Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-13
SATURDAY, ArErL 10, ls52.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The following bills reported from their respective
bill to facilitate tho building and repairing Of count!
| Bridges.
bill regulating tho jurisdiction OF the District Court an1
Court OF Appeals. ,,.., r.;
Road BY private subscription for the purpose oil building
Depot &c. 49,
bin concerning tho practice appeals, writs OF error
and superedea as the District Court and C"ur, Of Ap
peals. -, .
act incorporating the Morgan and Frederick Turnpike
Company taken up and read third time, ami lost on
passage the ayes being a. noes "a mot constitutions
maJorlty)
Mr. MaRrZ offered the following resolution alter as
cussion indefinitely posp"ncd-hyes o. noes W ,,,,
any member absens himself from hc business Oh ee
House for than three days, at any one tIue who"
Mic. 10 the Clerk for certificate OF his dicr state inc
number of days he has absrne himself and the Clers Sha
deduct the per diem for every he waa absent ovr' Three
days.
air. Ber-nM presented The petition OF j. NJ HUT A. a.
Campbell ard Travis H. Epes, on behalf OF hc "NoltoWay
Agricultural Society," asking the passage of law making
il the dury Of Shers and other officers conducting III,
neI Presidential election S52 poll 10 be opened
AT the Court House and election Precincts in euch and all
the councs and election districts in Tho State "l virginia
or las the Legislature may deem best IN hat portion Vi w
State yln between the Roanoke River on me SCUM ana
the pnonar IN the North and bounded on the West by ht
Tier If the counties M the OF The Blue Ridge range
Mountains ascertain the will OF the people Tor or aeans
The passage Of law Ia compel every person 10 Keep h
stock within his enclosures, and 10 prevent theh IRON
trespnssing on the lands and crops oohers with such pen
allies as shall be necessary enforce due observance
the " t..
On mnlion of Mr. o7roa the petition was referred to the
Committee en- Agriculture ard Manufacture.
WHEELING BRIDGE CASE.
,fr Sco77 Of Fauuuicr from the Committee OF Courts n
Justice Il; whom had been referred lie opinion OF the JdgcS
of the Supreme Court the United States in the case o.
the Stale of PENNSYLVANIA nguInst Inc wheeling mo be
mont Bridge Company and others, mac report Inc Ion,
mi,tee deem the bridge structure OF gelt importance ~
The neope Of Virginia; work erected withon. any apprc
htnEon that the Supreme Court would deem illegal anu
therefore recommend that the House adopt the following re-
solutions:
l. Resolved by the General Assembly, That the Senators
In Congress from this State be instructed and The Repcsc
tiYcs requested 10 propose and support snch proper mea
surcs within The Constitutional power oil congress US may
serve to maintain the bridge the Ohio river at tho ely
of Wheeling, us tho same has been constructed
. The Attorney General OF this Commonwealth Is H.
s,ructed 10 move the said COST that ts decree in relation To
said bridge be suspended until there may tie legislation on
the subject. r.,
3 The General Assembly cannot forbesr TO mark The
prosecution OF the sac controversy in the name ana oy w
authority Ct the State of Psnnsy Sanu IS the exhibition OF
an unjust and uniriendy spirit towards our citizens
l.oiJ the tubIe and ordered TO De printed
On motion of lr. HANCOCK, who Understood mat The
bill did not contain any appropra'ionhe moved maj th
vote relating the bill relative 10 the Morgan Turnpike re-
ircd during The morning. BIZ RECONSTRUCTED, which was
done; nnd the BIZ. was then laid on The table.
bill appopralins tie entire cspitaiion tax to education
in primary schools, was taken up, read second me
amendment thereto was submitted by Mr.. GoonE, OF NJ
anil beading HE notion motion OF Nj RICE. the Whole
ma tier was laid the table FOR thr present.
The SPEAKER presented TO The House communication
from tie Auditor containing estimates oi r receipts and
-e,rnrs al The Treasury during fiscal years 1852
ard 1858 !. Laid . me table 10 be printed.
On motion ni Mr.. TowsEs, bill providing Tor the cleo
ton ani Qualca ton of Attorneys for the Commonwealth
ssresan,e Commissioners of The Re"nue. Consiabses
CLERK. OF usrgs Courts in corporate towns having, nc
(.ir.ujt Cour. located therein taken up and being
amended on his motion ordered 10 be engroSsed
BOARD WORKS.
The confederation o the ryder proposed 10 the bill thu
euhlect, resumed.