Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-09
LEGISLATIVE or VIRGINIA
MONDAY. Mach ;, 1877.
SENATE,

: Genera! Laws, reported the b,il concerning a..
| nini,tralon oi real assets, with amendmett> .
also The bill Incorporating The. Franklin Lodge
No. Is q. independent Oiter 81 Ocd Fellows .,
The city q, Wheeling; also, The bill 10 lncofp1.
rare The Riohmord Male O.phan Society.
The bill incurpating the Virginia Mecical
I Eclectic institute came up in lis oIder. Il was
ADVOCATED by Mr.. BAPTIST, and Passed
The bill imposing taxes Tor the support o. Go
ye,nmeut was recommIed, on moton ~ III,
4 VOOLFOLK. Also, The bill concerning he
granting OF certain licenses was recommiited On
| motion ol MIR GALLAHER.
Mr.. ROGERS preseSied meinoIia IRON cer.
tain citizens OF Londoun, praying The Sias.
guarantee IA certain bonds IL TIE Oaio ant Cn.s
apcake Cahal Company.
The bill concerning The Winchesler and Ha,
dy Turnpike Company, came up and passc.i, ai.o
me bin INCORPORATING the Hauisvic TuInpl,-
Company; also, the bill providing ior corsfgc
| ing road iron the town oi Bah ~ 81. johns
Run. On The Potomac River; a,so. The &C; rroy.
| ding iof lie extension OF The Louisa Raroae
also. he bin constructing Road ifom hc Rct.
lands. III Tazewel 10 The Kentucky line
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO CAsAL
The bill authorizing The States guarantee I,
certain bonds OF The Chesapeake AM OHIO Cana
COMPANY Was passed-ayes IL, noes :.
Mr.. DDRMAN returned, b. me>>ae@. III.
The Scnate> first ard third amendments
Mr. ROGERS moved that lhr Senate MSS,
upon lis FIRST amendment. AtoPief-ayes l.
hoes H.
Mr.. ROGERS moved ina, lie senai- rcce.e
from their third amendmcni. l.o,.-aies II
M. II.
The Senate then insisted Oh lie amtrimem.
On motion ot Mr.. FRY, the Senate ,ecoa.ite-.
ei The votes Insisting on The Sena;e> lfss amen..
menl.
On moiicn OF Mr.. STRINGER, lie Senate Il.
lonfned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
A communicated was received ifom he =.
nate stating that hey had passed The bill tEti.l,a
An act changing the time Of holding the Cifcui
Superio. Courts al Randolph, Barbour, Taylys
Harrison, Wood, Rirrhr and Gilmor.
On motion al Mr.. SHEFFEY Ooiered, Tie,
the committee on Schools ami Colleges te IT,
.harssl from he consideration al IT, pttnIot- i,
the trustees OF the Yves. Liberty Academy &.
| The school commissioners AM ulher citlzsrs d.
Surry county; Of citizens OF Dctdfdge Conny
relative 10 the ds'fcl school >,>iem o. citizen.
Of Isle oil Wight on the subject 81 Inc priaa'y
| School system; Of The county II Roanoke tea.
i've 10 the Virginia Collegiate Institute; .. ~
school commissioners Of Wesmorelanc, ielaiise
| 10 the primary school system and IRON the =.
solutions for granting e Weston Academy NJ
surplus o! sales OF forfeited lands in Lrwscoun.
Is; for repeating The act OF March Oh. lr;t
amending The present primary school system; III
for amending the same acl 50 as 10 require con-
missoners OF the revenue 10 rrpcii the number g.
children in lhcr districts; ana the sand le'''lor
and resolutions were ordered t. - lad IN lhs T..
bic.
MIR. SHEFFEY, from the committee n
Schools &c presented fepons npon The peIl'i,n
oil Jas. l.. K. Atkins, II Bedford. asking i"F pas-
men, Tor The lu'ion o. poor Children; am u?eE
the resolutions for paving Robert Han hs Claim
Tor lie lnlion OF poor children; tos Leroy DAOa
81 Mathews county, Il b. pai bls claim y. te
tulion Of poor chiifen; and FIR allowing LeVis
&. Booker account lot IL tuition q peer or.
del.
On motion of MIR. GOODSON, The commi"es
on Roads &c, were ordered 10 be dischafse
from the consideration 81 the PETITIONS 81 cii'zet.
OF Alexandria and Fairfax Counties, To- me 81.
tinualon ul a railroad from Alexandra IL sour
poinl al or near The town II Wavonton; .! cl'i.
gems OF Russell, relative 10 ihe abolition .! tn
dams IN Cnch river; Of citilsn> ~ Giimer ocaa.
Il, for the improvement Of The navigation u iie
Little Kanawha riyci; OF cnizrn> oi ne coan :
| pf Richie relative 10 The obstruction 81 the ~.
yisa,icn al The North Fork and Hughes liver,
al eli zans OF Brooke and Ohio counties, iof :
turnpike road from the city oi Wheeling q TIE
PENNSYLVANIA Inc ard OF William Orerson, io'
compensation lor budding bridge On Inc Cum.
hetland road, from The reso.u.i n Tor romP.elr2
the Winchester and Potomac Railroad CpmpanN
10 accommodate trade and rave; iof authorizing
the Petersburg Railroad Company 10 inctsase
their capital STOCK 10 $500 600, ior icslyns ne
:, ;nco,rn,.i;-s -. Ai.r.h"ii and Ohio IuL.
! pike Company; for Turnpike from Srcrysi,'e
! in RappahaEn, ok, 10 llorners Mil, III Culrrgrs
tor incorporating a company Ia construct ~ :.
J Adamzr road from Siaunion T. BuohsnaI. ana
from The Governor 5 communication "a iria IN
10 The claim oi the General Government lor IL,
collected rs this State on he Cumberland loa.
and The said petitions, resolutions, &c, verr or
defed 10 he laid on the table.
On motion al Mr.. HUNTER -Re>rlyrd. Tia.
The committee on Roads &c te discharged nom
the further consideration Of the petitions ii >uf
dry CITIZENS oi Jefferson asking Tor an increase d
The capital stock oi the Shepheristnwn ant Smir.
held Turnpike Company, and IL extend lh,i
road 10 Winchester; and that leave be- given L
bring in bill on thai subject.
On motion OF Mr.. BOCOCK- Resolved. Tia
the committee iur Courts OF Justice enquire it.o
The expcdiency Of defining by law The powers i
In harboi- masler, Tor h hafbc OF Richmond art
OF exempins the Richmond Dock ard Other woi..
ofthe James River and Kanawha Company iom
the jurisdiction ~ such harbor master.
MIR. KELLY submitted The following feso.n
lion, which, on motion OF Nj. STEPHENSON
was laid On the table:
Resolved, That when this House shall adjourn
on Monday The 18th insi, IL will with the On.
cuIrence al The Senate, adjourn Sne dc.
MIR. MORRISON submitted The following resO.
luton which, on motion VI Mr.. BANKS, vas
laid on The table
Resolved, That for the remainder Of he scs.
sion, no member shall sreak longer than Is mo.
ucs al a time.
Mr.. MAYO presented a pelilion OF he 81.
man Sick Assistance Socie.y oi Richmond ar.
asking power 10 hold lot and limited amount
II properly.
On motion OF Mr. EDGlNGTON, the retl.ions
Of citizens oil Bioosc and Ohio COUNTIES an u
VIM Otherson, were taken up and again ieiclied
10 The committee on Roads, &c.
"A message Was received from the Senae II
Ear STANARD, who informed The hou.e lhs.
the Senate recrdcd from their second amen. mem
T. The preamble and resolutions relative IL ne
prohibition hy the Congress u he Unied ) ales
"i slavery in any territory 10 lie acquired ! cua.
quest Or treaty.
a bill entitled an act IL extend he jurisdiction
oil The Commonwealth Of Virginia over lie cuur.
~ 81 Alexandra, with The amendments la,ic,.
proposed by The Senate, vi, taken up.
The third .eciioh VI he bill. a il passed ne
House, is az fellows That lie ,t,rtuIy y
Ic'roccied anu accepted, comprising lie cou6,
OF Alexandria, Shall rea in the name OF The coun,,
81 Alexandra, md Tic sud eo.,tu nnd tic eopai,
Fl Earia1 MaH e0nsiiUh toilnty anil toec,ia
send me deteg"te 10 The Wrss ri Dosgatss n ms
Commonwealth, hnld a 'eqpy~hcament N JtFp
scai0hon shall tale poe,, nu'ioid71c,se d.cla5e.
bU ftc General assembly ~ Mis I0mm"nlreoln ne
Co,"t H0nsc rt1eof shall t. IN The loioa u A.
andTta, lcicye he CcD,ts n0,c SCI
The hrsl amendment o. The Senate proposed .
strike cut The wolds IN italics and insert III i,g
thereof the following "The Couu House here.
Of shall br III the town o Alexandria where ts
ConTls now SET, and Ike said county OF A,,
andria shall be entitled 10 send one Ge.2.re y
the House Of Delegates OF his Commonwea
nnli re-apporiio0menI u representation .ha
take place
A motion was made Mr.. DORMAN 10 amen.
lhe same by adding thereto the following AN,