Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-22

r, .ayes-Messrs Drummond, Garland of A, Brooke,
ie claw, NJ 'is"n "i b. Beuhring Servant Ball Price
Smlh OF O., Berry, Summers Hays Beard Ts,ior Of
p NJ, Sherrard Mordaugh, Cooke, Masters, Moncure,
| Noes-Messrs. Banks (SpeakerA SouthaIl Iavn.
Decainps, Turnbul, Mallory, Booker Austin Daniel
samuel, Richardson, Johnson Hill, Wilson of C.,
Vaughan, Hunter oil f., Smith of Fauquier, Kicker,
SON. Strange, Scger Holland, Bowen, Dawson, Watts,
Watkins, Hale Of c. Sloan, Nixon, Kincheloe, Hol.
ieman, Grrgory, Fleet Carter, Nei straton Taylor of
H. Harris agsdale, Rogers, Leland Fitzgerald Wool
blk, Almond, Adams, Mccoy. Hopkins, Madison,
shsnds, Mar,ney, Nckln, LeyIurn, NIofeit, JESSIE,
M Mullen, Bare, Butts Cruichfeld, iargrave, Giles
m CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.
The cngrssed bill authorlse subsc ption on be-
half of the Commonwealth the stock of the Chesu-
peake and Ohio Canal Company read third time,
and being It's passage, opposed by Mr. Gregory,
and suppouedby Messrs Sherrad and Hunter of Beke-
iey-ond the ayes and noes having been ordered
ing vote:
Of yeInMessrs Dro%mond s9nthal Iayne, Garland,
Dawson, Watkins, Sloan Nixon, Mullen, Kincheloe,
Bolts GIggs, Berry, Summers, Hays Beard Waggener
Wiley, Morgan sherrard, Murdaag6, Cooke Masters,
Almond MCoy, Cacklcy, Carroll, Mofctt, Rinker Mon
cure Pren,iss Cunningham, and Stanard-38.
MSss-Msssrs Banks, (sPenkcrl Turnbu Mallory,
son: Hill Wilson, of c., Vaughan, Hunter, of Essex,
Smith of Fauquer Hickerson, Seger, Hale, of Frank
lin, Holland, Smith, of G., Hail. of rayson Fonaine,
lioeman, Gregory, Fleet Carter Neil Harris, Rogers,
Leland, Fitzgerald, Voolfolk ADAMS Hopkins, ADDISON,
nnndsI Williams, Nickn lessee MMnen, Butts
Brown, of Peicrsburg-46
The House adjourned.
Saturday, sfaich TO-
iAe following engrossed bills were read third time
and passedo amend the act incorporating the GRAY.
son Sulphur Springs Companyto incorporate the town
o. Wate5iord IN the county OF Loudoun incorporating
the Fredericksburg Iron and Steel Manufacturing Com
panyto amend an act Incorporating the Fredericksburg
hiechanics AssoclaoDto repeal the act provide for
the appointment of commissioner 10 examine and re-
port upon claims for unsa,ised military bounes and
Tor other purposes passed March 1t 1S34-incorporat
ing the Marshall and Ohio Turnpike Company-provd-
ing further security for the payment of jaors
authorize Richard Lorton TO surrender his in the
Museum propeIy-to prevent the destruction of oysters
IN Nansemond River and Chuckauck Creek the coun-
~ of porating the Sweet Springs and
Prices Nit Turnpike Co.--incorporating the Virginia
SIX Co-to amend the act to incorporate Rail Road
Company from the city of Richmond TO the town of
fork-to enlarge the powers of the County Courts of
Abemare and Nelson for the purpose opening road
from Scosvlc to the head waters of Rockfsb river.
TO incorporate the trustees of Saint Brides Academy
Norfolk county, and the of the Suffolk Acade-
my IN The county OF Nansemond-to change the time of
holding the quarterly term OF the County Court of the
county oil Shenandoal--concernng the Matoaca Manu-
featuring Company-changing the time of holding
county Courts IN the counties Of Marshall and Ohio
and 10 amend the establishing the Town of
Moundsville in the County of Marsha-to change
The place of holding separate election in the
~ oil iiafrison-consttuting portion of the
gn OF the Potomac river in Berkeley county legal
ience-io change the place of holding separate cleo
tion IN the county OF Notwithstanding den-
quent lands not heretofore entered the Commission
ers booksre'lang the mode of obtaining writs of cr-
criminal prose cutions for misdemea nors-npnont.
ing trustees for the New Glasgow and for other
appeals be taken from the courts
oil certain counties therein mentioned the Court of
peas at Lewisburgto increase the capital stock of
Bonkers Gold Mine Company and for other purposes
The following engrossed bills read third time
and reJecied-Concerning Amos Johnson-changng the
punishment of slaves convicted of hog stealing-con-
corning the administrator of Domino Bennehan. decd
inrtner 10 provide for the construction of turnpike
across the Aleghany Mountan in the counties of PEN
dcton and Pocahontas. [Suppored by Messrs. M'Coy
rays, and Marieney, and opposed by Messrs. Gregory
and Cru.chfeld] Amending the act concerning waste
tobacco.
Monday, March 81.
Mr.. WATKINS submitted the following preamble and
resolutions, which on his motion ordered lie on
! the table:
Uhereas, the General Assembly of Virginia did on
the 2O'h day OF February adopt certain resolutions
Journals oil The Senate the United States the resou
ton adopted by ,bat body the 2Sth of March, 1884
IN relation to The President of the United States and
winch the General Assembly regarded subversve of
the rights OF the House of Representatives and the fun
damental principles OF free government:
Ind nhereas, Benjamin Watkins Leigh, one Of the
SAID Sehators, did address TO the General assembly on
the SECOND instant letter. declaring his determination
! ice OF Senator: w VI
And whilst this Assembly can never be so devoid of
serespect as TO enter into alteration with its own
believes that there may be occasions when
would not only be proper but incumbent on them 10
express their disapprobaton of the conduct their SER
wants and that the present is of those occasions
Ihtrcore, Resoieed by lie General assembly of VTr-
ginia hat the letter OF Benjamin Watkins Leigh, one
of the Senators this State addressed TO this Assem-
bly, Oh The second of March, 1886 ia sophisca and I'M
satisfactory and that this Assembly doth highly disap
prove Of the conduct of the said Benjamin Watkins
Leigh, in relation to the Expungng Resolution and TO
the instructions concerning the same, given the said
Senator by the General Assembly during the present
session thereof:
Resoieed Qhc letter of the said Senator TO the contra
y Notwithstanding That this Assembly doth solemnly
repeat their regard for the Right of Instruction. resting
on the broad basis OF the nature Of representation and
one OF the vital principles Of free institutions; ind
that IT is the duty ofthe Representative to obey the
structious OF his constituents resign the with
which they have clothed him, in order that il NAV be
transferred into Tie hands OF those who will carry into
execution the wishes and instructions of the constituent
| body.
KeSored, That after the solemn expression of the opi.
mon OF the General Assembly the Right of Instruc-
non, and the duty OF obedience thereto, man ought
henceorth To accept retain the appointment of Soma
tor OF the United States from Virginia, who doth not
hold himself bound TO obey such Instructions or 10 re.
| sign the trust with which he is clothed.
lRemainder of the proceedings in next1
The Legislature is rapidly closing the business of
The Session; and will doubtless adjourn Thursday
! NJ We authorized to announce Mai. HueH r.
KELLY as the Van Buren, candidate TO represent the
county Of Nansemond in the General Assembly of
Virgins