Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-09
VIRGINIA LEG LSL1TURE.
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF THE uoU.
OF DELEGATES


OF DELEGATES
Fi7ddy, January 5.-A communication from
the Senate, slat d that they mad passed The bill
f" au horziaS separate election in The county
o. Cabell."
Various bills and resolutions were presented
By the committees SOME bills were read the
first aud second time; snd some ordered to pc
eugiossed and read atlnrd time
On MIR. Browns melton leave was gwen to
ring in bill " changing the place Of M citing
OF the Officers conducting senstorial elections
within the district composed OF the counties
Of Monroe, BrtstnUrt, Bath. Greenbrler and
Nicholas" o. NJ. Magllps-" to bring IN
bill 70 amend the act entitled an act reducing
100 orc nj! the acts and parts of acts Concern
ing the superior courts of chancery"-and on
motion of Mr.. Ma. teney, the C. of X. and I. N.
we're instructed to enquire into the exped iency
OF authorizing Peter Conrad TO open a public
road from his house III Randolph county to in
erseci the roa.. from Lewisburg to the Glover
LICK at the Greenbrer county line, and erect
toll gate ther con
On moton of Mr.. Eppes, the Committee of
Schools and Cole ges we're instructed TO en-
quire into the expsdiency OF sboiishmg the
Board sly led "the President and Dir -ctors of
the Literary Fund" aud Of placing the said
Fund In the Treasury, subject to appropria-
inns to the objects Of its original establish
me t.
Engrossed bills" concerning the records of
the commiss oners for adiu. ting claims to lasds
on tie western waters Tor zoe district of Au.
gl,sta, Bo etourt and Greenbrier, and for other
pu poses :" 'establishlng several ferries -
placing George Daniel on the pension list,
and Tor his present relief :" C ncerniug the
inspectors OF tobacco a Farmvile warehouse -
g IN re!aton 20 the act o. the General Assem-
by OF Marylaud, entitled IAN act TO- settling the
western limits of this ate, ard Inc dividing
line between this state AID tie ConmonweaA IA
of Virgina.' passed Feb 19.h. 1879" con-
corning Joseph 1ownes, admins rstor of 10
seph Chsyos, deceased - concerning Joel
LtftEi.cb :" . concerning Jos ph Townes -
| Incorporating L ID AIRY Company in The town
| OF CnarleSt wn, ~ tie county of Kanawha a.
/ with ryder;] placing Richard Cole on the
| pension hst'-were read third time and
passed
! The engrossed bills" concerning Henry
| w. Watkins !" ard 50 concerning II bert Wi
| lis Iaie de- uty of Robert Hill, sheriff o
King AVID Qusen couniJ'--were also read Sd
| time, and rejected.
| Saturday, January 6.-The Speaker laid be
| fore Use II use the following letter ii ON Ben
| ismin Il. Caker, delegate from the county Of
Nansemond
Richmond, 9th .Janua,v 1921.
SIR have just received and accepted
commission from the President of the UniteC
| States.
Considering the acceptance Of m office un
der the general government, dsqualifir ator
for seat IN he Legislature. deem II my du
ty to c, nnuuicate the fact thro' you e. th,
Uouse of Delegnes, with the view Of sffordinl
an opportunity Cf supplying this vacancy by
writ Of ell ion.
have The honor tn be, with very great re-
spect, your obedient servant,
BENJAMIN 3. BAKER.
A new writ of elect on was ordered to sup
ply thevacancy ocoasioned by MIR. Bakers dis
q isl.Gsst on.
The speaker laid before the House the fol
lowing lctter fom MIR Yates, . member OF tn
Couocil Of st.
o,be HoHoyoj'e the Speaker, and -Uem6crs 0
He House IF cieFates.
CnCNctL CHAMBER January 8 1921.
The production ent. rtan for The plea
sures Of country bfe-the attention l IN
compelled 10 pay TO NJ professional pursuits
make II NY iuciuntiOn, whilst they teRder j
my duty, to retire from the Office # Council
Tor Of state, which il gas the ~ essure Of tn
last Legislature TO confer upon me-on1 III
period hsving arrived when q Q Lsgislstu
must exercise the unpleasant task (imposc
4 npoo taem ~ The Cen.H'uaorl of remoT.n