Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-12

zee, I'D authorize sale oil tue real estate of
rhomazin EIlzey deed. was cgreed 10.
Further resolutions from the same commit
tee were taken up the LIST declares reason
able the petition of John Bell of Hanover.
praying that law may pass authorizing HIM
to make sale of the land of Reuben Harvard
deceased, and TO remove the slaves out of the
commonwealth sd, declares reasonable the
| petition of a. Reeves M Dinwddic, TO sell GER
| tain LANDS bequeaihed 10 his wife nnd her chill
dren by her former husband and vest the pro.
ceeds in other fIds for their benefit N
greed TO.
| A resolution from the committee OF Propo-
sltions and Grievances, accedinr Ia the peti-
ton from the town of Warrenton in Fau1uer
Tor authority 10 sell square On l;,il street, be-
longing TO II. Norris u ltnatic, was agreed TO-
Further resolutions from iile same commit
Tee were taken up the lst rejects The peii.
ton from stindry inhabitants of The couniies Of
HARRISON, Lewis and Wood, for the establish.
ment oil new county ont of parts of each -
the End declares reasonable the petition from
! the Mutual Assurance Society for leave 20 le
Wy a new quota, and To collect their dues tllro'
the sherltfs of the counties :--.3greed 10.
certain resolutions from the G. of Claims
were taken up The Ist rejects the petition
| OF Saml. Barrett, harbor- master of Richmond.
who prays compensation for assisting 70 de-
tect Charles A. Jacobs, in an illegal shipment
of tobacco I'D, refuses 10 refund 10 .jnseph
Townes, late sheriff OF MecLlenburs. CERTAIN
insnlvent militia fines &c.-5d, for granting
relief TO John Smart, poor revolutionary
soldier 18th, for granting depreciation pay
tn James Tut, midshipman in the service
oil this state for three years ofthe revolution
AIRY war 9TH, accedes TO the petition orEd-
monia Preston, praying compensation for GER
! raj of bpr al.
H. Preston :-.4greed TO-, and bills ordered
TO be brought in, Sc
| An cngrossed bill vesting i'm Catharjne
Ryan and herhers, the commonwealth RICH,
To house aud lot therein mentioned" was
read third time and passed
! On motion of Mr.. koontz. n resolution or
me Z. otClalms, voting reasonable the petition
OF Archibald Rutherford and others, securities
for Daniel Ragan, was taken up, and egyeeaio.
! On motion of Mr.. Vass, resolution from
the same committee rejecting the petition of
Michael Alexander OF MONROE was taken I'M
and amended by inserting e" is reasonable in
| place of" be rejected"
| IhWsddy, JdnuGry io.-A communication
! from the Senate, that they had passed thc bin.
altering the time ofhol,iing 4 superior court
oilaw for the county of Luncnb,irgH-aJso
! with an amendment Il bill concerning Josh
ma Howard aud Others (Which was agrecI
TO by the House.
| Tire remainder 0f this days session was oc-
cuplcti by the election, in Joint ballot, Of two
! Major Generals and the Adluant General.
| !. 10 supply thcvacancy occasioncdhv the
resignation OF Gen. Pcgram (appoimIed Mar
| shall of the u. S. for the Eastern District of
| VirGiaia,) Gen. Joel Leitwich, Col. Archer,
Col. Goodwin, and Gen. Darlington, were.
put In nomination by gentlemen, of whose
names we have no register. The ballot stood
| thus:
| LritwIch IlO-Alcher II
! GOODWIN 37-Cmrinuton DC
SO Gen. Joel Lcitwich of Bedford county,
was elected major general ofthe Ist Division.
9. To supply the vacancy occasoned by the
death of Gen. Alexander Parker, Gen. Ro
bert B. Taylor of Norfolk was alone NOM
mated I'm eloquent terms by Messrs. Loyal
and Lee,
Gen. Taylor, 12l-Scaucrng 40
So Gen. L. was elected Major General of
the 18th Division
3. To supply the vacancy occasioncl by the
resignation of Claiborn w. Couch as Adintanl
General, Col. Bernard Peyton, (who hid been
appointed by the Executivr,j William B.
Chamberlayne, and Elijah Brown were nom
rated as candidates NJ. Morris of Wood
declared that he thought Mr.. Pryton disuna-
liIed by our state law, because h. wa, "A n
rector Of The Bank ofMe u. $. in this CITY =
HIS arguments were answered bv M.ssrs.
| Blackburn, Minor and Mason Co. p. was also
| supported by Mr.. Harvr All who nominated
him spoke warmly of his Qualifications. Mr..
Morris of w. nominated MIR. Brown; and
| MIR. Armlstead nominated Mr.. Chamber
layne:-Upon the LIST ballot, The vote stood
thus PeyIon 70, Chamberlayne 80 Brown
i Al, Scattering 12.-Aitcr the LIST ballot. Mr..
Harvle obscrs cd to the House, that Col. Peyton
would resign the dictatorship, if he should be
elected a. General, and if such should be the
VIII of The House Mr.. Brown was dropt on
the. 2nd ballot by the rule Of the House, and
MIR. Peytun was elected
IeNton observation-disclosures G6-Scattering 10
fr1ddy, JAM lI.-On MIR. Pages motion.
the House adopted the following resolution :
heS"fred That tie committee Of Courts OF Justice
be instructed 10 enquire into the proprciy of proyid
ihs bylaw, for the con, Cmicmi urn0i of wills
80 hosr cases where any witness dttcstmg the same
sh'ii nc confined within any county corporation
PRISON ~ the commonwealth, OF within the houutI,
+ and rules OF any such prison and tina, they have
leave To Ieporthy bill or otherwise
There not being time, after the elections of
Yesterday, to execute the joint order of the
day for the election ola Register Of The Land
Office, the Legislature proceeded TO that e,ec-
tion to-day.-Wm G.. Pendlrton, the present
lcumbent, and Col james Robertson, of tb..
county of Amelia, now Member nfthe Sc
maze, were nominated. Mr.. Pcndleton was
| elected by the following vote
! For PendlcOn l0j--Foi Robertson yJ-Scai'e rine
CONGRESS-.
! On Wednesday last, the q. of T. tool up
The resolution of Mr.. Cook o. the subject 0i
the unavailable (itndS of tle Trcamuy.-The
| Hgt TO, II