Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-12-14
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House OF DELEGATES.

Committees were called for reports, and the following
were presented-To release to Warner Miller the Com
monwealths right 70 certain properly therein men
tract of land therein mentioned TO Margaret McGeary,
Jane Dewey and Elizabeth Cunning CHAM re-arrangng
the 18th, 10Th and 10th judicial circuits and forming
new circuit; to open road across the Blue Ridge from
Rappahannock to Warren county; making further ap
propraon to the Beverly and Paramount road to amend
the act of March I'd, 1916 providing for road from the
Guyandoe river in Logan, to the kanawha river to
amend the passed March 18th, lS49, providing Tor
road from Shannons, in Logan county, to the Bluffs
COMMITTEE ON THE PILOT LAWS
The SPEAKER announced the following gentlemen as
the Committee on Pilot Laws, viz: Messrs. Segar,
Butt Yerby, Garrison Subbs, Mayo, Syne, Lacy and
Lancaster.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The following petitions and memorials presented
and appropriately referred:
By Mr.. PATRICK, petition OF sundry citizens OF Put
nam county, praying for change in the time OF holding
the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for
said county, by Mr. STRoTBER, the memorial OF w.
Blackwell and others, praying the establishment OF
branch Bank at the town of Marshall at the head OF
navigation the Rappahannock river by Mr.. STRorH-
Err Of citizens of Rappahannock praying the incorpo-
ration of company to improve the navigation OF Hazel
river.
| RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY ADOPTED.
| By Mr.. BENNET-Incorporating joint stock COM
pany on the hreeth principle, for the construction OF
turnpike road from Glenvifle in the county Of Gimer,
to ntersec the Stanton and Parkersburg road at VIM
| Arnold's, on Leading Greek.
1
the Board of Public Works inquire into the expedency
of providing by law that hereafter the Board OF Public
Works consist Of the Governor and Council, and the I'd
| Auditor.
Weston and Lewis Turnpike Company, passed March
r. lS49 provide for the construction OF SAID road
the joint stock principle the State to take
of the capital stock.
Mr.. DuKE-Changing the name Of Jacob Schledg-
mitch to Jacob S. Slagle.
Mr. MISUNDERSTANDING an act, passed March II,
LII A.. 1rnnr oto
and Potomac Turnpike Company so as to provide ior
division of the capital stock of said company into
shares of 1926 EACH and for reduction OF the authorized
width of said road to width not less than 10 eet
| Mr. misunderstanding the Little Stone Gap Road,
from the terminus of said road, in the county OF Lee, by
way Of the three forks of Powels River and Youkam
Station thence to intersect the Cumberland Gap and
Prices Turnpike Road some two miles east OF Jones'
| Vile
MIR. BoYD-Passing act to explain act, passed at
the last session Of the General Assembly, authorizing the
construction of turnpike road from Tazewell Court
House to the North Carolina line, at Francis Gap.
PUBLIC DEBT.
On motion of Mr. WATSON,
Resolped That the Board of Public Worksobe re-
quesed to furnish this House with statement giving the
following information:
l. The actual debt ofhe commonwealth discrimina=
ii ng between such part thereof as due TO corporations
under the control Of and in fact belonging to the State
and that which is owned by others, and showing when
the Is redeemable.
2 The resources of the commonwealth for paying in
cpal, independent OF its revenues derived from taxa
/ ton
3. The amount of the States liabilities for appropra-
tons authorized by law though not yet called for, but
which will certainly probably be required-discrm
mating between the two classes, and specifying as nearly
as can be done, when the same will be needed
4. The amount for which the State is colaterally
bound on guaranteed bonds otherwise when the
SO guaranteed payable and the resources OF the prn
cpal debtor in each case, ior protecting the common
wealth from loss account OF such collateral liability
And that said Board also reporthe annual income from
bank and internal improvement Stocks from the veal
1912 to the present time
LOUISA AND CONVICTION RAILROAD.
The bill for the extension of the Louisa Railroad COM
| ing up on its passage,
Mr. Price remarked that as some members were de-
sirops OF examining the provisions OF the BILL and the
friends OF the had desire press its passage
at present, he would to lay it the table, anc
make the order of the day for Saturday next at hal
| past IL o'clock.
The motion was agreed to.
RIIIs ON THEIR FIRST READING.
4 The bills on the tahe were then read first tine
4 aud orderet sid reading and several were, by
perirssion read The saeoad time and ordered TO be en-
crossed.
A report from the committee Militia Laws wa
81 read and agreed to- asking to be discharged from ht
consideration of resolution instrncng them to inquire
into the expedency OF aboshng the existing militia sys
tenn and substituting in lieu thereof an by the
Commissioners OF the Revenue, &c.
4 On motion Of Mr. GREAvEs,
The House adjourned.