Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-25

the tenure by which the surveyors Of land of tins Com
nenwsah now hold their ofcss, and also into the ex.
pedency Of so amending the present law relating to
heir place oil residence. that the county courts NAV
require them keep their ofco ut tho respective curt
Houses oil their respective counties.
On motion Of Mr.. Yancey, IL was
Resolved That leave be given to bring in bill max
ing provisions that when the quotas allowed the sew
ersl counties Tor primary schools shall be 10
meet the claims due for the preceding year. tina, the
school commissioners shall be authorised to pay out OF
the quota for the succeeding yenr.
On motion Of Mr.. Hart, II was
Resolved, That the committee of Roads and Internal
be instructed TO enquire into the
OF providing for the construction Of road from oryan-
town In the county Of Monongaiia to Beverly In the
county of Randolph, SC.
REPAIR OF ROADS.
The following Resolution was submitted by Mr. Da.
visson:
Resolved, That the Committee of Roads and Internal
Navigation, be instructed TO inquire into the expeden
cy oil aPPropriang part Of the revenue of the coun-
ties OF Monongaia, Harrison and cod owarJ jmprov.
Ing the road which the Mail Stage passes from the
pennsylvania line by the way Of Morg antown and
Clerksburg, to the Ohio river.
The question adopting the Resolution being tax a,
II was rejectcd--yeas 4S, nays So.
hr. DAWSON said, he hoped some gentleman who
mac voted against the resolution would move the re-
consideration Of the vote, ,u,po.pg its adpp.ioo
would have been matter OF course, he had OF sup
ported by any remsrk' He thought he could sa,is.
~ ne House, that II was worthy an Inquiry.
MIR. Wo>d Of Altemarle, said, be tr sumed the GEN.
ueman from Harr on, had supported hi, mott, he,
Cause II had been the at Thu. s,axe of the sss
ZION to pas: resolutions sub siienio In ORDER there.
lore, mat the gentleman might have an opr ou i,v Of
sauog his arguments Ia favor OF the motion he owed
the reconsideration OF the VOTE On thIs oiion al.
vision took place. and II wsa agreed to, SO to 81
MIR. Dawson remarked, that the object he had in
view was to obtain assistance in improving the mail
Stage road through Monongaa, ALE ghany and Hsr,j.
son: to the Ohio River. Great efforts had been made
In that section Of the country, facilitate the commu
nicstion The county he represented had gone to con
siderable expense In endeavourne to repair the
MAO oveo graduated and laid Gu. and The hand. 10
beP anoor D..s
been very heavy and in the section in which he hv.
the hands had in two weeks been equired odo ten ,v.
%o,k. me road passed over huly country and it
be too oppressive upon the people, be Obliged to keen
II In repair A small pittance from the Lepislstu,e
wSuld serve to relieve them-even II it but fifty
dollars 10 each county IL would be pabe But he
wished the Houe to make as large a. IL could coosis
tenuy The road was very import mt one not ouly 10
me through which 1t passed. out TO her por-
'lons OF the state, and If improved, the mail could be
carried from this city to the Ohio river in four or AZ
most hve days II was asked that the aid given should
DO taken from the Of the county: and kosw
that there obec to money bich
mad not been paid into the Treasury; but they asked
nom that portion Of the revenue paid by the mselves-
shu was surely worthy object OF aid as IL was road
In which every part Of Virginia w,s Interested IA
should not have made the motion had he net under
dersood that petition had been circulated In the couo
Ties named Ia the resolution Tor the ZANE object which
bad not been forwarded. He was informed by IN,
Senator from Monongaa, and had read in the Cbs,Ie.
ION newspaper that such petition had been got up
In fhs
committee, aud IL they reported against it, il mgbt then
De rejected He considered subject of sreai ,mpor.
lance TO his constituents and entitled to attention
S 'hat section OF the country had been able 10
In the loives and fishes: and now oniy s.ked snail
pitancs TO enable them to improve Of commu.
nicetion OF great value 10 the whole state
Mr. Rives OF Prince George, moved 10 amend no
audns and That they be instructed TO i,quire in to t.
exPedeney oil aPPrnpriang part OF the revenue of the
county oil Pinee Edward, for the repair of The road
from the Courthouse Of that county, to Petersburg
The road to which he alluded was very difficult to
Keep In repair IL WAS but miles in length: and
II gooi road could be made, il would be very CRAFTY.
ing to the people. s'
Mr.. Williams OF Harrison, was perfectly assured ,bs,
the gentleman iron Prince George, did no, offer hi.
twoud readily be perceived that each OF ese motions
ought 10 staBd on i's own specific grounds He was res
oy pledge himself, and he could, he thought, give
Peuse ior MS colleague that they would vote or The
proposition OF the gentleman f separately made al
though that gentleman did not nd TO
the resolution, his motion would have tina,
erect VINO, he would ask, was a question relative 10
The west, to be encountered with another reIa,ve To
'he east IL was certainly improper lie gisiation II
10 be combined with another. He hoped the ali ALL
ed by the resolution would be granted; and "a 200
per annum hadlbeen savedby the Organization of The
government, he hoped complaint w uld be made a.
ga'nst this request for few hundreds, when the OBJ
ject was one OF so much impor, aBce.
Mr. Rives oil Prince George said, he should be more
willing to vote TOR the resolution In case bis armand
ment was adopted-sl,hough he should not have made
his notion had not the gentleman from Harrison
niW We example. DIt ~ the west had a claim 10 This
KIND oil assistance, ha though the East had also
The amendment was no. agreed to-and the reseiu
ton was rejected on division, 45 10 6I
On motion Of Mr.. Miller OF Boietourf
The bill TO authorize the Board of Public Works IN
subscribe TO the stock OF the Petersburg road Com
pany. was taken up the blanks filed and the bill or
dered to be engrossed for a third reading
The engrossed bills, authorsing William Chairman n
Dud Wharves On the Ohio River, &c. and altering the
uhe OIL hoding quarterly court in the county of LET
ierson, were read third time and passed
The bills, authorisng three seDarate eect;o,, T., a.
county OF Cabeil-concerning the administration of Sa-
muel hincaidto amend act against buying and sell
ing oil o'hces-and TO amend act authorisnp sena-
rate elections in the counties of MenongaIia and Taze
wei' were severaly read second time, and ordered
to be engrossed for third reading.
Inc Oil authorsng the divorce of Felix Ferte and
Serah ms "te, was read second time and on motion
oil Mr. Maxwell, laid on the table.
Inc Dill limiting real actions, and rights of entry was
read second time, and on motion Of Mr. Davisson or
dered to be committed 10 the committee of the vboIs
rouse 10 be taken up next Tuesday fortnight and 100
copies ordered 10 be printed.
The bills, releasing 10 Jacob Sampson tbe rich, r.
the commonwealth to tho estate OF oscs Cross and in
cooperating the Trustees of the Danvis Female Acadia
my, had hrst and ordered to a second reading-and
the latter, on motion of Mr. Goode was read second
time, by It's title, and committed '"'
NEW COUNTY,
The engrossed bill, forming new county, from part
OF me county oil Montgomery, taken up and the
blank hlled, on motion Of Mr. Helms giving ~ aid
county, the of Foyd
Mr. Leigh addressed enquiries TO the friends If
e n, as 10 It's bearing upon tho div sion Of the State
made by the constitution.
Mr. Preston glad to be able 10 assure tbe oen,le
man from Henrico, that this hill was not obnoxious 10
,he objections made yesterday another bill The IN
ect OF this bill was simply the division of the county Of
mongonery' Inc county was one of the largest in the