Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-25

thst they had passed Bill providing Tor the ,,,i 80
repairing 81 roads, &c IN Brooke county, with an amend
meni aud that they had agreed Resolutions yoting
Swords TO each OF the company officers OF the V,rsin,
smeni OF No.unecrs-fo proceeding ON FRIDAY the %
instant 10 the election % certain officers II Government
aud for receiving the Portrait OF Lord Chatham from the
County Court OF Wesim1reand and providing IN, -. -.
keeping 10 the Public Library.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
M'. oANA'' rom The committee on Propositions and
Greysncos rcrorcd-
Bill authorizing the Trustees OF Watson Town a, ca
pom SPRING. to acquire and hold additional quaa.ily
Mr. & also reported against the petitions of ci,izo, Of
wayne to establish a IoWn-ot oIu4cas of Kanawha to
incorporate the Town Of Sa51rough-of VIM N-Is,n 80
Yorktown TO establish whau-and Resolution of I'm
curry into the cxpediency establishing the Town of Tl
sonNIle, Iu Lewis county.
MI d also asked To be discharged from the further m
su'i1on Oh resolution o. enquiry into the expcdency If
l'.'luns '"e Nc' OF ON Apri 1889 amending the Jaw
concerning the iormaion OF ncw counties a,o 10 be dis
charged from he further Consideration oI the petition f ib
President ana Trustees OF the Town OF Fsrnyie In, a,
enlargement 90 their powers and AMENDING t,c.r cL,
IN several particulars Also, adversely 10 the petition of e.
uzens OF tue Town OF Romney, IN Hlmsshire colniy
ing that SAID town be incorporated also adversely 10 the
PI'uo"s OF tue members OF Good Samaritan Division No
u, Of the sons "i Temperance and OF citizens residing
Al iarpcrs Fesy, and member, OF ST Thomas' DyisioH
NO. sons Oh Temperance asking 10 hold certain proper
~, with sons corporate powers.
Mr. BuRs Ell, RON tho committee ON S.l,,rs ,, 81
leg.s, reported w.
B farther 70 amend the avs concerning the Primary
Schou. System.
Mr. HOLIDAY from the committee on CI.ims rep,r,,d
adversely to the pet ton OF Slm Freeman which renor
on his motion, was rec lmm.ited.
M Nttss' from the committee on Agriculture and Me-
nuactuTcs, reported
Blu providing for the preservation and use Of the Star,
caro- weights aud Measures received from the General
Mr. CHisN4N, according 10 Order reported
br concerning the taking Of oysters from, Wilson,
Creek ln Gloucester county.
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion Of Nh WALL, Resolved That the committee
OF Courts oi Justice enquire into the p!gpre If p,ssi
law making the Ii Of Frederick county c7r,,,, 80,
chester.
On motion Of Mr.. HAERis5y, Resolved That the COM
mitse OF Roads ana Internal Navigation be infatuated r.,
enquire INTO tie proYreiy Of reporting an act 10 revive the
acts OF Feb 9h, 1881, and OF Feb 2Jh 1892 in relation
10 the Lees5ufg & Snicker's Gap Turnpks Cor,,,y -
renewing the SAID company Of any forfeiture in consequence
OF failure 10 complete their road within the perioJ
serlbed by the general law regulating Turnp.ke Road
Companies.
On motion Of Nj CooKF Ref5yed. Tn, the e,,,,,f,oo
Of Courts Of justice enquire into the eEpsdency Of giving
70 'he courts discretionary power TO committing the
estates OF decedanis 20 tho hands Of Sheriff.
"a motion Of Mr.. GAME, Resolved That the Commit.
zee on ROADS and Internal Navigation be instructed % en-.
cure .,' ne eHpedcncy Of providing by law for survey
q. we Ma"apon nyef' from Bcwdicy, the residence of
AIcheI Ipntof, TO Dlnktk Bridge, the expense Of the
state ind for the incorporation Of company 10 i,r,y
he navigation Of said fScr between the SAID points and
that they report, SC.
semoy That two hundred copies of the report of tho R
'sofs Of the Civil Code, made the GeneaI A4-cmv a,
next General Assembly. ~ '"'
And O. the end that the bills prepared BY the Rsys,,.
my pc stnoIay seen and inspected aud suggcs1n- mad
~ 'u,n JOY coif,au'n3 or Improvements t,oro ~ before
ine same shall be enacted into laws: Therefore
Resolved That the remainder Of the i've hundred mint
ca copies Of said report be distributed az follows - ono
copy 70 'nen member o thus General Assembly; one copv
10 each Of the Judges of the commonwealth; ono cox
each 10 inc Governor, the several members of the Cc
Of state. ihe Attorney General the Secretary Of the C
mon"ean inc tir-i and Second Auditors the Trcasus,
the Register of tue Land Office and lc syprrnt.rI D.,
OF the Public Jail aud Pententary House. one e.,y a.,
eich OF me fuDIc LIbauls In the State end COW 10,
eacn Of Che Clerks '' the Superior Co1rs If tho sre
A|s' 'I'i printed coy VI those resolution. nee imam,
each copy Of sad report distributed s7 5r5rss,tI ''
On motion of Mr. M.ssY. Received That tio comm
itc on Banks be- lHsnuc,d 90 enquire into tho e,u.5
OF passing an acc 90 iucpfp.ffoa s.yug4 Bank io b
Bank al Lypcbburg. -'''"t'
On notion OF Mr. Tovralr. Resolved b. ,,s ,;.,,.,r
Assembly, That Tho Governor be- dr,.,J o., r,, D., 49,.
C1puin- Of thc - B1uliJn Of the G,s, R,,,,, W. ~
volunteer. and such Others may 10, have received ,,
pay ond Communication, such o1cb as boz may deem ,
spuoDc in p1fi compensation TOR tue expenses Incurred b
them 90 me organization Of their osyc,ye oomp,nsg
PETITIONS.
Nh llfTI-Oi culous OF Hampshire tirg ,, s,,,,.
guarantee ON s3yuOJO Of tho bond. of tbe Ch,.,peat S
oni' l'nni company Aso' petition of citizens NJ Tho
Same county Tor h" Incorporation OF company d, bi5 !,
bridge across tho North Bancb ON he Cacapon and Mn
Br7nch Turnpike. AsI The affidavit of James C,,-,,
90 be- Offered in support of the LH'o's Fis Rai'ro,d W
,rsIs-Thrce petitions Of citizens Of Ace ,r.e r-ny 20,
nnnrnune ogllnsi iur p-E1go Oi any law au.llflz1p
cuggug for Oysters boo The waffgs of cad r.urfy NJ,
I'N"N-kcmDnsrlucc OlJ Hackney add Ytlors against
lne change De the county OF Ficdcuck, ct the frec,t
,e'11 rom The house of George White 90 tbo bU,.a .
John PIgh. Mr. Inf-Of sundfy uzolsof Shenandoah
400 fsd'uok asking DID on behalf of tho Chcsiprake add
ONO Ian'' company. Mr. sIffnfVsov- Memorial of cip.
ems" kiche county DO relation 10 the obstruction OF tho
N"g'nono the North FORK Of Hughes river by the ooc