Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-18
FEiDAY, D.cEABEh u. $50.
KOIaE GF DELEGATES.
Th. Houso met ut i: o'clock.

c iu,nrnn. III. House Of the passage Ut the "i"""'
:, bill, Ito.
II ard Association of Norfolk: bill. entitled an ;' 1t
= t,!orizng the issue OF coupon bonds III place vi ~.
bonds when lost; an net authorizing the rHyu,,'"
!. lost coupons: act 10 incorporate me Me
/ slralrc Company in the City OF ltichinnnt' az o'
irc,rnora,. IN. Dime Savings Bnnl; nf " hcG'ih-' II
act authorizing IN. County Court "i .Y
! n in tlr event OF T. subscription by th"l e,,'!
the ca,ilnl stock Of the Winchester ''''n Il, &c IN
Ia" Road Company 10 crI" md providing for til
: ;S,,;r, II erin and an act authorIZh" ."e o',
G " Erst.rirk County, in the even, OF su ~,
D s,r,lou ny that county L" INC '"i To-" E,u Ron,
E S.nIr;G Int,iuun and Hampshire MAJ h. "a
.',. ~ J,,rr,,,v on The cre OF The county l"
,.,,,, Subscribed, and providing tor inc lsaui"
-, These bulls rcnd n hrSt ana :ec'''" '' .
and appropriately reiered, Ms II ,.h.b i
,I course. reference 10 Inc HrH. on 'nc 'i7''
House bill. , :, o-d,.
Tr, HaKEk moved to suspend the rules m ordc
to mi upon its passage Senate bill authorizing wv
Comfy Court of Frederick county, IN the eVeh' o'
.ulsrrurnu By thnr county To the capital stocK I"
nf the Winchester ard Potomac Rail Road Company
=, h,rrov OH the credit of the county, the hu"hh
subscribed and providing fer the issuing 81 scrip.
S..nl:. bill, Authorizing the Cou:,y Cnart OF sac
cnrv I'm the event of subscription by that county
to the captal stock Of tho Alexandria, Loudoun nnt
IIamp.hirr Rail Road Company, to borrow on t!ly
credit Of tho comfy, the amount subscribed aAO
providing for the issuing of scrip, was also passed
| Under similar rule
| srASDIS9 COMMITTEES.
The SPEAKER called upon standing committees Tor
| reports; "hcreup"n,
| Mr. EIc0LsoN, from the committee on Schools anu
Colleges reported bill I" incorporate the Trustee. vi
Jyr,hburr College; Till to iuc0r orRtc The Spring
d9l. Boa,tnr School Association of Loudoun: also,
| Il resolution declaring K iGexpcdcnt Ia grant the
! drawer If The petition Of 2. Il. McC":nas aud HEX
man S. White asking 10 be relieved from farther pay
n.nt ms securities OF James H. Fargusou SUPP rim
| - u lItDru
n.ac 70 be relieve ron the further Consideration 81
the paon tie ScGV"l Coniin sIncrs of Tue conn
~ oi Chesterfield, pcn! iug 10 10 relieved from ia:
iIfirtrc Of the school qa"tn Of 1871. and that the
sanIu bc referred Ia The c"nlntc on Chains
Ts report was taken up, on motto! OF Mr. %icoL.
son, ant adopted.
Mr. CARTER from the committee OF Claims, 70.
ported S,ndte bill provdiug f.: com, isar! 10 j.
u. IL. Brunei, ar cer. al ih= se.c. committee on
Puy;op JohBtur memorial; bill releasing 10 Lew
allen the CONFERENCE.-The RICH; in il:!t 20 tie r:np"r
~ ut Joseph Abrams. GeCeasuG; also, resolution DC.
;iar.n-: il inc&pvGeu, % repor; Ill No LOO. ii last
session. anG resolution i!IG:"cEfcdirn" .: alloy.
InS Wa. Is. wills COMPENSATION i'r furnishing the
jail Of Charlotte COUNTY win fire. Ac.
Mr. FLoYp, from tao Commute" nI RoaGs, &c. re-
ported Srl.tic BIZ authorizing tho Petersburg Kali
SH.G Company IN :s5C: hrG H"!. cti"a b"aG> /" ;hc
,,i"ut ct S2GbOJH yr:ug Der ce.:.. .:'e:"s; with
al Amendment; aud al! ;uIrpoa. t'.- Glh -,inn "i
o passed ito it:A F. rnd-v 1881 entitled. 'n!.
az; Ia .cury0:ao the Nnr:a"rstc-l Nl:-:.is R.il
Endd Company; ard act paasct. 81 c3d Fuoru..!y.
1854, amending Tie same.
REVOLUTIONS.
The following rCs 1.a;ous were then oec.cd G:a
nd"v:rl:
BY NJ. KuasEx-Tha; the committee on Blnks
u:.quc !..o ::.e cA?er!;ry OF Prohibiting lie ss"u
,:.u suypguss ;Iu circulation" within iIc i'iaita o
Tie Commonwealth. a.: al bank uo:ea q! ic"nI!iai-
rn ie.s i:.aa G1I!.s, aad az other oaak ao;cs
:,pt ;h,sr ~ Ii Gur!t.. :! Decentralization.
BY Mr.. hM:TH-Ot 50 .i.ul!iac lilo d'st section -
chapter ia OF the Cod. u Virginia, q give
cucraL; jurisdiction tu:.e circuit courts with tho cou2
y,;auris Al cascs "iuni.w!a! entry and dctauo.
Dy Mr. DHaPER--C: pgss'as i Jaw Hurn"r..15-
.ny yr-sna w,Ioso property .:sy DO da.ct.'. .: CO.
stIuy-G hy Hoy rail r'a, II tG!s ea!e, - P'cs"cui"
The mi! !,aG c,1 a3y IN t!io coun'y j: "'..c!. r
damage .,.y be GoTe arc author i. process - he
served IN aug agent OF sach rail :".i cynh!y, II
any c"un:y in which such mage ld"y Le done
By Ir. FKLNcH-fn withdraw ;loni The files .: M
Hnus,. bill w. - vi :ii' last session u The li"G>e"t
DGir,a,"s enI 10 rcC! iGe stne ~ lao Culnt'er OF
Roads &C.
3, Ir. CALvrEr-Oi incrce.!as The tnx nn hrH- !
hrr'. >cz,s. and fur bst:c. I" en1u'" Sai c"hm''
-. 10 ascertain what wUu! be- IL :,:'r ;dtn {" ihx--
iu,I tin; t!r ChairInc! thereof DO requested tu ,'-
Ircs. circular 10 the Cashier of each N: the Bamks
I'll the s,u,e, uekii.g thru with ns ii;i!c delay a.
,ossibr, 10 rcpvt 10 him whGt anoau; o! sp"ric |
u. succiu funds ihri: Respective Banks have
md 10 nav To tie brokers uf thrs AID Other SieS ir-
the redemption OF their notes from the LII day of D.
..n:r 1876 20 In. lat D.rrln!'cr, lS.I1i and that
said committee further ergur" in;n the rxp"frrr!
II tGyin: the broker =. otter States who raerc-c
Inc privileges of Sac! in this Stu;e. cr Il that raG.
80: be done then what legislation Is NECESSARY nni
nr.prr 10 pruhibi; them from ill.,: exercise .! auch
privilege ia ihI5 State.
BY Mr. MALLony-Of incorporating Norfolk aud
ChrsIprakc Steamboat Company.
Mr.. DnASE moved 10 suspend rho rules ~ order to
ak;: NJ the bill! rrpo:;C,. ;iI:s 'n"rnc:: 10y the OR
l:.;ec On :. ,nra aai Colleges, 10 coGr Jgata tie
Trustees a! LyucIbirI College.
The motion WA agreed TO- and the bill! having been
akrr up, rend first aud second tune aiii urdrf-
ed to be ensrossed
III. SpEAKIR announced the following Specia!
Committee u:dcr tie resolution Of Mr.. LAHGfITT,
ordering the reference Of 80 much Of the Governors
Message relates TO the purchase at M"rnt Vernon,
md the efforts u certain ladies IN accomplish thar oh.
cct TO u COMMITTEE, Of this character:
Mrssrs Lan.ii;i, Floyd S'nnard Wiley, Imbo-
d.u, W"lton. Sanllr!s, Howell, Cnrprr, Craddock,
Taylor, Wr. hit and Saith.
The resolution referred -, embraces Instructions n
thu committee to enquire ia:n tie cypcdcncy Of ma.
kin. the purchase -! Mount Vernon IA whole or III
part by the government of Virginia, as also t" enquire
into lie efforts made by the Mount Vernon As>oca.
tiou Of ladies, and to enquire into the best mehod of
managing aud accomplishing that busirras.
SENATE BILLS rAssrh.
The following Scrat- bills We're rrGi third time
ard passed.
i bin providing Cor compensation to J. ". II. Bru.
net. as C.r. OF the select committee OIL lyi"n john
s!on's memorial The vote upon IL passage sf""d-
yeaa la, nor- ID. !. appropriateness S'H bill "a
authorize III" Petersburg Kali Road Company t" IS
sue and ,l coupon bonds 10 tie aGoaa ut S2On,'bi
DcurnI per CEN, interest. with m amendment tiat
it shall not be- lawful 10 sell the said bOGGs Al less
than par.
HDUsr BILLS PASSED.
4 bill amending and re.cna't TIM. The lst section nl
chapter - of IL. Code. concerning patrols. By this
an,.r,lnrmi the Requirement: thu: captain ni patrol
should be commissioned officer oi t. miiitm, il dir
lr.,i-rd with.
:, lin 10 amend The !ih section of chapter III of
the Code. "a Ia authorize single iu7tice to TAX.
| the acknowledgement oi Il married wuau 10 my
writing, YVES mex: considered, tho question heiug
! upon lis passage.
Mr.. SMITH, OF Kanawha, opposed the bill, main-
tanning thu, il was ahrnga;inn NJ. the rights Of
men, vino, an guarantee aluii.st fraud improper
influences, SHOULD have the protection which decara.
! tons before two Justices wGuil afford.
| Tr. D"YIE supported the I'LL, and IL vcry lucid
spccc showed that the tendency object If the hill
! WAS, not 10 tiss away any privilege: which women
enjoyed. bur 10 nt facilities in The tain. Of acknow
Judgements not muw existing. The bill proposed mere
ly 10 g"s Ia srgi: magistrate The power possessed
by "a Notary Public, in the matter Of taking arknow-
ls'gmcu;s of the character contemplated in the BILL
| M. krNrrH :.',v'rcd sn.no Ghr arguments in
support If the bill. lie showed ta; the pr s,..cc Of
two JUSTICES when declarations are Trjr wou!d have
no more Effect il. cuunteracDS any !iGrrnY.: intr-
tncc> brought To bear upon the wife, than h. pres
err al bur Any influences cx,rc ised upon her, lie
maintained, wnuId have wrought their effects i.lor.
she presented herself 10 make the dcc.uraton and
| the appearance OF f~o ur more Justices would have
!i::l. cticc: in divcriimg her from her purpose.
| Mr. PENpLEroN OF Giles. opposed tho hill, as also
sid Mr.. AHDEKsoH, who declared that ms !5ns II. he
hnd II sound arm he would defend Inc rights of mar.
red aud single women.
Mr.. CAEria delivered short speech j.: opposition
10 tine I'LL, aztec which the vote ,va Tux IL upgn its
passage, nn. decided in tl.r negative.
Ou motion 0: Mr.. WILEY, the liousc adjourned
| SATURDAY, DRCEMaFS IS, 1855,
SENATE.
Prayer by TIC Rev. AIr. lio"E Of tie Presbyterian
Church.
\ communications from tEc Clerk OF he iIo;.e of