Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-10
House of Delegates.

| TukspAY, March 9th. ls47.
communication received from the Senate, sta
nng that they had passed number OF bills, with amen
ments; which amendments concurred in by the
| House. ~
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. HARNR, from the committee OF Finance, report
cd the following bill which read once:
A Bill appropriating the Public Revenue.
Mr. HARvIE reported, that the committee Of Finance
had further business before them and no further use for
clerk TIE clerk was accordingly discharged.
mr. BANKS announced. that the committee the Militia
Laws had finished the business before committee and
their clerk was accordingly discharged.
Mr. DAVIS, from the committee Agriculture md Ma
nufsciures. reported the following bills
Bill to establish Inspection Flour a, the King Will
ham Mills, ON Panunkey river, in King William count ~;
and
Bill to extend the charters Of the Virginia Portsmouth
Iron Company the Virginia Chlorine Company and the
South Shenandoah Copper Company.
On motion OF Mr.. DAVIS, the committee on Agriculture
and Manufactures discharged from the further
derauon OF the petitions OF citizens OF the county Lou
doan, relative to the protection Of sheep said county
Mr. DAVIS announced that there further business
before the committee on Agriculture and Manufactures and
at his request the clerk OF that committee was
PETITIONS.
Mr. SHErFEY presented petition Of citizens of Angus
county praying that poll be opened next gene
raj election, TO take tho OF the reehodcrs of said
county on the question: whether the County Court OF Au
gusta shall subscribe for stock in the Stanton & James
River Turnpike Company to amount not exceed.
ing S23OOO and for other purpOses-whch was laid on
the table.
On motion Of Mr.. SHKFrEY, leave was then given TO
bring in bill authorize the County Court of Augusta
to subscribe certain amount Of the capital stock OF the
Ssunion x James River Turnpike Company.
On motion OF Mr.. SYNE, the report Of the committee
charged with the investg of the charges preferred
against Judge GholsOn, taken up in BY
the House.
Mr. Cook then offered the following:
Resolved, by the General Assembly That the Board Of
Public Works be- and they are hereby authorized 10
TO be surveyed aud located by the engineer the South
western road, the site for McAdamlzed road from the
Eastern terminus OF said South road in the county
OF Roanoke the OF Buchanan in the county of Be-
etourt, which adopted with the following
offered by Mr.. Mosby:
And that the said engineer in like manner be directed
afterwards TO survey rous for similar road from the
town OF Salem the of Lynehburg and the follow
ing additional amendment by Mr.. SrovALL:
Provided, however that additional compensation shall
be allowed TO said Engineer or his subaltens.
On motion OF Mr. SrOvALI, leave OF absence was grant
cd to Mr. Gresham for the remainder of the session.
and after Friday next
Mr. McPHERsoS presented petition Of citizens of the
counties Of Page and Shenandoah praying the passage
authorize the construction OF turnpike rnad from
New Market in Shenandoah couay TO Sperryvle IN the
county OF Rappanannock- u petition of cizens of
tho county OF Page, for authority Construct turnpike
road from New Market in Shenandoah county, through The
counties ct Page Madison and Cupeper, Germanna in
tersecng the turnpike road from Orange Courthouse 10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS petition of citizens of Page for
authority TO construct turnpike road New Market
10 Shenandoah county, passing through the counties of
Page, aud by Madison Courthouse to Gordonsville.
Tue bill TO facilitate the construction Electric Tele-
graph line the Northern aud Southern rou
was taken up, with the substitute offered by Mr. CARSON
Aer some discussion the vote taken, by AYES
Noes, upon striking the original bill and inserting the
substitute offered by Mr.. CARSON, which resulted Ayes
20; Noes 81.
SO the House refused TO srke out and insert: and In.
bill was then ordered 10 be engrossed
message was received from the Senate asking a COM
mtiee OF Conference relative TO the disagreement between
the two Houses IN relation the bill providing extend
ing the jurisdiction OF the State Virginia over the coun-
" OF Alexandria, which concurred 10y the House
and the following committee appointed on the part
oi the House; Messrs Bocock, HARRISON Dorman Tyler
Perrow Goodson and Freeman.
ENGROSSED BILLS.
bill To incorporate the Curkburg and Western Turn
pike Company. Passed.
4 bill To incorporate the Mount Vernon Cotton Manu-
featuring Company IN the town OF Alexandra. Passed
bill divorcIng Mary Margaret Sims from her husband
Robert Sims Passed
A bill TO incorporate the Weston ami Lewisport Turn
pike Company. Passed
bill authorizing the Governor to conditional par
dons. Laid the table.
A bill to suspend, certain conditions. the payment OF
interest on TIE Loan to Emory & Henry College. Reject
ed Ayes al Noes 81.
On motion Of MT SYNE, the House adjourned.