Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-20
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA,
Fsir,f. DEcrNDEg Ii, lSj9.
SENATE.

Nlo NJ Lirut-namt-Govrrnor W. l.. JACKSON called
lh senate TO oder m presented communication l,ou,
The Board nf Plc Works, recommending that IT il be the
NJ General Assembly
inr,"n and ohio Railroad should proceed some ,.unorry
proy,on c for Its prosecution during ;he which
may .Ialsr before ihg Legislature shall have determined
definitely .ha hc done for the work The arpropria
lion will he exhausted dung the latter part uf Janary
nc>t and the Board has given notice TO tn. contractor. -
suspend their work on or before 'h- gh IA! after hr
cci,i "G ;ic notice
,iu motion uf Mr.. SMITH the communication wa r..
i,rrri y the Committee on Road.
Mr CLAiBORNE, from the Committee LunaIic .Nsy.
Irp"r'"ds hill concerning insane persons confined IL
he STAT. Peni,.nrary and rrcscriLns their disposition
M' lsbELL offered The following join, resolution which.
UrlcT the rules lies over:
Resolved That with the c"ncurr.Ils. ri rn- Ilu... u
Delegates, the joint Committee the lHrrers Ferry
rage he instructed to report To the wc Houses Of the Gene
raj Assembly all laws enacted Icy the nOI,ls, rIudiu.
states OF the Union, since he paSsas" Of IA" ueve -vc
law hostile to The 'iaNeh"ns Interests Of III" STATE nj
Virginia.
ON motion Of Mr. FRENCH.
Resolved, That much or the report =! ,r rou,ni,-
Oners Of the Snkng Fund relates the Etic 81 rhr
secretary oi said t"nms,ion.r he referred :" h" Com
nittcr of Finance.
Mr CuGlIlLL presented the proceedings of y meeting
the citizens of Nelson county the Outrage Harper.
f,rr, which referred To the -cert committee thai,
subject
Mr. AUGUST presented Inemori. OF the Judge "G the
Cirru; Court Of the city Rrhmond. and mrmbrrs "T the
Har asking Increase 90 rh" Of s:-'i per an.
NUM- of the "in"-iinI NJ Ia. Auurl~y Of ;hr Crl,".
wealth in said court.
sc>oLrlo>> t>eulEt .ArErIs>,,.
ly arpr"rria,c commitrcs we're adopted. II, fao~-
.
Er! ise Company. In III" county al N"rfoL.
By Mr.. rANfuN-ui amending ana r-ua"tinr tn" :''h
section of chapter Ill of the code.
~ Mr. PArE-Or authorizing the Coal River Navigation
Company conicmn land "Nrrnow"d by of their
dams.
Hy Mr THOMAS of r.;rfax-of paying q Buckingham
& c. the amount of coupon. interest upon i.nd
Of the state o Virginia, which has been l"''
Rs Mr. ClRlSTIAN-uf amending and extending the
provisions Of Tie act pa...d March 1 l-;a entitled an
ac additional protection to slave property
By Mr. CIIRISTlAN--ui amending chapter ~ "I :hc
Code I" provide los procuring releases al ' d"Hcr
uC Insane married wpm"n.
~ Mr. THOMAS OF lIsnr!-of re'Nndns t." John A
SMITH, tate >hrfih oi franklin cumy, certain fn'. a
ccri, had against hin in the Circuit Court for ia" "ry o"
Richmond.
By Mr XEI>TN-.oi providing 'ha, adnin>' ration Of
.-,rl,i,' estates shah not ~ rr&!rj 10 females
49, Mr. plCKENSUN-oE iucGe;>h. ti,, c,pirF >'oca Of
Ia. Ia, eh and North Carolina turnpike road and Io
'io,ze the location thereof IN The eoumiy OF Grayson
Gy Mr. NEESoNuI Amending chapter l.3, section /, of
:ie code 10 u, u provide Tia; crr" coIi", cntrc,
surveys, from the books o tEc county surveyor nl be
evidence in Court. OF Justice
IL Mr. DlCKENsON-Of establishing a precinct -lrc!om
al the dwelling Of Iam', Wfi:hi, in tie county 81
~ Mr. THOMAS, Of fairfNof srncndinr he &C. pass
III March "', i>- authorizing hc !-ur "i coupon bond
70 Buckingham Co. IN place 81 ou" io, :" - % pro
Nil. that the rar,i" may .vc personal -"cr!iy Instead @"
lien upon real r-'tir.
To compensate s-r": faon i"r ~" h"rr> lo'' IL con
y.ynr MnrIi- Hart a convict. 80 the sat" p.u uury.
Explained y w. DICKINSON aud r'''sd--aye, =, n""
10 amend liz charter 'r Presto" Coat .ni iron ,"u'
paUv.
in amend az, act entitled Ia amend ac amend
Ing t. m section OF chapter - Of the Code u Virginia.
concerning The city "i Eichm"nd, and tn.
I,L ot . llU,rip:, Court uf the said city allow
the County C0ur Of Nu"NIy 20 increase she r'i"il-Cn
:" it, CI.rkIud to aurriIr the touay and Corporation
Courts increase the c"mpru.a alton :" '"r C-fh-.
To cnrnprn.4t. Andrew Hunter for lie -v services IN
proac utions against john Bruwn, amt others CONNECTED
vI:h the recent "mrac. il-rrers Ferry ra--"dty"-
iU HrHcI
Authorizing ;hc payment Of Of uui"y q" =. pnv,
DAY assignee of E,nrn., u'Er'cn. Explained hv NJ
NELSON and pss>.d-ays. - muc- 0"H'.'
To ir,orporatu the DanYl!r InsUranc. Company.
For the relief OF John 4. Gus.man and Abraham "".c
man (Expllirrd hy w. NEWLnN ari in,--d-ay"> ~
aoss
To amend passed January :rh lo-. rnti " am
49,, for the relief OF the Richmond Lgh Infantry lGcs.
.E>plou.i by Mr AUGUST and pss>cd-ayc, ~ noe. o.
number of bills read the irs and second tm-s.
On motion o, Mr EKANNON the Till on !ir second read
INK. making appropriation TO ihc LGnaic Asylum west
Of IN. ,irrhany naun'ar., amended Irprv
nrate slnppry - .r'd Asylum, in not ,X"-tdns
$50 1000 year.
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