Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-07
YIRGLNI4 LEGLSL.qTNRE.


rH"IEEpt"GS oF THE HotsE OF DELEGATES.
thursday, fsbrisury 3 --UI ,nriion ,t NJ, Mor,e
"i 'rtAx, leave vas gwen Ia bring u, a h tn
low Tide water"
Nh. Sh'rard, from The Cumm;tier w ,vbon the
hill - establishing I.muaiIr iln,p.i.d west ur ,he
Blue Ridge" was rnun,imr,, rrrn,t-,l !, ,y;,Io,, "
mehti'nent On mni'on Of Mr. Watkins OF p g. j,
was laid upon the table
MI M"'di"eh asked for leave biug in a hill
To erect or h~ fish traps, wrs and bridges on Nam
'rnl"rd ,iv-r AID It's branches" Which, was ,rirr,ed
hy The Iinuse.
U" Mr. C"ers motion, leave WAS gwen 10 hiring
pilots" e
Mr Gus'n snhmi,'cd The foiownr reso,n,ion
which Was icjrcird by the House:
whereas, IN all cases Of teli, eyrep, thar of al
"hmchi, Justice>o the peace authorized to sve
!usnIrn' i"' any sum not exceeding twenty dollars
nnt 10 case oi attachment he limited 10 ten dollar
anu AZ there appears 10 he impioIriely in such
"a Distinction,
Be ii therefore resoiyed, That sprci,l Commit
tee he appointed 10 esquire into The rxprt,enry of
so altering or amending that AcI, hr jnrisde-
"n "i magistrate ~ that case ma, I've cx te nJq, o
wise.
An engrossed hill I" TO amend IN act ;ncreas;u,
W., W. STOCK oi The Lynrhbu'g and Salem Turnpike
Company, ahh auihorIsng the Board of T. We, Ks tu
subscribe Tor parI OF the stock of that cun,p.uv-
WAS passed with rider.
lie following engrossed bills were read "a 8 4 tin, .
and passed, ~ a hill " arhorisinp The al. of cer
tain lands hcioueing To the estate OF N,irr William
Preston, dec and prescribing the mode uf at-
resting Militia Officers, and appuiniing Courts Mn
iIal Tor iIeir trial in Iinie of peace"
A bill nnendaIory Of the act " 10 reduce into me
ac' ne several acts concerning Ic hand licr isceI
tanning HE terms and manner of granting m,sir aud
"'hpproprIned lands. dlrsc'1ng rbe mode at poceS-
s'ohing, and prescribing the duties al suryn, -
was taken mp, the amendment proposed y the Con-,
"''.rc io' Courts Of Justice adnpled-and tl,en
on MI Fulton mo'ion, the whole bill was pnstpon-
ed ''ll the 81 March.
fh AZ nrIy afpIfae a A.,
position, IN this state, OF tickets ~ lotteries umcb.
Tered lay law, and Co res'fan insurance of intri,
tickets, Was read, the LIST, aud Mr.. Garland,
motion the I'd time, aud ordered 10 lie committed 60
Commntre of tlie whole on Tuesday next.
The rusrossed bill directing tie ueasuier 10 pu,
ont Oh loan the money snb>c'ibed hy in ivual- Tor
the e,ectioh oG - monument TO tie ncnury OF Gene
raj Washington. was taken M.
ms bill called forth M animated debate. II was
oppnsed hy MIR. Gur,lnn, who ihing II attempted t,
Meet the Object ~ manner unworthy n Virginia
ny means Ot system OF brokerage 10 he conduct
Ell too by the public Treasurer H. tnmtended a.
gainsi the principle of monuments ~ uni,.rrpubli-
ca"-and that u The precedent be ~ thie ease
would probably ieHh 10 results NOT cont, n,t,l.tsd
Many OF il,e companions of Washington would I,f
considered entitled to The same dislinciinn But
lie thought Tive nrmory nf these iliusitiuus men, aud
W 'eir noble AclieNcmenis, WIS prrprinarJ ~ his
tory aud ~ the srItiiBlP Of the naiinm All our M
stiiuiiOns, The cuunry itself munu Of rnry
Ia thru', dutale ani tifeciual Than any tTut
which a,t corld LIake. lie cnnfendeI dat HE le
siHi1iiP HaH 80 fi@At 10 hgfidtr fi,r sui'iecf-
aud To dispOse Of The money subscribed without nc
cOVsegf Uf the subscrilcTs
Messrs. Tylrr and Morris of HAnnver. next adj
drrssed The House, ~ fY,or or thr nil T,fy gave
historical nccuunt of lie measures vhi-h had Leen
adopted IN rse The moG"y, to the ~ etiion
oi the conu mplttcd mortimer Three they SAID
had ltfleb ~ measure that fhcv hrd not pir,iuc-
-i h'"h Suiscient ia erect suitable niOuunlcnt--
O'her mrans were wanting apti the question was as
To TIE pruptir'y NJ this nj thlt course TIC p,o-
NSiohs Vt tie inli not only Looked actnmulaiiog
81 the fuud Ivy WY Of interest bt b, further oon,ri
bU'0"s whirh iltry were susfed would no freely
aud cheeriuily male. So inl within = few wears a
luod adciHtie ." The objeci wund be provided The
scanefsd snaiiop ~ The subscribers the small A.
mounis which souic oi ihem had contributed, The
death 81 May ~ i'iem, the difficulties aud expense
oi withdrawing ilic mime -a c0nepifed 10 make IA
probable HAT Ire woie srnouat crald never he w,h-
drawn, even Iipr"vi-ion Ia ihu rHrct we're made
u was sad nai HE fond had been confhed 10 ,b,.
legislature iy The sulsstf pfs Is trustees msrelr and
iA', vas pfoper ios iheo N p'nsue tle NOS 81.
uc1'He meesufaa 10 sdscioaic hc " Quzi of,sr-