Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-24
VIRGINIA EEasFsAATUKE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
.MOndau March 81


HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Monday, March 81.
message was received from the Senate statino that
they had passed the bis-to amend the charter of the
James River and Kanawha Company--incoroorating Tho
hlayos Bridge Company-to amend an act for the in
Pecon OF fish, passed Dec IS 1876 incorporate the
The Trustees of the Suffolk Academy in Nansemond
countY-concerning Robert w Christian Treasurer of
the late Charity School of Charles CITY and the Over
seers OF the Poor of said county-o amend an act IN in
corporate Railroad Company from The civ of Rich
ohu 70 inc town OF fork-to change the place of hold
ing separate election in the county of CabeII-to
change the time of holding a quarterly term of the
Sounty Court oil Shenandoah County.to prevent the
obstruction OF oysters in Nansemond River and Chuck
ntuck Creek, in the county of Nansemond-to amend
act TO incorporate the Grayson Sulphur Springs Com
Pany-to change the site for the erection of bridge
acioss jackson River opposite The Coynpton
TO amend an act reducing one the several acts fr
punsng persons guilty of certain foa geries
u he uesuucuon or concealment of wills-to increase
the capital stock OF Bookers Gold Mine COMPANY and
Tor other purPoses--consutng part of the margin of
,e lo.onac hver, IN berkeley county, legal fence
concerning the hlatoaca Manufacturing Company They
nave also passed. with amendments the bill to amend an
act 10 enact with amendments of the General As.
sembly OF North Carolina, for the incorporation of the
Greensyile and Roanoke Rail Road Company passed
FEB. y 31-lAmendments agreed to by the House /
And they have rejected the bill to amend the act con-
corning Merchants licenses
d Nlr Sherrard submitted the following Preamble and
Whereas The General Assembly of VIRGINIA r,r,ra.
the Improvement of the navigation of the Cacapehon
RIVER from It's junction with the Potomac to lis highest
oil rdv
ahG iIS union with the main stem of the Chesapeake
and ONO Canal, as of such great interest and mpor
ance TO ihIs state that those improvements should be
provided for by it without unnecessary DELAY
ne therefore RcSoioed That the Chesapeake and
Ohlo Cahai company be requested and the proxy or
proxies representing the stock held by this State i'm
Company be instructed 10 take all necessary and
measures for uniting the waters of the Caconebon
er win 'he chesapeake and Ohio Canal by construct
ing havgable feeder from the mouth of the said River
TO the said Canal by an aoueduct across the
loiomac River, with waterway at least six feet deep
and twenty feet wide and equal TO The aonedncs ~
constructed on said Canal
On motion of MIR. Garland of A., the resolution was
amended by adding at the end, the words providcd
dollars Wv eu '"ouSahu
On motion of MIR. Brown Of p. the oreouhle and 70
solution were ordered TO lie on the table
On motion of Mr. Brown of p an engrossed hill 90
prevent frauds in the packing cotton was taken
and on It's passage, the bill was rejected ~
Inc Speaker communicated letter from the Com
missioner Of Revolutionary Claims inclosing the follow
ing letter oil resignation, which read:
10 the General y3SSembLy of Vir0ini0
respectfully requested of the House of Delegates
on The lOtb ns an inquiry into The manner i'm which
nave performed the duties of Commissioner of Revolu.
uonsy .oIms Tor The last two years My request has
not been complied with. IL is therefore to be inferred
INA. my conduct ia oice has not been dsapproved; and
may now resign, without being subject hereafter to the
suspicion of having failed to perform the duties assign
ed to me. $500 s''
For the reasons which were given in INV com,nnD;co
ion to Tie Speaker of The House of DELEGATES of tho
IOth INST now tender my resignation of the Office of
commissioner OF Revolutionary Claims
have the honor TO be-
A., a. 900 Very respectfully,
On motion of Mr.. Wilson of n ,bs oIa,a -
laid on the table ~ ~ i''' was
On motion of Mr. Brown of F. leave was rive, %
ong IN bill TO provide for the purchase of additional
copies of the Statutes large published in
OF llenng's Statutes at large
committee was appointed 10 bring in The bill, and at
subsequent period of the day. Mr.. Brown of p re-
ported bill which was, by conse nj road t,oice .nJ ~
dered 10 be cngrossed -
bill abolisbing the Vaccine Agency of this Com.
read n i
Mr. Crgtchfeld, was indefinitely postponed
The following engrossed bills were read third time
ana Passed-Changng the times Of holding the Suneror
Courts IN the counties of Rockingham and Pcndleton-
reVvng an act incorporating company TO construct
turnpike road rom the upper end of the Blue Ridge Gu
nal, TO ITS intersection with the Lexington md Covi1gon
tufnpke--to incorporate the Wythe Watering Gonna,
ny IN The county Of Wytheincorporating sundry com
P3ncs TO construct turnpike roads from Richmond TO the
Big Bird Bridge, in the county of Gooebland-vestino
the Commonwealth stock i'm the James River and K %
hawha company IN The Board of Public Works and for
oneT PuTPoses-nakIDg certain changes IN the gene.
raj ROAD law, passed March Sd, 1885, so far as the coun.
~ OF Rockbfidge is eoncerncd-to increase the mum.
Der oil trustees IN the town Of Portsmouth, and TO en-
'ge tner powers and Pryiieges-to increase the IL
brafy at bewisburg- concerning Ann free yyo.
man OF colour-IncorPoratDg the Portsmouth Provi.
1eht Society-ncoIpo operating the Glen Leonard Rail.
Road Company-to amend the act concerninu the
town OF Moorheld, in the county Of Hardy--dyorcin0
Ann bdmunds, from her husband, John w a Edmunds
concerning the town Of Leesburg, in the comfy nj
Loudoun-incoTporating the Petersburg aud Norfolk sa
wings inslluons-iimilng recoveries judgments in
counties therein mentioned-regualng the commits.
sioDs on sales made under DEGREES in chancery and for
other purposes Incorporating the Chesterfield and
James River Canal Railroad Company-incofporatino
The placing The james River the footing of I,,s
iul fence, so far concerns the Counties Of Fla.
wanna and MISUNDERSTANDING the name of vii.
liam II. Rggan, TO that Of William H. Drewry-
aPpropraung a further Of money for coppleting
the improvements Of the Western Lunatic Iosp,s
tal-to authorize William Townes 10 erect toll.
bridge across The Roanoke River opposite Carksvije in
The county OF Mecklenburg-to incorporate the town of
Salem, IN the county Of Observation-Disclosures the
Common Council Of fredericksburg to subscribe for
stock ~ The Rappahanuock aud Blue Ridge Rail Road
authorizing the county and corporation court
clerks TO charge fees for certain services performed bv
them-aliow'ng Daniel Staks, free man of color 10 re-
main IN the Commonwealth limited timc-allowino
Charles Williams, free of color 10 remain jrsthe
common wealth-to amend the acts establishing Water
street, IN the town of Observation-Disclosures a soma
rate election at The Burnt Chimncs, NofhuinbetIand
county.
The engrossed bjsprovidng for the repair md pre-.
servation Of the public arms the arm0ry budjngs and
Tor other purposes, and 10 incorporate the Tuckshoe
Rail kond Company, read third time nd rejected
On motion Of Mr.. SHERRARD, il was ordered liza,
when the House adjourn, oufn to meet at II O'Clock
tomorrow.
On motion Of Mr. wArRfss, the House adjourned
ada Hf,fregD