Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-12
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES-
Tuesday,. March 10.


"A communication received from Tho Senate 81.
ting that they had passed the bills entitled can act in
cooperating the Stockholders of the Falmouth and Alex
Snuris ran Road Company; an act concerning the
appointment of Commissioners of the Revenue.S ana
an act TO nuthorse Elijah Brown pass water in iron
pipes though corner of the Armofy land
Also, that they had passed with amendments the b;u
~. act TO increase The Library for the use of the
ou oil Appeals at Lewisbnrg; more efectually to pre-
vent couhuritng bank notes and current coin. crea
ting sinking fund for the redemption of the certificates
Of thr debt OF the Commonwealth held by individuals
OF corporations to incorporate the Saunton Lyceum
ana to incorporate the Dover Iron Manufacturing Com
pany' The amendments We're agreed to by tine House
ana they had postponed indefinitely, the bill to provide
an Index to the Journal of the House of Delegates
he following Engrosscd bills were read third time
and passed. Allowing Moses free man of color to re-
main IN the Commonwealth concerning returns of ex.
ecutons issued by Justices of the peace: 10 ncorpora,e
The Norfolk Ice House Company; concerning Dov;d
Jones; changing the time of holding the Circuit Superb
UT I"us of Law aud Chancery for the counties of Nor
gan, Berkeley and Frederick; regulating returns nm
ON executions in Superior Courts to change the mode
OF electng certain officers for the town of Ieesburg
III inc county OF Loudoun; to authorize separate cleo
ton at Kempsvc, in the county of Princess Anne tn
provide ior The preservation of the public Arms and the
Arnory Buildng, and for other purposes: TO amend
an act TO alter and amend the several acts AUTHORIZING
Lottery for the navigation of Quanco Creek in the COIN
~ OF Prince William; concerning the heirs of Tbomos
Carter, deccased 10 change the name of the town NJ
ctte IN the county of Montgomery; concerning the Pen
Tertiary Institution; for the cfectua punishment
OF certain respasscs and other offences CONCERNING Sal
ly Dabney; providing further appropriation TO COM
pletc the improvements at the Lunatic Hospitals at Will
in
which returns OF nsolvents and deinquens in the coun-
ty, and poor eves, may be made; concerning George b.
fodeSier to remove casual distractions from naviga-
ple rivers To authorize election i'm county
OF Monongalia; TO incorporate the Gravson Sulpbur
Springs Company; aud TO authorize Fleming Hixon
and Noble S Braden to construct Bridre across tIe
Shenandoah River at Harper's Ferry
On motion of Mr. Brown, the following resolution was
adopted ~
proceedings under resolution of the General Assemble
OF the fifteenth OF April eighteen hundred and thirty
providing ior the appointment of Commissioner or
Engineer to meet Commissioners or Engineers from
Maryland and Delaware for the purpose of making
vey oil The sounds which parallel with the sea coast
ana an estimate of the expense of opening nayoation
between the Chesapeake bay and the bay of Delaware
by the construction of canals shall be discontinued and
the Executive well the Engineer heretofore appoint
ed Tor the said service, shall govern themselves accord
ingly.
GOVERNOR AND AUDITOR
Mr. SherTard, from the Select Committee unon tho
apparent difference between the Message of the Cover
nor and the Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts
at inc commencement Of the session. presented report
OF The minority of that Committee-whch having been
read. and motion ha.ing been made by Mr. Sherrard
that the same be laid on the table and printed
A long discussion occurred on this motion in which
Mcssrs Parker, Sherrard Gregory Wilson of b and
johnson OF t. took part when the motion to print was
On motion of Mr. Parker the report Of tl ooori,, or
the same Committee Qaid the table and printed some
weeks ago. was taken up and read. Therenpon,
MT johnson OF r. submitted the following resolutions,
which were agreed TO:
Resolred AS The opinion of this House. That there s
no inconsistency between the facts stated by the Co
vernon and those stated BY the Auditor respecting the
revenues of the Commonwealth in their commnn;ca
tons 10 the General Assembly; that the statements bv
each, in the obvious in which they were made and
have since been explained by them are correct
ReSolrcd That as il not referred TO the commttco
TO examine the reasoning employed by the Governor or
TO ascertain the case of the facts stated by him. and as il
is not becoming this House. at this time and i'm tbia
MANNER to institute such investigation the commit
tee be discharged from the further consideration of The
nI%tters referred 10 them.
On motion of MIR. Dorman, the foregoing resolutions
were ordered to be printed
On motion, the House adjourned