Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-18
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MONDAY. March u. 1851.
uoI-SE OF DELEGATES.

communication was received from tie Senate stating
that they had passed numerous os That they had reject
concerning the Virginia Regiment Of Volunteers, and that
they had agreed amendment OF the House. 10 the
! luton fixing the time oil adjournment
On motion Of Mr. HOPKINS. leave given 10 bring il
bill prescribing mode in which Samuel Moore may
ecuc his bonds and take his oa'hs OF ohce as Sheriff OF
Washington county. The bill was subsequently taken and
passed
Mr cARRINGToN of Bo,etour, submitted an amcsA.
men intended 10 Do offered by him substitute for the
rcport of The committee appointed investigate the affairs
Of the JaIncs River and hanuwha Company which was or
On motion Of Mr. AUGUST, the House took up the fol-
lowing resolution which having been explained by Messrs.
| ,IJGII ST and WlTCHER, was passed:
resolved by the General Assembly of Virginia. the
the Richmond and Danvlc Railroad Com
pany and William S. Tplott, ESQ., bearing date 22nd Feb
ruary 1881 md securing among other things connection
between the Company road and me manufacturing cs,ab
shmcnl of said Trpett on Broad Rock Island known as
the Be lie s Iron Works BY means OF bridge part
OF James River be and the same Is hereby atlhed and ep-
proved and the State Of Virginia vii hold the mortgage
taken by the Eoard Of Public Works from the anid Com
visions of the above mentioned contract
On motion OF Mr. LEWIS OF H., the House took up tho
bill 10 incorporate the llntsrpoFt lunpiSG 1chpahy.
The vote was reconsidercj By which the bill was ordered
its cngrossmen -,
Mr. LEWIS Of H. then offered substitute TO the bill to
establish Bank al Cla.ksbu!g
The bill and substitute then indefinitely postponed
Various bills were read second time and ordered to be
engrossed. ...-.,.,;o. .,h;o. -.
Mr. HAYS submitted the following RESOLUTION, WHICH, on
his motion, was laid on the table:
whereas BY an act pissed March H. $751; entitled an act
to Incorporate the Wesburg and Bethany Railroad Com
panies and for other purposes the privilege granted OF
constructing railroad railroads across inc territory OF
Virginia so MS provide for continuous railroad from the
CITY of Philadelphia the city Of Wheeling and 10 the town
of Wcsburg And whereas there other restrictions
imposed upon the said company companies than are mpo
sed RailIoad companies in general therefore
Be il resolved by the General Assembly, That the estrc
tons and disabilities imposed the Northwestern Virginia
Railroad Company touching the construction and compile
ton of the railroad Wheeling engrafted on and con-
tanned in the act 10 incorporate the Northwestern Virginia
Railroad Company passed 18th February 1851 shall cease
and determine from and after The Isl day OF January 0o'
BILLS PASSED.
Mr. HELTON moved reconsider the vote rejecting lie
bill TO amend the incorporate the Princeton and kei
Sulphur Company. The motion was agreed to- IN" OIL
was pa ssed-ayes 81, A. Also the following bills:
bill incorporating the oil Hapes Ferry IL Jesr-
bin in relation 10 dams across VI Kim Creek in Tyler
bill to incorporate the Eoyd,on Savings Bank and for
other purposes;
bill to revive an &C, incorporate the Reed Creek Ma
nufacurirg Company in Wythe county;
bill TO repeal 10th und lin sections OF chapter ~ Of the
Code of Virginia amended BY the way o ryder oy MI
JACKSON, and was passed Also
4 bill making ii felony 10 steal chld from tue person
having lawful possession Of said child;
a bill authorizing the payment oil sum o. money ~
George Rabbi, Of Fauquier county, . o,
I'm releasing 10 Elizabeth James Murphy the Common
wearh's right 10 certain lot of land therein mentioned
bin 10 increase the capital stock of the Hardy and Win
chester Turnpike Company.
On motion Of Mr. FERGUSON, it was
Resolved BY General Assembly, That hereafter at me
expiration OF each annual session OF the Legislature sha
he dutv of the Clerk of the House of Delegates TO pre-
for publication sketch synopsis OF the several acts
and Ioin resolutions passed during the session. and II *
be the duty Public Printer TO print The same and
n he forwarded by mail each delegate and sena.o
age paid one hundred and fifty 'o7e' thereof to dsiribu
ted By them among the people
Clark shall receive fifty dolars and pnhIc PTinter
1aunnd mainsSSe same, in the man.