Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-22
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEG.4T.ES.
THURSDAY. Jan. 20.


communication was received from the Senate
stating that they had passed the bill " Concerning
1 II Nj. Stone with ameudmen,s--in which the
House concurred
The Speaker ldii before the Heuse Report from
he Court OF Directors of the Luna,ic Hospital at viii
lIamsburg, made in conformity with the vsrous laws on
me subj 'ct-whch, on molten oil MIR. Powell of Lon
doun, was ordered to be printed.
motion OF Mr.. Maxwell, the order Of IN. dav FIR
t m h'nse 10 resolve itself into Committee Of the
"noe' TO take into confederation tbs bill To amend
anu re'enact the act entitled act to suppress duet
ing' was postponed until Monday week.
On motion OF Mr. Gilmer, the Board of PubIi .
works was instructed to inquire into the expediencv o
requiring the Engineer OF the Sac as soon as hjS
'ner engagements will permit, TO examine Hardware
river IN the counies OF Albemarie aud Fluvaon. from
us junction with James river the Forge Falls and
report the best plan and prObAbs expense Of improving
the same. f"s
On motion Of MIR. Atkinson the followin, re- o,u,ioo
adop'e ""o"
" RESOLVED, That Committee be appointed to in.
qure INTO the expectancy of extending the priysg. nj
,ng ,ne rites oil maIimony iinerant Minis.
,ers oil me Gospel in regular communion with some
Church And The following gentlemen were ann,ln,
ed the Co nmi'tee, viz :M-ssrs. Atk nsop Powell n
E'udon', Print Duna, H'y', Moneure, Shell, o.
NJ A said, In presenting this resolution he was ART,
ing IN conformity with the desire of large nn,nbar n
us constituent The circuit riders no permitted
70 'eeorate marriages. because the statute provided
that regularly ordained Cergymen should perform ths,
ceremony IN tue counties (ooly) whete thy reside
Bu', when on circuit, Clergyman yyns moi con.id.,
taken 10! e "'o" was
The Committee for Courts Of Jus ice have. accord.
M 70 order, had undsr consideration tbs petition Of
mIIham Thornton, executor of William WYNN Iats of
me county oil SUSSEX deceased, to them Referred and
nave come 70 the following resolution thereupon
" resolved, as the opinion OF this Committee Tba,
ue stld Petuon, praying that C0arles, slave now a.
oo orty onr wears Of age, directed by The will the
sara "iham Wynn to be emancipa,ed, may be sioyv.
go oy law TO remain free man within this Con.
mon"salih, be rejected"
Mr Epp-s expIainel at considercble Length the mar,
M on me case. He spoke in the highest terms oI ",
wynn formerly we'll known on the turf Th, neoroI
Charlss was the companion Of his midi lie and .r o
sod ne last request was that PERMITS on might bs oh
ashed Tor CHARLIE TO remain 10 tle Common " al,h
Inc cha'a ctsr Of Charles exeellep and Mr. Rnns
related some oifcumssnces which di PLAYED 6d ~.
ana attachment TO his master, which would rsok bin
win the best Of the human species II there wa, anv
ssse ~ which the law ought to be relax.d TO which
Mr. H. was in general much opposedJ hi, was a
Iong one The petition signed by the citizens Of
ssVerA counties and, indeed, signatures might have
osen obtained from New York TO South Carolina Of
.ne most respectable individuals Mr. r. made an an.
Peal 70 the ssnsiblity OF the House. and moved the A.
neodmeut of the report To reverse the decision
OF The Com niuoe.
me amendment was agreed 10 by voc oil 6s 10 Sc |
AMI me report a. amended svss adopted
LEIGHTON OF SERGEANT ALARMS
me House proceeded sgrseaoIy 10 the order OF The
osy,to elect Sergeant Arms 10 IN place of Peter
ffsttiseo, detesstd.