Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-10
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

I'rcsd0y ian. :, 1915
The following. resolutions were adopted
BY Mr. BLUE, that the Committee on Conr
&c. inquire into the expedency OF amending
charter OF the town Of Frankfort, in The counly
Hampshire, in relation 10 The appointment Of no
tees for said town,
BY Mr. STROTlIER that the COMMITTEE .
| Courts, &c., inquire into the expectancy Of ley,
ing the law of 1910, which required the tpi.
late courts 10 award damages at The rate OF I,
per cent. in lieu Of interest, against The appell.
in all cases where they affirmed The deere
| Judgment appealed for;
BY Mr. DANIEL Of Prince George, Tia,
Commute on Courts, &r., inquire into the e,..
diency OF 50 amending the law OF February t.:
ISL, 10 prevent more efcclualIy obstruction.
the passage OF fish in the waters of The ca.
monwcallb, rs 10 make i, applicable Ia rc>i,.
Of this Stale, ard also 10 give 10 Tie Sheriff
other officer further means 10 execute any pro,e
| directed 10 him:
| by Mr.. BOILING, that The Committee
Courts Sc. enquire into The expedicncy 81 u
viiing by law lor compensation 10 the jury Il
gagged in The Trial oi The Randolph will CO.,
now pending in The Circuit Count OF PEI.
burr;
By Mr.. RAMEY, tia, leave be given 10 hi.
IN bill 10 change the name Of place for H.
ing 4 separate election in tie coiihly oil +.
doun;
BY Mr.. FARLEY, ihatlhe Committee On n
| PosHioiiS, &c. enquire INTO the eNpedicney d!
amending The law concerning the weighing
live stock IN the City of Richmond. as 10 ray,
discretionary with owners or drovers OF hoe.
have them weighed or not
On motion Of Mr.. WHITE. The Rcnor -,
| President and Directors ufthc Eir.inia Mir.
Institute, accompanying the Governors Me-.
was referred 10 The Committee on Schools
| Mr.. WALLACE moved a resolution ins,tn9
ing The Committee on Courts. Sc. To brpo IL
bill fixing the first Monday in January. 1915
The Time for the neat General Assembly II +
| Commonwealth 10 meet
| On motion Of Mr.. GOODSON, The resoIll.
was amended 50 AZ 10 Nuke il n resolution il -
quile into It's expcdiency, and il MAS adopted
10 ~.
On motion Of Mr. CABELL, the Commir.
on Manufactures, &c. were discharged from Il.
consideration Of the petition Of Andrew Bcn
&c, Tor an Inspection Of Tobacco in The city
| Richmond.
Petitions, &c, were presented and referred
By Mr.. STURAl, a remon>lrancc al suni.
cltlZehS OF Barbour county against The formal,
Of new county out OF part. Of Lewis Han
rlson, Barbour and Randolph counties:
BY Mr.. MARSHALL OF Charlotte, petit.
OF William Hawkins, that n dollars and ~ 4,
be paid him for the tuition OF poor children /.
lS3l;
By Mr.. McRAE, of Thomas Nelson. II,
iii Of Prince William county, for relief no;
damages obtained BY The Andilor;
By Mr.. BOWDEN, memorial Of oGicer>
18TH regiment Tor certain alterations in the mi
Tia laws;
By Mr. WOOD, a petition of officers ofpatri..
i,..l,r / N a
amendment Of the law authorizing them 10 b..
real estate; also, Of citizens of Elizabeth Civ
prevent the destruction Of oysters;
BY Mr.. MOSELY, OF sundry citizens OF Rnu
insham county for a division vi said count.
also remonslrance oil sundry citizens 81 =,
county against The formation Of new cu.r.
out OF parts OF Buckingham, Prince Edward. \
also certificate OF Deputy Sheriils in Relation
| the poll for new county;
| BY Mr.. PITTS, The petition OF Peter Snca'
| free negro for leave to remain in the State.
BY Mr.. PARRlOTT, the remonstrance d Ill.
zens Of Marshall against the memorial Of TIE L
timore and Ohio Rail Road Company;
By Mr.. BASSELL, the petition OF ciii1cl> .
Marion and Harrison counties for a new com,
out oil parts ofsad counties;
By Mr. ANDERSON, Of portion of The heir
and distributes, apparent, OF Josiah Claml,l.
aperson OF nnsound mind, for some arranstme'.
OF The estate OF said Chambers, more CONVENE
and comfortable to himself, and safer for hi,ter
and distributes; Also three circumstances OF Ell.
zens of Prince Edward, againstlhe formation 4
new county out OF paris of Buckingham, Pi.ho
Edward, Campbell ard Charlotte;
| by Mr.. WADE, the renIonslfaDce Of ciiiIcr. =
MononSaia, against Tie right Of way 10 The IL,
| timore and Ohio Railroad;
| by MIR. EdgingtoD, 4 similar TemonStIanC.
citizens OF Ohio county.
The House resumed the consideration II 1.
South Western Road Bill The motion Tor ln3,
finite postponemcnt sill pencing.
Mr.. GARNETT opposed HE BILL and refer.
10 The message Of The Governor, which lie as
ed 10 be full of glazing Inconsistencies ~ Z,
subject Of. OF Internal Improvement which the q
Governor had been entirely regardless, of the d
teresls OF Eastern Virginia Mr. GS constitute
were opposed 10 all these appropriations, and We
| for an entire divorce between the Stale and tl.-
/ public improvements
MIR. DANIEL ofPrince George, examined u
| financial condition of the Stale and went a.
| prove that The present was the very worst iime
renew general system Of Internal lmproveir!
Mr. d. warmly opposed The bill.
MIR. EDMUNDS, Of Halifax, went into ?
elaborate financial statement, in reply 10 q
views oil Mr.. Preston, and argued that u Woe
be most ruinous policy for Virginia, at The ~
sent time, TO undertake heavy and cxtrayaeal
schemes Of internal Improvements. MIR. T. wel
on to show, that Eastern Virginia was now bn
thened with much the larger portion Of the taNe
and il was not Just that they should b. luh'
oppressed, for the construction Of works whrlt
they could derive no benefit Now, thai the flla
ing debt had been paid off, and the honor Of v
ginia guarded inviolate, We should, so Tar tol
increasing the present heavy taxes, 60 into a =
duction OF the burhens upon the people.
Mr.. VERIFY followed on the same side, ~
mainly directed his objections against The pee
ar merits OF The bill.
And then, without taking vote, The li'D
adjourned, on motion OF Mr.. GOODSON.