Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-05
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY :, lo9u.
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The resolution appointing committee ~ aaiJe
- IND IN LAYING the cornerstone oil hc washington
IN regu y, me a2d Of February next referred
nc, committce on motion of Mr.. DENEAlE me COM
mi,tcc consists of Messrs Denealc MIMI, NIT h CIR
Tho resolution requesting the Governor ~ i'i'e c s
yivnT officers and soldiers of the Revolution @ 10 be pre-
semi at the laying of the cornerstone OF le washington
monuuont taken up and referred 10 Tie s'I commute
,n nENEAIE from the Committee for Internal I'm,
r M nj. renortcd the following bills An act 10 amend
the act Of March End 1916 providing Tor road rom e
Gmvnndore river in Logan the kanawha Iiver 10 moor
,e The Fredericksburg and Valley Plank Road Coinpany
r omen n road across the Blue Ridge from KappahannocK
- Warren county; Concerning the road IRON shannon IN
c,univ 10 the Bluffs; Making further appropriation
10 thc Beverly and Famnni Road ana ior continuing ue
R.yrly and Farmonl Road 10 the city OF heeS ana "
incorporate the Clarksbug and "hees lnnpiAe oo"po
Mr. HARDWOOD presented the proceedings Of meeting iIi
of the citizens OF King William upon the suoJcc u III va
mot Provisu, wlilch were OH HIS iho'ion '"'N y" ~ 1890 ~
printed. ..., =, ,,a;,o- >, bavo nrinted
and the in relation 10 the Overseers Oh inc
pnor was taken up motion Of Mr. CRUMP, and agreed
% Iii; far continuing the Beverly and Fairmon road to
rho Civ of Wheeling; and to incorporate the CaTks6g ana
Wheeling Turnpike Company came up Mcssrs pa r.,
OFT EDMIsIoN and CARLILE explained the BILL and
i,n motion of Mr. IIARvIE the passing the bill
making further appropriation for furniture IN Inc G3sen1
house, reconsidered and referred 10 -hesss' "
DENEALE and AMBLER nj. :
Logan county, the Kanawha River, was passed
The bill 10 incorporate The Fredericksburg and '1Hry
p,,rr Road Compnny being advocated by Messrs DE
NEALE, SHACKLEFORD and TRIBE, was passed
- noes G. Also hs n to oven Warren | county Also
the bill concerning the Road from shannon N 9s mp
Bluffs after explanations by Messs a.n ,h
Nm concerning the North River Navigation Company and
the bill providing for the completion OF the Beverly ana aif
mont road. .,,, 49,, (. a ,;d
| HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
pr,vcr by The Rev H. s. Kepcr OF the Episcopal Church
! Mr. JONES Of c. from thu committee oil rfopoSl'lons
Dl
/, for separating the city o heeng rom e county
Ohio eyyns poor rates and for the care OF e poor anu
~ citizens o Fredericksburg for an amendment OF tier
horcr-nlso bin 10 extend the limits Of the town OF Salem
in Roanoke and for other PURPOSES ana on,
| SIR pENDLETON from the committee Of Roads present
81 lin 10 extend the Little Stone Gap road towards Lee e.
H. bill 10 provide for side road on the western
Turunikc; bill! authorize sale oi Tile lot ans n houses
NJ ,nc I've River and Blue Ridge Company anda Dllhuthor-
ling State subscription to the stock oil the eesoufs '
PIKE Company. .... r,;a,.,oo ,r..or,od
fI ~ hermit David H. Campbell administrator with the
viii annexed Of the late Col Arthur Campbell 10 pay taxes
on certain forfeited lands bill for the relief OF Samuel
Holoy. ana bl - permit John r. SchcrmeIhon and
Elizabeth t.. his wf. IL pay taxes on certain ihnds
Nj! LEWIS, BY leave granted, reported oI 10 ncorp'
Nr VEL Ton from the Committee Of Claims, presented
bill for the relief Of VIM Layne, OF Matthews
I
r. Mr. u,gTZ-That the Committee Roads enquire into
the e1pcdcncy OF increasing the capital stock OF m 'gi-
mia Central Railroad for the purpose OF constructing Glac
|
By Mr.. STRoTHER-'That the Committee for Courts OF
a,ce enquire INFO the expedency OF reporting bill re-
curing the value OF slaves escaping from tie Stale 10 Dc
paid out Of the public treasury ,; ,,L -
Mr. pERROW offered the following resolution, which, on
hs motion WAS laid on the table: ~
the james River and kanawha Company from the surplus
Of their receipts after completing the connections WIN uc
the South side and the Rvanna and alter paying the
interest on their guaranteed bonds and the annuity 10 the o
Imes River COMPANY 10 declare dividend among the
tiu,, rho
for stock or loans than shall be received by individual stock
holder per SHARE 49,, ,,;, =. ,h f,,,,,,,
ia On The recommendation of the Governor in relation 10
rho historical Society-Nesss Snowden Claiborne, Bur
we'll Shepard Shelley Lewis Of Harrison Wleate Flem-
ing Towncs Johnson, Watson, beirhe ana Dor'ah'
PETITIONS.
I Pc Mr. DORMAN: OF the Colonization Society of Viz
oin, for an appropriation lid them in removing the free
5rsans Of color from the Commonwealth ordered TO be
printed By Mr. SOCTHALL: OF citizens OF Matthews,
repeating amending the s seSor q mo ga fSuprr
Irvine for compensation for educating tho poor children in
Tinyanna Is Mr. WEST OF citizens OF Tyler and bod
d,dc for the incorporation Of company To construct
+; turnuiko from West Union 10 lngralns Mill.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. HARRISON Offered The following resolution;
,.oysd with the consent Senate That this legis
aiurc will adjourn die Saturday, The 23d instant
The resolution was indefinitely postponed, motion OF
! Mr. FERGU SON-ayes IS, noes 81.
! nv Air. TCUE--That special committee enquire into
,c eynedcncy o bringing in bill for the formation Of
Neurological and Geological Museum for the State plan
10
| By Mr. STU BE.;--(amended on motion Of Mr.. HARRl-
SONlrhat the Select Committee appointed 10 enquire into
lie propcy of bcstowinc upon Lieut. Griffin OF the Navy
similar evidence of appreciation of hs gallant conduct in the
late war with Mexico those heretofore bestowed by the
Legislature upon other Of Virginia. make the same en-
ouiry "a 10 Captain Hamilton Shields Of the United States
trnv for his gaan, conduct in the and also
10 make the Iciry 10 Brevet Captain Robert rou
Hy Mr.. WEITON-Rcsolvcd, Thai the Committee of
Eoads enquire into the expency Of constructing turnpike
from some point WiIIiamspor' in Hardy county to
Burlington in Hampshire.
4 message was received from the Senate by Mr.. AM
ELER who informed the House that that body had passed
the Louisa Railroad bill, with an amendment which was
concurred in by the House.
BILLS PASSED.
/ Incorporating tho Shinston Turnpike Company.
incorporating the Buchanan and Bedford Turnpike Com
For the erection of bridge Polk Creek the
Staunon and Parkersbur9 Road.
Concerning a Branch Bank Jacksonville in TaZcwell
county
Mr. MAYO presented memorial of tho officers of voun-
toe companies of the city of Richmond praying that voun
iccfs may pc exempt from jury service.
Z bill incorporate the Salem and Huntsville Turnpike
, Company, was, motion Of Mr. JOHNSON laid Oh the
table.
Il Mr. FERGUSON from the Special Committee presented
the following report which concurrcd in nv The House,
The committee appointed enquire into and report upon
certain in relation 10 the Attorney General have ac
cosns order, considered tho subject tem referred and
now beg leave TO submit the following report:
They have examined into the practice Of employing assis
counsel far back 1871 and lind that has always
been Tcsore 10 IN cascs az Importance From lS2l 10 1884,
p,nsation III the aggregate amounted 70 S235O Since
the appointment Of the present Attorney General assistant
counsel have been employed in two cases, OF which
WAS in relation the question Of boundary with the State
of Ohio; have in which he declined
to oct and other counsel employed The first OF these
was controversy between of the Banks and the Audi
tor in which the Bank had recovered rom the State
eight or nine thousand dollars The had been de-
cded for the Bank Judge Robertson after great labor and
research and Mr. Baxter believing the decision of Judge
Robertson be correct, refused 10 certify that there was
in The decon in order 10 obtain from the Court OF
Appeals wit Of supereaaAs the judgments hut he did
certify that in his opinion il i'll which appeal
ought be allowed in order that the question nigh; be
Sucd and determined 10 the satisfaction Of all parties And
the Court declining upon thai certificate other coun
sci employed who certified that there in the
decision writ Of sapersedeas was awarded and the ludg
Of judge Robertson reversed. The committee
Ting III this rejecting II The slightest degree either
apon the integrity !e legal qualifications Of Mr. BAXTER
l. in which the ables counsel differed ard still
differ Notwithstanding the Cour, appeals have decided
the question.
Tie ohe vas the controversy between the Board of
Public WORKS and tic Lonsa Railroad Company. In this
the Board called upon Mr.. Baxter Tor his opinion He
examined carefully the various acts OF Assembly bearing
upon the question and them his opinion in writing
thai they ought make the subscription the part OF the
STATE the stock OF said company The Board being
satisfied with this opinion employed Other counsel The