Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-01
'''' 4 FRIEND To INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
VIRGINIA RAI'k RE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


A uirssarc was received from the Srnnte sniiu9 that
they had passed hI!!slo change :r Place u: building
precinct election IN thc county al luneahnrI-and To
Incorporate TN, Suffolk Rail Road Company. They have
also passed. with amendments. bills to Incorporate the
Iit.fury and Scientific Mechanics institute. ri Norfolk
an1 Pnrtsmoulh-nndt to amend act 10 Incorporate The
Cold Brook Company Of Golfers Amendments agreed
to.l
bring in bill incorporate he Deauc Iron and Steel
Ma auiucIuri". Company.
Uu motion uf Mr.. WATKINS. III" vote rc"c'ing the f'
lowing r-souom Offered BY Mr. Sr,nners IN Thursday,
was .rconsl.rrd. and the resolution yeas agrrrd to:
Rrsur,d That the C"Inmltire Of CcurlS ut Justice he:
instructed inquire into the raprdency OF mere clearly
d"tanc by law The duties of Ile Attorney Gcnria!,
and regulating his fcrs.
RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD
On no.Ipn OF Mr. ST. lSARn. Il bill. Incorporating The
Stnckhnlders of The Richmond and Petersburg Rail
Read Company. with nunrrnuS amendments prnp"srd
by the Committee "i Roads, &c, was taken up.
MIR. BRowS of ?. "ppnSed the bull 'nainl? upon the
ground that was III pass II ut tins time,
rs it was to form link in couIinu"Is line ii improve.
rnts from the North IN In" South. the portions OF winch
on the North and the S"mth pt it were not yet c"il-
pc,rd. MIR. D. moved the Indefinite pnsponenrnt q" ''
bill.
Mr. SrAs.Rp replied to Mr.. b., aud urged the pro-
prrly u passing the bill at this tmr-going nt" DETAILS,
si.w that The whole line Of contemplated Improve
nrn,s, of which this work vas to constitute part, had
been ptnviG"d inr with The exception OF the chasi be-
tween Richmond and Petersburg.
After Il reply from Mr. Brown ma r'Jonder irn'n
Mr. S,arard the motion for indefinite p"spnnenient
was rrircird-Ayrs -. Nncs G2.
Mr. BRowS of Petersburg. moved to amend The MI ny
striking The ,fnlowing provIsn: rr"''hra, no'hhy
herein contained shall be- CONSTRUED rs granting w" nr
v.ur Of ytrnd- the said Rail Road along linz streets
of The said CITY If Richmond or Town OF Petersburg r1
rru, with the c"uSrn, of the Common Council Of he
sad CITY or Town. along any {" the st'f"is {" ihr
town Of Manchester, except with the c"n<rH. ot The
pG he
.rrnvidrd the said Rail I>oad shall terminate at the
rnratnn line of Petersburg. on the north bank "l the
hrpnlna.t7x river. to the eastward nfhc site of McNes
hrdg- such pnint within the said corporation
NAV be designated and agreed 10 BY ma "rty Of two
thirds oE the citizens Of thu town OF Petersburg qualified
by existing laws vote for members Of the Common
Hall of the said town. in general mrelng assembled. az
weeks public nniice thereof in thr newspapers
printed in said town. Bnt in shall any nnsr
yard garden curtiac. within the said corporation r
invaded without tie CONSENT of the or owners
thereof
This motion opposed by Mr.. SrASARn ana sup,
ported by MIR. BRowS, on whose motion The ayes ''U
noes were ordered, and tlr being taken, was oe
cidrh in The negative as follows
.7ws-A!rssrS Grinajs Drummrnd OhneT' ErF'e'
Wiley. McClinc, Miller, Wilson "t B., Drcahps' i"'n'
bull Mallory. Booker Austin, Hill, Eanghan servant,
tInlland Bowen Dawson, Smith Of Gloucester: Car'
rington. Coleman. SIoan, Nixon Gregory, kassdale,
Rogers. Wiley, Chapman, Benton. Brown Ht M hiu''
dauch Lrand A lmond, Adams, NJ Coy, Swanson, mop
kins Madison Stands Nicklin: Nofrtt, Bare, hinEef,
Butts, fTnrrravr Brown Of P-4T.
ves-A.essrs Banks. (Speakrr) Soutiaii, Gnrlnnc,"f