Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-12
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGAT,ES.

Saturday Feb. GA communication was receiv-
ed from the Senate, that they had passed the bill S
to amend the act to raise q sum of naoney 6u
'gay OF fotferyJor the benefit Of the Richmond
Ooc6-to authotise separate election at the
house of Hugh McGavoc, in Giles-and the bill
for changing the poor house establishment in N
Kent.
On Mr.. Georges motion, the House resolved to
meet hereafter at 10 o'clock.
An engrossed bill concerning forthcoming bonds
was taken up Mr.. Murtaugh objected to the pro-
Visions OF the bill, and offered RYDER which was
engrossed--and the bill & ryder were then reject
ed.
Reports were presented from the Committees bv
Messrs Minor, Gordon, White, Gholson. Carter.
and Bryce.
The Committee of Roads, sc. were DISCHARGED
rom the further consideration of the Report of the
frincipai Engineer on the construction OF a rail-
way IRON the coal pits to James river and il was
referred 10 Special Committee
An cngrossed bill providing for settling land I'll
Ties On the western waters of Virginia, was taken
up, AID sundry blanks therein being filled, Mr.
May remarked that the provisions ofths law will
only act upon land titles beyond the Allegheny
mountains, except the I'd secion and offered ry-
der, to that effect, which was passed through the
several stages and engrossed
MIR. Hunter of Berkeley, remarked that III was
opposed to this sectional legislation 1t had been
one of the causes of embarrassment in Great Pri
tam, and would produce the same effect here. If
twas wrong to legi'lae upon sectional int rests
In one part OF the State il was equally so as to any
other section. He thought it the duty of the House
TO dispense justice equally throughout the whole
State. If the LILLE mistakes of sur, eyors commit
ed when they were thinking more about being
scalPed by Indians, than accuracy in their work
were to be corrected in the west by speciaI act of
legislation, why should they not be corrected in
the easi. The Ger he said, had made the bill
much more Objectionable TO him than il was be-
fore.
Mr.. Brown Of Harrison, said that he would not he
drawn at that time into full discussion Of the bill
It's general merits had not only been placed before
the Rouse, by printing, but by explanations. He
thought, however that there was nothing in the
objection Of Mr.. Hunter. There was no anomaly in
legislating for particular portions of the State
where 1t was necessary to do so. The Statute Book
was fuii oil laws OF this character and especially in
relation TO Western lands. No controversy had
occurred for many years, in the Eastern part Of
this State which turned the original title to Iand
because all the titles had been long settled II ;he
present bill were general in its operation, it would
not operate in this part of the State-he ouestion
taken, and the bill and ryder passed-5O to Sc.
A resolution from the Committee of Roads, &c
was read declaring reasonable the petition Of
Sampson, for pay for extra land taken by the James
river Company. Mr.. McWhort moved 10 re-
verse the opinion of the Committee that a general
bill for all such cases might be brought in This
motion gave rise to much debate. 1t filled and
the resolution was concuTred in A further reso-
luton IN favour OF paying for the crops DESTROYED
Oh lhF. caInpSOn land, was read and recctcd.-
Two other resolutions on the petition of Inc same
individual, were adopted, rejecting the claim to be
refunded for bitches; and to the construction of a
bridge to Sabbot Island
EHgr0ssed bills passed-Authorizinr SEPARATE
election at the house ofJoseph Roy, for the county
Randolph -concernha inc Public Library-autho.
rising sale Of certain lands belonging to the chill
dren Of Thos. X. Mott, deceased.
Mr.. Bryce called up the report and resolutions
on the memorial Of James Barron, in relation to the
claims Of the Revolutionary soldiers. After few
remarks from Mr.. Bryce, the resolutions and re-
port were concurrcd in
Mr.. Marshall asked leave to bring in a bill for
the apPoinimentof an additional Judge Of the 10th
Judicial Circuit.--The leave was refused, after
few remarks in its favor by Messrs. Page ond Col
ston
Mr.. Bland called up an engrossed bill concerning
the location Of the road from Staunton 10 Parker..
burg, and it was passed.
YEsTERDAY--A communication was received
from the Senate, chat they had passed the bills al
lowing Alice r. Farley 10 remove from this State
ccrtain slaves held by her for lifc--to amend the
act concerning Notwithstanding a loan Of
arms TO Daniel G. Hatch in Dinwiddie--coneern-
ing The town Of Path in Morgan county-and es-
tablishing the towns Of Middle Wheeling and
South Wheeling in Ohio-And that they had also
passed the bills, concerning the Upper Appomat-
tox ComPany-cOn The own Of Winches-
.cr, inFreaos.ck. TiA auIca-re a.s~ ar3 tha,sthev