Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-18
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
TIurs,i1U Fri. I6. ISI3

thursday, REQ. 10, 1875
On Mr. STocKToSs motion, resolution was adopt
ed 10 instruct the Committee OF Roads and Internal
Navigation 10 inquire into the expedency Of extend
ing the time Tor the completion If the Giles, Fayeue
and Kanawha Turnpike, and Of authorizing sub.
scrplon The part of the State TO the stock of the
Company; and also of authorizing the Company 10
terminate their road at the Red Sulphur Springs in
Monroe county.
Mr.. RA.poLPH, from The Committee Of Finance,
prese nted the following bills: "a bill prescribing the
mode of ascertnnng the tax collateral nheritances
and for other purposes, and 81 bill prescribing the
mode of ascer;ai3ng certain subjects Of taxation,
which read the first, and ordered 10 be read Sc
cond tune.
On the motion CT Mr. HopEISs, the Committee for
Courts of Justice discharged from the consera.
lion of the petition of G. II. FenShaw and r. b. Alex
ander, and /, referred to The Select Committee
the subject Of oysters.
Reports made by Messrs HuBAgp and AsDER-
soy from their respective committees.
ilr. PARIS presented Il petition of citizens Of the
county Of kanawha, requiring the James River and
Knnawha Company TO appoint commissioners 10 exa-
mine The condition OF The kanaWha River, and 10 srs.
De nd the collection OF tolls that river, until the
mssioners may examine the and make their report
which referred 10 the select committee the
subject Of the James River improvement.
Mr. KipwELL presented petition Of citizens of the
county Of Marion, praying the passage of an act incor
poa,ing joint stock company to build bridge
and Paa,lne, cnd for ether purposes vas
fcrrcd to select committee.
Mr. GRAY called up his resolution, submitted The
4,h inst, as follows
Resored, That this House will, with the consent of
the Senate oura sine die Monday, the 9Th day Of
Maron next.
Mr.. MARTIN moved 10 lay the resolution on the table,
on which MIR. IlorKiSs called the previous question,
which sustained by the House, and The motion
rejected by vote of "a TO a. =
The question then required upon the adoption of the
rcsoution-on which Mr.. LEagE, Of Goochand de-
Inanded the previous question: which was sustained by
the House-and the resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
.3ms-Messrs. Aworth, Cugtis, Randolph, LeGke
of Albemarle, Powell of Amherst, Frazier, Mitchell,
snodgrass, Wilson, Stanton, Meredith, BIick, HUBBARD
Bocock, ToIer, Samuel, Dennis, Hancock, Brondus,
Goodwin, Brown of Elizabeth city and Warwick, Pow
ell of Fauquicr, Smith of Fauquer, Rust, Stockton,
PAYNE, Deekins, Muse, Tauferro, Weed, Leake of g.,
Cnlwel Jones, Edmunds of Halifax, Stovall, Blue,
Ward, Miles, Basse Smith of Harrison, Mcitae King,
GaIlaher Parks, Gibson Carter Gray, Jackson, Banks
Kdwell, Miller of Mason and Jackson, lights, North.
ineton Tunzey, Adair, Wade, Dyche, Cabell, Ierby,
Edang,on Bennett, Talman, Hopkins, Brown OF
Preston, Anderson, Dey, Brawner, Sturm, Strothar,
Eurwell, w he Of Rockbridge, Deneale Cootes, Cow
an. Kane, Gate ood Williams, Tate, Spark liedglnan,
Sno,s West, Goodson, Lewis, Lcitwich-eG
N1cs-Messrs Mann, Byrd of Bath Newkrk, Ro
alartn. Watts, fa,em, Davis Of .. u u, Crlz, BYRD
Of p, Neal-l4.
Mr. GnAY was requested TO carry The Resolution 10
the Senate, and request their concurrence
sir. AxDERso. then submitted the following resolu'
ton: =,
Rcsored That from and after to day. the House will
take recess from half past O'Clock, until halt past
8 o'clock, P. NJ.
On Mr. Ygnpys motion, this resolution was amend.
ed by the following substitute, viz
That this House will remain in session each dey alter
u dov unit, 4 o'clock And in this form the resolu-
ton was adopted
On Mr. GaILAHEks molten, the bill extending lie
jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace Ibid upon The
table
On Mr. BowpKss motion, The bill Establishing
Common Schools was taken up, read second Tune,
and ordered to be engrosssd.
The following eng!ossed bills were read third TINE
and passed, viz:
TO amend the act entitled "An Act 10 incorporate The
town OF Danvillc, in the yof Phsylvan'n
arroydine for the construction Of slopes or sa;ces
in dams Cedar Creek, the division line between
the counties Of Frederick and Shenandoah"
To amend the act entitled Gan Act reducing into
one TIE several acts prescribing The mode OF ascertain
ing the taxable property within the Commonwealth,
and of collecting the public revenue
"Ex,ending the conditions and restrictions imposed
on country merchants retailing the same within moor
porated towns.
eTo authorize separate election III each OF the coun
ties OF l. luisa, Prince William and Rockingham
..To authorize loan TO Emory and Henry College
from The uninves,ed capital Of the Literary Fund.
And incorporating the town of Fairmont in the
county OF Marion
bill "concernng the printing and distribution Of
the journal of the House oil Delegates, was read q
second time, and on motion of Mr.. LEAEx, Of A., was
indefinitely pos'poned-ayes "a, noes %
MIR. WEST asked the privilege to make an cxplana
ton due 10 the Chairman Of the Committee Of Ptgle-
ges and Elections.