Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-12-12

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Point Pleasant. Ss%
NJ, Pitts offered resolutions in.,ructine tho M V{a7Ssro.
mit'ee to enquire into the .xpedicu cy Of at,o,isbi,s = "a n 3.
d pointmcnt of Brigade Inspector, aud to recu;,e H. an
mel of each county to trai in the officers TO, a 6,,d sSSS.co.
saiion per day, aud TO perform all the duties of ,bsY
tor, and of requiring the adjuiant to attend such liz
aud be paid. and Of attaching pay to the appoiuiMsM OF
sergeant uajor-agrecd to, e3 q CT.
i Mr. Rogers offered a resolution to enquire into tb8&E&h.
d'ency nj changing the time Of paying in the pobiic h9~t&c
-nesatiyed.
On MIR Carriers motion, a resolution was adopted "a
S'"S 1t The duty OF the Speaker at the conmcpr end &pf
eaon session TO appoint a committee To act iointTS hh
Banks.
On nation of Mr. Pollard Of Ring WIN. leave was CIV
81 1oering IN a bill to repeal the act cs,ablis hing the p C.
sem 4 institution in King Vm so as to lie ave the poor of
said county, in tie same situation they wor, prior 10 ,hat
{ !, o"N providing Tor the sale of the real estate belonging
MIR Co!siou presented a bill canr,,,icr = co,r.,,;oo !.
THIS bill provides for taking The sense of the Geehoiaers or
read aud made the order of the day in committee of the
whole for "Wednesday --aut 500 copirs ordered to be pr:n-
ted.
Mr. Gordon presented n resolution f,n, the COMMITTEES
bench and bar of Culpepcr, Ina, The quarterly court Of said
county may commences en- The 81 Monday in Jolly, aud
CONTINUE two weeks, and that tile other quarterly terms
may be abolished c.ucuf.ad TO,
On NJ, Nasi's motion, a committee was appointed 10
wait OH Mr. Giles and inform him ofhis reelection onss-
ting of Messrs. Nash, Irvine, Becker, Capefton. Crump Of
Powhaian, Barton aud J b. Christian.
MIR Hill presented resolutions ffem the Committee oc
Propositions aud Grievances, Declaring reasonable; 1, the
petition from Preston for a separate election; g, from
Randolph for the same purpose; !. from New Baltimore FOX
the Incorporation of a manufac turing compsny-and 4,
from Logan for q separate election-An OF which wcre
concuTred in.
Mr. Thompson of Norfolk, made an unsuccessful -r,,,..n
that the House adjourn until 70 O'Clock instead of one
Inns motion was opposed on the ground that the committees
had not time to mature the business for the House to oct
upon.
Mr. White from the Committee of Il and ]. N. mcae a
report ueCiafing reasonable The petition from ST. Afford ar
Spoltsyivania for amending the act for improving the ia
VACATION OF the kappahannock aud its branches read and
eoncurrcd in.
MIR Fitzhugh ofereda resolution to instruct tho commit
lee ior Courts of Justice To enquire into the expediency of
amending the act for limi,aiioH of actions, &c. So as TO ex-
tend the rule !" relation 10 the pleas oi non est facllm, os
non assumpsir aud ,al dehit--asrecd to.
on Mr. MlcWho,ters NATION, SD much nj tire a auditors
report as suggest an ameuGment tn the act concrrnipu iti-
OTIS and luna,ics, was referred to the COMMITTEES Of Claims.
The Reportnf the Committee Of Privileges aud Elections,
presented on Saturday by Mr. Rives of p GEORGE. was n
Ken up and read on his motjon-It rejects The me,noria! of
Wm.. Ford, conrcsting the election OF r. c. L. Nloncure, on
the GROUND that the notice of objections To certain voters,
was not as eSplicit as the law requires, being i'm eeneinl
terms, that the voters objected 10, were NOT qualified accor.
ding t olaw.
Mf Cook moved TO ..%recommit the report, &c.. This MO-
ton Ga ave rise 10 a p,ot.acied debate, in which tie motion
was supported by Mcss.s Bryce aud May, and opnoscd by
Messrs j. b. Christian, Whether. Gaines, Riyes of Pfiaoa
George and Everett. The gentlemen who advocated re-
committing the report, contcn,ied that the notice was suh-
lci:nt, and that there was no necessity for detailing the
objections to each vote in the notice of the contestius
f"'y' A'PS ~ 'S Atc lux TIC gunner
adduced, aid insisted upon the propriely, both under tho
law as 1t stands, and according TO the absi.act merits of the
question, that the sbjecrinas 10 caci, vote should be stated
in the notice, in order that the returned nismber might ba
apprised of the particular exceptions to each vote in IN
KING the dispositions before Je commissioners Othern i.a
he would have to attend them preoarcd to sustain all Tire
qualifications OF tie voters whose votes were objected TO.
MI Moncure, when the motion was made, rose aud took
a brief view of of the question in controversy. Mr. New
ton mode a motion 10 lay the report on the table, and NE
May TO adjourn, both Of which were negatived. The House
then confirmed the report OF the committee. I07 to 20. hy
which Mr. Moncure retains his seat.
Sundry petitions were presented.
ON Y~ESTERDAY--On motion Of lrr Jores , r,so,.
tlon was adopted, that e Committee he appointed 10 bsinr
u q bill to amend the charter OF the Deep Creek Naviga~
zion Company in the counties of Amelia and Nottoway
MIR tarrar offered Il resolution that The Committee Of
Schools and Colleges he instructed 10 enquire into the ex-
pedIency OF aioriing aid 10 Hamrden sydney College ous
of the fund created for Literary purposes.
Mr. Witchef moved Ia amend the resolution by striking
ont fiampden Sydney College. and imsei ting The wor5s
Colleges and Academies oi the Conmonvyc oltil,n wbici,
was agreed TO, and the resolution in that stan c was a.
dopted.
On motion of Mr. ella Ike, a resolution was adonted. tina,
the Committee of Courts OF Justice I've drer,ed To enquire
INTO the expcdiencyo Of amending the Il rvs "conccruipr exc
cntions and foi the relief NJ iusolyfni dcincrs.o
MI Rutherfoofd offered Il resolution tnat Leave be givcn
TO bring in a bill amthorisirg the Common CouucJ Of Tho.
city OF Richmond TO recognize aud establish certain Streets
within the limits of ihr said city, which WAS adopted
On motion OF Mr. Cook, % resolution was adopted tina,
the Committee Of Courts OF Justice be required 10 e,,,,,rc
into the ~expediemcy OF au'hnfising the Executive to remit a
portion of the time of confinement o! the c0nvicts in tic
PenitentiarY for good conduct, If in their opinion be,cGci,j
consequences would follow such remission
Reports and resolutions from several Standing Commit.
tees were made, aud several bills had their FIRST reading
Mr. Colston rose and said that, to NOR row being the dav
designated for considering the Convention bill, he moved
that when the House adjourn il adjDufu 10 meet o-moyro,y
at 10 O'clock, which was agreed to.
And then the House adjourncd.