Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-19
LEGIsLATUKE OF VIRGINIA.
TnvRsoaY, FEBRUARY IL, 1917

On motion al Mr.. OUODSON
Tit The Committee of Propositions, H., ELI
quirc into he expediency OF changing me place
OF holding a separate election in Washington
county from the House of John Shafer 10 that OF
jacob Merchant, on The opposite side OF The siIce',
in The place called The Three Springs, in said
county.
The resolution requiring the County Court OF
Acconack 10 Law off the Island OF Tangier as a
separate School District, and 10 assign The peo'
nile thereof their share OF the school quota, re-
turned from the Senate with amendments, was
taken up and the amendments being read were
agreed 10.
Mr.. BOCUCK, from the committee for Courts
of Justice, presented The following bills IA blll
aulhorising The taking Of The dispositions ol DIS
lanl wilnesses,""A bill authorizing The payment
of certain sum of money TO William SIM
mons" and "a bill authorizing the payment oil a
certain sum Of money 10 Capt. Kenlon Harper
Mir. DAVIS, the Commiee on Asricui.
lure, &c, presented the following bills: IA bill
10 incorporate the Lynchburg and Boelour Iron
Company" and "a bill aulhorisins an addition
10 The Boring Mil al the Armory."
Mr.. GOODSON, from the joint Comm't'ee
on the Public Armory, presented report upon
The condition OF that institution.
Mr. DORMAN presented amendments ihenu-
ed 10 he offered by him 10 the bill TO PROVIDE ior
The completion Oft James river canal from ti1e
water al Richmond To The LOWE Of Buchanan, ann
Tor other purposes which were ordered 10 W
printed In presenting The amendments, Mt LOT
man stated that he presented them al Inc eafhesl
solicitation of many irienls vi me improvement
Interested in its extension aud ccniain"a guar
| anee that Tic extension would yield per cen!.
on the sum expended upon i. He gave notice
| thai he would call up The biii hlon1dy.
pE,'rIrIlNS
Petitions were presented and rel-rrr.! 10 appro
PIRATE committees
By MIR BOAK Or citizens of Berkeley, c1
pressing their sense oi lbe Importance oi compile
ling The Chesapeake and Ohio canal 10 Cumoer'
| land. and asking the guarantee oil The Stale 10
| portion OF the bonds of said company. BY MI
| HIETT; OF citizens OF Hampshire, similar
petition. b. MIR. CARSON: OF Jacob Baker
and 1903 others for repeal or The suspension Of
| The act TO establish District Free Schools, as ia
as il applies 10 The county OF Frederick. by MI
BREArHED: OF Samuel Johnson, Sheriff d
| Morgan, that certain damages recovered asa'ns
him NAV be refunded. BY Mr.. GRESHAM: VI
| citizens VI Northumberland Tor the appointment
Of Bartholomew Dodson 10 celebrate The riles o
| malrmony in Richmond and Northumberland
counles-and The letter II WIN w. Forester III
The same subject. ~ Mr.. BUCOCK: Or The
securities al German BAKER for further relief
! against certain Judgment in iag0f vi the Com
monweallh ag4ins them. By Mr.. SYME: Oh
/ Capt. VIM. .,l Robinson, lur money advanced
| by him in raising The I'd company Of volunteers
from the town OF Petersburg
On motion OF MIR. GRESHAM, report .! the
| Committee On Propositions, &c, upon lhs le>olu
lions for authorizing Bartholomew Dodson ol
Richmond couniy To celebrate The rites 81 mari-
moDy il. the cuunlies OF Richmond and Norhum-
heilaLd was taken up and ordered IL be recon-
miiled.
The enerossed bill establishing district courts
was taken up on motion Of Mr.. HUNTER, and
the rule oil The House was suspended, and The vote
ordering said bin to be engrossed was on his mo
ion econsidered. (Mr. II. intmaled that he
had some amendments he designed 10 propose 10
| the billy
COUNTY OF ALEXANDRIA.
A bill 10 extend The Jurisdiction Of the Com.
monwealth OF Virginia over the county vi Alex
andria, with the amendments thereto proposed BY
the Committee to which the same was commit
ted, vas taken up
The first question was upon IN amendment
giving The COUNTY Of Alexandria representative
on The floor o liz House Of Delegates. The
original bill formed IN election District o. ihr
rounriss ii Alexandria AMI Fairfax, and gave
hem lo,nll, a representatives The Amendment
was Sustained by Messfs STEPHENSON,
HARRISON oil L., LEE, LOVE, HUNTER,
THOMPSON II J. and COOKE, and was oP-
posed hv Me.srs. FLOYD, SHEFFEf, CAR
SON, BOCOCk and YERHi.
The debate was On the amendment.
Mr. LEAKE called for division Of The ques-
lian, AMI The vote was taken on striking tut The
Ihird lection, which provides for one delegate
from the coun'ies Di Alexandria ard Fa!ax com
tinsd, :.n.l rs n>l hY The following vou:
EtolNu .i ThNmUsOn
Of Boletoutl, slaughter, Love, Wall, l.easr, Sioya
Lee, Goodwin, Hunter Thompson Of Jefferson wallace
Gresham, Hafri-on Of Loudoun, Schooley, Mcintyre
Oldham Browne Of Mathews and Middlese1, Kelly,
N-lms, EdgingiOn, Lanler, Cooke, Tyler, Dorman
Holiaday Fitzhugh, Chandler and SIephenson-30.
Gusts. Finney, Iayne, Powell, McDearmon. shsfry.
Johnson, Byrd scrucgs, Rurwell, Bnak, small, len
nett. Bambrick, Maclin, Bocock. Morris, Fox, rckn
Hi Of Fnyette and Nicholas, Sman, Street, carper
Carson White, Jones Of Gloucester, Carroll, Cawe
Walker, Major. fett, Thompsnn Of Hampshire parrH
colt Duncan, Lancaster Dillaid, Patrick, Gaines, 10.
binson Richmond, Ballard, Poindexte, Edmondson Of
Lunenburg, Banks Raymond, Wage0ner, Brown Of
Mononeaa Beirne, Edmundson Of Montgomery and
Pulaski, Breathed, Perrow, Yerhy, Oliver. Newman,
Tatum, Tunsall, cackley, Anderson. Daniel siuIm'
Mayu Cook, Harper, Bare Brown of Rockingham. Nc.
EIhrnney Morrison, Hill Of Shenandoah, Slcklry, Tate,
DurGeu Gillespie, Homer, Castleman Goodson, and
FIoyd--sl
Pending The discussion OF The foregoing amend-
meht, message was received from The Senate,
by Mr. WALLACE, stating that they had agreed 10
appoint committee OF conference, 10 act with
similar committee on the part Of The House, upon
The bill in regard 10 the pay OF members. The
House concurred and The Speaker announced the
committee
On motion OF Mr. COOKE,
The House adjourned.