Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-19
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
MONDAY, DecEMHER Is, 1913.


Mr.. JONES, from the committee on PIopos
gems OF Point Pleasant and bill 10 authoriz. :
separate election al the House of Apollo Stephens
in Mason comfy.
Mr.. FLOYD, from The commiuee on Roads
&c. presented The following bills A bill Il
amend the act, passed April Isl, lS46 ncorpo
rating The Old Court House and Abingdon Turn
pike Company; A bill authorizing Edward i.
Tayloc OF King George 10 charge wharfage
a. his wharf, on The Rappahannock river; A
bill directing survey oil the North and Sou'h
forks of The Holson river, and bill 10 authorize
jams Paxton Of Botelouft 10 erect nill-dam
across The Eastern branch Of the Cowpasture river
Mr.. DORMAN, from the committee on the
Militia Laws, presented bill concerning tnr
Virginia Regiment II Volunteers.
Mr.. STROTHER, from the committee for
Cour,s oil Justice, presented reports upon The pc
tition of citizens Of Charlotte, for change in
the laws in relation 10 Tree negroes, and upon
the resolution for essening OF lees OF constabes;
for repeating 9Th section Of the act concerning
Western lands and for other purposes and for
e1painine 18th section OF The act in reference TO
the Limitation OF prosecutions in certain cases.
and bill aulhorising the sale OF the real estate OF
Roger Atkinson of Halifax county.
Mr. SHEFFEY, from the committee on Lu
naric Asyums, presented bill providing for The
purchase of furniture for the Eastern and West
en Asylums and for other purposes
MIR. THOMSON of Jefferson submitted the
following resolution
Resolved, That special committee be ap
pointed to enquire into the expediency ofdirect
ing the Governor to present sword to Francis
Otway Byrd, a native of Clark county, Virginia.
for his gallant services as Lieutenant of Artille.
ry in the United States service during the war
of 1912 in the Canada campaigns, and others on
the Northern frontier; and especially for the
part be bore in the bloody conflicts Of ChipPe-
wa, Niagara or Lundy's Lane, as well as at the
siege and sortie from Fort Erie; and further, for
bis service under Decatur, In tho expedition
against Agiers. in which he volunteered as an
officer of Artillery and Bombardiers.
A motion was made by Mr.. PANNILL TO
amend The same. by striking out the words,
"Francis otway Byrd" and inserting The words,
can the Virginia officers who distinguished
themselves in the war Of l6l2-'l3; also, in the
late war, who have not heretofore been present
ed with swords by the Slate;" and it was deter
mined in the negative.
The resolution was then adopted, and the fol-
lowing was appointed as the committee: Thorn.
son Of J Floyd, Pannill Robinson, Segar. Lacy
and Nicholson.
The SPEAKER announced the following as
the committee on the Pilot LawG-Segar, Ro-
binson, Cowper, Kiby, Shepard, Howard Of
W., Mayo, Syme, Lancaster and Lacy.
On motion OF MIR. DoRMAN, the House took
up the following resolution, previously offered
by MIR. Cook:
Resolved, That a select commtee be appoint
ed Of the members OF this House to visit The Viz
ginia Military Institute, attend the semi-annual
examination Of the Cadets on The first OF January
next, report upon its condition, and particularly
with regard 10 the accommodation OF The Board
of Visitors concerning The reconstruction OF the
building
MIR. MASSEY moved to amend, so as 10 make
the committee examine the Institution at staun.
ton. The resolution was eloquently advocated
BY Messrs. DoRMAN. ROBINSON and MAS,
SEY; and Oh motion of Mr.. VERIFY it was LAID
on the table.
BILLS PASSED.
A bill authorizing separate election al Inc
New School-house, in the county Of Pendieio''
A bill authorizing separate election al Inc