Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-11
TUESDAY, January ), 1896.
sES ATE.

, communication from the House Of Delegates wa:
read announcing the passage of several Senate oi!s
| The House amendment to Scuafc bill 10 nc"7po
rnte The Wythcville Hoe. Company WAS agreed TO:
The Joint resolution eAt"ndiu:, the time IN which
the SheriI of tho cry OF Norfolk and town vi Ports
mouth may Pc Y .hc revenue into the treasury was OF
motion OF Mr.. DEXE,Lt, referred ~ ;!,c Committee
on General Laws. resolution Of enquiry, ot same
purpnrt, confined to Norfolk county "as Subsequent
~ offered BY Mr.. DAueaTREY
Mr. LOGAN from the Committee o. General Laws
o; the Poweis Hotel Company Of the city OF Peters
burr for compcnsuting clerks "f county and corpora
ton courts for rccmdin. births deaths and marriages;
and for allowing additional compensation TO comlnis-
suners OF the revenue. 80
| Mr. DOUGLAS from the Committee on Finance
and Claims reported Senate bills releasing Junius l..
Archer from tho payment Of judgement In taSor
of,he C,mnonwea'th; directing the assessment o,
TIE properly of tho Baltimore and Ohio ka;iroad
Company in this CONFERENCE.-The: aud House bill Tor
tie relief Of WaIdy w. Roberts, OF the courty OF
Nelson.
Mr. PAxros from the Committee on Banks, report
ed Senate bill 10 incorporate the Central savings
Bank OF tie county Of Amherst
Mr. THoMPsoS from the tAInrnitte" on Agriculture,
&c re,,prtra Senn;c bill t. Incorporate the baltimore
Copper Mining Company, il Tie county OF Eau4uler'
On motion of Mr.. JuiiSSoN-Resovcd, That the
Committee for Courts .! Justice cuqulre into the ex-
e,iiuucy vi providing By Law that executions OF cap
itu punishment shall luke place in the presence only
Of limited numoer OF persons 10 DC appoh'ec oy
tho court rroI:ounclnS tile sentence OF uedtl.
BILLS PASSED.
For regulating foreign life Insurance companies
within this Commonwealth.
Providing for II rc-assessment Of the lands
throughout the Conmouwealth--wi:h an amend
msur tby way of ryderl proposed by Mr.. STEESRou
--ayes 81, noes none. y The attention of the ma.
yi..rates of the Commonwealth Is requested to this
BILL as Mr.. SrEESRoD's amendment provides FOR the
county or corporation Cnnrts, at thcir March TERMS
to make un order sunmvuug all the magistrates in
h,.r several counties corporations, 10 attend at
either the succeeding April or May terms of said
Courts. for the purpose OF making the appointments
nf assessors. The magistrates barnS been sum
moned. the appointments shall DC made, if mejori
~ do not attend
To incorporate company to construct rail road
from the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs to tue
Virginia and Tennessee Rail Road.
House bill for tho relief of Geo. W. Suclngs, OF
Chesterfield county. Ayes 81, noes none.
House bill TO constitute part Of North Anna River
lawful fence.
The House bill amending chapter 18th of the Code
Of Virginia in relation 10 the duties and privileges
of members of the General Assembly, being under
consideration, Mr.. TAzEwELL moved lie indefinite
postponemeut. Messrs. TAzEwELL. TALIAFERKo
aud CarLErr, advocated indefinite po,;ponement,
and Mr.. DESEALE opposed it. The gentlemen speak
ing in the affirmative wvro Grerse to any change IN
the old SYSTEM Mr.. DESEALE was anxious, AZ mat
ter of convenience, 20 have officer ot government
authorizes to administer the oaths Of office to MEM
bers.
AT the suggestion Of Mr.. FCSsrES, Mr.. TALiAFER-
no withdrew his proposit,or aud the bill was ordered
lilo Oh the table.
The bill in relation to the Northwestern Rail
Road was made the order of tho day Tor Saturday
next.
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