Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-22

am, Others. for authorizing certain trustees Of mud
| ~ Nelson county To make proper iisle.
nh !. di'o'cIng Elisha MeCo'nas from Eispha
has wiie' WAS reierled.
A report of the Committee f,r eNa ,,innc the Au-
eH"rs office was read The committee ,.te. ttat
4" sni,'oS>ib'e Oi Iem cxiirinc ak i. Gee Quits
VI re on',e hInihr mass u: matte, ard tuecirrs
wi'ch they iuvUi,"-hut they iook ear, l. s>n,uine
thr DAY book, ia which entered al i,u w.,r,its
drawn on ihe treasurer that t.. sel. a.. u.n, or
inc entries at rinHON aud foui,i li-.m al tfosty
:upporediy voGchrss--,lie, s.-.;, in very fnynra-
u" tcfms OF the condition IT The oaic. inl tl.et
ha"inS variety ut,emirl on the ouis,.m,iing haS
''ices "nich arr by lazy drct-t 10 ,e carried for
watd N an annual srsIeS uf books tu lhe relen:
nne aids'l,O on the Expenditures i,.e S;..,e f5r
| ing resolutions
Resotred herei fore, Us the opinion If this Cnn,n.;.
Tee, that so much ot the act of Feb 95. ie2o as re-
qnircs the au''itor ~ pwhc acconut. 10 ,a.ry A,u
new book or every YEAR, all the balances due 10 The
state, he 50 Tar repeated nioiihrd - To- rc,;nire
on'y inc sad !'a'tnccs 10 lie entered ON one ,rse
book or ledger
hesOtred As the opinion OF this Coa,mi,,.e. ,l,,.
50 much oi the law allows couty eo.,rss t., c,r-
NY To the auditor of public arcoun:s, changes for
guards employed for criminals tie repcned and ihat
hereafter such charges he paid only the certificate
o' tne judges OF the superior courts OF law.
Heso'ced' rs the opinion of this committee, that
the maximum allowance for the support of prisoners
and criminals should lac hereafter reduced IN the sm
oil cents per day
these resolutions were agreed 10 by The House.
respecting fuguve slaves, which, some l,vs ,qo was
laid on,tlc table, was taken up aud agreed TO-
The House proceeded jointly with the Senate to
he eiecilonoi commissioners of the Kenawha river
ana road, and OF The. james River navigation The
rule which requires such appointments Ia he made So
r'af'7 was dispensed with by both Houses. Sundry
persons were then nominated, exceeding in Num-
ber the appointments 10 he made The comm;tee
appointed TO occult the ballots repof that they had
performed that duty, and found that the whole n,,n-
her oil ballots, which had heen deposited in the
boxes were ia favor of the persons nominated cx-
cept eeren, which, Instead OF stating the names of
the persons voted Tor, were endorsed fo, al. IL no.
T'u"'on and three scaiIeting votes-tlal &C the n
votes Tor ali IN nOmiiiiuun he legal votes IN f,ot
oil the gentlemen nominated, they we're duly elect
ca; oiherwSe there WIS no election, majority OF
nom Houses not having voted for the candidates b.,
name. Under these circumstances, the House az
Delegates adopted the following resolution, and sent
| 1t TO the Senate for their concurrence, viz:
ReSofred as the opinion OF this House that tie M,
pors put INTO the ballot boxes in the election OF The
commissioners OF the Eenawha river and road anil
o, the James river navigation. with The words " for
all nomination. written thereon ought 10 he cousi-
oered rs good ballots; and therefore "A, the following
gentlemen are daily elected, VIZ Phip r Thorn pson
James M IL, Beale, Edward NJ III AicDonough
anarrw Parks, and David .Rulner, Commissioners
81 hanaWha river; Chatlcs AIhuckle, Christian
r,,cfc!, J'mes Frazer, james l.. Ciowney and JAS
herfl Commissioners Of the han;,wha road aud
John H. Cooke, John Marshau Wm ID Meri,ye
her, Rtndpiph ilsrri-nn Thomas NJ RandoIph. IL.
CinrieS iancey, John Clark, Thos. Miller, and VIM
T. Hives, Commissioners OF the James River Nayf-
me above resolution upon being communicated TO
me senate was, on motion, laid upon their table.
And after some discussion, the Senate adopted n ST.
milar resolution, expressing it their opinion that
the election was legai-Upon this question The tote
was, ayes 10 noes 3. Ii ordered to he conmu-
nIcated 10 the House ofDelegates by the Clerk that
House having adjourned, pending the discussion in
;. W letter In the last Philadelphia Frank
I'm Gazette, from Washington, Jan. Is. states.
that hlr. Southwick was removed because he
mad fallen several Thousand dollars In arrears
10 the Post Office Department: that % ont
OF 90 of the New York Representatives had
expressed their written wishes in favor of
Zen. Van Rensselaer, as his successor-though
the senators from N. Y. had recommended
chancellor Lansing for the Office and that
mr. "irt ana not, as insinuated by the NY.
fost, "disclaim the existence or influence of
party politics in this county, Sc sc.
TOBACCO RISING
Tobacco has sold in the Riehm md marke, w.,L;n
the last few days from SO to $40 80
DIEDl-At his In nh -o,,r,,, 80 -