Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-24
VIRGL,Lq LEGISLATURES.

PkoCEEDIN6S OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Monday, January 2l.-A communication
was received from the Senate, stating that
they had passed the bill &C concerning the town
OF Harrisonburg in the county of Rocking
ham and the bill "to amend so much oil
the act entitled An act to prevent hogs run
ming at large in the towns Of Harrisobburg and
CharlcstOwn as relates to the town of Harr-
sonburg."
On Mr.. HuntOn's motion, the Resolution
submitted by him respecting slaves running
away into other states, was taken up and
agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Swift, the following pre-
amble and resolution were agreed to by the
House:
Whereas by two sevprnl resolutions, unanimously
adopted by the Senate and House OF Delegates, of
the state OF Virginia, the I4ib day of Feb uary
1910 the Governor was requested TO furnish capis.
Lewis Warrington and Robert Henley, sword each,
with proper devices thereon, expressive Of the high
sense entertained by the General Assembly, Of The
signal and important services rendered their country
by the said officers in the late with Great Bri-
tain.
Resoired therefore, That the Executive he request
ed TO inform the present General Assembly whether
the resolutions aforesaid nave been complied with.
Various bills and resolutions were recei we'd
from committees and laid upon the table.
Onmotions seyerally made, leave was grant
ed to withdraw the petitions of suntlry in
habitants of Northumberland county, relating
to the Northumberland Academy; of sundry
inhabitants of Greenbrier county of Joseph
Hanna; and Of Nancy Rowland with their
accompanying documents.
The House proceeded to ballet for Com
mlssloners of the James and Kanawha rivers.
las detailed in our last.)
Tuesday, Jan. ga communication from
the Senate by their clerk:
In Senate, Jan. s1st, 1899
The Senate have come To the following re-
solution on their part, relative to the Joint bal
lot for the james River and kenawha Com
missiOners:
Resctred, That the eleven reported hy the
committee, TO have been given thus for all in no
minaton, ought To he counted and that therefore
the following persons duly elected that is TO say
Philip Thompson, James Nj. ii. Beae, Edward
d. McDonough, Andrew Parks, and David Rufi,-r
commissioners Of kandwha river Charles AriucLie
Christian Percy, james Frazer, James L. Cowney
Jas. Merry, Commissioners OF the Kanawha road
Their, Randolph Harrison, Thomas NJ RantolnI. ir
Charles Yancey, John Clark, Ihos. Miller and Vim.
Z. Hives, Commissioners of The james River
On motion, this communication was laid
upon the table.
Mr.. Crump of Cumberland from the Com
mIttee of Finance, presented the tax bill. the
appropriation bill, the bill for paving the off,
GERS OF the present General Assembly. bill
to amend the act for enforcing the payment
OF fines into the public treasury IA bill to IA
mend the act " to provide for the collection
OF taxes on licenses to merchants, sc. &C."
On motion of Mr. Blackburn, the House
came to the following resolutions:
Resofred, That the Register cftlc Land Office be
required TO furnish to this House stat eneut of the
whole amount OF acres of land warrants dated be.
lore the first day of May, 1892, issued for military
or naval service upon state establishment.
| And also the amount OF acres of warrants dated
before the first day Of May, l792 issued for service
IN The Virginia line upon continental establishment
And he amount of acres of land warrants dated since
the drst day OF May, 1892 issued for service in the
virginia line upon continental establishment, dis,n-
gushing the amount Of each description
On motion Of Mr.. Sherrard, the House al
SD came to the following resolution
Whereas the Senate and House Of Delegates of
NE Commonwealth of Virginia, in General Assem-
nmonSy resolve that the Governor he requested la
present, 10 the nearest male relative of the late Mai
Andrew Hunter Holmes, sword, The expense Of
the Commonwealth, expression of the dist in.
guished remembrance, iir which the General Assem-
NY oi his native state held the memory of that eaI-
liant citizen and soldier, who FELL covered viii,
wounds and with glory near Nlichilmackinac, fight
ing IN detence OF his country's rights and honor
Therefore resotred, That the EIecaaire be- and they
are hereby requested to communicate 10 this House
whether any, and il any, what measures have been
ADOPTED 10 carry INTO effect, The patriotic wishes of
| the people of this Commonwealth so unanaoislv
expressed, thro their representatives us aforesaid
and, u the said resolution has not been fully com
| Piled with, tie t1hy il has not and if any
other resolutions, Of similar character main mn
complied with, that they also communicate the rea.
son oil such noncompliance and il any, what other
measures they deem necessary TO be adopted BY The
uenerai Assembly, TO have the objects, contemplat-
cd by SAID resolutions, carried into speedy and conf.
Plete effect.
On motion of Mr.. Hooe of p. w. an enqui-
ry was directed to be made into the exped
| ency of amending the act " for clearing and
improving the navigation of James River, and
for uniting the Eastern and Western waters.
by the James and Kanawha rivers"
On motion of Mr.. Morris of Ii. the commit
lee OF Roads and l. Navigation were instruct
ed to enquire into the expediency ofeuardinc
more effectualy by law against obstruciisns
TO the navigation Of the Shenandoah river.
Engrossed bills" changing the times of
holding courts in the counties of Rockingha m,
Pendeton and Nicholas" with ryder pro-
posed by Mr. Wethered -" csiabshinga Ll-
matte Hospital lcest ofHe Blue Ridge :"-"ex-
tending Sophia or Water Street in the town
OF Fredericksburg" placing Henry Chew
on the pension list"-were sevcralIy read a
Sd time and passed.
The House, according to the order of the
day, resolved itself into Il committee of the
whole House, for The purpose Of considering
the Pctliions from siindry counties, for the
removal OF the seat of Government from the
city ofRichmond, MIR. Thompson of Fairfax in
the chair; and, aftersome time spent therein,thc
Speakerresumed the chair, and MIR. Thompson
reported, that the Committee Of the whole
house had, according to order, had the said
petitions under consideration, and agreed to a
resolution, which he delivered in at the Clerk g
table, where the same was twice read AS fol-
lows:
Resolved, rs the opinion Of this committee, tit tic