Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-06

Evolutionary Claims, which wss on motion OF Mr. A..
kinson. referred to the committee on that subject
800 copies ordered TO be printed.
| MIR. Newton moved the reconsideration OF tho vote
concurriug with report OF the Committee ofS
OF Jusucc against extending jurisdiction TO Justices Of
the Peace to above twenty dollars, which was
motion OF Mr. Marshall, laid on the table.
Mr. Rutherford, from the select Committee on Al
'eratons, Sc oil the Hall OF Delegates made report.
The following petitions, SC. were presented-by Mr..
HIVES OF Campbell oil the Salem Turnpike Company, to
be released from extending said Turnpike-by Mr..
Booker, of the citizens Of Amelia and other counties
for road TO the city Of Richmond-by Mr. Burfoot in
support Of the petition of Archibald Thweatt-bv Mr.
watkins of the citizens OF the county Of Charlotte for
bridge at Rchmond-by Mr.. Miller OF Pow hatan GER
tain documents relative to groceries along the James
River.
The Bills, releasing to Jacob Sampson tho Common
wealths right to the estate Of Moses Cross-to estab
lish road from Winchester to the Ohio River with
slopes in the dams on the Little Kanawha and i,s
branches-were severally read a second time and or
dercd TO be engrossed for third reading.
CULPEPER ELECTION
On motion oil Mr. Semple, the report Of the Commit.
tee OF Privileges and Elections on the petition of Iona
than c. Gibson against Joseph 8. Hansbrough, one of
the members Of the House from Cupcpcr. was taken
up:
Mr. Goode submitted substitute for the report, ae-
companied by the following resolutions:
ResOiUed, as the opinion Of this Committee That
the election held in October last to choose to
represent the county OF Cupeper in the present House
OF Delegates was Illegally and irregulsry conducted
vent full and fair expression Of the will OF majority
oil The constitutional voters Of that county.
Resolved That the election of Delegates 10 this pre
sent General Assembly from the county of Culpeper
be vacated and aside.
RESOLVED, That writ of election directed 10 the She
rf of the county of Culpeper, BIO awarded to supply
the vacancy occasoncd by setting aside the said elec
ton.
On this notion debate took place great length In
which Messrs Rives, Goode, Morris, Leigh, Marshall
Williams OF Shenandoah, Moore, Anderson of Bote-
tourt Pcndle'on, Broadus, Ghoson, atkins, Eppes,
Hansbrough and Brodnax, participated.
The question being then taken, and the AYES snd
Noes having been ordered, on motion Of Mr.. Anderson
OF b., the substitute rejected by vote oil 40 to 7S
Mr.. Goodc then submitted the following resolution:
Resolved That the report of the Committee of Pri-
vileges and Elections, on the contested election from
the county Of Cupeper, be recomntted, and that tho
committee be instructed to- regard the notice given by
Joseph 5. Hansbrough TO Jonathan Gibson the
I'd of Nov $780, having been delivered in due time
that they scrunize the poll of Jonathan C. Gibson
and report to the House the number OF good votes which
he received.
Some further debate took place. when, on motion Of
Mr.. Thompson the House adjourned.
YEsTERDAY-On motion of Mr.. Jones, it was
ResOired, hat the Committee of Courts of Justice
he instructed 10 enquire into the expediency Of auho-
rising the lessons of the plaintiff to damages
equivalent 10 the mesne profits in an action Of eject,
ment, TO which the party claiming title shall appear
and make himsefdeendant in the usual mode prescrib-
ed by law; and that the said committee further
qure into the expedency Of auhorising the plaintiff In
all cases in which judgment in such action is rendered
in his favor which is removed by appeal writ of error
or supersedeas TO an Appellate Court, and by such
Court affirmed to sue out scire facias such other
process, the said committee may deem proper TO
cover damages equivalent TO the mesne profits which
have occurred subsequently TO the rendition of such
judgment, &C.
On motion of Mr.. Barbour, il was
RESOLVED, That the committee Agriculture and
Manufacture be instructed 10 inquire into the expsd.
ency of providing funds for the maintenance Of Pro-
lessor Of Agriculture in the University of Virginia, In
conformity with the original plan. Aud that the
committee enquire also into the exped ncy of purcha
sing a small tract Of land for the Commonwealth, TO be
ussd as pattern farm.
o. motion ot Mr.. Yancey, 1t was
ResoiUe', That the Second Auditor communicate Ia
this House copies Of let written by Blair & Shields,
or either of them. contractors for the Gauey bridge
to the James River Company; and absrac, OF such
counts between the sid CONTRACTOR and his depart
rotnt as relates 20 the payments made
Petitions were presented by Messrs. Hamilton, Rives
oil T., Mccoy, and Powell OF Loud0un.
CULpEPER ELECTION.
On motion of Mr.. b odnax The report of the Com
rnittee OF Privileges and Elections the petition Of
Jonathan S. Gibson, taken up, and the motion Of
Mr. Gcode, to refer back to the committee, being under
Mr.. Garland of NJ. addressed the House.
Mt watkins moved to amend the motion by order>
ing The committee 20 rX1miue certain votes tho
poll OF the sitting member, which they had declined
because the grounds Of objection to them
were no. sufficiently specific.
Further debate then occurred, in which hsssrs.
Anderson Of b.. Morris, Goode Gibson. Brodnax, Gar
land of N II insb ough Williams OF henandoah, and
Eppes, took part; when the amendment agreed to.
commit il was carried in the affirmative.
On motion OF Mr. Rives Of p. G., the report OF tho
Committee of Privileges and Elections, on the memo
rial OF j. - Pendleton, was agreed TO.
The fliow ng crossed bills read third time
and passad-to re qnish to Jacob Sampson, the right
IF The State The estate of Moses sand to su-
hoize separate election in the county OF Mans emond
The following bills were read a second time and or
Tered to he nsrOssed-conceTniDg VIM. Davis and
Edmund Notwithstanding Giles Stone-to
hoize Coustables TO take OdcmnifyiOg bonds-tre-
committed TO corporate a company to construct
Osd from Lexington TO the James Riverfor separate
election 10 the county OF Ges-and 10 provide aine
he abuse OF bridges constructed under the direction Of
he Legislature.
The following bills were read once, and ordered to
second readingto regulate thu fees Of the Sergeant
alarms OF this Hou-e-changing the tenure Of office
oi recommendations OF Justices
Of the Peace.
The committee Of Finance reported favorabiy on the
report Of the Commissioners to superiutend the pairs
OF the Governors House--sgreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Lewis, the House adjourned.