Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-02
RICHMOND, MARCH Q.
VIRGINIA 1narsLArunr

tuesday, Feb ga communicated ,y.s
received from the Senate that they had pa.sed.,bs
OIL amending the act for the improvement, NJ o.
coquan; that they had passed, with an amanSm.n,
'le OH "a amend the act concerning forcible entries
ana oe'ainers that they had rejected the bill. to
amend Inc act concerning the solemniza,ion of
marriages, &c; and the bill to amend the acts
corning idiots and lunatics, &c. Tbs amer1rosn,
OF the Senate was concurred in
The ensrossed bill incorporating a com,,nv e.,
.he purpose OF constructing rail road from the
stone Henge coal pits, on the south west side oe
aiiihs Creek In Chest erfeld, ito some point ON
James River above Bosher's Dam. and for .n,,;n.
eanai 10 some convenient shipping point on tide
wa'er' was taken up. MIR. Garland moved the
lhoehnre reinforcement of the biz. This motion
r ,es'sea ny Messrs. Taylor and Branch; but
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
Mr. White called up the engrossed hill, .,,ho-
Hhs roam Tor the purposes of internal mprove
n'eh'' he moved to ill the blank with eso0O nm ;,
| the sum to be borrowed. Mr.. Riper smoke in
opposition to SUN, and the great object Of the
pn.' aha moved that the blank be filed with as
ai'e, -, a lew remarks from Mr. Miller, the bIsnk
was nmed with 100000 Several other bIanLs
ws,e nned, on the passage of the bill; Mr.. RIcer
,;' M iof 'he ayes and noes. The friends of the
Dill supported it the ground that the ,.e
lo' the improvements 10 be paid for by the
proposed 10 be borrowed had been entered ;n,o
Inuer an existing law, which was read 70 ,bs
,ouse' mat the works would be all comnleted in
"y "eA' 'hat large sums were due the con,rac.
'nrs; and that the public faith required the
Oh me bill 1t passed, ayes 81. noes az.
WI "oT'and made an unsuccessful motion 70
axe up ,he resolution offered by him some DAVIS
So, piorminS Tor an alteration in the Hall of the
House OF Delegates This motion wac rsa;s,.; -
MIR. Dron'sooie, the ground that he had ,;,, ny
noce OF his intention to call up the report and 70
solutions OF the select committee ON the sn,,;,o,
the acts OF the Federal Government
FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
=. MI DToMSooe moved to take up and cons;dsr
'he resolutions on the subject of the ,a,;g -,
roads and canals a''h ana
WI moore OF Rockbridge, was opnossa ,o
a""s UP me preamble and resolutions He thoupb,
N,neAPeo'ent 10 go into the consideration of ,6a,
e' a, the present session. This opposition
proceeded from no indispostion on his mar, % d.
open expression of opinions, whenever an ocoas;n
occurred which called for that expression D.. 81
was 'nen suddenly called on TO give an inno,,an,
opih'on on the Interpretation OF the federal co,,
'u'oh' an Interpretation which required in ves,oa
ton and deliberation. He wanted time al
no' disposed TO run headong into the sub;ec, Tbo
House. he considered, was called nm ~ -.
eensuTe on the general government; to dec,srs ,o,
VI OOhe1eSsJ IN violation of the oatbs
they had taken to support the constituuon 30
been guilty of unjust usurpations of noyor IT.
did not deny the right Of the Legislature n do ,Li
but thought that nothing but an omen. n,Inati. "n
oHec' necessity could justify their doing an. sub
necessity, he considered, existed in ias RI
house was now called on to express an onin;on -
acts OF Congress which many ofthem had No, o.
amined carefully, If they had even read +, -.
true the Governor, in his Message, had
ed the subject TO consideration. But Tho H..
had not responded to that accommodates
ana the subject had not been stirred mel 49,,
,he close OF the session, until which fins !, "a
Ueen thought no movement would be made ,no- :,
Onuer these Circumstances he asked, if !, vss
per TO adopt hastily, resolutions which were - -
out 70 the world as the deliberate act of the 90
azure Time had not been allowed 70 cons,,J,
iner constituents and ascertain their .sn,;rrar,s
was there so much danger 10 be apprebende1 f,on,
the acts oil Congress that we could No, ,,,a;, 80;
The next session? Many of the mercbe,s IA s1's
nome, and the vote would not be that of the ,vbois
Legislature There business enough befors ~
House which the members were sen, ,ber. 90 H.
without taking up this subject. Rnt bs as,oS
what object could be effected by the reso,r,;oa",
iiad not our members in Congress IA co,,o.,
knowledge Of the opinions Of the peonIe 40 o..
House; and II could not be supposed thai r,s.Dhoss
OF Congress from other states would oivenn ,Ls;.
opinions for those Of that House. Tbers 80 a,;,,