Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-16
TUESDAY, MARSH l3, l849.
SENATE

1
| The communication from The House hayin,
been read on motion oil Mr.. DENNIS, the bill
were committed TO their appropriate committees
Messts. DANIEL, CRUMP, STRlNGER
| TYLER and THOMPSON reported sundry
bills.
TIE following bills were read third time ant
passed:
Concerning Commissioners of Elections;
Concerning Thomas Green;
| Concerning The Alexandra and HaIper's Fer
ry Turnpike Company;
Concerning the Little Falls Railroad Compa
Incorporating The Soulhside Railroad Compa
ny; ayes II, noes 8
Concerning The Swift Run Gap Turnpike Com
panY;
Incorporating the Clarksburg and Philippi
Turnpike Company;
Incorporating The Elk Bridge Company; and
A bill TO incorporate the Petersburg and Lynch
burg Railroad Company.
A bill concerning John Nj. Ferguson, Ser
geant of the city OF Richmond, was laid on The
liable.
On motion OF Mr. ISBELL, the bill concern.
ing Volunteer Companies was taken up; and
on motion of MI ROGERS, was Indefinitely
postponed,
The bill concerning the Smhfied and Har.
pers Ferry Turnpike was laid on The table.
The Senate, then, on motion, adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by The Rev. Geo. Woodbridge OF Epis-
copal Church.
Mr.. STILLMAN from the committee on en-
rolled bills, reported that they had examined sun-
dry o,her bills and found them truly enrolled.
Mr.. WORTHlNGTON from the committee
for Courts OF Justice, presented a report against
the petition OF }. Hannah, jr.
Mr.. JONES from the committee on PROPOSE
lions, presented bill 10 authorize the corpora
ton OF Lynchburg 10 purchase land, and cree, a
Poor House without The Limits OF said corpora
lion.
On motion OF MIR. LAYNE OF A., the com.
miuee for Courts were discharged from the con-
sideration Of resolutions for surveying Coal Ri
vel; for survey of the Tygau's Valley River;
Tor allowing new ferries near established ferries;
for directing the Board oil Public Works to have
made series OF county maps; for amending The
"a section OF The act prescribing general condi-
tons Tor subscriptions by the STATE 10 joint stock
companies and for reporting the bill Of last ses-
sion, concerning the Roanoke Navigation COM
pany; and from The petitions OF John Harper;
OF citizens Of Taylor, Marion and Harrison coun-
ties, for turnpike road; Of citizens OF Hardy
county tor a turnpike road; and Of VIM Morris.
Mr.. STOVALL, from the committee on FL
nance, presented bill 10 permit the heirs OF
Thomas Fi,zem 10 pay The taxes on their lands.
bill 10 suspend, on certain conditions, the
payment OF interest on the loan 10 Emory and
Henry College, was reje ed-aycs Al, noes 50
BILLS PASSED.
Authorizing the sale OF tract OF land devised
BY Henry Smith Of Rockingham 10 his daugh-
Ter, Elizabeth, and her children;
Refunding TO Anthony LOTUS certain fines i'm
posed BY The Circuit Superior Courl Of Law for
Mononsalia county;
Concerning Charles Lovelace, Tailor of Pitt
sylvana county;
AppropTialing the public revenue;
Incorporating Branch Bank al Jacksonville,
in Tazewoll county;
Incorporating The Monroe Savings Bank, in
The town OF Union;
A bill for The gradual redemption otlhe public
debt, passed unanimously
A bill authorizing separate election at Ed.
mondson's Store, in Mecklenburg county, was,
on motion of Mr.. WHITE, laid on the be
A bill 10 amend an act amendaory Of an acl
for printing records of the causes in the Cour
OF Appeals, was laid on the table on motion OF
Mr.. MAYO.
On motion of Mr.. TONNES,
The House adjourned.