Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-16
SATURDAY, MARCH -, 1853.
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communication was received from the uouse an
nounciug the passage of sundry bills.
BILLS Passed.
| Hcuse bill concerning Commissioners Of Chancery
in Alexandria; regulating the time OF closing the
| ,rsnsGer books in the Second Auditors OH ,e con.
corning the district public schools in Ohio county
amending the act incorporating the Mechanics Saw
ings Society of Petersburg; for the relief OF b. J..
| Gray, of Isle of Wight; authorizing the Union
Female Institute of Henrco, to confer collegiate de.
grses; authorizing that where there are sixteen school
commissioners in a county, eight shall cop!tltute
quorum; Incorporating the Rowlesburg Lumber
Company in Preston county; increasing the
salary of the Attorney of the Commonwealth in the
| Circuit Court Of Richmond; transferring part Of
the Floyd e. II. and Iiillsve turnpike 10 the coun
ties of Floyd and Carro providing for the payment
of the purchase money for the Berryve and Charles.
town Turnpike, bought by the State; releasing the
States title to the estats of John Keley.to Owen
Shea to amend section 90 chapter 80, of the Code
for tue relief of Lieut.. +. 5. Gay amending an act
releasing part Of the Lynchburg and Salem Turn
pike to the counties Of Bedford and Roanoke; con-
| frming the sale Of the North River Canal to
the James River aud kanawha Canal Compa
ny; directing the payment Of Adjutants for ser.
vices rendered under the general order OF the
Governor, issued September lst, 1856 (superntend.
ing election of officers for regiments, &c :; auhor-
zing the payment of interest on certain Treasury
notes. held after their maturity; bill for the relief
of Messrs Merrill and Ryan, of Barbour county for
the establishment Of trans Allegheny Lunatc Asy.
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of the Revenue for Caroline county; making the
members of the Board of Public Works end other
State agents. individually responsible for exceeding
in expenditures the appropriations made by the
General Assembly Of Virginia; for the relied OF
Jeremiah II. King, Of Weizel county; releasing to
Fauquier the States interest in the Leeds Manor
Turnpike; Incorporating the Bealeton and Springs
Road Company; amending sctincorporating the Mon
ument House Company amending act torbddlog
County Courts to grant corporate powers estaoilshing
Qf Ruffi
county, incorporating the Amber Oil and Coal Com
pany; incorporating the Hampshire Mining Company,
releasing the States rghtto the Jacksonville and Bent
Mountain Road to Floyd and Roanoke counties; incor
porating company TO construct turnpike ROAD
from White Sui phur Springs to Frankfort, in Green
brier county; exemp,ing fremen Of Norfolk from ser
vice on iuries; for the relief of Ed. Jones john
Camm and VIM. Massenburg; Incorporating Planters
Savings Bank Of Petersburg; establishing branch
of the Merchants Bank of Lynchburg at Richmond;
to incorporate the Atlantic Steam Ferry Company;
amending an act incorporating Odd Fellows Assecls
ton OF Wheeling incorporating the Hughes Greek
Oil and Coal Company; Incorporating the Esyette
Oil and Coal Company Incorporating The Virginia
State Company; establishing an election precinct in
Brooke county; incorporating the Masonic Temple As
ISOLATION of Virginia. making 1t felony for life ten
sut in slave to remove him out of the State, or trans
fer greater than life interest in him, with intent to
defraud the reversioner or remainderman; lncor.
pora,ing the town of Spencer in Roane county;
regulating the ecsle Of rewards for fugitive slaves
captured in the counties Of Virginia. bordering on
free States Incorporating the North Branch rail road
company; Incorporating the Chafahoosle Academy IN
Gloucester county; authorizing sale OF estate contn.
gent upon the dying of any person without heir, or
other offspring relative authorizing the county court
of Orange to borrow sl0,OOD to erect new court
house; amending act Incorporating the Thos Z. faul
Female Orphan um in Petersburg; to incorporate
the Portsmouth steam packet oompanyi incorpora-
ting Preston salt and plaster manufacturing company;
establishing precinct election at Hungary Station in
Hanover county; changing precinct election from
Church Hill to Brooklyn in Halifax county; enlarging
corporate limits of Guysndotte: amending sections Sd
and 9th Of chapter log Of the Code so as to provide
more efectuay for Furnishing the crime Of forgery.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.
a communication was received from the Executive,
announcing the receipt Of letter from l.. r Bsyne,
of the firm Of Seldom Withers g. Co., regarding the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. The Execu.
tive recommends the appointment of law agent to
investigate the affairs of this company, with view
to protect the interests OF Virginia therein.
EVENING SESSIONS.
Mr.. DOUGLAS offered resolution for holding even
ing sessions, for considering bills on their third read
ing. .
DOUGLAS called the ayes and noes on the motion,
which resulted in s adoption, by the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Amber, Armstrong, August, Bran
non, Bruce. Campbell, Floyd, French Hubbard,
Huddleson, Layne Logan, Marshall, Neale Of w..
Old, Jr., Paxton, Smith Of g., Smith of j.. Thomas,
Wsrth, West-2l.
NoEs-Messrs. Caldwell, Claiborne, Deskins Day.
Douglas, Flood, Gatewood, johnson, Rives, Yates
10.
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. offered Joint resolution fixing
Monday, the Did inst, the day for the adjournment
of the General Assembly. The resolution lies over
under the rules
BILLS REPORTED
House bill to prevent the unlawful bridging of the
Ohio river; amending the charter Of the Glover Hill
Mining Company; amending the act providing for
the creation offs new county out Of Tazewell and
Russell; incorporating the Winterfork Mining Com
pany.
RESOLUTIONS OF ENQUIRY.
BY Mr.. WLRrH. of empowering the Bank of Ka
nawha to change IFS name and move TO Charleston.
Kanawha. BY Mr.. claiborne, OF allowing an ade
quate salary 10 the Adju,an General OF the State
By Mr.. AUGUST, Of releasing States right to certain
slaves named "Smilb." BY Mr.. AUGUST, of refund
ing Eustace Robinson cum of money improperly (
paid by him into the treasury
On motion of MIR. YATES, the Senate adjourned.
SATURDAY, MARCH 18th 1858.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at IL o'clock, pursuant to adjourn.
ment Mr.. CHAPMAN in the chair.
BILLS REPORTED. |;
Mr., BALL. from the COMMITTEES for Courts of Jus
tice reported bill constituting the Auditor of Pub.
lie Accounts and the Second Auditor Register OF
the Laud Office, Board ct Claims.