Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-02-20
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
MoSDAy, FEBRUARY II, 1852.
SENATE.

I rrInvu
.hn IrocTa Assembv;" 'An Act 10 incorporate the Size
ar,:h Building Association of Harpers Ferry; San Ac
ouhpr;yinu the udnr of Public Accounts To nd just CHI
fox III. release and reunding Of taxes In certain cases.
the nroc latter OF which were appropriately Tcierred
.. AMBLEu. from the Committee OF Courts OF justice
reported several bills
Mr.. SHAcKELFoRD. from The Committee Oh ueneral Laws
reported several bills
sir. THoMpsUS from the COMMITTEE ol Agriculture aa'
Commerce. reported severa! bills.
REPORTS county organization from oItiercnt dis'!c
were presented by several Senators.
| ilr. MEREDITH offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on ROADS and lht ma
Navigation b: Instructed 10 enquire into the eSPediehcF .
making arpr"rriaioa to improve the navigation .: IN
James River up - the port oil Richmond.
Mr. DANIEL proposed amendment
Ard the Appumttlox from City Point 20 the city o. Pc
ter-hur..
'rac arrcninen, ard resolution adopted:
On morton o Mr. !SBELL-RcsolYci. That the Commit
tee o. aerIrc and Cn.lmerc" be instructed 20 cHf iir
.nlp lic cXpcicncy III incorporating The Falls anu cur
ins Company, that they have ea"e 10 report by ol' OF
Ut e.Nti-,
On motion Of NJ N,arrs- Resolved, That the Commit
tee General Ilws he Instructed enquire into tie e
acg .; p:o?jjIng By a~ for g"neEa! system Q. Ts'
school. throughout the Commonwealth, 10 hr sGhmlt'' !"
, r. y.IcI each Cstr.c; the G.!i.'cG. co"'; e.
Of ~ STATE be adopted rejected 5y majority "' "ie
VOTERS Il rtrh district respectively. -.
~; Sac$DGR. ptsan'.i petition OF citizens o! a.
'i.ri..rr al james City the subject Of come
H. ~ OF cn:onI w!;h The waters u orS Ve:o D? t
cans!cia3t raa,hc- u bills reported ny coni'i',' g
tn! .id. ser. III. upon III" table OH their tiid '!@
I'Aa ,,!loy<as bills wr.e read "fi time and posse:
Pf4yitiugI which the Governor commute. esp
li"! rA',.-tufcn.
Araozin. the rccto.s OF the University 10 borrow n'"sy,
AMI !uc other pufpoas-
incorporating me OF MVuu; Ross, in The con-, o:
, N,>ir:Hfe,.u.;
A,~!Ss II. trustees oE asaie Collegiate Institute to
| r.i.a o. t..r location OF said IuS:irur
Incorporating The TOWN. Of Elizabeth: IN tic county Oh
! WIZ
!4c3ao-atin~ ,ae Virginia Savings institution. t't the
cit: of .;c1,, S amendment "!iccd by MI .iAR-
,T.si. ut MI
iiag u,t gmp3:le! i.s uy!GG IN relation I" IN s-
ro Ut e E>ecr,ire functions c:ced sonc teoai' oi
! b. trc an, cun,i .~.na thereon was coac 10,
On IIJuun -. .lr SuGRnARO, the Senate adJourHcI.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Pnysr :ic". 81 REID %, the Presbyterian Church.
i ,,r!uIu.caoa received ftun the Senate siiir@
li.; tey .s-ci various bills, with aIncndni:
~ lei. been heretofore noticed in the Senate P'''d.
lnc JlI ut amendments Of the Sena:e) authorizing he
,a oi la rl !gd belonging 10 TIE li:wks'!r BiIst
Chry III Page county, was Committed II the COMMITTEE u!
The amendments ii the Senate 10 the bill AUTHORIZING the
people o. Portsmouth 10 eject Mayor and oher Objects
IN. amendments Of the Senate to the bill ncorp 1rat'
tie Faitunn Female Academy in Marion county, "tIe
c,,rcur.c IN.
In, amendments Of the Senate To the bill! ex,endnr the
charter the Virginia Fire and Marin: Insurance Coip4ny
0 the city oi Rchm'nd were concur:ed in:
Tn, appointments ui the Senate tic bill 10 incorporate
tie Portsmouth Insurance Company, were concurTc! IN
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr. ROBINSON y! H. from the COMMITTEE Tor CruFlS Vi
Justice. presented
4 bill iiNng the salaries Of Inc judges;
bill concerning the next term OF the General Cou:;
bill suppress gaming by negroes and by white persons
play ing with them;
bill iactaie the building and repairing of county
bridges and
neut favor Of the Commonwealth And also reported with
amendments the bill 'prcscrbing the times for the conf
menccncn Of the official terms OF the Judges unter tie
constitution and providing for the election by the
vutrts;'
NJ JONES Of c. from the Committee of Propositions
scented
bill 10 incorporate the Guyando,,e Mining and Manufac
turing compaEy
b! To incorporate the Little kanawha Mining anc Man
bill to incorporate the Guyandotte Lycaum and
4 oill authorizing the people OF Stanton 10 elect My
81. LEWIS from the Committee OF Roads, &C.. pre- n'cd
bill authorize the construction Of the Wyhcsiic and
Grayson Turnpike and 10 make branches thereof - HE
Lees, dimes in Nyhc county, and u lils'ile III carroll
, cvun!E;
ii! r2vitn. 10: TIE improvement Of James river ncio"
the irlt of tide wafer;
! 3i /, construct GRADED roa! plank road from Rich.
inont . some poin al near charlottesville; and
hi! 10 provide for constructing the Cassviile and Chap
mrn+viile Turnpike in Wayne and Logan counties
Mr. McDoSALD, from the Committee on the Penitea!:ary,
pfe.etni1ii oe rho r,o.,. or n. p.o.,.
Mr GrvEs, of P G. and s., from the Committee OF Asri-
culture. presented
bill tn incorporate the Caocll and Logan Coal Mining
and Manufacturing Company; and
o incorporate Swift Creek Manufacturing Com
pany ....
Mr.. SrGAR from the Select Committee Of u, Oh tie cub
Jcct II Internal improvements, made report
I Nr. SEoAK offered the follow ing resolution:
Ruivcd Thar III. report of the select committee {" Il
the subject Of Inerna! improvements he made tn ":'
the v for MONDAY Is March and that 5000 copies q; tc
b. printed for the u-e ni the House.
NJ WALLACE mGv, as substitute that the report If IT,!
sc,,: Internal improvements be ll!I ~"
tab ni intcd for the use .! the members Of the Genera!
AsseiaGly'
NJ. Rvrs OF A. moved 10 amend the substitute by adding
a and the be made the order Of the day 70: Non
day, cth day OF March"
u,n his motion long debate ensucd in which Masss
Pace nf G. MART, WALLACE LEWIS, ROBINSON, HtvEs
Of 4, GuopE Of NJ. iEaDT SPEED, ana SEGAn .art!r
The roll was then caI:4 on tho motion Of Mr. RI:Es
! A.. ard ..snit"d Is il!!D"s:
AYus- 3ca.s. Kyr@ %! !Aibcmatla, Early, Carp"r'cr
i'at;ta. :, a.cg a", inbpten. Wiley Durlr, g.tN
Eroo m! II Gc.ch. iIu in se!a Stuart, lluaton Scott
., F,..t.cr, Prince. Iea!ca. Payne, SnAono1. l. Ire o.
.;r,rilIicr. Hhtc q. G,caC ard DHa-c Plict "f i.y
!ir..nn p.tt, Efy. Morgan knHe. inn: e.: )! ='t!
t.,.t'8 ,.3 Garrison, Sawfe HU.... Ecysor - f!
YER i<"r, Anderson" ;f.,g, isy5H'n, G.i.n"fe. idr'@
tn. ,s"as, Gt,e",o!, iIecn, Hngaelt, "tcn, Das!
-oi.. N,.,n.G-i!.
ca,arAa.' tai5r'. G'ga. y; Bedford. D.v- ",l,s
.o.'. t.n- Itrr >ac.d, ;acAneF Garrett, P.e: II an
r,r> j'".s %: ch'a'cri@' o5 j., lamin, i.e& q
iJol .. s'if ~ MUS Edwards ropks MIJ"i ...-
;rc Z cr j@,s";s 3i ,i,snsr AL .'ict, ia!'tarrn
D..,sa ."M,too "oj'" :" tam'~ ia" 'tai'e ~ Ia:
Grow, ,"nc ii J,!;cs1", GINS T. Browne. d. Hnia.
Scrr, .nary, 3.n.t PcncIeta", t'.'G-"n, Hn& !!tr
~ Nr"nii., ttm"'t ti""tn - H." N@n"ufG Mcdonald.
t..air. fo-lua, Gr!ee Nlinr, nt":s,n. Huhnt!,"n
,.u,a.ia Gig, Poril.r, fr-o", HUBBARD, Zee, Ma
,t"r, Nottingham, It0n, Scott oi Preston, RS al
pf,nr & -.~ ana %Unv Jtrles Caidal Morrison Goblin
son * Richmond clir Saith Russell tiiia". II N.n-
ny, Gia~".r, h1% Damn, Jackson Of Wood, and r"y!-
Tac qars'in" then rcsne! on tie motion Of NJ. VAL.
! ttc", fu.0 i ~. agreed 10.
~ aysaa .r,.a committee Of 81 on Interar In.