Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-31
RICHMOND, THURSDAY. NfdRC,j 2g
When toiH the Legislature rise?

When tctH the Legislature rise?
Such 10 the que suon which the lost Portland Arxp
puts to Itself about the L'gislature OF Maize. TIL,
arsw r Is 10 'len or twelve days." The sans ques
lion gathers upon as as to cur own Legislature; but WI
cannon give exactly the same response. We would ra
Their say. in Is or 20 days.
The table OF tbs Horse OF Dele is almost emp,i
ed OF all its important Bills. Yesterday, for insanee,
variety OF ,hem was ac'ed up N; and it may be safei,
or . days business before il.
The bill for ordering a new survey Of he James Ri
yer, was ordered TO its e~ngrossment. A motion FOL
its indefinite postponement was rejected, by a vote o
so to 81 The bill wa, so modified in lie provisions
as to strike out the Commis sioners, and to authorize
the GJverno and Council to employ another Engines,
to ASST I the Civil Engineer OF thi, State, to survey The
River 10 the course OF the year, aud report to the mex,
Legisla ue the various plans for improvement and es.
Inmates OF expence.
A survey has been also directed, by a previous bill
TO be made Of the Shenandoah. And thus the facts and
materials for forming a deliberate opinion viii be sub.
mitted to the next Legi.ature-measures NAV then be
adopted OF great interest to the Common wealth., and
the resources OF the State and of her citizens may be
further called into action. May do we say! Might we
rather not say, ,ciH be? For, the spiri, of the age is
ontcdrds. Tho march of Internal Improvement NAV
be delayed, but it cannot be arrested. Means to a
considerable amount will be contributed by our own
enterprizing citizens-and foreign capitalists are al
ready looking out for profitable investments of their
abundant funds. IL was but on Thursday last, that an
insii' ution chartered by the Legislature OF New York,
under the name OF the National Bank, opened its
books Tor a subscription Of $3.50, 900 and about four
millions were actually subscribed. We understand,
that a subscription has been offered from Philadelphia
for the whole res.duary stock of the Petersburg Rail-
Road Company.-Let us but throw open our Internal
improvements upon liberal terms, and place their adj
vantages in such a light as may strike the attention of
distant capitalists; and there is every prospect of funds
pouring in from other quarters.
There were several bills passed yesterday, connected
wi'h Internal improvement. Among these, wsr lat,
The bill establishing a Company to erect a Rail. Road
from winchester to a point at or near Harper's Ferry
with a capital OF $500, 000-2ily, a bill establishing The
Loudoun Rail Road, fron the Po'omae river, IT the
mouth OF the Ketocton creek, 10 Ashby's Gip Turn.
pike. (about thirty zone Riles) with a capital OF
Si0e 600; all Of which, we understand, will unques-
uonaoly be raised by private subscription; AMI 81, es.
taLlishiog a turnpike road from Danville, in Pi,tsylva.
mia, to Evansham, with a capital of 800, 900. W. ask
Mr. Miles, whether these things do no look like doing
something besides talking?
In the Senate, on Tuesday, the bill 10 fo-m a nc,D
county out of parts Of Rockingham aud Shenandoah,
was passed, with certain amendments, (Which have
been since agreed 20 by the House Of ID .legates)
The judiciary Bill was also for some time under dis
Gus ion. Mr. Morgan c%oncIried his speech iu supper,
OF his substitute. He went in,o an extensive exam
nation OF the proposed forms oil practice compared with
the pr esent, sc.
Yesterday, tbs substitute was ae ain discussed a,
some lengIh-and on taking the question, il was reject
ed by a majority Of one vote. The bill was then re
committed, with instructions 10 the committee 10 re-
port a bill with only Is Judges Onsieai OF "a, as pro.
videl by the House oil Delegates.) The bill nav ira
vel back to the House in the course OF the week; bu
the ultimate issue OF this bu 'insss, bafl 50 all calcula.
ZION.