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

The House mct Mt ~ o'clock, pursuant to aloura-
ment on the ed December.
The CLERK read u communication from the Senate,
Informing tI. House that they had passed the following
'Huuss bl. entitled m act for the Incorporation of
the Trustees OF the Union Theological Seminary in
Prince Edward; An net I" incorporate FERGUSON
shop and Gsh's Mil Turnpike Company And an act
to amend the charter OF the Loudoun aud Berlin
Turnpike Company; and that they had also passed
House bill amending the second section Of all act TO
incorporate the town Of Cppervle, with amend
nents.
No reports were made from standing committees.
REEOLI TONS.
The following resolutions offered and adopted
BY Mr.. ToNIIs-Rcsovcd by the General Assem-
BIZ. that JOINT committee, consisting of three on the
part 1T the Senate and five on the part of the House.
he appointed TO announce to Henry A. Wise and
Elisha W. McComas. ESIs., their election ns Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor Of the Common
wealth, respectively.
BY Mr. BGANSoS--Of incorporating a turnpike
company fo: the construction of turnpike road on
the two and three ilths principle, from this mouth of
Jcsrrc's Ran in Lewis county by the wny OF Jane
Lew and the mouth OF hincheoc Creek 10 the head
of Grecubricr, iii IInrrison county.
b. Mr.. ASpERSoy--That leave be granted 10 with
draw from the files Of the last session Of the House
Of Delegates, bill No. rs, incorporating the Poly
echnc College in Logan county, aud that the same
te referred to the committee Oh Schools and Col
bges
BY Mr. CARPEE-Of appropriatng $4,000, on State
H., Il
road from some suitable point on the Middle Fork
Turnpike, East of Moses Roberts, to the Stanton
and Parkcrsburs Turnpike, East Of Buckhannon, in
CpslIur county.
BY Mr.. TH6aPso.--Of amending aud re enacting
section l-t Of an act passed Apr! 2nd. 1898 entitled
| mr. act Ia incorporate the Winfield and Ihomptnn-
| vile Turnpike Company, i'll the county ct Putnam,
| reducing the capital stock tn $4,000.
BY Mr.. MAis-Of establishing Savings Bank in
the county OF Bote"ur: to be known by the name OF
| the Blue Ridge Savings Bank.
| By Nj. PITMi.-Thut leave be granted to with
| draw from the flies OF the House bill No. 1876, to III
corporal" the town of Strausburg, i'll the county Of
ShenanG0ah uni that the same be referred to the ap
| pr0priatc committee.
| By Mr.. LANGrITr-Of cmdowing the Chair of Az
ricuIturHl Chemistry i'll Bethany College.
| b. Mr.. lloLLAnAr-Of reporting Il bill granting q
charter for the construction Of n road on the two aud
three-nft.7 principle from Rock Lick TO Cameron in
Marshall county, with capital OF 5000.
| By Mr.. GEOgGr--Ol Incorporating q Joint stock
company on the and three h'ihs principle, to cor
struc turnpike road from Sstrrsvlle in Tyler coun
y, 10 iIterscc the Northwestern Bail ltoud III l,ilche
county.
BY Mr.. SIscLAiH-Of paying 10 Milton Fi;zhugh,
Sheriff OF Prince William county, the expenses in
Cured i'll conveying unatc from said county TO the
Asylum ut Williamsburg.
| b. Mr. SMIrH-0f passin! i,lw authorizing the
Auditor Of Rablic Accounts to correct errcrs in the
land books where land has been enormously or i'm
properly entered.
ny MI JoUSsroN-Oi giving 10 The llistrlct COuftf
of the Commonwealth appellate jurisdiction in all
causes in which tho Circuit Courts of the came have
exercised original Jurisdiction.
| BY Mr.. HE.sErLL-Of reporting bill On the t7G
and rce!iitls principle, for the purpose Of construct
ing Il turnpike road down the Poor Valley, from III,
Russell! aud Saltvile Turnpike, at or the house
nj Whitley rullers, to the Abingdon and Russell Old
Court House turnpike road ut or near the house o.
John W. Worley, the terminus o! the Abingdon and
Pnttonsvi!le turnpike. Amount required for that
purpose S9,UOO.
BY Mr.. SAMuELs-Of altering ard amending sec
ton 9Th of chapter ISIS Of the Code oil Virginia,
to permit Commissioners in Chancery To issue uach
mrn;s in certain
: BY Mr. BEnkELEy-Of establishing uniform sys
tenn Of Free Schools for tie entire State
BY Mr.. GEoRGE-Oi declaring the Elk Fork o
Point Pleasant Creek public highway. from il
mouth to the Three Forks OF said Fork in the count!
Of Tyler.
MESSAGE FROM TIE SENATE.
. Mr.. WHITE, from the Senate, informed the Uous
that the joint resolution which had for IT'D object III
, appointment Of Joint committee TO inform Henry A
: Wise and Elisha w. McCoinas Of their election 10 tn
offices of Governor aud Lieutenant Governor, resp-c
lively, had been agreed To. and they had appointed
the committee OIL their part.
. | The SPEAKER announced the following o. the Com
mttee on the part OF the House NIessrs. ToMLIS
Smith, JOHNSTON CARPENTER and kEMpER.
The SPEAKER submitted the following communica
ton from the Governor with the documents reerret
, TO therein, which, motion of Mr.. ELLYsuS, wer
) referred to The Committee Finance:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMEHT,}
December 3lst, 1855. I
To THE SPEAKER OF THE House OF DELEGATES
SIR IL communicate herewith, for such action a.
, the General Assembly may deem proper, two letter.
from persons holding the bonds Of the Chesapeake ant
Ohio Canal Company, guaranteed by the Common
wealth, asking that provision may be made Tor the