Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-12-16
LEGs5laTuRE oE VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, DEC. Is. 1888
SENATE.

/ LlmCII.
Communication was read from the Houzo they had
fp al Joint resolution inslIucng liIn Joint Committee
% Examine he books and accounts Of the lfeasGre to
cause all The cancelled Of lhe independent banks filed
and registered in said cce 10 be burnt after they shall
have been checked and found correctly registered
| Tie Senate agreed Ia said pint reS0luiion
| Mr.. SHAcEEIFaEp from the Committee Oh General Laws
NpGrica bill 10 amend he nineteenth section Ct the acI
Concerning The salaries Of cctlin effects OF goSe'nmen
passc! June 5ih, 1852.
MI GouGLAs from The COMMITTEES Finance reported
bill anGh0i;sina the WINCHESTER and Potomac Rail Road
Company Issue 's cnnpon bond. Dr the purpose oi ras-
ing ;!e ol $50 353 80 be raid into the Treasury ID
redemption vi .ic annuity C s5U now payable by s1d
Company.
Nj sMlr4 from lhs Committee Banks, reported bin
requiring the Governor al the Common wealth 10 cause pro
clanon 10 be made OF the establishment OF banks based
Stat securities.
On motion of Nj DoucLAs The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved Thai we have heard with deep regret Of The
deah Of Mrs SARAH JoHHs@S, wife Of His Excalcncy 10.
johnson Governor nl Ibis Communicable who fe-
parted ta Ic "Wednesday last, the 7h Of December a.
her residence in lha cnpnry "f H1rriscn.
RcscIsci That mark o; Inspect for the nen'7ty ot
the Decreased and i c"nosmcc and sympathy Tor Ie CheI
Magistrate ri liz, State In his painful and distressing &c
rcavcncn', the Senate DE- adjourn.
solvcd That the Clerk of thn Senate communicate 10
the Governor the action OF this body together with copy
Of these resolutions.
The Senate I!lc0 adjourned.
fin the Scuatr proceedings nf Monday, there was mis-
print of word In resolution r:~st by Mr. STEsHRoD;
Judicial" being put for Juvenile" Tie resolution should
read thus
"Resoyed That the Committee Of General Laws enquire
into the cyrciercY oi auhorising the establishment of
House n Relu2n far Juvenile denquents ln The city OF
Wheeling, o. The county ot Uhio"l
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
In The absence of lhc regular incumbent OF The Chair,
Mr. MARIE presided 10 day over the deliberations ol lhe
House.
Payer by The Rev Mr WoGppa!nGs 81 tie Episcopal
Church.
The SPEAKER called upon the Standing Committees for
rep0rs-hnt in response, the following Bills and Reports
were suJu:il:ed
bill rceesing the Commonwcalths right to certain hou
ses and lots in lhe city Of Richmond George West(one
house situated The Sousde of Cary street, und The
other situated The South side Of Broad street)
bill amending the charic. u r Coal river and hana"ha
Mining and Manufacturing company.
bill aInwing further time 10 The oThss cf lots IN Inc
town Columbia in the county OF Fluvaaca, TO build on
and improve the same.
bill to provide Tor The cor ~ 'ic CoV!ngoh aHu
Ohio rail road. And
bill 10 amend an act, eniitrd "An amend the 2ls
section OF chapter So Of tho Code OF Virginia. establishing
tine,'n nasSed Feb 5, 1888.
All Of which were read The first and ordered TO be read
second time
Tie Committee of Propositions ard Grievances reported
that they had had UNDER consideration resolution cnqn'inG
into cxrctcncy Of furnishing Commissioners il Chan
ccry Acts Of the Genera! Assem5i; end ha come 10 re-
solution tia II ia nexpesa 10 ie2sla.e on Inc SUBJECT 10
which report the !IuGsa agreed.
report Of the Coumec Of Courts @! Justice declaring
inc rea.ml legi.!c lie su5cc! Ut amendments L"
hr present Irws relating 10 patrols 80 as tn povne INA
priva;es ell commissioned and non-Gommissloheu OIL
And Report OF the Committee OF Propositions and Grie
yances de, lsns It uexpeden !egale On the subject
nt furnishing Commissioners in Chancery sca "l Inc
General Assembly, also agreed To oy tEc House.
Tho CgmT.,cc for Courts ot Justice asked 10 DC dis
charged from The further consideration nt the resolution
Gu;g into The expsdcncy amending section "a AMI hth
of an az. entitled entitled concerning he re@isIfa
ton bs marriages and deaths, passed lin April 1898
Ard the House granted The request.
Mr. CRAIG asked and obtained leave 10 withdTa" INC pc.
lion and papers If Henry s. Rnttcr Tor COM.
pensaton Tor horse lost G conveying prisoner
with petit ccny iro the county OF Pulaski 10 Inc counF
OF Roanuke eun subsequently referred 10 the commit
lee clanls.)
l EnAHSos assed and obtained leave 10 Withdraw from
the FLEA Of the Houss The RepD!, Of f. H. Perpont John
r. Martin and James L. Randolph, commissioners appoint.
d by an passed juno 4.h 1882 enquire into the amount
work done on sections hve and ten n me on'n
cr and MARYLAND turnpike road by John FELTON, and Benz l.
min Jordan contractors which report waspresented at INC
Ist session Of the General Assembly,
On mnon cf Nj. Dorsey the papers relating 10 me
claim Of Lieut. Col Thomas &. Randolph, were referred TO
the Committee on Claims
On motion Of Dir. AsDEnsoS memorial OF 'he James
River and Kauawa Company taken up ard referred 10
the Coulmirlcc oil Roads and Internal Navigation.
Mr. pAraIcK rose and led The House. some ten days
400 ordered % 600 extra copies of the Governors message
~ he pnted for The use o! The House He wished 10 know
why Inc order had been complied with by lGe fno
Printer It was important that members shon1 nave '''
message for circulation at the earliest pTac'choc peri""
Mr. HASc3cK of Chesterfield, sad that other documents
had been orer days ago tho House 20 be printed
and he also desired know why The order ad not pee re-
epondcd 10 by the Public Prine:.
M roML1s stated that he had made inquiry from The pro.
Ger source enabled 10 state that the message woud
nc ready for delivery 10 members tomorrow morning.
4 bill from the Scnae was passed, IN inc lo'o"ihs
words -. ~,
"I3s il enacted hy The General Assembly, That tho Viz
oina State Agricultural Society Ia hereby constituted
6oiY polite and corporate BY the name and sye Of he M
gina Slate gcuturu Society," with capital oi not iess
Than FIVE .huuaand nor moie than Two hund'eo 'nousaha
dollars ard with The rah hold lands not exceeding one
thousand acrrs Tho said company shall Ge SUBJECT 10 INC
provisions chapters fifty six aud nifty oi me Cote
Of Virginia as far as The may be applicable This act
from ms
alteration amendment or modification nj the pleasure oi
the General Assembly" ,,,,, ~
passed-aycs l36, noes none Tho bill refunds $685. the
amour, for which he assessed for selling e!gats AZ ms
hotel in Fincaslle. Mr. WILEY explained inc me's VI 'e
bill before .Is passage. ~
MI Fowler presented papers from William 6. Anderson
which were referred TO the ComE,ittce ol Claims.
Tt,. CHAIR laid before tho House tho following letter,
hich was re al and referred 10 The Committee oil PflVeges
anu AnMony, RIcHMoHD HEc. l3. 1853.
To the Hon. lbc SPEAKER ol the House OF Delegates u
Virginia: , ., ,.i
In answer 10 the following resolution ol YESTERDAY, ~ W.
Resolved That the Superintendent OF Publ'c bu,liins ~
report 10 his House the number 81 rooms SET g M
use Of the Committees Of the tlense ot Delegates h u'
disposition has been made OF o'Hef too's :" w s
e=necuIly report that there hut three rooms sci
anart for Tho use of the Committees o the House e; Dele
gates. o,,,i,, hv tho
u,n Autors The Treasurer Register Of Land ohicc ano
Board of Public Works. lyon the seEy next aoosG Is t
Senate Chamber, Hall OF the House oil DereH'eSi VI
Clerks Of Tie Senate and House OF Delegates me glory
above has nine rooms three of which ec occupied oy e
Library one by the Governor an olce ono oy inc oecte
.ry OF the Commonwealth, one by me AdJutant oenea,
ana lhc remaining three small ones ae Tor inc Comm'eeS
ast winter ,crc were five ur ie use Of the Com
mi,ces One of those has been assigned ny he Governor
TO the Adutlnt General and one Is Tor me osftn9r h'
self leaving as above stated but three Tor Committees
enaKIEs ar KY !ssPSispG{ PpIMMGcK sup Public Buildings.
On motion Of Mr. PATRicK the comnlunl cl'Inn was re-
serTed To the Committee of Pvi!c3es and Eieclinns-
lessrs TouL1s puSx YERDv, MsEM and PATaicK ecve'
,v addressing the House the subject and bcarin. e'
dence thai the Subject was OF Importance 10 the bus'
ness of the uouse-,herc being II saT;ng committees ana
nnIy three rooms for them hold their sessions n
Mr. MooRg of Harrison, offered tbs following e9o"'!on'
which was unanimously adopted iii
RESOLVED That the House OF Delegates have heard, win
deep regret Of d=aI oi Mrs Sarah Johnson c2sett ot
his EyceIency Joseph Johnson Governor OF the Common.
wealth and that tender him our sincere conaoicnce IN
his on Of this dspens-'"n "' Divine
Providence. 1.,, - ,b,-
Resolved Tha, as mark OF respect the Clerk ot this
House do communicate copy Of these esnI'i0hs 10 w.
! G,yernor and that this House 90 nov a:iI3ufn
And then the House adjourhcd.