Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-01-31
ll0l Sc OF DELEGATES

TrrspN. Jan o.
The Speaker laid before the House communication
from the Resisets o the Civil Code, relative To the hu-
slaess heiore the Count It Appeals, and the General
Court which ordered t, be printed and referred To
Committee for Courts uf justice
The Speaker ald bel re the House. communication
fnn the President ii thc Richmond and Fredericksburg
R,lrad, IN accordance with resolution of the House
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. seymour, from the committee Of Privileges and
Elections, presented the following report which was
greed 10 by the House
Tue committee u Privileges and Elections have, az
c"dng In ofd. hal under consider alton the npmoIia
ot james /. Shpp. 10 them REFEREED complaining of
the undue election et Travis J. Twyuau the Desnrt-
returned Ia represent the county of Madison IN the pres
en' House u pea.alrs agreed upon report aud came
h the following resolution lhcvtupon:
Resolved. That tie chairman Of ths committee ash
10 Re discharged from the luhor consideration Of the
fnd memorial and tl}r accompanying documents.
MIR Bnfwell, from the committee OF Schools. and Col
eges, presented the following bills:
bill loaning 10 the Lewis county seminary the pro-
cstds Tom Gales efdeIInqucnr aud rortci'cd lands
bill concerning the appointment of School Comm.
sinners. aud iar other purposes.
bill To provide for the collection Of The school fax as
sescd 10y the board Of trustees ur The schuul commission
ers, 4 the town OF Portsmouth.
ELECTION OF COUNCILLOR.
message Was received from The Senate, through Mr.
Baptist, Informing the House that the senate had agree.
To the resolution fixing day for the ltSiion Cuun
cilur. viii an amendment, substituting the Sd of Aarcl
! Tor the 10Th inst, as The day Of election
Mr.. Scott moved 10 amend the anendmrnt Of the Sen
ate by substituting the 10Th Of February; anJ The a
mendnen 10 tie Senates amendment Was carried with
out d, isiun.
/ NORTHERN EXTENSION OF LOUISA ROAD
! Mr.. Raymond, from the committee Of Roads &c re
ported bill for The increase Of the Capital STICK ,f III,
LOUISA Railroad COMPANY, by the of 81 POO 900,
the pur Of extending their rad through the count,
ID Greene along the udge dividing the waters OF TIA,
Rapd Ann aud Ryanna Elyels, lIarfsuuburr IN ia,
caualy 81 Il .ekingnan.
Inc bill provides that the road be divided INTO hr
seeisans the list extending the Eastern base of tn,
Blne Rldge. the second TO the Western base and The
ihifd 10 llartlsonburg As t50 900 Is subser
bd by solred dltcs other than The State fr the con
stuelloa I'd either ui these sections the Board of Pa
ofhs Is directed 10 sGbscrbe $4,000 for the State,
that II SlJ0S be o,heTN &c subscribed for the who'd,
road, the State subscription will b, SOS 600
II The l.ul>a company cline 10 accent THE eularoe
inont OF lis capital stock the eru.s Of iha bull cams
so,ers are ap"asd opea books llarrisorbarp and
olter places To raise sussci ptlous for railroad from
Harms ubnfg 10 Fredericksburg To Alexandria or IL
GordonsSllle and hen 500 shares the stock of sucf
road are subscribed Tor the company shall be ineorpora
ted Another provision authorizes such company 10 bor
fow innney Tor the IS tie work by tuuftpauip
al lis property 10 The lender.
On motion of Mr.. IIeit,
! The House adjourned.