Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-05
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, MARCH ?, lS47.
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TUESDAY, MARCH, ?. ls47.
SENATE.
Bills from The House OF Delegates were read
and referred 10 their respective Committees
MIR. VOOLFOLK reported The bill in rela.
| lion 10 the couris u Cumberland, Appomalroy
/ nc Lynchburg, with Amendments, which were
/ agreed 10, aud he bill passed.
| The SPEAKER lid before The Senate certain
resolutions from The Stale Of Missouri. They
were laid On lie table, On motion vi MIR. WIT.
CHER
Mr. McMULLEN, from the Committee on
Internal Improvements repoy.ed The bill auhori.
zing The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
10 extend their road through The territory of Viz
gnia o. motion Of Mr. ROGERS, The bill was
lid on the table aud made The or,iel vi The day
f.r Tomorrow, "Wednesday
On motion Of Mr.. BONDUR ! Mt, The bill
concerning the Lynchbnrg Turnpike Company,
was taken up and passed.
Mr. GARRETT moved that lie Senate re-.
quest the House OF Delegates 10 Trturn The Lill
authorizing the Farmers Bank and Exchange
Bank OF Virginia 10 eslablisi branches in The
Town OF Alexandria; and after me discussion
anuns Messrs Ganeu, Wallace, Rngeis, Gala
her, WiCher, Slanafd and Me Mullen, The motion
was Withdrawn.
On motion Of Mr.. WALLACE, the Senate
took up The Till concerning Tree negroes and lnu-
lallueS, and The question being taken on rs ras.
SAGE, The bill was rejected. Mr. STA NARD
mase Intellectual motion 10 reconsider the vote
rejecting The above bill.
On molten Of MIR. WOODS,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MI. BOCOCk, iloin The Committee iur Courts
OF Jusiicc, presented The following bill, "a bill
"A. 49, l,... II
hpih;" and "a bill diyorcins Amanda Gosiino
from her husband Palmer Costing"
On motion Of Mr.. BOCOCK, ordered .ha, the
Committee for Courts OF Justice lie discharged
from he consideration Of the petitions of citizens
al The county oi Augusta asking Tor change in
tlr jury system; oil John NJ PIss.cn, I'll certain
nuiarics public ii the city ol Norfolk ard town Of
Portsmouth,; and Of notaIcs public Of the town oi
Lynchhurn, each asking tor an increase III their
Tees and that the said petitions be laid upon the
table
Mr.. BANKS, from the COMMITTEE on Propo-
siliunS and Grievances, presented reports upon
lie PETITIONS of citizens al The counties ot Taze-
well, Wylhe and Smylh for new county; Of
lhr trustees 81 tie town ot Iewi>burg in the
county vi GreenbricI; of the division NJ 81 Of
the Sons Of Temperance for an aH II ncorpora-
lion; and The following bill: a hill prescribing
regulations 10 b. observed in making appica-
tons Tor The formation II a new counly"
MIR. BANKS announced that the said COM
miiee having finished The business before if,:had
no further occasion Tor clerk, and that officer
was ordered 10 be discharged
Mr.. HOLLADAY from The Committee on
Claims presented The following bill "A bill ap
pfopraing sum q money Tor ihe benefit Of
Saml freeman Of the CITY Of Richmond /"
Mr.. DAVIS, from The Committee on Asricul-
ture and Manufactures, presented; repou upon
The petition ol Abram McCnIloch and other CHI.
bill: "a bill 10 incorporate the Famyille Manu-
featuring Company"
Mr.. HUNTER. according 10 order, presented
the following bill: "A bill amending The acl pass
ed lhe 25h Feb, 1896 establishing district free
schools in The Counties o Frederick AMI Jefferson.
On motion OF Mr.. HARRISON o; Louioun,
Resolved, That leave be given 10 bring 10 bill
Incorporating company 10 Construct 4 bridge
from The Point Of Rocks in the county of Frcdrr-
ick, Stale OF Margland across The Potomac 10
some point on The Virginia shore opposite The Po-
iomac Furnace property
On motion Of MIR. WILLIAMS, leave was
granted 10 withdraw tie petition Q! The heirs OF
John Nelson, preserved al the present session Of
the General Assembly
gsanicu 10 wi'Gu'aw 'i- par Ie,ve w,s |
presented in like manner ''' nrtf /
I
The Join, committee on the Library was taken up |
The report is complimentary 10 he Librarian,
for the order ard care with which The Library
las been kept: and concindcs 9Th a resolution
lhr accounts II The Librarian, wach ,
was agreed 10 b. Tie House.
LOUISA RAIL Rn.D.
A bill providing Tor The extension Of The Louisa
Railroad 10 the eastern base Of The Blue Ridoe |
was la ken up, on motion Of Mr. DARRaCOII,
read a second time, ard amcnd-d on motions |
made, and, as amencod, ordered 10 he
a hill authorizing The States guarantee 10 GER
lain bonds OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company, was taken up, on motion Of Mr.. HUN
TER, read a second lime, and ordered 10 be en-
crossed and read third time.
A bill. 10 amend the act passed 9TH March,
1876, Incorporating The Hardy and Winchester
Turnpike Company, with the amendments there
10 proposed by the Committee on Roads and In
lernal Navigation, was taken up on motion oil MI.
LEE; and The said amendments bang read we're
agreed 10.
Mr.. STOYALL moved 10 strike ont The third
section oil The bill, which authorized subscflp-
ton for lwo-il!hs OH The rart OF Inc o,a'', winch
mo.ion was rejeclel-ayes AZ noes 90.
The bill was then further amended, and ordered
10 be cngfossed.
The SPEAKER laid before The House COM
municalion from The Governor, enclosing fesolu-
lions OF The Stale oil Missouri. proposing 10 aoo-
,ish as lar AS practicable, The distinction c1isihg
between he officers and soldiers ~ The army q
the United :Slates which being read, were laid on
The table, and ordered ~ BE- printed on motich o.
Mr. DORMAN.
An enprossed bill. authorizing The County
Court Of Amelia 10 reassess The lands OF Fiancis
A. Wilson, was read third line ard passed
An engrussed bill 10 amend, lar The counties o.
Loudoun, Fairfax and Kanawha, The act Tor Ihe
establishment Of District Free Schools, Passed
February 25ih, 1886 vas read th:d l'ne ahd
passed.
An ensrossed bill, granting all 10 The Norm,
Western Virginia Academy, was read 'nita
time, and, on motion oi Mr. SToVALL, 'ndeiI
ni,elv postponed, after debate, in which me OIL
was supported by MessTs. RAYMOND ana
DUNCAN, and opposed by Me srs. Z URWELL.
STOVALL and ANDERSON.
A number Of bills were read 4 second lIine
and ordered TO he ngrossed-amons them one
Incorporating The Virginia and New YORK
Steam Navigation Company, which was opPo-
scd by Messrs. La NCASFER AMI SioV aLL'
and sustained by Messis. MAYO AMI DOh-
MAN.
The hin 40 incorporate The Commissioners 81
Public Schools IN Portsmouth," Vas laid on The
labe.
A lin to establish The Armory School was re.
committed.
On motion Of Mr. YERBY,
The House ADJOURNED
"WEDNESDAY, MaRcn :, 1877.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
A communication was received from The Sc.
n..te BY their Clerk that they had passed The bill