Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-12

message was received from the Senate stating that
they had passed the bills to reduce into act the sc
vera acts for the settlement and regulation of ferries
passed JAN 80, lSl9to amend an act entitled an ACT
TO incorporate the Stanton and Potomac Rail Road
conPany-and TO authorize separate election at Green
field in the county of Nelson.
Ihey have also passed the bills fixing the school ouo-
tas of the counties of Ohio and Marsha-and to give
and amend an act Incorporating the Belle Isle Mann.
featuring Company, passed 10Th March 1e32 with
amendmens in which they request the concurrence of
the House OF Delegates.
The House concurred in the nmcnd,oent,
Petitions we're presented and refeTrcd-By MIR Sher.
rnrd, memorial OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pahy asking uF'her AID to that Improvement and others
To DC connected with t-By MIR. Moncure of citizens
oil Stafford (ulpePer, Fuuquier RappalanDock for
a Bank or Branch of Bank in Falmouth-By Mr. Da
vison OF citizens of Frederick for reduction of tho
tolls, &c, on the North Western Turnpike-By MIR
Beuhring of Jacob and VIM Hite prayno thai ce
ones PAID by them into the Treasury, may be refunded
10 them-By MIR. Dawson, of citizens OF Frederick and
Shenandoah counties, for the formation Of county
out of parts thereof
On motion Of Nj. DoRnAS, the committee Of courts
OF justice was instructed To inquire into the expedeBcy
OF enaclng general law for Furnishing offences com
mliied on the Railroads Of This Commonw wealth
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Hopx,Ss
concerning The Maryland Boundary question was
up and agreed to, and select committee appointed
On motion Of MIR. WATKtSs the co,nni,toe IS ro,d,
&C. discharged from the duty Of brjncnO in biIIs IN
conformity with the several petitions for authority TO con
struct turnpike road across Prices and the Sweet
Springs Mounlans; and said committee should inauire
into The exPedency OF Incorporating joint stock COM
pany TO construct said road.
ABOLITION REPORTS
Mr.. GAHLkND OF NJ. moved To take up the reports of
the maofiiy and minority oi the select committee on
Abolition observing that in making this motion he nsr
formed duty as organ Of the Committee.
Considerable discussion took place on the question or
taking up, IN which Messrs. Madison, Dormau Wool.
folk, FODtane. Parker, Gilmer, Sanard Miller Wusou
Of and Garland Of NJ, Brown of p and others par.
tcipated
Nr. GnMsR called for the Ayes ond Noes, which be.
ing sustained, the vote was taken, as follows:
Hyes-Messrs. Banks, (SpeakeTO Grnalda Drum
mond, Giln,er, Souihall, Layne, Wiley Brooke Craig
MChntc, Campbell Fate, Hunter Of Berkeley tIeS,
shaw, Miller, Dccamps, Turnbull, Mallory Benhring
Samuel Christian, Johnson, Hill, Wilson Of CvrnbeS,
land, Servant, Hunter Of Essex Ball Smith Of Fau
Hickerson. Price, Hale Of franklin Holland Bowen
Wethcred, Sloan, Nixon, Goodau Mullen Bolts Fon,
Carter, Nel, Hays, StratoD Beard Powell Taylor Of
Iuudoum, ltfns, Ragsdale, Taylor Of Mathews and
Middlcscx, Waggener Benton, Brown Of Nelson Mur-
daugi, Parker, Leland Chaphnc, Masters Adams Nj
Coy, Swanson, WitcbeT, hopkins, Morris Shands
Mnncnry, Dorman, LeybnrB, Harley, Bolts CrutchfclB
Moncurr, Sprary, DeIashnutt, Gibson, Jett Prcntiss
Sanndersi Cunningham, Brown Of Petersburg Stan.
ard-57
Noes--Messrs. Wilson of y Booker, Austin Daniel
Richardson, Strange, Steger Dawson, Waits Watkins
Hall Of Grayson, Ayent, Coleman, HARRISON Kincheloe
ioeman, Rogers, Garland Of Meek Wiley Morgan
Chapman, Ingles, Sherpard, Fitzgerald Voolfolk Al
mOnd, Cackley, Carroll, Madison, Williams Nicklin.
Mohct Conrad, Jcssee, NJ Mulhn, Bare, Rinker liar.
grave, Gilespie--90.
The resolutions Of the Committee were then reod and
the Speaker proceeded PROFOUND the question on the
first resolution Mr.. HOLLENAs expressed his surprise
at the precpitaney with which the House was proceed.
ing this Subject lie bad nndcrslood fbe intention in
taking up the resolutions now was TO make thcrn the
order Of the day FOR future day.