Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-05

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BE IL enacted ~ the General qsse,abiv. Tha, the
W, es" snut De divided Into twenty circuits,
ana one Judge snail be assigned TO ca ch circuit and
Superior Court Of Law and Chancerv shall he hell n,
aud Tor each county aSS corporation h.r.inao.s -
uohed, at the courthouse OF each ccan,y or corpora
ton, or at such other place shall be hereinafter
hcuiary directed. az the times, aud ia the masns,
hereinafter provided"
Mr. Glner addressed the House M so,D. i.,, .,
support OF this motion "
= When he had closed his remarks
oh "o'0h OF MIR. 'bs N. the House adjourned.
ffsrERpAx~A wetsake wee received fror- iEa
Sena. informing Ia Hoo h,t thay as,e PISSED the
bi! changing the psc- go lo,d.ts ,e,,rete eter,o,
IN The county OF Wood. snd au horse two o,iet sa
pata,e elections tn Sc seE.e couu ~
On motion OF MIR. WilIiaus oi Her-i-or the bill fol-
Inc further publication, &c. Of ID. map Of yuvina was
taken up.
MI venab'e moved that the House usi., In Its di.-
Sgr,em' ut i,om he anendmi- nts Of the Srnste Mr.
w tiams oil H. advocated the IN )'ior.
MIR Mason OF Frederick, opposed the notion as also
did Mr.. Bryce.
Fur,h' debate took place, in which Me.sr.. vens-
bIe, Ma-oo OF r., Williams OF IL Bryce Newton and
Caldwell participated.
The question being taken on insisting, the House re.
fused to insist and receded from It's previous esion
when he anendmen, Of the Senate was agreed to-
GENERAL ELECTIONS.
Mr.. Morris obseive d., tbst as th- hrst Of April was
last approaching, and time woad b. bed 10 deli
hsrae upon hs geDeiI ei.olic. Law at sufficiently
sar,y period 10 give notice 10 the people OF The Gem
monwealtt, he was iuJus ed for leave 10 bring
u ChI declaring that the CeneTaI Elections should
not take place ~ 9Th Of April during the pre-.
sent year. This would enable the Executive to give
notice to the people before the frs, OF April
The leave was givei, aad the following gentlemen
were appc, ted committee bring in the BILL
Messrs Morr'. .twcb. Hsn.haw, p ,rriott Swan.
Sou Xxi z re, Waite, B:oduss, Cohoon, E,pcs, Mayse
aud Er-kin'.
o. motion o. MIR Mcrri,, the committee had leave
10 SIT during the sit;ings e the House
Al subsequent stage Of the proceedings, Mr.. Nor
ris, from the committee the subject OF the General
Elections reported the following bill, which read
twice:
II Bill concerning the General Elections IF The cur.
rent gear.
Whereas doubts may in the minds of the good
people of this Commonwea lth, whether the General
Elections should be held in the month of April of
the present year, as heretooreior removal whereof:
BE 1t endcied That am election for members of the
General Assembly, and for members of the House Of
Representatives OF the Congress the United States,
shall not be held in the mouth OF April OF this year,
but in such other month shall be provided Tor by
OF the General Assembly, TO be passed at its present
session.
Be il further enacted, ! hat the Governor be, and
he is hereby authorised and required take tho
efectual means by Proclamation, otherwise 10 make
known throughout the Commonw ealth the existence of
this act, with as little delay possible.
Mr.. Jonee opposed he bill. He thought there
cssi,y 10 aerrg ihe lcrmer period OF The Gen.
eral Elections. II the op,e chose TO elect any
Der Of this House they could do in the month of APRIL
~ we az any tther molh.
Mr. Morris said.'hai it was doubled by many whs-
ther the General Election could b. Ald without the ac
,ion OF she Legislature. This made necessary TO pass
general Law on this SUI jsci, aud eanwhe the pre-
sent hill required, tia these Who looked upon the
Month Of Apl, the les psri,d for The elections,
nis not he ulie'.
NJ jones owed to amend he bill by striking ou, the
preamble end The VOID not" in the passage shalt
not be held in the mon h f April of this year.
Nc. dlsber observed that if the word mt
stricken cut, he shou!d move 10 n"r May nsteai
OF .4pril.
The molten 20 amend was bon 81 c,.d and the bill
was read ih sine and passed.
Mr.. Marshall moved 10 ake up the bill concerning
the Thoroug hia'e Gap Turnpike Company.
NJ. Maofirand moved TO take W the blll coIcurrng
the Petersburg Rail Road COMPANY.
Mr.. Bfodnax n.ovedto take up the judiciary Bill.
On several mo f,ns some conversation took place
The question h, lag put NJ MArsLairs motion, il
was agreed TO, aud the bill to amend h= several acts
concerning the Thorough are G p ru-npite Company,
was read 81 time and passed.
On moi n OF Mr.. GaoIsoD, the Committee Of Courts Of
J"sce was tom the orther Of
the bill concerning the appon ute OF Clerks OF Courts
and ths tenure uf ter Offices.
Mr. G. moved substitute 70: the ti!l, which
read and adopted and waa otd-.ei 10 b. epsrossed.
JUDICIARY SYSTEM.
On motion OF Ms. L. eh, the biiI to establish Supe.
rior Courts Of Law anu Eluy the counties and
tain Corroraions OF the Swte, was tskrn mp
Mr. Gibson addressed the Bou.e in snpport Of the
mo loo Of Mr. Gi mer submitted yesterday
M. Leigh spoke az cUDedera6is 'eng.h in reply to
Messrs. Giimcr ADD Gibson.
Me- Eppss spoke in reply TO NJ Leigh, and support
ell th- motion 20 ament.
Further cscus.iop ,O,k place, in ~ticb Mzs.r,.
Leigh, Eppes BrOjuas aud Campoeii oil Brooke, pai-
icipated.
On uoicn Of M Cisiborn. tho aye. and noes were
ordered,
Tn question being then taken by Ayes I'd Noes
on Mr. Gilmet's motion to ameOi, IL decided in
the negative, by tie ;ol ing voc:
AYES--Messrs Gilmer, Terrill, Garland of Amherst,
Mayse, Campo II OF Bedford Leftwch, Christian, Spur
lock- Riyes OF Campbell, Broadus, Gibson, JONES' Chi
chester, Payne, Powell OF Franklin Holland King IL ALL
Green, Eascy, Dyer, Semple, Pollard OF X & O. Pol.
lard X VIM, E~ ing, Caldwell, Poindexter, Street,
Adams Wcher, Swanson, Baxter, Zinn, Moore,
M'Mahon, Alexander, KiIgore, Crump, Eppes Giles
pie NJ Cuoch and KeEer--47
NAYS-Messrs. Banks, (Speakerl Bayy, Drum
mond, Wood OF Albenarle, Kenney, M'Cue, Da-
Wis OF Berkeley, Henshaw, Anderson Of Botetourt,
Campbell OF Bro6kc, Gholson, Shell, Yancey, Clay.
Taylor, Halyburton, Watkins, Burfoot Wilson, Brodnax
man. Wood of Frederick, Perrin Bryce Erskine, Clai.
borne, Dunn, Carskadon Morris, Seymour, DAWSON,
Williams OF Harrison, Leigh, Atkinson, Lucas, Gala
her, Summers, Hooe, Hays, Lawson, Powell and Ma
OF Loudoun, Knox, Goode, Bingsly, Cohoon,
Garland of Nelson, Mclaughlin, Murdaugh, Upshur,
Blackwell Anderson Of Nottoway, Jacobs, Parriou,
Miller Of T. VeHabe, SHIELD, Riv.s of p. g. Tyler,
lie wiz Williams OF s. Harris Gate rood Goodwin, Ham
iltoni Moncure, Mccoy, Newton. Jackson, Crockett,
Maxwell, Macarland and Ruherfoord--7S.
The bl further amended motion AZ Mr.
Leigh
Mr. Morris moved to amsrd I'll BIZ 20 a. to increa,s
the salary OF the osney. 10 the Superior
Court Of the County OF HeuncO, from 10 $500, which
was rejected.
% motion Of MIR. Leigh, the bill and anne ndmen,s
re-commiyd 10 the Comml Toe OF Cuurts Of Jus.
tce
On mo'icn OF NJ Gailaher, the communication Of
ibe Pres tent of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com.