Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-18
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES
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message received from the Senate staiing that
they bad passed the bills-auhorizinr James Masn 10
hold and convey certain zeal esatrceasng to William
fasser the Conmonweats right thousand acres
OF land in the coanty OF Nchoas-and to establish the
town al HedgesriIe also passed the bill 10
provide index the Journals of the House of Dele
gates with aien6iAents which agreed to by Tie
Hesse-
Petitions presented alj referred by Mr. Cru,ch.
field at the stockholders ofe Rappahannock Con,any
Prsgia authority transfer their stock to the cornra
tisR ct FrederieiisbSIg-by Mr.. Leyburn, of r. w
Grxses, for the yment of sos paid by him for H.
vend lottery tickets
ORmotion OF Mr. HARRsoS, the Committee for Courts
OF SSsce were Instructed 10 inquire into the expeden
cy 81 providing By law for tile confinement in the Peu
seRtSIry of this Common eonvcts in the FEEDER
al Courts in this State who may be sentenced by the
said courts to eoniine4nent and hard labour.
GA motion Of Mn GARLANDo Of A.. leave was oiven IN
Sris IN bill appointing trustees for the town Of Gas
gO in the county Of Amherst and for other PURPOSES
Ca motion OF Mr.. CEUTcnFIELD leave ven to
Sra7g IN bill to incorporate the fredericksburg Mining
Cozpany.
Do motion of NJ. DAwDsox bhe petition of Hugh
McGavock of he ce4Asty OF ytlse nd the accompany.
~f Justice.
On motion of Mr.. WArRlss, the Committee of Roads.
&c, was INSTRUCTED to inquire into the ezpedency Of
amending the act authorizing subscription on be.
sxf OF the State to the stock of The Richmond Fro
Ssercksou5g ana Potomac Rail Road Company, passed
amount OF stock 10 be taken by the Board Of Public
Works
On motion Of MIR. CsNSiseHAM, the committee s,
pointed to examine into the condition of the Bank of Wiz
zina and the Farmers Bank of Virginia was instructed
to inquire into she expeaency Of providing, by declz
ratory law that the President aud Directors of the Far
aners Bank ut Richmond shall distribute the surplus
fund OF the Bank intended to losses from bad and
doubtful debs, as 10 place the Bank Richmond and
tlie several Bssnces thereof, in point Of capital upon
the footing required by the act Of and that
the said committee olso enquire and report parc
% this House, how the surplus nj Of the a
oi virginia has been administered.
BANK REPORT.
On motion Of Mir CAaTER the House took up the re.
port OF the Select Committee Banks nd concurrea in
the following resolutions;
ResOrcd, That ID is expedent this time 10 augment
the Banking Capital of this State
ResOped. That IN making sucl augme Dlstons IL ia
eEpedien iba, restraints strict than those imposed
by the chatter ofhs existing banks pre- vent excessive
issues and to give additional security for The
ct the currency that such issues may supply and its
general credit throughout The State should BE- cahsuy
provided.
bill 20 incorporate the stockholders Of the Lynch
Curg and Tennessee Rail Road Company and go subo.
Ttze them, or the JuHes River and Kanawaa Company
to construct railroad from Lynchburg - Richmond
was taken up, with sundry amendments reported by the
Committee of Roads.
Alter discussing between Messrs DcaieI Craig
Miller, McMuilen, Murdaugl Gilner, atkins lessee
Chapman and Fon1aiae, all the amendments but one
were agreed To.
On motion Of Nj SuASaRp. the bill was amended 50
as to provide that the road should pass tbe
Scottsville
Mr. McMULLxs made on unsuccessful motion To-
anf'nd the bill 80 as 10 change the proposed
through some Of the Souib-Wesnrn counties
The bill vas then ordered to lie on tie table
On motion OF Mr. Gf8Mnp
The House Adjourned
Tuesday, february rs, tS;IG
message received ffon the Senate staisp that
they nave passed the bills eatteJ, act to enlargs
tie town OF Clarksyiile, 10 the county Of Meckcnbufg
an act to authorize separate election Hedgesvle
IN the county Of Berkeley; incorporate the
trustees Of tie Halifax academy and act 10 au-
thorise separate election the tavern house Of Vim
lryin IN The county Of Cumberland
The Spencer laid before the house, communication