Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-08
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
HOUSE OF DEIE0ATrS
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Point Pleasant. And that they had also ua...S s;,h
amendments, BIN TO amend the act cope.rnn ,.v
hes negroas and mols,,oes--a bill aotho vim snm
OF money to be raised by lottery 10 open road from
Lewisbors 10 The Blue Sulphur Spring. in t,,aahr,.
conn'y-aod bill to raise - Of money bv ,t.rw
20 improve the communication between B,ek B,y an
'he h"ehie ocean. These bills aud am-ndn, nisvss
referred to tie coomittde of General L.wl
On motion OF Mr.. Gsllsher Ieav4 wa yiv =, ,o h,,,.
OH concerning the bouadaties OF Lharl. Cd h.
sherson county. "
on motion of Mr.. Easley leave was gwen to r, rn.
' 20 revive the in'pee hon o. 'oOscco Ae,e .
va mehouse IN Tue tow" OF M@adsv'e snd w,mo,.L's
warehouse 10 the town NJ Bsni- Ell.
PETERSBURG RAIL ROAD
a. no'oS o. M Macfa'iani, ne biii du horzi Z
tue 5'sri oil Public Wokst subsc,ibs 10 the stock o
pe soofs Raj Road Company wasIk-p IN
debate occurred on this suit >ct which occu,,.d
eyerai hours In which Moss Ms,fa,l,ad. Ard-r.,n
OF e,ocr': 'n,H,e' W"kins, Morris. Ma ON Of Fred
erek' Preston aud Brodnsx, supported and Me,.rs
William. Of HaT,.on, and Msx~.n opo ed the bj;
Mr. Mason # Frederick, moved to nd Ihy bin bv
addug abe t-lIowing ryder. - y
Be further e7iacted, That the suS.ern,;o,,. t.,.
ao Ao'ized shsl be paid by ins ailments 10, .ye..dn
SIX THOUSAND dollars p annuin.
Th,s Iyier was declared to be accep'aLie by Tia
uiends oil The bill, aud was alter some Discus on AZ
dopted.
The question being taken on he pa.sag, Of h. hin
was Ia We affirmative by the following vote:
Debate unavoidably postponed ill our nextI
Al Els NJ essrs DrommonA, Wood OF AIbsIparIe
T.rrhi. Booker. Kenney, MCue. Dayi, of b ,krIey.
Anderson vi BJietouri, Camp ell Of Br OK. ChIs,n
Shell, SPuriook, Taylor, Wa kins, Bur ost. BrosJu.
b.on odnav. Caishes,er. nj ar.haii, PAYNE Ms.on
o, Frederick, ca,len'n, b yce, Erskiue Claiborne,
Morris, Seymour, DavisoD, Leigh, Atkinsoa Lucs.
Gailaher, Summers, H1oe, Lawson Mas,u Of Lou
doun, Caldwell, Poindrxtrr, Street, Newman. K,ox
Go de, waste, Preston, Heinz, Cohoon, Garland Of
Nelson, M 'Laughiiu, AndrIs on OF N.,tow,v WiebeS
SWANSON Miller Of P1wh,, Ven, ble Riv.s of prioc.
George, Tyler, Lewis. Whisms of Shenandoah Good
wyn, Hamilton, Mo cure, Cunp. Eypes, M'Coy.
N0ES-Messrs Bank, Che Speaker1 q ,riand ne
Amherst, M,ysr, Campbell of b iiofd, Lshwicif.
Hen,h.w' Ghrsdin; Yaacsy, Clay. Halybur'on. vii.
.on Jone. Wright, James, Powell Il + kiln III Hand
Wood OF frederick, Kire Perrin, II Il, Gre.n ,sev
ID unn, Carskadon Williams OF n Dye, .n,ple. Poi
LAID o, King Qoeen, Pollard OF King whlism, LIZ
WAITS, b. lnssif, O'Ferra Murdaush, J icob D,vis
Oringe, Adams, Hpsr, 'sier, Emo SHIELD, Hart
M'Mahoo. A',xanlc, gr-, Harris. Ga,erwood''
Gillisrie, M'Culioch Keller, Maxwell So
o motor OF Mr.. q n ar, th engrossed hill ,,ho.
IL ng The Board OF Public work to ,ub,cnbs ,b ann,
OF f,u ten thusani dollars the stock OF the Smi,b6
tn I'd line and seed.
Mr.. Williams Of s from the Committee on Ccner,,
Laws, reported against the amendment of the Senate to
the bill changing the place OF holding separate eIec
ton in the county OF Wood, and authorizing two other
elections in The county.
1.-THE amendment OF the SeGa'e provides for the es
Enlistment OF separate escfion in the countv of
Loudoun, which Mr.. w. stated, appeared 10 the com.
mi'tee 10 be inform ally introduced local matters being
alw ac ed on BY petition or leave TO ing in bill
Mr.. Miller Of PVwhaian saw no objection IN IN.
amerdnlent OF the Senate, and affirmed lba, |, had
been the practice hitherto TO inirCdlce amendments in
hil matn.r.
Mr.. Caldwell stated tina, the pet on for the SEPARATE
election In Londoun, was recev by him, after bill
introduced at the ins of his cole sgue r ano,ber
In tina, COUNTY had pass.d Wishing save the time
OF the use, he had consulted come of the S,natnrs
and the pro son had be in 70 iucrd into tha hiI i'm
II @ form ii an ndment.
The amendment of the Senate was then agreed TO-
On motion OF Mr.. Knox, the bill regulating the fees
Of the clerks of county and corporation courts rad
second time, referred to committee of the whole;
and made the order OF the day for Tuesday next
oa motion OF MIR. Gibsor, leave was gwen 10 bring
In Dill 10 amend an act To- tn. c1nst:uc on of ro,J
tom CuipePer Coz HIuss 10 some point of The
Swift RIVER Gap
On motion OF Mr., TsrrilI, the House adjourned.
YESTERDAY, a variety of bills were ordered IN bs
engrossed. W 10
The bill concerning slaves. free negroes and muIat
toes was returned to the House by the c. of Genera.
Laws, win the Senae'S amendments.
The first amendment of the Senate TO the latter Hill
proposing TO strike the 4th section which provides
tha any enhancpaed slaves remaining in the Common
wealth more than twelve months contrary 10 law shall
revert 10 the executors administrators of the tesla
tor or emanciPa'or, and be assets in their hands
was negatived by vote OF 81 TO 80.
me second amendment adds a provision that any
wme person who Tor pay compensation shall assem-
Die with any slaves Tor purposes OF teaching them TO
Ieau or write or any person engaging such teacher,
shall be liable TO fine exceeding 100 which was
also negdtiyed by voc of 81 TO AZ
Mr.. linn moved to postpone The bill indeiineIv On
mus mouon some conversation took place when Mr.
Mcuuc, ana neEalved by vote OF ayes go noes 81
The third amendment of the Senate That the bin oh an
commence and be in force from the LIST of June next
instead OF from and after its passages was agreed TO-
on motion OF Mr. Knox the bill concerning tbe an
pontment CT Clerks of Courts and the term Of tha;r
service was taken up read 81 Time and passed ayes
81, IL. "S~0
The engrossed bill TO authorize the Board Of prhuc
works 10 subscribe TO the stock of the Berryyle Tnrn
PIKE Company was read third time and passedaa
also the bill TO authorize the Board Of Public Works %
subscribe 10 the stock of the Middle Turupike Com
pany. F ~o'"-
The order of the day then taken up being the
on concerning Jurors. The House, in Committee of
the Whole-when, after various amendmo Dts concern
ing the pay Of the Jurymen, Mr.. Claiborne proposed
the following substitute:
"Bc IL enacted by the General Assembly. That IN.
respective county Courts Of this Common wealth shall
hereafter have the same power and authority to gum
mon Jurors from day 10 day, and from time to time in
nelr respective Courts are now exercised nv ,ba
Superior Courts OF Law OF this Common eaitb
"Ibis act shall commence and be in force from, and
after the day of nv, an"
Afcr much debate, this substitute was adonted a,a.
Do, noes 40 which was concurred in by the Uo,,sa
ayes 81, noes IL Particulars Of this DAVIS proccod
ings in our next1
no THE EDTTORS
Gontemon II appears from your papok tSa, tho ,0,,;
pocing IhaHoefy Courts r about seed muc IN ,ho
iaIion OF tho people Of this part of Virginia ~ ~ '
Dog eaVo TO recommend TO the
W mo medium OF your distinguished mennhsy
Judge. ' i' W o''o"a'ge INC duties Of
According to the proposed plan lnyog or the eopn, f m