Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-11
IEG,sIaTusE or VIRGINIA.
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| 4 message from tic livUsn u! DELEGATES, ~ WI
| EpGiNps, un.uunced the rcad'nesa ~ iha' u""l
nrpr.rd with the execution OF Tie joint order. IN
an,ha,s Of the Senate forthwith repaired IL the vi"
! NJ ,L. J,nuse of Delegates. In short time hi'ri
warJ., they returned when Mr.. Thomas reported
md Lieutenant Governor LEAKE ANNOUNCED the elet
! tiou hy th. people OF Virginia al
! HENRY 4. WISE a. Governor;
ELISHA W. McCOMAS as Lieut.. Governor an
WILLIS Y. BOCOCK "a Attorney General 10
four wear. from the Isl day al January. 800:
Mr.. TH"MlS. from the COMMITTEES it 'u,i's
Justice rcpor,rd Senate bills IN amrii the In sec
,;,n Of chapter l6j OF the Code o Virginia. III r,a
ton 10 the fees Of Attorneys for the Commonwealth
authorizing the payment ri Lust coupons; anu 'u'h
! rzinr the issu of coupon bonds in place "' snc'
bonds when lost A..
rcnur,cd Senate bill, authorizing loan I" HE ir
,,inu and Tennessee Rail Road tunpniiy prnvldn:
for the completion uf the Co"in@',:' "ti Ono h"i
Road; authorizing loan Ia the Aiaii*>>H 10y In
Road Company; amend the charter anal LiIcre's
The rapi,n stock Of the Rivanna Navigation Compa
nv: authorizing the Buurd nj Public Works TO sub
SCRIBE 70 the increased capital stock o tie Or'hg
and Alexandria Rail Road Company, for the c1teh
sion Of the road 10 Lynchburs; and authorizing a.
Increased subscription TO the LoudUun BraIci! hhi
Roai Company, and The extension OF the rail- io'''
from Puycellville To linrpors Ferry.
lirut. Governor Lr,KE announced tho naiies "
N,,,rs ARMSTRONG and THOMPSON az the addi'loh"
members III the COnlinit'ce on Noaun, w. "
to he appointed yesterday o,hm;t
Th,. following resolutions of enquiry were su'''''
ted HiiL adopted: -. .,,,L com.
By Mr. !,Yxl-Incorpuratin joint Sioch oo.,''
nauy to construct turnpike road from H'" rrri.,
on the Sweet Springs Turnpike, pAsslNi ,;", pntrb
Alu!u Spring and connecting with mo N;u mud
aud Red Springs Turnpike, ut SuIiamue o. n,h.rwisc.
;hat they have leave to report BY bill or 1'Hei ~
Is NJ DEsKixs-Rcp"rting Seha'e o'''' wv
OF SESSION 0i iSJ2-'3, Nc. . ;rt stock
co.nnonv m thr two and ;hrciilI- Principe 10. 'n
conservation Of Il Turnpike road h"ii '''e '''' "
Wiierliu. to the town Of Wei'bur: .ro Pa.
Ey Mr.. plREs-Cpmplei that pg:iioa % nv
leigh, Logan aud Monroe u'hp!ne ,7-',,.;Jci Nm.
~ ui Wyoi1ing STAT" account; pr"taao", -" u,
;oc,,bold.r. IN .aG county assign lhrr ih''H'S' u"
said road 10 The Sia!r I'm . Ia, s.ss;,,
Ey Mir. W.>r-RoportiIs b'!! ct i''.t session ,i''
INo ~ entitled u hill 10 incorporate 'h' ''"
Greed, Turnpike COMPANY. .,.o,.;,,;r., ,,r TN.
Ey Mr. IA ll-Amcndng he act p""viaihS 'n m .i,'
IONS; ructiou of l- Raleigh and North Carolina urn
pike. , .h, I-,h soc,i,n nf
, 40, ,.,; ,urij .,9,i !Sl! IA 10 provla" more ri'
H,c,,'oiy t, ,h. uppon,,nrrl OF Clerk pr" hmpo,'
" hen II vacancy occurs IL! '''' "'"'' u W -"
County Court. ,,,,,,,, r,,,,
iw,, and tire" hs principle, for the erection L"
rcr,,*s The We.: Fc.i: river, at West Milford,
u larson co.u!y.
Br NJ ur>EAi.E-The proprieiy Of rc.asssSsing
n. lIUG, III lli!s State. 49, >,
Bv Mr. TAvU-lu incorporate the N!ttr'iiie to-
rl, In The town Of Wyihevli!r.
Is, Mr.. JuyrS- Amending the charter OF ihc Nor
ok and Pcir.s5aT. Rail Road Company, 81 us 20
.c.,ula,e the size aud management OF the draws III
n, bridges over the Elizabeth River, &r.
~ Mr.. CHAPMAN Changing the time rf holding
no Crc,i, Court. of the li, lj,!i, 10th, aud Etii
circuits.
Bv Mir. OLu-To provide for the voluntary on
avtirrnt OF slave emnacipa,cd BY the las; vii! and
testament of Elizabeth Woui-cn, late Of t'is county
T Pow hatan.
Bv Mr.. FLonp.-Authorizing the Rock Mount
Turnpike Company, TO charge tolls for crossing on
hr;. bridge over S;aunlun river.
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING. Senate bill No.
Gl OF last Session.
Bv Mr.. Observation-Disclosures Company on
he and threc-iith' principle, 10 construct sra-
led road from Capun Sprn:., i'll the county Of lanp-
hire TO urcrscct The North Western turnpike, al
Join, between hanging Rock and Romncy..
By Mr.. Northumberland ra.lns Joint sock
:unrary 70 construct aturnp.kr 70 I'd from poin,
~ the Cumberland Gap mad Prices turnpike plsa-
~ t!tr Sand Lick, TO the Kentucky line.
BY Mr.. JoSrS-Rspor;ins Senate bill No. liz OF
lie last session.
~ Mr.. LArSE-Repor.ing senate bill No. his Of
By llr. JoYssov-Chnuginc the time OF holding
h.. tJurts in tn" Fourth Judicial district.
BY NJ. .IoSr,-.\n;eiidng the net passed February
18th. 1851 in relation Ia special courts y! appeals.
Mr.. SMITH presented the petition Of a. ticsher,
&c. Ia nlahr L certain portion Of The Ohio river, 4
awful fence and Tor turnpike road from New Cali
n.a III the county of jackson, {" the middle fJrt of
Mr.. DrsKiSs presented two sets Of instructions
rr.r citizens OF Gray!on, 10 vote toT Hon. IoLn H.
Floyd for United States Senator, IN place III Hon. Jas
NJ. Mason.
On motion OF Mr.. SrEL>KoD, So much OF the Gov
srnurs Message rs refers Ia tir subject Of usury
referred Ia The committee for Courts Of Juslre.
Ga motion Of Mr.. RLGrR. the Clerk ri ;ln. Senate
y:,. rluaA..l q. Ir.as. w.u.Lly attachments III the
number 81 bills reported from the Committee on
Roads, &c., with the amounts appropriated, a..
Mr. C,TLErT called up the joint resolution in rela.
ton TO IN election OF B:igadcr General for th"
Fifth brigade. After some debate between Messrs.
TALI,rEKKO, WHITE, T,zrwrLI., CarLrrT anil
.ioSEs. Oh motion of Mr.. TAL,ArERRo, M amend.
men: was agreed 10 fixing the Sih of January next as
the time Ii hold the election, anil thus aneiei, the
resolution was agreed 10.
All the bill. reported this morning read the first
iilc and bill in relation 20 the Petersburg Custum.
House WIS read twice. tn" rules having been -us-
prnt.'l iur that purpose, on motion OF Mr.. JONES.
Ga motion OF Mr.. Boswell, the Senate adjourned.
HORSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met ct II O'Clock.
Trr Clerk r,.ii communication from the Senate in
forming the House that they had agreed 10 their
amendment ~ the bill entitled an net giving the
sent Of the State TO the purchase by The United
State o: two lnis VI .rpun! in the city Wheeling for
the erection al Il custom house, &c, aud tAcnptlng
said lot from taxation with an amendment, III which
they requested the concurrence "f tn" House. The
amendment was made IN the following C:,u-. which
was introduced OH Thursday into IN" hill ..",.",.
of Mr.. GARNET: "Provied, how"vLr, that the
Commonwealth oi Virginia reserve the r:'.t L.
sum. al its pleasure n the right vi property aud lu-
r.sJcliom herein coded tn the United States"
Tn. Senate amended hr striking out the words tall
.lr ri.vlits of md.
The House agreed To the amendment.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
The SPEAKER having called upon standing com
uittces ;nr their reports Mr.. LEE, from the Conn
mittce on Propositions and Grievances, reported the
Orange. 4 bill 10 uucaI the ls chapter of thu Code
Jt Virginia. \ bill Ito separate the town OF Wells
burg from the residue OF Brnuke county in relation
the keeping OF it, poor aud 10 amend the charter
uf said town: and bill to incorporate the Loudoun
Agricultural Institute.
Mr.. CARTER from the Committee on Claims re.
parted Il Till for the relief OF DR.. James Bolton.
DR.. EnMU>US from the Committee on Bunks-a
bill incorin:un: the Virginia Savings Bank Ill the
CiiSoi Richmond. He then novel that the Senate
D. n.nricl Of the readiness Of The House to pro-
r,.el with the execution of the joint ordcr--beinG tho
rOuIi of the votes fnr Governor, Lieutenant Gov
,.ruor aud A:inrnc" General. The motion was
agreed ~ und Mr.. EnMrSpS wae requested to con-.
v.v liza, message Ia the Senate.
The following Resolutions wcrc then offered and
adopted
~ Mr.. IMHcnLN-rf releasing u Judgment obtain
ID by I:'n Commonwealth OF Virginia in tn. Circuit
Court al Augusta, uguins. Mrs. Sidney Il. Points,
who WAS She bail ut james W Points.
Hy MIR. NrHDArGu-Of establishing II branch o!
the Bank Of The Valley OF Virginia, the Farmers,
Bark, tie Exchange Bank. either OF them, Ut