Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-02-16

| or marriage within the degrees prohibited by law
Such suits to be decided ON testimony, intepen.
dent OF the confession of the parties, and TO be
prosecuted as other chancery suits. The blu fur
Their provides, that before any p.iiton shall he pre-
sented to the Legislature for divorce, the party
shall file in the Clerks Office of the Superior Court
| OF Law, statement OF the causes which such
application il founded, the truth Of which, aft r
notice, shall be decided by jury, without further
pleadngs
I'll: engrossed bill establishing town at City
Point was also passed.
The bill! authorisng loan for purposes OF inter-
| nal Improvement, taken up and the amend
ments OF The Committee concurred in and on Nh.
siilier's motion, ordered TO be printed
| Mr.. Upshur gave notice that he should call up
| the bill concerning the Colonization Society, on
Thursday. He remarked that this bill was TO settle
the policy Virginia was to pursue on the Colonial
tion subject; and that when the bill was called up,
| he should express his sentiments.
Mr.. Garldnd offered a resolution to appoint
Commissioners to superiniend certain repairs ne
| ce>sary in the Hall of tie House of Delegates
laid on the table.
Sundry bills on their first and second readings
were disposed Of, and several reports from the
Committees.
YEsrERDAy-The bill concerning the 18th
Judicial Circuit was taken up, and indefinitely post
pOned on motion of Mr.. Ererett.
On Mr.. Chopnnun's motion the House resolved
| to meet in future at 10 inst cad of IL o'clock
MIR. Mason OF 5, reported q bill to modify the
punishment OF nan for marrying the sister Of his
deceased wife.
| MIR. .idcrde made an unsuccessful motion TO
call up the resolutions offered by him some days
ago, ON the SUBJECT of runaway slaves.
On MIR. Briggs's motion, the amendment of
the senate 10 the bill concerning con,e,npts of
court, was taken up. This amendment provides
nj J.. m
signed by the Judge court stating the truth oil
the case fairly, and that writ OF error shall lie from
the next highest court up 10 the court of Appeals
and giving 10 the Executive, the power of pardon
ine In such
! On Mr.. Briggs motion the amendment was
so amended As 10 allow Jud, in vacation, to
| grant wri; OF error.
Mr.. 6are moved TO disagree to the Senate.
amendment, as amended. And TIE House disa-
greed, 81 to 10.
The Report of the Committee of Finance on the
SUBJECT OF Lotteries was taken up and the resoli-
lions concurred in
The Report of the Militia Committee rejecting
the petition oil the officers of the l25h Resia. ell,
10 change The time OF training the officers from the
spring 10 the fall, was read and concur ed in.
All the bills on tie first and second readings and
the resolutions on the table having been gone thro
the'Speaker signed sundry enrolled bills, on mo-
! ion made by Mr.. Pollard of X. Wm.
The engrossed bill concerning the county and
Inferior courts, and the jurisdiction of Justices o
Tue peace, was Indefinitely postponed on motion
OF Mr. Hills Several motions in relation TO i,
having been discussed and nesatived
EnsroSsed bills passed-Concerning VIM.
Jones-incorpora,ing the trustees of Rockingham
Academy authorizing All additional building 10
the public Warehouse in Petersburg-concerning
Hugh Nelson.
we are authorized TO announce, that Gen. j r