Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-26
o, llle bill as alnended, was, on motion Of NIr.

aagTed to, the BILL amended, was, motion Of Mr.
Brown, laid ON the table
The report of the Committee 10 examine the Exccu-
tive expenditures, stating the accounts of said Depart
ment to be and The of such expenditures
chaIgeable TO the contingent fund.- during the scal
ending Sept. 3Otb 1884, TO be $4,000 67-excecding
the appropriation to said fund the l Of March last,
10y 81 Gao 67--was taken up and agreed to.
Rsports adoptcd:--Of the Committee for Courts of
Justice. to reject the petition of Fountain Wells and
Others, praying that Ynrco female slave, on being
"nancipard, may lie permitted TO remain in the Com-
hnwc0ith to reject the petition of sundry citizens OF
Lunenburg, praying that Lucy, free of color,
may be permitted to remain in the Commonwealth to
rcec, the petition of Samuel Johnson free of
lor praying that his daughter, Lucy, may be permitted
TO remain IN the Commonwealth to reject the petition
oi suhuty ctzcns OF Loudoun for the passage OF law
authorizing Constables to levy issued upon udg
mens granted by Justice of the Peace reject the
petition of sundry citizens of the counties of Ohio and
Brooke, praying that may be the duty othe
y Courts to publish In newspaper in the county,
annual pose of the receipts and of ali
the cvcs and poor collected and paid during the
preceding year, and also annual list of de-
lnquents to be published i'll like manner, &c; that
It IS ncxpedcnt to amend the 45th section of act
Titled IAN act to reduces into one act the several acts
corning the method of proceeding against free persons of
color charged with certain crimes declaring the mode of
proceeding indictments information &c, penal
prosecutions, and for preventing vexatous and malicious
prosecutions, and moderang amercements passed Feb.
20 lS to reject the petition of Nathaniel III. Wills,
be divorced from his wife Minerva TO reject the petit
ton of John j. Hendricks to be divorced from his wife
Lucy reject petition of John c. Olinger praying
release of the Commonwealth right to 200 acras Of
land IN Lee county, upon conditions therein mentioned;
that 1t inexpedent to authorize the several county
Courts TO order the summoning of jurors in the
manner as the Superior Courts of Law authorized by
the 18th section of the passed January 7th 1907 TO
reject the petition of Robert Harris praying that
fourth part of the proceeds of the real estate of Ro
bert Bell, which had cschcacd the Commonwealth
may be awarded TO the said petitioner his parents
that 1t is inexPcdient to abolish much of the 7tr
ton of the act entitled reduce into act the
several acts and parts of acts for establishing Penen
ary House. and for the punishment of crimes, passed
it is nexpedien provide by law for the appointment
of Reporter of the decisions rendered by the Court of
Appeals holden at Lewsburg and that it is inexpedi-
ent to regulate the fees charged by law for motions
upon delivery bonds taken under DEGREES in Chanccry.
Ot the Committee of Claims reject the petition of
Bayles Grgsby and Edward Shacklet TO be discharged
from the payment of Judgment, and to reject the Pc
uton of the Heirs of Andrew Martin, for compensation
for property lost during the revolutionary
OF the Committee on Militia Laws to reject the pc
titon of the members of the Srasburg Volunteer Ar
uierists praying the passage OF law directing the
training othe officers Artillery, and regulating rcsgna
tons. &c.
Of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims that il is
nexpedicnt to revive passed October To- 1896
titled san act for appointing commissioners to liquidatc
and settle the expenses incurred in expeditions
red from the Kentucky District against the neigh
boring Indians; and also act passed November 81,
1857 amending the act above mentioned.
Of the committee of Finance, to reject the memorial
of the Justices of the county OF Smyth, for law autho
rzing the appointment of two commissioners of the
venue for said county and to reject the petition of Saml
Howard commissioner OF the revenue tor the lower dis
trlct of Ohio county for increase of compensation
On motion of Mr.. Kincheoe
The House adjourned.
Wednesday, FEB. %
message received from the Senate, stating TINT
they had passed the BILL further extend the time of
redemption of lands and lots returned delinquent for the
non payment ofaxes West OF the Allegheny Mountains,
with amendments.
[Ihe bill and amendments were, on motion of Mr..
Summers, laid on the table
Also, that they had rejected bill regulating the re-
turns of executions in the Superior Courts.
On motion of MIR. Burton, The House agreed to meet
at IL o clock on tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, of b. the joint resolution
offered by him the l4ih inst, making the duty of
the Adiuant General to keep his office in the Capitol
and setting apart for that purpose the occupi-
ed by the Clerk OF the Circuit Superior Court of Law
and Chancery for the county of 1enrco, taken up
and having been discussed by Messrs Wilson of B.,
Johnson of r.. Colston, Parker, Booker of A. Bolts,
Gregory and Randolph, the resolution rejected
On motion of Mr.. Crutchied, the report Of the Com
mitice for Courts Justice rejecting the petition of Walk
free man of Color for permission to remain in thu
ton of Mr. G. reversed, agreed t..
Petitions presented-By Mr. Stanger, of citizens
of Wythe county for the establishment ola Branch Bank
at Wythe Courthouse. Laid on the table ] By Mr..
Cline, Of citizens OF Rockingham, for Il law Incorporate
ing joint stock company TO construct rail road COM
mencing on the avigabe waters of the Rvanna, and
to terminate at suitable point in the counties of Rock
ingham or Augusta. Referred.l MIR. Barton present.
ed documents relative to the division of the Comfy of
Frederick, which were laid on the table
On motion of Mr. Randolph Report of the Committee
of Agriculture and Manufactures rejecting certain Pc
ttons for establishment by law Of an extra grade of
Flour, was taken up
MIR. r. moved To reverse the report of the Commit
tee. This motion opposed by Mcssrs Booker of A.
and Marshall, and supported by Mr. Randolph; when,
motion of Mr.. Booker the report re-comnitted
On motion of Mr. Johnson Of r.. leave was given to
bring in bill for the removal of casual distractions from
navgable waer-courses-aIso leave given to bring
in bill to incorporate the Richmond Gas Light Com.
pany
On motion Of MIR Janney the Committee for Courts
Of Justice instructed inquire into the expediency
of amending the law III relation to the Of Execn-
tons issuing from the Superior Courts.
Enorossed Bills-'Io act tho n,oda
in which defendants in rcpevn shall make avowres,
&c.-changing the place Of holding a separate election
in the county of Faycieto amend several concern-
ing the sale OF runaway slaves confined in ailsto au-
thorse separate elections in the county of Rich
nond-and imposing taxes for the support of Govern
mcnt, were read a third time and passed
bill forming county out OF part of the county Of
Frederick, up its second reading and after con-
siderable discussion, which Messrs Barton Gregory
Smith of f. Gaaher and Broadus, took part, on motion
of the latter, the bill indefinitely postponedAyes
~, noes "a.
On motion Of Mr.. Sherrard the committee Of Finance
instructed to enquire, whether any, and if any what
amendments necessary, to the act entitled an act
reducing into the several acts prescribing the mode
ofnsccrtaning the taxable property, within this Commons
wealth, and Of collecting the public revenue"
On motion of Mr.. Mullen, the House adjourned
MARRIAG ES.
Married on Tuesday evening last at the Third Baptist Church
county Of Caroline, Mrs. Nancy b. Cro county