Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-29
"WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 81, lS47.
CCNATE

"WEDNESDAY, JANUARY III ior''
SENATE.
The bills from The House communicated, oy
their Clerk, were read and referred.
The SPEAKER laid before the Senate CON-
municalion from The principal OF The Lexington
Military Institute.
The resolution for the election OF Brisadier &C.
neral. 10 supply the vacancy occasioned by the re-
sipnalion OF Brigadier General Henry b. Wood
house, was agreed TO.
On motion OF Mr.. GALLAHER, the Senate
took up The bill concerning the Winchester and
Potomac Railroad company.
The subject being The disagreement oil The
House oil Delegates 10 The Senate's amendments
10 the same,
The Senate concurred IN the first amendment
disagreed 10, and insisted on their second amend
ment disagreed TO By The House, after some de-
bate, in which Messrs. Gallaher, Thompson
Wallace, McMuen, Amber, and Witcher, look
part
The bill for furnishing offenders against the
public peace, with The amendments Of the Com
mlee, came up in lis regular order
The amendments were ccncurred In and The
bill passed.
On motion OF Mr.. cox. the following Com
miee was raised TO revise the rules OF the Senate
and report the order OF business therein:
Commiltee-M Cox, Bondurani, McMul-
len, Witcher and Spark.
On motion OF Mr.. WITCHER, the Senate ad,
journed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER announced the following
committee under the resolution adopted yesleI-
day to investigate the charges made against
Judge Gholson BY Ro. R. Coller-Messrs Syme,
Goode, Leake, Scott, Anderson OF Prince Ed~d,
Hunter, Goodwin, Stephenson, and Goodson.
fr..,, ,haH ofl(
OF Justice, made reports on the eIpediency Of
amending The laws OF this Commonwealth in re-
Ialon TO imprisonment for debt Also, on the
petition Of sundry inhabitants o. Fauquier, pray
ing for the extension OF The jurisdiction OF single
justices. Also, on the expediency OF extending
the jurisdiction Of justices OF the peace in This
Commonwealth. Also, on the expediency OF
| allowing clerks OF Superior Courts the same
compensation Tor special as for regular terms.
| Also, ON the petition Vi lhe President and
Professors OF Washington College, asking
| additional penalties upon vendors OF sprituous
| liquors to students Also, bill changing the
time OF holding certain courts in The fourth judicial
circuit. Also, a bill allowing 10 purchasers oil
land sold for non-paymenl oil taxes further time
| 10 obtain deeds, and for other purposes
Mr.. TATE, from the Committee on Lunalic
| Asylums, presented report upon The petition Of
A. WatdelI and others.
Mr.. BARE, from The Committee on PROPOSE
tons, &C.. reported upon the petition Of sundry
citizens Of Grayson, for fixing permanently their
seal oil justices; Also bill Incorporating the She.
nandoah Lodge, No. 80, Of The Independent Or
der OF Odd Fellows; also, a bill amending the
ACT entitled ian acl 10 amend and modify The act
entitled an ACT 10 prevent the destruction Of oys-
lcrs in The walters OF the county of Accomac."
| Mr.. WATTS from The Committee on Mill.
| Tia Laws, reported bill authorizing The collec-
ton Of certain Stale rifles.
Mr.. WATTS, from The Select Committee on
the subject, reported bill 10 incorporate com
ms,ioners Of the Public Schools in Portsmouth.
Mr.. STILLMAN, from the Committee on
Enrolled Bills, reported that they examined %
bills, and found them 10 be correct.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. DANIEL: Memorial of Commit
lee OF the Stockholders OF the City Point Rail-
road Company, praying for reorganization Of
The Company, and reduction OF The par value Of
lis stock. BY Mr.. BARE: Remonstrance Of 1885,
citizens Of the county of Rockingham against
taxing dogs
On motion Of Mr.. DANIEL-Resolved, That
50 much OF the report Of The Board OF Public
Works as relates 10 the City Point Railroad com.
pany be referred 10 The Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation.
.Hr. COOK moved the following resolution:
Resoived That the Committee on Roads, &c. i,
he instructed TO bring in bill supplementary 10 a
bill passed on the -dayo OF -, making fur
Their appropriation 10 the Southwestern Road so
as 10 require S.. 600 of said appropriation TO be
expended upon the construction OF said road from
lis present western terminus towards the town Of
Buchanan.
Mr.. VERIFY moved 10 amend the resolution,
10y 'inslructng the committee 10 inquire into The
expedency."
inr BURWELL moved 10 lay The resolu ion on
The able; which motion was lost The resolution
was then debated by Messrs Goodson, DoIman,
Cook, Burwell, VERIFY, TunsraIl, Thompson OF
B., Shelley, Cooke and STROLLER.
Before The question was decided, The House
proceeded TO the order OF the day, and took up the
bill 10 construct the Potomac and Ohio Railroad,
or, as it is generally called, "The Right of Way"
Mr.. LEE concluded his remarks commenced
Yesterday in support oil the bill.
MIR. RAYMOND opposed The bill
Mr. HUNTER made an explanation in an
swerl 10 some remarks Of Mr.. Raymond. With
out coming 10 any decision,
On motion OF MIR. STEPHENSON,
The Hausr adiourned