEE on the
snNlect OF the navigation of the Monon-
gala river was read as follows.
The committee 10 whom was referred
tie letter of the Governor, covering a
communicates, and resolution of The
Board of Public Works, relative to the
navigation and Improvement of the Mo-
rorgalia river, have according TO order.
had the same under consideration and
having aitentiveiy read the letters and do
cuments also referred TO them, as well
those containing $'larges of misconduct
against the president and directors of the
SAID company; as the letter Of the presi-
deDi OF the company, and the proceed
lngS OF The directors denying the same
respectfully report:
That the conduct Of the president and
directors of the MOpongaia navigation
company appears TO have been strictly ia
conformity with the provisions of the act
ef Incorporation, and the charges of mis-
conduct. alleged against the president
and directors arc wholly unsupported by
evidence, and in the opinion OF the com
mii;re entirely nntounded
The act of assembly Incorporating the
alouongaiia navigation company passed
in 1916, and the law Of the last session
requiring subscription OIL the part of
lie board OF public works OF 500, 900 was
passed without any reference To the acts
10 that board and It's subordinate officers.
In all cases of subscription oil The part
OF that board of any part OF its funds
made heretofore, survey and estimates
Ofcbarges made by the engineer ut that
board. have without exception been pre-
viousiy required and furnished. This
course is certainly correct, and has been
president and directors of The Monongalia
navigation company. The committee,
therefore deem ii proper that survey OF
che river MUnoUgalla and its branches as
by the law incorporating the company
are contemplated To- be rendered naviga-
Bile, and the probable cost of making
them so, shOGS be made out by the en-
gineer ut the board of public works, or
Come Other skIlul person under its au-
UiOriy, before any subscription OF the
funds Of The said board be made.
81 conformity TO these views, the COM
mltiee report the following bill:
This report, being twice read, was
agreed 10 Jy the !louse.
NdrcL ~ communication from the
Senate, that Ihey had passed The bills
" incorporating company To improve
The navigation of Middle Island creek,
III lhe county Of Tyler, and for other
purposes" and " TO reduce into one The
several acts for the government and reg
uidt'On OF tie mandatory Of arms
Also, with amendments, the bills, ].
Farther to amend and explain the act
chiiiitd aH act Tor arranging the counties
INTO Districts Tor the election Of senators,
aud tor e9Halizlng the land tax 2. Re-
uuClUS HiiO one I've StFtIdi dCl5 COHCcIh-
my tie fees OF certain officers, and declar-
isx ibC mode Of dix .arging the SAID fees
AID c0UHiS lcvies," and, 3. Reducing
into one the several acts concerning
sINvcs, free negroes and muattOes."
The amendments proposed 10 the lst
bin we're greed io--Ol those proposed
10 ibe "a bsil The Isl, 5iiand 10Th amend
nsents we're agreed 10, the rest were dIsa-
,-..,d "a --f,'Er iotl, amendment rrOuDscd
So tie Sd bfll was disagreed to the rest