Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-12

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question was taken, and the ticket was agreed to
unanimously, and then the Convention adjourned.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
HOUSE or DELEG.qIES.
! Thursday, Jan. I0.--A communication was re-
celVed from the Senate, that they had passed the
{ oLiS Incorporating company TO construct Turn
pike Road from the Rivanna near Charlottesville
20 nterSect with the Staunton and Scottsyile
Turnpike Road-auihorising the Visitors of the
University 10 appoint Rector pro tempore--and
To amend the act releasing 10 James SAMPLE and
others, the Commonwealth right 10 Il tract of land
AND that they had passed the bill TO incorporate
company 10 construct n Turnpike Road across
the Warm Spring Mountain, with an amendment
Ibis bill and amendment were laid on the table
! On MIR. Wynns motion. leave was given TO
bring in bill authorizing loan of thirty two stand
of arms to Daniel q. Hatch master OF Military.
Academy in the county of Dinwidde.
reports were presented from the Committees
by Nlessrs. May, Crump of Surry, Epps and Hill
Mr.. MeMahon asked leave to bring in a bill 10
tamend the act authorizing the raising of sum of
money by way OF lottery, for the Improvement of
the road leading across the Shenandoah Mountain
TO tracks Gap, in the county OF Rockingham,
passed III lS0f-and the act 10 raise money In the
same way, for opening and improving a road over
! the North Mountain at Dry River Gap and for
improving the streets in Iarrisburg-Leave was
refused.
MIR. Mayo made an unsuccessful motion 10 in
shtute an enquiry into The eXpediency of amendins,
the law relative TO the appointment and duties OF
sheTifis
] On Mr.. Witchers motion, an enquiry was in
stftuted into the eXpediency OF giving the county
and corporation courts, power 10 alter and cianTe
the time OF annual meeting of the School Commits
sioncrs.
On motion of Mr.. Clarke of Chesterfield. the
rule OF the House was suspended, and bill chang
ing the times of holding Amelia Superior Court
was taken up, and read three times (beinr en-
grossed) and passed. Ii fixes the DAYS Tor holding
the said court on the last Monday of March and
August.
An engrossed bill providing Cor furnishing the
University of Virginia with additional books and
maps, and for other purposes, read third time
and passed.
| \ resolution from the Committee on Agriculture
and Manufactures was read and concurred in de-
| ciaring reasonable the petition from Wheeling
praying tor an act TO incorporate Manufacturing
Company in that town
/ RESOLUTIONS from the Committee of Courts of
Justice were read and concurred in, declaring rea-
sonab!e the petitions of Samuel II. Fitzhugh, ad-
ninlstrator OF Nj. Tomlinson, administrator of n
omllnson, TO be empowered to make title 70 GER
tain land-and OF certain citizens of Winchester
that the Sergeant thereof e authorised TO collect
| the taxes SC. therein-and rejecting so much o,
ire said petition prays that the corporation court
may have concurrent jurisdiction in all cases
where the defendant resides within the corpora
/ ton.
4 resolution from the Committee of Courts of
justice, read and concurreG in decla. inqr il
! cNpc'uCnt 10 autnOriSG the Executive q a
portion OF the time OF confinement of conyicts in
the Penitentiary, for good conduct IL in their o.
pihon, beneficial consequences would result from
such remission.
! resolution from the Committee of Roads sc
was read and rejected, declaring reasonable the
petition from Ohio county for am appropriation OF
nine hundred dollars of the revenue of the said
county, TO be applied to completing the road from
the pennsylvania line adjoining the county of O.
mo, 10 the mouth Of Grave Creek or the Ohio Ri
r yer.
YEsrERDAY-A communication was received
from the Senate, that they had passed the bills
concerning e. o. Watkins and Jno Arc+o- 20.
mend the act concerning the provisioning of land
in the county Of Surry, and for other puruoscs-
+ concerning the town of Slnithfield. in IsIc o.
WiSht-ehanging the times of holding the Count,
Court OF Powhatan-and a bill changing the time:
OF holding the Amelia Superior Couf+ -
An engrossed bill concerning the Fire Comm,
and passed. ''''''
Reports were presented from the Committees by
Messis Crump of Surry, White WYNN Hili
Iiivc5 Of Campbell, and Halle of Franklin.
Tn Mr. FitZhughs motion, an enquiry was In,
suiuitd into the expectancy Of incorporating tho
Wheeling Manufacturing Company for the mann.
manufacture thereof ''N
On MIR. Spencor's motion tie House resolved 10
meet At ii o'clock. "
On Mr.. Farrar's motion an enquiry was institr.
stu ni'o tHo eApeuiency Oi enlIrging the Public
Warehouse in Petersburg.
On Mr.. Jones' motion, the Board of Public
Works were requested to enquire into the expcdi-
ency OF directing the Engineer to examine aud
survey the most practicable route for a wagon road
from the town OF Hiarrisonburg in Rockingham TO
Franklin in PcndletOu, and from thence to Brvcr.
LEY in Randolph.
! Mr.. Eppes moved to go into Committee Of the
Whole on the bill to establish Caup OF Jpsir,ic-
ton for the Militia.
| Mr.. George moved 10 discharge the Committee
from the further cOnsidera' ion OF the bill.
hessrs. Eppes, Macrae, and Harvic advocated
/ gong INTO Committee of the Whole, and were re-
Piled TO by Messrs. George and Witcher Mr..
Georges motion prevailed-94 to rs.
Mr.. Macrae then moved to postpone the bin
rnil Wednesday next Mr.. George moved its
indefinite postponemcnt. After a few remarks in
/ opposition TO this motion, from Mr.. Anderson OF
! Bot. IL was rejected--ayes II, noes 1O2-and Mr.
4 Macrae's motion then prevailed.
J Mr.. Colston called up the bill 10 amend the aci
to incorporate a company 70 construct turnpike
road across the Warm Spring mountain, with an A.
mendment Of the Senate. And, on Mr. Colsfon's
motion the Scnatc's amendment was disagreed TO-
II .fmClia Superior Court.--It will he sccn from
tho proceedings Of the Legislature that the act to
n change the times of holding the Superior Court Of
Law for Amelia county TO The last Monday in
March and August, has passed the Senate. 1t is
therefore, the law Of the land
ADMINISTRATION CONVENTIONS
VI is to be regretted, that either Of the struggling
PARTIES should mediate any means Of carving thei
iayoritc candidate which Is merely calculated fol
effect Strive with as much zeal as YOU please {,
secure LEGITIMATE AMI honorable offccs. 80 70