Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-03-03
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VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Saturday, Feb. ga communicates WAS rcA
ceIved in the morning from the Senate, stating
that they had passed the bills entitled An act fur.
ther to amend the act Incorporating the Che,a-
peake and Ohio Canal Company;'s An act con-
corning Erasmus Caps, administrator of Henry
Capps, deceased An act authorizing sale of fbe
slaves OF Thomas C. Pollard, Iunaiic;' An act
concerning the Auditors salary An act impos-
ing 'aSes Tor the support OF government and IAN
act concerning indexes to Like wise. with
amendments, the bill entitled AN act concerning
the Reporter to the Court Of Appeals which a.
mendmehts were agreed to by The House-Also
that they had rcceded from their amendment To
the bill entitled can act concerning Philin Rrrms
kill, a man Of colour to which the House of Deb
egatcs disagreed. And that that they had reject
ed the bills entitled An act authorizing an en-.
largement of the Public Warehouse in the town of
Petersburg and An act concerning the Penlten.
tiary institution
The following engrossed bills were passed.
10 amend the Revenue laws and Concerning
the Library
On motion OF Mr.. Upshaw Of K g. Q. leave was
given 10 bring in bill to amend the act Concern
ing the Annoy and for other purpo,es.' ard tba
committee had leave to sit during the session. Mr..
Upshaw afterwards asked that the committee be
discharged from the farther consideration of tha
subject, which was granted.
A report OF tn: Library Committee. was taken
up, on motion OF MIR. Bryce, and agreed to, Mr..
Boisseau having male an unsuccessful rootlcn "A
postpone II indefinitely.
Mr.. Hoffman, from the committee to exauina
enrolled bills, reported that the committee had
examined enrolled bills up to ITS, and had found
them truly enrolled.
Two reports from the COMMITTEES of Finanre.
were read and agreed to.
One Of the resolutions of the Committee dc.
carei il ;nexpcdient at this time TO make An ON
propr ao for additional buildings to the Wester1,
Luna,ic Hospital
Tha other resolution declared II inexpedeut to
or nj (ur her itna fnr he of
land returned delinquent for the non-payment
thercof.1
Mr. Brown Of Harrison offered the following re.
solutions:
Resoiced, That the Committee of Privileges and
Elections he instructed to enquire whether in any
one more othp cities and borou chs of this Conn
monweal,h, now entitled by law to repre- septston.
the number Of persons having the rioht of suffrage
nam been Tor the sn2re or seven years successive.
-, less Than half the number OF votes in some one
county IN virginia; that the said committee be
au,norized 70 send Tor persons and papers, and to
make report by bill or otherwi.e.
On motion of Mr.. Mason Of X G. this resof,.
ton was indefinitely postponed, Mr. Brown having
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On motion Of Mr.. Crump, RESOLVED, that when
this House adiourns this day. Saturday twin adj.
journ till the SIsf Of March.
on motion OF Mr.. Nelson, RESOLVED, unanimous.
~ That the thanks Of this House be presented 10
Linn Banks, for his able, dignifed and impsr.
ual conduct as Speaker, during the present ses.
sion Wv P'''0"' '''
The Speaker then vacated tie chair to sign en-.
rolled bills.
second communication was received from the
senate that they had passed, with an amendment,
, VA biD entitled IAN act approprstng the Public
Recommendation amendment was agreed 10 by
the House; and that hey had rcceded from their
Engagement 10 The first amendment oftbe House
Of Delegates to their amendments TO the bill emit
Ted 'an act 10 amend the several acts concerning
the Richmond Dock Company
And then The Speaker vacated The chair till half
past three o'clock.
EVENING SESSION
The Speaker resumed the Chair at half pasi .
o'clock.
A communication was received from the Senate,
Ina, ley had passed the bills entitled can act 10
amend the Revenue laws ard AN act coneefu-