Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-07

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man Of colour, praying the passage ola law
enancipating his wife and daughter, and per
initbus Their To remaiu in this Com mon wealth |:
"9e'rsd 10 The Commitee for Courts Of Justice.
fEsrERpAr--A communication was receiv-
"a from the Senate, agreeing to proceed On
inns day tn the election Of Senator 10 the
place Of Jno. Taylor, esq.
On Mr. Sections motion il was
lSssOivPd, That SO much Of the Govaruor's
communication as relates To the propriety Of
punish'ns free white persons with stripes in
pnoi'c and the transportation Of Tree persons
OF color beyoDd the limits of tue u. States,
mere to be sold as slaves for life. be- referred
10 the Committee for Courts Of Justice. to
report by bill or otherwise.
| On Mr.. Sections motion the House reselv-
"a to proceed juintly with the Senate on the
S.n INST. To the election of a Governor or
Oniri Magistrate, for one year.
An ensrossed bin Incorporating company
lot Improving the navigation Ut the Apo
nattox river iiom P"cahontas bridge 10
broadway, was read a third time, and passed
MIR. WINSTON, asked leave TO bring IN a bill
10 authorizes the Judges to hold special courts
Tor the trial Of civil as well as criminal causes
-Snd explained his object.
Mi. Briggs suggested the proprety oflay-
| 'ns the resolution on the table, on the ground
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introducing the old district system and AS
'hat Dill was sent out tn ascertain the sense of
.ne people on the suhect-it would pro-
oaDiy he acted on during the present session.
qua passed, would supersede the proposed
| measure.
MT. Winston remarked that the bill in ques-
non mad defeated the same proposition at the
last session, and if the leave was granted, the
OH might progress and be laid on the table
N h.r ot,l,s AZ. L
The House refused to lay the resolution on
the table.
mf. thompson of T. moved to amend the
resolution by referring the subject to the reg
"lar standing committee. This proposition
was resisted by Nlessrs Winston aud Parker
and decided in tn. negatiue.
Mr.. Mason of s. enqni. ed If the mover, in |
raining the bilI intended to make provision |
against the Inconvenience now Frequently .x
prrienced from want of notice of IN. lime
&C. OF special courts in criminal cas-s-'ro
winch DIR. Winston replied, and the leave was
then granted
Mr.. Gordon, from the c. Of C. Of j. reported
Dill divorcipg Jno. Wilson from his wife
fa"y, which was read the first aud secund
time and committed.
mr. Gordon, from the same committee. re- !
pe,,so' az reasonable, the prayer ofthe petition
oi Alex. Boyd, VIM Boyd, aud others. stating
that Alex Boyd dee. devised to his SIX sons |
alter the death of their mother, 1000 acres of
iahd IN hiecklenburg that the mother and
'nree oil The sous have died, and some of the
SURVIVORS being under age, that the sar
ct the property without division would IN,
oenehciai 10 all the parties aud praying III.
passage OF a law authorlsDg the same 10 be
sold oncurred in.
Hir. BOWER, from the COMMITTEES of Pro-
positions and Grievances reported resulntioos
let he.
ary Inhabitants of Pocahontas, prayin, IN.
dou",on OF ac"rfan tract of couDtry TO that
coonty-sd. the prayer Of TIE petition from
sundry Inhabitants Of Buchanan. in tl,,
| county of Lewis, asking separate. elect;oo
IN tfiat county, and Sd, the PRAYER of tb,
pe'it'on OF sundry inhabitants asking a sepa
rate eiet lion on The east side Of Shenandoah
river IN the county of Frederick And the
dotise concurredi in these several res,Iufions
vi The Committee.
Mr. Upshur reported ga bin 10 alter and
amend The several acts regulating the solemn
za''en oil marriages, preventing such a, are
'orc.o'e ana stolen, and To punish the crime
I'll o'Samy," which was read the first and
ordered TO be read second time.
20 motion OF AIR. Parker the following re-
solution was agreed tn:
Resolved, That this House entertaining a
s'",t'"' sense oith many aud faithful public
services of the late john TsyIor. = S,na,"r
rom Virginia. in the Congress of the United
States, ieel the deepest sympathy ON accouo,
of his drath, -
WI. Loseii obtained leave to bring in a bin
c,angins tne time Of holding Courts in th.
County of Greenbrier.
Mr. uoode, moved 10 suspend the 4th rule. |
or Tue purpose of reconsid-ring a vote given
Few days ago by the House, rejecting Nh. |
petition OF ). A. Fowlkes,~ spraying "A diyorc.
rom 0is VILE This proposition was supuor,ed
by Or. Cabrll, and being decided in ne ait;ir.
nati'e, The petition was received and refereed |
On moIinn of Mr.. Norris, Of Wood II, ,yas
RESOLVED, That so much of the Goyern,r,s
communication as relates tn the mower ,f
pardo0'ng be referred to the Comm,tee for
Cvurts OF Justice, with leave ti report. &c.
re''"onS were received 1. From Ellz. Mills |
praying To he divorced from her husband
wi, -. nihs. 2. From certain Inhabitants 81
~, o"u, tor the release ofthe Commonwealth
ir9n' 10 certain lands. s. From s,indry ci,iz.n
nam, Cuinb, rland, and PRINCE Ed |
;,,.'.,. .he Incorporation Of COMPANY Ia |
Ep'e 'ps south branch of Willis river. 4 |
49, 1'nery inhabitants of Logan prayi.g
C.na,,, ~ me oeat OF Justice Tor the sad |
s,,,,' rom Eliz Pince, praying that |
p % money may be refunded tn her q |
from Thomas Clark an ,,id snl,I;... 80. y
pension. T. From sundry Inhabitants or r..
and Scott, praying an approximation far H.. ~
pfovement ofihe roads in those Coun,;.s
rom sundry persons, praying a law f.,
improving the Navigation of Deem Crs,,s
anu 'or me reception Of this petiti,,n tt, r,,lss
~ "s ",e nouse was suspended. o. From sundrY
'ouanitants OF Buckingl,as, asking the ;,car,
po'auon OF town, and for the ryc.r,;,,n orI
,r'' Ptuuon also the rule WAS sns,,.n,, u "a |