Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-03-22
HOUSE. =.
THURSDAY. March Is. 1852,

THURSDAY. marcn 10. 1907.
PRAYER nv Rev. Peter De Forest. oil
the Methodist Church.
The Speaker announced tie following
rs the standing commitce under the reso
luton for causing FIRE proof building To
he erected to contain Hnudop's Statue of
Washington: Mcssts. Tslsferro. Andrr.
son. WHEY. Robertson of Norfolk city,
and Rives Of =, lbemarle.
REPoaTs PROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Lewis. fiom The Committee oi
Roads anu Internal Navigation. presented
the Eallowih balls:
A bill TO amend an net concerning tbs
Dunkard Creek Turnpike.
A bill making further appropriation
FIR the complexion Of the extension of the
Floyd Court House and HillsvilIc Turn
pike road; and authorizing the Board ol
Public Works to purchase and widen the
mountain section Of the Rocky Mount
Turnpike.
A bill Masking appropriations OF money
10 build bridge on the Siaunion and Par
kersbnrg Turnpike road over Alum fork
Of Leading Creek, in the county Of Lew
m:
A bill to incorporate the Crntrev,lle Pc.
tcrs Mountain Turnpike Company.
Mr.. MArtx. from the committee on Fl
nance, presented the follow ing bill:
A bill providing iar The election Of three
"Reminiscences of the revenue for the
county Of Franklin.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following reso'uti ms were prcscn-
ted:
BY Mr.. Imbojen-That the committee
pf Agriculture &c. enquire into the expo
diency Of reporting hill Incorporating
be Naomi Coal Mining Company.
By Mr.. Bowycr-That the Committee
pm Roads. &c. enquire into the rropriety
PfproviJing by law for the appointment
pr election of an adequate number of
Road Commissioners in each district of cv-
nrv county. TO continue in office for one Or
more years. clothing them with authority
and power, after noticing the lanI hold
eB 10 access damages. &c. that final acton
may he had at the first tern, of court. after
Hing their report. unless good cause is
shown for continuance.
Bv Mr.. Russell-That the committee
or Courts Of Justice enquire into the ex-
peJiency Of reporting bill for the decis-
on Of contested elections in the cases
,l the principal Eseeurive Officers. Com.
nis<ioners Of the Board Of Public Works
md Judges.
An engrossed bill concerning The town
bf Weston. in the Co. OF Lewis. was taken
~ on motion Of Mr. Bennett Thrr-upon
be rule Of the House was su.pcnlrd and
he vote upon ordering the hill to he en-.
crossed was then rrconsidcrcd. The hill
vas then amended. ordered to he cngros-
led and read third time.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA COMPANY,
A bill TO amend the character of the
amrs River and Kanawha Company,
vas taken up. on m",ion Of Mr.. Speed.
cad a second time. aud ordered TO be en-
crossed aud read third time.
RAILROADS.
An cngrcssed bill extending the time
or completing the S aboard and Roanoke
Railroad. aud authorizing that Compa "
% suhscrihe to the capital stock of the RAJ
Il III and CASTOR Railroad Company. was
AIKEN up. on motion of Mr.. Wheeler. and
cad a third a rne-whereupon a clause.
" way Of ryder thereto. was submitted
Mr. Wallace, as follows:
And he il fntlicr enacted, That the
teaborad and Roanoke Railroad Company
hall allow the Petersburg Railroad Com.
psny to form "A connection Of their road
kuh the Seahoard and Roanakc Railroad.
some point convenient 10 the connec
ion bctw cen that road end the R4lcigh
nd CASTOR Raiiroad-snch connection To
BE- constructed and made as nearly AS
praciicable in the same rnanaer and form
u that between the Sesbnarl ard Roanoke
Railroad and the Raleigh aud CASTOR Rail-
DAD"
a long debate ensucd upon the intro
luclion Of this ryder. bctwece Mr.. Wal
ace. of Petersburg. Mr.. Wheeler of Nor.
ok county. Mr.. Robertson. of Norfolk
.ity. and Mr.. Segnr.
The question was taken and it was de-
CARED 10y large majority.
The question then recurring upon the
original bill. it was adopted by an over
xhrlruiug majority. only five members vo-
ing in the negative.
ORDER OF THE DAY FOR FRIDAY.
The bill for the election of county off
crs: &c. was then taken up. on motion of
Mr.. Leakc; and on further motion. it was
made the order of the day for tomorrow
1t half past I | o'clock.
On motion,
The House then nd burned