Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-06

Watch from Military Duty, in time of Peace-An act
incorporating the Battersea Manufacturing Company,
and amending act entitled 10 incorporate the
Battersea Manufacturing Cnuipany-An act incorpoIat'
ing tire Rockfsh Navigation and Blue Ridge Turnpike
! Ccrnpany-An act allowing The Staunlon and James
K SET Railroad Company further lime 10 begin their road
An providing for the States subscription 10 the
stock of the Ptlsyvania franklin md Doelourt Turn,
pike Company-An act incorporating the Mason, CaocIi
and Kama: ha Acriculiura SocelyAn act iucorporat-
! ing the Powha,an Railroad CompanyAn act providing
for the repair Of The Public Warehouse in The town "i
Buchanan-hn incor pora!ng the Grave Creek urn
| pike Company-An act conserving the Giles, fayeue
and kanawha Turnpike Com2any-and al act amend
ing providing for the better security of persons
! charged with criminal offences.
They have also passed The bills entitled act TO au'
horize James ream and Dan Rufiner 10 erect Toll
bridge across Elk R'"cr in lie County OF kanaWha-
An act incorporate the pearisburg Academy Assoca'
ton; and authorizing The County Court CT Mo-
gala to raise money for Certain purposes win cAeha
mens.
These amendments concurred in by the House,
And they have agreed 10 the resolution relative 10 Inc
location of The Sinunlon and Pdrkersburs Road
The following Communication was ieceITcd from "ir
Register of the Land O!Ecs-whch was reac end iaa
! on the table.
LAxD OFFICE, April Sd, 1850.
! To the Hon. Speaker IF The House of Delegates:
sir-Through you now respectfully resign into The
hands Of the Legislature my irus: Register OF the
! Land Office. With h!gh respect,
Your ObedIenI servant
On motion Of M TAYLoE, ReSo'red, That this fioase
WILL with The consent ct the Sennte proceed to'Ino't""
10 e!ccl REGISTER o! te Lana Once OF '''r |o"''
wealth, in place "i " ScIden, Esq resigned.
Mr. lUSSlSGHAM submitted The !o''O"inr icsou,.""
Rcsoircd by tie General assembly IF Prcinta That
thc noVerh"i o.; a"u ne Is h',toy ''p"r' y, - ,h
10 10 nn"..s .i, .'e,'"" ",e y; ~ VI. Jd ,
o"'vIu S,a'r' a'- 1,nE'" ~, - ' i;L .o ,,.,
sCNau'e etNIVts, !" "'u"'''y Vi ',e .'S" - "' ~
good couduc, in the battles Of Chateaugay and La Coz"
MAI; and OF his brave anu pat'nc SERVICES sche'a'!
during the inie war with N'[s9' Britain.
Mcssrs CrNNiNGnAM AMI DoonE supported Inc teso
u;ions, and pad wor'H ,FP"'Ss 10 Inc Eefcis'h az
liant services OF MAJOR Nelson
The resolution was 2sirea 10 UNANIMOUSLY; a"o' on
. motion OF NJ. EooDE, m wo'a "uHa"'ousy was In
serted IN he IesoiGliUa
Mr. TAYLOE moved SUSPENSION oil The rces, Tor 1he
purpose Of recoHdcring the vote by Which The bill Tor
the improvement 81 The RapPaIann"ck River was reject
ed The motion was supported by The mover aud ii'.
CErrcHriELD, and Upposrd ~ alessTs HESADLE and
SouTHALL.
Mr. NEsaBLE called for the ayes and noes-which
ayes no. g. So the House refused 10 suspend
The rul ,s
Mr. CRrrcur1rLp moved 10 suspend the rules with
view 10 reconsider the bill 10 construct, Railroad from
CordonsviIIe 70 Oraog. Court house Mr. G. stated tia,
tho b;il rrn,oeod subscrp,ion Of THREE ;,hs By in.
STATE bur Ihn is lfj,nts now would b. content with
,wn.GGbs VIA
NJ W., r,,r r,,,,-,cI tho r,o.iou
, ., -. IL ! g. a., $780,. .,J 800, ,L;,L ,o,.
orJs,edond weT. ,yes 80 noes Sc So The House re.
r,ecd TN sps,cnd the mics for The oprpose indicated
On motion of Al, mr. Inc ,e,nr, nj m. Committee
IF p,,nosons md (;rsv,ncss Ieeciny the n,ay.r of
,ha r.,;,io, f f.b,rl,,, l. Hall, e.. J,yn,c. u,,
49, 1 - ~, "
M n rrorod - ,,,s,d ,be -oso,,,;o, IF tho commit
toe Lr derIn1n, the ns,i,,rn ,s,,nn,bIs Mr. Nav on
J d AZ r., ,nnor,oI ,jo ,,n,;n 1ts
monImon, n,sv,,lad N,reI * mos }-ond tho ,e.n
I,,;,, ,s .,,,,rdcd v,s ,r,e.d -
> Mr. RoEEnrsos presented The petition Of sundry c
Gems of Rrh,nond 10 raise volunteer company Of Liah
Infantry Crews IN said civ
Mr. H,rvryn nrcsen,cd the ne,i,ion If ci,zans Of
Marshall County askpr for as.;sarc. IN conslrucl,ro
,nat c-,r, Ubc,i;,,. =, LsLrr,
.u: 80 ',i"s ~ n'a' ,n t-u -,
,,aa,sn, 81 no,;,,n - b d ,Io tibnrb
70 Uoroers F.rrv i,S IN Inc IabI yes,stdny| was Ia
b. ~ r,d 6 A,-G :, 10 sd 49, '
~ ENCR,rsSEp BILLS
Engrossed bills were taken up The following were
passed "A bill 10 provide for the extension OF The North
western Turnpike Road from Winchester 10 Hsuy's
F,ryy-A bill chsngnT III. i'm. of ;,aeliny of The over.
seers Of The moor In assessment, If county Isvips
payrnen. Of county claims and iaxps-A bill diyorciny
Mary Gland from her husband William Cloud-A h,
AUTHORIZING the sale Of certain lands therein mentioned
devised to Mary Price for life and for other purposes
bill providing for supply OF water for the exiting us
ment of FIRE at the Armory, and for other purposes-A
bill Incorporating the She p!edsown Savings lnslitu
ton.
Various bills were ordered 70 be engrossed.
DUELLlNC.
The bill to The disabilities OF persons who have
secn eAtaged in turing being reed second time, Mr.
Alexander moved lis ndrfini,e postponement.
Messrs. LASeHoKsE, SERVANT and HoDGEs opposed
the motion, Irnglh exposed the baneu ten
2ences of the existing law the subject Of duelIing
MIR Langhornc read by way of argument, substitute
which he proposed to offer, if the motion failed, OF
when the following the leading features:
/ Torepealoll The laws force against due!ling
. Tina, when duel shall hereafter be Tough, and
death to either OF tue combatan's shall the party
killing his adversary shall forfeit one half o. his
TO the exclusive USE Of Tie widow aud children Of Sch
person killed
g. Tha, the friend or second Of the individual who
shall kill his adversary shaI! be subjected to the same
fortei!us as The principal
4 When the princiHn CT s'cona saa! 10! own more
properly Liam The worth q i've nund'eo do'Ias h OF