Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-02

ac, 10 reduce into one the several acts and paris
OF acts concerning the county and other inferior
courts and The jurisdiction oil justices OF The peace
within This Commonwealth, passed March u,
1919; and also examine he &C; TN Tiled an act
concerning executions and new trials IN cases
upon warrants, passed March Oh, lolD, and II
in their opinion legislation i, necessary on The
subjects therein set forth.
PETITIONS, SC.
Petitions, &C., were presented and referred:
By Mr.. HART: OF David KeblDger, pray
ing divorce from his vile Elizabeth. BY MIR.
HUNTER: OF 300 citizens OF Clarke and Jei-
ierson counties, PRAYING an act Of incorporation
TO construct McAdamized Turnpike Road from
Berryville 10 Chalesiown; a SO, petition for
n railroad from LILIES Falls on the Shenandoah
river. 10 ,ntersecl The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road al or near The Old Furnace on The Potomac
river. or 10 nlersect The Winchester and Potomac
Railroad al or near Keyes' Switch in Jefferson
county. BY Mr.. BENNETT: A diagram in re-
larion 10 The application Tor separate election
al The Union Meeting House in the county OF
Barbour On motion Of Mr. MAYO, leave was
granted 10 withdraw The petition Of Samuel Free
man. presented a, former session OF The Gene
raj Assembly, asking compensation for trans
poring cannon 10 be nsed Tor salues al The en-
ipranment If Gen. Lafayette al the town OF
York; and lhereupon he presented il again. BY
Mr. HlErT: Or citizens CT Hampshire county,
for the Incorporation oi company TO constrIci
a road from Romney 10 the Green Spring Depot,
in Hampshire; and petition oil other ciiiZehs q
the same county Tor the incorporation oi compa'
rs To construct turnpike road from the mouth
OF Paterson's Creek 10 Mouifeh in Hardy. By
Mr.. HARRISON OF L.: Petition OF citizens OF
Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William, for The
formation Of new county out Of parts Of SAN
counties with Midtlebuig Tor is seat OF justice;
and memorial Of citizens Of Fauquief, rencn-
strslins against the formation OF new county Out
Of The counties Of Loudoun and Fauqnier with
Uppervle as lis seat If justice, and expie =
ing n preference for The town OF Middle
burg, as The seat OF justice, II The Glvision
with Salem as he county seat should mol b.
adopted. By Mr.. BYRD: Petition oi citizens 81
Bath ami Pentleicn, Tor the formation oi ne"
county out OF parts OF said counties. ny M.
FLOYD: Petition of David Graham and ohef
citizens OF Wylhe, asking for reduction q The
tolls on The James River and kanawha Compa-
nys Canal. By Mr.. MOSBY: Similar Petilions
OF S. {. Anderson and others, and OF }. ID. AlcS-
anter and others BY Mr.. HILL OF +. q n:
Petition Of citizens Of Fayelte, asking inr divi'
sion 0; said county, and The formation OF new
county out OF the same. By Mr. SCHOOlEl
Petition o. citizens OF Loudoun, asking repeal
OF The act Of las session Of the Legislature ioi
the protection Of sheep in tina. county. by MI.
CHANDLER Petition OF the school coinmis-
sioners Of Weslmurc and asking The repeal 81
The act amending the primary school system, A.
far a. that county is concerned
The House then took up The Order Of Ihe day,
being lie bill incorporating The Potomac aud
Ohio Rail Road Company.
MIR. EDGINGTON moved that The bill be IN
definite ly postponed, and advocated his molloa
until n,ai 3 oclock, when h. gave way 10 mo-
ton, made by Nj. VERIFY, 10 adjourn.