Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-31
NUMBER 6S.
House. taken Ordcrant carried through their pre-
limnary stares
motion OF ilr. OLDHAM. the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1852.
SENATE.


INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES.
| communication was rccered from me E1ecutva, eE
closing cfcrt and several letters from Monsieur 'ate
MARE; motion Of NJ r. sGER, laid the table, and the
report ordered 10 be printed
! BRANCH sAsK AT rScAsTLs
comnu nicaIiUn from House OF Delegates was !ca3.
the amendment The bill in relation TO The Bank at Fin
castle agreed 10. Mr. PAXTON was directed 10 inform the
House OF the Senate's action.
i INDEPENDENT OF MASAssA.
i NJ FuSsrEs from ihe that subject,
reported l establish the Bank of Maaassa. 10 ths Town
OF Front Royal, county OF Warren
/ COUNTY LEvigs.
I Mr. STANDS called up o aen4 the 53i chapter o.
the Coe Mr. ). offered substitute therefor, whicn, on
his notion laid lie table and ordered Ia he printed
HUSTERsvILLE AND HuTToSsvILLs TURNPIKE
Mr. REGER called up the bill making appropriation for
the completion OF HuntersVie and Hutonsvle road
and It ordered to be cngrossed
THE CALENDAR
| Bills on the calendar were advanced stage.
| On motion Of Alr STUART. the Sen nIie adjourned.
! HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| Mr. MARTz occupied The Spe rk";'s Chair.
On motion OF Mr.. JACKSON oi DoidFdge arc ye!e Dill
authorizing the election of Constable in the town OF King
wood county OF Preston ordered Ia be
amended BY Mr. TYLER add lhe words Cla'Hsbug IN
Harrison county.
The following petitions presented:
By Mr. GoopE-Of Jesse Mintar Commissioner OF Reve-
nue. in the county Of Bedford praying for additional COM
pcnsatlon for his services ,
BY Mr. McKISSEy OF citizens 4! Scott county, prayrg
change il the location of the FincasIe ROAD in saa coun
By Mr. ARSErr-Of Edward Parish n.klnC 10 be remu.
nerntsd for sustained contractor the ONO RIVER
and Mary land Turnpike Road-aso, petition oi sunoy
citizens Of Marion county, praying 10 have certain portions
of The Beverly and Eairmon Preston and tdtH.oht,
and Ohio River and Maryland Turnpike Roads De Mcadam-
lzed or pl,nkej oe ,,
West Union IN the couaty of Doddrdse praying tn pas-
sage o authorize the voters 10 elect C'nshoss
This pc'iton motion ot MIR. - was olaeteu ~ &c
laid upon the table.
ing passage Of TO incorporate oln STOCK com
k,.R mad frOn lP
The State line through said county-a petition OF nr ci'
Of said county asking the right OF way 'o he CrVe
land psburg Railroad Company through the territory
of virenia-a petition OF citizens OF Hancock county ask.
ing the Legislature 10 pass an act Tor the sale OF me I"mf
House in Hancock counIy-and petition OF me same ,f
le same adding that The proceeds Do appled us inc pc
TONERS request in said petition.
By MIR ASpERsnS-Of the Council Of The City of Rich
mond asking Tor authority 10 extend the limits Of the Cy
which was referred 10 ths Committee Propositions and
Grievances
REVOLUTIONS
The following resolutions were offered Tor adoption
By Mr. JACKSON OF Wood or enqurin2 into the exped
ency Of amending the incorporating The town OF Ps''
kershurg. -.
By Mr. Lewis That the President or Secretary OF The
James River Kanawha Company be requested 10 com
rnunlrae to this House as may be convenehi-
The aggregate Of interest which VII De nhc ana
paybc by the first days OF January ard July reHt fscc
tiyey Including said the annuity ceo when que
the State and specifying how much and wcl parts OF .ad
interest " be 80 due payable the Commonwealth,
and especially pho portion SAID amount will be payable
on account the Bonds vi said Company wnch nave oth
guaranteed by the State: and mat ne also DC hG"esen ~
communicate what OF money sald Company VIII
have on hand the first day OF Jnuuay next a!caoe 10
the pavmen the instruments OF interests ana annuity deo
then due; and also tu statement OF the resources Of sa
Company applicable the payment OF the neat Juy install
ments Of interest annuity debt OF said Company.
Mr. Butler made motion that me ABOVE ieso'uon !"
OF the thnncs Of The House. DC ac upon 'ne
table.
Mr. LEWIS urging the importance Of the resolct"n and
This being the 29h of December the TINE was eose a sha
hen was imperative that the matter coniAned 10 ms re-
solution should investigated Mr. BUTLER WINNIE" ms
motion and the resolution was adopted
By Mr. MoReAS-That the Committee on agriculture ahu
Manufactures be instructed enquire into Inc eHpeohcy
of incorporating the Ouuni Camel Coal Mining CoFnny
in the counties OF Logan and Cabti. ).
,ouon,cd 10 report bill incorporate company 70 con-
truct Rai Road from Sransbur2 In Shenanoosh coun
y 10 Parkersburg in Wood county upon inc 'hteen'ha
principle ,r, or ,,,,,,
By Mr. Jackson Of Doddridsc and Tylrr-o enaulrlnR
into the exredency Of Amending the act Incorporating e
West Union Academy, passed 10Th Aprl, loo-.
Nv MIR ASpERsoS-Ihat ConRiliec Banks enquire
into the expedency of chartcrng an independent ban" "
the city Of Richmond. po.o,,,,o,. .
and Grievances enquire into the cxpetency oil an'nozhs
the County of Logan 10 sci! the old Court sa
Clerks Office and part Of the public golnd attached mere
The following engrossed bills were read third 'ime sno
passed
Authorizing the establishment of branch OF The Farm
81 Bank or the Bank of Virginia. in The town o tlirKs
ncor,oraiing the CarIssa Patent Flax Company of Vr
niua: 49,, o., .
Allowing further time Commissioners Of tie Revenue tc
qualify and give the bonds Of "tfice;
Authorizing the Comfy Courts Boerour, and Craig TO
erect gates and tolls he Prices Turnpike Roaei
Authorizing Exchange Bank OF Virginia TO cstaoilsh
an office in the oi Danvie;
incorporating the Potomac Copper Company in The coun'
| ty of Loudoun. ~ o.
Several other bills were taken up ano iea" h''' o
| ond time. -, ,,o,o,
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TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
New York Dec 2s.-I'he steamer Uncle Sam has ar-
rived from Aspnwa with California dates 10 December let
She brings 200 passengers and over S5oooco 10 GOLD
buuph, down by Cortcs the steamer lndcpen.
drpcr lett San Francisco for San Juan December l and
the Panama left the same for Panama with the mails and
Pave Bacon & Co. sSl2 OOo Adams & Co. $3.50 00o Bur-
pnyne & Co. $4,000; b. Davdson s3O0ooO Case He'ser
& Co., sl3o,000
the l7h TIE steamers Georgia, tor New YORK, and
con- for New Orleans at AspiuwAl waiting ne' nffi-
val. no,
The Uncle Sam left Kingston at on the 22d and
made the passaee from there in SIX days Travel on me
.lhmus good the rainy season having closed Panama
yas unusually sick The Golden Ga!e arrived at Acapulco
on the 9h pasesage up and the Panama on he same
| day on her passage down
Mining prospects 10 The winter o'2Rhss OF C1i'l"
| never were favorable
The latest election returns indicate that Pierce's majority
| will be 1000.
! TIE announcement Of Websers death received AT
San Francisco Goth N"semoer and cost deep gloom
over the community; minute guns fired hvs dspl'y'
IL ha,nist &c. The result oi INC Piesdeniih eeeu''
| vas moment taraly looked for.
Considerable feeling manifest in California IN conse-
oucnce of the report that Congress intended 10 break up mo
| Land Commission ,f,
The Indians 10 the South becoming restlve and u
ga supernrendent Of Indian affairs lett on The SUN ue
| for their hounts. :.
| CANAAN Gorham of The ship Albany was undergoing IN
examination on The charge of numbering A. Stuart oe OF
the crew OF the ship. .
snow had fallen in many parts Of California tour tee ne
Sacramento was nearly rebuilt and many 1no brick bui.
| ines had been erected 20 . ~ 49,;
(;aharine Hayes first concert on Dec IL al I've A"''
can theatre, brilliantly successful
rhe San Francisco Herald insists that Nave Island Sc
Iected for navy yard belongs TO the government ana "''
| its sale is swindling operation. r;,
The French irisate Penelope had arrived al San Francis
60. a. ..;,Is e,,,hcu.,e
On the evening of December 4h, terrible ea''nia"As
occurred al Acupuco destroy ing numoo ol .s
hniIdnps Continued shocks felt up 10 te ao % noo " w
steamer. departure The loss il esim''en AZ s|ooooo "
| lives were lost ,. :; .I, a, rho OH en-
- hns ~ acnonlco About 30 buildings were ruined,
idino The Fulton Hotel severe shock was eit on he
s'h and 1ene,ted shocks on the 9h
Tha &C ona1Iarnaster's and Commssays stores al camp
ynnse ysIs Destroyed by fire on tue 2o'h Of October.
| onu 49, San FRANCISCO MARKETS.
j s Gor m, fortnight was the most active ht lie sea
Freshs the Interior, Oregon and The S'rlh wee