Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-23
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SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 23, 1880.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

.' fa FnIDAY, JON. o..
The annual Report of tho Board of Public Wnrks
wss received, referred and ordered to 10 printed
resolution adopted Tor The printing
and distribution by the members Of the Gene
raj Assembly of 10000 copies Of the New Constitu
ton.
inform Gen. Floyd Of his election as Governor of
the Commonwealth. reported that the Joint Com
mittee had performed TINT duty, ind the answer of
Gen. Floyd, accepting the appointment.
A resolution was adopted for proceeding to the
election of Members OF the Board of Public Works
on "Wednesday next.
tas Engrossed Bis passed.
A bull to uuthorso three separate elections in the
county Of Albemarie.
bill incorporating company to construct a turn
pike road from the eastern side of the Warm Spring
Mountain to Harrisonburg, in the county Of Rock
A bill to authorize the Executive of the Common
wealth to arm the militia Of the 2ist brigade, or
any portion thereof.
bill to authorize the raising by way of lottery, a
sum of money for completing the road from Staunton
to Parkersburg.
A bill to incorporate the Virginia and n. Carolina
Transportation Company.
A bill to authorisc u lottery for tho benefit of the
Petersburg Benevolent Mechanic Association.
A bill establishing inspections of tobacco and Gour
at Scottsyiile in the county OF Albemurlc.
bill in aid Of statute Of Louisiana, relative to
the Introduction Of slaves into that stoto
A bill adding tho county Of Charlotte to the sixth
Judicial Circuit. ~.
A bill to authorize the Common Council of Lynch
burg, to raise sum Of money by lottery.
A bill fixing the allowances Of the officers Of the
Court Of Appeals. On the passage OF this bill Mr..
Atkinson Of Isle Of Wight called for the ayes and
noes, which were ordored--ayes 1855, noas II.
A bill to au; horise the raising of money by lottery
for tho benefit of Mount Sidney in the county Of Au
gusta. t4"
A bill nddpg part Of the counties of Kanawha
and Cabe to the county of Logan.
A bill authorising change in the location of tho
Kanawha Turnpike Road
bill Incorporating company to construct q turn
pike road from the BloVmery Gap to Smithfed, or
q point within two miles thereof
bill 10 incorporate the trustees Of Randolph Col.
Icgc. On the passage OF this bin, opposition
took pluce on the ground that theological pro-
fessorslip might under the plrasrologies of the act
be established by the Trustees 70 obsiate this OBJ
lection, a ryder was offered by Mr.. Atkinson OF
isle Of Wight, expressly prohibiting it. Notwith-
standing this ryder was satisfactory TO incn-
bers, others objected that large majority of the
trustees were OF particular religious sect, and
they could not vote for the incorporation ofany lite
rary institution with this feature in the act.
Messrs. Goodc, aud Garland Of Nelson, advocated
the passage of the bill.
Messrs Cabell of Pt,sylvania, and Scott Of Hall
AK, opposed It.
The bill passed by large majority.
~ We lay before readers this morning, the
by tho Canadn Liverpool Packet, to the 9th u also
few articles by be Napoleon packet, 10 tho 24th
which arrived nj New York on Pucsday. in the short
massage Of % days from Liverpool Cotton, il viii
be seep which had continued 10 decline to the time
of the sailing of the Canada, had again recovered
somewhat previous TO the sailing Of the Napoleon.
uy We arc authorised 10 announce that JAMES
SEmpLE. IT, Of the county Of jones City, will be
hyou0h Harvard nj tie ensuing election, to represent