Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-06

VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGayES


ter Conrad in the county Of Randolph To au.
thorze three separate elections in the county OF
Cu!peper'-'To authorize two separate elections
in the county of Kanawha'-'To authorize Sc.
parate election in the western end Of Washington
county'-'To authorize a separate election i'm the
county Of Charlotte To authorize a separate
election in the town of Fredericksburg, Spottsyl.
vania-s To authorize a separate election at the
Rye Cove, in the county of Scott To authorize
separate election in the county of Louisa'-To
authorize separate election at Hillsborouyh in
the county of Loudoun'-' To authorize the Pre-
| sident and Common Council of the CORPORATION of
winchester to borrow money for the purpose
| therein mentioned, and for other purposes'-i Al
lowing Elizabeth Boswell, free woman of color,
! 70 remain IN this Commonwealth To incorpo-
rate the Trustees Of an Academy in the county of
Observation-Disclosures .divorcing Rebecca TrueInan
FROM her husband, j. Trueman.-And that they had
passed, with amendments, the bills To author
] ize the County Court Of Fauquier TO appoint Com
missioners TO select site for market house OIL.
the public square in the town of Warrenfon'-.To
! authorize separate election at the town of Fay
cite, in the county Of Montgomery'-'To author.
iZe the erection OF dam across the middle fork of
! Hoistein river Concerning the town of Point
] Pleasant in the county of Mason'-Ani to alter
and amend the act, to alter and amend the several
acts, authorizing lottery for the Improvement Of
the navigation of Quantico Creek i'm the county of
Prince William:'-And that they had agreed TO the
resolution for proceeding by Joint ballot on the 18Th
inst. to the election of Brig adler General 10 sup.
ply the vacancy occasoned by the resignation OF
Brigadier General Caring ton.-Ali the amend.
ments proposed by the Senate, were concurred in.
The joint order OF the day, which had for its OBJ
lJect The election OF Senator TO represent this
State in the Senate Of the United States for six
! years from the 18th day of March next, was read:
and the House determined to proce ed to execute
| it. Dir. Miller of Powhatan, nominated Littleton
| w. iazeweN, Esq No other candidate was put
IN nominations; and the vote taken. Mr. Mil
Ter, from the Committee appointed TO examine the
ballots, reported the result 10 be, for Mr. Tazewe
lsl. scattering 8.
! On motion Of Mr. Atkinson of Halifax, the
Committee on the Penitentiary were instructed TO
make particular examination into the internal
arrangement and police of that institution, with a
view to ascertain whether there be any thing con-
nected with the peculiar structure of the cells or
the government OF the prison, the particu lar
| employment OF any portion Of the convicts which
is calculated SO to impair their constitutions as TO
render them the almost certain subjects of disease
| and death; and that they report thereon to this
house. And Mr.. Atkinson was added to the Com
mittee.
| On motion Of Mr.. Braxton, the Committee for
Courts OF Justice were instructed TO enquire into
| the expediency OF amending the several laws on
the subject OF reporting the decisions of the Court
OF Appeals, with leave to report by bill or other
| The engrossed bill concerning the German
Lutheran Church, in the county Of LoudouD.' was
\ taken up on motion OF Mr.. Powell, who smoke in
iaVor OF its passage. Messrs Mason Of Frederick,
and w allace, also spoke on the same side. Mr.
| Gordon earnestly opposed the bl-and cal ed for
! the ayes and noes. which were ordered according
| iy. The vote stood thus: Ayes 65, Noes ll2-So
| the bill was rejected.
Mr.. Rutherford laid upon the table an amend
ent Tor VIVA, Is intended to be offered as such) 10
the first section of the bill ITO organize a Con.
veniion-proposing that the twenty-five districts.
as therein laid of, shall send one hundred Dele
gates to the Convention upon the compound basis
! oil free 0hfe population and taxation, which, on
motion OF MIR. Fitzhugh Of Fairfax, was ordered
| 10 be printed.
communication was received from the Audi
tor OF Public Accounts, inclosing a statement
shelving the amount and several items thereof OF
| money drawn for the purposes of Internal I'm.
ProVement, from the proceeds Of the Rcuenue pro-
per- IN the treasury, by laws passed sinee the
passage OF the Act " creating and setting apart
Fund Tor Internal Improvene nt''-Thc whole
amount so expended is $S3l3.-These expendi
lures have been made, !. the road from Sis
tersville on the Ohio to CIarksburg; 2 from Sis
tersv''e TO the State road near Salem in Harrison
county; 3. the road between Staunton and the
Little itanawha; !. from the dividing line be.
tween Kentucky and Virginia on the Louisa fork
OF Sandy river to the rich lands of Clnch river
and D. Tor opening road from Clsrksburg TO Point
Pleasant, Sc; which submitted in constance
wi a resolution OF the House.
The engrossed bill to authorize the raising
sum OF money by lottery, for improving the Eau
| qnier and Alexandria Turnpike Road was read
the third time and passed..
On Mr.. Nelson's motion, the bill 10 amend the
act to reduce into one the several acts concerning
| the Literary Fund, was ordered to he printed
On motion Of Mr.. Nelson, the House adjourned
| ill Monday IL o'clock.
YEsrERDAY-A Communication was received
from the Senate, that they had passed the bills
Incorporating company to construct turnpike
, road from ChitoD's Tavern in Campbell TO LYNCH
burg-to amend the charter OF the Thorouahfare
Gap Turnpike Company--auihorizing the Mayor
and Cominonalty Of the Borough Of Wheeling TO
raise sum OF money by way Of lotery--to au.
tborlZe three separate elections in the county OF
MISUNDERSTANDING separate elections in the
counties OF Hampshire and Morgan-to authorizes
separate election at the house of Thos c. Nut
term Harrison--to authorize three separate cleo
tons in LOgan-tO authorize separstc election af
The town OF Strasburg in the county Of Sbenan.
uoah-hnd 10 authorize separate election at the
town OF Berryville in the county Of Frederick.
they have also passed the bills concerning the
surveyors OF highways; and 10 amend the act a,,-
thoTzlng sum 10 be raised by way OF lottery for
| opening road from MonongaIia Glades 10 Fish
| ing Creek, with amendments, in which.ihoy re-
quest the concurrence OF the House Of Delegates
| (These amendments were concurred in.)
And that they had rejected the bill 10 amend the
| acts concerning public roads, aud for establishing
public highways.
CONVENTION.
! On Mr.. Nelson's motion, the House resolved il
sell into Committee Of the Whole on the Gun.
pe"iiop bill, Mr. May in the ebaig. The bill a,
iepo,ied by the Committee was taken 10 and read
After some conversation as 10 The ,ode OF taking
mp TIE several amendments that had been og,Tc
10 the bill, and referred with t.:
MI Doddtidge again offered he amendmenf Ia
the hrst section IL proposed 20 divide tic State
into ~ districts, based upon White porufahon, 81
tina, the Convention should consist oi "a members
He requested that II aoy gentleman had another
proposition TO submit. emhracipo the same n Incl.