Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-07
General Assembly Of Virginia.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
.Nnnhrm- -itnrrh 1 l-In

.HoRdSy .Hlrch !, 1889
\ communication vas received from the SENATE stat
ing that they had passed tie Act further amend
Act concerning the Cumberland road
/ On motion Of Mr. Flowers Rcsoired Thu, the PIN.
cipai Engineer be requested 10 lay before the Ious- the
probable difference IN the of Constructing the Staun
and Fa.ke ISburg road the .earest practica
be route by way oil Little Ka.awha Lai bv the wav Of
Weston TO irerscc the Northwestern road at Goose
creek-Mat by Weston 10 Middle Island; and that route
which would pass by the town OF Beverly. and ntersccl
the Southwestern roa1 al Carssbnrg and also,
the prohatie increase o! distance on said Clark burr
route over either of the other routes
. On motion OF Mr. TAYLOR OF Louloun, EcsOirei That
the C"muIttcc OF Courts OF Justice be instructed
Gure into the expedency of extending the operation Of
the laws ogalns: gaming, 20 include betting on
elections, with leave 10 report ny bill or otherwise.
On Mr.. TYLERs motion, EeSOircd That the Commit.
tee Of Schools and Colleges enquire into the eIpedency
Of providing BY iaw some equitable plan for the disr
button Of the funds arising from tie sales of lands IN
Buton Parish between the counties Of York ard James
City. The City Of Williamsburg the bounds Of said
parish embracing the said city and parts OF said counties
Petitions presented by Mr.. WAITE, from G
iuyart, Of county for remuneration tor services
Ranger. in the years 1888 and lIg6-Bv Mr. SIT.
aEr from citizens Of Bath county, demonstrating aguns,
the removal OF The Of justice f,r said county from
the Warm Sqrings-By MIR O'FEGaALL.a remonslfance
o: citizens Of Morgan county, and portion OF The ltns
tees of the at Bath against the memorial of the
Trustees Of said town. for permission TO sell part Of the
public sGuae-By M LsYBCEH, from cItIZens of Rock
bridge and Augusa for the Incorporation Of JOINT
stock company 10 construct road TO the head Of kock
fish river, and for the improvement Of said riverBy
the SrEAEER from citizens Of GTayson, for appro
prIaon Tor the benefit Of Emory and Henry College
BY Mr.. WAITE, from the stockholders Of the Giles,
Fayatlc, and Kanawha Turnpike Company, for further
time 10 said readily Mr. Mar, fron Robert
B. Boiling and Others for the passage Of act allow
ing the sale OF the real estate Of Mariana Boiling,
person OF unsound mind
MIR TYLKR submitted petition from Robert Audsr
son OF Williamsburg Praying for permission TO e'ec, one
more wharves York IIypT al York Town, on his
lots at that town. and stating the great public
n!encc which would arise from such improvements.
On Mr. NESAnLLs motion, Rcso'rcd, That the Com
rt,tee Of Schools and Co!!ecrst lie Instructed to enquire
into the prcprisy OF providing pccunary aid, IN
the way Of annaes, for the Colleges and Academies
Of this STATE. &c
On Mr.. HorrMAS's motion, Rcso'erd, That tie CON
miitee Of Roads, &c inquire into the e5Petency OF al.
lowing the principal Engineer, in locating the Stanton
and ParkesJurg Road to increase tie grade from to
~ degrees in certain places.
JAMES RIVER & KANAWHA COMPANY.
Mr. WATKINS called up the Bail ITO provide an add.
tona! capital for the James River ard Kama ~ha Compa
nv and Tor other purposes" The Bill had been amend
ed pursuance Of the instructions al he House, VIZ
to redace The SSH millions" Of additional capital 10 be
subscribed TO 'ihrec millions and the amount OF such
sbscrircn 10 be borrowed The credit OF tie cofpo-
rate funds 10 be reduced from ,@o millions four hundred
thousand dollars TO million two hundred thousand
dollars. Another amendment was 10 strike out The 9Th
section, ard insert the following: 1.-The Company sha!
issue certificates OF debt for the several which they
NAV propose 10 borrow in pursuance OF the authority
hereby given them, and each certificate shall distinctly
forth the rate Of interest TO be paid, with the time
and place Of lis payment, aud the terms OF redemption Of
tie prrcnl sum- and /, shall be the duty oi the Com
moIwe lib 10 unGrIxre the guarantee Of the State
according 10 form which The amendment Troc. eds 10
specify These amendments all agreed 10 by the
House.
The following nGnent 81 as proposed by Mr. SoCTH.
I reed IN hy. h. SRrIg
mencng clause useit-The said Company. within IL
months after their improvement shall have reached the
town Of Columbia tina. the navigation Of the Canal
shall be opened 10 that point shall make the necessary
provisions for accommodating the trade Of lie Rranna
river BY basin. 7enien TO the town, sufficiently
capacous provided with suitable shelter IFS margin,
to protect produce FROM the effects Of the weathfr-and
by constructing and keeping In Constant and good repair
such SIDE locks and lateral canal may be necessary 10
admit into The basin the free entrance Of boats ascending
and descending the R"anna Rivsr-tor which purpose,
the said james River and Kanaw la Company shall have
full power to acquire b. contract condemnation, the
requisite lands and rails in Inc manner, and
subject the Limitations and restrictions, as are
prescribed by the charter in relation 10 other lanes and
materials received for the works 81 the Company But,
If before The construction Of such basin ard connecting
locks and within The said twelve months, The Ryanna
Navigation Company shall determine TO connect by
canal the navigation OF the River IN the canal OF The
James River and kanawha Company, then The said
James River and kanawh Company shall apply 20
ing canal BY the Riyanna Navigation Company as would
have been necessary for the completion and keeping IN
and good repair The said locks and connecting
canal"
All these amendments agreed 10 by the House,
with an neEdHent he first; submitted by Mr. Go"DE,
viz the amendment Of the committee 10 the 9th section,
Cd line of the bill ran in this "Three millions Of
dollars (ttat Jeng hoLf'J On Mr GcopEs motion,
the words IN i'aiCs stricken out.
After short debate between Messrs. WATKINs'
SouTHALL. GooDE and WITcHER, two hundred copies
of the bit and amendments ordered to be printed
on Mr. TussTALLs mOion-and on Mr. STEFHEAsoH
motion, they were then laid upon the table.
JOINT ORDER OF TIE DAY.
The Join. order for the election OF pubic oihce's "aS
taken u al - O'clock.
a, the suggestion Of Mr. GoopE me RUE vas su'
,ented so as 10 allow the election OF all Inc oihce's 10
whom no opposition intended 10 be mace al one
~, Carreur;ELp then made the following nOmina-
tons: pLr ,,
20 R,o,-- Tr Second Auditor
n;it;ao, seidea Register Of The Land Office.
Larson BurJocf Treasurer.
TiGigsn II Richardson, Secretary Of tie Common
wealth and Librarian
CHARLES S .lorgan, Superintendent Of the Penen-
tiary.
The roll being called, and the lists OF both Houses
compared, The JYht vote stood as io!o"s: r.! Hea'h