Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-09
LEGISLATURE or VIRGINIA.
MoSDAv, ApRIL 5, 1852.
HtITS.. or Ea.I,E:{.ATEcG.

HOUSE or DELEGATES.
communication received ram tue Scna te in rcic
,nce To Tie late proceedings OF that body
FROM COMMITTEES.
Bv Mr.. BoyD- From tho Curnlttce Of Roads. &c, bi
authorizing the opening Of road from the Jacksonville
Cave Spring Turnpike, in Floyd county, to the Virginia
Tennessee Rail Road at the White House in Ii
county Of Montgomery; end
bill authorizing the construction OF the Washington
Turnpike
RESOLUTIONS ENQUIRY
By mr. DCsLAr Ot reporting bill legalizing the ac
ton CT the county Court Of B!ayton, in changing lh
quarterly terms Of said Court from The months Of June
No:cnbcr, 10 the months uf May and October.
By Mr.. JONES of Coz authorizing the county Court o
Hancoch 10 sr the Cont House and other public propcr,
III The town OF New Manchester belonging 10 said county
AMI apply the proceeds thereof 10 the construction of
Court House and other public buildings TO be situated
New Cumbcrlind.
By Mir. kI$o OF reporting bin providing for renewing
tho Abingdon Savings Bark charter.
By Mr. CRA!a-Of authorizing the Valley Bank Of Virgil
MIA, the Farmers Bank Of Virginia 10 establish Bank
in Salem in Roanoke.
By Mr. STABLES Oh reporting bill for charter for III.
construction Of graded road from The Fancy Gap road in
tie county OF Carroll running through the fIow portion q
Pat!ics county By Pcnns store, 10 the Henry line.
By Mr. White Of Hanoycr-Of amending section 2nd o.
chapter 1872 and section 9Th 0! chapter 2UU Of The Code Of
Nirginiu.
BY ;r ErRDE7--Of rcpornga bill! submitting the ques.
iia of the issue Ci snail notes OF less denomination Than
S. BY the Bans Of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 10
of tie people Ut the ensuing State election.
by Mr. BowYEa-Tha n select committee of nine be mp
pointed Ia enquire into the expectancy o aboshlng all se
cia pleading and tecnicaes al law and OF amending
changing ANAL gnn,ang u% aud chancery that suit
between the parties tigant shall decide all matters Of
controversy every kind whatsoever with few proper
cCton7) making the laws plain IN ALL and of repairing Maths
OF plaintiff and defendant ia New Iori and other States
have speedy AMI final decision, aud enquire into The
propey OF changing the statute u limitation or amending
said statute.
PETITIONS Sc.
By Mr. DvS.Ar-O citizens oil Bra1ton that portion Of
the county al Eraxton may be annexed 10 the county of
act Incorporating Hamilton Division o: the Sons OF lem.
peraacc III said county and o! the citizens of Nicholas for
&C, incorporating Summcrvile Division Of the Sons 4"
Temperance in sai! county.
By Mr.. SEGAR-Oflhe heirs Of Capt D. Mossom for the
pay non Of Virginia military land warrants out of the 1rca
slY o e STAT; also oil nl. Face and Others, heirs OF s.
5 Haley That land wsran; held By them or revolutionary
services may be satisfied by appropriation from the Tres
sty; and Of Thomas g. Allen and others, heirs at law of
Capt VIM. ArmsteGd, deceased, for payment ont OF the
State Treasury Of military land bounty warrant Issued lJ
services in tn. Revolution.
By Mr.. GRFFIS-a similar petition.
Bv Mr.. HAtasToy-Uf citizens Of the county OF Henry
Tor Il modification Of their school system.
BY Mr. Ballot the Leesburg Library Association and
Others citizens OF the county o Loudoun Tor an act OF IN
corporation.
By Mr. PArRicx-Of citizens OF Kanawlla praying the
location Of tic District Court in said County.
By Mr. DAvsos-Oi Margaret Saunders, heir Of George
Watkins revolutionary officer for payment OF land war
ran Of the State Treasury also memorial of George
Randolph for payment OF Virginia Military land warrants
out OK lhc Treasury
THE
A bill providing for the enrolment Of the Militia. &c.
came w the unfinished business Of Saturday.
amended motions Of NJ. JACKSON, Of Doddgc nni T.
and Mr. RnpERTsoS Of Norfolk Cy; various motions weie
made to commit the bill 10 the committee with specific in.
sructiOns, which were ncgavcd motion TO Indefinitely
post pone tho bill was rejected After further amendments
the bill ordered 10 be Cngrossed.
Mr. SHAcKELr8Rp, from the Senate, announced to the
House The following resolution which had been passed by
tina: bcdy:
Resolved That Joint Committee o! thirteen, up
part Of The House. and six upon The part o! the Sen"
ate BE- appointed enquire into the expediency of AZ!
journcd session and il cXedient 10 report the reason there
.or their respective bodies
Mr. McDosAlD said that lie regretted the Senate had
ADOPTED the Joint rsuIu.on-that ii would in the end 40
mitch t delay business. If members would once con:c !"
the conclusion that ;here wu be session. nothing
would tc done from that time till ht end Of the session tie
did not see any necessity for extra session. II gentleman
would only their duty and it not the proper time 10
bring the question up, when the new government was NJ"
orr:nzct /. is matter obligatory upon pass
enue bill keep the government in motion, and provide
sinking !nt pay eli the public debt created BY eXasa.
CAN'T Legislators We also bound TO Tx Tie places ~!
the district courts district the Stale into Congressional Dis;
cts ami also into other districts for the election Of
5ers OF the Board OF Public Works These duties alone he
imagined, would consume couple Of months, without
touching other equally important matters and yet, 10 This
81 re the proceedings when absolutely nothing has ttrn
done the Senator introduces these -med resolutions Tor
an extra ssi0n which, ii adopted, would in all probability
result in session next winter OF four o: five months He DIS
claimed making capital by opposing The resolutions; he came
here do his duty ami liz would 90 sp II should result IN
pruDnging the session Till June Gentlemen appeared To
fca: Tie warm weather. bill he Could them that II There
should be session roicc OF popGiaT Indignation
woad come up this Hall that would alarm them more
than an August sun. LEI 10 wurktrans.ct Tue nm
Uorant business for inch we've sta here, and ilcu 30
lone 10 our people md their approval not their ndG-
nation We adjourn al reasonable time, II there are
less ,rords and action in tic House. end knowing til
fact hs would no longer trcgass upon the patience OF mem
bers
,i.p
decided in the ncgaI"C-ayca II, noes o4.
The following hill vas read third lic and passed:
A TIL concerning lands West nf the Allegheny mountains
yes ted in Literary Fund under act OF February, lSll
which the for 1884, prior thereto, were rteasd
and which have not bcrn Charged with taxes since l55l
amended II make HE lille AN act concerning cc!tn
lands vested in the literary fund on which the taxes Tor 1881
or p:lv. thereto. were released"
CosrRAcr WITH SELpEs, WI7mEFs II ca.
Mr. Roglys"s "f Richmond, submitted tie following PFC
amt and resolutions, witch wcrc on his motion. laid 'n
the table and or:CTcd 20 BE printed:
The Committee oi Finance having reported 10 tie House
of Delegates the llh OF April ISL the Board al
Putiic u Okla contacted with Scdcn, Hiti!cTs 6 Co. rfi-
va;e bankers OF lie city Of Washington tia; they might dis.
pose OF beads Of the Commonwealth 10 The amount OF
ore a:on Of !ulas par, ;.d also ~" further sam q!
il ee millions G.! dollars n per cent above par, ard he"t
nave compensation for Dcg"niinS the sae, such pre-
:urs the bonds cra! command above IA 81 terms; and
the COMMITTEES in:I:f stating they 90 not Pcrcci"c maj any
s.cu,y was cxactcd q! Seacn, Withc.s < Co. for the
xccuon 81 h r part Of the contract in accounting
l the money which may be received +! them az agents OF
the State.
Resolved !aaasuc! chapter 81 Of the Code provides
,.at when ,u:cy is received from o len"c: elsewhere ;an
at the public tfcnsy il shall be received only through
one of the aEs Incorporated by this STATE ind lnasnu'h
as is provision is repealed 81 the act OF March -,
1851 authorizing the Issue Of Coupon Bonds but ca the
conl:aIy preserved in full force, ~ the c"Ticni y
sue! under sad by that pa7, Of il which makes said
titctrs w., nvaha elsewhere than at the Treasury al
this state suIec, such Of The provisions ol the sail cIn
chaptr rs relate ha Borrowing: rG Hona. in EUROPE 4
wont. rot have 5 lawful ~! the Bn:Id OF Public ""fEe
10 ailp: srl!cn Wit,crs Il Co 10 act agcDs 0 Tho
State in receiving ncnny from the lenders even II cy had
or.n security for the said money and tie course
Of the Bard is still less IN b. Justified il there Ut security.
. The Committee Of Finance havn. recommended that
al sales hereafter be eilc ted embraced in this
tract shall b. .IcEJ aei reasonable notice aud unds cir
cursanccs IT lair ard free competition among bGtcts and
CT capitalists:
Resolved That this House approves the SAID recommer-
Ia,on.
g. Resolved, Th1, the Committee Of Finance enquire
whether ustiflbs proper in the Board OF Public
Works 10 DEPRIVE the State a." what the bonds embraced in
said contract would have produced. il sold with such notice
and after such competition; that !hcy report they
can how utany ias,nd Of dollars the compensation ao"cd
70 seldom Wi!hcrs s Co.. will amount 10, and whether The
same is no: mach mo.c than sh0n3 have been allowed lc
rs rr sonnt!c compensation for the services they
perform.
The Committee Of Finance having suggested the pre-
prcty t cGuau into the practcabili;y OF eiIsctng some
1T in In