Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-28
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Saturday. January %
Mr.. Graves (of New Kent,) addressed the
Chair as follows:
Having offered to the consideration OF the
House, at an carly period ofthe session. the a.
dOptiOn of resolutions recommending the re-
peal of am act passed at thelast Congress of the
United States-which resolutions were laid on
your table, deem il duty due TO the house
and to myself, to assign the reasons which have
prevented, and will prevent my calling them
up.
II will be recolected that shor.l after the
resolutions were proposed, a course was take
IN Congress TO produce a repeal of the law, to
which they referred. ] consequently deemed
1t unnecessary TO act on the resolutions here
untilthe proposition to repeal had been decid
ed on.
Ireioice to have heard that il has succeeded.
aud that the ahomnabie Compensation Act,
unjust oppressive and danserousin principle
has been pnt n trustl to eternal death.
The exalted taleuts and boosted eloquence OF
the elevated member from Virginia M. Ran
G0lph) combined with his ungenerous rchec-
tons, could not proong the existence of his
offspring -Bntit is snatched from existence in
the earliest stage ofiniancy.-Thc gentleman
who charges others with being eager bidders
At tile auction of popularity, NAV possibly be
Influenced bya knowledge Of his own practices
for, from all that | have seen, heard, aad
read, he has pursued those auctions, with
strides, rapid as time, and an appetite keen as
death.
But, sir, the reflections of the gentleman from
charlotte, apply net only TO the humble author
OF The resolutions Oh yOur table-but with c.
quail force to the honorable Legislatures,
believe, OF Northand SOuth-Car0lina for one
or Both those states adopted resolutions SINH
lar IN substance 10 those which proposed
sir, knowing the intentions ofmy own heart
ana having an acuNitting conscience as to the
motives which Influence my conduct | DEFY
tue attack and disregard tie reflections, even
OF the exalted memhsr from Charlotte.
Impressed bills 50 Establishing a town on the
land Of Job Pngh, in the county of Frederick
Concerning tczekiah Starr'-were read AID
time ard passed.
fngrOssed bilis-es For changing the place of
holding Courts for the county of Princess
anne Fl" For quoting certain titles, declaring
tahd warrants 10 he personal chaitels and au-
t'ofizing tbe continuance ofan additional, er
liird clerk IN the Registers Office" were sep
drately read 81 time and rejected
According 70 the Joint. O rderofthc Day, the
beuse proceeded, by oint-baIot with the Sc
Nate, 10 the election Otthe officers Of the Man.
uia'!Ory Of Arns-thc result was, that Mr.. jobs
cctapieS was reelected Superintendent MIR.
George williamson, Master Tm0rer; and Mr.
matthew VoodsOn. dSsidcit- Armorer.
n bill To amend the road-aws Of this
commonwealth" was taken up, together with
IN amendment, by way of substitute therefor,
proposed blythe Committee of Roads and In
iernal Navigation & on motion Of Mr.. Black
Dnrn, the said bill and amendment we're laid
upon the table, and 25D copies Of the amend
ient were ordered TO he printed for the use
OF the members Of the General Assembly.
bail to amend an act entitled " An act to
Teuuce into ore the several acts concerning
,,aves, free negroes, aud mulattoes," was read
we "a time, and ordered 70 be committed to q
day.
bill i" Establishing inspections of butter
iafd, and plaster Of Paris. within the several
corporations Of this Commonwealth" was read
me list. aud on motion of Mr.. Robertson lot z J
the "a time, and ordered to be re-cOmmitted TO
INC Committee of Propositions aud Grieyan-
ces.
Mr.; Lewis (of Campbell from the Commit
leeOt Roads and Internal Navigation, present
ed bill allowing further time 10 the Potow-
mac Company 70 complete the navigation OF
Tue river pOtOwnac also bin "'To a.
mend an act, entitled An Act to incorporate
aCompany for the purpose OF clearing out aud
rendering ndvgabie Meaerrin riverY-wlicf
bic.
clock.
YESTERDAY, the II. Of d. took Il.
the Resolution Of the {. Of r. and |. n
relative TO the Canal, &c. on the souil
side OF James River(near Manchester anC