Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-02
TUESDAY, JAN 80, lsd9.

Prayer by the Rev. Penfeld Doll, Of The Me
lhodist Church.
The SPEAKER laid before the House com
munication from The President oil the Petersburg
and Roanoke Railroad Company, in reply 10 a
communication of Edwin Robinson, President o
the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company, and Wirt Robinson, Pfesi.
dent OF the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
Company, made al the present session.
On motion of Mr.. SYME, said cCmmGnica.
ion was laid on the table and ordered 10 be lrinI-
ed.
Mr. CHEATHAM, from the committee on
Richard Early, in behalf OF Early \. Taylor
and reported the following bills:
Concerning Segub II. Panack, and
Releasing TO VIM. CaTuihers the payment Of
certain fine.
Mr.. LAYNE OF Allegheny, from the commit
tee on Roads, &c, presented bills:
To provide for constructing The Pcndrton
Mountain Road, and
To provide for McAdamizing certain parts OF
The Staun,on and Parser>burs Road.
MIR. BOYERS, from The select committee on
the re-arrangemen, OF the Judicial Circuits OF The
State, made report, asking tha, the committee
be discharged from the further consideration OF
the subject.
THE report however suggests that relief should
be given 10 the 18Th, 18Th and 10Th Circuits, OF
which a new Circuit should be created that
Carroll county should be detached from The 10Th
Judge Taialeros) and added 10 the 10Th Cir.
cu, Judge Brown's)-and that Monroe be trans
ieIed from Judge Browns 10 the l7ih, Judge
JohnsCn's,) in place OF Greenbrier, which is de-
signed TO be incorporated in one OF tie new Cir
CUTS.
On motion Of Mr.. PRICE, the report was laid
on The table.
On motion OF Mr.. THOMAS, the petition Of
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, toi
loan from the Stale, was ordered 10 be printed
for the use Of the General Assembly.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. FAULKNER-Tha the joint com.
miuee on The Public Library enquire into The tx.
re.iency Of removing the Law Library from the
Capitol 10 The new Stale Court House, now oc.
cupiei by the Court OF Appeals and General
Court.
BY Mr. DORMAN That the committee on
Schools enquire into the expediency Of appro.
prialing one thousand dollars 10 found library
at the Buckingham Female Collegiate lnsliue
By Mr.. BOISSEAU-That a committee be
appointed 10 enquire into the expediency OF add
Ing The county Of Powhatan 10 The second Judi
cial Circuit Mr. BOISSEAU from said CON-
'Hllltc ICpUllCL Hl1I dlIOlbIHSlJ.
By Mr.. CLENDENlN-Tha committee be
appointed TO enquire into the expectancy Of rel
porting a law amending the charter OF the Swift
Rua Gap Turnpike Company.
BY Mr.. MASSEY-That the committee on
Propositions enquire into the expedienry d
changing the place Of holding The precinct cleo.
ton a, Miilwood, Clarke county, from The house
OF Dr. Little 10 the house OF Thomas Sprint, in
said Town OF Milwocd.
An engrcssed bill TO create a new j idicia cir
cut, and for oner purposes, was taken up.
Mr.. PITTS moved 10 reconsider the vote en-.
crossing the bill. After discussion between
Messrs. PITTS, LAIDLEY, FERGUSON
BASSELL, PRICE. BURDETT and WILLS,
The motion 10 reconsider was lost.
The bill then was explained by Mr.. LAID
LEY and passed.
On motion of Mr.. BASSELL-Resolved
Thai Document No. al, OF the presen, session be
referred to the Committee tor Conus, and thai
they enquire whittier the pardoning power, as eI
rrcised by the Executive in that case, Jobnson's
case in Warren and upon the evidences therein
contained, will not Gil persisted in in similar
cases) lead 10 a subversion OF the Judicial autho-
ri,y of the Commonwealth; and whether any
and i. So what additional legislation is neces
sary 10 preserve the constitutional power of par
don from abuse.
The ensrossed bill adding the county Of Bed
ford 10 the Eighth Judicial Circuit was taken VI
on motion Of Mr. CLAIBORNE, by whom j
was advocated.
Mr.. BURWELL opposed the bill, and moved
10 lay il on the table. Mr.. TONNES resisleC
longer delay.
The House refused 10 lay on the table. Th
bill was then sustained by Messrs. TURNEf
and TAYLOR, and opposed by Messrs. NIT
CHELL, WILLS and WATSON and passed
The SPEAKER laid before the House com
municatipn from The Governor, enclosing lru'
copy OF the returns OF The Presidential Election
in reply TO resolution oil the House.
On motion Of Mr.. VERIFY, laid on the laoi'
and ordered TO be printed.
The SPEAKER also presented communi'
cation from the Governor, enclosing zoe heso'n
lions of The Stale OF Florida, IN relation 10 the
controversy between the Norm ana oou,h- ~
motion of Mr.. DARRACOTT laid on The table
and ordered 10 be printed.
LIS PASSED.
Authorizing three justices TO constitute
Djvorcing Lucy w. Norman from her hus
band, James B. orman.-(Exp'a aimed BY Mr.
SCOTT)
Changing the times of holding the County
Courts of the counties Of Cabell, Wayne
Boone and Kanawha;
Concerning the jurisdiction of Courts Of
Chancery.-(Opposedb by Mr.. PRICE, and sus
tanned BY Mr.. IRVING, and passed-50 TO A.
1.-The bill empowers Circuit Courts and Coun
ty and Corporation Courts to arrest by injunc
ton the sale of property wrongfully seized I'm.
der execution or otherwise, Notwithstanding the
party injured may have adequate redress at law
for the injury complained Of
On motion Of Mr.. FINNEY, House adjoarn