Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-15

HE Con m,nwsalth. was taken up. and read q third
n,as and tho blanks having been TILED. Mr. Rives Of
prinee Z org-, offered the following ryder:
Provided, that nothing herein contained shall, be
construed ss extending to the thirty.six eeuute,
io IA ng the great district situated on tide water.
oa this motion ,ome Discussion occurred, i'm which
Messrs. Jackson aud Riv.s took part when the ryds,
wa. rejected or u, ss~ond re aiding.
On motion Of Mr.. Zion. the ayes and noes were or.
dor-d on he pas sre Of the bill.
brief debate occurred the merits Of the hill In
which Ms.ss Giimer. Miller of Powhat.n, William,
OF Shenandoah. aud Claiborne took p,rt
IN. question VAS then taken, and the bill passed by
AYES-Messrs. Glmer, Wood NJ Albemari., Ter
ril', Ke"nry. M'Cue, D.vs OF Berkeley, H.n,haw.
anderson Of bo,e'ou,': Csmub II Of Brooke, Rives OF
campbell Brosdus, G'bsou, Jones' Wright CHI cbest-r
James, Marshall, Castleman, Wood Of Frederick Els.
kline, Green. Eisley, Dunn, Carskadon Seymour. Da.
VISION sempie Lucas, Gallaher. Summers, Hays Law
s.n Powell aud Mason OF L,uionn, Caldwell Newman.
waite, lhs.ly. Vawter, Preston. Helms. O'Ferrail
MLaushio, Murdsugh, Jacobs. Parriom Miller of p,
Hat: Moore, MN ahon. Williams of Sh nands,b,
h.rris, Gtewood, Hamilton, Eppes, Gillespie, M'Coy
MCnl och, Keller, 'ckson, Crockett and Maxwell ga
NoES-Mesrs. Banks, (Speaker,) BOXER, Garland
Q, Amhsr't, Campbell Of Bedford. Letwich, GhoIson
SHELL Christian, Ysncey, Spurlock, Clay. ws,kin,.
Burfoo' Wilson. Powell Of Frsrklin Holland, kim.
Perrin, Bryce, Hail. Claiborne, Morris, Leigh, DYER
AtipsOn; Pollard Of King s Queen, Hooe. Pollard Il
E Y, - nod
Coboon, Garland of Nelson, Upshur, Blackwell. An
derson Of No toway, Dav. o, ange. Adam., Wi,ct.r
swanson linn, venabls. Shield. Rives of p. G., Tyler
Lewis, Alexander, X, Igore, Goodw win Mopcure C,vmn
Newton and Ru,herioord.-53.
On motion OF Mr.. Morris, the bill to regulate tho
general elections OF ths Commonwealth was taken up
the order OF the d'y for Monday.
on motion Of MIR. Moncure, the House adjourned.
YEsrERDAr.-On motion OF Mr.. Mason o. F.. Ieav.
was given osring in bill to incorporate company to
construct rail road from Winchester in Frederick
county, to some point the Potomac River at Har-
pers Ferry.
The engros'ed ill, granting pension to Jane. Rose,
was read third time. The bill w.s opposed by Mr..
DAWSON, and supported by Mesrs. Kellr and Garland
OF Amherst, when the bill passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Summers, the bill concern ng Elk
and Guyando,te rivers was AIKEN up, ameLdsJ aud CT
The following bills were read 80 time and passed.
l. To suherze the survey and location of route from
ThorDtop's Gap Ia the Blue RIDGE 10 the Little RIVER
turnpike leading to Alexandi:--2 To rai,e by vay
OF lottery essm Of money to construct bridge across
the Rapid River at Germana Mills. To amend and
reduce into ono the several acts conserving the
ton OF lumber. To amend &C, authoz ny separate
cleo ions I'm the Counties Of Preston and Hampshre-
Concerning processoning OF land in the county
Nelson-6 To amend d acts concerning Willie the
distribution Of nte'tate's estates and the duties o.
executors and adninistra o-s-7. Concerning William
Nc Danel, 10 pay Of money expended in n. ms.
porting troops during the late wars Releasing 70
France, Marie Tracy the Commonw eah'. right to
amend the acts for the better Ing the PAYNE of
rents and preventing the fraudulent acts OF dement's
IL Conserving James G. Blakey and otn .rs-12. Con.
sernng the appointment Of agents for the anawba
road and river and the Blue Ridge Canal-snd 49,
ncerning the Water Works 10 the City Of Ries mon
On motion of Mr.. L-ish. The bill concerning the
General Court was taken up, real third time and
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Seymour, 'he bill to regulate the
tolls for passing M yos and Tren.s Bridges, takes
Mr.. Eppes s'aed that he had been requested 10 ask
that the bill be deferred until to morrow, and on bis
motion ii was laid on the tabl..
GENERAL ELECTIONS
The order Of the day being the bill corning Gen.
era Elections was taken up, and the Committee Of the
Whole was discharged from the consideration OF the
bill, which being before the House on its
Mr.. Mason Of F., moved to amend the bill, in such
manner to the elections to be held on the same
day in the several counties Of each Congressional Dis
fricf.
This motion was opposed by Messrs Leigh and Nor
rls, and supported by Mr. Mason, when it was reject
ed.
On motion of Mr.. Moore. the Bill was laid on tho Ia
BILE for the present. TO give him time prepare an a.
mendment.
The Bill to provide against abuses the bridges a.
Ferry, read third time and passed. with the fol.
lowing ryder offered by Mr.. Wilson:
enacted. That all the provisions of this bill be
extended and applied to the bridge across James River
at the town of Gainesville in the county Of Cumbsr.
land.'
INSPECTION OF FLOUR, Sc.
A"o oukIo'Seo Vi" !" amenu aud reduce into one
tbs several acts concerning the inspection OF -four in
dian meal and bread ead a third time.
Considersb!e debate occurred on the passage of hs
BILL in which MeIsrs. Ru HEREFORD Rives of c. Ham.
lton, Leigh Miller OF Powha,an, Wood of Aibsmarl.
and Marshall, took part.
On motion Of Mr.. Miller of the ayesand noes we
ordered, when the hill passed by the following vote:
AYES-Messrs. Banks, (Speaker) Gilmer, Wood.
Garland of A., McCue, Mayse Campbell of Bedford,
Leftwich, Henshaw, Gholson, SShell Christian Yam.
cey, Spurlock, Rves Of c., Clay Halyburton Wilson,
Powell of Franklin, Holland, Wood of F., King Hail.
Claiborne, Green, Easley, Dunn, Morris, Dyer Lucas
Pollard Of X. s. O., Ewing, Hays, Lawson Mason of L.
Preston, Helms, O'Ferrall, Garland of NJ, Murdaugh
Anderson of NJ, Davis OF o., Adams, Hiner, wtcher,
Swanson, Miller Of Powhaan, linn, Venable, Shield
Rves OF p. G., Hart. Moore, MMahon, Lewis, Alex
ander. Kilgore, Gatewood, Goodwin, Hamilton, Mon
cure, Gillespie, M'Coy, MCulloch-7O.
NoES-Messrs. Terrl. Booker, Davis of b., Camp
bell OF b., Watkins, Broadus, Brodnax, Jones' James
Marshall, Payne, Mason of F., Perrin Carskadon, Sey-
mour, DAWSON, Williams of III. Leigh GaIIaher Hooe
Pollard OF X. w. Upshsr, Blackwell, Jacobs Parriot
Williams of 81 Eppes, Keller, Moxwell, Macfarlan l.
and Ruthsrfoord-3I.
The Bill to amend the act concerning Iuns,ics re-
period wi amendments, was taken up n ame nts
ag,esd 20, and ordered be eng also The \. 10
reduce tho shipping duty obseco-and IN authorize
the erection oil suitable building the low or side OF
the Ba.n.
The bill 10 provide for The compensation Of ths Go.
vernon. Tor his Pre- deDt of the James Riy.
or Company, and OF TIN Board OF Public Works wa,
taken up on its 81 reading.
Mr. SHIELD moved the indefinite pospon IN emit Of the
bili-obserying that IN making the notion he felt the
fullest confidence that there msjoriiy OF the
hou'e friendly t. the proTo'ed nrrsae Of salary and
that nothing but waste OF time would result from its
discussion at this late period Of the session The
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