Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-17

r.. tSVfv TINT mt cUmhliftee OF Roade apd TnlernA
Navigation. be instructed to inquire into IN. expedis.-
cy OF ~ieiuciDg the tolls upon articles .uhi,c, ~ toll
passing through q lock Of Bo.her's dam. ON J,ms'
river, etc.
Gu IN ,ion NJ Mr.. OAKLAND of Melon. ,bs him .,,,.
'izing Boudur4n, snd Lewis. to erect a dam a ros. m.
Northern arm Of The james river, a, GooIsby'. falls, wa,
oxen ~ "od passed with the following ryder, fired
by Nj. G,Iis.d a. Nelson.
aud lie u fui Ia r p divided that II shall be- he law.
'ui Tor 'h- Pre,ii-u, AMI ID rector. OF the James rive,
company, at ATTY time 10 abat- the said dam !, arv
p'i' 'he'eoi, wi en- they may deem il ne cess.ry for the
purpoe o. Improving the navigation Of laid river"
VII Nu h~itaord, ffom the committee AZ, o'n,rd on
me 'ueJ. e.. reported a bill to AN nd ia. 25,h aud 3ln
oil the act TO reduce inc one the several act. concern.
ing the establishment, jusisiic,ion and powers, OF ,b,
Superb r Cents Of Law. a. follows:
ne IL 0'dcfed oy the Gtnerai Assembly. Thai,
wn'n In any prosecution tor an of nee - ain.t ,b-
sw OF This Come al wetl,h. depending before any
Su er'or Ceurt Of Law, il may be improper for The
,udg: . s'snsd to such Super Cour, % pre- side at the
nai' " sh-ll ara may be lawi ul tor sue Jndy. 10 make
an arrange ment with any other Judge of the General
Court, by which the latter RAY be author zed N hold
mr 'erm or part OF ne tenn OF the said Superior Cour,
n, NV which ne said pre-. ec cut on 4. dep .ndipy.-
The ssii arrang. ment, under the hands and s.s,s n,
the sud Judges. sha be en- cred Of record in ,te Gu.
per o. urt where the said prosecution /. depend ny;
.sii arrangement shall be approved by The Ga .r.i
Cour. "'e'"
This act shall continue in force 90 oug az The o,...,,
continue.
"Thi, act shall be 10 force from the passage thereof"
This bill was read the ,econd time and ordered to
10 engrossed. Alta subseqnent period, the enrross,d
bill was read a bird time aud passed.
Do motioa OF Mr.. Booker, the bill changing the te.
n|e o. eDtce Of SsrreyOrs. was taken up, Fad a third
Mr.. Crockett:
"Be IL further enacted. That no person shall holl
ibs ot''co OF Surveyo unless he continues TO reside 10
the county Tor which be may be commissioned. and a
any vacancy shall occur in the Off ce of Surveyor, by
failure TO recommend, or commission, or by exsiration
OF tho term Of office, the former Surveyor shall pre-.
aarva all nan.ro aDI r.-Asl. - - -.
such appointment be made; and IL a successor be an.
pointed, shall deliver over to him all papers and r. cords
connected with the said office under a penalty OF $1,000.
And II shall hereafter be The duty OF the Surye yors or
any OF them, who may remove, re ign or a,ain desire
the appointment, TO give public notice ,hereo'. of A.,
least three months before the expiration Of the tern,
oil office 10 which they have been appoip,e l., or the ne.
riod At which they may resign; aud it s,.ali ihereupon
be Tie dny OF the County Courts resre e,ive:y to rs.
commend to the Executive a Fl! and proper person to
hll the said office Of Surveyor, who as we'll as all o,bers
arp i ted under this act, shall be removeabIs mnon
god cause show n. 'f
On motion Of Mr.. Newman, the vote on ems o.sinv
The bill authorizing the Construction of a rad from
Chari 8 on to Poin' Pleasa IT was e-conidrred, adte
OH raw s been AIN. add, Was again ordered to be
enEroes.d.
o motion of Mr.. Leigh, leave wa. given 10 hiring i,
a Dill, more en- c!ually to provid. fr the holding of the
remaining sping ses lens OF he *, tim SUP r.. Cour,.
and Messrs. Leigh, Brodnax, Carl nj Of lei on. Gin
'en. J.ck.on. Preston Williams If S1rns n ,oah, b ,ck-
W u. Shell, c ,mrbeil OF Brooke, Claib rue and Jones.
were appointed a eoumitte on the subj c.. AT asubse.
gu mt stage OF the proceedings, a hi was reported by
Mr.. Leigh, which was re- al twice. and com,ni isJ ~
The committee OF Courts OF Justice.
On motion Of MIR Mason of F ederick. the following
resolution reported by this Committee of Cours o
Justice, ~ss taken up:
"Resolced, as the opinion OF Iii. committee ,b,t he
petition oil 'he suretics Of the late Treasurer OF VIZ.
ginia, John Pre- SION, in his official bend Of he 18Th Jan.
uary, 1873, PRAYING ir reasons therein Sc, 70 tn. that
the sum OF SS,elS III Gems, Which TN y have been
compelled 10 pay und-r a judgmen, recovered az ain I
them in the General Court on behalf of the Coumon.
wealth. may be refunded, lie reasonable"
Some debate took place on q icstion. of order, lonn,-
ed on a suggestion of Mr.. Witcher, that the petit N
could not be considered, under The provision of n,
2si rule ofihe House. it having been r j-cied at The
In his deba'e. M.sors. Leigh. Mason o. Frederick.
Oh, Lon, Keller, Williams OF Shenadosh, and M ,ore
took part.
Mr.. Macon th zen made a motion to recommi, the hill.
which was rejected.
Mr.. Wi cher moved the indefinite postpone len, oil
the Report, on which question the ayes and noes wrrs
ordered.
Mr.. GarlanI. Of Nelson. sal, he vo,el in favor Of the
petition las y ar; he now should vote for it's postpone.
ment, because he believed il was not sanctio, eI nv
the rule If The House. =
? Messrs. Moore and T. rrilI also ma Ie a few remarks
The question was then taken, and decided ia the
ffi naive by the following vote:
AYES-Messrs. Banks r,he Speaker Drum pond
G lmer, Teirill, Kenny, M'Cna. Maysa, Cimpbsil OF
Bedford, Leitwich, HeDshaw, Gholson Shell, Christian
Yancry. Spur'ock. Riv~s of CampbelI. Clay, BaIybur
ton, Watkins, Broadu', Gibson, Wilson, B-olnax, Jones
Wright, Cbiche t-r, Jame', Powell Of Fl, nkiin, Hol
land, Caaileman. Wood Of Frederick, King, Perrin
all. Erskioe, Clliborns, G cen, Easily, Inn, Cars
kateu, Seymour, Williams Of Harri,on, Dyer, A ki.s n
Lucas. Ganaher, Summers, Pollard ofKing s O I.en
Hooe, Pollard Of King william, Ewing, Hays, Ia wson
Caldwell. Poindext"r, Street, Hudgins. Koox, Good.
watt, Blllins~iy Vawter, Cohoon, Garland OF Melon
y ackwtll, ADder on Of No'towav. Davis OF Orange
Adams, Hiner, Witrher, s vanson, Zinn, SHIELD, Rivss
Of Prince Georg-, Har', NJ pore, M'Mahoa, Alexander
Ktgore, Will ans Of NJ e%Osndoab, Harris, G ,cdwy n
HaniI,' N, Moneur., Eppcs. C respie, M'Coy. M'Cul
loeb, Crooke I and Maxwell 90.
NOES-Mesrs Wood Of Aibemarlr, Garland of Am
her't, Davis OF Berkeley, Miller OF B%o,etour,, Camr
bell of 8-coke, Marshall, Mason of Frederick, j.. igh
Aascn OF Loudoun, Helms, O'Farraii, Mu-daupl, Up
shus, Jacobs, Baxter, Miller OF Pc ~ha,n, lie wis, X Il
Ter, Mcfarland sr Ru:hrrfoord- 20.
MIR Caldwell moved to amend he 7h rule of In,
House, which IL az folio s: by striking out he passag,
in Italics: mo member shall vote on any que ton, In
the event OF which he is Immediately and PERSONAL,
Interested; nor in any other case tohere he ,oas moi
pyrs.nt tchen The question toas Put by The Speaker, or
Chairman in any Committed
Mr. &. remark d tn t tho rul, was inoper atiy., as IL
was seldom, II ever, enforced.
This mott n was sup, ored by Mr. Williams of Hsr.
ri'on, opposed by Messrs. Leigh AID Brudoax, and wa
finally T j cied.
A m 'ssage wac received from the SpnAte, ipfcrmins
that they hid pas ed tie Till authorizing tie 30 ri o
Public w rss 10 Subscribe TO the stock OF the Middle
Turnpike Company.-Also that hey have p,ssed the
hill author zins the Boird Of Public Works 10 subscribe
on b halt OF he Common wealth TO the stock OF the
Petersburg Rail- Road Company, with an an eBdDeni.
The following Is the amendment to the bill proposed
by the Senate.
lt sec ion, 9Th line, after the word "improvement"
i"ssrt " Provided. That the said r. tsfsburg Rail.
ko'd Company, shall, in general meeting of the Stock
nod r., consult to the filowing amendment {, their
charter, & have the same eaeciin all espects 40 u tn