Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-12
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
FRInAy, January 8, 1911.
SENATE

Mr.. WILEY, chairman Of The committee on
Claims, reported the following bills, wiihcu.
amendment, all OF which were concurred iii by
the Senate:
An ac refunding 10 James Cook, deputy of
| Charles Rector, sheriff OF Wood county, sum
of money. Ayes II, noes 7.
An act concerning Daniel c. Burns, sheriff Of
Berkeley county.
MIR. WALLACE moved 10 refer Ibis bill back,
with instructions. Motion lostl
An acl aulhnrsino The rcllnGine Of certain
sum OF money TO Wylic P. Wood, deputy OF
Jesse Hudson, sheriff OF The county Of Kanawha.
MIR. McMULLEN, chairman of the commit
lee on Internal Improvements, zero ted an act
making a further appropriation Tor The South
Western Turnpike road.
MrMCAULEY moved The bill TO be laid upon
The lable-he wished To make an amendment 10
the act-molion carried.
Mr.. Mem ULLEN moved The resolution rea-
ting 10 a joint commiltcc, 10 be taken up and
discussed: rejected after much argument.
An act aulhorisng the srfve, OF road from
The Saunlop and Pa!heIs5urs read in Lewis,
10 the Norh Western Toad in Harrison:
Upon motion OF Mr.. WILEY, laid upon he
table.
An act directing The survey OF z Macadamzed
road from Howardsvilie, in The county 81 Aihe-
marie. To Slannlon, in lhe county Of Augusta:
Upon motion OF Mr.. STRlNGEI, laid upon
the table.
Mr.. STRINGER moved 10 recommt the bill
designating The line between The counlit oi Lewis
and Gilmcr- motion sustained.
Mr.. THOMPSON moved TO take up the bill
reported by The Committee on Internal Improve
mepls in relation 10 turnpike read from How
ardsvillc 10 Slaunlon.
Upon motion Of MIR. VOOLFOLK, the ayes
and noes were called-ayes 7, NOES 10. (Bil
rejected
Mr.. GARRETT moved the bill, reported by
The, Commillee.ol General Laws, entitled can act
aulhorising the Odd Fellows OF Williamsburg
10 hold a certain amount OF property, and regua-
Ting their lenalr," be taken up and acted upon.
(Molion sustained 2ad bill passed)
Upon motion OF Mr.. GARRETT, The Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER announced The following
committee on The memorial OF Robert A. Mayo
and others Messrs. Mayo, Syme. Walls, Hoa-
day, Filzhush, Shelley, Raymond, Gusts and
Walker.
Mr.. MAYO asked 10 be excused from serving
on The committee, because oi his relationship 10
one Of the petitioners.
The SPEAKER then named MIR LANCAS-
TER VINO also requested 10 be excused because
-
The Board OF Public Works on The subject The
House granted his request. and The Speaker
named Mr.. LACY, who was added 10 The COM
mltse.
Mr.. BOCOCK, from The committee Tor Courts
of Justice, reported The following bills:
"a bill changing the place OF holding lie se>-
sions Of the Court Of Appeals, West Of The Blue
RIDGE and ia bill releasing The Commonwealhs
right TO certain lots Of land therein mentioned, 10
Daniel D. Jones'"
Mr.. FLOYD, from the committee on Roads,
&C., reported the following bills, viz: "a bill Ia
amend the charter OF The Meherrn Navigation
Company" "A bill 10 incorporate The Lille ka-
nawha Navigation Company" "a bill 10 provide
for the construction of road from Bath, in Nor
gan county, to the mouth Of s.. Johns Run, on
the Poomac;" ~ bill 10 provide lo. conslruc-
ton of turnpike road from The Richards, iii
Tazewell, 10 The Kenuc line" "A bill incor-
poraling The Harrisvile Turnpike company
and "a bill To declare Mckm's Creek, in The
county of Tyler public highway, and Tor other
purposes"
On motion Of Mr. TYLER,
Re0'rcd, That the committee for Courts Of Jns-
lice inquire into The expectancy OF SO amending
IL !! sd II cirTks ifoin demanding d itcevag any
fee for a search Tor any record or other matter IN
their offices OF more Than years standing, il d
copy or extract Of the same be taken.
The engrossed bill providing for tic conslnc-
lion of The Ss;essville and Salem Turnpike road,
was read third lime and The question being On
its passage, a long debate ensncd, in which il was
opposed by MessTS. STOVdLL and VERIFY,
and sustained by Messls HORNER, DUNCAN
and STEPHENSON. The ayes and noes upon
the question were demanded by Mr.. 1ERBf,
and sustained; and being taken, resulted in Inc
passage oilhe bill-ayes 70, noes 55-as fellows:
AYEs-Messls. Brown of Alb, Hart, Layne,
Shelley, Johnson, Byrd, Boak, Small, Thompson
of B, Bennett, BambTick Mosby, Fox Slaush-
Ter Irving Love, Scott, Hill OF F. and ~, Still
man, Evans, Wall, Carson, While, Calwell, Lee,
HielI, Thompson Of H., Duncan, Hunter, Lam
easier Thompson OF j., Patrick Ballard, llarIi-
SON Of L., Schooley, McInlyre HaymoLd, Old
ham, Waggoner Gillespie, Brown Of Mononga-
la Beirne, Edmundson Of NJ. and P, Breathe !,
Perrow, Newton Edginglon, Mcpherson, Lanier,
Tuns,all, CackIey, Fairfax, Anderson, Slurm,
Slrother, Mayo, Cock, Harper, Dorman, Bare,
Brown OF R., McElhenny, Hill Of S., Sickley,
TATE, Burdeli, Homer, Stephenson and Floyd
10.
NoEs-Messrs Jones OF c. (Speaker,) Gusts,
Finney, Harvie, Powell ScIusgs, BurweIl, Har-
rison OF B., Bocock Norris Dickinson, Thomp
son Of D., Lacy, Chisnan, Roane Smith, Car
per, Jones Of G Lcake, Carroll, Walker, Ma
Gaines, Gresham, Richmond, Eimondscn Of L.,
Banks, Browne Of NJ 4 M, Williams, Kelly,
Walls, Harper, Ye'by, helms, Oliver, DAVIS,
Taum, Syme, Cooke, Stone, Daniel, Tyler,
Morrison, Goodwin, Holiday, F'ilzhush, Har-
grave and FFeeman-53.
Mr. DORMAN gave notice that he should
call M The James River bill Tomorrow.
On motion OF Mr.. BURWELL, the bill NO
nrovide Tor cases in which The Courts have tailed
10 COMFY with The act of the 5h OF March, 1916,
amending The present primary school system and
for other purposes" was taken NJ.
Mr.. BURWELL Then offered substitute ioi
The bin, which, on his motion, was ordered 10 be
printed: and The bill was again laid on The table
On motion of Mr.. STONE, leave was given 10
withdraw the petition of David Curcoran, pre-
senled a, the last session of The General Assembly
On motion Of Mr.. BANkS-Resolved, That
the Committee on Schools and Colleges enquire
into the expediency of authorizing The school
commissioners o; Madison county, 10 pay Out oi
the quota for said county for the year lS47, OF
any ether funds in The hands Of the treasurer, The
sum of IS so, dne 10 Joseph B. Webb Tor The
tuition Of poor children in said county IN the
year lS45.
citizens OF Henry for The exemption Of SAID coun'
| ~ from The operation OF The act OF the 18th q
4 u,
syslen for thai and other counties, was ordered
| TO be printed.
MIR. sHEFFEY, in making The motion, said
The petition presented views and facts on The sub
iecr which The committee on Schools and Col
leees desired shond be laid before all Inc mem
bers Of the House.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented and referred TO appro'
pirate committees:
By Mr.. STEPHENSON: OF Franklin Tav-
enncr. asking 10 be allowed additional co'npensa-
liun as commissioner OF Wood. BY Mr.. BEN
NETT: OF citizens O.! GiImer, for chang in
the time OF holding The circuit superior courts OF
said county. Also: Ofcitizens Of Lewis, for The
INCORPORATION of company 10 construct rail
road from the Potomac 10 the Ohio, not South OF
The Little Kanaw Also: otCiizens OF Lew
is, remons,rance against The The formation OF
new county out OF parts Of Lewis. Harrison. B +.
bour and Randol pb. BY Mir. IRVING: OF
Mayo B. Darlington, and others, owners OF Car
er's Ferry, asking 10 be relieved from The effects