Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-08
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tertiary enhancement oi tCSc Nii!ih'srli me- PER
son OF color Of the Cui:it" OF Southampton dia vi
IN, uas.a.c ~ bills entitled ACT II amend an ACT
passed March 1nd, lS:5 ;:'aendius the charter o the
t,rrut Bridge Lumber nnI Canal Company. ana TO
chance the mime Ot snId company, ana I'D
ucrnsc the capital stock thereof act TO authorize
Nm, S-aboard and Roanoke ltail Road Company to
ssua additional stock: mn net establishing an nspec-
ton If tobacco mt the New Company Warehouse, in
tb, town nt Dauville act authorizing the town oil
Winchester Ia increase lis debt for the purpose ui
.ub.cribiug to works of internal Improvement; ana
All act to ascertain and Tx the boundary lines "' Tie
states of Virginia and Maryland.
Those bills read first and second time anu
appropriately referred.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The SPEAKER called upon Standing committees Tor
r,pnrts, whercupoN,
Mr PrSpiEToS from the committee on Courts OF
Ju,,cu reported the following Senate bills entitled
nm act 10 provide for taking the sense al the voters oil
Hanover county rs to change OF the location OF Their
seat of Justice; an to change the tune OF holding
tho circuit courts for the fourth circuit al net to
amend the 18th section Of the act passed April I'd
ISL! providing for the election, the qualification,
powers, duties and compensation oil Justices I'll Tue
ncacc clerks of circuit and county courts, attorneys
inr the commonwealth, shcrls, commissioners ot the
revenue surveyors. cUnstabcs and overSeerS OF tho
poor; bill allowing compensation 10 clerks or SER
vices required of them by the act entitled an art con-
corning the compensation aud enpannellnSoi jurors
their qualification and manner OF selection III certain
ca,es and an act entitled act concerning lie re-
ristraon of birs marriages and deatlis also rcso-
luton on the inexpedoncy of leSisating upon me
subject Of amending section s, chapter 10, oil Tue
Code uf 1912 rs to authorize county AMI corpora
ton grant ordinary license ut their quar-
torly and monthly terms, without requiring mnJorl-
ty OF tho acting justices; and resolution OF the same
character in reference to the cIpedlency OF providing
by law for taking the of the people upon the
subject OF retailing ardent spirits ut the next election
uf magistrates aud other officers, in May next.
Mr.. NICHOLSON, from the committee on Schools and
Colleges, reported back Senate bill To Incorporate the
Springlalc Boarding School Association Of l.ondo"n
alsn, bill To amend and reeliact section ~ VI chap
ter 81 Of the Cuc of Virginia. The com'G.ttee asked
tn be discharged from the further consideration Of
resolution referring IL said committee that portion "i
the Governors message which refers 10 schools ana
cOlcgcsa bill III accordance with The views therein
being already reported.
Mr. BARNES, from the committee on Propositions
and Grievances, reported bill TO incorporate the
j acksun Orphan Asylum in Norfolk bill ncorp0rat.
ing the town OF Mason III the county Ut Mason Oil
the town o Strausburg blil authurZ-
ing Robert II. Vaughan and l.. Il. Banks, trustees
under the will of Mary e. Ward, TO sell lot Of land
in Hampton; bill 10 incorporate The ChhoWie
Springs Company in Wyhc county; Senate Oi 10 IN
corporate the Wythevile hotel; bill repeating the
act establishing the town OF New Baltimore; ahd'
bill ucurporan. the Norbornc Cemetery. The conl-
Mite. asked TO be from the further consld
eraon Of resolution upon the expedency OF report
ing bill declaring the South Fork OF lolston river
Il lawful fence, through the lands OF james ,. NC
Council in Washington county, for the REASON that
due notice not gwen.
Mr.. CARTER, from the committee on CihiuS, TO-
ported bill for the relief OF Samuel freeman.
Mr. FLOYD from the COmmitteeon Roads, &c, re-
ported the following bills bill 10 authorize inc
Norfolk and Petersburg Railrund Company TO e1-
tend their road TO Charlottesville. Scnnto bill to au-
tlnrize Il change in the route OF the Alexandria, !."u'
louu and Hampshire Railroad. bill 10 Increase The
capital stock OF the Slate River Company and 10 au-
tLorze Il subscription vi threehfs on the part o the
Stute to the siIine a bill 10 increase the capital
stuck of the Richmond and York River Railroad
COMPANY lie reported adversely upon Senate Oil
10 promote connecting railroads between the Orange
and Alexandria and MANASSAS Gap Railroads and the
Fredericksburg und Potomac Rhroud.
Mr. EDMUNDs from the Committee on Banks, re-
ported bill Incorporating the metropolitan Savings
Bauk.
FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE
CoMMOSWEALTH.
The SPEAKER submitted Il communication from the |
Secretary of the Commonwealth enclosing statements
from the Cashiers vi the Bank of the Valley ut Chris
ansburg, of the branch the Farmers Bank oil mr.
rinia at Farnvle, ut the Exchange Bank OF virginia
NJ Salem. of the Bunk Of the Valley ut Moorilcd, ana
If IN, Exchange Bank at Norfolk, showing the |
amount of bills discounted from October Isl, looi 10
October Isl, 1852 and where payable; made III com
,Iunre with resolution adopted on inc Isl VI w.
.emb.r last The communication with tho accoInph- |
nyiup documents Were referred 10 tue Colhsl'oe on
hanks OH motion ui Mr.. RUTHERFORD.
EXCHASGE BANK At RICHMOND.
The SPEAKER also submitted II communication |
from the Caslicr uf the Exchange Bank Ut Richmond
,ucosin. similar statement III c"iiia'ice win 'he
-esuton referred to, which was referred 10 Tie same
committee. 81 |
r.r.d, I'VE are obliged to defer their publication till
tomorrow.
The following is copy OF this statement !; m