Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-06
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
House. OF DELEGATES.

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aud bill to establish The town OF Biacksvie in the
county OF Mouong Also that they had pissed ,pi
amendments the bill" 40 amend entitled an act Tor
e>t"b,h hing town in The county CT Hampshire passed
Dec 18th, 1887" These amendments were concu,red
in by the House.
The Speaker laid before the House the following COM
! munlnicalion from the Governor:
EAEcUrIvE DEPARrmrNr,I
| February 2, 1880
SIR SRA the request Of his Excelloncy George
Wolfe, Gaverner OF Pennsyl do myself the ho
nor al laying before the General Assembly for its con-
eide at on. the copy Of resol the General As
semhy OF that State, expressing the opinion that the
iariff OF lS2S acco ds with the spirit of IN. Cons uen
OF tbs Unitei States, and that il maintains The tr,.
principles OF prottc;l9n to the industry f the country
against foreign policy and Legislation"
very respectfully, your obd't servant
The Honorable the Speaker
| Of the House Of Delegates.
This communication was, OH Mr.. Whites motion,
laid upon the table.
MIR. BhrcE called up the engrossed bill "Concern.
ing lands returned delinquent and forfeited for non
payment OF taxes
Alter the bill read. Mr.. Bryce proposed the fol-
lowing by way Of Ryder
Be II enacted, That no con ion shall he mad
OF this law TO cause The 5h clanss thereof TO Or
crate ~ favor Of any person claiming land under any
gran, which shall issue alter the passing thereof"
he act provides, that the Lands redeemed by the
ESecuti c, pursuant TO the act of the goth Feb 1917
To amend the several laws concerning the arrearaqes
oil taxes upon lands houses and lots. and all lands re-
turned as delinquent Tor the paynent of taxes for
The year 1928, and prior theret which ha, not been
already forfeited shall be exonerated i'm the mod
preserib by this act, upon which all arr.ara~e. oC
taxes, toy Their with he damages here n ccordna O
w, shall not be paid on before the erods reafer
mentioned, SHALL from and aft such periods be ire
decmable, and the tile thereof shall vest absolutely in
tne rresdent and Directors OF the Literary Fund Ii
DIR cts the Auditor, may be- O cause AL ha-
Detcai lists OF lands and lois hereof re forfeited L
Literary Fun and also of all lands ETC. returned n, de-
hnquent or the non-payment of or 1929 and mr.
or thereto, TO be made out nenciHg with the con
ues an owns the West side of the AL cghany noun
In taryy 4
several counties, etc., and those Courts shall have now
er TO hear and determine all applications touching said
anls The Auditor shall ais the same to be pub
ished in the papers Of the CT of Richmond; and also
IN some ew>papcr printed o the coun " etc in
which the said land eth for four weeks
ana the same shall not be redeemed in six months
thereait r, by payment all taxes and DANA yes into
'ne treasury according 10 law, the title to the same
snail vest absolutely in the Liter nv Fund.- provided no
suen ioei ure accrue earlier than the LIST January 1881
lie Dill also provides, that 1t shall be full for the
PRESIDENT and Directors of the Literary Fund in all
cases where lands heretofore, hereafter vested in
TN m shall be disposed Of or relinouished IA direct,
ed by tn act to make such dispositi eof in favor
OF the original holders ers i'm whose names the
same shaii nave been assessed and retu ned delin
quent or oil those claiming under them to the said
President and Directors shall ppear lust and eoutabe
he parties, and beneficial to the Commonwealth
Inc Oil being put upon its Passage, Mr. Fitzhugb rose
In opposition to it.-He staied, that the bill was sailing
md" faise colours and that il ght TO be entitled
bill Tor qaieiing land titles.
Mrssrs Brown Of II and Bryce supported The bill
me former declaring that instead Of sailing Ter false
c'or', with the red flag at the mast, indie alive OF
buichery and murder, the gentleman f ON Ohio des
cru Ell IT, exhibited the white renant upon the top
mast and carried peace and tranquility the western
borders
After reply from Mr.. FIrzHuGH, MIR. Upshaw
10 say that he was petf.ctIv Satisfied fo ,h
discussion which had just taken place that there were
great doubts al out the opety of passing the bii and
ID: hoped that all those who had similar
with himself, wouli vote against it,
On taking the question, il was decided by AYES and
Nays, ~ follows:
AYES-Messrs. Bayly, Wood, Terrill, Davis Of ALE.
ghany, Jeter, Tbonpson Garland OF A,nber,, M,Cue
Kinney, Siiiington Brown of Bath, Campbell Of Bed
lord. Cobb., Faulkner, Anderson Shank. Edgingion
fiindmhn, Brasley, Trotsr, Bocock Yancry SpurIock
G. Alexander OF c. Fitzgerald, W.on Chiffon, PAYNE
Winn, Cdstleman, Pack, Pearls Smith of G. GucrSaut
Bryce Hall Cook OF G Cary, Anderson, Tnlar. Thorp
htkinon OF III tliidx, Carskadon, Kerrhevai Win.ton
seymour, MullsD, Brown oil Harr-on Williams OF Hsr.
rison, Martin, Atkinson of Isle Of Wight Cole Wash
ng,on o. j. herscn, Dunbar, Smith Of Kanawha, Arms-
e"d, ID bney, Leland, cambridge, HeiskeI, Bland
Hayes, Sioi'ings, Bias, MIibaney, MCabe, Daniel
S"e@i, Fmk@, Newman Of Mason, Thomas Hudein
uarneit' Alexander Of Mecklenburg, GooIe. Boo b Of
Mddles r. Goolrick, Waits, Billings Caprrton VS..
Helm, CIR ckett of VI IN gomery Cos NrviI Gar
Land OF Nrl.on, Christian, M'Ltughln s e,h.n.n
Mnrd"ugn, Frher Watkins. Psro't, ratum, Adams,
fi'ncr, M'Coy. Grimes, Old Miller Aler, ward, Fns.
Yer, Hart Booth OF Randolph, Muc'el. White Of Rock
ntihAe, Cline NJ ,lAhoD. Gray of r.. MFarlane of r.
hngore' gray oil scott, Newman of SHENANDOAH Ma
g'"der, Goodwin, Griffin of Southampton, Powell o,
Spottsylvanil, Moncure, Dilla,d, George. B,rns n
lazeweil, Dtla.hmutt, Wels, Cumming Keller
pr.niS, Spencer, SJunder', Stanger Griffin of York
end Moody 3S.
N0ES-Mes.r.. Bnks, (Speaker) GImer, Booker Of
Amelia Johnson, BurIoo Hill. Ha1sbrough Bo.seau,
scott OF Dnwidiie. Wray, Booker of Elizabeth Civ
UP.haw Barnes Of Essex, 0ffuu, Sangster james HoI
land, Powell OF Franklin Mason Of Frederick Blum.
Scott OF Halifax. White OF Hanover, Williams of Hen
rico, Hdrvie, GravelSy, Richardson of James CITY
Oldham, Mason OF King George. Gregory, Kimtrouch
VI Farland OF Lunenbutg, OFerrslI, Cohoon Webb
Bdyse, Harding Fzhugh, ID Wis Of Orange WooIfoIL
william, Barnes Of Richmond County, Moore Cooke
Crunp, Ruihn, Curtis, Harwosd, HungerfoorJ, G,igs.
by, Roberts on and RulheIicord-56.
III" HOuse proceeded 10 execute the Joint order of
'he day in the election Of Big4dier- General TO sun
ply The place Of Brigadisr-Gsners Taomas RI Clarke
deed. ~o'
Mr.. CABELL nominated to the office Col Robsr,
Wilson OF Pitlsylvania
Mr.. DILLON nominated Charles Wo9dson Of pricc.
Edward, seconded Ivy Messrs. McMshon, wipn. Nil
'er AMI Opshaw II was stated in the course Of IN
debate, that Col WoodsoB last winter brought for
ward Tor the same office and only lost The election bv
three or four votes, whea Gen. Clarke since deceased
was elected
Mr.. Scorr nominated Captain John ID. Rirb,,d.oo
OF Charlotte seconded by Mr.. Finks.
Mr.. MOORE pu' in nomination Colonel BENJAMIN w
$. Cabell, seconded by Mr.. Thompson snJ Mr. vii.
Hams of Harr.on.
The 6rat ballot stood thus-Cabeli 81 Wilson 81. Ri
cbardson 33, Woodson So.
MIR. ScoTT whlrew Capt. Richardson and Mr.
wilton was drop by the rule If the House.
go me second ballot eventusted as follows: CabeI 100
Woodson 81, scattering g.
petition had teen prssenteJ Crorn the coun,v cor,
Madison" no had lde an order 10 remove the Old r. urt
mouse 10 one corner OF the public sutae Tor the por.
pose OF repairing and renting the Same procees 10