Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-17

che establishment. jurisdiction and power, 4 tbs sumo.
RIO, courts OF w.-Ai the bill s-an,hori.ies the Board
held Chailcstou aud Harper's ferry turnpike compsr,
: and Ing the appointment Of Clerks Of Courts
and the tenure Of their offices. with amendment. IRE.
ierr-d to the Committee on General iawl
On mo'ion Of Mr.. Moncure, IL was
Resolved, by the General Assembly. that the Ro,rd
oil Public Work, aud In their absence the ex. Off clio
members OF said Board, be Instructed to dir, CT the prip.
eipal Eng nesr, during the present year, OF a. soou a,
ms 'x'stn ny engagements will permit, u exsmine
'nd survey te bss, aud mo-, prac,ieabls reu e Tor a
tnfp: tx Tad tom the Town OF Falmouth in ia conn.
" o. 81 hird 10 Amissvls in the Cvuo'y Of Culp o r..
as authorized by an act OF the C.. ~ral As.embiy uass
"a during me present. sesi n, and that be repor, to
'ne sa'd Board, or the tx-.fi % members thereof, III,
advantage aud Disadvantages OF sid road, and the prac
hcatiii'y and cost thereof. in order q a, such report NAV
Ne a'' oe'ore heO neral ASS mbiy at the session next
surres'ing each sxtrirairn.
MIR. Gh.on submitted a int resolution directing the
D'"id oil Public Work 10 cause % be examined a route
or a turnpike road tron New Market in she N
county 10 Cuioep-r court house, and ,r,m IN. ,,.t.r
place to soma convenient, point on the Swift Run Gan
iarhnk-, as s9th,rlzed by an &C, Of the General As.
may be laid teio,e the G. neral Asseublv n. =, .uc.
c'eding 'ucb examiua'ion-which wa. axt..d 10.
Mr.. Rives VI Campbell, submit ed the following r..
Resoired, That tho Committe Of Roais and Inter.
nal Navigation be instructed to bring ia a bill 90 p,obib.
t the Commissioner TO open books for any road or
navigation company, or the President and Director, Of
any .uch company from receiving any subscription
from tn. G%,vernmento Of tue U tied States.
WI w tuidtus y " H., moved " Az the resolution m
the table; but withdrew his motion at the suggestion oil
M. Rives.
Mr.. Campbell Of Brooke. renewed the mo;iop. and
made some remarks in opposition to the principle Of ,br
re solution, which being declared out Of order. he with
drew the motion, to give scope TO debate.
MIR. Lewis renewed the motion, on the ground tina,
The House being now hin, he consiter alton Of thi.
subject ought to be delayed, as he wi-hsd il to be male
a test question. The motion was then agreed to, So 10
The engrossed bill appropr.a;ing the sum Of $4,000
from the Public Treasury. Tor the construction Of a road
from Middlebourne in Tyler county to tho Pennsyiva.
MIA line, was read n 81 time.
This bill was explained by Mr.. M'Coy, and on the
passage, was rejected by a vote of a. to So.
Mr.. M'Coy submitted the following resolution:
RcSotped' That leave be given to bring in a bill to
appropriate money out OF the fund Tor Inte,n Improve
m.n', to open a state road in conjunction with Penn
sylvania from Middiebourne on Middle leland Creek,
Tyler county, to Samuel Hills in the county of Green.
Mr.. Wilcher opposed the adoption of IN. resolution,
which was further discussed by Messrs. Claiborne,
Campbell of Bro Ike. and M'Coy.
Mr.. Garland of Nelson, said, that he had voted a
gains, the passage OF the bill; but uuon examining he
lar OF 1927, appointing Commissioned in corjunc ion
with The State Of PennsylvaIia TO lay out and survey
the rou Q Of this road, he became convinced Ia, the
s ate had pledged itself TO compl, to it's share Of the
road. In such a case, rather than admit OF a euppod a.
ton that the site would shrink from her e,g ageneuts,
terms OF a pledge.
Mr.. G.. hen moved to lay the resolution on the ia
BILE. with a view TO move the re consideration OF the vote
on the bill just r j-c,ed. The resolution was laid IN
rhs table.
MIR Garland Of N. then novel the re. eon.idera,i n o.
the vote
Mr.. Rives of p. G. sail ,ha' there wa, no proof tina.
Pennsylvania had arprI priated ner share OF the lunds;
and il was better 10 delay the bill until Psnnsylvania
shoIld have done her par.
Mr.. Girland OF ". sal, that reservation might he
inserted in the bill, that the money should not be ap.
plisi until the appropriation had besn made By Penn
sylvanis.
Mr.. Macfarland said, that such a rr Nv ioion was in
> red In the Till already.
Mr.. w,tcher opposed the bill.
TN nIaat1 h.n. taL.~ .p II ~ -
i. was decided in the affirmative, Ayes 60, Noe- 40.
On ibe question Of 'hs passage, furtb-r debate oc-
took pas,:
o. motion Of NJ Dyer. the ayes and no9s w.re or
der'd; and the bill passed by the following vo,
AYES-Messrs. Banks, (Spcaker) Booker, Garland
of A., Kenney, McCue, Mayse, Leftwich, Davis of Il.
Henshaw, Campbell of Brooke, Gholson, Yancey
spurlock, Clay, Burtoot, Jones, Marshall, Payne, Ma
Dunn, Carskadon, Seymour, DAWSON, Williams of n.
Leigh, Lucas, Gallaher, Summers, Hooe, Ewing
Hays, Mason of L., Caldwell, Newman, Watts, Bill
lingsly, Vawter, Preston, Helms, O'FerralI, Cohoon
Garland of N, Murdaugh, Upshur, Blackwell, An.
derson of ~, Jacobs, Parriott, Davis OF o., Hiner
BAXTER, Miller Of P%owhstan, linn, Hart, Moore, NJ
wood, Moncure, M'Coy, M'Culloch, Keller, Jackson
Maxwell, MacfarlanI |, and Ruthertoord-73.
NoES-Nessrs. Drnmmond, Wood of Albemarle
Campbell of Bedford, Shell, Christian, Rives of c..
Watkins, Broadus, Gibson, Wilson, Brodnax, Wright
James, Powell of Franklin, Holland, King, Hail, Ciai
borne, Dyer, Atkinson, Semp!e, Pollard of X. s. Q.
Pollard OF X. W., PoindeXter, Street, Hudgins, Knox
adams, Witcher, Swanson, Venable, Shield, Rives o
p. c.. Alexander. GOODWIN, Hamilton, Eppes, Giles
pie, Newton, and Crockett-f0.
Mr.. Leigh, from tn, Committee Of Courts Of Ju stice
reported the bill more etsctual.y to provi- fr tie hold
iog oil the remaining -prine terms Of the S~upetior Corsts
wih amendments, VIII CT We e adopted, aud Tue bi or
dered to be engrossed.
The bill to amend an act reducing into one tie seve
raj acts concerning pilots. and rsgultiirg thrir fee.
whs taken up Oh motion Of M RItherfoord.
Mr.. Jones addressed the House ia reply 10 NJ
Ru;h"rf ord r,IDarks OF Yesterday, ard re new hi
motion Of indefinite postp'neueni. Mr.. nj cfarlah,
'ep'ied 10 JonaS, and supported the bill. MI. B Cd
lax also %suppo-ed the bill.
Mr.. Jones withdrew his motion to rosipone, anc
oHsr,d the following sub Vi ute
Be IL enacted by The G. neral Assembly, that nc
master Of a v sal. after he shall have arrived at City
Point, shall. hereafter, he compelled TO take a p'io
tn nee TO Richm I'd. or tie any place between Ci,,
Pein, and Richmond"
Mr.. $ mp'e made some remarks 10 opposition 70 ths
original Bill, which was supported by Messr4. Eppe,
and L"ith Alter further remarks from Messis. JJnei
ard Rutaerfoorh, he substitute was ri ct-d.
MIR. Jones ihrn submitted smother cubs itu e., max
ing certain reduc / nsin he rates OF Pi!otage.
Mr.. Ru HEREFORD oijsc G to IL. because tie calc'la.
;ions had no, been invesiiga ed. He had rather take
the orit ina bill, for fear e getting something worse.
The substitute was then agreed 10, by a vote of Sc Il
10.
Mr. Mcfarland moved ,h,t the III; Law on ,hs a
bIs, to give an opportunity % the friends OF the bill 10
examine I e -u,s'iiute, (which was sgreei o
MIR. Williams OF Shen ando h, from the Com nittse o
General Laws, reported fdpora6iy on amendn ems o
the Senate u thu bill authorizing the raising OF a sun
OF money by way OF lottery for the benefit Of ash.
ington Henry Academy, which were agreed to.
Also Gavorobiy on tie amendments cf he Senate ia
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