Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-02

land, and Of ciiiz,ns Of he county Of Campbell,
each PRAYING ih- reduction OF lie tolls o the
James River ard kanawha COMPANY; and lie
sand petitions wee oiie;c, % b. laid on The table.
Mr.. LAYNE. from The Committee on The Pc
nilenliary, reported bill 10 provide ior the an.
prchenson Of prisoners escaping from the Pen-
ten.iary and The hcler security Of lelons therein:
and bill 10 provide more effecualy io til sale
oi Peni;enliaIy manufactures.
Mr.. CHIshlAN. according 10 oTasr. presented
4 bill concerning Oysters and TeTrafns and The
penalties in regard = item.
On motion III Mr.. I'll Il. Of F. and N.-Re-
solved, Thai the Committee 81 Finance eIqu, e
into The expedieEcy I'll IeinH,slng 10 Wm. Myrs
The taxes On $4,000, paid BY him in he year 1911,
the taxes on The same being illegally cha sed 10
Linn and paid
PETITIONS.
BY Mr. LEE: Petition oi ci''z"ns al Hardy
county, 10! ihc passage q al ac 70 incorpntale u
company 10 coLsiiucI :. turnpike read Rom Pat
tersoa's Creek Depo, 10 Moorhrl BY Mr..
MAYO OF The James River and K1nawha
Company, asking ~ pecunieIy rid rom Tie
State 10 complete her works aad Tor an exicn-
sion Of lLcir charcl.
bill 10 incorporate lie Bank OF Potomac, in
Alexandria, with the amendment thereto pro-
rosed ~ Tie committee 10 which Ire same had
been committed, was taken NJ, on motion 81 MI.
TYLER, ard liz said Amendment tebs sgieed
10 III bill was ordered 70 he engFosscd.
MIR. WATTS ciierca lhc following ;csoiulis.
which on motion ci Mr.. h. :MOND, was laid
on Tie table:
kesoved-That The COMMITTEE charged with
the investigation OF lie characs against Judge
Gholscn have power 10 cauSe much al The tes-
iirony in said investigation !" lie printed for The
Use of IN" cea;ni.er as .aey may ccem relevant
and proper
IN ragrcSsei lil au.hur;a;..a he baltimore
ard Ohio Rail Roat - construct IL rx'ension .!
their work through The territory Of Virginia, was
real 4 third lime aLG passed.
An enerGseed bill 10 ,rsns!er The Common
wealihs rgh, In tract c! fortified lard. In ihr
counyof Lewis. IL The Buchanan Academy in
thai comfy, was taken Up, read ihir1 time and
passed.
An enerossea bill 10 au'hoIi.s lie Buart Of
Public Works 10 purchase widths The s'ock
ii lie Alexandra Cana Ccmrsny, was sea.
third lime and 1a,set-ayes 80, noes "a.
The House. according 10 he jim, cT'cI 81
The DAY, proceeded, hyJnin, Tre with The Senate
10 The election Of an Auditor VI puh'c Accounts,
Second Auditor, Treasurer, Register Of the Lana
brarian aud General A gent and >o;; keeper ol the
VAIL Inc rule q. me t;nusr WAS susioaed 50
rs 10 elect all OF said uficc:, Al lie saue tine
upon which he nominated Jane, I. Heath as
Auditor Of Pubic Accounts James Brown, j.,
az Second Auditor Fd5ius NJ. Lawson Is I,ea
surer, Stafford II. PARKER a Register II The
Land Office, WIN. H. Richardson a, Secretary
of the Commonwealth and Librarian, Charles :.
Morgan as Superintendent Of The rcniirntiafy,
and James C.Spol;s as General Acea:and Store
aecper-ana The Senate having tera inl,lmel
thereof by air. STOVALL and A. additional
persons having been pu in nomira' nn, the ;o.l
was called and The vote Tesuliec as !:!loHs:
Auditor Of Public Accaanis-Jamcs L. Heath
lis; Samuel Z. Goodson /, (Mr. Powell;l Rich
ard II. Baptist |, Mr.. Godwin.)
Second Auditor-James Brown, j.. III.
Treasurer-Fahus NJ. Lawson, III.
Register OF the Land Otfise-Slaiio;d ii. Park
er III.
Secretary II The Comlnonwea!lt and I.hfa-
yian-ior VIM. II. Richardson, III.
Superintendent, Of the peaieniary- far Chas.
S. Morgan, III
General Agent and s,orekseper oi he Penn
teniiaIy-tor James G. Spots, lG; for Shimucl
Goiwln, (Mr Rotinson.)
Joint vote with The Senate As Auditor OF T ublic
Accounts, ior James (. Heath, l39. scattering 2;
as Second Auditor, Tor James Brown. Jr., Ill; as
Treasurer, for Fabus NJ Lawson l4i; rs Regis
ter OF The Land Office, Tor Stafford p Palke' al;
as Secretary ii he Communicable aud Libra!i-
az, Tor VIM. II. Richardson al; IS SupenH;en-
dent Of The Penil-nlarv, Tor Charles ). Morgan
ILL., as General Agent and Siores'cpef al ii- Pc
nlenlary, for James c. Spots 40, scattering |.
A bill changing The line OF holding the circuit
superior courts Of Cumberland and AlpomalioS
comics and The Town q: Lyn"hburg, was taken
w and ordered To be enslosscd ana icai third
time.
a bill 10 al horize the Auditor 10 issue war
ram upon The Treasury in iavar oil Peer Moore,
administrator, with Inc substitute thereto propos-
ed b. the Committee o. Finance. was taken up,
AMI the said substitute being read. was agreed 10,
and The said bill as amended WAS ordered 10 be
engrossed
A message was received from The Senate BY
Mr. WALLACE, who informed The House thai
The Senate had agreed 10 resolution authorizing
The payment TO The Captains al the 2nd Battalion
q; The Virginia Volunteers, and others, for ey-
penses incurred in The organization OF their re-
speciive companies, with amendments.
A bill 10 provide for the complexion OF The
James River and Kanawha Canal from tide
water, AT Richmond, 10 The town OF Buchanan, and
for other purp SEES with amendments hereto pro-
20. ed hy The Committee on Roads, &c. was taken
up. The said amendments were agreed %. The
bill was discussed b. Messrs DOkMhN, YER
RY, THOMPSON oil B., BuRWELL, and
MAYO. Mr. DOIMAS suhmitieda substitute
lor said bill, and the substitute was adoplcd By The
following vote:
AYIs-siessrs brown of Abemarle. Hart, l.7yne,
Sheffry Johnson Byrd, Boak, Small, Thompson Of Bo
teiouri Bennett. Damhrick, Morris, Slaughter Irving,
Love Scott Hill nf Fayeiie and Nicholas, Evans Sil-
man. Street WALL Carson, White, Leakr, Calmell, Wal
k.r, Ilielt. Thnmpscn Of Hampshire Darrro pnnean'
Lee Lancaster. Hunter, Thompson Of Jefferson Pafrick,
Ballard, Harrison a inndoun, ScEoory, MGlnt,rr.
PriuJexicr, Raymond, Oldham. Waegonrr, Crown Of
Munongaiia Rrirme, EGmundsnn 81 Won conner; ahd
Pulls XII, Perrnw Newton EdginCrnn. Newman Laner,
1mnsail, Cack.ry Fairfax Anderson Tyler, stra'her
Mayo, CuuS, Earper. Dormln, Brown Of Rockingham,
Tate lloaday. Burdet Gli!esPc, Hnrner CasilrEian,
i.nodson and SitptensonT
NoEs-Mrssrs Jones of Chesterfield. trpeaker3 Gus
liz, F;nney Powell scrnggs, Gur"rl luthn, Harrison
nf brunswick, B.cock, Msny. Fox, Dickinson, Lucy,
Carroll. Major, billiard, Godwin, H"ward, Gaines Wal
licr, Robinson, Gresham, Richmond, Edmoudfon ~
Iinrnbrrr, Bank Browne &c Mathews aud Aiddese1,
Williams, Kelly, YerD9. Srlnir. Diver, Mcfhrl.Sn.
Ta,um Corkr, Daniel, siIrm, Rarr. Nci!henrrI, fori
son, Hit of Shenandna Stl.kisy Gooi%!n, FiLhuSh
iiarerave, freeman and Lhandh r-5n
The bill was then ordered 10 ~ ergTossed.
Pending The discussion message was received
from the Sena'e by MIR. WlLLEI, Stating that
they mad passed The bill AUTHORIZING lie uus'ce>
OF Buchanan Acatemv 10 purchase certain lands.
On motion ul Mr. 5 Rect.
The House adjourned.
SATURDAY, february q. isE.