Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-17
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MONDAY MARcU I3 1918.

MIR. LANIER, from the comnittec on Propo-
%sitions, &c reported adversely 10 tho petition
Of citizens Of the county Of kanawha, relative
to q separate election therein; of citizens Of
Tyler county, for a separate election at Indian
Creek, in said comfy; and upon a resolution
and petition for two separate elections in Acco-
mack; and reported the following bills, to wit
A bill Incorporating the town of Moundsville,
in the county OF Marshall: A bill incorporating
the Mount ia kson Manufacturing Company, in
the county Of Shenandoah: And a bill TO incor-
porate tho Master and Wardens Of Union
Lodge, No. %, Of Ancient York Free Ma,ons,
in ~ onongalia county.
On motion Of MIR. LANIER, said committee
was discharged from further consideration Of
the petitions Of Pinckard and others; OF citizens
Of the town Of Fairfax, in Culpeper county; Of
citizens Of Shenandoah, relative TO the boun-
Diary line Of said county; and Of James Shanks;
and that tho said petitions be laid on the table.
motion was made BY MIR. STEPHENSON,
that the committee on Roads, Sc. be discharged
from consideration Of The resolution for the ap-
pointment of some person 10 examine the con-
tracts on the Brandonsvillo and Fishing Creek
| Road; and it was determined in the affirma.
tive.
On motion Of MIR. MEREDITH-Resolved,
That q special committee be appointed TO bring
in a bill providing for the payment ofthe funeral
expenses of the delegate from the county of
Bath, AMI that said committee have leave to sit
during the session Of the House.
The SPEAKER announced the following as
said committee, to wit: Messrs. Meredith. Wun.
der. Layne. Shelley, Pannill, Hill Of Fayetle
and Nicholas, and Syme.
On motion Of Mr.. PERR0W Ordered, That
leave be given TO withdraw the petition Of Ed
ward C. Mayo, for an increase Of tho toll on his
bridge.
Eppes Johnson, for release Of payment Of a fine
imposed on him for failing 10 appear As q wit
ness, &c.
EXTENSION or JURISDICTION tF MAGISTRATES.
This bill, which has been read a second time,
underwent numerous amendments; and, after
having been perfected, was put upon its en-
gro.sment. Not, however, before a motion 10
Indefinitely postpone, al the instance OF MIR.
COOK Of Roanoke, had been voted upon as
follows ayes 4S, noes ca.
On the question to ensross, Mr.. PERROW
called the ayes and noes; aud the vote was deci.
ded in the affirmative, TO Wit ayes 62, noes 46
RE.AppoRrIoSMENr BILL DEFEATED.
This bill, which had been reported back from
the committee without amendments, was taken
up in its regular order, and was op-n 10 amend
ments by the House.
Propositions 10 amend were s~eyerally made by
Messrs STEPHENSON, PARKS, SYME, ME
REDlTH and JACOBS; all Of which, save thai
proposed by Mr.. PARKS, giving 10 Kanawha
and Putnam counties two delegates, together,
were lost.
The question recurring on engrossing the bill,
the vote stood as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. STROLLER, (Speaker,) Watson,
Hart. Layne, Shelley, Johnson Of Augusta,
! Scruggs, Burwell, Brown of Berkeley, Me.
| Lauchlin, Bambrick, Moseley. McGinnis, Mos
by, Roane, Thomas, Scott of Fauquier, Rector,
Hill Of Fayetts and Nicholas, Howard Of
Floyd, Stillman, Taliafcrro, Wall, Price, Ian
easter, Turner of Henry, McMurran, Thomson
of Jefferson, Parks. Morgan, Harrison OF LOU
doun, White. Beard, Raymond, Oldham, Greer,
Whittle, vawter, Perrow, Anderson. Turner of
Patrick, Dice, Tunstall, Lanier, Stnrm, Mayo,
Dorman, McElhenney, Burdett, West, Stephen
son 81.
Nors-Messrs. Allen of AccomaG, Cu,lis,
Powell, Cheatbam, Stewart, Thompson Of Bo.
tetourt, Harrison Of Brunswick, Moncure of
! Caroline, Lacy, Roberts, Barbour, Camm,
Brooks, Allen Of Giles and Mercer, Cloplon,
Guerrant, Carroll, Maclin Of Grcensville, Ma
Tor, Stovall, Allen of Hampshire, Histt, John
son of Harrison and Doddridge, Howard Of
Jane. City, York and Williamsburg, Wallace,
Wright, Tomlin, Webb, Colson, Meredith, Ed
mondson, Twyman, Browne Of Matthews and
Middlesex, Coleman, Tanzey, Gardner, Michael,
Happier, Cowper, VERIFY, Basye, Pannell, Bus
well, Symo, Cackley, Cooke. Scott of Preston,
Womack, Rives, Harper, Bare, Martz, Morn
son, Wunder, Tate, Hargrave. Briggs, Giles
pie. Jacobs, Floyd, WALTON 60.
Mr.. MEREDITH reported a bill providing for
the payment of the funeral expenses Of The late
member from Bath county, John u. Hamilton.
On motion Of Mr.. JOHNSON,
The House adjourned.
TUESDAY, March l4,h, 1913.
SENATE.