Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-11

M..srs Wise, McCumas and b"rock' hHsimS ,,.trd
iori,y, were by the Spence, Ill.,. C "s
Th. S.,,ne having retired, the following res'"''''
.rer,. offered and ui"ptGd ,;r, , .,,npnuy
Bv Mr., L,.urIrr-uf Incorporating Ill., linz
to construct turnpike r"H1, ,yI,er it inter
| iivtiu, PENNSYLVANIA and Virginia, "i,e e dawn
.r,s ('rn.s Creek. IN Brooke county In-;J river
,uid t,r.,. Ia the Ohio River. thh " W., nT wheel
through the town "s Wel'SOufS' u WV
"'f liz Ne w,r.oy-0f reporting 10 the it" n,ndord
10; ri jovt session. providing for Il "h''o'
lur the measurement ol Tmmittec OH Courts 81
By Mr. W -, ,h, ,yucdriicy 81 a!ncfil!"- '"'
'uS'icc ',"iL H. c;ty Of LynciburG as ioHo"n r
r'nrter on u,I the Council +" appoint
rIr yniuc OF real estate "i'n'n .' 40 =. Ia
u to- " LIf n mills round about sd'l cay -, MI
per- anu ' ,uuitubr rate oi tHxntoli; aso' W a."
mid unncl to levy uri'l collect 'aA
i'",;a, ,rLh il now may hereli'fr NC co V.. ~
';y,,r,r subject of taxation NY Tue h's''"'
SRs .,o conncr 70 ros, an Ordinance
,m;riur persons sentenced To c"h1!he'Hfnt ~
i,y in; TOR petty larceny, nlfdemeaiof, "t ,n.,
t,J I,y ordinances To- work on the pubic s'e''
D, ar to be- sent to the Poor House, ana tncle
" y. , T., work under the directions o she o'e'
.,,r- of the Poor. . 49,, ,.. ,r, ,I;cc
| f,r non fcnsance ar mul-f.asance III "tcs--,i9 w.
| S.uo,,r tLa Commissioner and AsstsSur oil new
@ rd tI Master of Police, and appoint some com
e.rt prrson 10 such office, or order ne" eeo''o'
| 10 ill the Vacancy .: ,;l.. r;,,d
| dnD EL,uuud Tavlnr- tue Baltimore ana iif,
rer.hurr Rail RuGd, 10 the nearest practlrabic POM
| ON the Siaun,on turnpike, ihaki"S 'ae' i"!
store and Timothy ShsIps mill, INC points.
| Uy MIR ERASnnS- .Thut thLt part pi INC Ho'eih'
~ M".'uo. which recommends the reorganization
ut the militia, he referred 10 the o'''''n'ce ''' "'
| Militia Laws. - s., ~, o,,; ,r ,ho
| \,y Ist IH;.l rnnCpl!ilI.. the claims cut
,nidn;nr n,n,nst the officers ui tle.> 'rgi'a k"-i-
,nert of Volunteers at TINT dae--o iirH' "icE' 'i
,hnt Regiment who had paid into tho treasury NE
Ii. wih which they were charged, 5" Us to provide
far ih,. rcflin. Of the To- them WIN interest
| thereon from the said lst day Of May, le'=.
| Mr. FLOYD rose Ia n privileged question II"
moved TO take up the unfinished business, which was
the motion, 81 which lie hrd gwen notice ycs'ci-
Iny Ia an,.it tn. 4aih rule ri The House. ns 10
authorize the Commute. on Roads, X" 20 aplnin;
special Clerk discharge tn. "ner"'H business 5i"r'
il. He explained {" the House the Et,tsslfy ;ht rX-
.strd rr the exclusive services Of Clerk. showing
The inpussbihty of one Clerk disCharging The duties
VI ANY two Committees in which the business al Tia.
Committee on Road, "" woald be embraced.
The STEAMER. after Il or;ur enquiry into the iurIs.
ic,iun al the House upon the subject stated that
there SEEMED 10 hr n difficulty in thr way pr"risiDi
being made in The Cod" for TIE appnt!n,: 81 C!ks
nj Committees. The object, he sad. conf! only DC
at:aiued by the introduction "t 4 bill for this pur.
pose.
vi f..
tor, wri referred 10 Il specnl committee:
Rrsu,vrI, That leave be- granted "a bring III bill
20 rrp,.Hl 70 much Of that >cctiUn u! The Colo oi
Virginia requires on" Clerk IL perform the duties
Of the Committee III Roads nud Internal Navigation
and SCHOOLS and c. !!cgcs, 50 us 10 allow separate
Clerk Tor the Committee Oil Runds uuI Internal Ma
vgaiinn.
NJ. NicIiuLso% inquired what would BE- the Ctfec:
Of such chang, in III: prcsent arrangement. lie
laid iha, the Common Schools and Colleges would
not lave suiicieucy Of business before them to &C.
cupy ore clerk.
choiccui he Committee, leaving to the clerk I" b"
appointed, ii il the pGaorr Of the House 10 cnu-
fer that authority the duty at attending 10 til. basil
noes ui the other which, no doubt wou'L be the com.
mtce having the i;iTSe't amount OF business I" hc
trnD-iiC;ed.
TL. Restitution was adopted aud The folio wing >pr
cial committee appointed to ct upon the 'j.c::
MessrS. Floyd Nicholson, Dclnrlct;c, Baker and
DcnnC. -
Tic following resolutions were then offered and
adopted: ~
uuesled 10 prepare nnI report s;ricinet showing
the names aud location Of tho lndrpeEdrn: Banks
now established in Virginia. thc times wheI they re-
spcciivey wrr into operHI,un ;Ee cari!a and rrT;a'
tered circulation of each with the Gno.t and ciiHr
acter of The securities which they they nave recently
deposited III his office; whether ANY o sac bank r"
authorised tn establish branches n! what 0!cr In
dependent banks, II any, nave gwen notice OF their
|
inG. ~ , >,
By Mr.. Nationwide incorporates. the Howard
A--"ciutiuu of the city oil Norfolk.
By Mr. CRANMER--Uf constructing u turnpike roaG
from the city of Wheeling. along the margin of the
Ohio river, 10 the county line at the mouth Of Short
| Creek on the two and threeilths principle, toron-
u"ct with road. thence I" the town Of Wellsburg, in
Brooke county.
by Mr. InBopES-Of eyempting the people of Noy
folk and Portsmouth from taxation nr one year.
By Mr.. ASDEKS"S-OI nppropriuting not
exceeding l,DU, to distractions to the down.
ward navigation Of the Guyandute river, from
point at or near Laurel lil, L" IN" mouth "i Hun
| Creek.
! BY Mr.. C,SDLER-To withdraw from the files vi
the liourc the poll books and pnper in relattll t"
the formation vi new county Out o parts OF Scott,
! Lee and Russell counties.
BY Mr. DorLE-Of Incorporating u company 10
construct turnpike road from the depot Of the Nir
siniG Crntru! Rail Road. near Marlborough, in Bath
county, 20 ncrsect the Warm Springs turnpike st "r
near the eastern base Of the Wurin Springs Mountain
: in saii county.
! By Mr.. SEG,R-Oi 81 altering the charter u!
| Hampton Savings Institution, 10 allow said insu-
ton to grant policies Of insurance.
| BY Mr.. BAKER-Tu withdraw from the files %: the
! House thu petition OF the Bank of the valley at Win
chester praying for the extension NJ their charter and
that the bc referred t" the committee Banks
by Mr.. ltoLpE>-Ot reducing Tho per diciu allow
ance of Justices OF the Peace.
| Bv Mr.. ltUREYiN-Df 80 ;iInen,lin. the laws in re-
ution 10 III. pny ri Jurors, that the cApe,cs u Iures
,,ryus in civil cases, shall b. taA ill., uld par; q"
the nj .uii>, hc cuiiectc! by the proper oic,r
and Disposed ot us il the slime wns part Of the
county levy.
BY Mr.. HEi>EyLL-Of 50 amending tie charter of
the Martha Washington College Us to enable the
Grand Lndge Of Virginia Of the Independcn; Oricr
OF Odd Fellows, TO appoint j." Bnard Of Visitors for
| TINT Institution.
| BY NJ. BoErN>N-Of increasing: the capital stock
OF the Little kunuwha Navigation Cu.n,uuy to the
sum of slnOOO0 upon the same principle as was
adopted in the charter passed March H., 1858.
BY Mr.. TAYLuR-Of SD amendin. the act of As
se,nby passed on the lst nf june 1852, concerning
the fees OF Commissioners in Chanccry. tn rNtcLd
the benefits of said net II Commissioners i'll Chance
nv in the city of Alexandria.
BY Mr.. ELLfS"N-Ih leave be granted 10 with
draw from the cs uf the House. bill No. 3t Of the
Inst session, and that it be- referred to the Committee
| on Banks.
| By Mr.. KKE-Uf incorporating company 10 con
! srurt graded rund from the Coal Minis in Augusta
county by or near liners Mills in Prmdlet0n county
! BY Mr.. kEE-Of constructing scmui the Moore
field and North Branch Turnpike from Martin
Wi-cs. in Pendietna county to ir,crstct the Ilgr-
rsonbur and Franklin Turnpike ut Inc most ,ructi.
cable point ut or near the S1Uth Fork III said county.
| By Mr.. kENPER-Of reporting bill No. 1873, uf Tic
last House III Delegates, au:horiln. .;ngr Justice
10 take the acknowledgment Of married woman 70
any writing.
b. Mr.. PowELL-Of changing The TING for hold;D,
the spring term a! the circuit court OF RrpIn!amuck
county. and the ta terms al said rnurs in the .uuu.
! ties of Lnutloan nrd Prince William.
| b. M. CABELL--Io withdraw Iron the files of
the House, bill No. ill OF las, srssn with The ne.
eompsnyg PAPERS aud that the same oe referred 10
! the committee on Claims.
BY Mr.. DrANE-lu Withdraw hill No 100, for the
relief Of Henry j. Brown, with view to r-.er the
same III the committee on Clans
| BY MI IMEuUES--Of amending :hc 18th sec,iou NJ
chapter Us vi the Code.
Hy Mr.. SLGAR-That the petition b! the school
commissioners OF Elizabeth City county asking ,.r
mission :" sell portion of the Academy lot III the
town uf IIaIHpto, bo Withdrawn ih fIc4 of tho
linuSc, and be referred 10 the committee Oh Prupos,.
tons and Grievances.
| Bv Mr. SuwIIN-Of exetnptinr In, citi,.,s of