Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-07


grateful return 10 the House, by prOtracted ar
gument.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Thursday, FEB. ga communication from the
Senate was received stating that they had passed
the bill To incorporate the town of Stanartlsvile
In the county Of Orange with amendments, in
which they requested the concurrence Of the Ii.
oil delegates The amendments proposed by the
Senate were concurred in.
Mr. Duncan offered the following resolution,
which was rejected by the House:
Res0lced, That leave be giv,n to bring in bill
providing for the payment of sum OF money to
James Petit in lieu of 100 acres of land, which tbs
commonwealth was bound TO give the soldiers OF
the revolution in the State line; the sail Petit
having served three fall yeats.
On motion of Mr.. Rutherford, 20 much Of the
Governors communication relates to tai, repairs
TO the roof OF the Dollhouse in the city OF Rich
mone, was referred to the Committee OF Finance,
with leave TO report by bill or otherwise.
The following engrossed bill; were passed.
10 amend an act entitled act relinguishing,
Tor the benefit of Gerard Pursey and family, the -
mount OF certain public fines, passed Jan. H. 1911;
to enlarge the town of Salem III the county Of
Botetour;' 10 authorize Sc parate election at the
town oil Pauonsburg, III the county Of Bote tourt,
following Richard Greenway, free man of CO.
ior, 10 remain in this Commonwealth concern
ing Philip Brunskiil,a man of coloI;'' concerning
Robt. Pollard, ainr. of Thonus w. New to
the county OF Harrison; AMI 'to authorize a sepa-
rate election at the town OF Newtown, Stevens
burgh, in the county OF Frederick
The report of the Select Committee 10 whom
was referred bill concerning r. w. White IVA.
taken up on motion Of Mr. Nelson The Commit
tee (as the Committee of Claims had before done }
recommended the allowance of $3.50 rs to Mr.. w.
Considerable time Wa consumed in the discussion
OF this proposition. Messrs Nelson, Anderson of
Boietourt, Williams, Smith OF Kanawha, Craig and
Ia arty. i a
Atkinson Of Isle of Wight opposed it The House
agreed TO ill the blank in the bill with the sum
recommended by the Committee The bill being
On its passage, Mr.. Booker called for tie ayes and
noes, which were ordered The vote stood thus:
tor the bill l06; against il "a.
Mr.. Parker OF Nor,hamp on, moved 10 suspend
the rule OF the House, fr the purpose ofre-consi-
derng the vote. by which bill authorizing the
Board Of Public Works to subscribe TO the stock Of
the Middle Turnpike Company (returned from
the Senat@ with amendnens,) had been indein-
itely postponed; and the motion prevailed. The
bill with the amendments then taken up; and
on motion Of MIR Powell OF Loudoun, committed to
the Committee of Roads and Internal Navigai ion.
report from the Committee OF Propositions and
Grievances, declaring reasonable The petition of
sundry citizens Of Logan; also a~report from the
Committee OF Claims, rejecting The petition of SUI
sannah Cowland and that Of Callwaliader Wallace.
The latter on motion Of MIR. May, was laid upon
the table.
til tomorrow, IL o'clock.
YgsTERDAY-On motion Of Mr. May resolved,
that when this House adjnufns to-day, il will adj
journ till tomorrow IL O'Clock.
An engrossed bill TO incorporate company TO
construct Turnpike DAD from WaErenton in Fau-
quier County to Lexington in Roclibridge County, >
was taken mp: Mr.. Doidridge suggested that as
The bill contained provi-ion, for erempting tie
stoeh Of The company from taxation, which the
House had previously refused TO sanction, it
would be proper lay the bill upon the table, in
order TO provide for the case; unies the House de-
termined TO reject IT, The bill was then laid upon
the table; but was soon after, again called up by
Mr.. Menns, who offered by way Of ryder to the
bill, proviso, that nothing in the act contained
should exempt the stock OF the said company from
taxation.
In relation 10 the principle involved in the pro.
posed ryder, short but animated discus ion arose
in which Messrs. Doddridge and Menns supported,
| aud Messrs Wallace, May aud Haryie oppos
ed il. On one side, il was commended that the
Legislature ought not to abandon policy which
had been pursued for twelve years, aud which was
originally adopted for the purpose of encouraging
the citizens OF the Common weoih TO invest their
funds in works OF internal Improvement; that these
investments we're generally improbable 10 the
individual stockholders; and that, il people, invited
| to subscribe, were TO spprehend, that the mo.
Inent Cheir stock should become valuable il would
be burthened with taxation the improve ~ mt oil
| the country would be greatly retarded, SC. On
the other side: It admitted, that the LegisIa-
ture had pursued the policy in question until 1923
when, (t was said) it was abandoned after due de-
| liberation, the Potomac Company having been
incorporated without giving to the stock Of thai
company any exemption from the imposition Of
taxes: But il was insisted that the policy al
ways wrong; that there was 10 more reason, why
| money, invested in the stock Of Turnpike. should
/ be exempted from taxation, than that which wa;
| invested in a manufacturing establishment, &c
The proposed ryder was then adopted, aud the bill
] passed
! Mr.. Megns then offered a resolution, thst leave
be given TO bring in a bill 20 repeal the 10th see
ton OF The ACT, entitled 'an act prescribing certain
general regulations for the incorporation OF turn
pike companies THE section proposed to be re
pealed, is the which grants to the stock Of al
turnpike companies, general exemption from
! taxatOn.1
! Mr. bite OF Bockbridge, called fnT The aye
| and noes, which were ordered. The vote stoo,
| ihus-ior the resolution, lfS; against IT, 80. s.
The resolution was adopted, and Commilleo wa
! appointed TO bring io bill accordingly
An engrossed bill, 'coucerning Ribcft Cheno