Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-05

On motion Of Mr. JOHNSON, leave was given to BRING in
bill to amend act to incorporate The Manchester
VOL and Cotton Manufacturing Company, passed
March 18th, 1882 -
On motion of Mr.. j., leave also given 10 bring in
bill TO amend an act 10 incorporate the Cold Brook
Company Of Golfers, passed JAN 23d, 1895.
Sh tnouon OF MIR. CRUTCuFIELD the Select Committee
' was instructed 10 enquire into the cxpedency Of
90 uehGng un act to incorporate the Mechanics Asso
cutln OF Fredericksburg, passed Feb lG 1895 as 10 -
;horisc MI increase Of the capital stock Of said Assoca
TON 10 ali amount not exceeding one hundred thousand
DOLLARS and to extend 10 said Assocalion Banking prvi-
lrgfS, by issuing and circulating notes.
Gu lutipn Of Mr. RrskEE The Committee Of Courts
Of Justice Instructed 10 inquire into he cxpedcacy
Of So n;seniinr the act passed April eth 1881 ior re-
duci into net the several acs concerning The Court
Of Appeals and Special Courts Of Appeals provide
that appeals taken from the courts Of the counties Of
Shrnanoah Hardy and Page shall be tried the Court
Il" Appeals holden at cwsburg, instead of the Court CT
Appeals held in The City of Richmond.
FREE NEGROES.
On m'tion Of ~. ilOi.rwAS the Committee of Cou.ts
@! justice instructed 10 inquire into the expectancy
OF requiring, by law, that all free negroes, if male. under
lie agr OF II ycasend il tmulcs, under the age oils
years be- hired annually to white masters by e
s*es q" Tie poor ard the nett proceeds Of the hires to
nr PAU over 70 The parents OF said free negrors.-Aso
"' lne sac '":''nee inquire whether any further !c-
g!Sation be necessary TO free NEGROES from Tie
Common wealth. and report bY bi!l or other wise
Petitions were presented AID cterrcd-hy Mr.. Beard
OF citizens Of Ltudoun in iavor authorizing Hradcn
IiNhl lo construct 4 Toll bridge the Shenan-
d"uh River AT llarpcrs Fcrryby Mr.. Benton of cili-
ot Nansrmon for act to prevent the catching OF
oysters in Nanssmond River and Chuckatrck Creek
during The SGnmer inon,lIs-Gy Mr. Morgan. of cili.
2rnS 0l l"H"nga!ia for separate election the house
of Michael Snudglasa--by Mr.. Voolfolk OF portion
VI The citizens Of Orange county. for division Of that
cnum.y-hy Nr. i'c:rd. Of citizens OF the town OF Wa
crtnrd for III amendment OF the acts Incorporating
said townby MIR. Harley, Of citizens of Sn,yt for the
incorporation Of company to construct Rail Road
from ynchburg 10 the Tennessee lIne--by Mr. Smith
81 f. Of Tic President and Common Council Of the b.
rough Of Winchester, for the establishment OF flour in
speclioEby Mr.. G!mcr, of citizens Of AlGcmare for
declare the banks ot the James River in that
county lawful fence.
The following cngrossed bills were read third time
and paSs"dtc amend act entitled to incoIpo
rate the Midlothian Coal Mining Company directing Il
c!fHng" Of the North. Western Turnpike through The
tnan rf Evansvlc--io amend act entitled act fer
cutting navigabe canal from, the waters of Elizabeth
river IN the State Of Frg na 10 the waters Of Pasquolank
river; in Moth Carolina provide for the enlarge
Of lbe public Warehouse for the storage of tobacco
II. Tie city OF Richmond, [by The purchase of Browns
Lumber House concerning Smlls River, directing
the survey Of said river and estimate Of the cost of
improving lis avgation Incorporating the Great Falls
Manufacturing Company in the county Of Fayette-to
amend an act entitled act to incorporate the Stanton
and Potomac Rail Road Company
PROCEEDS OF PUBLIC LANDS.
MIR. HARRIsoH said that icr days since n series Of
SrSoutIons INTRODUCED By OF the gentlemen from
Ruckbridye, nsruc,ing Senators in Congress 10
vote for bill! pending before the Senate Of the u.
States for the distribution Of The proceeds OF The Public
Lands among the several States Those resolutions had
been printed, and in the hands of members,
and ii 10 be presumed that in the course of few
days they would be called up for discussion. MIR. H.
informed that the only copy of the deed o! cesson OF
the State Of Virginia 20 be found in lrn:ng Sta
tus at large. lie presumed that it would be necessary
when this subject debated to have that instrument
brior the House, and he therefore moved that it be
printed.
h.. l;sssswy, Of p asked whether the gentleman al
udr tr tic original deed Of ccsson, the amended do
cuinrns-as he understood that tcEe subsequent
Amendment TO it.
Aie. H,nnlsps nrd"d 10 the deed of ccsson. signed
b. Mir Jcirrsnn and others in 1874 II was given in
by tic compiler n the statutes al large. Was that
the dncumen, to which the gentleman from P. alluded;
MIR. Bows, o.: r., said he believed l.al Congress cali
I'd i certain amendments 10 The original deed OF crsSon,
ana that X was amended hlr b. was certain of the
facts, b,t he believed the original deed was a:nrnted.
Mr. Harrison said the deed was laid before Congress,
and subsequently amcadedand THIS was the docu-
rnrut which finally adopted, and copy OF which
TO oe found in licniny Statutes.
Mr.. said ne presumed the gentleman was better in.
formed the subject than himself as his attention had
not been called l., i; of late.
MIR. DoEMAS $ad il would also be proper TO print GER
tain passed in 1883 Oh this subject.
MIR BlowS Of p, suggested that it would he better
case 'st all acts and deeds relng to the cesalon,
shnuId hs nF;nen .c".. -s cfcsfsafed H-'-t.'---
Mr. DorusS said it would be necessary that they
should be specified or perhaps the printer wond be mis-.
led Probably il would be better that il should be done
by committee.
Mr. GIIuEr moved that the Committee Of Courts Of
and acts relative 10 Tic cS:ion Of tn" Western territory
To the u. S as they might deem neccssary-which me-
ton agreed 10.
On motion of .Nr. Mules the House adj ourncd