Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-15

the correction of of Courts acting as Courts of
Oyer and Ternner
BY Mr. MCUE: or John Howard and others. butchers
Richmond that the lot attached the public scales for
weighing cattle, may be paved. BY Mr. BUCKNER: OF
citizens of Caroline and Essex for the establishment of
brunch bank nj the town Of Port Royal By Mr.. GAR.
ROLL OF citizens of Grayson to change the o<be
place selected as the seat Of justice of said county. BY ny
NORTHlNGTON; Of Caledonia Lodge No. g. of he>
o. o. F. of Shepherdstown, for the passage of
cooperating said Lodge.
the act Of April g. 1885, entitled an act TO incorporate the
! Petersburg Towing Company.
On motion of Mr.. r.LAYNE-Resolved, That the CdA Apee
on Trade enquire into the expediency of amending act
passed March 18th, S47 entitled incorporate Me
Lynchburg and Botetourt Mining Company. =
Mr. PRICE moved TO suspend the rule for the purpose of
econsderng the vote agreeing 10 discharge the commtee
Tor Courts OF Justice from the resolution for separating the
Jurisdiction of the law and chancery of the City OF
Richmond and Henreo County, and supplying the vacancy
Tile salary Of the present judge and the question being put
upon said notion it decided in the affirmative The said
vote having been reconsdcred, motion was made by Mr.
WATSON TO commit the said report with the following
srucons Aso enquire into the expedency separat
ing the law from the chancery jurisdiction Of the
Judge OF the 2st circuit and conerrng the power UPON the
Judge OF some other circuit recognizing the tdewaer
judicial circuit 50 as TO give relief to the City OF Richmond
without the necessity OF appointing new Judge"
MIR. MAYO moved to amend the motion of Mr.. Watson
by referring said report select committee and was
On motion of Mr. FERGUSON Resolved That the
Committee for Courts of Justice enquire the expediency
OF authorizing any of the Judges whose duty it 10
attend upon the sessions of the General Court award ws
of error in vacation
On motion of Mr.. WoRTHINGToN, tho communication
Of Judge Robertson rcsgnng his seat as Judge was
ierred to the select committee for the 2st Circuit.
The SPEAKER submitted to the House a communication
from Thomas MCeand be compensated for his plan for
Monument to Washington.
bill TO provide for the Huttonsvle and HuntcrsvIe
Road was passed-ayes 55, Al.
bill to incorporate the Hedgeve and Potomac Turnpike
Company, was passed.
bill making appropriations tho removal of free persons
of COLOR passed
bill to amend the act entitled act to incorporate the
Wheeling Turnpike Company, passed.
bill TO incorporate the Ravenwood and Reedy Creek
turnpike Company was passed-ayes 6l noes 81.
message was received from the Senate by Mr. FRY
that tnt body had passed bill entitled rc-aranging
18th, 18th and Goth Judicial Circuits and forming new
Circuit with amendment, which amendment was agreed
To by the House.
On motion of MIR. FERGUSON, Resoved-That special
committee be appointed enquire into the expedency of
changing the time of holding the Circuit Superior Courts in
18th, 18th, goth and 22d Judicial Circuits
bill to subscribe for the Commonwealth (threcth of
S6OOOC to the capital stock of the Lynchburg and Peters
burg Railroad Company was, motion of Mr. TONNES,
laid the table and made the order of the day for Monday
On motion Of Sir. BARBOUR, the House adjourned