Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-05
LEGISLATURES OF VIRGINIA.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1885
XIV tn

A communication was received from the House
announcing the passage OF a bill, and lis agreement
to joint resolution Tor the election Of BrigadeT
General OF the s.h and OH brigades. The resolution
was laid on the table.
BILLS REPORTED.
Amending an act Incorporating the Thomas T.
Paul's Female Orphan Asylum OF Petersburg; amend
ing au act for the relief of Railroads and other
pauie., and regulating the terms upon which they
may borrow money; authorizing the Rector and
Visitors of the University of Virginia to sell certain
lands for the relief of George X. Waddy
OF Lancaster county for the relief OF A. 7. Bird
incorporating the kanawha Coarse Salt Com
pany providing for the condemnation Of
River Navigation Company bill increasing the
salary Of the st Auditor to s4,OOOi this bill was re
ported under resolution OF instruction, and the
mittee accompanied it with recommendation that il
do not pass 10 increase the compensation Of the As
sstan Keepers Interior Guard and Clerk Of the Pen
itenary to enlarge and improve the Penentiary to
amend chap. 2l3, of the Code; Providing adequate
periods Of confinement in the Penitentary and repeal
ing portions OF chapter 3d. making gu atlemptto burn
the PenItsutiary or the buildings connected there
with, punishable by death.
The committee 10 which was referred q resolution
authorizing works Of internal Improvement indebted
to one department of the State to Offset the debt by
draft Oh another department, made report asking
discharge from the consideration of it and its refer
encs to the Finance Committee
The Finance Committee reported adverse to the
petition for the relief John e. Darsf, of Rock bridge
MIR. RlVEs offered resolution fixing Tuesday mex,
az The day Tor commencing the consideration Of bills
making appropriations to internal improvement-the
bills to be considered from day to day in the order in
which they come up until disposed Of The resolution
was adopted.
BILLS PASSED.
Incorporating the town OF Spencer, in the county
OF koanoke; bill TO amend the charter incorporating
the bank of Dsnville this bill makes the bank an
independent one, with the stockholders personally La
bis for its circulation and contracts Ii ia required
to retain in it's vaults specie equal to one third of itt
circuation-thus differing from The old banks, which
only retain one fifth. The Governor is also deprived
of the right Of appointing directors] incorporating
branch bank at Beverly, in Randolph couny
amending the Code, to fix the reward for tn.
arrest of runaway slaves for the counties bounded by
the Ohio river, or the Pennsylvania line, or certain
portions ct the Potomac, at per cent the value
Of the negro, when the master OF the slave lives in
Of those counties; the bill reduces The reward il
those counties per cent-it heretofore having been
| fixed al 10 per Cent
RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY.
BY Mr. RIvEs, Of granting charter to the Trustees
OF Albemare Female Institute
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
For the establishment of election precinct al
Howardsville Albsnarle county, of certain citizens
Marion asking that the trustees of the Methodist Eps
cops Church BIZ authorized TO sell certain lot owned
by the Church.
On motion. the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met II o'clock pursuant 10 adjourn.
ment.
Prayer by Rev. NJ. D. Hoge, D. D. Of the Presbyte
rian Churcn.
BILL REPORTED.
Mr. HARPER, from the committee of agriculture
ETC.. reported bill amending and reenactng section
Of chapter l02 Of the Code, go as to make the afda
Wit of tn. party killing dog classification in certain
cases. This bill was advanced to second reading.
THE EQUESTRIAN STATUE.
A bill from the Senate amending tn, act appropria
ting sum OF money to defray the expenses attending
the erection and Inauguration Of the equestrian statue
OF Washington leo 10 Increase the amount to s. 0U
was taken up, and explained by Mr.. HooE. TIL,
question the passage of the bill was then put anG
determined III the negative Tor the want of consi,u
| ronal majority-yeas 70, nays SO.
On motion Of Mr. WARD, this vote was reconsider
ed, and the bill laid upon the table.
SENATE BILL PASSED.
| Senate bill allowing the original will OF Mary
Armistead to be removed from the clerks Office o
the Hastings Court Of The city Of Petersburg, wa,
taken up and passed.
| HOUR OF MEETING.
| On motion Of Mr.. MARTz, il was
Rrsolred, That this House will on and after to NOR
row 5th ins meet at il o'clock A. II , until other
wise ordered.
| FREE SEGEoEs.
| The House resumed the consideration Of the bi!
for the relief Of the Commonwealth from the free ne
| gro population.
| MIR. Preston concluded his argument against In,
measure, and WA followed on the other aide BY
| Msssrs. GREGORY and LEE.
| On motion of Mr.. CHRISTIAN, the House adjourn
| ed.