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

! Aycs-Mrss Dr"mmond Garland Of A, Brooke,
lir"shnw. Ws'u nj t.. HruhrGg, Servant Ball. Price
S.nun Of u. bey, au.ers, lays, L, arj, TaI or of
"a, Sherrard, 5urdaugh, Cooke, Masters, Moncu.e,
trrntiss, Brown-a2.
! N0es-Messrs. Banks, (speaker,) soutIal Layne,
Decamps, Iurnbull, Mallory, Booker, Austin, Daniel,
samuel Richardson, Johnson, Hill, Wilson of c.,
Vaughan, HrnIr OF E., Smith of Fauquicr, Kicker
Watkins, sal, Il G., Sloan Nixon. Kiuchcloc, iiol,
'man' GrS"y Fleet Carter Neill, Straton, Taylor OF
L. l'.rrs' lIasS"ie' I"gTS Leland Fitzge ald, Wool
i'.!k. Ahm"nd, Adams, MeCny, Hopkins Madison,
si!lads him!.n N:cklin. I~yburn alcft.t. lessee,
i! Mullen, Bare Butts, Crul.h;cL, !ars.ave Giles
pie, Gibson. JET, Saun'rrs Cunnlnghrn Slauard-C4.
CHESAPEAKE AND CLIO rA%AL.
the rngr,'sSrt bill 10 auinI;se subscription Oh be-
half VI the Commonwealth 10 the stock OF Tie Chesa.
peakc and Gl;u Canal Company was read third time,
and being lis passage, "as opposed ty MI Gregory,
and supported by Nessis S!crratd and Hunter Of erke
ry-aL the a, rs aud having Leen ordered on mo-
ton Of Mr. SlcraJ the bill was elected by the follow
ing vote:
.iyes-!,Isssrs Drummond, Southa Layne, Garland,
OF A., Hunter, ofB, llenslaw, Wilson, Of Ball price,
Dawson. Watkins, Sloan Nixon, Mullen, Klncheloe,
bots, G!ggs, Berry, Summers Hays, Beard. Waggener
Wiley Al"rgan, Shcrrad, slurdangh. Cooke, Masters,
Almond, NJ Coy, CackIey, Carroll Nofftt, Rinker, Mon
cure, frenss, Cunningham and Stanard-3S
-'oeS-slessrs Banks, (Speaker) Turnbull, Mallory,
Booker, Ans!in, Samuel, Christian Richardson, John
son. Kill. Wilson, of c., Vaushan Hunter, Of Essex,
Smith, OF Fanqaier, Hckcrson Steger, Hale, of Frank.
!in Holland, Smith, of G., Hail, of Grayson, Fontare,
tloIIeman, Gregory Fleet, Carter, Ne Harris Rogers,
Leland, Fitzgerald Voolfolk, Adams, Hopkins, Madison,
Stands. Williams, Ncklin, lessee, MMullen, Butts,
Crutchfed, Hargrave GILLESPIE, Jelt, Saunders, and
Brown, Of Pe.ersburg-4G
The House adjourned
Saturday, MQ1rh 49,
The following engrossed bills were read third time
and passed-o amend the act Incorporating the Gray
Sulphur Springs Company-to incorporate the
Of Waterford in the county of Loudoun-neorporatin
the Fredericksburg Iron and Steel Manufacturing Com
pany-to amend al act incorporating the Fredericksburg
Mechanics Assocatonto repeal the act 10 provide for
the appointment of commissioner TO examine and
port upon claims for unsalisied military bnuntiss, and
for other purposes, passed March lth. lS34ncopora
ing the Marshall and Ohio Turnpike Company-provit-
ing further security for the payment OF TAILOR feesto
authorize Richard Lorton to surrender his interest in the
Museum propcryto prevent the destruction OF oysters
in Nansemopd River aud Chuckatuck Creek in the coun
T. Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT the Sweet Springs and
Prices Mt Turnpike Contemplating the Virginia
Silk Co.-to amend the act TO incorporate Rail Road
Company from the city of Richmond to the town OF
York-to enlarge the powers of the County Courts OF
A5cnarlc ard Nelson. for the purpose of opening road
from Scosve TO the head waters OF Rockish river
10 incorporate the trustees of Saint Brides Academy in
Norfolk cnuntv, and the trustees of the Suffolk AcaGc
my i'll the county Of Nansemondto change the time OF
holding the quarterly term of the County Court OF the
county OF notwithstanding the Matoaca Manu-.
featuring Coripany-changing the time Of holding the
County Courts in the counties Of Marshall and Ohio,
and 10 amend the act establishing the Town of
louEuSVlit IN Tie CouHty pt HarSnall-to cnoH5e
The place Of holding separate election in the coun-
y Of Misunderstanding 4 portion of the mar
gun Of the Pot"Inac river in Berkeley county legal
lrncc-lo change The place of holding separate cleo
ton in the county Of Pntsy vana-concerning delin-
qcrn lands not heretofore entered on the Commission
rrs houks-regulang The mode of obtaining wits OF cr-
rnr IN criminal prosecutions Tor
ing trustees for the town OF New Glasgow and Tor other
appeals 10 be taken from the courts
certain counties therein mentioned 10 the Court OF APP
praE at l.rwiShurg-tn increase the capital stock OF
bn"kcrs Gold slime Company, and tor other purposes
The rilowing cngrossed bills read third time,
and recclcd- Concerning Amos Johnson changing tho
punishment of slaves convicted OF hog steang-con-
corning the administrator Of Domino Bennehan, dec d.
further 10 provide for the construction OF turnpike road
the Allegheny Mountain in the counties Of PEN
dlr.on and rocahontas. supported by Alessrs MCoy,
Hays, and Marrney, and opposed by Mcssrs Gregory
and CruLciielS.l Amending the act concerning waste
tobacco.
.MOndev ifarch 81.
uON. BENJAMIN w. LEIGH.
Mr. WArTrss submitted the following preamble and
resolutions, which OH his motion ordered to lie
;lie table:
Whereas, the General Assembly of Virginia did, on
tie 2Oh day o. February adopt certain resolutions, in
structug .r Senators to vote for Expunging from the
Journals o tire Senate of the United States the resolu
,cn adopted by that body Oh the 2Sh of March, 1854
in relation the President Of the United States, and
which the General Assembly regarded as subversive Of
the rights oie House OF Representatives and the fun
lan,enla principles of free government
.jud ,chercaS BcuJa Hiiu Watkins Leigh, one Of the
said Senator's did address the General Assembly
The SECOND instant: letter. declaring his determination
neither 10 obey the sad instructions resign lis Oh
ice Of Senator:
And whilst this Assembly be devoid of
enter into alteration with its own
servants it yet believes THAT there may be occasions when
it would not only be proper but incumbent on them, to
express their Lsapp.c!tun Of the conduct OF their SER
wants and that III. present Of those occasions:
1hcrctorc, ReSorsd by tie General ASSEMBLY Of FIR
ginia hal the letter oil Benjamin Watkins Leigh, one
Of the Senators Of this Stale, addressed this Assem-
bly, the second Of March, 1886, is sophistical and
satisfactory and that this Assembly doth highly dsap
prove Of the conduct Of the said Benjamin Watkins
Leigh in relation to the Expunging Resolution, and TO
the Instructions concerning the given to the said
Senator by tie General Assembly, during the present
SESSION thereof:
sOIred he letter of the said Senator to the contra
~ MISUNDERSTANDING That this Assembly doth soemnly
repeat their regard Tor the Rigloi Instruction. resting
on the broad basis Of the nature OF representation, and
one Of tie vital principles OF free institutions; and
that it is the duty tine Representative TO obey the in
sructions of his constituents resign the trust with
which they have clothed him. in order that 1t may be
transferred into the hands Of those who will carry into
execution the wishes and instructions Of the constituent
body.
Eesprtd That after the solemn expression of the OPT
Mon of the General Assembly the Right of lnsruc
tiun and the duty of obedience thereto, man ought
hrnceiorlh accept retain the appointment of Sena
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.
Remainder of the proceedings in our next.
The Legislature is rapidly closing the business of
the Session; and will doubtless adjourn Thursday.
NJ We are authorized to announce Maj. HUGH Fl.
KELLY as the Van Buren, candidate TO represent the
county Of Nanscond in the next General Assembly Of
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