Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-24

eordluE to tho ability aud ai,Liuinsss q the Clerk
but according to tho number Of white posuls lon In
The count -, limited 10 1000.
Mr. Cohoon moved the following substitute for the
ryder:
"Provided however that thi. act shall be eons,ru-
ed to apply only to the Clerks. ices OF those couue.
now represented in the House Of Delegates by Two
more Dele ates."
Brooke, as fulIywee,ins The osees.ity, aud bv NJ
Jones; aud OPP Dasd by Mes.s. M iier Of Bote tour
Knox aud odpax-it sss r,j e,ed.
The question being then taken on tho ryder, 1t was
rejected
On the question of the passage of the bill, Mr. Camp
bell OF Brooke, opposed srenuously, runous
sure proposed at the worst possible time, when the bu
siness oil the county courts was decreasing and likely
to be still further lessened by the introduction of SUI
perior Courts OF Chancery. This bill would have the
effect to make the county courts incompetent and force
the business from them to the Superior Courts.
Mr. Gimer should vote for the bill in obedience to
the will Of his constituents; but he should feel much
greet II the smaller counties were injured.
The question being then taken, the bill passed by the
following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Bayly, Drummond, Gilmer, Gar
isnd oil Amherst, Kenney, M'Cue, Mayse, Leftwich,
Davis, liehshaw, Anderson and Miller of Botetourt
sheii, Christian, fancey. Spurlock Rives OF Camp
bell, Clay, Taylor, Broadus Wilson, Brodnax Cbches-
ter James, Marshall Payne Powell of franklin HoI-
land, Mason OF Frederick, Castleman, Wood of Fred
King, Hail, Erskine, Claiborne, Green Easley Dunp
CarskadoD, DAWSON, Williams OF Harrison, DYER At
kinson Semple, Lucas, Gallagher, Ewing, Hays Law
son Caldwell, Pondexter. Street, Hudgins, Newman
Knox, Goode, Watts, Billingly, Vawters Preston
Helms, o'Ferrall, Garland of Nelson, Mclaughlin. Da.
Wis, Adams, Hiner, Witcher, Swanson, Baxter, linn
Hart, Moore, MNIahon, Lewis, Alexander, Kilgore,
H,rr; Gaewood, Goodwin, Eppes, Gillespie. M'Coy
M'Cuioch, Keller, Jackson and Crockett-S7.
NOES-Messrs. Banks, (Speaker) Booker, Camp
bell OF Brooke, Hayburton, Burioot, Jones, Wright
Seymour, Leigh, Pollard OF X. and Queen, Pollard Of
n. William, Mason of Loudoun, Cohoon, Upshur,
blackwell, Anderson OF Nooway, Jacobs, Parriott,
Miller OF Powhaan, Venabe. Rves OF p. George, Will
Hams OF Shenandoah, Moncure, Crump, Newton, Max
well, mcfarland and Ruheroord-2S.
The engrossed bill regulating the tolls for. passing
hidyo's and Irent's bridges tcas read third time
and passed
mine the seniority OF Justices of the Peace, was taken
up, and substitute offered by Mr.. w.
The substitute was opposed by Mr.. Miller Of Pow
hatan' who moved the indefinite posponement OF the
whole subject.
The substitute was supported by Messrs Williams of
=, Atkinson, Cohoon and Greene, and opposed by
Messrs Christian, Witcher and Rives of G., when
the motion for indefinite postponement was adopted
Ayes SO, Noes SO.
On motion of Mr.. Claiborne the House adjourned
fEsrERDAY-A message received from the
Senate informing that they had passed the bills to
large the of Scottsve i'm the county of
concerning Thomas Hall and and Raphael Holt-con-
corning provisioning of land in the county Nelson
ana that they recede from their fourth amendment
10 an act to incorporate the Stanton and Potomac
ran Road Company-and from their amendment to the
bill authorship the Board Of Public Works to subscribe
on behalf OF the the stock of the Pc
tersourg Rail Road Company, to which the House OF
Delegates disagreed.
The engrossed bill TO form a new county out of parts
oil Shenandoah and Rockingham, taken up and, on
motion OF Mr.. McMahon, read a Sd time; and ON motion
county. -
MIR. Mcmahon spoke at considerable length against
the passage of the bill.
MIR. Lewis supported the bill, which was further op-
posed by Mr.. Williams Of s., and advocated by Mr.
Harris -
On motion of Mr.. Mcmahon, the Ayes and Noes
were ordered, and the question being put the bill pass.
ed by the following vote:
AfES-Messrs. Banks, (Speaker) Bayly, Booker.
kenney McCue, Mayse, Anderson and Miller of Bo.
tetourt Campbell of Brooke, Spurock, Rves of c.,
Marshall, Powell of Franklin, Holland, Casteman
Wood OF F., Bryce, Hail, Dunn, Carskadon William.
OF H.. ssmple, Gallaher, Summers, Ewing, Hays
Lawson, Mason OF H., Caldwell, PoiDdexter, Newman
Knox, Knox, watts, BilIingsley, Vawters, Preston, Helms
O'Ferrall, Cohoon, Mclaughlin, Murdaugh, Anderson
OF NJ, Parriott, Davis, Hiner, Swanson, linn, Hart
Moore, Lewis, Alexander KiIgore Harris Moncnre
IS - NOV
NoES-Messrs. Campbell of Bed. Leftwich, Davi.
OF berkey, Henshaw, She'll Christian, Taylor, Wilson
Wright, Mason off. King, Perrin, Claiborne Green
Easiey Seymour Leigh, Dyer. Atkinson, Lucas, Pol.
lard OF X and q. Pollard OF X W. Street, Hudpins
E ss' Garland OF N: Upshur, Blackwell, witcher
Williams of s. Gate wood, Goodwin, Hamilton, Crump
Eppes, Newton, Maxwell and Ruherfoord-43
Mr.. Rutherford, from the Select Committee nm IN.
SUBJECT reported substitute for the forme BILL con
eern,ng pners and regulating their fees.
This bill hyes the rates Of pilotage from sea f.
Hampton Roads, 81 25 per foot; from Hampton Road.
to any place on Elizabeth River go cents per foot
from Hampton Roads to Sleepy Hole, or Look out IL
cents per ioot-trom Hampton Roads to Pig IN Creek
oo cents per ioot-from Hampton Roads 10 Jamesto
or any plac- between Pagan Creek and Jane stow n &
per oot-from Hamp on Roads TO City Poiat or Der
muda Hundred or any place between James own an,
CITY Point or Bermuda Hundred, SO per foot-fou
Hampton Road'to Turkey Iland, So IL I-2 cents pc
toot-irom Hampton Roads TO Warwick, or any plac,
between Turkey Island aaa Warwick, So so per foot
rom Hampton Road, to Richmond S3.-Tbe bill als
provides, that no master of vessel who shall h v.
arrived at Bermuda Hundred, shall be Compelled Il
take pilot
Mr. Maxwell proposed to am-nd the sub ,titu,e b,
inserting in the 18Th line after the words ''irom Hamp
ton hoacs me words ''f ON sea to Norfolk and Ports
mouth, one dollar and City cents per foot.
Mr. Jones opposed the am ndm mt which was sun
ported by Mr.. Maxwell. MIR. Rutherford also on
posed amendment, and defended the substitute a.
reported. Mr.. MacfarIand also opposed The motion
The question was then taken on Mr.. MaxwelI's mo
ton to amend and decided in the affirmative ION .
division) ayes 46, noes As
MIR. Williams OF Harrison, observed that he had no
been counted by the eers, aud requested ne vote
MIR. Garland Of Nelson, moved a reconsideration o
the vote which was agreed to.
The motion TO amend was again nut AMI reie etaf
by vote of Al to SO.
Mr. Jones then moved 10 amend the bill nv inse RI.
ing 30 cents instead OF so cents from lamp on X ads
to Norfolk and Portsmouth, the words in aiacs above
Mr.. Maxwell further moved TO strike out Sand 2F
cents on the pilotage from sea TO Hampton Roads
This motion rejected.
Mr.. Maxwell moved further to amend the bill h,
providing that the plotage for ships Of war; shall BE-
the same as on other vessels, with addition OF so cite
per 1907 on all such vessels, drawing than ls e