Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-04

toes g. "Tc amend tho entitled an act 10 incorporate
Tor other purposes, passed March 9Th, 1892" T. Regu.
,sung the toll on coal the lower section OF the James
company; D. "To provide for The improvement OF the
navigation OF the North Fork OF Hosion river; 10 ITO
Incorporate the Hope Mining Company; IL ITO
pora'e the Richmond Mining Company" H. "Concern-
ing the Circuit Superior Courts oil Law and Chanccry in
ne 90 Judicial Circuit OF this Commonwealth; 10. ITO
provide for the construction Of road from Skidmore's
Fork, in the county OF Rockingham TO the South Fork in
The county OF Pendleon; (by vote Of ayes 40, noes
5S) Ii ITO amend act entitled act Incorporating
Company TO construct turnpike road from ynchburg TO
The Blue Ridge Canal in Bedford county. and amending
the charter Of the Lyuchbug and Concord Turnpike
psny."
The bill to provide for the opening and repair of tho
public roads in this Commonwe a,h" taken up, and
various amendments, proposed by the Committee OF Roads,
Sc, were sdopied-and on the motion Of Mr.. Jones oil
f. C., IL was laid upon the table.
On MIR. Mullcn's motion, the Honsc adjourned.
Monday, March g.
ihe senate nave passed the bill 10 prescribe the mode
OF elecng trustees for the Of Fairfax the county
OF CuIPeper, and vesting them with corporate powers
corporate the Valley Turnpike Company-.nd prescribing
the mode OF working coal mnesthey have agreed 10 tho
resolution for the ssrvey Of route Tor road from Wes
ton, IN the county OF lewis 10 Charleston in Kanawha
counyand they have rejected the bill further 10 aneud
the acts prohibiting the circulation Of Of uocharered
banks The amendments 10 the above bills agreed
The Speaker presented a communication from the Go.
vernon inclo.ng his letter. the Representatives in Con.
tons OF the Legislature. deposites,
and the constutionay OF the Bank Of the U. Saies--
with The replies OF several of the thereto
The clerk proceeded TO read the correspondence.
MIR ',ner objected 10 reading these letters, or placing
them on the Journal
Mr. Roane that the letters be ad which request
was complied with.
Mr. G'lmer then moved tina, the House refuse to place
the correspondence the Journal on which motion
siderable debate took place. in which Messr Gregory,
Koane, Niche, and Jones of E. City opposed, and Mr.
Gilmer sustained the motion.
hp ~ aanInn haul haav, NJ
the negative as follows:
Ayes Messrs. Pouison, Gil,ner, syse, Colston, NJ
Ginns Mosby, Wilson OF c., Woods, Sims, Gregory,
Beard, Harrison and M'Lura-l3.
Woes Messrs Banks. (Speaker), SouthalI, Booker,
Garland Of A., Niche. Preson CarniI. Wilson of b.,
M'Muian, Turnbu Patteson Bondurant, Samuel Chris.
tan Johnson Jones Of f, G. s W. Baylor. Ball. French.
Ton, Gibson Hale of Giles, Smith OF G., Watkins, Hail Of
Grayson, Cary, Bruce, Vance, Sloan, Roane. Mullen.
Kincheoe, Gather. GraveIy, Galaher Wager, Harwood,
Shepherd, Kennon Garland of NJ. Billngsly, Cooper.
MCauley, Buck Webb, CabelI, Collins Harvey, Epes.
Parrott, Williams Adams, Swanson, Slavin, Carroll Du.
9Sy, wooaaonse, Shands, Hooc, r of p. W., Boothe.
Thornton, NJ Dowell, jr., Moorman, Waterman Hopkins.
hugh, Crump. pegram, M'Coy, MCuiioch, Hunseriord.
| foord-9l
A Bill further to amend the laws against gaming was
taken up on its first reading
Mr. Jones of E. City said that il late in the
sion TO act upon this BILL which OF great length.
and contained some provisions Of very doubtful expeden
cy lie thought the laws at present sufficiently
we're; ba whether other provisions not
cessary 1t was now too late 10 act the subject.
Mr. rutherford thought the BIZ ought be read and
brought fairly before the House. The subject had
pied much OF the attention Of the citizens OF Richmond
during the last autumn, and they fully impressed
with the necessity Of further legislation for the sup.
preston Of the vice of Gaming. The Bill contained
ny provisions which Mr. II. approved, although with
OF them he was not satisfied But he thought the bill
could be amended by The House to be Of much
| vice.
Mr Jones of E. C. said, there was no probability that
the bill would pass Ii had been reported matter OF
courtesy, majority Of the Committee Of Courts OF Justice.
as he understood, being opposed il. Even the gente
man from Richmond had voted against similar bill last
year He thought it useless take up the time of tho
House with the BILL it would in all probability be
jected.
MIR. Rutherford said the bill against which he had
voted last year, not the that before the
House. The former placed the exhbiier and the better
on the same footing, which the with this.
Mr. Jones moved the indefinite posponement Of the bill.
| which was agreed to.
The bill 10 provide for the opening and repair of the
public roads in this commonwealth was taken up and
various amendments having been made thereto il
dered 10 be engrossed.
Numerous bills their first and readings were
acted upon, when
The House adjourned.