Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-23

Your committee Of opinion that the polls as cor
Ecced should stand thus
For Thomas w. Gmcr, ................. 6t7
Valentine w. Southall, ................ Gl3
alexander RIves, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 594
- ibos J. Randolph DECENTRALIZATION. 553
iheretore, RcsOlrcd, That Thomas w. Gilmer and
valentine W. Southai duly elected as delegates
I"n tile county OF Albenarr to serve in the present
Srnera Assembly.
MIR. Hs!.xsaS moved The following resolution:
htt0Irrd, That the Cvn.n,,-- OF Z iyrres and Elcc.
tons on The c"irsrt rlret:pn mr. county of Abe
aFIr: be re''a'rtied TO that C.m,:,Yr with nstruc-
lions 10 report specially on those Only On which
rH.st vi the paf"s Interested haEe gntd ason to be.
hevc the House ought To thu DECISION of the
COMMITTEE.
This motion Was opposed BY olrssrs Craig We,hered,
Soulhall, HuN,rr Of Berkeley, looe, " cher and Gil.
mcr and supr,rtedby Aess:s lEoIlsman Voolfolk, Hat
rlSon and alkins-aDd IL rso,oD OF Mr.. Vethered 10
lay the resolution the tab!e having been made and
Withdrawn, tie resolution adopted
tiNCrBCEt AND TENNESSEE RAIL ROAD.
bill to incorporate itx stockholders OF the Lynch
burg and Tennessee Rail Roat company: and to autho
szc them, or Tie james River and Kanawha company,
u construct Rail Road iro Lyncburg to Richmond,
was taken up On motion Of Dir. Daniel, and several
amendments ha"ing bsea made. Mr.. ey moved further
/" aeho The bill by striking .rsTeNo,n The nineteenth
ana twentieth sections, ~hc give 10 tie James River
SSu Sanawha company the authority To make rail road
tSon Lynchburg to !&isAupont.
lhis motion was supported by Mrssrs Wiley, Harr-
9"'' "uolioih, OppuScG by ASeSsTS Nler, VIII
soEot b. and Summers when ~, as,.Ioa Of Mr. Daniel,
Abe bill was lalG on he sabls.
On Inotlun, H., House dpurned.
-nonday, Ftb. p
FLAG UF TIE UNITED STATES
MI. TAYLOR Of NJ, submitted the following pint re-
solIlIun:
Hesored by Ac Gene,al .9ssernbly Thu, the Sspern-
tehdent OF Public Buildings BIZ requested forthwith
have displayed the Capitol the flag OF the u States
as her=toiore on the lid Ut February.
IrsuLtoSy debate took place this resolution which
wills warmly opposed by MessFs Parker Brooke, Hun-
Ter Ut b., Dornan, ard Summers, and supported by
AIcssss. luyior ol NJ, " ikoa a and Watkins.
lie arguments and statraeists used in favor Of the
resolution wesr that it had always been Customary
raise Tie Tag Of the United States i've Capitol this
oay-lhat i4 MT been eD.ee on TIN rsent OCCASION,
although w: rot known by whose oEters by whose
neglect, the niLssion had !ern caused That those
whom tins duty Lad heretofore de suysd, having failed
10 perform H. II proper tor the House take such
steps Us should remedy l. ncgIect,-as it due 10
the anniversary Of the birth of father Of hiscoSatry,
that 1t Should Le celebrated with appropriate onors and
Tie display u every pairiutic embeus
On the otiIrr hand Il objected that this sub
get over Which the Uouse had contfol-tat It came
wilhIn the province of anoLhSr department OF the Go
vrrnisDt; and that Live adOpUn OF LIS Sesoludon would
H. effect be IrSuks o. tie xopeF authority tor an az
sleG neglect OF GntvtSsst the OF the omission
was not known and the ntopun OF the resolution might
imply an unlss public othcers.-
Moreover, that The Legislature had at no former Tune
eElr.ed III lbs Eatler, and it was improper that It
should 10 LOW
Ihc resolutions was modiEpd by striking oct the words
''by Tx GeneEaI Assembly "-thc Senate having ad
iouFneh.
y l,n'tnn nr,s1 eeDJ,ns tb$ tstasa- aY Dr. PAREEr
f,I the adjournmen,, negat9ed p ayes and noes,
lyio -.
Mr. DoRn.s suggested that the better course would
be Tor The Speaker 10 direct the Serg'anl-a Arms 10 re-
Qurs. Capt DriIing 30 have the flag displayed.
Nv PARKEE opposed The suggestion
Nj GiLMEg proposed that the members make the re-
quest, and sal! lie wopIG Join tlAe gentleman from
Matthew's in communicating III sn usothciaE Tny, With
!h1 stiicer.
Nh DuprAa rns,ycd the adjournment, which motion
negativch, ayes A., noes 81.
After come further conversation, Mr.. rnylo observed
:has liz had introduced tie yesnlotlon with any
expectation tina. would create dissenslon with
itcting his o6ec might be e1sed, kr woy!d aow with
4rys H.
Mr. WATKINS moved ar s.llowing:
ErSorcI, Shat ts S3ca.rr direct the ScrSeant.nt-
request the SIpcrlnef adent OK PrbIc Salldngs
to display The GlG OF tie q rtcd SGt,s Or The Capitol
Ar frSyEa u Brrselcy unysd 10 lay the resolution
on Tie table; and te ayes and harIn. been ordered
or his laoon, it decided in The Arc; dyes IL,
noes 50.
M GlLNrR suggested I'D auendrszt If he resolu-
ton by inserting il there DC Gag had been said
that tie ting Not fl for
Mr.. leNr Eop.d end w",ftd he pat to this childs
play. ,Iiese Tag, ne hoped the bare STAFF would
b. raised.
NJ. WaFya~, resolution then Adopted