Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-09

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/ my tosan. he said" For Gods sake do no, pertni
my name 10 be used on this occasion" These heins
the circuinstances tsit MrC. ieel il iripc rio
sduty 10 s;a;e them; AMI am sure state Their
| corteciy-because did on that occasion, what
inever did before: put down in pencil what Gen
,rloyd said Immediately after he lett nv room
tearing, thai being suddenly aroused from seep
might otherwise make some mistake The ta
per containing The memorandum in pencil, hult
IN nay hand, anil have stated lis substance VI i
proper Tor me to say, that This conduct OF Gen. <
has elevated him IN my opinion, and would dispose
| nae % honor him on Int OCCASION
hr erriil said lac did not know that Gen +.
had been applied TO, sc. and therefore he with.re
| his name.
No other person was nominated in the House
aha II was announced from the Senate that 10 a,,
ettlona nomination had bee mad, i'm tai body; s
"in. Il. Giles was the only person in nomn alton.
Mr. 1oode, rem the Committee appointed To
examine the ballots, reported that thew stood TINS.
| Tor VIM. II. Giles, lI7-s;cattcr,u. 65.
On the motion OF MIR. TerrilI, il was resolved.
uha' iac committee Of Roads and Internal Nayi-
CATION be instructed TO enquire into the expetency
oil extending tho kanawha turnpike road east
ware, hon the town OF Covins,on 10 Staunton
On the motion of Mr.. Smith OF l;recuhrier. il
was resolved, that the Committee for Courts @!
Justice inquire into the cxpeiiency of changing
the times Tor holding the Superior Courts of Law
Ior tue county OF Nicholas, and the Quarterly
/ erins OF the county court of Grcenbricr
On the motion OF Mr.. Megginson, j, was resoly.
ed, that the same committee be instructed to in
quire into the c2peIiency Of revising the several
laws relative TO the attendance, pay SC. OF wit
nes>es: And on the motion OF Mr. Wallace that
the same committee be instructed to INQUIRE into
the eSpedency OF reducing the costs in actions al
law Tor one hundred dollars and under.
On the motion o! Mr.. Rves Of p. Co. il was re-
solved, that the Committee Of Claims be instructed
10 inquire into the eXpediency OF providing by
law Tor the payment Of the debts of the Colone i
oil the cd and 7isl regiments OF Virginia militia
Tor said regiments; and also INFO the expedieucv
OF paying all similar claims.
On motion OF Mr.. Xancoy, the Committee OF
Claims was authorised TO appoint temporary
CLERK.
On motion Of Mr.. Morgan, leave was given 10
BRING IN bill, to be entitled :" An &C. concerning
the Arinory and for other pun poses.''
Mr. Rives of Prince George. from the Commit
Tee OF PRIVILEGES and Elections, made report up-
on the letter OF John &. Cohoon, delegate from
tue county OF Nanscmonr:-I.aid upon the table
Nj White OF r., from the Committee OF Roads
and Internal Navigation, repor ted two resolutions:
ist declaring Reasonable the petition OF s. H.
Storrow, President of the Rappahannock Compa-
ny, and OF sundry citizens OF the counties oil Cul-
pepper and Fauguier, praying that &c, may pass
In augment their capital stock to such an amount
as may enable them 10 extend the navigation of the
happahannock river from EUN = Mill 10 the high-
st iinprovabe parts of the said river; and 81, de-
ciarlpg as reasonable the petition of sundry III
habitants OF Wheeling, who pray that they NAV
, be authorised to raise by lottery a sum of money
sufcient to enable them 10 erect alter works Tor
'Ae purpose oil conveying water from the Ohio RI
yer, IN and through tia, town. These resolutions
were agreed 10 by the House.
Mr.. Gordon, from the Committee for Courts OF
Justice, presented several resolutions: LIST declar-
ing reasonable the opinion unanimously expressed
III an order OF the General Court, that the Indexes
prepared by ID. Darlington, OF the deeds recorded
IN The General Court Office, and arranged as we'll
IN the names OF the grantees as OF the grantors,
would be OF great value by facilitating the nves-
CATION oil the records, SC. and reconlIneud the
purchase OF these indexes; ID, That The Clerks OF
the several county and corporation courts be re
CURED 10 index all deeds erca admitted 10 re
core IN their courts respectively, as well in The,
name OF the grantee of the granto-: 81. That
I. the petition Of Alfred Wood be rejecied who
states that ne was deceived by his father law
hichaTd Lyon, -. OF Amelia county and by
threats and peisuasons induced to become one OF
MS securities 10 a bond for the sum of SIP $50,
executed by him tor the purchase OF sundry con-
vlcts, condemned to slavery aud transportation:
that The said Lyon, and the other securities have
4, all since absconded from the Commonwealth the
| principal and one security having previously ta-
Ken the oath OF Insolvency; and prays that upon
The petitioners surrendering 10 The Common.
wealth all the property now owned by him. he
may be discharged from all liability for the said
debt These resolutions were severaIIy agreed to
by the House
Petitions were presented--By Mr. Yancey,
KcyO
iutionary War, for communication OF i've years full
pay I'D lieu oil hal! pay for life; by Mr.. Meggnson
from W. Morgan, Jailor Of n clson county for Diet
ing clothing, &c. arunaway slave; by Mr.. Chill
ION, from Hosea Hickerson, who Prays to be allow
ed the expences of conducting 10 the Penite ntiary
convict whom he had unprecedented. Referred 10
the Committee OF Claims.
Petitions were presented-By Nj Meggnson,
rom Rose h. Seay, praying for Il divorce from her
husband Abram g. Seay; by Mr. Temple. from
, ~
SION 10 remain in the Stat; by Mr. Capcrion from
Sarah Lees, for divorce from her husband
James NJ. Lees-Reierred TO the Committee for C.
of J.
! petition was presented by Mr.. Rutherford,
from sundry commission merchants in Richmond
Praylngithat tax eXacted OF them as wholesale
merchants may he refunded, and asking the passage
iol a law TO amend and explain former acts upon
IN subject OF merchants hceuses Referred to ,:,e
Committee OF FJnance.
Peti IONS were prescDted-By Mr.. Fi;Zhugh of
rair,lS, from the President and Directors of the
hldhie ininpike Company, praying for su5scrip-
on 10 the capital stock OF their company; by Mr.
'i'',.n from the Fauquicr and lexandria Turn
Pie company, asking the passage of law 10 raise
sum oil money by lottery, Tor The purpose OF re-
piiring and completing TIER urnpike and also of
sundfy citizens OF Fauquier and Prince VIM 10
r1ss money by lottery to assist in paving road
from the Fauquier aud Alexondria Turnpike road
10 COOS, Creek ia FauqueT; also, similar peion
rom sundry inhabitants OF Fairfax, Prince Wu. Il
tauqIer Referred to the Committee OF Roads &,
Internal Navigation.
a petition was presented by nv. Chiffon, from
he New Baltimore Manufacturing Company, to bc
authorised to commence Operations as SOON as they
bciieVe the stock taken TO be sulio.ent-Reierrcti
10 the Committee Oh Agriculture & Manufactures.
ANA MIR Davis presented potion from the ciii.
zrns OF Stanordsvlle, in the county Of Orange,
praying the passage o.! act Of incorporation oil
That town-Refcred 10 Tie Committee of PRONG
siiions s. Grievances.
And then, on Mr.. Dolbcare's motion, the House