Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-26

cd In the iosi settlement between the u. States sud
the State Of virEinis.-By q statement which 10 hsss.
Win Transmitted Will DO sssn 'hs, tho d. be Of other
sta es which the U. States provided foe by funding,
also fell short OF the hunted to those Ststss
Tho act OF Alb August; aud OF them 10 great.
or amount than vrrgin,a-Tbis was particularly the
ease with Pennsylvania, which limited o $4,000.
900, and Tor which only $777 ,9s3 4S were funded
bnt 10 respect TO advances made thu State. by The
States, and for certificates issued by the State. and
received on loan, funded by the u. Staes was much
i'reer, being 81 500 CSC 22.
TIE sums admitted TO the credit Of ,hs States, were
aos ether different In respect TO tho four States IL.
mi.sione,'s Report to be follows: for Virginia
Sl9OS5 9Sl 81. rs already s'ated--ior Massachusetts,
81! 1854 6i3 03-for South Carolina $ll 523, 29S g.
and tor North Car lima, $io.427. $50 is-vrguia b.
ing the highest The dsproportion which was icfer.
red from the amounts allowed to be funded did thereS
tvfe not exst-lf after examination Of the Report
OF ,he Comms'ioners ant the Act Of Congress und.r
when u was made, His Exeelloncy should DEERE any
further explapa ion which the records Of the Depart
men, may enable me to afford, il will be ehesriully
furnished.
submitting this matter 10 your netce IL wa, ,uppos.
ed, that the statements which I'd been communicated
to the Senators from Virginia, and which. probably.
have reached His Excellency, Governor FIovd out
the time that his letter was received and this nora
has, therefore, been permitted to give way TO more
urgent calls upon the attention Of the Dora.tmen
have the honor to remain, with high respeet
Your obi Serv',.
s. ID. INGHAM.
SeerefaryoJ the Treasury.
The PRESIDENT of
the United States
On motion OF Mr.. Miller OF Boetour', this eommu-
MICA i'm was laid on the table.
Mr. Williams Of Shenandoah, from the Committee
oil General Laws, reported tho am .pdm suts proposed
ny the Senate, to the bill "Au,horzins Bondurant and
Lewis to erect dam the Nor ,rn Arm of the
James River, a, Goolsby's Falls" and vecomme ud.d q
upon the table, motion of Mr.. Rives Of Campbell
Ga motion Of Mr.. Mayse, leave was given 10 bring
IN bill to authorize the er-o6icio members of the
Board OF Public works to carry into effect the act In.
cooperating coup any 10 construct a turnpike. road
from the Eastern side OF the Warm Spring Mouu,sio
to Harrisonburg, In tho county Of Notwithstanding
on motion Of Mr. Miller OF B-te'ourt, IL was laid on
The table.
The bill requiring return Of sales made under exc.
cuiion. 10 the Clerks Office of the county, was taken
up with the amendment reported by the Committee
OF Courts OF Justice The nendnens were q, adj 10.
MT Gallsher moved to add the following new sec.
ton to the bill:
Be itJ~thcr enacted, That it shall not be lawful,
hereafter, for any sheriff or other officer to include In
any forthcoming bond, any other prop erty than such
as shall have been actually levied upon by him. under
an execution, or such as shall have been actually sur
rendered by the defendant.
Mr.. Callaher remarked, that the object of firth.
coming bond was to relieve property actually levied
uPon-but practice had grown up, Of 10 ludns pro
perty possessed by the defendant and thu.
cures were involved Tor the delivery of pfopertv
which did not exit, for the payment Of the whole
deoi For Instance it an execution for $500 were ia
sued against an individual, who owned but 5000 worth
OF property, the sheriff generally advised tho defend.
ant TO give forthcoming bond land a friend, ignorant
oil me Tact, was compelled TO pay sum more than
,ouoie tho proceeds OF the property levied upon
mere was no justice In such proces gall that can
DO reasonably required OF unfortunate debtor 10 the
surrender OF his whole means, and there was manifest
injustice in permitting any practice to exit which
made innocent persons liable for any amount bevond
the property seizrd upon
Mr.. MacfarlaDd opposed the amendment urging
some objections; and, alter be-
hm and the mover, ii rejected The bill was th.r
ordered TO be eng'osssd.
The engrossed bill concerning General Elections was
George. ','
The engrossed bill Regulating the pavmsnt q,
Judgments or DEGREES against the Common " e alth'-
ans we Dill " 10 amend an act reducing into one the
several act' concerning Pilots and regulating their
!ees' passed February 10 b, 1Sl9'-were read third
time and passed.
Dill providing the means Of aseertainng the best
node oil uniting the eastern and western waters with
me amenomen,s proposed 10 il by the committse of
ROADS and Internal Navg taken up and ,heas
anne ndmen'- being agreed 20 by the House.
, MT wi.eher moved to recommt the bill to the com.
mittee which brought ii in with instructions to strk.
out tbs provision for the appointment of Commission
This motion opposed by Mr.. Garland of Nslson
"no explained the object OF the provision in question
Mr.. Miller of B., moved to lay the bin on ,be ,abi.
Wnicn AFTER some remarks from Messrs Venable and
"ucher, was agi eed TO.
Mr.. Garland OF Nelson, submitted a resolution civ.
ing ave TO introduce bill incorporating ioint,ock
company for the improvement of James River from
Richmond to Lynchburg. ~
Mr.. G)ode moved to amend the resolution by s,rik.
ing out the words from Richmond TO Lyncbb,rg ~
Mr.. Rves OF Campbell, opposed the motion to amend
Mr.. Bayly novel to lay the resolution and amend.
m ent on the table.
Alter considerable debate, in which Messrs. Csmpbell
oil Brooke, Williams of s., Garland of N Coode Raw
'y, Gilmer. Bryce aud Rives Of C took part Mr. Raw
ly withdrew his motion.
MIR. Campbell Of Brooke. moved the inde finite post
ponement OF the resolution and a,ne pdmept
lie resolution then further disc ssed by Mesrs
oner, summers, Jackson, Garland of NJ, aud G ,ode
when Mr. Garland withdre " the resolution
Inc bill authorizing loan out OF the Literary Fund
to Randolph Macon College, reported with amend
ments, was taken up, the amerdmeuts agreed to- and
aiter short debate, was motion OF Mr.. Carr kadon
indie hnitely postponed.
The bill concerning public improvements In N. a..
verai counties Of this Common aIth reported with
amenfmsD's, was taken up, and on mo'isn of Mr.
Williams OF Shenandoah, was Indefinitely postponed
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Inc bill to abolish the Board OF Public Works re.
ported with amendments, was taken up and further
mended, on motion OF Mr.. Goodo.
MIR. Williams OF Shenandoah, moved the Indefinite
postponement Of the bill.
This motion asopposed by Messrs, SpurIock, Good.
WATTS Brodnax, and Rves OF p. G.. and supported by
Messrs, Miller Of b., Terriil, Williams of Davis:
SOD and Mason OF Frederick.
The question was then taken on postponing the bill
and decided in the negative follows
hfES-Messrs. Torrli, Kenney, MCue, Mav.e.
Davis OF Berkeley. Heoshaw, Anderson aad Miller of
g. Campbell OF Brooke, Rives Of Campbell CLAW.
chichester, Payne, Mason Of Frederick, Cs.tleman
WOOD oil Frederick, Erskne, lesley, Dunn Carskadop
Seymour, Dawson, Leigh Lucas, GaiIaber. Sumner
nj