Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-04
RICHMOND, VA, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY H. 1s4s

sale OF real estate belonging TO the infant chill
| dren OF Robt Wilkins, deceased with The unani-
nous recommendation that il be rejected. Laid
90 the liable.
MIR. KANE reported The bill TO provide for The
payment OF the outstanding claims for the tut.
lion oil poor children in Lee county Being e1
planned by Messrs. KANE and GARRETT, il
| passed.
The bill 10 incorporate The Point Pleasant and
Ripley Turnpike Company, after being explain
ed by MessIs. FRY and STRlNGER, was
passed.
The bill making an appropriation for bridges
on the Slaunlon and Parkersburg road, being ad.
vocated hy Messrs. BONDURANT, STRING
Err and KINNEY, was passed.
An &C! Increasing the capital stock OF The Shep.
herdsiown and Smihfeld Turnpike Company
was laid ON the table, on motion oil Mr. BON.
DURANT,
The bill divorcing VIM Fl. Blackburn from
his wife, Sarah, was taken up, on motion OF Mr..
STANARD. Alter remarks from Messrs. STA
NARD and CARLlLE in favor, and Messrs.
BONDURANT, KINNEY, BAPTIST and
STRlNGER in opposition, the bill was rejected
ayes l3, noes IA.
Mr.. STRlNGER then moved 10 reconsider the
vote rejecting the bill, which was carried and
the bill was laid on The table.
The bill allowing Lucy Tree woman Of CO.
lor 10 remain within the Commonwealth, Was
amended and passed
The bill 10 provide for the payment OF certain
fees for the tuition OF INDECENT children in Pitt
sylvania, was passed.
The bill concerning David Bonnet, OF Lewis
county, passed.
The bill authorizing the payment OF a certain
sum of money 10 Sarah c. Byars, executrix Of
George Byars, decd, being explained by Mr..
JOHNSON, passed.
The bill increasing The compensation OF he
Commissioners Of the Revenue Tor The county OF
Lee, being explained by Mr.. KANE, passed
2'The bill concerning the South Shenandoah
Copper Company was passed.
The bill changing the times of holding the
Quarterly Term OF the Courts OF Wayne, Cabell
and Boone, was passed.
The bill changing the time of the Annual
Meeting Of the Riyanna Navigation Company,
was passed.
On motion OF MIR. KANE, Inc Senate adjourn
ed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER laid before the House com
municaiion from the Governor transmitting de-
tailed statement Of The account between This STATE
and The United States, in response 10 resoiu
! lion OF the House, adopted on me 26ih ultimo.
MIR. SCOTT OF Fauqnier, from The committee
for Courts of Justice, presented report adverse
TO The petition OF John Page Eley, and The follow
ing bills:
A bill concerning juries in civil cases;
A bill changing The time OF holding the March
and August quarterly terms Of The county Court o.
Bedford;
A bill concerning motions agains, cons!abes
and
A bill divorcing VIM Youson from his wife
Eliza Jane.
Nj. LANIER, from The committee on Prcpo
si,ions, &C., presented the following bills:
A bill to incorporate Virginia Division, No
%, oil The Order OF Sons OF Temperance;
A bill 10 incorporate The Noun, W GODS Gene
lary Company in The city Of Wheeling;
| A bill 10 change The place Of holding a scpa-
rate election in Fayelte county;
A bill incorporating Valley Lodge No 10, o
the Independen, Order oil Odd Fellows in iae
| county OF Rockingham; and
A bill incorporating Central Lodge, No. 81, OF
the Independent Order OF Odd Fellows ~ SN--'@-'
doan county.
MIR. OLDHAM, from the committee on Claims
presented report adverse 10 the petition OF Ro-
ber S Campbell; and
A bill authorizing the payment of certain
sum OF money to Vincent 5. Morgan, deputy ioI
Thompson Atkins, late Sheriff OF Smyth county;
MIR. STEPHENSON, from the committee on
Roads, &C., presented The following bills:
A bill incorporating The Orange aud Ale1an.
dria Railroad Company;
A bill TO authorize Edward Wilcox 10 construct
a Wharf on James River;
A bill to amend the act passed March goth
l847, Incorporating The Wheeling West Liberty
| and Bethany Turnpike Company;
A bill to incorporate the Lynchburg and Tide
Water Railroad Company;
The bill 10 incorporate the LynchburS arc
| Tide Water Railroad Company, provides Tor lht
of pn m oners n bOOES Ia
receive subscribers 10 an amount not exceeding
| one million Of dollars in shares OF 500 dollars
each, for conslrucinga Railroad from Lynchbure
| TO Petersburg. Whenever three lounhs 81 three
fiths OF The capital stock shall be subscribed. The
| Board OF Public Works are directed 10 subscribe
| on the part OF the Stale two-ihs OF said rita.
A bill 10 Incorporate The Fredericksburg ans
Blue Ridge Rail Road Company and
a bill 10 authorize The width OF The Berryvli!e
| and Chareslown Turnpike Road 10 be lessened
Mr.. STILLMAN, from The committee on en-
rolled bills. reported that the said committee had
examined sundry other such bills and found then
| truly enrolled.
RESOLUTIONS.
| On motion OF Mir. FLOYD-Resolved, That
The committee on Roads, &c be instructed TO en-
ouire into The expediency Of directing the ensi
| neer on the South Western Turnpike Road acl
| leaving Abingdon with The work, to survey Olhel
| routes IL the Tennessee line, besides The enc
| known as The Reedy Creek route, watch is the
one al present fixed by law Of this session u
| the Legislature.
On motion of MIR. FLOYD-Ees"lved, Tina
| the Board of Public Works be requested TO lut'
nish this house any information they may pos
sess relative 10 The construction OF the Sou
Western Turnpike Road; and also whether OF
not complaints have reached them as to The man
~ hoe IsoD o cutpl a
as the stone has been laid down on the road
On motion of Mr.. FLOYD-ResoIved, Tha
The committee on Roads, &c. he instructed 10 en-
uuire into the cxpediency OF separating The office
Of engineer. upon The Southwestern Turnpike
road, from that of superintendent, tor the con
sirucion of The same.
On motion OF Mr.. MAYO-Resolved, That
The special committee, 10 whom was referred the
subject OF the pilot laws, enquire into The expe
diency Of repeating all laws now in force upon
the subject OF pilots-and if no to enquire into
the expectancy of passing an ACT explanatory Of
the act entitled an act changing the laws IN rela
tion to pilots, passed 18Th March, 1877; and Of
farther regulating the rates OF pilotage mentioned
in that aci; and Tho. the said committee be en-
arged 10 thirteen.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were presented, and
referred TO appropriate committees
By Mr.. LANlER: Memorial OF citizens Of
Piusylvania, demonstrating against the fornia-
ton of a new county oui OF paris OF that county
and the counties of Bedford aud Campbell.
By Mr.. FLOYD: OF citizens OF Washing
ton, for the passage of an act 10 authorize the en-
eneer on the Southwestern Turnpike Road Iosnr-
vey several routes to the Tennessee line, aliel
leaving The town o! Abingdon.
HARRISON CONTESTED ELECTION.
The report of The committee on Privileges and
Elections, upon the Harrison Contested Election
was taken up.
The report concludes with resolution, "lha
The return oil Joseph Johnson as delegate from
The county of Harrison aud part OF Doddridee'
was illegal; and that writ be issued for new
elec,ion;~for which resolution Mr.: SaEFEEY
had offered substitute declaring John 5. Dan,
can entitled 10 the seat, as delegate from SAID
election district