Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-19
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HOUSE OF DEEEGaTES

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
saturday, Fe6. 16-A communication was re-
IRON the Senate, that they had passed the bill
Gecialng certain copies TO be legal evidence aud
Tor other purposes-Fhat they had passed with a.
mendments, the bill to provide for the solemniza-
uon oil marriages in certain parts of Nicholas coun
ty-And that they had rejected the bills authcris-
ing inferior courts 10 try tree persons charged with
petty larceny, and for other purposes--to explain
ana amend the act concerning slaves, free negroes
and muiattoes-and authorsing sale of the real
estate oil Richard Ludlow, dec. The Senate's "a
mendmehts were concurred in.
reports were presented from the Committees
by Messrs Gordon, Morgan, shorrarl and Pate
son.
On Mr. billiards. motion the House resolved to
meet at 10 O'clock
Ehgrossed Bus Passed Making further pro
vision for the preservation of public records: uro
viding for furnishing Hampden Sidney and wash
iAgton Colleges with the map of Va. 10 amend the
act authoising the erection Ola dam across an arm
Of James River.
Sundry bills on their first and second readings
were disposed OF; several of which had been Tepor
ted from the committees TO whom they had been
re- committed with amendments
An Engrossed BIZ authorisng the Executive
to remit part of the imprisonment of convicts in
Amherst, opposed, and Messrs. May and Ghol-
son supported the bill 1t passed without divis-
ior.
Mr.. Smith of Kanawha, called up the Senate's
amendment to the bill concerning the Kanawha
road, and moved TO disagree TO the same. Mr. Eve
rett supported the motion, and it prevailed.
An engrossed bill concerning lands returned de-
linquent for the non-paynent oftaxes, was taken
up MI. Coston, supported by Messrs AI'Whor-
ter and Stevenson, moved TO reconsider the vote
ordering the bill to be engrossed. Dir. c. said he
wished TO offer substitute for the whole bill The
motion was opposed by Mr.. Nav, and negaf;ved
The bill was then passed.
An engrossed bill making an appropriation for
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sons rivers by sluices, taken up. Its passage
was opposed by Mr.. Haryie, the ground that il
proposed system ofimprovement at variance with
that contemplated for the lower portion of James
river; that the siuice system had been abandoned
every where, and that the appropriation would
be, in effect, thrown away. The bill was suppor-
ted by Messrs Miller, Anderson of B1tetourt
Moore and White OF Rockbridge. They pointed out
the necessity OF Ihe Improvement, which would
cost about 5000, and described the immense
quantity OF iron that made in that country
which could only be brought TO market at particu-
seasons, and at high prices Transportation. They
contendec that the increased amount of tolls would
more than equal the expenditure The improve
ment was only 10 bemade d6OUe Petersburg, and
the tolls on iron We're proposed the fund by
which twas TO be effected. After considerable de-
bate, thebiIl was rejected.
fEsrERDAY--A communication was received
from the Senate, that they had passed the bill TO
amend the acts providing for the sale OF the lands
OF which Ihonazin EllNey deed. seized-That thew
had passed with amendments, the bills concerning
Vincent Fass; concerning the place of holding
Courts in Fluvanna; and concerning Escheatss
and that they recede from their second amendment
10 the bill concerning the KanaYha Turnpike
road, 10 which the House had disagreed and that
they had rejected the bill concerning Richard
Daniels and, TO amend the act conc erning the legal
representatives Of WIN. Armistead
The Senate's amendments were all agreed TO.
Reports were presented from the Committees bv
Messrs. White OF r., and Kimbrough
Mr.. Basyc obtained leave 20 bring in a bill, ai-
thorising the Government Of the u. States 10 pur-
chase certain land Smith 8 point, in the comfy
OF Northumberland for the purpose of re building
the LIghtH House at that place, or alrrine the site
thereof, and OF the appurtenant buiIssngs
E7SJoSsed bills Pdssed-Appoin.ing Commis-
siOncTs to run and make the dividing line betgcen
the counties OF Morgan aud Frederick; establish.
inc new Battalion OF hfilitia in Patrick to au-
thorise the construction of Turnpike road from
leesburg, IN LOudOun, 10 some point on the south
ern shore OF the Potomac, near Cumberland in
Maryland Incorporating the Smithfed and Chuck
atuck Manufacturing Company; 20 enlarge the
powers OF the County Courts OF Amherst Nelson.
and Albemarle, Tor the purpose Of opening a more
direct road from Jynchburg to Charlottesville:
as'horising separate election in the county OF
Bath; 70 amend the act 70 create fund for In
ternal improvement; 10 authorize two separate g.
cctions in Lee changing the times Of holding
certain Superior Courts of Chancery; to limit in
cefaln eases, the operation OF the act Of the 22d
january, 1901 70 amend the penal laws lin re-
ation 90 the surrender of dcsefters from foreign
vessels.)
An engrossed bill TO amend tiie act authorizing
the Executive 10 purchase certain copies of the
Revised Code, was taken up. Mr.. Lewis present.
cd letter from the proprietOrs Of fhe only copies
Of the Code for sale, accompanied by sundfy cert
hcates Of Observation-Disclosures TO show the price az
the books ia the market-and 20 sustain the
statement which Mr.. Lewis had made on a
former day on that subject Considerable dis
cUssion took place on the merits Of the ILL., in
which i was supported by Messrs. White, Finks.
and Craig; aud opposed by Messrs Hunter u r.
Miller, Lewis, Rives Of z. Geo. May aud Harvie
"a act had passed the present session, requiring
the Executive 70 purchsse 500 copies, at a price
not exceeding 81 per copy; the present bill amend
ed that ACT, by reducing the number Of copies 10
500 and the price to 50 per copy. The friends oil
The bill conendcd that the Code had deprecated
~ value, by tbc numerous alterations that had bee
made since 1919; that the original price was only
50, ne price OF the present copies wanted, under
these crcumstanccs, should not exceed So yer !
copy. Besides il w,s said that the day could not
be distant when another revision would be ncccs-
safy Mr.. " bite said that hc had been informed
That an edition Of 1000 copies could be printed 70
81 a copy, and he thought it would be more ad.
viseabe to do that, than pay 900 for 500 copies
The opponents Of the bill insisted generally
ths' y DC magistfates wanted ire box (as as