Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-02

retain female slave within the limits of
this commonwealth" were severaiIy read
third time and passed.
An engrossed bill forming new
county oui Of part Of The counties OF
Franklin, Montgomery and Patrick, was
read third time and rejected.
A bii increasing the capital stock of
read second time and rejected.
The Speaker laid before The House The
following letter from the Governor, which,
on motion OF Mr.. Smith, (of |. OF w y was
referred To the select committee on that
subject:
Council Chamber. Jan. &c. 1919.
| SlR-In obedience TO a resolution of the
General Assembly. have the honor, through
yon,to lay before the legislature statement
-cnntauiug the names of the several e. autiesi in
| which The ninth section oil an Act entitled IAN
act for arranging the counties into Districts
| Tor the election OF Senators aud Tor eq,aiizii,y
The land tax" has not been carried IDto exec,,.
| ton.
| Ii appears from an ex animation Of the Iour.
| nal OF the Executive that notification, of as.
sessments having been completed by the assis
| tant assessors appointed for the counties of
| Warwick, Gloucester, Nelson, CIR ensville, the
| C'ty OF Richmond The borough OF Norfolk, and
| from one OF the assistant assessors in the couu.
~ OF southampton, were not communicated
1 until afierthe time had expired. authorizing
| tue Executive TO receive Them. which was pre-
| scfioed ny tue hrSt section Of an act. enriled
/ an act 10 amend and explain a n act entitled
AN act, tor arranging The counties into districts
TOT the election OF Senators. aud FOR equalizing
the land tax
| FROM Spoitsylvania county and The corpora
t'on OF petersburg, no returns whatever have
| been received by the Executive
| lhis communication would have been made
at an earlier periOd..if the Journal tie Exc
| cutive had not heen in possession of the Le-
| sMiature during tlhrirhours Of session.
! nave the houor TO he. with great respect
| your obcdiept servant.
| JAMES p PRESTON.
| The Honorable The Speaker ofthe
| Hcuse OF peteg0ttS.
| from leSena,e, that they had passpd Jlle
bills {" reducing into one the several acts
for the settlement and regulation of fer
RES, and reducing INTO Que The several
acts declaring whai shall he treason for
| Furnishing certain offences injurious To- the
| tranquility OF the commonwealth, CON
corning felonies and offences committed
out OF the jurisdiction of the same" &c.
with certain amendments. The amend
menis proposed TO tie first bill were laid
on The table and those 10 The other bills
were cencmrred in by the House
! On motion of MIR. Anderson of Angus
| ia, leave was given To bring in bill Ito
| pay the officers Of the General Assembly
tor their services during the present SEES
| SION"
Mr.. Magill, from the committee of re-
visal, presented several revised bills.
On nation of Mr.. Yancey, the supple-
mental report of the board of public
works, together with the report Of the
| Public Engineer on the subject ofile ma
Vigafion Of james river, and HE CORES
pondence between The James River Com
pany and Tie said board, was referred 10
thu committee of Reads aud Internal Ma
vigaiIon, with leave 10 report thereon by
bill or otherwise
On Mr.. Yaneey's motion, the Governors
communication, with the accompanying
documents. concerning .he navigation of
The Monongahela river. was taken ur =
and on MIR. Minors motion, referred 10
select committee.
Mr.. Townes, fromthe select committee
| on tho subject of establishing a Bank at
Danville, made favorable report which
| was ordered 10 be printed.
| Ensrossed bills" 10 reduce into one
act The several acts, and parts Of acts, for
establishing penitenfiary homse. and for
the punishment of crimes :" ''to refuge
| into one the several acts for preventing
trespasses, declaring what shall be deem
| ed a lawful enclosure for preventing in
| lection OF horned cattle, and losses from
drivers thereof passing through This COM
| monweaitl;" TO reduce into one aIlacis
to prevent the circulation of private bank
notes. 10 reduce into one act the seve-
raj acts of Assembly allowing reward
for killing wolves :" " to amend and re-
we an act incorporating company for
| the purpose of clearing and rendering ma.
vigable Nottoway river, passed sii of
| February, 1872" concerning Lewis
| Webb ;" Incorporating the Virginia Ag
| ricullurai Society of Fredericksburg, and
for other purposes ;" authorizing the
! sale at certain piece or tract of land be-
| longing TO the infant heirs of Samuel
| BoGlwarr, deceased :" concerning John
| J.. kiiby;" concerning James Cald-
well ;; were severaIly read "A third lime
| a1i passed.
The engrossed bills -" appointing com
| mlssloDers 10 survey and lay out road
| from Morgan town TO Intersect the United
States, road west oft egresi bridge on lie
fobogany river" WAS, on MIR. Jackson's
motion. postponed I'LL the 3lsi day of
| March.
The engrossed bill " increasing the
salaries of The inspectors and pickrrs Of
| tobacco at the several warehouses III the
town fPtlrrsburg," was read "a 3rd fine,
and rejected.
Friday. January ga communication
from tie Senate, that they had passed The
bill concerning Riclard.P. Monigome-
ry :" also the bills for improving the
navigation of the SIa q river :" " reducing
into one act HE several acts declaring The
punishment OF horsesiealers and Their ac-
cessarics, and 10 encourage The appre
LENDERS Of horsesiealers :" "to amend The
actincorporaiiug the Potomac steam beat