Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-04
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
THURSDAY, February 3. 1913.
SENATE.

THuRsDAY, FsBRuARY 3, 1913.
SENATE.
Mr.. DANIEL reported The bill Incorporating
the Meherrin Manufacturing Company in Greens.
will. county, which was passed.
SMALL NOTE BILL.
The bill authorizing the Banks 10 Issue smal
notes being The order eli day, came up, AM NJ.
VOOLFOLK moved 10 postpone The consiieIa.
ton OF lie bill ill Tuesday next
/ Tie motion was acyocaed By Mess.
VOOLFOLK, STRlNGER and KANE, art
opposed by Meesrs. STANARD, WITCtER
! and BONDURANT, and decided IN the aiifma.
! tive
Mr.. BARBEE moved to take up the bill for
! McAtamizins the Northwestern Tnrnpike roai.
| The motion was opposed by Messrs. BON
DURANT, STANARD, FRY and TRIPLE,
and advocated by Mr.. STRlNGER; and LOST
| ayes II, noes ~.
The bill concerning John L. DcuSheHy was
taken W on motion OF Mr.. JOHNSON, and
being explained by him, was passed.
The bill allowing additional compensation 10
the assessors for The town and county OF AleXau-
dria was taken Up, on motion OF Nj. K GERS.
| GERS, BONDURANT, GALLAHER an!
| CARL LIE, and opposed by Mc>srs. WOOL.
FOLK, GARRETT and BAPTIST. The til
then passed.
Mr.. ROGERS moved resolution which was
adopet. requiring The juiut committee On re
Armory TO enquire whether the Annoy lon
Manufacturing Company have mol violated their
contract with The Board o. Public Works, &C.
On motion OF Mr.. STANARD, the bill ciYor.
cling William II. Blackburn from his wife
Sarah, vas taken up and passsd-ayes Is, nOesi
On motion Of Mr. FRY,
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
A communication was received !rcm the Sc.
nate, stating that they hal passed various bills.
some win amendments; which were ccncune1 IN
by the Honse.
Mr. LANIER, from the committee on Piolo-
sitions &c, presented rep r. adverse TO 'he pea
/ ton Of citizens Of Rappanannuck, !cr sepa.die
election at r. +. hieelng House, IN >am coa0iy.
Nh RAYMOND, from the commii!ee GA
Roads, NC, presented report adverse to the pe.
li.!ons from Augusta. relative ~ The tree road
between Stanton and Buffalo Gap-aEd The To-.
lowing bills
A bll authorizing the States guarantee 10 ce!-
tain bonds Of The city Of Wheeling;
A b,ll To amend The act passed March lNa,
lSi7, incorporating the Manassas Gap lufhp'e
Company;
| A bll to Incorporate he hln5"ooc aid west
Union Turnpike Company.
MIR. DARRACOTT, ifom tho committee on
Agriculture, &C. presene the following bills;
A bill incorporating the Pallaiephia Mining
and Manufacturing Company and
A till Incorporating The West Virginia Goa.
Mining Company.
Mr.. BURWELL. from the committee On
Schools, &c, reported bill concerning Inc E!''
mary schools in King George county.
Mr. OLDHAM from the committee on CiaiiHs
reported bill IelundiDg TO VIM. LsZef a ceG'
tain sum of money.
On motion OF Mr.. JOHNSON, OF August
Resolved, That the committee on Propositions
&C., enquire into the expectancy OF incorporating
the Stanton Lodge No. As, Independent Ofdef q
Odd Fellows.
On motion of Mr. MONCURE, Of C.-Re.
solved, That The committee on the Militia Laws
enquire inIo he expediency OF allowing The arms
lately used by The Port Royal Guard, IN Caroline
(Which company has ceased 10 exist 10 be tIahs'
TERED to The Rappshannock Academy, 10 san
counly, 10 be used by the principal and assistant
in drilling The students al sail Academy, upon
the plan pursued al the Virginia Military lns''-
slu,c, at Lexington. MIR. NJ. presented docu-
ment TO accompany said resolution.
On motion OF Mr.. SCOTT, oil F.-Resoi"cd,
That the committee Tor Courts Of Jnsiice be ~
sruced TO enquire into the expcdiencv oil so
amending the acl Q. the last session, extending ne
jurisdiction Of this Common wealth over he ooun'
IL OF q alexandria, as 10 provide more etteo'ua
Tor the election Of delegate from hat county.
On motion OF MIR NWAY-Resolved, Tia.
he committee on Agriculture, &C., be instruc',.
TO enquire into The cIpediency Of incorporate
the Monroe Gold Mining Company and the la
gle Gold Mining Company.
On motion OF Mr.. SCRUGGS-Resoly,d
; That the ccmmillee on Agriculture, &c. be H.
slTucted 10 enquire into the e1pedlency OF pIovii-
ing by Law Tor draining lands, when adjoining
| oil ihoir l.r Ia, k. 80.
teied upon for that purpose
On motion Of MIR. HARRISON, Of LoUscun--
Resolved That the committee en- RUads, Sc,
enquire into the expectancy OF amending he
charter OF The Goose Creek and Little River Ma
vigation Company; and Increasing the eubscfP-
ton Of the Board OF Public Works in The stock
thereof.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were presented, AM
: referred 10 appropriate committees
BY Mr.. CHEATHANI: OF citizens OF CAM
bell, fora change OF the county line between saii
county and the county OF AppomatloI. b. Mr.
, ALLEN, OF Giles and Mercer: Sundry doc1.
menls 10 be used as evidence 10 support pe'i-
ton Tor The formation Of a new county out Oh paris
o: the counties OF Boetourt, Roanoke, Giles and
, Monroe. BY Mir. ALLEN, Of Hampshire. A
, petition OF highland Lodge, No 81, OF The
Independent order Of Odd Fellows, Tor an
act of incorporation. By Mr.. HAMILTON;
OF citizens Of Highland. against the change
Of the name Of the comfy toan in said county.
By Mr. LANCASTER: OF George f. CIV,
stating that h. has been employed IN dredging ga.
the ship channel below the outlet lock OF he kici-
mpnd DocS; and that he has been Complained q
before the HeGGico County Cour, by some per-
sons vino a!iese that, in The prosecution 81 sad
dredging, he had filed, or was filing, the whargcs
al III ckeus with al.uvia deposlie; That he ha-
been presented therefor, and thai he pioseculi n
is purely vcYatous, and asking that The said co.
secuon may be dismissed. By Mr. IUN-
STALL: Or p w. S. Cabel and olhef., tor
the incorporation cf co npaDy 10 improve '.e
navigation OF Smiths river. By Mr.. STE
PHENSON Of Thomas Rawlings Of he Sat-
OF New foEk, for The passage of a law 10 au.
thorize MIN 10 hold land in This Stale. BY NJ.
GUERRANT: A document 70 be usrd as Ell.
dence 10 support the petition Of Stephen Dura
HARRISON CONTESTED ELECTION
The House then took up the Harrison Z, mrs.
cd Election. When he House adjourned on Wct-
mes ay, The following resolution was uGGe! con-
sideraron:
Resolved, therefore, as the opinion Of this con-
mitIce that the return OF JOSEF b Johnson a. d.
leeae 10 represent The election district composed
OF the county OF Harrison and part al Dofdrttce
was Illegal and ought 10 be set aside; ana lha,
the Speaker OF the House Of Delegates be direc "a
To issue writ of election to supply The vacancy
thus occssioDed in aid election district.
The House was addressed BY Messrs. DUN
CA N and JOHNSON on matters not exactly re-
leyan 10 the merits Of The question; and by MIR.
SCOTT on The resou ion.
Mr.. MONCURE OF Stafford being DESTROYS oi
addressing The House, on motion OF Mr.. SYME,
the House adjourned.
DEATH OF THE HON. JOHN DAVIS.
te!esraphic dssrach TO the Philadelphia
Bulletin announces the teath OF the Hon. John
Davis. u. S. Senator from Massachusetts. Re
expired al his lodgings, in Washington, TUESDAY
evening.
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