Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-14
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HouSE OF DELEGgyEs

Thursday, FEB. ia Communication was re-
celvcd from ,heSenate that they had passed The bills
entitled, An act to authorize separate election in
the town OF pa,tonsburg in the coty oil Bo,te,our'
An act authorizing the Government Of the U. 5.
to purchase Little Watts island on liicl TO build
a Lighthouse; An act to authorize a separate e.
lection a, SewtowD, Stephensburg, in the county
OF frederick;' And an act concerning the cor
poration oil fredericksburg Likewise with amend
menis, the bills, entitled, An act 10 authorize
separate election in the county OF Monrae;,- An
act Incorporating company 10 construc. turn
pike road from Warrenon, in the county OF Eau
qnier, to Lexington, in the county OF Rockhrilgc;
An act, amending an act; entitled, act to revi @
aud amend the act emitted, an act for cutting a
navigabie cana! from Sansemoni river to Semer-
ton Creek; An act TO amend the law in relation
10 the pay OF Witnesses, in certain cases. An act
divorcing Mary Avis from her husband Peter NJ
Avis; And an act 10 authorize the raising by
way OF lottery, sum of money, for The purpose OF
opening and paving the Thorougiifarc Cap Turn
pike Road; also, they have rejected the bills en-.
titled, An act eniarging the powers OF Admins
traitors de bonis noD; And, all act appropiiaiine
| sum OF money i'll the renewal and preservation
of the records Of King & Queen county' They
have also agreed TO resolution for an * animation
OF Black Water River, and an enquiry into the
practicabi!iiy OF cutting canals connected there
with.
The house agreed TO AL the Senate's amend.
mcnts, with the exception OF those to the bill! a.
bout constructing a turnpike from Warrenton TO
Lexington, which, with the bill, were. on motion
OF MIR. Mason OF l. frederick, iad upun tine table
The following engrossed bills were passed; .con
corning John Fleet decd; Conce, ming the wild
ow and heirs Of IN. Graves decd; Fixing the
allowances OF the officers OF the Court of ppeas:'
after conversation between Messrs Bryce
Wncher, Miller OF p and Atkinson, about Fl King
the salary OF the clerk, which was finally deter.
mined to be 1898.
While the House was engaged in reading the
engrossed bills, Mr.. Doddrilge rose. and NOV ed
20. L., 4.
mi ting him 10 offer resolution which he held il,
his hand, for taking the Census of the State du.
ring the present year-he stated that il woul;
SUBJECT the Commonwealth to comparatively lit
tie expense, as the Census might be taken by the
Commissioners OF the Revenue. II marked that
such Census would be found very useful by the
Convention. But the House refus ed TO Law the
engross I'D bills on the table
The bill from the Senate with amendments. en-.
titled ian act authorizing the Board of Public
Works TO subscribe in behalf of the State to the
Middle Turnpike Company reported from the
Committee of Roads AMI Internal Navigation, 10
whom II bad been recon miited, after some con
versation between Messrs. Eppes, Powell, Fitz-
hugh OF Fairfax, Anderson of b Duncan and
White OF H., was, on motion OF Mr.. Eppes, indefi-
! niiely postponed
NEsrERpAY-A Communication was received
from the senate, That they had passed the bills
entitled, An act 10 am end the act entitled an acf
20 punish arson. the burning or setting fire TO
houses in towns, the malicious burning any house
or houses or stacks, and certain house breakers,
and accessories 10 ieoH:es aud receycrs of stolen
goods - An act concerning Robi Pollard, adj.
II. nistraor Of Thos w. Ncw'--and IA act to a.
mend the several acts, authorizing tle courts OF
several counties to provide p mode CIR opening
and repairing the roads within the s1ine'-I.ike-
wise with amendments, the Bill entitled, AN act
/ 10 raise by lottery a sum of money for the purpose
Of opening a road from MiddieoPgn in Tyler coun-
1 ~ 10 the Pennsylvania line which amendments
were agreed 10 by The fiotisc-a and that they Rave
/ rejected the bill concerning George Dodson.'
/ MIR. DodIrdge offered tpe following resoiution,
! Resoived. Thai iclto be given TO brinp in = bil
/ 10 be entitled, a Bili providing ior taking Cen
sus or enumeration OF the people Of This Common
wealth, under thc authority Of the same
Mr.. Doddridgc said, that y, would he only ne
J ccssary to take The number OF whites, sl.vc.. ard
ice people oi color That IL would not cost n,nre
iIin : - or 800 in each county, il taken by the
( commissioners OF he Revenue Bs thought IT
/ "o' 10 be indi pensi5iy Necessary O. The Conycn.
! non Are we, IN settling ,hc elements Of or
/ Constitution, TO rely upon tie Genus taken hy a
F, Nar%hali Of the Cnitcl states who 10; 1t al
'fe~l onsis!e % W way post aas .@l!ng q: q