The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-26

A Communication from the Senate by their
Clerk The Senate have passed the bill 90 Con.
cerning the records and papers of certain Supe-
Flor Courts of Law"
Engrossed bills Sc To amend the several acts
TO compel the attendance of witnesses before a
single magistrate" -" Giving further time to
the owners at lots in the town of Meedsvill. t,
improve the sam 49, Concerning Old Point
Comfort, tue property of the CO.. mon wealth, in
the county of Elizabeth City'--e Authorizing
the court of Rockbridge county to levy s,un Of
money for the purpose therein men,ioned''---
were read a Sd time and passed.
ss.t THURSDAY, January II.
A Communication from the Senate by their
CLERK
The Senate have passed the bill s'To amend
the act, entitled, an act to amend the several
Jaws concerning slaves" with amendments to
which they request the concurrence of the
House OF Delegates.-The House concurred
:, Engrossed bills q" Concerning John 7 Leigh
- To raise sum of money by lottery, for
the purpose therein mentoned'--" Authori-
sing the corporation of Norfolk borough. 10 e.
rect lamps in the said borough for the purpose
ot lighting the same, and to point out the mode
IN which the same shall be exccuted"-were
read third time and passed
An enBrossed bill :" Concerning hbely," was
read a third tine, and on motion, ordered to be
committed to the committee OF the whole house
on 'he state OF the commonwealth.
On motion, ordered, That a committee be an
pointed on the part of this House, t act Jointly
with committee to be appointed on the part
on the Senate. 10 acqusint James Monroe, Esq.
OF ms appointment to the office of governor or
chiet magistrate of this commonwealth 10 sup
ply the vacancy occasioAed by the acceptance by
John Tyler, Esq. OF judicial appointment un-
der the federal government, and a committee
was appointed ON the part Of this House of
Messrs; Preston (of Montgomery Stanard (of
Spousyivania) Prunty, Mercer, Ragland, Yam
Gey Beeson, Coles, Jones' (of ESSEX Evans (of
Wythe) Madison, Brent (of S,siford) Castle.
man, Campbell (of Washington and Strobe
hill ," Concerning certain taxes which be-
game due IN Orange county for the year 1884,
(Which lay on the table) reported from the
committee Tor Courts of Justice, "a whom the
same was committee with anamcndment thereto.
was taken up--the said amendment being twice
read, was agreed to by the house-and the cues
non being then put on engrossng the said bill as
amended, and reading it third time, it passed
Nn the negative.
, The House, according to the order of the
day, proceeded to consider the preamble and
resolution respecting the Bank of the u S on
wMrh the uotes were follows:
81, I he names OF those who voted in the affirma-
tive are, Messrs. Peter Johnston Speaker pro.
tenn Severn E, Parker, Coles, Cooke, Norvell,
Garter, Given, Young, Wilson, Tucker, Pryor,
1ancey, Boiling, Lewis, William Jones WYATT,
Richardson, B. c. Stanard. Clark, Frederick
Jonrs, Green, Strobe, Spurlock, McComas
Watkins, Nicholas, Watts, John Jones {ofEs
seA) AXE. Minor, jennings, Henry, Wills,
BERNARD, Charles Brent, Castlemsn, Claiborne,
BaytoP Leake, Ferguson, Currn. Ballard
Smith, Dupree, Maxim, Andrew Johnston,
Fr", Patrick Anderson, CoPlin, N. Selden,
Joseph Selden. Martin, Hairston, lanes John.
son, Goodson, Tazewe, Daniel Morgan, Bus
ter, Walker, Wiley Campbell, Taliaferro.
SrymeS, John Hill, Aylett, Sherman, Ball,
al
Robert Hill, McCullock, Billups, Perrin
smith, James B. Jones, Jesse, Dudley Evans
N.ck'in, James p. Preston, Holt, Rice, Down
ing, Fitzgerald, Peter Randolph, Harris. Iohn
Morgan, Hughes, Foster, Coleman, Walton
MAYO vashop, Gibson, Temple, Gee, Marten-
ey' Boath, Brockenbrough. Tebbs, Thomas L
Preston, Bower, Rutherford, Bryan, McFar-
lane, Madeira, Evans, Stith, BIount, w Brent.
Juhan, Scammell, Jarrett. Cargiil, Ward, Ce.
GIi, GarTow, Byars, John Campbell, Beeson, Kent,
Joseph Evans. Shield. Stevenson. Richard II
Lee and Srawen-125
= And the names Of those who voted in the no
gatve are, Messrs. Fnney Andrew Anderson.
Fulton, Blac@ burn, Dtey, Hopkins, Tate Por.
terheld, Taylor, Rowland, Hatcher, Saunders,
keiiy, King, White, Smoh, CIaypool, r. Nor.
gan. holland, Mercer, Hugh Caperton, ir. GRAY
1ngles, John II. Christian, Robert Christian
Dunton, G. Parker, Woods, Birkhead. Hull.
FISHER, Major, Bailey, Henry Lee and Neal
The question being then put on agreeing to
the SAID preamble amended, it passed in the
affirm aive-Ayes 112-Noes 81
Votes in the Senate, on the Preamble and
feSofntfoH. as Gfferaoards amended 6y
that body, and hubHshed in the Inst En-
gnirer
AYES Matthew Cheatham, James Har-
rlson, William ChamberIayne, William G..
Poindexter, CHAPMAN Johnson. Hierome
/, Opic, Charles H. Graves, Houlder Hud.
gins, James Trezvan. Francis Smith, Will
Liam Tyler, John Fl. Upshaw, Joseph God
win, Joseph Z. Cabell Edward Watts and
Robert Nelson.-16
NOES~~Robert Taylor (Speaker,) Lewis
Wolfe, James PindalI, John Campbell and
Aittleton Upshur So
FRIDAY, January 18.
A communication from the Senate by their
NieTk-The Senate have passed the bill " Con-
corning Allen Simpson"
They have also pissed the bill Concerning
Susanndh Rowell, administrators of Isaac Row
ell, decd"
The dill Incorporating water COMPANY in
the town OF Monroe, in the county of Botetourt
aud
The bill Concerning the taxes due in Nor.
folk county, for the year one thousand eight
hundred and nIne," with amendments, to which
they request the concurrence of the House Of
Delegates The House concurred
Ehgrossed bills g Placing William Crow on
the pension list"----" Auhorising sundrv per.
sons Of color therein named, to enjoy their