Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-28

| the purpOSe oil extending lhelr rOaG rom Dor
louisville through The county OF Greene along III
ridge dividing the waters OF the Rapid Ann ait
Riyanna rivers 10 Harrisonburg in the county o
Rockingham.
On motion OF Mr.. TilETT,
The House adjourned
WEpSE spAY, January %, 1913.
SENATE.
The bills from The House were read and com
mitted on motion of Mr.. DENNIS.
ELECTION OF COUNCILLOR OF STATE
The resolution for the election OF a Councillor
was returned from the House with an amend
ment fixing The 18th Of February instead Of the
3rd 0 March Alter some remarks BY Messrs
VOOLFOLK, STANARD, BAPTIST and
WlTCHER, il was laid on The table, on motion
OF Mr. VOOLFOLK.
THE SMALL NOTE BILL.
The bill authorizing The Banks to issue small
notes being the order Of The day was taken up, ami
alter lew rewarks by Messrs DANIEL,
STRINGER and STANARD. the bill was laid
on The table again and made the order 0 me Gay
for Friday next, on motion OF Mr.. STRlNGER.
The bill! 10 unite the Seaboard and Roanoke
Railroad Companies was taken up on motion oi
Mr. DANIEL.
Mr.. BONDURANT proposed an amendment,
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with Other railroads. that the Board OF Pubic
Works should regulate The lhroughiare on This
road.
The amendment was advocated by Messrs.
BONDURANT. KANE and KINNEY and
opposed BY Messrs. CARLlLE, DANIEL,
THOMPSON, GALLAHER and WITCHER.
Before the question was taken,
Mr.. VOOLFOLK moved 10 recommit The
bill and amendments 10 a select committee.
Messrs. CRUMP and GARRETT opposcdthe
motion Ia recommit; and il was lost.
Mr.. C2UMP then proposed an amendment 10
Mr. B.'s amendmeni; which was adopted.
The amendment as amended was lost-ayes
II, noes IT,
Mr.. KINNEY then offered an amendment but
before the question was taken,
Mr.. VOOLFOLK moved TO lay The bill and
amendments on the table; pending which,
On motion of Mr. STANARD, The Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Mr.. LANlER from The committee on Propo-
sions, &c, presented dill incorporating PVIo-
mac Division No 60, Of The Sons OF Temper
ance OF Shcpherdstown in the county OF Jeftef'
son;
A bill to prescribe the mode Of electing Tru'.
tees for The town of New Marinsvie in The
county of We,zel and vestns them with certain
corporate powers; and
a bill making compensation to physicians al
tending upon Coroners' lnoues!s.
Mr.. OLDHAM, from the committee on
Claims presented reports adverse to The petitions
OF Messrs. billiard and Johnston OF George Va
ner, and Of VIM. Hevener.
Mr.. NEWTON from The committee on Mill
Tia Laws presented bill authorizing The pay
mept OF certain sum OF money 10 Adlniant
General VIM H. Richardson.
Mr.. RAYMOND, from the committee on
Roads, &C., presented bill Tor the extension oil
the Louisa Raj Road 10 the Dock in the city Of
Richmond.
On motion OF Mr.. RAYMOND, the commit
lee on Roads, &C., were discharged from The con-
sdera,ion OF the petitions OF citizens of WOOD, oil
Harrison, Of Richie, of Dojdridge, OF Lewis, ol
Pendle,on and OF the city OF Wheeling, each
praying for The construction OF railroad from
Parkersburg 10 the Tygan's Valley or Cheat
river; and the said petitions were lald on Inc aoe.
MIR CONWAY, from the committee on Schools,
&c, presented a report against the peIitlon oil Inc
county of Northumberland for The repeal oil The
charter OF the Northumberland Academy
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were presented and re-
ferred 10 appropriate committees:
By Mr.. DORMAN: OF citizens OF Augusta,
asking an increase ofIhe pal stock OF the How
ardsvIIe Turnpike Company and the extension
OF said road 10 the town OF GIeenvlle. By MT
RlVES: OfRob't Gillian, administrator OF wat
kins Fem, deceased, Tor The passage OF an act di.
recing the sale of the real estate belonging 10 sa 10
decedcnt. BY Mr.. M'LAUGllLlN: Ot George
Nicholas, for divorce from his vile LAURA
By Mr.. ALLEN OF G. and NJ: Documents 10
be used as evidence 10 sustain The petition OF c'
,izens of the counties of Gics Monroe, Botetou1
ID , mi
Of. By MIR. CLOPTON: or citizens Of Giou
cester, for amendments 10 the law Ie!d'IVe u 'he
taking Of oysters.
The following report OF the committee 10!
Courts Of Justice was then taken mp:
The committee tor Courts Of Justice have ac-
cordine TO order had under consideration so much
OF the communication OF The President Of iht
Board of Public Works 10 them referred, as relate:
to the decision OF the Superior Court OF Law ioI
the COUNTY OF Henrico in the case OF the Louisa
Rail Road company against the said Board, ant
have come to the following resolution:
Resolved as The opinion of this committee, iha
it is ine1pedrnt for the Board 10 appeai IRON sait
decision.
amend The same by striking out the whole Their
Of and substituting in lieu thereof The following
Resolved, By the General Assembly, ina! 1t !
| ine1nedient for the Board o! Public w orks 10 az
neal from tho decision ni Tho S"rHri"s Court
Law for The county OF Henfico in he case OF u
Louisa Rail Road company against said Board
A long debate ensued, in which Messrs "a n
NELL MARTZ, WATSON, HART, sHEt
FEY, DORMAN, JOHNSON OF AuE ,nE
BARBOUR, CONWAY, PRICE, MERE,
DlTH, RAYMOND and TUNsTALL '0''
MIR. BARBOUR moved TO postpone the who'll
subject indefinitely. Lost
The amendment was also rejected ana INC OH
onal resolution was adopted. ~ D.
On motion Of Mir. HILL, Of + and NE ne
solved, That the committee on Preposnlohs en-
ouire into the expectancy OF Changing ,ne pay
bon.e G, joseph Harper, in Fayetic, 10 The hou'
OF LemueI farrell. , u D.
On motion of MIR. TURNER, OF Henry-Re