Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-08
HOUSE OF DEsEGATEs.

lliE House mel NJ IL - clock.
The Clerk real Il communication from The Senate,
informing the House uf tc pnssaye Of the following
bills entlledGn net IL promote connecting rail roads
between ia" Orange and Alexandria Ginl Manassa
Gap Rail Roads AMI the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Rail Road; an net authorizing the sale
al certain !a!s late the property o Cnrnelin Hop
kus, trccnsuI; al az: Ia authorize change III the
route ul the AlcXnnlril Louloun and Hampshire
Rail Road all act 10 change the times ui holding the
Circui; Courts for The fourth Circuit; an Act lncorpo-
rating The ilugucnn, Springs and Mining Company;
an act IN Incorporate the Wyth"viie Hotel; net 10
Amend the first section OF the thirty fifth chapter ot
t;r C"i.. Of Nrgun, rs 10 allow four Commissions
OF the Rryrmu. for the county t" PiayIvnIa; al
act ;D amend Ike 9i.t ..r"n "i chapter % of the
Code ui Virginia, Ia Hpportion among the four
Carn.- .-ionrrs Of tl. "vriIu 1t the county of Pitt
sylvauH, the amount formerly paid 10 the two Com.
masiuncrs heretofore existing an act To review and
amend the charter of III" tilemd"wcr Mining Conpa-
ny; and act Ia incorporate the SprinSdae Board
ing School Association Of l.uud"un.
These bills were sererally read iirst ana second
time and referred I" appropriate commuters
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The SPEAKER called upon standing committees tor
reports; whercup"n,
Mr.. NIcoIsoS, from the Committee on Schools and
Colleges. reported bill Incorporating the Petersburg
Female College Senate bill to incorporate the Ash
ton Institute; n,so Till to authorize the Common
Council of Fredericksburg to establish Public Schools
in the corporation ri fredericksburg.
Mr.. CARTER, from the Committee on C!aims, re-
uort,,l II BILL rrtunling tn .In!r!I 4. Gnd Abraham
Guacn,nm, certain sumS al money improperly pad by
them into the Treasury; \ bill authorizing the pay
nnnt ni !: certain srn III money 10 Milton FltZhu"h'
Sheriff nt Prince William county, iur carrying lulia-
tic to the ASYLUM nt Williamsburg: also, n resolution
declaring !; HrNpc!Irmt tn grant the prayer "' tilr
petition ni Sam!"l Crane, Allen j. Curr"ncc aii'i
Washington Satmlak"r praying 'n be Released trnin
the penalty "f rrr"gllHnnc"; an! similar reS"lr-
un with reference the petition nt George Mccks,
Francis Mceks, and jefferson Vincent, praying to bc
released from the payment Of fines imposed upon
them hy the Circuit Court oI Lewis county.
Mr.. FLOYD from the Committee OF Roads, &r., re-
ported II bill 10 Incorporate the Charlcstown and
Sirphrrlstnwn Turnpike Company; nn act 10 amend
the act pns~cd December IL. 1872, Incorporating Il
company to construct II gradc! az plank ROAD iron:
Richmond, 10 some point AT or near ChaElotesFiilr;
till amending M act authorizing the County Courts
ui BhtrtoUrt and Craig CnGn!i"H 10 erect gneS nil
lew io4 on the Price, rurMpikc RoHd: and II bill!
declaring B!u- Creek III the county Of kaiiawhs Il
public highway.
Mr. EDWARD, from the Committee on Agriculture
AMI Manufactures, reported hiil incorporating me
Loudoun County Agricultural Society.
The SPEAKEE submitted communication from the
Secretary, enclosing statements from several ot the
Banks ut the CnnnonwcalI!I; furnished III conform
iiy with the resolution a!uptrl OH the 2lst uItIino,
which, on motion of MIR. RrTHERfnoRD, were refer
red 20 tie Committee oE Banks.
He also submitted communication from the
Cashier of the branch n! tue Farmers Bank at
Black >burS, enclosing n statement ol the bills and
notes Discounted hy that bunk. from October ISL
1851, To October lst, lS.iI aud shuSinS when DIS
couatrd. wlic! similarly '-p"seG "l
RT-nI; ROSS.
The following resolutions We're then offered and
adopted:
by Mr.. N,SoRsDALL-Oi refnn!inG to James A.
Storm twemty-.even dollars and fifty rrt"' nmprol'nf,
" pail 10y him to the Sheriff "i Morgan county ami
10y said Sheriff paid into the Treasury "' 'h's Iom
numwcah. ,,