Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-02

ueciafing reasonable, the petitions Tor Rose Has
to establish tobacco warehouse in the town Of
Lynchburg. was agreed TO.
And then the House adjourned till Monday, II o.
clock.
YESTERDAY, Communication was recei7ed from
the Senate, stating that they had passed the bill Es-
sbsi pg inspections OF tobacco and -four 1T SEQ Is
ville In the county Of Alb h,aie"-snd tci,h amend
nents, the bill. "fo incorporate the Virginia aud n.
Carolina Transportation Company rEese amend.
men,s we've coDcuIred in by the Houseo
Mr.. GRIMES presented a Petition from sunlry in- |
habi,ants OF Pocsbontas county, praying SEP ate
election in the Western part Of said county, Little Lee
walls, AT the house Of George W. Referred.
MIR CODE reported without amendment, the bill for
re, modelling the Board Of Public Works--wbch was
ordered TO its engrossmeni.
The Speaker laid before the House Memorial from
the county OF Madison, TO suthcrse the county court
Msplsoh to locate the old Courthouse part of
The public lot, aud 10 rent the old clerks Office and
10 apply the rents to lessenng the county evy-which
was referred.
Engrossed blls-"To amend the net. entitled. nm
act making proVi-ion Tor opening road from DO eoutt
Courthouse. 10 the Sweet Sprngs"-" To am. nd the
act, entitled, an act TO raise by lottery sum OF money
Tor the purpose Of opening road from Mddlebourn in
the county OF Tyler, to the Pennsylvania line
Exchanging the name Of David Shepherd, to David Pat
'erson, were read 81 time and PASSED.
variety OF bills had their Let & I'd ieadings.
Resolution was read from the Committee Of Pro-
positions &C. for authorizing Archee Brown to build
Toll Bridge over the MAtapony river at Dunkirk, and
adopted.
A reso!u ion from the Committee for Courts of JUS
tice, lar permitting Elizabeth Goodwin of Portsmouth,
TO remain with her father Benjam Godwin, a tree
man oil -lour, in the Common w 18th. was called nm
by Mr.. Murdaugb, when Mr.. Garland Of A. moved to
reverse the resolution.-Aer disc upon The
sutJect.the amendment was caried-ayes so, noes o.
Another revolution from the Committee OF Proposi-
lions, &c. was read, authorizing separate election in
Kockbridge county, at Goshen, and agre ed to-
- MIR. ROBERT w. GRAVES appeared, as the new
Delegate from Charles City, in place Of Mr. Christian
elected to the Executive Council.
On Mr.. BRYCE motion. the House preee eded to ex-
ecu'e the Order OF the Day and resolved itself into
an fla nl ths h.1.
the Report OF the Committee Of Finasce, and the Re.
venue and Appropriation BilIs-Mr. Ysncey in the
Char.
Some conversation took place between Mcssrs Mil
Ter, Bryce, Cary, Richardson OF James City, McCue
ana other mt mbers respecting the appropriations for
the Luna'ie Hospitals at Williamsburg and Saun,en
The Report proposes $l2 900 for the Hospital al Will
m.bnrg and $4,000 for Staunton. MIR. McCue pro-
posed TO enlarge the last 10 SO 900; but
withdrew IL.
Mr.. BRYcE made some remarks upon the clothing Of
the Public Guard, which he CON sdered as costing mo-
than necessary.
The Is ", &" imposing taxes for the support Of Gov
ernm"nt," was rakrn up.
MIR. BRYCE moved TO amend the 81 Section Of the
bill "a follows The sect OH FINALLY read; There
shall be levied collected and paid. upon the several H.
censes, herein after mentioned, to lie granted in the
manner prescribed by law, the following taxes to wit
On every license TO sell goods, wares, and
or other articles OF f.eign dome row,h or ma
uacture or both, or either at The place. by whole
sale an retail dollars; by retail Iy,
dollars" Mr.. Bryce proposed add " Provided
Hlechdncr miIines, or other whose
OF artcss foreign or domestic, connected with their
line OF busine ss shall not smount more than one.
hall OF The sales Of articles OF their own ture
or labor shall only pay tax Of dollars" This
amendme ut prevailed
The following amendment was also proposed by Mr.
Bryce and accepted; viz in the following clause -
on every license to hawker or pediar, to sell dry
goods Of foreign or domestic growth manufacture.
| 10 he paid in each county or corporation, where he
snaH sen any OF ths Aforesaid articles, doIars."
Mr.. Bryce's amendment introduced after the words
goods, &C W nd
INIT b. stated as the Of his amendments that he
nau undersood In some OF the counties, the words
" dry goods We're confined to stuff. made Of WOO, ,
cotton and siik'hat those who sold glass;
wee not considered coming within the purview Of
he law; and he wished this erroneous con.
struction
Some discussion took place between Sfessrs Brown
OF Harrison, Bryce, and Bayly, upon an amendment,
proposed by the former, respecting the license on LOT
very HcKets. The bill ran thus On every license
% SCI. i'rery hckets doliarsS every license
to sell lottery tickets. in schemes authorized by this
s.a,e only dollars" Mr. Brown proposed to
and Boroughs OF Richmond. Norfolk, Petersburg
Fredericksburg. or Lynchburg .:
Z" aud on every Iicen.e 10 sell lottery tickets a,
any DINER town or borough in this Commonw e l,b
dolars"-Mr. Brown eon,ended,
mat II lottery tickets 10 be licensed every par of
the Community ought TO have the means of purchas.
ing 'hem and OF course, the license ough 10 be go
graduated. as 10 permit the establishment of Offices A.
DINER Than the principal in the State The pro-
position was resisted, upon the ground that such ia
ces In the State, and increase the propensity sr gam
bling in those schemes-The motion wa, Iosf-aves
10, noes 81 -
MIR. FISHER proposed 70 introduce the provision
The county in which said hawker pedar fret CEN.
mences selling any OF The Aforesaid articles in the
Siate"-which proposition was rejected.
Alter The ReUenue Bill gene through the ann, n.
pTidfion bill was taken up-and read through bv the
Chairman On MIR. Bryce's m1iion an item was intro.
duced Tor the puI chase Of furniture for the Govern
or's House." Wv
No other amendment being made the Committee
rose, ami the Speaker resumed the Chair.
Inc following resolution agreed TO in Committee
was accePtedi VIZ Resolved, the opinion OF this
committee That is expedent to make a m ode rate
REDUCTION IN The taxes OF the present year"
mr.. MILLER moved to disagree 10 the amendment
Of The COMMITTEES, respecting f" mechanics miIlners
sc" which motion prevailed.
And then the Reuenue bill wa. ordered 10 be en-.
grossed-and the appropriation bill wa, ordered to be
lad on the table.
The Speaker submitted the following letter from the
Governor ~ VIZ
M RICHMOND. lst Feb. 1899
Sr have the honor 10 Communicate he re- ~ itb the
report oil ne President and Directors of the James Ri
yer Company the subject OF sundry resoIu,ion. n.
the Committee OF Roads and Internal ref.T
red to their consider alton by the House of Delegates
with great respect, cir,
Your most ob't
WIN. B. GILES
Presidentof the James River Lomnou,,
The HojI'bi tie Speaker
ofhe H. Of ID.
This report relates 10 the present condition of IN
Kanawha Turnpike Road and he conloc Of the o,Iic,
charged with ts regular Mf 80 w