Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Daily Richmond Whig
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
On February 26, the Virginia House of Delegates passed bills amending the literary fund, authorizing sale of slaves from Solomon Jacobs' estate, incorporating a turnpike company from Winchester to Smithfield, improving Opequon Creek navigation, paying Kanawha school quotas, concerning James River and Slate River companies, and appropriating public revenue. Rejected bill for Samuel Griffin to convey lands. Passed resolution to increase auditor's salary (66-52). Requested survey of Appomattox River improvements and connections to Roanoke.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Thursday, Feb. 26.
The Senate have passed the bills, 1. to amend the several acts concerning the literary fund; 2, authorizing the sale of the slaves belonging to the estate of Solomon Jacobs, dec'd: 3. Incorporating a company to construct a turnpike from Winchester to Smithfield: 4, to improve the navigation of Opequon creek in the county of Berkeley. 5, authorizing the payment of the arrearages of the school quotas due the county of Kanawha; 6. concerning the James river company: 7, concerning the trustees of Slate river.
They have rejected the bill empowering Samuel Griffin to convey certain lands.
Bills passed—1, appropriating the public revenue.
Mr. Doddridge moved a resolution to bring in a bill for increasing the salary of the auditor of Public accounts: which was supported by Mr. Miller of Powhatan, and Mr. Dive, and passed, ayes 66, noes 52.
On motion of Mr. Dupuy, the Board of Public Works were requested to direct the Public Engineer to survey the Appomattox with a view to an improvement of the same from Petersburg to tide-water, from Farmville to Petersburg with the same view, and the country between Farmville and the nearest point of Staunton via along Buffaloe's river and the Little Roanoke, with a view to connecting the waters of the Appomattox and Roanoke—and to report his opinions thereon.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Domestic News Details
Event Date
Thursday, Feb. 26
Key Persons
Outcome
bills passed by senate and house: amending literary fund, sale of slaves from jacobs' estate, turnpike from winchester to smithfield, opequon creek navigation, kanawha school quotas, james river company, slate river trustees, public revenue appropriation. rejected: griffin land conveyance. resolution passed 66-52 to increase auditor's salary. motion to request appomattox and roanoke surveys.
Event Details
The House of Delegates received Senate-passed bills on literary fund amendments, slave sales, turnpike incorporation, creek navigation, school payments, and river companies. Passed public revenue bill. Rejected land conveyance bill. Mr. Doddridge's resolution for auditor salary increase passed with support. Mr. Dupuy's motion requested surveys for Appomattox improvements and connections to Roanoke.