Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-16


Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Burrows, of the Baptist
Church.
Mr.. CArLErr offered a resolution fixing II o'clock
the hour for meeting hereafter. The resolution was
defeated.
To amend an act Incorporating the Strasburg and
Capon TURNPIKE Company, 40 to authorize the
subscription the part of the State; incorporating
The Glenwood Savings Bank in Rockbridge; lncor-
pora;ing the Avery Lodge of Old Fellows in Preston
county; Incorporating the Chester Hotel and Mining
Company; Incorporating the Fox Hill Division Sons
of Temperance in Elizabeth City county authorizing
Brown Gap Turnpike to charge tolls on the bridge al
Fort Republic; Incorporating Roya. Arch DIVISION
Sons Of Temperance in Marion county; Incorporating
the Masontown and independent Turnpike Com
pany.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
OF l43 ctizans. asking the formation Of new
county out Of Giles, Tazewel and Wythe counties.-
IA bill carrying out this objsc! was subsequently
passed.
FREE NEGROES.
The bill re-organzing the Colonization Board OF
the State, was taken up and amended 90 as to include
in It's operations negroes manumittcd prior to lS92,
and passed TO it's third reading.
Mr. bEAtE, while the bill WAS up, announced ms
utter opposition to any scheme for the colonization
Of free blacks On the coast ot Africa.
REsULUTIvSs OF INQUIRY.
By Mr. MCKINNEY. Of Incorporating the Fire
mems lusurancs Company of Norfolk; by AIR. MAR
.HALL, Of changing an election poll in Woodvllls,
Rsppshannocs, from one house to another; by Mr..
NEALE, of W., of Incorporating q company to con-
straot turnpike from the Salem and Hsrrsvile road
to the Northwestern road; by Mr.. CALDWELL, ofincor
purang the Holidays Cove and Welsburg Turn.
pike Company; by Mr. CALDWELL, of authorizing
the Board of Public Works TO purchase the 5000
shares owned by Wheeling In the Baltimore aud
Oaio Rai Rosd.
sELDHy, wITHERs CO.
Mr. BEALE called up the joint resolution, reported
from the Committee OF Finance regarding the settle
ment Of the debt due the State by SsdeD, Witheru
Go. The report recommends the adoption OF resolu.
tons authorizing the Board Of Public Works TO settle
With Sedsu, Wrier- & Co., by charging them only
With the pa. value aud interest on ths per cent.
bonds, and proportional value and nteres: ihe
per cent. Sterling bonds They are required, within
gu days, to enter into arrangement with the Board Of
Public Works for tns payment, in cash, on or before
the let Of January 1853, of ialt the amount dus
by them 20 tie State, which is 10 be placed TO the
c-sci, Of the interns Improvement fund.- and for the
payment Of the residue with eli Costa expenses, &C..
on or before the 30th September 1859. This arrange
Is not 10 act release 10 any OF the securities
now bound 10 the State for the payment of the debt.
Mr.. BEALE, froE :hs committee. stated the amount
due the State by Selden, Wthefs q Co. to be- 1886 GOO
for a portion # which she has liens on the renl
estate Of Nr. WThers and Stocks and the sns were
forced she could not probably realize over $500 900
he said that Mr. Baxter, the attorney for the Com.
monwesth in this case, had expressed bis approval Of
the mode suggested by the committee, az the very
best TO secure the settlement Of the debt.