Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-01
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

THURSDAY, Dec. 30, ls4l.
On motion Of Mr. Jackson,
Resolved, That the Committee of Agriculture and
Manufactures inquire into the expedency OF esab-
fishing an inspection of Tobacco Parkersburg, in
the county of Wood.
! On motion Mr. of Dorman,
Resolved, That the committee Of Courts of Jus
tce inquire into the cSpedency of changing the
time at which the Guberna.oriul term Of ser.
| vice shall commence.
On motion of MIR Grimes,
| Rsso!red, That the COMMITTEE of Roads and In.
crnal Navigation be instructed TO inquire into the
| expedency Of directing the Principal Engineer, so
soon as his previous engagements will admit TO SUI
veY the most practicable route for public road
commencing al the highest improvement the
| james River, or whatever point the Engineer may
| think most proper or convenient, 10 embrace the
following route; first by the way of Covngton, in
the county of Allegheny thence the most practical
| bile route TO intersect Stnunton, Huntersve and
| Parkcrsburg Turnpike Road, in the county Of Po-
cahontHs, where the Engineer may think most prop
er TO give general interest, making Hun,ersville
point.
| On motion OF Mr. Cnperton.
Resolved, That the Committee OF Courts for JUS
tcc be instructed 10 inquire into the expediency of
repeating much of the act reducing into one the
several directing what prisoners shall be let TO
| bail, empowering the General Court TO admit any
person Ia bail, and also TO inquire into the expedi
ency of authorising the General Court 10 hear
and determine appeals from tho Circuit Court
or any Judge of the Circuit Court in applications
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| shall be allowed
! On motion of Mr. Elliott
| ResOlred, That the Committee Of roads and In
ternal Navigation inquire into the expectancy of
extending the Beverly Road from the Pennsy va MIA
| line by Morgantown in Monongalia county to Be-
verify. or some pon, On the Pafkersturg and Staun
| ton road from the house of Solomon Yeasers on n
location made from Beverly TO Clarksburg, so ms
10 inte'sect the Stanton and Parkersburg road at
Beverly or some point in Tygart's Valley, agree.
ably TO the conditions embraced in the act Of A pril
9Th, 1888, concerning Inc said Beverly road.
The ensrossed bill "concernng the school COM
mssoners OF Brooke County" was read a THRU time.
Several bills had their first and second readings
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented and REFEREED
| BY Mr. Banks, of VIM Eliason VIM d Clark
| and Ebenezer Eliason, Executor OF E Eliason de
ceased praying that Polly, manumtted slave, may
| be Permitted to remain in the Common W eaIth: by
Nj NvSoO~~...J, - s.---I -I.-g.~. E,- a al y,,ca
from her husband John Lsngton by Mr. Davis, Of
Nj and z, OF III Roop and others. for change in the
county line of Pulaski; by MIR Elliott, of citizens OF
Randolph, praying that Beverly in said county, be
made n point the Staun'on and Petersburg
Road; by Mr. Daniel OF Mary l. i'd and Others pray-
ing that the Chhncery Judge of the County OF Hen
rico and tbs City Of Richmond, may be empowered
by Jaw to decree the sale ofceda;n real estate in the
City nf Richmond; by MIR Smith, OF Kanawha, Of
the members Of the bar in Cabe Logan and Ka-
nawha counties; for change OF the time OF holding
the Courts in those counties by Mir Woodward, Of
! VIM Hollis, for n divorce from his wife.
On motion OF Mr. Kinney, the House adjourned.
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