Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-20
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

saturday, .kaTch IL.
The Senate have passed the bsinaking approptiaioDs
TO certain counties for certain the
stockholders OF the James river and Kanawha Company
and provide for the appointment of electors to choose
President and Vice President of the United States
Also, the bill concerning the Public Guard, with an
amendment (which was agreed to]-And they have re-
Jected bill concerning Samuel Bransiord.
On motion OF Mr.. King, the following joint resolution
adopted
RESOLVED That the Governor be and he is hereby au-
thoZed ii he shall deem eXpeden rent or lease the
boring mil at the armory and the contiguous ground for
term e years exceeding ten, such price as NAV
he considered just and reasonable-proviled that When,
ever SAID buildings and contiguous ground shall be re r
ed for public purposes said lease shall be abroeatcd and
considered null and void.
Mr. Mcdowell, from Select Committee, reported
bill providing oF the appointment by the Board of Public
orks OF agents engineers for the present
year, with the following section amendment:
BE it further enacted, That the annual salary of the
second auditor shall hereafter be dollars and together
with the salaries OF his clerks shall PAYABLE Quarterly
on the of the Auditor of Public Accounts ont Of
the appropriations provided by law for the payment of the
salaries OF the officers OF the civil OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
short debate, inwhch Messrs. Bryce of g.. Wood of f.
Campbell OF Brooke, Wcher and Mccoy took part the
amendment was rejected.
On motion of Mr. Carter of p W., the bill was amend
ed by the following section:
ne az further enacted, That the annual salary Of the
second Auditor shall hereafter be dollars and tope-
Their with the salaries OF his clerks shall he PAYABLE
tery out OF the fund for Internal Improvement and the
Literary Fund
On motion of Mr. Cabe the first section of the bill
was amended by the insertion Of proviso fixing the saa
dollars per annum.-The bill then ordered be en-
crossed.
The following engrossed bills were read third time and
passed:-ConcernDg Hezekiah Tharp-o provide against
the abuse of Mayos bridge across James river at Rich
mond-to incorporate the Bell Isle Manufacturing Com
pany in the county of Ienrico-to an act 10 raise
money by lottery Tor certain enable Lawrence
Lewis TO transfer the tru.iceshp Of certain stocsau-
horizng the Governor assign to the Attorney General
an Office IN the CapiIolauhorizing suits against the
branches oil Banks in this Commonwealth in certain
Ito raise money by lottery for opening improving the
north FORK OF Holston river &co incorporate rail road
company from the city Of Richmond to the town of York
confirming the marriage of Robert Cropp and Eliza f.
Cropp-incoporating the Richmond and Turkey Island
railroad conpany-amendDg an act appointing commits
soners 10 vIcwand marking road Thornton Soap to the
Little river tHrnPikeand 10 incorporate the south western
manufacturing company.
On motion Of Mr. Spurock, the engrossed bill providing
Tor The construction OF road from Monroe Courthouse Ia
the Kentucky line in Cabell county, was taken up and
having been expainedby Messrs. SpurIock aud Lawson
and opposed by Mr. Wcher, the ayes and noes having
been ordered on motion OF Mr.. Richie, the bill passed by
the following vote -
..qyes-Messrs. Banks, (Spcaker), Randolph, Booker
M Cue Brooke, Cameron, Faulkner, Good, Anderson oil
b., Wilson of b., Campbell Of Brooke, Spufock Riyes
Chiffon Marshall, Stephenson, Wood of Frederick Sni.
dow, Erskine Carskadon, Mullen, johnson, Galaher
Berry, Summers, Allen, Hays Lawson M'Jlbanev Cor
DELL Caldwell, Smith of NJ and j. Henry. VawicI pcs.
ton Cabe Chandler, Leigh, Fitzhugh, Parrou Robert.
son, Hncr, Carter of p. W, Hart, Moore, MDowcIl,
MMahon, Cline, M Coy, Brown--5O.
Noes-Messrs. Grinalds, Wood of A. Campbell Of Bed
ford, Pate, Gholson Patteson, Boiling Dickinson Richard
son, wilson OF G., Richie, Ball. Silman Bryce jr of g.
Hail Of g., Spencer, Sims, Roane Gravey Jordan, Shield
Harwood, Hooc. Pondcxter Street, Webb, Adams Witch
err, Swanson, Miller, Dupuy Jesset, Bare, Crunp, ar
grave, Keller, Butheriood--37.
On motion Of Mr. Randolph, the bill TO amend several
acts concerning the militia Of this Commonwealth was
taken mp, and after having been discussed by Mcssrs
Randolph Boiling, Hays, Crump and Patcson of b. on
motion Of the latter laid the table with an I'M
derstandng that it should not be taken up again this
sion.
On motion Of Mr. Wood Of A., leave was given to bring
In \ q Tho ~ n VII
ieers in Charlottesville, and ION motion OF Mr.. Sim
similar corps in the county Of Halifax
The Clerk announced that there was no further bus
ness on the table several enrolled bills we're cgned BY
me speaker vhen the House Adjourned