Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-30
VIRGINIA ME5GHSR.ATURQ5.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Thursday, January IS.


n message received from tile Senate STATING that
ihey mad agreed TO the resolution requiring the Board of
puohc WORKS TO cause survey TO be made of Smith
hiycr' wan an amendment [Agrced To by the House
On motion of Mr.. HUNTER OF b., it was ordered that
when TINS House ADJOURN it will ourn until IL clock
tomorrow.
The House had met at IL o'clock for the three nro
vious mornings, and the change was made upon tho
ground that The earlier hour nteered with the business
On motion of MIR MURDAUon, leave was given TO
BRING IN bill To amend the 9th section of the act passed
Lii' iiu ioo', directing The Governor to
houses or shelters to be erected for the protection and
preservation OF the equipments of The Richmond Farette
and Portsmouth, Artillery companies ~
On motion Of Mr.. JGssEE, the Committee Of C,n.,,
OF justice was instructed inquire into is cxvediencv
of requiring By law that the Jaor of each county shall
reside in the dwellings that are now or NAV herear ha
attached 10 said Jas for the better security of the p
sourrs VIZ pa
ON motion Of MIR. MILLER the committee ON the IL
brary was instructed TO inquire into the cxpediency Of
amending the existing regulations Of the library.
On motion of Mr. Bait, the select commitieco ON abo
ton was instructed to inquire into the expedcncy in
sTuctng our Senators and requesting our Representa-.
tivcs ia Tic Congress Of the United States to use their
best efforts TO procure such alterations in the laws rela
ing 20 the foSt once department. may be best calcu
lated u prevent the transmission through the mail of a
inccudiary publications.
Mr. GeEooGY submitted a resolution ns,ructinp tbc
Select Committee on Abolition to inquire into tie OK
Peutency % preventing free negroes and muattoes who
90 from this State TO non.eayehoding States from re-
turning again Into this State which was on motion Of
M. Parker, lad On tie table until Tomorrow.
On motion Of Mr. GRrcoay the vote rejecting n hill
to provide for tie construction Of road across The Blne
i'Jge at Milan Gap feconsidcred and the bill was
laid on the table
. - VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS or 1s3i
Nit WATKINS rose offer some resolutions connected
with te ESpunging question, which hc had intended of.
icTpg along with those rcsoutons but had subscaucn,-
" Thought II more expedeut 60 Odsr by themselves
As nc saw, however, disposition in the House con.
soniy 10 refer to and discuss The subject the reso.
Tons which be offered he lad thought IL ad Visab q
10 bfIng the subject before the House Tie object al ~,
present proposition, TO rescnd the resolutions pass.
cd by this General Assembly, two years ago with the
exception Of the fourth, declaring The unconsuon
o. Bank Of tie s. We do ask that these resou.
TONS be exPunged, because, eho we believe them in lie
highest degree uniust and nexptdient the Legislature
baa constitutional right to pass them Had tic Leeis.
iaiure iransconded its constitutional power we would
nave moved to expunge The resolutions but as that was
not he case, motion 20 rescind would meet the osc,
~ view IL was proper for Mr. 10 state that while in
ONO, last summer he drew up series Of resolutions
whch he intended 90 present 10 the Legislature upon
THIS very subject bat those resolutions had been raid
9" lost with the exception Of one which he read TO the
iouse TO show that this proposition was no new scheme
Mr. Watkins said il moi bis object that hoy shout.