Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-29

the stock OF the Fauquier and AIexandri,
turnpike company, was recommitted TO the
same Committee.
a report from the committee appointed "a
lexamine the bonds of the officers of govern.
mcni was taken np--Tle committee report
that the bonds had been taken as the law di.
reefs, and were fled away.
y report was taken up from the C.. for G.
n' .. declaring il TO be erpedient so TO amend
The law constituting the Court of Appeals nc
TO make that court consist of six instead ol
five members, until vacancy shall occur in
mat conri.-.fgreed 10, and bill ordered to be
brought in accordingly.
| resolution from the C.. of S. and G. was
read, declaring 1t expedicnt 10 authorize a
loan OF $4,000 to the trustees of Hanpden
sydney college upon satisfactory security -
agreed TO, and bill ordered To be- brought in.
resolution from the same committee was
read, declaring it to be inexpedent mt this time
to make sale of the Bristoe Estate :-.fyreed
10.
resolution from the C.. for G.. of j. (rejeci.
ing the petition ofthe Nottoway tribe of Ia
dams praying for division of their lands a
among them,) was also agreedto.
The resolution Of the G.. for C.. of Justice,
voting reasonable the petition Of John Sea-
brook of the City of Richmond was agreed
TO; and bill ordered to be brought in.
The bill "fo establish an additional Superior
Court Of ChGncery" was taken up. This bill
provided for the creation oil two new chance
ry districts, and the appointment of another
chancellor: the first to be composed of the
counties of Mecklenburg, Luneuburg, Motto
way, Dinwiddie, Brunswick, Greensville and
Sussex-the court to be located at Brunswick
court house. The other district to be com
posed OF the counties ofSouthampton, Surry,
Isle of Wight, Nanscmond, Princess Anne,
Norfolk and Norfolk Borough-the court to
be located at Norfolk OF Suffolk.
Mr.. Epps opposed the bill, and offered a
Substitute providing for the erection Of two
new districts, composed of nearly the same
counties, and requiring that chancellor Green
should preside over the lower district and
chancellor Taylor over the upper.
The original bill was advocated by Messrs.
Lewis, Bowers, Blackburn, Mennis and Nor
rus OF Wood.-Mr. Epps' substitute was adopt
ed by the House, and on the question being
put on engrossing and reading it third time,
was decided in the negative.
Saturday, Jan. 26.-A communication from
the Senate, that they had passed the bills s. to
amend the act, &c. to establish "A drawbridge
over the Eastern Branch of Elizabeth river,
| and for other purposes :"-s extending Sophia
burg: and to amend an act, entitled, an act
establishing turnpike over the Blue Isidg,,
at Thornton's Gap"
A motion was made by MIR Archer To a.
mend the 9th rule of the House, so as to re
| qulre %, instead of members, tn concur in
| all calls for the ayes and noes. This motion
was lost
| On motion of Mr.. Marteney, leave was Civ
en- to bring IN hill to amend the act APP
pointing Commissioners to lay out and mark
| a way,for road from the town of Beverly in
| Randolph county TO the nearest point on the
Upper navigabic part Of James river
YEsrERDAr--Mr. Morris, OF II. from the
Committee ofSchoos and Colleges, made the
following report
The Committee OFFS. and C.. 10 whom were
referred the reports and resolutions of the le-
gislatures of Maryland and Vermont, relative
to appropriations by Congress, ofpublic lands
Tor the purpose of education, have had these
| reports and resolutions under consideration ::
| and after having given to them the careful at
tent'on due both TO the Importance OF the
subject, and to the high respect which the
General Assembly of Virginia must ever en-
terrain for the opinions and wishes of the sis
ter states from whom these resolutions have
been received, have been constrained to come
Resolred That disagree TO The resolutions OF the
Legislatures of Maryland and Vermont relative 10 an
preparations by Congress- of public lands for the pur-
! pose of education.
| Mr.. Morris also presented bill sto amend
| the act entitled an act to reduce into one act
the severalacts concerning the literary fund.-
This report and bill were laid on the table
| On Mr.. Mcl;ae's motion leave was given to
| bring in bill to amend the laws relating to
the inspection of tobacco Mr.. McE. remark
ed that his object was TO remove the doubts
and difficulties which at present existed ON the
subject. 1t was questionable whether licensed
stemmer could carry refused tobacco from
one town to another. This question had been
referred to the Attorney General who was Of
opinion that tobacco ofthat description could
not be thus removed from any town where
there was stemmery of tobacco. There was
another defect in the law which it was his OBJ
ject to remedy. The tare of refused hogs
head OF tobacco was not required to be men
toned in the note given by the Inspectors BY
tins omission planters were frequently expos
ed to loss.
Mr.. Loyal said he asked leave TO submit
to the consideration ofthe House paper ON ;
subject of acknowledged Importance to the
people of Virginia. He hoped that the clerk
| might be permitted to read it, and that the
House would dispose of it as they though
| proper
! The following paper was then handed t,
the clerk, by whom it was read, viz.
/ The General Assembly of Virginia, decpl,
sensible of the heavy burdens imposed upOI
a large proportion Of the good people of tn,
commonwealth, and the serious losses neces
sarlly resulting to all from the restrictive sys
TEN, established by the act OF Congress, emit
tied :" An act concerning navigation" passed
thelSth of April, 1918, and the act entitled Sal
act, supplementary to an act, concerning nayi
gatiOn.o passed the | 9th Of Nav 1G2n - nnraca