Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-29

and tie said petition was ordered 10 be laid upon
the table.
Mr.. TOLER presented substitute for the bill
"to provide for The extension Of The James River
and kanawha Canal 10 buchanan, and Tor lis
completion TO Underwater" whch, on his motion.
was, with The BILL laid on The liable and ordered
10 be printed.
The Bill provides that the Treasurer shall as
sumo as the debt OF The Common wealth the sun.
OF 81 100000, Tor which he Commonwealth
stands bound upon the bonds Of the COMPANY,
aid issue new scrip 10 the name Of the Com.
monwealth, payable as the sad guaranteed bonds
arc now payable, 10 the persons holding the said
bonds in lieu Ct The said bonds, when the same
are surrendered 10 him. The Company shall
extend lEeir canal 10 the town Il Buchanan, ard
complete their entire work below that point 70
tide-water; and they are authorised 10 borrow
npon the credit OF the Company for that pur-
the whole properly oil The Company ty mott
gage or decd OF trust for the security, and
repayment 81 The same, with lawful Elerss,
thereon, the lien Of the Stale upon the property
OF the company to be released, in The convey
ances made Tor the above purpose The 6et,
now due BY the company 10 he State, and lha, 10
be assumed, shall be converted into stock Of the
company and held By The Stale as she now holds
her Other stock in the sane. The liens o! he
Stale upon The property Of the company 10 b.
released IS soon as The canal shall Be completed
from tee water 10 the town OF Buchanan. Tho
company is released lron all for;eiiures 10 which
il IS how suhsct for lis failure 10 complete The
works within the lime required by its charter,
but II shall not commence any new work beyond
Buchanan. The bonds 10 be PAYABLE al the ex-
plratIon OF twenty years from their date, and
bear interest al the rate OF six per cent The
company required to pay into the treasury the
sum of $4,000 al the expiration Of every six
months, for the term Of - years, from The Isl
OF July, 1876
The substitute provides that The James River
and kanawha Company shall have full power 10
borrow, on the credit Of the corporate funds, the
Of 500 600 dollars, al an in:eres, no, exceed
ing six per cent. The principal irrcdeemable Tor
thirty years, and then 10 lie redeemahle al The
pleasure The Company. The faith OF Tic State
10 be pledged for the punc:ual payment OF the in
terest and the re emption ufihe principal, bu, the
funds OF the Company to be first liable. The
amount borrowed 10 be expended exclusively in
The reconstruction Of the Blue Ridge Canal and
in The completion OF The connections, first, be-
tween the Basin, in the city of Richmond, and
tde-wa!cr; secondly, with the counties on tho
line Of its improvement situated on The South
side of James river; and, thirdly, with The Ri-
wanna river.
adopted
By Mr.. PATRICK That the Committee for
Courts Of Justice enquire into The expectancy OF
providing for more summary punishment u
Free Negroes and NluaHoes who remain 10 the
Commonwealth, in violation Of law.
b. Mr.. CHINN. Thai The Committee for
Courts OF Justice enquire into the expedcncy Of
authorizing clerks OF County and Superior Courts,
10 administer The oath 10 insolvent debtors
By Mr.. LYONS. That the Committee on
Agriculture and Manufactures enquire into tie
expediency OF amending The act, passed on The
ll,h of March, 1885, entitled an act 80 prevent
frauds in branding Tobacco" so as 10 require
that every cask, keg and box Of Tobacco shall
be branded by The manufacturer Of il with the
anne OF The city, town or place at which II was
manufactured.
BY Mr.. CAMPBELL. That The Committee
on Agriculture ard Manufactures enquire into
The expediercy of incorporating the Berkeley
County Agricultural Society, and have leave 10
report by bill or Otherwise
By Mr. PENDLETON That the Committee
for Courts OF Justice enquire into The expediency
of amending The 9Th section Of the act passed he
lOlh OF February 1919, entitled ian Act 10 reduce
into one the several acts giving power 10 the
County Courts 10 establish ferries aud 10 regulate
the rates ii ieriape.
By Mr. MAkIX. That the Committee OF
Propositions and Grievances enquire into The
expedicncy of Incorporating Company for the
purpose Of sailing and packing beef and pork in
the G;ilyGl RjebpQpd... 80. :. s..,",,
bring in a bill revising ard amending the various
laws passed to prevent The obstruction Of oysters
in the waters OF York ana James rivers, and their
tributaries.
Commtee-Mcssrs. Bowden. Jones, Shel,-
pard, Chisman, VERIFY, John III. Gusts and VIM.
H. 2. Gusts.
By Mr. MASSIE. That the Committee on
Lunalic Asylums be instructed 10 enquire into the
expediency OF carrying into effect The several re.
concentrations contained in The report Of the
President and Directors al The Western Asylum,
especially those in relation 10 The purchase occr-
tain contiguous lands, and also, OF servants for
the use OF said Asylum.
The following petitions, &C., were presented
and referred:
By Mr.. GRESHAM, OF the Lancaster Rife
Guards, for law authorizing an exchange OF
the arms now in their possession for others.
Also, Of citizens OF Lancaster county for law
TO protect oysters within The said county.
On motion Of Mr.. McRAE, the House al.
jnuired until Tomorrow al IL o'clock.
THE SgIpwpscXAHD TRaoEDY.- No,wi,hstand.
ing tie Incredibly Of some o! our contemporaries
as 10 the heart-!ending shipwreck and tragedy
near Ocracock, published BY us few days ago,
we have such indnbitable evidence Of The reali-
~ Of The mourniu occurrences narrated, as tu
leave not shadow ri doubt Ct their reality. Onr
correspondent who is one OF The most respectable
inhabitants oil Plymouth has since sent liz The fol-
lowing additional information:
"Snce wiring 10 you last, in regard 10 The I'M
fortunate end OF Mrs. Chase and her children.
one, the largest child, has been found; il, had drift.
ed with the current some tour miles"
f%foH Herald.
DEATHS.
Died, al his residence N Sussex county, Vir-