Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-04

INSPECTORS.
On motion of Mr.. SrEENKop, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II, NJ.
The CLERK read Il communication from the Senate
informing the House OF the .passage of House bill,
entities, act to rccharter the Mount Crawford Wa
ter Company.
Tie amendment Of the Senate To House bill entitled
act amending the I'll section O an Ret TO incorporate
the town Of uppervc, sent from the Senate yes
icrday, was agreed to- The amendment proposed to
substitute the lst IF March for the lst Of April the
day Of election.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. RuTHERFUoRD, from the committee on Courts
of Justice reported back Senate bill entitled an act To
provide for taking the OF the voters of Hanover
county % change of the location Of their seat of
Justice.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The SPEAKER submitted Il q following communca-
'i"n from the Governor which, on motion Of Mr..
WELLM,S, was laid on tie table and ordered to be
printed:
10 thr S,na.c and HoDs- cf D,isgnt's oj ttr Gene
raj .iSN.,nWy ~ HG state 0t Virginia:
GENTLEMEN -Nvttie' by the two HOusea Of the
General Assembly that have been elected by the
people. Governor of the State for the term OF four
years, commencing the LIST day Of January inst,
have appeared AT the Executive chamber in tho
Capitol taken the oaths prescribed by lsw AMI have
entered upon the duties OF the orce.
! beg leave to assure the Legislature Of my most
anxious wish To cooperate with them III deY1-
ted efforts to sustnin the honor and to promote the
prosperity OF the Commonwealth.
With my congratulations upon the happy season
OF new year, and with nlv best wishes for you col
lectve!y and individually, | have the honor to be,
with the highest respect,
Your obcdicnt servant,
HENRY 4. WISE.
RIcHMosD Va. Jan'y lst, 1885.
Mr.. ToMr:s presented rcm,n-trancc nf the citi.
ZenS Of Hanover county against the proposed change
in their seat OF justice.
Mr.. RrrHEH:1nGp stated that when the Senate
bill npon til.S subject reported from the Committee
Courts ut Justice this morning, under cosdcra.
ton before that COMMITTEES there remonStranct:
or petition which could influence them To the adop
On ot any other course thnnthat pursued tie wnuli
suggest TO the gentleman from King William (Mr:
TuMLINl Ia consent to Il rccDmmment nt the DILL
with the rcmnnaranc" just presented. lie would
make motion to that effect.
Mr.. TDMiIS stated that he hud special interest
in the matter, and was merely dlscha"r!ng this duty
as matter OF courtesy. The people whose signatures
the rcnonsrance bore, had no n'imntion OF the pas
sage nf the bill in the Senate until they had seen II
announced in the newspapers. 1t was then, a. he
understood, tina. they proceeded to take this actor
in the matter lie had no objection to the course III
dcutcd by the gcntcma from Goochlaud.
The question on recomm!ttnS the Dlii win me re
nunsrance We. rgt and decided in the affirmative
MrsSsG: FROM THE SENATE.
Mr.. MuSCURE, from the Senate, reported the fol
lowing bill, which passed to-day in that body.
y bill 10 amend the ith SECTION oi lHe acl PhsTe'
May jlsr, 1872 entitled an act changing the mode
appointing inspectors Oi tubnccn 80 Ia to authorize
the Clerks Of Courts To take the bonds oi SAID "pec
tors.
EEsnLulioNs.
The following resolutions were then offered ah'
adopted:
By IIoGE--Ihat the select committee appointed tt
report special rua laws for the counties ot Augnst'
and ircnbrier, be instructed 10 enquire into the ex
pedirncy ot reporting Il general law conierrlhS upon
County Courts the power to adopt sncn sys'sms i"
the construction and Keeping in repair oi roads &c
! ~ they may determine upon Tor their RESPECTIVE
counties. ,,,,,,
| BY sir. MuKDAuGi-Ol incorporating lhc heSo'u ,
ton FIRE Company ~ the 'o"n VI ioi'suou'''' "
the coMn'y o' NDro'n; r ,,,o ..,ao, oor,u;,te. an
BE hr' CAhi hh- 'at .'u oo,T" S;o' nf r.,nr,;r.
ponsa 10 enqEre Ii.o 'nc th c"',mtv roads of tn
t, u o f aM,r.ta ~. ais, instructed 10 extend thei
n"mirv to the eyncdiency of applying such b if re
nort,d' 70 the COUNTY Of Fauo,iier
| By Mr. CARELL-Uf prohibiting enancpate
slaves from remaining in Virginia on hire for onge
nerod than one year and what legislation Is necesse
rv I'm render tle lo section of the ith article of tn
| Constitution uf Virginia ,nrctup
! By Mr. M,Ys-Ot e-tub-hing a Fire Insuranc
! S1.iv!y at Frlt;.ele in tho county Of Boietosrt.
| Bv Mr.. BuRwELL of Be,tinrd-Of providing q ca
bnet to be kept in the Library for the deposit an
| classification Of the meteorological specimens collect
ed by the State Geologst or presented by others d
evidences of the mineral and metallic wealth OF tn
Commonwealth.
BY Mr.. WooD-tf increasing the capital stock
| HE brown zap iurhp'he eohP'hy' s"'n ~
! exceeding SlS,0OU
rErIrI"S'.
me loIowih- pe''''on' "ere f'''e"''a A''u "pp''
prlacly referred:
| BY Mr. ELLfsoS-Oi 4. I. Lhyh'' ics"ee oi W
Stale BORING MIL, Tor an appropriation l" repair s"'
mill. BY Mr.. J"SEs-ot Isaac Adams oil Apponia'