Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-14
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, January II, lS4S.

The bills communicated from the House OF
Delegates were read aud committed.
The resolution referring 10 the maintenance
and care, in the State Asylums, OF luna!ic persons
OF color, was agreed TO.
Various bills were reported from standing com
mittccs.
The bill Incorporating the Masonic School OF
virginia, in Saunlun was passed.
The bill Incorporating The Amherst Copper
Mining and Smelling Company vas passed
The bill Incorporating Inc Marshall Lodge,
No. 80, Of Free anu Accepted Masons, was pass
ed.
The bill concerning the Richmond Male Or
phan Society was passed.
The bill Incorporating The ST. Thomas Division,
No. T, Sons OF Temperance, Harper's Ferry, was
passed.
The bill exemp!ing he Firemcn, in the town
OF Petersburg, from serving IN Jnries, was passed.
THE SMALL NOTES BILL.
The bill authorizing the Banks 10 issue small
notes was then taken up.
MIR. GARRETT moved lis indefinite postpone
men which he SUI sequently wiihtrew al the sus-
gesiion OF Mr.. GALA Her, and after some re-
marks bv MessIs. Wilcher, S!Tinser, Deneale, Ca
perion, Garlic, Voolfolk and Galancr ii was re-
committed Ia a select committee Of nine mem
bers, on motion of Mr.. Wcher. The commit
tee consists OF Mrssrs. Wicher, Garlic, Stan.
ard DeueaIe, Caperion, Garrett, Sttinser, WOOL
folk and GalIaher.
Mr.. CARLILE moved to Instruct The COM
millec 10 repori what measures can be adopted 10
expeiI notes less than So of ohcr States and nd-
viduas, and to increase the specie circulation in
the Commonwealth, which was agreed to.
The bill divorcins Jacob PluGb from his wife
Mary Jane was passed.
On motion Of Nj DENEALE,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
A communicate was received from the SEN
ate, stating that they had passed San act concern
ing the Court OF Hastings for the City of Rich
mond, and IAN ACT authorizing VIM. Nelson 10
construct wharves al Yorktown"
Mr.. DORNAN from the committee on FL
nance, presented the following bills:
a bill concerning Wesley and Woodson
Wright deputies OF Pichegru Voolfolk, Sheriff
OF Caroline county, and
A bill allowing additional compensation TO the
Assessors of the town and county oil AleIan-
dria.
Mr.. STEPHENSON from The committee on
Roads, &c, reported bill concerning the Roam.
oke Navigation Company.
Mr.. BURWELL from The committee on
Schools, &c, presented reports upon The petitions
Of Rhoda d. Jennings aud OF JOS. Madison Da-
yis. and the following bills:
A bill 10 incorporate The Wheeling Female
Seminary; and
A bill 10 provide for the payment OF oulsand-
ing claims Tor tuition OF poor children in Lee
county.
BILLS PASSED
A bill LAUNDERING the sale OF real csae belong
ing 10 the inian, children Of Robert w likns, de-
ceased;
A bill further to provide TOR constructing the
road from the Richlands in Tazewe 70 the Ken
lucky Inc;
A bill 10 provide for The improvement of The
road leading from the N Carolina line through
Carroll county, to the Valley Road near Wyihe.
vile;
il bill incorporating The Borough OF Beverly in
The county of Rarto!pt;
bill to amend the charter of The Branch
Mining and Manufacturing Company;
A bill! To amend the charter OF the Falls Man.
ufacturng Company;
a bill authorizing loan BY The Common
wealth 10 The Rappahannock Company;
A bill 10 authorize the enlargement Of the Lu-
nalic Asvlums Of the Commonwealth.
On motion of Mr.. RAYMOND, The House re-
considered The voie by which the report of The COM
miilce rejecting The application for precinc eec-
ton al F'armvie was yesterday agreed TO By
the House. This motion was supported by Mes.
seurs Haymand ana Syme, and opposed by
Messls. Soval and Womack
On motion of MIR. STOVALL. The commit
tee for Courts Of Justice were discharged from
The consideration Of The communication OF the
Board of Public Works presented on last Sa,ur-
day, relative 10 the Richmond and Danvie Rail
Road, and The same was referred to selec, COM
miitee.
On motion OF Mr. LANCASTER-Resolyed,
Tha, The committee on Trade, &c, be instructed
to enquire into The eIpediency Of reporting bill
incorporating the Washington Mining company.
On motion Of Mr.. BROWN of Berkeley Re-
solved, That The committee on Roads, &c. be re.
quesled 10 enquire into the e1pediency Of repeal
ing so much of the act passed l7,h March, 1910,
as suspends the subscription heretofore made by
The State 10 the Martinsburg and Winchester
Turnpike company.
On motion OF Mr. BUSWELL-Resolved,
That the committee on Trade and Mechanic Arts
be instructed 10 enquire into the expediency OF
amending the act Incorporating the South She
nendoah Copper company, passed Feb. 2lst, ls45,
SO as to allow division OF the capital stock into
shares Of $50.
On motion of Mr. COWPER-Resolved, That
The committee on Schools, &C., enquire into tsq