Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-12


law authorizing the Auditor TO refund TO PhGgathus
Roberts the of land improperly assessed to the
estate OF Joseph Roberts deceased for the years 1892
and 1888, aud paid by said Roberts administrator.
The vote of the House rejecting the engrosscd bill
to provide for the construction of road rem Hunters
villc in the County Of Pocahontas its intersection
with the road leading from Nicholas Court House to
James Dyers having, some days ago, motion of Mr..
Broadus been considered and the bill having
committed, and subsequently, reported with amend
ment whereby il is provided that the appropriation (of
Internal Improvement, instead of the tressvsiiun
Iy.-tle same was taken up to-day, and the
On motion Of MIR. Watkins, the ayes and noes were
ordered; and the BILL acr discussion lin which it
supported by Messrs Price and Colson and opposed by
MIR. Watkns) was rejected, 81 TO 56. -
On motion of Mr.. Gibson, the report of the Commit
tee of Propositions and Grievances, declaring reasonable
the petition of sundry inhabitants of Frederick county
for county, to be formed out of the Northeastern
part thereof, taken up.
MIR. Gibson moved 10 the report.
Thcreupon long debate cnsued in which this motion
supported by Messrs Smith of Frederick, Yancey
and Baron and opposed by Mcssrs Hunter of Berkeley
Gallaher. Coston and Gregory and the ayes and
being ordered, the motion to reverse was rejected 40
to GI
The report was thereupon agreed to-
On motion of MIR. Watkins,
The House adjourncd.
Wednesday, FeJruaryI1
message received from the Senate stating that
they had passed the bllsto change the of Mary
Jane Land to Mary Jane Smt-authorzing the Presi-
dent and Directors of the Winchester and Potomac Rail
Road Company to increase the capital stock thereof,
to borrow noncy-and Incorporating the Blue Sulphur
| Spring Turnpike Company.
They have also agreed to the resolution for survey
of road from Charestown to Parkersburg.
And that they had agreed the resolution for the
yey of road from Winchester to Bath and thence to
some point the Potomac River, at Shepherds
town, in Jefferson countyand to the resolution for
survey of a route for road from some point the
Mary land line Slnihfcld, Pennsylvania, by the
way of Brandonville and Kingwood, TO incrsect the
S1luiSsstcrn Turnpike at west of Evansville IN The
sSarSsbnrS. with amendments. Agreed
On of Mr.. Witclicr the committee of Agrcu
ture am nniactues was instructed to inquire into
the eNpedr3y OF amending the act incorporating the
sanvile Manufacturing Company, passed the 10th of
On motion of Mr. Ball. the Committee of Courts Of
Justice instructed inquire into the expcdency of
altering or establishing the fee of sixty three cents as
the purchaser purchasers of any property sold under
the act directing the sales OF property dstrancd for
On motion of Nh Wiley, the Committee of Roads
&c were instructed to inquire into the expedency of
requiring the Board of Public Work employ compe-
tent Engineer to locate aroad from the of Fishing
Creek on the Ohio River, in the county of Tyler by
way of hIorgantown in the comfy of Monongalia to
Brandonyic in the county of Preston.
On motion of Mr. Parriot leave was given TO bring in
bill to amend an act, to incorporate Savings In
sttution in the town of Wheeling passed February 90
1884.
On motion of Mr. Barton, it was
ReSored That leave be given 10 bring in bill autho-
rzng the Commissioners Of the Revenue for Frederick
County, Richard Nj. Sydnor and Wexford G. settle
EsqFs., to take exact of the population COM
prised within the limits embraced by the proposed new
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North Eastern part of Frederick, and that said Commits
soners be required to keep separate lists of the number
OF the free whites and the free coored persons also of
the slaves together with the age and of each
specyey; also that said Commissioners be required 10
retra the said lists, authenticated by their signatures
and ai31vits before Justices of the Peace TO the
First Auditor, or before the LIST day Of December
nextand that said committee have leave to provide
suitable compensation to said Commissioners for their
services
An cngrossed bill, changing the agency OF the Farm
crs Bank of Virginia at Danvc, Office of discount
| and dCD0Sitc. read third me and av;n hoo,
| explained by MIR. Witcher passed.
An cngrosscd bill to authorize the people of Fayettc
county To fix upon place by vote, for erecting the
Court House and other public buildings of that county
was read third tme and after having been supported
| oy Messrs Fr.ce and Summers, and opposed by Mr..
A bill 10 gst=5!ish three separate elections in the
county of Berkeley, reported from the Committee of
Proportions and Grievances, with an amendment (pro
posing TO strike ont Hedgesvile and substitute
Snodgass TAVERN was taken up its second reading
Mr.. CUlston moved 20 amend the bill so as to strike
out all authorizing precinct in that quarter of the
county. Messrs. Hunter of b., and Jonney supported
the motion, which was opposed by Mr. Sherrard and
was adopted tho bill us amended ordered TO be
engTossed.
Petitions presented and refcrrcd--By Mr. Will
lams, of citizens of Stafford, Prince William and Fairfax
for the incorporation of company to construct a rail
road from Fredericksburg 10 Alcxandra--aso OF citi-
of Prince William and Fairfax praying that the
town OF Occoquan may be made point in the location
prayed for i'll the above pettionBy Mr.. Wilson of Cum
berland, Of citizens Of that county for rail from
| Carlersvle to farnwle-By MIR. Johnson of r. of the
Manufacturers of tobacco, in the city of Richmond for
law to prevent frauds in the branding of tobacco.
Numerous bills were read first and second time
The Speaker communicated letter from the Cover
nor transmitting the annual report of the Visitors of the
University aud smilar report from the Trustees Of
Randolph Macon College, which, werc on motion of
MIR Dornan, laid on the table and ord = 10 be printed
! On motion Of Mr.. Hunter Of b.
The House adjourned
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u We requested to announcc, that RopyRr
CHRisris the present Delegate for the counties Of Now
Kent and Charles City will be candidate for reclec-
! ton in Apr next.
10 We arc authorized to announce hIr. 10 1852
! WhLAMs; of Prince WiiamAthe present
as a'sandidatc for The Hocsa Of DefegRtcs at "a