Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-12-21
CONVENTION.

CONVENTION.
On Mr.. Letters motion, the bill concerning a
Conueafion was read the first and Second tune and
committed TO Committee Of the ,ohoie House
on he iOth IF January.
On Mr.. Coperton's motion, leave was given 10
bring In bill to designate with greater certainty
a part oi the boundary line between Monroe anc
| Giles.
On motion of Mr.. Mason of Frederick, the
ommniee for Courts of Justice were instructed TO
enquire into the expediency of amending the Re
Vised Law providing for the poor, Sc
The Speaker laid before the House a letter from
Ine EoveFnor, enclosing communication rom r.
inple' relative TO the military land claimants in
hentucky:-Referred TO the Committee of Claims
An engrossed bill changing the time of the
Annual Meeting of the Overseers of the Poor in
Frederick county ard in Winchester, was reat, a
thlrd time and passed.
LOTTERIES.
Mr. Wooifoik offered the fol lowing resolution:
Resoiued, That the Committee appointed tn en-
quife INTO the mode Of drawing lotteries be in
sruc'ei enquire whether any provisions cu.n,
10 he made by law 10 prevent imposiiions in tina,
respect or to regulate the sale ofotery tickets sc
Mr. W. IN submittin., his resolution, remark
co. that he availed himself of the present early op-
poiiunity OF correcting error into !, hch he had
i"heh' IN the calculation upon which his remarks
on yesterday were founded. In Justice 10 those
"ho MY be affected by those remark, he then
reHacted them, and acknowledged his calcula-
IONS were made under mistaken apprehension of
| the scheme lie examined. That he had suppose,
| from slight glance at a scheme hch einbi ed
zu,nUO tickets. that II was drawn upon the system
OF combining 30 numbers. That, upon calcr,a-
| ton, he found hese SO numbers would admit of
forty thousand different orders OF combination; and
1t there were only 20 600 tickets, the managers
would have twenty odd thousand chance. of pet
ING the hghes prize. But, upon examinations this
mornings he found hat the scheme which embraced
| only ~ 900 tickets, drawn upon a different
plan, and not subject TO the test h, had suppo.ed
iie did not mean. in his remarks yesterday TO an
| ply to those lotteries shortly TO be drawn for he
mad not supposed himself acquain, elvith the rrin-
cipies upon winch the drawing Of those was con-
Quoted: His remarks we're intended 10 extend tn +,
scheme already drawn, In the examination OF which
behad fallen INTO the error he had just spoken Of
hlle, ther e!ore si.ce the discovery OF MS error
he could not say that these schemes were un.o.,al
anu while he suspended all opinion upon the sub
Jec, until the committee could examine and report;
he thought clear that The vendors OF tickets made
| large profits OF those who purchased either for
their own interest alone, Tor the encouragement,
oil those public works for which lotteries were su.
thorised; and 1t was deserving enquiry, whether
some regulation ough, to be made in relation
to the sale OF the tickets; and, with that view. he
submitted the resolution which he held in his hand
| Var Gus bills had their first or seconds readings
| Resolutions were read from The Militia Con-
'nittee, lst declaring reasonable the petitions OF
Iunkers and Menonists, who pray be relieye,!
from the 18th section OF the militia law, which
not only ujec;s them TO fiue for failing 10 ter
form the DATES en- Joined by the law, bur requires
| hem TO be placed in the division destined TO per
form the next tour OF duty; and ID declaring that
any law upon this subject ought TO be sufficiently
exclusive IN lis provisions 10 embrace all per
sons OF The same or any other denomination, who
are conscien'iou-ly opposed TO bearing arms
These re-outons Were greed to by the House; he
| las By yole OF "a 10 63.
Petitions presented by Mr.. Briggs, from
John Chew, admir- OF James Ross, piayipg the
Commonwealth to relIucush 10 w Burke its
right TO tract of land by MIR, Penn from Many
| Russau for divorce by MIR. Hunter of n. for
the Overseegs OF the Poor of Nanseiaond, 10 be
| incorporated, and 10 be enpow cred 10 purchase a
tract OF land for the benefit of the POORLY Mr..
hioes OF c.. from Wm. Dinwiddie for divorce
also Anne Dinwitl!ie's petition in opposiiion
thereto by Mr.. Cooke, from VIM Carmichael, Ia
be permitted 10 bring slave INFO this Common
wealth by MIR. Briggs, from sundry pilots on the
| tappahannock, for the reduction OF the rate.
OF pi!oiage- by Mr.. Cline, for Rockingham TO
| raise sum OF money by lottery TO build bridge
across the north fork of the Shenandoah River
| by Mr. Rires of Z. from John Early and O.
theirs, Commissioners of the Lynciburg ard Salem
Turn Ike road, for TO erpe;uate their BODY.
| ana tor other purposes:-by MIR. Watts from
the Trustees of the Monongalia Academy, 10 rai.e
money by lottery or to have permanent annual
! appropriation from the Literary Fund:-by MIR
I'iilier OF b from the Commissioners urder the
act to raise money by lottery to build a house of
| religious worship and academy in Bote'ourt
county, FOR an amendatory act:-by MIR. almond
from Shenandoah for the formation Of a new coun
ty out OF parts OF thai county and Rockingham;
by MIR. Carroll, from Jonathan Brandon &c
tor the establihment OF the town of Brsndonville
in Preston county:--by Mr.. Taylor, from VIM.
| Doggott and wife for compensation for the servi
ces OF Z. Totterdale Provost martial:- also
from John Harper, for the remission of militia
fine:-by MIR. Cummjngs from j. Gibson to be
allowed charge for carrying a lunatic 10 VIII
| ilamsburg:- and by Mr. Uafiins of Prince Ed
ward, from Il. w. Atkinson Tor the remission oil
hne:-These various petitions were referred
| Yesterday On MIR. Cocke's motion. the
Committee of Roads and Internal Navigation, - ere
instructed TO enquire into the expedency of moor
porating conIany for the purpose of improving
| the navigation of the Riyanna river
! Mr. Everett obtained leave to bring i'm bill
more ehrctualy TO prevent persons. owning ferries
in Virginia, from ferrying fromrhe Yirg mia shore
| u. States Senator. MIR. U,Rso, effe ed a
resolution to proceed Friday next, TO the cleo
lion OF Senator, for six years ON the 4th March
lie thought 1t important 10 act promptly on this
| subject, because il would be, in some degree, an
expression of public sentiment in relation TO the
Federal Government II was proper, in another
point OF view. Every pablo servant ought to know
promptly whether his public course be approved or
not.
Mr.. Gholson oppo'ed 'be resolution. lie said
there II o IN that IIouse oil ~