Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-02-26
Virginia legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY.. Feb. %.

Saturday, FEB. %.
message received from the Senate stating that
they had passed the blsior the relief Of the
ves Of Turner Dixon, dcceascd-dvorcing Susan NJ Al
len from her husband Julius &. Aien-to establish an i'm.
specon Of tobacco at the town OF Lcesvile In Campbell
countyo establish nspe elton Of flour and .an me al
at Charlottesville, Meriwethers bridge, aud Moere's
Ford.
They have also passed with amendments the biIis-o
amend the several acts for arranging the Congressional
Dsrets-and RENTING certain tolls at Greenber bridge
And they have rejected the bills-o amend the several
acts concerning the inspection Of
Philip Rogers to construct, road from the Sweet Springs
10 Potts creek aud amend the law in relation to the
appointment OF Commissioners OF the revenue.
And they have agreed the resolutions appropriatng
the maps of the Stale TO the Public Library, and authoz
ing donations Of the said map
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
The Bill to amend an act arranging the counties &C. of
TINS State into districts for the choice OF
TO Congress, with the amendments Of the Senate was Ia
ken up.
The Bill as amended by the Senate is as follows:
l. BE dehacted by the General assembly, Tha, the
Counties oil this Commonwe ah, aud the Cities and
roughs, entitled TO representations shall be divided into
twentyone districts in the manner following TO wit: The
counties oil Norfolk, Princess Anne Nanscmond, Borough
OF Norfolk. Elizabeth City and Isle of Wight shall com
pose district the counties OF Sussex,
Surry Prince George, Greensville and the OF Peters
burg shall compose another district the counties Of Pow
haan Amelia, Chesterfield, Goochland and Nottoway
shall compose another district the counties of Brunswick
Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and Dinwilde shall compose
another district; the counties OF Prince Edward
Buckingham and Cumberland shall compose another dis
trct; the counties OF Campbell Halifax and Pisyvania
shai compose another district, the OF Franklin
Bedford Patrick and Henry, shall compose another dis
trct the counties Of York, " sthews James Civ Giou
cester, Warwick, Acconack and Northampton shall com
pose another district; the counties OF King aud Queen
King William EsseS Caroline aud Middescx shall com.
pose onoher district the counties OF wesmorelanJ Rich.
nont Lancaster, Northumberland King George, Stafford
and Prince William, shall compose another district; the
counties OF Hcurco Charles City, Hanover CITY of Rich
mond and New Kent, shall compose another district; the
counties OF Nelson, Abemarle, Fuvanna Louisa lnd
AMHERST shall compose another district; the counties OF
Spotisylvania, Culpcper, Madison and Orange shall com
pose another district; the counties OF Fauquier Louloun
ami FahAx, shall compose another district; the counties OF
Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Frederick and Hampshire
shall compose another district; the counties of ShenaIoah
Hardy, pendleion Rockingham Page and Aug usta, shall
compose another district; the counties Of Rock Bath
Allegheny, Boetour Montgomery and Floyd shall COM
pose another district; the counties OF Wy;he w ashingion
Russell, Lee, Scott Smyth Tazewell aud Grayson shall
compose another district, the counties OF CAbeli Logan
Monroe, Nicholas, Grcenbrer, Giles, Fayelte aud Kama
wha, shall compose another district he counties of Har
rison Lewis, Mason, W God, Raudoph, Pocahonas aud
Jackson, shall compose another district the counties of
Brooke, Tyler, Ohio, Monongaia and Preston shall com
pose another district.
Mr. McCue addressed the House al lencb in or,os;
ton to the arrangement by the Senate of the Augusta dis
rct, which he declared 10 be unjus; in the extreme as
large excess OF population amounting to over 20 600
was thrown upon that district by this arrangement Mr.
Nee moved that the House disagree with the Senatcs
amendments
Mr. Wcher argued that the arrangement made by the
senate was not only unjust and nexpedient uncon-
stituonal; aud qaoted the Constitution sustain his pos
ton This view of the subject was supported bv M.ssrs
Moore aud Jones, who considered the constitutional
objection TO the arrangement irresistible.
MIR. Campbell opposed the disagreement because IL
would throw the whole subject open to further contest
He would have acquesced in specific proposition 10 re-
heve the Augusta district from the difficulty complained
OF.
Mr.. Wilson of b. hoped the House would not disagree
with the Senate 1t was inexpsdient unseule the
whole arrangement in order 10 remedy the single obec
ton oil the gentleman from Augusta They ought not 70
disagree from the whole for the OF the
nen OF one district.
Mr.. Marshall opposed the dissgreem and surpe ,ed
I fl.af unNlint To al O
be the proper
Mr. Carter of p W. supported the motion to Disagree
in the Senates amendments
Mr. Dickerson opposed the motion, as if agreed 10 the
House would get TO sea- and would not make
the land be fore the sides OF March,"
MIR. Stuart OF Augusta supported the motion arguing
that the Senate had departed from the in an
| undue degree. " "
Mr. McCue replied TO the arguments of Messrs Ca,nn
bell, Wilson and Dckerson.
Mr.. MMahon moved to amend the Senates amend
memt, by taking Hardy from the Augusta district
This motion was debated by Messrs Faulkner Mav,e
end Wiley, aud rejected.
The motion TO disagree then recurring was further
discussed by Messrs Mayse Wilson of b. and Stn,r, Of
A., aud the amendment of the Senate having been
ed on mouon OF MIR. Stevenson OF aud Stephenson of
~. r--the ayes aud noes ordered on motion OF
DIR stuart OF a., on the motion to disagree and the oues.
uon being put, was decided in The affirmative ds follows
, 'fyeS-.iessrs Banks, (Speaker) GiImer, Persincer
Booker, Garland, Stuart OF A., M'Cue, Moyse Gholson
SHE'LL Pateson OF b, Eancey, bearing CheatIIau Rich.
arison PatlcSon of CHESTERFIELD Thornton Broinax ZONES
Wallace Payne, Helms Hale, Woods Smith of FreJe
REX, Earle, Emnons Smith OF c., Bruce Sims Ro,ne of
! H., Mullen, Coll Mayo Gravey, Hoeman Gregory
Galaher, Berry, HeiSkill, Ponde xter Street Row Sn
OF NJ j., Henry Wiley, Charlton, Sherrard, Cabel
mhdaugh, Collins Harvey, Anderson Robertson Adams
Iiner WItcheT Swanson, Brown Of Preston atkins oi
+. f., Carter OF p. w, NJ Dowell Moore M'MaLon
Cline, Maclarlhnc, M'Mullen, Bare, Newman Tbomp.
son, Griffin, Stevenson of s., Conway Crun,p Peqrar
George, MCulloch, King, Brown of Petersburg and
Rullerloord-SO. % ~
Noes--Messrs Riley, Coleburn, Preston, Faulkner.
nenshaw, Miller Wilson Of b., Campbell, M'Comas
Diekerson, Pendleton Wilson of c., Richie Marshall
Stephenson Off & NJ, Watkins of g., M'Camant Alder
son. Stewart OF IT, Vance, Sloane, KincheIoe Fry Har.
WOOD IIooe, Carter OF j.. & r. Hays, Beard, Harrison
n"yloF' Alexander Webb, Duuton, Pariott, LETTER
Bo0the, M'Coy, StuTman Maybcry, aud Sianger-4I
HE following engrossed bills read bird time and
pAssed-couccrbng tie Musings Court oi Richmond In
authorize VIM Edloe and Goodrich Duriey 10
ior passing over their bridge ia James City Co tyo in
corporate tie cal aud Dumb Asylum in the town Of
Saunlon changing the times OF holding the Courts Of
Tue 81 judicidl Circuits concerning Patrolrs
On motion OF Mr.. Murdaugh, The COMMITTEES ,C Cou,.
o. Ju'ce was Instructed TO bring in bill 90 TO amend
inc laws now IN force concerning te INSPECTION of lum
Der as TO conhne The Inspectors General and The culers
anu examiners OF lumber the limits Of their re,pec
tive counties and COZ poratons.
On motion oil Mr. NJ Cue leave was given 10 bring i'm
ny 10 construct turnpike road from Stanton 10 Jei
nngS Gap so as to provide Tor the eductio of the
ial OF s5Id company.
The i'll establishing inspe e;ion Of but or In The
Guy OF richmond Was taken up on is second reading
mr. Maysc moved The Indefinite pos .paneucnt of nc
bW, IDS motion was opposed by Mrssrs Kok
ond rejected. ''''
Mr.. iioleman moved 10 amend the bill by a D ovi,o
u hal bo IA a