Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-02
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
MONDAY, MARCH !, 1911
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OF lne CdPhdi StoCh " uiS
Company. MA,
The bin was advocated By Messrs WAL
LACE. ROGERS and MOORE, and opposed b
Mr.. McMULLEN, and was passed-ayes ::
noes 4.
On motion OF Mr.. WOOLFOLk-Resolv
That. for The rema nder Of The session, no mem
Der shall speak longer than ID minutes al 4 Iimt
Adopted, ayes "a, noes !.
The bill exlending the James River AID ma
nawha Canal, came up in order and was PasseV
On motion OF Mr. WALLACE, the Senat
took ND the bill authorizing The Farmers Ban
and Exchange Bank OF Virginia 10 establls
branches in The town Alexandria, and il was pass
cd
The bill increasing the stock Of The Staun'ol
and James River Turnpike Road came up IN ii
order and was passed; ayes Is, noes s.
On motion Of MIR SPARK,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
A communication was received from The Sc
nate, that they had passed the bill entitled al
act changing the dividing lines between the coun
ties Of Lewis and Gimer," with amendments
and that they had agreed 10 The resolutions rela
live 10 the prohibition, by the Congress oil IN
United States OF slavery in any territory 10 d
acquired by conquest or treaty, with amendments
The said amendments 10 The said bill beng rea'
were sevcrally agreed 10.
The said amendments 10 the said resolution
being read on motion Of Mr.. DURHAM th
same were laid on the table.
Mr.. BANKS, from the Committee on PROPOSE
,ions and Grievances presented reports upon III
petitions Of citizens Of Fayelle county Tor new
county; OF citizens oil The counties OF Preston
TAYLOR and Barbour, also for new county; ahl
upon resolution Tor causing the pubic lot al
tached TO the scale house, Tor weighing live stock
10 be paved.
Mr.. HOLLADAY, from the Committee OF
Claims, presented reports upon the petition OF tn
President and Directors Of the Lynchburg AM
Buffalo Springs Turnpike Company, and uPoI
the petition OF The President and Directors OF M
Lynchburg and Buffalo Springs Turnpike Com
pany; and upon the resolution for rounding Ger
Tain damages and costs TO Thomas Towson, late
Sheriff of Stafford county.
On motion OF MIR. HOLLADAY, the Com
miuee on Claims were discharged from The con-
sideralon of the petitions Of James Wells, OF The
county Of Lee; of the heirs OF John Nelsoni OF
WIN. Shepherd, late Sheriff OF Jackson county;
Of David S. Jones' Of Rockingham county, oi
Captain VIM. M. Robinson; OF Alexander Nc
Dougad, and OF John Hanson; and from The re-
solutions for reunding to VIM. L. Joynes cer-
lain money; Tor paying The expenses incurred by
Lewis MckenZla in transporting the Alexandra
Volunteers 10 Richmond; Tor reiunding 10 Ben
Iamin Riddell a sum oil money; and Tor paying
the expenses incurred By Capt John w. Rowan
in the enlistment and organization OF his compa-
nv OF volunteers: and The said petitions and re-
solutions were ordered 10 be laid upon the table
Mr.. WATTS, from the Committee on Militia
Laws presented report on The petition oil The OIL
fcers of the 41,h and S5lh Regiments OF Militia
,har ,ft b.,, rI Il pft -
inspectors.
MIR. DORMAN, from the committee on Roads,
&c, presented The following bills: "A bill u pro-
vide Tor the construction OF dam and lock- ~
The James River and Kanawha Canal Company,
al the town of Jeferson;" "A bill 10 revive Inc
Goose Creek Navigation Company" "A bill
providing for the connection OF the James River
and kanawha Canal with The tide wafer oil James
l.iver, a, Richmond, and for other purposes;
"A bill incorporating The Moofield and North
Branch Turnpike Company" and "A bill TO
amend The act passed The 9Th day Of February,
1890. prescribing tariff OF tolls on The kanaw-
la River"
On motion II MI. DORMAN, The committee
on Roads and Internal Navigation was dis
charged from the consideration Of The petition 81
the President and Directors OF the Louisa Rail
road Company, complaining Of The violation h.
Railroad Company Of contract with said Lou
isa Company, and the memorials and remon-
slrances relative 10 The same suhecl and Of cili-
gems 81 the counties Of Cabrll and Wayne, Tor a
subscription BY The State 10 The stock Of TIE rail
road from Richmond 10 The Ohio River, and that
said petitions be laid upon the table
On motion ofMf STEP fiENSON- Resolved
That the Isl Auditor be Instructed 10 prepare and
cause 10 be printed by the public printer, in con-
venient torn, and submitted 10 The House oil De.
legates al lis next session, a tabular statement
embracing The following information, 10 vii =
The white and black population Of The State, the
latter embracing free negroes, according 10 The
census ci 1880 and 1870, arranged in counties
and towns and in The four great divisions nl the
Stale; also, The federal population, the land and
property tax and free white lilhables in each Of
The said years, arranged in the same manner; al
so, the free white and black ti'hables and land
and property tax for The year 1916, arranged in
The tour great divisions as aforesaid.
On motion of MIR. pORMAN-O Ordered, Tha,
1000 copies Of The said tabular statement when
made, he printed Tor The use Of The mex! General
Assembly.
Mr. GRESHAM presented The petition Of CT
lizens oi The counties OF Richmond West.
moTriand md Essex, Tor the passage Of an acl
more efiectnally 10 prevent The destruction OF fish
in The Rappahannock liver, which was ordered
10 lie referred 10 The Committee IN Propositions
&c.
Mr.. BREATHED presented Two petitions OF
citizens of The county Of Morgan, Tor he passage
Of an ACT guaranteeing The bonds Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal Company, Ia enable hem
10 complete their said canal which were ordered
10 be referred 10 the Ccmmiuee on Roads, &C.
On motion of Mr. STEPHENSON, The report
Of The Committee Tor Courts Of Justice, adverse
10 The petition Of Jas. r. Jones, for divorce from
his wife, was taken Mp, and, on motion OF Mr.. S,
The report was reversed. and bill ordered in co.,
tormily with The petition.
On motion of Mr. CALWELL, The reror, Of
the Committee for Courts OF Justice against The
petition OF Amanda Goslns Tor divorce from
her husband was taken up, and on his motion the
decision oi the committee was reversed, and bill
ordered in accordance with the petition.
On motion OF MIR. THOMPSON OF Dinwid.
die, the rule was suspended and The vote BY which
an engrossed bill prescribing The place Of holding
separate elections in Newtown Stepnensouls'
Frederick county, was rejected, was reconsidereo.
MIR, WALL moved that the vote ordering Inc
bill 10 be engrossed be reconsidefed, which mo-
ton was rejected The question recurring upon
The Lassage OF the bill it was rejected, ayes So
noes So.
The Tax BILL.
The engrossed bill imposing taxes Tor The sup
port OF Government was taken up on motion OF
Mr. STOVALL.
The blanks in The bill were filled; the changes
from The lax bill OF last year were Pedar's
license for The East side Of The Blue Ridge was
raised 10 60 dollars; The license Tor ten pin or
other bowling alleys, was fixed a, 10 dollars on
each alley; and the license for billiard tables al
200 dollars for each table. A ryder, moved by
Mr.. TUNSTALL, was added TO The bill, pro-
vdns that the Tax on billiard tables a, the wafer.
ing places shall be 40 dollars on each table, and
that bowling alleys al The same places shall pay
TAX Of only dollars on each alley.
The bill was then ordered to be ensfossed.