Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-29
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HoUsE &c nELEG-arEN.


Saturday, jar. ga communication was re-
ceiYed from the Senate that they had passed the
biils, authorisng separate election at the House oil
VIM. G Terrell in Halifax; and 20 authorize asepa-
rate election Mt the falls OF Grave Greek in Ohio
And
That they had rejected the bill authorsing the
County and Corporation Courts 10 fix the time of
meeting ofthe Overseers ofthc Poor and the bill TO
amend the several acts concerning the Literary
Fund And that they had agreed 20 the resolution
for surveying the Roanoke river from Paunes fer
ry to the upper part of the said river, with sundry
amendments which were concurred in.
On Mr.. Alderson's motion the Committee 10
whom the eXPencc of the public printing had been
referred, had leave to sit during the session of the
House.
Reports werc presented from the committees by
MIR. Nimbrough, SC.
Mr.. May offered a resolution, to instruct The Ar
Inory Committee TO enquire iuto the eXpcdency of
disposing oftha institution, and upon what terms
and in what manner ii may probably be done also,
whether there be any public property therein
which is going TO decay, and ought therefore to be
disposed of-and whether the public arms now
stored therein are safely preserved, or whether
they could be more safely and advanageously stor-
ed elsewhere. After some conversation in which
MessrS. May, Gaines, HarVie, Chapman and Cor
don, took part the resolution was laid on the table
1t being understood that the whole subject was then
under tue consideration of the Committee This
resolution was afterwards taken up on motion of MI
fGveS OF =. G.. MIR. Voolfolk made an unsuccessful
motion TO amend the resolution. Mr. Chapman
moved to strike out all that part of the resolution
alter the instruction relative TO disposing of the Ar
mory MIR. May opposed the amendment, and il
was negatived The resolution was then agreed
On Mr. Williams motion an enquiry was insti-
tuted into the eXpediency of providing for certain
militia claims due toJ. NJ Chapman, NJ. Efenger
and John Miller.
Mr. Fitzhugh obtained leave to bring in n bill to
provide for the location of road from Wheeling
through West Liberty, in Ohio, to the Pennsylvan-
line, so as TO meet road located by the State of
Pennsylvania from Ramsay's ford on the Wash
ington 4 Pittsburg turnpike to the State line
On MIR. Mays motion, an enquiry was instituted
into the expectancy Ofamending the acts concern
ing the sale of land for non-payment of taxes.
The Circuit Court bill being taken up
! Mr. itcher moved to re- consider the vote fill
ing the blank with the Of $500, that it might
be hlled with the sum of $1,000, the salary now
received by the Chanceors. In voting for $500,
ne was not aware THAI he was voting an increase
oil compensation The motion was negativcl
The question then recurring on the passage of
me Dill, Mr.. Thomson of Amherst, rose and spoke
~ opposition 70 It. He was followed by Mr. John
B Christian in its favor and Mr. Old in opposition
Nir' Gholson commenced speech against the BILL
but before he concluded, he gave way for motion
TO ADJOURN, and the House accordingly adjourned
YEsTERDAY-A communication was received
from the Senate, that they had passed the bills
altering the time of holding the separate elections
IN the county OF Patriotic establish ferry from
the lands OF Benz. PrOsser in Brooke across the
Oho-to authorize a separate election at the great
bridge IN Norfolk county-and authorizing the
county ana corporation courts to fix the time of
meeting OF the OveIseers of the Poor-And that
they had passed, with amendments, the bin making
further appropriation to complete the road from
9t9un'on to Parkers5urg MIR. Eppes moved the
indefinite Postponement of this bill with the a.
mendment The motion gave rise TO a protrac ted
discussion, in which it was supported bv Nessrs
EPpes' Gregory, Mayo and Garter; and opposed by
dcssrs. lapp, Jones of Pendleton, GilliIand
BToWn, Coston and mcW hOrier. The bill provi-
ded Tor completing the road from Stanton TO the
mouth OF the little kanawha, and appropriated GER
tain sums from the revenue Of certain counties TO
mat OBJECT, VIZ from Augusta $lO0 PendIeton
$500; PocahOntas 500; from Randolph Lewis
and Wood $500 each-for five years it was pro-
ylded that subscriptions 10 the amount appropriated
should be raised and also appropriated that part
OF tolls to be collected on the Staunton and James
River turnpike, belonging to the fund for Internal
. improvement, for five years. The Senate pro-
., posed TO strike out this last appropriation Mr.
Sutton called for the ayes and noes on the motion
to postpone. The bin and amendment were post
Poned--ayes lis, noes 80.
Reports were presented from the Comr,i.tecs
by Messrs. May, Mcmillan, and White
The Speaker laid before the House letter from
EahheFSon, clerk to one OF the committees of
the House, stating that he was then in custody
under ca S0, for a debt which me has not now
the means TO discharge; that unless his case fell
within the privileges Of the Legislature the rem.
nant OF his duties must be neglected, and il was
! has duty to inform the House Of the cause of his
d0sehce ne communication was referred TO the
/ Committee for Courts Of Justice with instructions
to report by bill or otherwise
he Circuit Court bill was again taken I'D Mr.
| Ghoison resumed the floor and concluded the re-
marks he commenced on Saturday in opposition to
the bill He was followed by Mr. Newton who
supported its passage; and before he concluded. he
gave way for that purpose, and the House adj
journed.