Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-08
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
LII q ioi.

A communication was received from The
Senate BY their Clerk, that they had passed
The act establishing the county OF Gikmcr OF
parts Of the counties OF Lewis and kanawha."
On motion Of Mr. LACY,
Rcoired, That the Committee on the Penircn-
liary enquire into The cxpediency Of providing bv
law that man taclures, and materials furnished,
and labor done on account OF the Commonwealth
shall hereafter he furnished from the Penienia-
~ BY The Superintendent, BY order OF the Board
OF Directors. and not BY the General Agent-and
inform Ibis House. iflhe large amount Of manu-
featured articles remaining in the hands Of the
said Agent cannot be disposed Of without injury
10 the interest of the Commonwealth.
A petition, &c. was presented and referred, viz:
By Mr.. EDMUNDS of Fauquier, remon-
STRANGE OF certain citizens OF Fauquer, within
the limits OF the proposed new county, against
The division Of said county.
The House took up the unfinished business Of
Yesterday being The engro>sed bill "authorising
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Har-
pers' Ferry, 10 hold limited amount Of real es-
ae, and 10 take bonds from their Treasurer, and
FOR other purposes" with Mr. Watts ryder max
in. the act anendablc and rcpealable al the plea
sure the Legislature.
Mr.. WITCHER further opposed the BILL
There was no such act on The record, OF Virgil
mia lesislalon-and was, Mr.. w. contended,
against The spirit of The Constitution. Il was
Taught with danger. Mr. w. would rather in
corporate a religious society, which is public
than a secret society ofhis kind.
Mr.. LEE sustained The bill. This society was
entirely charitable socie,y, and the evil conse-
onenccs portrayed By Mr.. W. were all imaginary
Mr.. BLUE called the aye, and noes.
Mr.. EDMuNDS OF Halifax opposed the bill
T, 500. ~ ont;rnlv npu, rrnpnSitipu fhiS / -
gislatnre. The society NAV be 4 charitable ono,
but lis purposes were unknown, its constitution
and hve-laws kept secret-and how could qpo
marra,lto he sustained, 10 enquire into violation
OF its charter Of Incorporation The Legislature
refused 10 incorporate clergymen. in order 10 al
low them to hold property for benevolent pul-
puses-and why should they now grant this priri-
iege 10 society whose purpose and regulations
were secret
Mr.. TAYLOR OF Norfolk Borough defended
The BILL This act did not amount 10 an act OF in
corporation. 1t only provides, that the Trustees
may hold a limited quantity OF land, that The
Treasurer may give bond TO The Trustees, and
NAV be sued by them. This society cannot sue
and be sued; and, therefore, do not constitute
corporation. The bye-laws Of the society may be
seen bv any one.
Messrs. LANIER and WATTS sustained The
bill
The bill waslhen rejected By the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Pitts, Brown, Fulton OF Au-
eus,a, Frazier, Pendlcton, Moseley, Beuhrins, To
Ter. Wood, Marshall Off, Edmunds of f., Tyree,
French, Mcpherson OF Greenbrier, Winston, Lee,
McRae OF H.. Turner, OF j.. Towner Smith, Wal
lace. Mayo, Farley, Ramey, kMGell, Parrioti,
Bilups, Hall, Wade, Taylor Of Norfolk Borough,
Wa,,s Happier, VERIFY, Middleton, Edgington,
Boiling, Lanier, Cooke, Stroller. Denison, Stick
lev, Minor Newton, Peery, Stephenson. Funsten,
Rice, Jackson, Fulton ofWythe and Pulaski 10.
NoEs-Messrs. Southall, (speakeT) pouson,
Layne, Powell, Cameron, Campbell, Scruggs,
Myers HAYS, Miller, Bick, Harrison, Broaddus
of Caroline, Lacy, Marshall Of Charlotte, Win
free, Broadns OF Culpeper, Hobson, Thompson
of Dinwiddie, Payne, Helms, Street, Brooks,
Carson, Lovelt, Leake, Parks, Bate, Edmunds OF
III. Blue Ward, Bassell, Wootton, Bowden Da-
Wis OF King & Queen, Halves Flanary, Grubb
TAYLOR of Loudoun, Gordon, Blackwell, Banks
Pool Baskerville Hamilton of Monroe, OFFER
rail- Kilby, Cabell, Oliver, Davis Of Orange and
Greene. Mcpherson Of Page. Turner of Patrick,
Hiner, Witcher, Gay, Hamilton OF Preston, An
derson, Dey, Daniel of Prince George, Macrae
of Prince William, Moore White, Cootes, Martz,
Cowan, Kane, Hedgman, billiard, Freeman-G9.
On motion Of MIR. GARRETT,
Resolred, That the Committee on Courts, &c,
enquire into the expediency of so amending the
act passed the Cd February 1919, concerning
roads and landings, as 10 authorize the County
Courts OF the several counties OF This Common
wealth TO grant permission to any individuals 10
erect wharf upon any public landing on any ma
vigable stream within the limits oil such counties.
A message was received from the Senate by
Mr. McMULLEN, that they had agreed TO pro-
coed on Friday, (to-day,) 10 the election OF The