Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-23
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Saturday. Feb 2O-A communication was receiv-
ed from the Senate, stating that they had passed the
bill "Divorcing Ann Rankin from her husband Abner
e. Rankin" and bill $50 amend an act entitled an
act dividing the town OF Lynchburg into wards and
Tor other pu'po'es"-Also that they had passed with
amendments, the bills "COnc-rniag John b. Row."
"Concerring James Shepherd, Dominic Benne han,
and Richard o Jefffies'-an a bill "Concernjng lands
returned delinquent and forfeited for pay IN of
taxes"
The bill concerning the P.nitentiary Institution"
which was re- tarned from the Senate, with an adher-
ence TO one OF their amendments, taken up, and
alter some discussion OF the question: the House adj
hered 10 their amendme TO the Senaes 81 anne ndme MT
and receded from their dsa greement to the 9Th and
9th amendments and Of course agreed TO them.
On Mr. MINORS resolution, leave was given TO
bring in bill providing for the transaction Of business
IN IN" Second Auditors Office in Of the necessary
absence Of the Second Auhior committee appointed
| aud bill Immediately brought in
The engrossed bs-"Copcernng the Governors
house, and for o'hrr purpose So Allowing Nathan,
free man OF colour, TO remain in this Common eaith
Tor linred ne"--"To authorize separate election
at Harvey's New Store in the county of Charloue'-
l"Divorcipg Sarah Ann Lees from her husband James
W. Lees no an'horizr a separate election in the
ton OF turnpike road from Joseph Gaunrs to Price,
Mountain in the county OF Bo,eiouri:"-were read a
third time and pa sed
An ergr seed bill TO prevent the circuls ion of .e
dit'ous writings and for other purposes WAS read
81 ine-tbe blanks We're 6iled-aud the bill was put
upon its nas.age Mr. Mccoy called for The ayes and
noss. The bill opposed by Mc.,rs McCabe an d
Anderson. Mr. Booker of A. called for the previous
question, upon the ground that gentlemen must have
made up their minds on the subject-and that at this
late period OF the session. it desirable 10 save III
time OF the House. The House supported the call
and
The question was then taken the passage of the
bill, and il was cat'ied-ayes 81 noes So
YEAS-Messrs. Bank, (Speaker) Booker of amelia.
Jster, thompson, Kinney, Cobbs, Bea.iey, Bocock,
Clay, Buckner Samuel Graves Tyler Of Charles CITY
Richardson ofCharloue, Johnson Burfoot. Ill., Hans.
| trough, Wilson, BoiSsean Scott Of Din Wrav Psvne
Smyth aud Billups OF Glou Gmerrant, Brice Thorp.
kin'on and Scott OF Halifax, Winston White Of RI an
Williams OF Hc' Harvis A. kinson Of Lie Of Wight
Richardson Of James City, Gle, Anstrad, Oilhof
Mason OF X George, Gregory, Dsbney, Daniel, Kim
brough, Street NJ Farand Of Lun. Fnks, Hudgins Gar
nett, Booth Of Mid Webb, Nevil, Christian, Dnnton-
Basye, Fzbugh, Davis Of Orange WoolfoIk Walton
CabeIl Miller, Dillon, Rivss of p G. .orpe. Sb,nd.,
Foster, Barnes Of Richmond county, Magruler Crit.
mn oil South Minor, Powell Of Spot. Cru,np, Rufin
Di'4,d, Erpe'' Ha'wood, Hungefiord. Shield, Grigs-
by, Robertson Rutherford and ,Ioody-sf
| NAYS-Messrs. Bayly, Davis Of AIIepbanv Garland
OF Am M'Cne, Faulkner, Boyd, Anderson, Edginston,
itind'nan Yaocy, Spnrock. Beubring Rves Of G. On,
sanss,sr' Chiffon, VIM. Holland, Powell Of F. Castle
man, Pack, Pearls, Hill. Cock ofG Cary, AIlerson
Csrskadon, Mullen Brown s. Williams of Hsr Gr1veIv
MORAN, Leland, Heskell. Bland, Hayes, Stollings
Bs MCahe' Newman Of NJ Thoma., waite. Bill.
lngsiy, Ciperou. Crosse, O'Ferrsll, Coboop Garland
OF Mel m'Langhlin, Steplenson. Warden, Murdaugh
Pdrriott, Ta,um. Adams, Hiner, M'Coy, Dnpuy Hart
Both OF Ran. Mitchell, White Of Rock. M'Mahon
Gray OF Scott, MFrAne Of I,us KiIgore Gray Of Rus
Newman OF Shen.Cooke of Staff. Moncnre ia.hmutt
WeIis, Cummings, Keller. Washington Of west Prem
u.s. Spencer, Siang'r and Griffin Of York so.
An engros'ed bill "Co cerning David STABLE, - was
rSs ed-Ao cngrosscd hill Concerning Edwin Porter
an Hezekah Beden, contractors for the
OF The mail between Stanton and Gnvandou." was
also read u authorized the james River Compahv 10
permit the stage coaches Of the contractors empoved
IN The irAn'poration Of the nail between Stauncn and
Guyahhoe to pass III gates and bridges NJ the ,naw
ma Iurnptke, and OF the extension of the urnpke IN
Big Sandy, as far westward the tonn If Charlie sion
upon payment OF The of - dol'ars for the pc.
Rod NJ -- years, and when the safI exteo.ion IN
Big Sandy shall be completed, the James RIVER Comma
ny shall permit the stsge-coaches pass the several
gates and bridges thereof its western termination
upon the payment Of an additional sum of - dol.
lars MIR Cary enquired whit wis the amount If the
toIlS now paid by the contractors. Mr. Williams OF Hen
stated II az about eight huadred dollars MIR
Wih'ms OF VI 'rri on opposed the bill Mr. williams
o, henrco movrd 10 I'LL The blank with i01 dollars
Mr.. Spurock with 700 dollars. Mr.. H4rvie objected
to billing The blank win 700 dollars Mr. Spnrlock
wuh'rcw hts motion, and the blank was then filled
with the 'um OF 400 dollars per annnm aud motion
was male by Mr.. Harvie TO fill the blank with two
years mr. Wilson coUtended that the rapid moye-
msnt OF The stsgecoach the road and the use Of
the road every day OF The year injured II less than IN
Wagons. Mr.. Williams Of Harrison insisted anon 1,
that The rapid motion Of the Stage only injured the road
the more. Mr. Wilson replied that the horizontal mo-
tioa OF moving body took of from the aravitsting Of
feet. Mr. White supported the motion to I'll the blank
with two years, and spoke 10 favour Of extending this