Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-09
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vERGTMIA REPRESENTATIONS

F1uCEEbINGs or TIE HOUSE OF DEIEGArrs
1Ufsddy, y.idTch IA communication wa,
received hpIn the Senate that ihey have passen
lhe o'ii- to alter and ietorm the mode OF nroce.l
ing IN the Courts oi Chancery to amend The laws
imposing ajax on Licences 10 mer, hants and o,lers
with ainendnen,s-and that they had ,e;,r,e, u =
Oils, imposing taxes io the support of govern
,'en'; concerning Edward Lewis; concerning the
W arm Springs Company and Jchn Fry The
entertainments TO the Clacery Bill were conquered
IN.
On bIr. Loyai's motion, the Committee of FL
nance was Instructed 10 bling in bill, innosinc
taxes Tor the support o. government; and the COM
miuee had leave 10 sit during the session Of the
House.
The bill TO raise money by way of lottery. for
certain purposes, with the Senal.'a amendments
thereto, was taken up on motion of MIR. Saunders
oil Vythe, and the amendments were concarred in
Mr. DnRuy called ur the following resolution,
wiic: he laid on the table on the day before, and
II was adopted;
Resoiped, That the Second Auditor be directed
10 make out and prepare list of all the surveys
tha' have been made by the Public Engineer: the
l'lne when made, the expense of each survey, and
oy whom nose expenses were paid; Also tina, he
prepared list OF all the companies 10 which anv
part az the public funds have been subscribed since
the creation of The fund for Internal improvements
the amount SO subscribed or ordered 10 be subscr
- :" S"N'' 'l'iy the t!me WEen, ana tie
diiions or terms OF Subscription made, or ordered
TO be made on behalf of the Commonwealth: Also
list OF all companies that have rec eyet loans { ON,
The said fund, and the terms on which said loans
have been made And that The said Audito, repo,t
the same with his annual report to the next SEES
sion OF the General Assembly
Mr.. Loyal, rom the Committee of Finance
reported bill, imposing taxes for the support of
Government {; which contains the nrovi.ions
OF the bill rejected by the Senate excen, The clans
es imposing lax on auction sales, and allowing n
license TO be taken out by lottery brokers' TO sou
iofeIgn lottery tickets. Ii on account of These
two provisions that The Senate rejected the bill
The Committee engraiIel on this bill, the main
features OF the bill amending the laws imposing
TAX on II lenses to merchants, which had been re-
turned amended by the Senate And in this forp,
The hii! was engrossod and passed.
whe Speaker signed sundfy enrolled bills: and for
o'clock. Inc Chair was vacated uniu 4
OcLocK.- a communical,o,
from The Ssaaie, that they lad passed lie Bjfl..
concerning Lewis Jones' au;.orisine jeremiah
Jeares, OF - ssimoreaad TO solemnixe the rites of
marriage in that, oun,y. Aud that lhey had pas
sed, with amendments the bills, incorporatine a
company Tor The purpose Of Making turnpik e
road from the Ohio river in Wood county opposi;e
the A'ishinguin to yVinchesier-to revive ard
amend the act for improving the navigation of The
Rapahannock and lis branches and 10 amend he
several acts prescribing tie mode oil asceflaining
the taxable property in The commonwealth The
several amendments of the Senate 10 the above bills
concuTied in.