Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-27

entitled an al TO Provide for holding Special ferm
OF the Superior Courts Of Law in certain cases AM
for other purposes"--''to authorize the Count,
Court OF Fauqner to appoint Commissioners to Sc
icct site for Market House on the Publ,
Square in the town OF Warrenton''-"to auhorfk,
separate election at the town of WSodvilie in the
county Of Culpeper'-and, ga bill to authorize
three separate elections in the county OF Pittsyl
vania."
A report from the Committee of Proposition.
and Grievances was taken up, declaring ieasona-
Die the petition Of the trustees OF the town Of Bath
IN the county OF accompanying 10 be authoriz.
ed TO raise sum OF money.by lottery tor purposes
therein mentioned Mr.. Mason of Frederick
| briefly explained the object Of the petitioners;
concluding with request, that the House would
(as It had already done with regard TO another
petition for leave to raise money by iotteryl suffer
the matter TO progress in the usual way, until a
bill, relative 10 the subject, should come to its
third reading-when Che saidl he would endeavor
TO satisfy the House OF the propriety Of granting
The prayer OF the petitioners. The resolution was
concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. Dobeare, the House ADJOURN
ed till Friday, II O'Clock.
frsrEnpAY--NIr. Mclaughlin, of Creeabfer,
offered the following resolution Resolved, That
the CON- for c. OF J. be instructed toinquire into
the expediency OF lesscning and curiailing the
different subjects OF legislation, i'll the Common
wealth Of Va, and that they have leave TO report
by bin or olherwse:-But the House refused to
adopt it.
The following engrossed bills were read the Sd
time and passed - To amend the act, entitled an
act, TO reduce into act, the several acts, con-
corning the Literary Fund To revive and "a
mend the 2Oth sec. OF the act, directing the course
Of descen;s'-and Concerning Harden X. Hail.
Reports from the Com. for c. of. were read, de-
claring reasonable the petition OF the Mayor and
Commonaity OF the town Of Wifeeling-of Enoch
Grigsby-and Of sundry members OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and other eitizens-and reject
in N fha Hafi nj lob, Al Is ~
Faber-and of Daniel Hughs.
The Committee appointed to examine the Regis
ers Office, reported, that they had pei formed the
duty assigned them; expressing in their report the
opinion, that the duties of the Office had been ably
and faithfully discharged. 1t appears, that the a
mouRt oil fees received by the Register of the Land
Office, from Nov. 4, 1927, to Nov. /, ls2s is
S2,5H 6l-a!l OF which, land small sum o.
ver) has been paid into the Treasury. The report
was read and laid upon the table.
report from the Committee Of Finance, was
read, rejecting The petitions Of Fielding Seals and
Richard Brown, (each of Shon prays TO be al
lowed 70 retail liquors, without paying for a Ii
cepce,) and declaring reasonable the petition Of
John Is. Richardson. These resolutions were Sc
vcraliy concurred in.
The Committee OF Roads and Internal Naviga-
ton reported reasonable, the petition OF sundry
citizens of Fauquier and Prince William, (who
pray to be allowed to raise by lottery the sum OF
So0OOO,) and that of the trustees and other in
habitans OF the town of Manchester: The last re-
solution was laid upon the table, OH motion of Mr.
Mayo
A report from the Committee of Schools and
Colleges was read, rejecting the petition of the
Literary Society OF Romney, (they pray 10 he al
lowed TO raise, by lottery, S25,00O) on motion of
Mr.. Mason CT Frederick, it was laid upon the Ia
BILE.
The COMMITTEES appointed to examine the ex-
pendi,ures ut the Executive Department from
Oct. !, 1927, TO Sept. 80, 1928, made i report,
which was read and laid upon the table.
several bills ere read the second time.
Mr. Witcher offered the following resolution
which was agreed to-Resoved, That, the Com
mittec of Roads and Internal Navigation, be in
structed 70 inquire into the expediencv of rcdu-
cling the salary Of the p. Engineer.
On motion OF Mr.. Rlves OF Campbell, the audi
tor OF +. A. was directed to report to this House
the amount ard several items thereof, OF money
drawn for purposes OF Internal Imprev encnt Goni
the proceeds OF the Revenue proper ia the T'rca-
sury by laws passed since the passage of the act
creating and setting apart fund fcr lnterna! Inn
provcment-and on mo;isn of the same The Com.
miitee on Agriculture and Manufactures were in
structed to inquire into the expcdency OF incor-
porating company for manufacturing purposes al
or near Lynchburg, with leave to report by bill
or otherwise.
The Speaker laid before the Horse a communi-
ca'ion from the Governor, which was read, anJ re-
tefrcd 10 The Com. OF II. and /. n.
very large number of bills re ceivea their frs,
readfng-anG the House Adjourned.