Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-26
SATURDAY, January %, 1877.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER laid before The House COM
municaion from The Governor, enclosing the
semi-annual report Of the Superintendent of the
| Virginia Military INSTITUTE; which, on motion Of
MIR. DORMAN, was laid on The table, ard or
dered 10 be printed
On motion OF Mr. NtLNS. Ave hundred ad-
dilional copies were ordered 20 be printed. Z
| The SPEAK Err also laid before the House a
communication from The Presiden, Of the Board
Of Directors Of The Western Lunaiic Asylum,
enclosing their nineteenth annual report; which,
on motion Of Mr.. SHEFFEY, was laid on the
tabe-hve hundred copies ordered 10 be printed.
The SPEAKER announced the following as
the commitIee under the resolution submiued by
Mr. Syme and adcped yesterday comforting on
the Common Hall Of The own of Petersburg
authority to cause ship-channeI TO be construct.
| ed tiom said town 10 the Arpomailox river
! Messrs. Symc, Daniel, MAYO, Thompson Of Dim
| wddie, Walker, Oliver and Newton
! Mi. BANKS, from tie Committee on PROPOSE
I tons and Grievances, presented bill! authorizing
a separate election al The Home OF James Fer
guson, IL Wayrc county; aua bill amending
the act entitled IN act forming rev corntv ont
OF parts Of the counties Of Giles and Tszeweli.
| The House then took up lie ensrossed bill To
amend The arf incorporating the Winchester and
Hardy Turnpike Company.
The bill was advocated BY Mcssrs. LEE an
| CARSON; and opposed by Messrs. HUNTER,
VERIFY ard THOMPSON Of Jefferson
| The bill was then lost by the following vote
ArEs-Mes.rs. Brown Of Albemarlc, Layne. shef-
fey, Johnson, Byrd, Boak, Small, Thompson OF Bote
tour, Bennett Bambrick, Scott, Hill OF Fsyelts and
Nicholas, Evans, Street, Wall, Carson, White, Cal.
WELL iieu, Thompson OF Hampshire. Lee, Duncan,
Lancaster, Patrick. Ballard, Mcint,re, Baymond,
Brown of Monnneaiia, B-rne. Fimnndson Of Mnnt-
gomery and Pulaski Brc,thed, Edgnutou. mcPherson,
Newman, Lani-r Tunstal. CacaIey, Fairfax, Stun.
| az tusf
su6key, Tate. Bu,dr,t. Gillespie, Horner, Gvodson,
Stephenson and FioyG-52
NoHs-Alessrs. Jones OF Chesterfield Speaker CU,.
lis, FInney Hart tiarvc, Powell hcEearmon, scrupRs,
Burwe Maclin, Bocock, Morris Mosby, Fox, DicsIn-
son, LACY cafdwtii' Slaughter Irving, Thompson Of
Dinwiddlr, Rosre, Love, sm h. siillman, Carper,
Jones Of Gloucester Leake. Carroll, Walker. Major,
billiard, Goodwin, Howard Hunter Thompson II Jetfer
son, Wallace, Gaines, Robinson Gresham, Richmond,
Harrison of Toudoun, Schoory, Pond-ater, Edmond
sun OF Lunenburg, Banks. Browne OF Mathews and
MiddeseI, Wagner, Gooce. Williams, Kelly, Perow.
| Watts, Happier, Yeby, Nems Oliver, Davis, 1ntum,
Anderson, Strther, McElheHnry, Morrison, Hill OF She.
nandoah, Goodwin, Holiday Ftzhugh and Cas,leman
| &c.
On molten of Mr.. HUNTER. the vote reject
| Ing The bill was leconsidered and on motion o,
| Mir. LEE, The vote ensrossing The bill was re-
consiGrred--and h bill vas ;ec.mmiued TO the
| Committee Oh Roads &c
On motion OF Mr. H!ETr The House took up
d resolution from he Committee on Finance, &C.
carins II inexptdcnl 10 increase The compensa-
! ton ol lhe Commf~ siohrfs 81 me Revenue IoI
/ Hampshl cuuDly-and on his motion il was le-
committed with additional evi ence.
On motion OF Mr.. PERROW, The House took
up the bill for The continuation Of the James Ri
yer and Kanawha Canal westward from Lynch
burg. and for other purposes.
| The bill was advocated by Messrs. PERROW,
LANCASTER and pORMAN, and opposed BY
Mr.. BOCOCk.
Mr. LEE slated the reason why he should vote
/ tnr tko and Mr. ,Lc
sons why he should voc agains; il.
| The bill was teen loSl hv III. following vote
/ Args-Mrssi-. Crown Of Aibemare, Hart, Iayne.
Haivit, Powell. Shelly, Johnson Byrd. Thompson Of
BoetouIi B.nhrck, Morris Fox. Irving, Love SCAT,
Evans StillI,an, Wal, Carson. Whre Lrake, Carroll,
cawr Darracoit. Lee. LNnrascr, Hunter, Thompson
Of JeiTerson. Patrick, Ballard, Harrison OF Lcudoun.
Berne, Edmund-on Of montgomery and Pulaski. Per
| row, Edglngton Newman. Laner, Tunstali, Cackley.
Fartaa Anderson. Sirohrr, Mayo, Cook, Harper Dor
| man, Brown OF buckingham, Tate. Holiday. Giles
pie, Lacy I'M OF r ~, llorner, Goodson, Stephen
son and Foyd-60.
Nors-Messrs Jones of Chesterfield (speakerl Gus
tis Finney, McDearmon, scrusgs, Burwei, Boak, Ben
melt, Small, Machn BocDck, Mosby, Dickinson, Card
well, Slaughter, Thompson of Dnwiddie, Roune, Car
per- Smith Street. Jones Of Gloucester. Walker, Major
Hietl, Thompson OF Hampshire, Duncan. DLlard God
! win, Howard, Wallace, Games Robinson, Gresham,
| Richmond, Schnu!ry, c!nyIr, rondr1Icr, Edmond
son uf nneHburg, Ranks Browne of Mathew and Midi
diesey. Gnotr, Williams. Kelly, Wallis. Happier Yerh,,
NrIms, Oiives Dams, :rrhrr-on, Tstnm, locke. Bare.
Siiirn, Actlhsnnev, Morrison mn 81 Shenandoah.
Silckiry, Gcodwin Ftzhugb, Burdr,t, Casteman and
ChaBdlrf--G3.
RESOLUTIONS.
On morton Ct Nj. WATTS Resolved, hv til.
General Assembly, That the joint Committee II
the two Houses Of the Legislature, charged 10 en-
quiTe into the conduct oil certain railroad conpa-
panies, have power TO send for persons aud pa
per, mid their investigation OF the various sub.
ects referred to them, and tina. they also have
power 10 appoint Clerk.
On motion Of MIR LOVE-Resolved, That the
Committee on Militia Laws b. Instructed 10 en-.
qure into The expectancy OF aboishing all militia
musters Except those OF volunteer companiss)
and 10 substitute in lieu thereof some other method
Of enrolment, SO as 10 ascertain The rank and file
of the militia Of The State.
On III p,cn Of Mr.. MAYO-Resolved Tha.
the Comniuep on Finance enquire into The ex.
pcdienc; Of granting license 10 the owners or &C.
cupiers Of public theatres in the cities and town.
OF This Commonwealth TO sell refreshments there
in during such pefiC ds as they may be open ioI
public exhibition or entertainment; and, II III
their opinion e1pedenl, 10 enquire Into the amount
OF tax ,ha; should b, paid for such license.
On motion Of Mr. BALLARD Resolved.
Thai the Committee on Roads, &c, he instructed
10 enquire into The expectancy al 50 amending an
act passed % March ls4e, entitled, An ACT pro-
vdng tor road fem The Guyancolie river in
Logan conn'y, 10 The Kanawha river, as TO pro-
vide thai the commissioners 10 be appointed BY
The Board II Pubic Works under 81 ID ACT, to >u-
pernsn. The locatin ard construction Of tl.a
said road shaI. - rterrct - cause he said road
10 commence al arc - constructed lfcm, some
point Oh III, h.Gawta riyri M above The mou'h
81 I.ewis cfcea, nor b,iow he lcwno, Charleston.
TO The house Of Edward Chapman, on Guyan-
dote liver, 10 The counyul Logan.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. HARRISON Of Loudoun: Petition Of
G. Worhingion, Chas. 3. Trbbs and others,
members OF The Loudoun Lodge, No. &c, OF The
independent Order Of Odd Fellows, praying for
an act of incorporation 10 enable them 10 pur-
chase and hold Tor the purposes of that Institution
certain real estate and for otter purposes. BY
Mr.. HIETT Petition from Thomas Duncan Of
Hampshire, free man OF conr praying for The
passage Of a law granting him The privilege offr-
naming in The CONFERENCE.-The. BY MIR DUN.
CAN: An apple non from Armand, Woodward,
prsying lie passage .! an act, dIvoFcing her from
her husband John Woo ward. BY MIR WALL.
Memorial II the President and Directors o. The
Bank OF he Valley, asking leave 10 establish a
branch in the town OF S'aunlon, in Augusta
county. By MI. HART: Remonslrance OF ci-
gems OF Abemarle against the petition OF stock
holders and others, in regard 10 The Riyanna
the Presiden. OF the Valley Turnpike company,
praying that the annual meetngs Of the stock
holders of said company be hereafter held on 4,h
Thursday Of October, instead Of in The month Of
Jone as is now required by law. BY Mr.. COOK:
Of citizens OF Roanoke, asking aid 10 The Vir-
einia COLLEGIATE Institute, either 10 The form Of
loan or donation, as may be most expcdien,.
vi .GOODE presented petition from Gray
son rejecting On the character Of he member
from Carroll & Grayson. Mr.. g. stared that he
had received the petition with a Ropes, hat he
should present IL 10 The House personally
he knew morning OF The charges, and he hoped
that the member from G. 4 c was present.
Mr.. CARROLL said that ibis was the fourth
time these charges had been made; that on every
occasion they had been referred 10 The Commit
lee on Elections that il was malicious peIse-
culion by an old crazy man, whom, when his COM
petitor, he had beaten 800 votes. He moved their
reference to the Committee on Propositions and
Grievances.
Many other members addressed The House
upon the destination 10 be given to the petition