Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-12-20
STANDING COMMITTEES.

! Committee on CkIin.S-MessrS. Daniel, Nc
Cauley, Kinney, Smith, Harwood, Averett and
| French.
On Internal Improremcnts- NIessrs. Sloan
Crump, Fry, StanaTd, Dennis, Deneale, Rogers
and Tate.
On General La,rs-Messrs. Tyler, Thompson
Amber, StanarG, Carlisle, Kinney and Tribe.
| On Courts Of Justice.-MessIs. String er, Kane
Wtcher, Woods, Daniel, Shackleiord and lsbel.
To eran,inc Clerks Oticc-Messrs. Harwood
French and Opie
To eramine Bonds IF Public O6icers.-Messrs
Tribe, Fry, Tyler, Kinney and Pitts
| On the Librmy.-Messrs. McCauIey, Witcher
StrInger, Pitts aud Tate.
| Ioeranainc Penitentiary.-M essrs. Smith, Sloan,
Parriott, Fry, Barbee, Averelt and Isbell.
To examine 1reasurer's .4ccounts. Messrs
Dennis. Deneale, Crump, Harwood, French and
Shackeford.
On the .MHtia.--Messrs. Crump, Rogers, Nc
Cauley, Kane, Woods, Carlisle and Averett.
On tie .amory.-Messrs. Rogers, Smith, Parri-
OFT, Deneale, Dennis and Ope.
Joint Committee upon the repision Of he Girl
Code-Messrs. Thompson, Amber, Kinney, Sloan
and Wilcher.
On motion Of Mr.. Fry, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PETITIoNs.-By Mr.. Willis, of Stockholders of
Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad Company, for
subscription by the State for tbreefihs capital
stock.
BY Mr. Shelley. of citizens of Augusta. for in
crease Of capital stock of Louisa Railroad Company
and ior an appropriation for tunneiling the Blue
1ild9e, and also Tor constructing Railroad from a
point ON the kanawha, to some point near Coving
ton.
by Mr. McCue, of other citizens Of Augusta, for
same objects.
kEsoLUTIoNs.-On motion of Mr.. McCue-Re-
Courts of Justice, TO enquire into the expediencv
oil amending so much of the eleventh section of the
act or Assembly styled, ''An act concerning delin-
quent and forfeited lands returned delinquent here
alter for the payment of taxes" passed March
III, 1882, relates to the posting by the collector
or sheriff list of such delinquent lands upon the
courthouse door Of his county and, i'm addition
thereto To require him TO publish such list for three
months IN some newspaper in OF nearest to the coun
ty IN which such lands lie.
On motion of Mr.. Perrow-Resolved, That tbe
committee ON Roads, &C., enquire into the proprie-
~ OF authorizing the Board of Public Works to
cause a reconnaissance and survey of route for n
railroad connecting the Louisa railroad from Char
housewife toLynchburg, or from some point West
Oh charlottesville to Buchanan and from thence IN
Salem. '''o ~
OH motion OF Mr.. DOnnan-Resolved T'ha, The
committee on hoads, &c, enquire into the expedi-
ticy OF Incorporating company for the cOnslruc-
ZION OF M'Adamlzed Road form the to,vn ri
Slaunton to the town of Buchanan, CONNECTING ,he
stanton and Winchester with the South western
MAZDA mzed Road
ELEcTIoNs.-JOhn w Nash, was elected Judge
o. me 2nd Judicial District, receiving upon Joint
ballot l5l votes; scattering H.
George H. Lee, Judge of 18th Circuit, in place
oil Judge Duncan-joint vote ISL
Col John b. Floyd of Washington county, was
elected Governor of the Commonwealth, for three
years, from LIST January next-joint vote upon last
ballot, Thompson So; Floyd %; scattering 10.
The Presidents Message is published in some of
our eXchahnes under the following ptnn 90 Ehn