Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-18

Asi'fsef 'assesoye thai rANBnS s-A 49, .sSis sfas,
well afe entitled bol sheir a. r,sssss OF ,h,
present House of Delegates
ihs substitute was Also rejected sasi ibc question
ss"s.ns on me adoption Of the ms, reso'iioa Of tho
c.o"nher, MI Garland called Tor the ayes and noes.
he resolution was oarsed TO, a,es Ia. poes 7Saust
abe report fully concn,red iu
Oo Mr. Tylers noiioa, the Preamble and Y. soI,,
ons OF the Legislature of Tennessee (,n opposition
TO congressional nomination OF President &c of bn
y: .. were taken up, and referred To "a select com-
mitee--Wherenpona Committee WINS appointed or
niessrs Tyler, fancey, Randolph, Hupgerford, Gar
"hd, nowyrr, Loyal, Cabeli, Spooner, Winston.
Lundy and Diomgoole.
YESTERDAY, on Mr.. Spooner's motion, the
documents accompanying the Governors
message relating to the Bank of the Valley.
and the North Western Bank Of Va. were
referred To the committee appointed to enquire
intO the condition Of the Bank of Virginia ana
Farmers Bank of Va.
On Mr.. Colston's motion the Board OF
publick Works were instructed TO subscribe
Tor SIX copies OF map about TO he rublished
Oh the section of country through which a
canal tn connect the waters of thu. Chesaneake
and Ohio Is proposed to pass, one half of hich
10 he mounted on rollers.
I'm motion of Mr. Anderson, of Chester
Held, the two following resolutions were agreed
to
Resolved, Tha, the Board of Public Works
he instructed to enquire into the expe diency
Oh subscribing TO the Stock of The Manches-
ter and Il. tersburg Turnpike Company and
report their opinion to this House.
Resotrtd, That the Committee for Roads
and Internal Navigation be Instructed To pre-,
pare and bring in a bill To amend the act en-
ti'fed, " an act to amend the several acts con-
corning the Manchester and Petersburg Turn.
pike Company :" also to amend the uct en-
titled I" an act prescribing certain general reg
ulations for the Incorporation OF Turnpike
Companies"
On Mr.. Gustin's motion il was
Resolved, That the Committee Of Privjle-
Ses and Elections. lac instructed 10 inquire in
to the expediency of ST. altering or AMENDING.
the law, respecting contested elections. that
IN future, no pay, mileage or per diem shall
be paid ar allow ed to either of The contendins
parties, until after decision shall have takel,
place ~ this Assembly, declaring which of the
confending parties entitled 10 seat in that
body and the person gaining the contest
snail he entitled To the mileage pay or per
diem, from the time that the sitting member
would have been entitled tn the same and
that they report nv bill or otherwise.
The Speaker laid before the House letter
from the Governor, communicating he Annu-
al Report Of the Board of Public Works-or-
derrd To be printed.
The following resolution from the Conn
m',tee OF X. and |. Navigation was taken up
aHd agreedle:
Resolved, AS the opinion of this Commit
Zee, that the petition of sundry citizens Of
Stafford county, praying that The law all" ing
compensation Ia the n,erseprs of roads NAV
BE- repealed. be rejected Mr.. Goggin, support,
I'd ny Mr. Campbeil, moved To amend the
resolution so as To declare the petition reason
obfe. MIR. Colston resisted this muton-ayes
53, noes 81.
We lament TO learn thaI Col! John Taylor of Caroline
'"S been detained AT home by indspos;ion-Wr under.
stand that he will make exersn to resume his seat In
the Senate Of the u s by the FIRST of January.
anomalous eostrhe case from Lewis county (of tSres
Deiegaes SO singular aud one that we are To-
duced To sketch the discussion Of is ann,
sed at tho variety Of views which taken of H.
II Several INNS unaveiably laid over till Saturday.