Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-03
LEGISLATURE or VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Editions. &c. were presented and ret;rr


Petitions, &c. were presented and rettrre,'
BY Mr.. BOILING, OF Samuel Crawford Tor
remuneration fer special services rendered by
him As Clerk OF the 39,h regiment o. militia
BY Mr. STEPHENSON, OF John Amber and
Others, for an incorporation OF the Preston Nsv!
CATION Manufacturing Company;
By Mr. FLOOD, preamble and resolutions
OF meeting al Buckingham Cour house Of law.
yers OF Buckingham, Amherst, A!bemarle. Gun.
| berland, Prince Edward, Charlotte and powhatar
relative to proposed changes in the judiciary sys-
fem Of The Stale;
BY Mr.. HAMILTON Of Preston, remop.
strances OF citizens of Brandonvie and other al.
tizens Of said county, against changing the boun.
DIARIES OF said county By The formation .. new
counties;
BY Mr.. CAMPBELL, petition Of citizens Of
/ Bedford, for separate election al the house OF
\ Alex. Wade;
I BY Mr.. BANKS, (whom We are glad 10 SCI
Y Tor The irst time in the House AFTER recover.
from severe Illness of officers of the SD Repi.
/ ment for amendments in The militia system: also
OF citizens of Madison, for d separate election q
Stony Hill; also, of other cizens,tur n scna,s,-
election al John Hoffnlan's mill;
| By Mr. NEWTON, Of citizens of William.
| port and vicinity, in Taylor county. for change
! OF The name Of said town 10 "Pfuniy Town"
On motion Of Mr.. FULTON Of Wy,hr
R'Soirfd. That The Committee on Courts, &c
enquire into The cXpcdicncy of amending thc ! M
| section of The act in relation 10 ordinaries and
houses oi private entertainment as IL provide
more definite punishment for Offences cnumc.
rated in said section.
The Ensrossed bill establishing the couny Il
i -. Of parts Of Harrison. Tyler. Riirhi. ma
Lewis counties, was read a lhini lime and mas.
ed, The blank in lie title having been file, y III
The wort "Dodtridgc,' ON motion Of Mr.. STE.
/ PHENSON.
AN eEsrossed bill, authorizing 4 loan 10 The
Valley Turnpike Company and giving The States
guarantee Tor The repayment Of ihree-fllhs there
ol," was. or motion Of Mr.. STREET, laid o.
the table, ayes SO, noes 43-sait motion hayi.s
been warmly resisted hy Mr. DENISON
4 ergrosscd bill! Incorporating the President
! and Directors Of the Southwestern Tmnbikc
! Road" was on motion Of Mr.. WITCuEa
laid upon the table.
! Aresolntion from the Committee on Courts, 81
was agreed against The csreticncy Of amending
the law regulating The proceedings in cases If
/ prosecutions for misdcmeanois.
I Mr.. JACKSON called up he resolutions &c
! iercd on the 26lh inst by Mr. BROADuS Of ca.
I peper, as follow:
! |. Rc~'rcd, III tie General assembly, AZ l'iYririo
/ That the Time allowed 10 claimants on the State
| Of Virginia Tor revolutionary land bounty 10 Pre-
stiil Tue came ior adjustment, ny Iolnt resolution
adopted February 4, 1912 he EXTENDED ffcm The
first OF March 1915, as fixed in Tia, resolution.
| 10 the Isl March, 1917.
/ ,. RssolrNf, That the Register Of Tie Land
/ Office OF Virginia is hereby re;rucred IL publish
his resolution in snch newspapers OF this state
as have the most genera! circulation Tor he IN.
! formation Of claimants.
A long debate en>ued Mcss,S. JaCnSON
and WiTCHER opposed the resolutions a dry
thought time enough had been allowed 10 adlus.
these claims and, if The time b. extended. /.
would enure mainly 10 The benefit Of spectators
! and open The door 10 fraud.
Mcssrs STOVALL ami BROADUS Of en-.
/ pepper gave history Of these claims and urged
The justice of The proposition. In the course CT
hi, remarks, Mr.. STOVALL warmly rerelle,!
the assaults of Mr.. Hall member OF Congress
from Vermont, upon the character OF Virginia.
Mr. TAYLOR Of Norfolk Borough thought
more time shonld be allowed
MessrS COOKE md CARSON sustained he
resolutions and cited instances Of rs, claims which
had not vet been adjusted.
i The two resolutions were then adopted
On motion Of Mr.. PAYNE, The House g..
journed