Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-25
House of Delegates,

| "a, oArVkDAf, January 2Jd, lSi1.
The STEAKEK laid before the House a communicated
% me Governor enclosing tho Semi annual report of tho
superintendent Of the Virginia Military Institute with ae
punted) Nr "" '" w
e nineteenth annual report OF the Director. OF tho
" g' asyum-t5OO copies ordered to be printed)
iho SfAAkS announced tho following commute, n,de,
INC resolution submitted by MIR SYnE nSd nJon,., ,n 80
comforting ON the Common Hall of the town of Pc
e,ns,,ue,.J S,o', 70 cause a Ship Channel to be
suue.eu from said town TO tho Appomut,ox rive, ~,
Messrs Syme. Daniel Mayo Thomnson az n w., -
Oliver and Newton. P''" VI ~ "aA'r'
=, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. BANKS, from the COMMITTEE ~, p., -
ehevanecs, reported the following bills. '"u
, Dill authorizing separate election n, IN, h 81, T.,
Ferguson, IN Wayne county. ~ " Jus
n bill amending the Act entitled n, Az, ,,
county out Of paris OF the eounte. of GLE. .J 49, NV
-, a., PETITIONS,
' wnr-oi the President and Directors of IN, Rank
OF ihe valley, asking authority to establish h,I
said Bank IN the town OF Staunton MIR H. w VI
mai OF cllzens OF the county vi Albemarle t.n,on,
ue pcuhon oil tho Stockholders and others in an.
wanna wanna Navigation Company. Mr.. SmIrFEy-Ol al,
resident OF tho Valley Turnpike Company pray,ny ,S,
no annual Meeting OF the Stockholders Of said CIR,
"hn W hereafter ned on the fourth Thursday in Oc-
''' ns"su OF Ian1ary as now required. MIR Du,.
eAN--ot Amanda Woodward, asking IN h. d,.s.,
from her husband Mr. lIIkrr-of Thoma- Dunc,n =
ma" o eoior asking 10 DO allowed 10 remain in IN,
Commonwealth. Mr. Cook-of citizens nj ,ha 80. ,n,S
Roanoke, asking aid the Virginia Colc,i,,o I,;
oe, ia inc form OF loan or donation, as NAV be mus,
eApedieni. Mr.. HARRIsOS Of L.-Of Landon {; Wo,,h
lngon Chs h Tabs and others metnb.r. Of ,h. I ,J
Lodge NO 20, Of the Independent Order of Odd F.IIo
%ag lYf an Act oil incorporation enable hem to pur
enase ana hold Tor the purposes OF their institution cor
tain real estate, aud for other purposes VT
RESOLUTIONS.
on motion OF MIR. LOVE, Resolved, Tint tho C,,,;,,.
on WILMA Laws be instructed enquire into ,ho .,.
ency OF abolshing all Militia Mustcrs ,.,c.n, 49,
volunteer Companios and to substitute in lien ,ho,.o
some other method OF enrolment so as IN ,s.ss,; -
''"S anu ne OF inc Militia Of tho State.
IN motion OF MIR. BALLARD, Resolved Thu, tho Fan
ano', anu internal Navigation be instructed to
enqurc INTO tue eApedency OF amending AN Act n,..J
I'd March, 1885, entitled An Act providns t 1 So,
inc Iuyandoite riSer, in Wayne county TO the K,nah
hSer' IN hana"ha county, provide that the Comn,is
soher 10 be appointed by the Board of Public Work nm
der the said Act, superintend the cons,rucon "a
uon ol the said road shall be required TO cans, ,h -
road TO commence at and be constructed from some pon
on mo hanawha river, above the mouth of .,,i.
creek nor below the of Charleston 10 the hon. T
EDWARD Chapman, on Guyandoo river in the lunty of
Logan. ' W
On motion OF Mr.. WATTS, Resolved by the General A.
semoy That the joint the two Hous. nj ,L
charged to enquire into the conduct of certain
Railroad Companies have power to send for pe,,on. md
papers to aid their investigation OF tho various sb,cc,. no.
erred to hem and that they also have power tn
Clerk. " NPP0'''a
On motion OF Mr. MAYO, Resolved, That the committee
OF Finance enquire into the expedency of granting license
10 inc owners or occupers OF public theatres in the ees
ana towns OF this Commonwealth sell refreshments there,
IN during such periods they may be omen for npb
ou"h OF entertainment; and II their opinion expedent
{" enquire into tho OF tax that should be bald or
such licenses. r'
Sailou up inc engrossed bill 10 amend ncI
passed March 9TH 1876, incorporating Hardy and Win
chester Turnpike company.
After some discus.on-Mr LEE adyoc,,ing o,J No.
HUNTER, CARSON and TuoNrson opposing M. MASSAGE =,
was rejected, by vote OF ayes -, noes &C
Mr. HUNTER then moved that the vote rejecting IL be re-
considered, since 1t evident that the bill might hs
shaped to the APPRECIATION OF the Housovbicb
was done
Mr. LIE then moved reconsideration of the vote mass.
ing 1t TO It's engrossment, wh its recommment
which poton prevailed, aud the bill was ecommitt.d ae
cordingly.
JAMES RIVER BILL.
The James River Bill ia the form OF the substut, Of
ht SrEDrhER next came It's passage and after
suefaoe ulscussOn, m which number partc paed A was
rejected by vote OF Ayes 60; Noes Gas follows.
htS-Me'srs Brown OF A. Hart Iaync IIavie Poyeu Rh.f
cy Johnson Byrd Thompson OF Boeour Bambriek Mor Pr
Lacy lrvins Love, Seou H1 OF ". Evan. stiman Wall
arson White lake Carroll Cale Daracou Lee Ianea,tr,
hunrr thompson Of J. Patrick Ballard Harrison of L. u,y
mond Oldham, Waggone Brown Beimr Eamund-on Of a
r. ferro~ EdgngoH, Newman Ianier Tuna Caek,y Far
ah Anderson sfotl MAYO, Cook Harper Dotman B,oxn M
Il Tate Holiday Gillespie, lloner GoO1sln PIayd
GO ' n.y."
Nots-Mrsrs. Joncs Of 4, (speaker) Cu.. P,nn.y Mn,
mon Sehgg BurSe BoaS small Bennett MaeIn Bocnck Mos.
By Dickinson CALDWELL Slaughter Thompson OF II Roam. smub
street. Carer Jones OF Glou Walker Major .t Thor,.,n Of
VI Duncan D'ad Goodwin, Howard Wallace, Gaurs Ro,in,op
esLa Richmond, schooey Mlnyrr PoadeItc innn Isan
l.r Banks BROWNE of A NJ Gooc wiliams Kelly Watts
apper Verify Ncms Oliver DAVIS MPherson Taiun Cooke
Sturm Bare. MElhrnIry Morrison, OF = sickey toop
fitLhugh' butdrtt tisil-man, Chandirr-G3
On motion OF Mr.. DoRNAN, the House adjourned.
la our report OF Thursdays proceedings IN the House Of
Delegates, Mr. HlErr made say VIVA, IN fact was
said by Mr. Hull