Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-21
HOUSE OF DELEG.aTES

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crossed BILL Authorizing the Trustees of the
Town OF Manchester to extend the.Canal authoIi-
Zed to be cut on The common of the said town
MIR. faneey called up a bill, authorizing
Tue James hiVer Company 10 make such
cessary alterations OF the slopes i'm the dams across
James River, as will admit the free passage of fish,
and made such remarks, shelving the prop,ety s.
Importance of the measure, that the bill passed.
On MIR. Rutherioord's motion, the Report from
the PenitentiaTy Committee was taken up and the
following resolutions were all agreed to
l. ReS0ired,as the opinion OF the committee That
II IS expedient so TO alter the solitary cells as to
afford tree ventilation, and efie ctualiy TO
prevent all communications among the convicts
2. RESOLVED, That the law, which sentences the
prisoners to months solitary confinement on
their admission into the Institution, ought TO be
repealed; and that the power to infc this mode
OF punishment, on each convict, immediately be-
JoTe me expiration Of his term Of imprisonment
should be vested in the Superintendent s. Board OF
directors, with this restriction, that In no case
snail II be extended beyond u perion OF three
months.
j. RESOLVED, Tha. the Tailoring Business should
be forever abolished in the Institution (except go
far as shall be necessary for clothing the convicts
and public guard and that the tanning and cur
rying business should be substituted as soon as il
can be done consistently with the public interest.
resolution was also read from the Peniten tia-
n.y. committee, upon an enquiry which was com.
niited 10 them, into the expediency of discontin.
uing the Penitentiary Store. The Committee re.
Poi. oSuHtst us expectancy; and their resolution
was confirmed by the House.
MIR. White, from the Committee of Roads s. In
ternal Navigation reported several bills and reso-
iutons-among them, the bill for regulating The
tarlff oil tolls on the Kanawha, with amendments
The House then took up the Re- solutions OF the
committee on the Anti Tariff Resolutions OF ).
Carolina s. Georgia.
Messrs. Hall OF Lancaster, and Brax,on of Mid
dlesex, addressed the House in favor of the Reso.
luuons; and MIR. kercheval Of Hampshire, in OPP
position to them.
When Mr.. Kerc heval sat down Mr. Parker of
northampton, rose 10 move the previous question:
upon the ground that both sides had been, in his
opinion, sufficiently heard
Alter few words from Mr.. Doddridge in oppo-
si'ion 10 this moiion,ts question taken by ayes
and noes, and lost-ayes 81, noes I06
MIR. Doddridge then moved to lay the resolutions
Tor this day on the table He Observed tina, he
was desirous OF addressing the House on the sub
Ject; and that he and the Chairman of the Com
nittee, (Mf. Goode,) had agreed to follow each
otner; but that the day was far spent and he felt
nihseif so much exhausted by the discussion that
ne begged the indulgence Of the House until the
morning.
After few words from Messrs Goode & Par.
ker oil Northampton, the motion Of Mr. d. pre-
vailed-ayes 90, noes H.
communication was received from the Gov.
srnor, enclosing certain resolutions of the James
River Company
Mr.. White, from the Committee Of Roads and
Internal Navigation, presented a report on tbe ne
ution OF certain GOLFERS, who useed the James Ri
yer canal-which was laid upon the table.
MIR. Goode gave notice that he should call I'D
the (Anti-TariD Resolutions at an earlier hour than
usual TO- morrow morning
And then the House adjourned till the next
morning 10 o'clock.
XEsTERDAY--A Communication was received
from the Senate, that they had passed the bills -
4" Increasing the compensation of the Clerk of The
10Th Regiment" To incorporate a Company to
construct Turnpike Road from Lexington to Co
Ylngton--" To authorize the construction of
wharf on the public landing in Port Royal"-"To
amend the act entitled. an Act TO authorize the
construction Of Turnpike Road from Lecsburg.
10 tne county OF Loudoun, to sorre point on the
Sou1nern Shore Of the Potomac River, al or near
Tue IoWn OF Cumberland in the State Of Mary
i i and " For opening and improving the nav
fgation OF the Dragon swamp"
Also that they had passed the bills to amend and
explain an act 10 raise a gum OF money by iotter,
70 connect the Siaunton and James rfver TURNPIKE
win the kanawha road at or near its eastern ter.
mination, passed the 9th March, 1927; And an act
Concerning the Franklin Bank of Alexandria"
with amendments in which thew requested the
concurrence of the House. Both of these bills
we're laid on the table.
Engrossed bills passed--"Auihorising a sale Of
the slaves belonging TO the estate Of Solomon ia.
cobs, dcc'd;" "Conccrnng the town Of Brenisvillc
IN the county Of Prince William "Concerning
the town Of Farmvilie in Prince Edwarl;" And
Cit, :"
On motion OF Mr.. Rives, Of Pr George, the bill
concerning the overseers Of the Poor, with the a.
men ments proposed by the Senate was taken up,
ana tho amendments sgeeel TO-