Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-11
House of Delegates.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10, 1917.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Nb'oNiS or
MIR. FLOYD from the committee OF Roads and Internal
Navigation reported sgans, the petitions OF Stockholders
OF the Valley Turnpike Company for the appointment OF
additional proxies To represent the State in
'ngs OF the Stockholders Also rejecting for OF
uee sundry petitions from Bath and Allegheny, concern
ing slopes OF dams on the Cowpasure nvcr Also.
leeuns, Tor want OF notice, the petition Of the New
shenandoah Company, for repeal Of the 81 section Of
the Act of March ll,h. $780, concerning that Company
Also, the following Bills:
bill to amend and continue the Act OF the 81 March,
le4o, providing Tor road from the Guyandoc to the
kanawha River.
A bill changing the time for the Annual Meetings of
the Valley Turnpike Company.
4 bill providing for the construction of n Turnpk,
Road rom the Lynehburg & Salem Turnpike by Frank
I'm Courthouse, to Jack sonvillc. in Floyd county.
Mo. BANKS, from the committee OF Propositions and
Grievances. reported adversely petitions of citizens of
Bath and fondleton of citizens OF Harrison and Maron
and OF citizens OF Wood and Jackson, for counties.
Also the following bills
\ Bill authorizing separate election at the Union
Meeting House, in the county of Barbour
bhI to enlarge the power OF the Trustees OF the town
OF woodstock, IN the county OF Shenandoah, and for
other purposes.
Mr.. DAVIS, from the committee of Agriculture and Man
uiactares. reported the following bills
Bill authorizing the appointment OF Inspectors at How,
ardsvilc, IN the county OF Albemarle
A Bill to incorporate the Kanawha Salt Company.
On motion ct Mr.. FLoYp, the committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation were diseharged nom the considera
ton OF the petition Of citizens OF county of Taylor
asking some change or modification OF the tolls the gate
and bridge OF said county, the Northwestern Road and
the ordered TO be referred.
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion OF Mr.. SrovALL, Resolved, That the Com
mitec OF Finance be instructed enquire into the expe
diency of amending the 9th, 9Th and SIh sections o the
Act Of the 9th cf April 1888, providing for the negotiation
OF loans, and for other purposes.
On motion Of Mr.. SHEFEy Resolved. That the Com.
miee Of Claims enquire into the expodency reporting
bill to provide for the payment Of much of the en-
penscs Capt Kenion Harper incurred in raising and
maintaining the Augusta Volunteers, has not been al
lowed in the settlement OF Capt Harper's accounts
PETITIONS.
Mr. WALIAcE-Of citizens OF the county of King Georre
praving for amendments TO the passed 25h February
1916 Mr. WmrE-Rcmonstrance or number of eiti.en,
OF Giles county against any change in the Of holding
the courts OF said county. Mr. HowARp-Of VIM Nelson
praying an act authorizing HIM to construct Wharf on
York River, Of Yorktown. Mr. DoRNAN-O citizens of
RockbIdgc, asking for Macadam zcd road from Staunton
u Buchanan and from Stanton to Sco,tsve. Mr. BAN.
SRIcG-Memorial Of citizens OF Brooke, demonstrating
against the formation az separate election precinct in the
town OF New Cumberland, m said county.
On motion Of VIZ SHETFEV, the bill TO authorize the Bal
umore and Ono Railroad Company 70 the
sion o their Tair od through the territory of Virginia.
taken up and read 4 second time
Mr SHEfrrv offered amendment to the first section
ANA that amendment pending. the bill on motion of Mr.
HUNTEE, was laid on the table.
The engrossed bill incorporating the Richmond and Pa
munkeY Railroad Company was then taken up
Mr.. HoLIADAY opposed the passage Of this bill. prnc
pay the grounds that the advantage resulting from the
contemplated road would compensate for the injury
which must result 20 existing lines OF Improvement from
It's construction, and upon the grounds that the State was
the amount OF some 100000.
Mr. Lacy replied at length and with much zeal to
the objections raised by the gentleman from Spottsyvana
lie made an argument 10 show the considerable saving
which result The people Of that section OF the State
through which this road be constructed in point of
incurred IN Transporting their produce market
lie further entered upon the general merits OF the propo
siion.
Farther discussion easued-Messrs. LANCASTER, LEAKE
and Cock opposing, and MessFs. Lacy, MAYO aud
GAMES advocating the passage OF the bill.
The being taken conclusion OF he dis
cussIon, the bill rassed-ayes -, 22-as follows:
AYEsNers Jones OF Chesterfield tSpelkerl Gusts Fnrev
Hsr, ihyrs Powell MDcamon, Shelly Scuges Thomp,nn of
Boenu'i, Bennett BlHhreE Bosoek, Morris Lacy Caldwell
h0mp o unEdie. Chsmi Roanc Love, Smith IN
OF fayre a Nch ls Crcr, Jones g. o.. Stova
Th7mp N H. Dan1eo Lee, Dlsrt, GodWin Howard Huner
Patrch Gaues Robinson Gresham Richmond seho0cy
Minte, Lnond-n % urebbafg Banks Oldham,
81 WlsgoEer WIfm., Beune, 'rEInts5H VI Bfeahsd
PerIoS VERIFY. helms, DAVIS APhrr.ua Taum Newman Cac.
ley AnicT Tyler. My Harper Bare OF r. Hill
Of : sues"y Tate Fuugr Bufdet Gillespie, Goed,oR Clane
Stephenson, Foyd-7S.
NpEe-hssss Brown Of AbemaHc, Harrison a. DiekirS n
Saugh's sulman Street. Leakc Walker Lancaster Thomson
81 Jefferson Harrison Of L. Kelly Newton, Sym- Tunstl
Cooke sGoiAcf M0rison Goo, Hoiaday, Ffeeman-2s
On motion, the House adjourned.