Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-03-16
TuESnAY. Mnrch II

TUESDAY, March 10.
The Senate have passed the bilIs-to establish
the town of Sparta in tho county of Rocking CHAM
making the Jail of the town of Frederick burp the
Jail OF the Superior Court of Spoitsv lvania-e on-
corning the sureties of Jcrman Bnker-concc~nng
Lewis Ibrogmorton-to compensate Fanny Boy
Kin for horSc.-AlSo, lcm amendmeRts the bills
providing for special courts of appeals-conccrning
Lawrence Battaile-to provide for repairing pub
lie arms and the armory, &c.-rceasng to james
Sheppard and others the States right to tract of
iand-to incorporate the Manchester Mamufactu-
ring Company-to incorporate the Manchester
W DOL and Cotton Manufacturing Company-and
an act TO amend several acts making police rcgula-
tons concerning slaves, free negroes, g. And
they have rejected the bls-to amend the law in
relation TO the appo ntmcn and duties of commits.
siOncrs of the Revenue and to amend an act to cs
tabsh superior courts in the several counties, Sc
The amendments TO the bill concerning Slaves
and free negroes, were laid the table on motion
OF Mr.. RANDOLPH.
The amendment of the Senate to the bills to i'm.
corporate manufacturing companies at Manchester
LStrking out thirty years" and inserting t6renig
yearS as the term of the charters, were disagreed
to.
The cngrossed bill to provide for the apportion
ment of electors to choose President and Vice
President Of the United States, read a third
time, and passed
JAMES RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
The engrossed bill TO incorporate the Stock.
holders of the James River aud kanawha Compu-
ny, read third time.
On motion of Mr.. RrrcmE, the ayes and noes
were ordered on the passage of the bill
Mr.. MOORE said, i'll explanation of his vote, that
lie considered the bill utterly worthless; but he was
willing that the experiment should be madc-but
nc did not iSh the vote which he should give in
favor of the bill to be considered rs an indication
that he approved or had any confidence in the bill
Mir MCtUE said that it would probably be re-
collected that he had few days since, declared his
intention to vote for this bill. But information
which he had received from his constituents and
circumstances which had transpircd here, induced
him to change his determinations and he
should vote against the bill.
The question was then taken, and the bill passed
| by the following vote-Aycs rs, Noes 81.
On motion OF Mr.. SUMMERS, leave was given TO
bring i'll bill TO explain and amend an act con.
corning delinquent and forfeited lands, sc.
The ongrosscd bill authorizing security for costs
to be required of plaintiffs in certain cases. was
read third time, and having been discussed by
Mcssrs. WILLIAMS, MORRIS and SHELL, was re.
jccteJ.
The Speaker presented message from the Gov
crnor, incloSng letter from John a. Washing.
ton, III reply to the communication of the Cover.
nor, on the subject OF the proposed removal OF the
remains of George Washington beyond the limits
! of Virginia, which was on motion of Mr.. BRycE
| OF u. laid on the table.
! The bills on the first and second reading, were
! taken up, and the remainder OF the day was con.
sumcd in their con sidcrati"n.
Mr.. CuANDLER, of Norfolk County, announce
| the death of Jeremiah II. Land. Esq. late Mem
Der of this House, and after stating that it was the
1 desire of the deceased expressed few days before
! his death, that his remains might be carried to
! Princess Anne, with which wish his friends were
making arrangements TO comply, offered the fol
lowing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted
! Rcsotrcd as token of respect for the memo
ry Of jeremiah T.. Land, Esq. late Member o
this Body, That the Members of this House will
wear Grape on the left arm, for thirty days
y1I hat II,y1c do M al,