Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-02-04

.Mr. Afay eontended that II the amendment pre-.
vailed. drunken might disturb the proceed
ings Oh a court. and purge himself, and immedi-
ately repeat the offence, and SO go on repeating
and purgipg himself without the judges having
powerto send him to Jail.
Mr. Mason said that the object of bis ar1endnen,
was that citizen should not be fined until he had
been called on to answer TO the charge against him
He presumed that court could consider the inter
ruption OF man insensible from drunkenness, con-
tempt, because II would not be accompanied by
the will and intention. The court would have him
removed & perhaps hold him security for his good
behavior. without the amendment lie proposed
twould be IN the power OF a court 10 punish a
man without his being heard, or without his know
| ing even that IL was intended to proceed agains,
him. How then could he file his bill of excep-
| tons! That provision In his favor oud be nu-
gatory.
The amendment agreed to. Mr.. .1fason
then supported the substitute prefer bic TO the
original bill.
Mr.. Ghoison again urged the considerations
which gave In his mind superiority 10 the bill
over the substitute, Notwithstanding an impoI
.aht provision had been engratled OIL il. IL
dd not clearly give to Judge granting Il writ of
""oe's corpus uhe power 10 grant relief, did il
require The facts TO tie spread on the record.
The question was then taken and the substitute
rejected.
AIR. Wilson moved to amend the bill by causing
the facts, &c to be spread Oh the record on bill
oil exceptions, only where the party requests it 10
be done
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed.
AN enSrossed bill CONCERNING public printer
was taken.
The bill wan supported by Mr. Jackson, and
opposed" by -hessrs. Dromgooie, Harvie and
May, and 1t was rejected wiihout division.
BUS rresented.- Authorising james WheatIey
10 erect toll bridge across the Rappahannock ri
ver-ailowing further time for the completion OF
Smokers Gap Turnpike Road and TO raise by lot
tery sum oil money for that purpose --conccrning
the overseers OF the poor of Richmond county
to amend the act regulating the practice of suing
out and prosecuting wris of scire iacias repeal
letters patent; releasing to Thos F. Goodwin the
commonwealth right to a certain tract of land;
authorisiEg an extension Of arm of the lynch
burg and Salem Turnpike Road 10 Cock or West
Street i'll Lynchburg.
On Tuesday resolution of the c. of Roads, Sc.
was read and concurred in by The H. OF Delegates.
declaring reasonable Z" so much of the petition OF
sundry inhabitants OF the county of Monon gali
prays Tor The passage ota Law incorporating COM
Tahy by The name and style of :" the Morgan
Town and Smithiield Company for The purpos.
OF making good road at an elevation or dem es-
sion OF less than five degrees, and tw enty feet in
width, from Morgan Town across the Laurel Hill
Mountain to the Pennsylvan or MARYLAND line
on the directions to Smithfeld the leohoganv
bridge, where the national road that river"
fEsTERDAY-A Communication was received
from the Senate that they had passed the bills es-
taoiisiiinS new Regiment in Mon gomery, and |
Incorporating the Petersburg Bene client MECHANIC
Association-and with an amendment the bill au- |
thorising the President and Directors oil the Rich
nond and Osoorne's Turnpike Company 10 extend
their road so a. TO intersect the Manchester and
Petersburg Turnpike. This amendment was COZ
Cured in.
On Sir. CTdig's motion the bill and amendmer Is |
regulating the tees OF Attornies Prosecuting the peas
OF The Commonwealth, we;e taken up; the amend |
nienis agreed 10, and The bill ordered 10 be en- |
crossed
Bus presented-By Mr.. Hungerford; autho-
rising Jeremiah etries soiemnize the rites of
matrmony In Westmoreland and the adjacent
counties by Mr.. Macrae, to revive and amend
the act Tor the hnpr ovement OF Occoquon river
.Mr. " ooduiNe called up the engIossed bill for
the appointment of an additional Chancellor The
bill provided that new Chancellor should be ap-
pointed for the NVyhe and Greenbriar districts
which were TO be separated from The Sfaunton
district. Bui the Chancellor 10 hold the
court for the Staunton district at Staunton dur
ing the disability of Chancellor Brown-and
when the Office ol Chancellor for the latter district
should become vacant, The Chancellor was
permanently 10 perform the duties Of that Office.
This bill gave rise toa Frustrated and interesting
discussion, which we have not room TO lay before
| our readers to-day but which sh,ll appear on
| Tuesday. The bill supported by Messrs
| WoodviNe, Snahh, Of Greenbriar, DOufhat,
Hay. Wiaston, Wood, Pdtteson, OF a., BoM
din ; and opposed by .Hessrs. Dromgooie, Ghoi-
soa, Christian aud Goggm. The latter gentle
man called Tor the ayes aud noes, and on taking
the question, the bill rejected, ayes SO, noes
90.
.nr. Patteson Of a. offered resolution to bring
IN oil providing for the appointment OF Chan
cellor for the Wyhe and GreenbrIer dislricts-say-
Ing nothing abou, the S,aun district: This re-
| solution lies cae day of The chief obiec-
ton 10 the bill rejected that it provided that
| the new Chancellor should perform the duty of CHI
Brown, and be his successor at his death o. resis
nation.
! Sundry bills read first and second time
SITE LEGISL-dTURES
MIR. Teackle has submitted resolutions TO the "
of Delegates of .naTytand, approving of the Pre-
sidents course in relation TO the Panama Mission,