Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-23
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.sEsage received from the SrEote. stating that
ty sG ,assrd s 10 amend IN aco Incorporating thr
i!anct.-e1er Wool ard nnn Misunderstanding Company.
D u4aon Of A. SM1gs off, the Committee Of Court,
OF justice instructed inquire !are sh4 saprdrnqy
-t ASCENDING the EXISTING laws in relaos tn special
is:i, authorize the she nils and utr ntbcyrs 80 TAXI
.Ec t&g of the p-Ecpp upon the written ;slllorry AID
directions OF the !.'lt in tr and Tor the
2u. POSES t&al the nrtlselt might deS5ysr rim according
20 Tie yn--ent law
lsn tsn,inn of Nj CsrprsELr leave given bring
NJ bid! To amend ~ act Incorporating the Trustees ot
thr Bedford F,rraac .scad"mv
Gn e;,,ton Of Nh tsounaLA- tS Committee n Roads
&c, instructed 10 inquire into thr esped,rncy OF In
rrrCItirG Cnmp1E, improve tlr gaI!un of Tie
laHiansey River iEon Hanover Town the county OF
tRGree the juoetun of the North urs Snut Branches
and aaa the South branch OF M pannnkey the bridge
sIid strra erscc,i by the Rchond Fredc.icks-
burg sd Potomac Railroaa Company, with discretiors
eysend the improvement to Darsores Mills, and also
wlt discretion to commence rhe I'LL proyeLaenl, if il
shall Se deemed advisable by the Company at New-
Castle
On auotion of Mr tSaRLasy of A. alv Co..an,ee of
iaoaG<. Co. r.s,rNrteto .nqIirr into tie cxpedien
<y al su(GrisiDM the Board OF Public Works sub
cEiM. ar lwoiiihs on the capital stock Of tie Lexington
zad Gtchnond Turnpike CoHs2opy.
On sg<rtinn Of M4. bloycHux the CoDlsit,ee Of Pro-
.nstt4ts and Gs.rpers instructed 10 i2,rire into
the IF~ency o racTraSng tire waces Of the inspectors
ri 2I.1rccp at Di1oas Warehouse VI the town of Fal-
Esnuu,-
Ok nution Of al7 tyu1rER Of T., leave was given
rHs bill authorizing The Auditor Of Public Accounts
warrapt % Treasury ia i.svo. of John IL.
G~atk1ry, Administrator Of Richard Clarke deceased
pesuaucr OF lut,,en mt OF the Srperlnr Court ut
etiricn county ir Communication vi FIVE ysaTs fnl pay
Ce motion ni Mr.. trstchfcIh, iAr CeEzntee OF Eli
instructed inquire the exrdirRsy Of
ruviGag prusJ apartment, oLrr, in os out Of
The Csp Ior Of the Principal Enylnee! Of thu
SIacr, and his assSaIir'..
LAMP BGEjE'rIES
Ca motion Of Dit. Hars9S, thu Register Of the Lana
Ciic- n Frgnia dirested 10 report ~ this House
cs:iy praCiHab!e. the quantity o land L9nnty allow
ed by Virginia such Of her oifieers and soGiers
have not yet received their military warrants.
Nc. larrisoa psrlacrd the aL~ve motsn, by say
ur ttat he work., wish the perrDSsior Of the Eosse,
tilr winch had ,ldncrd him 10 olrr the
soutiun a trw days since, lhs House OF Representa-
OF the u. siacs !ad adopted resolution instruct
lug their Committee Yubic LANDS inaSirs n,o the
exF1'dency oi a3Yfn2riatIng 4 n7her portion Of the
public lands; 81 satisfy sucss o! liz elaine Tor bounty
and allowed b. thi* State sna provided for Nv C"n
grcss An hrsp"1a4Ie reuber OF IIst BUDDY had call.d
the vi Nr. H. to The sui rrt WIFI TO
ascertain wbr:Lr7 the appropriations of tn moo acres,
provided by tI Jl Congress, Conveyed all Tive claims to
bounty land allowed by Virginia 10 her officers aud sol
diers. lie hal a4res:td the Register upon liz subject,
and from That eiwrr Mr. II. had learned that some
where between ~ and lUU 600 OF laua buumty,
had been alowrS BY ta. STATE bcYDnd the 900 pro.
viied for by Congress. last TIner-a2d that Us II was
hoped aud expected Tia, Congress wnad provide lands to
meet those uanty cla e drsIEs4 the Information ask.
ed iOr in Tie ycs1itinn, which, xarH rccIyed Mr. IL.
would tansi:,t 10 OF one mebers III Congress
On MOTION 81 blr NrIcEEn, te Committee oi alil'la
Laws instructed To enquire into The e1Pecsney o5iir
crrasing the pay Of musicians.
Mr. SMITH OF FaunuIr presented petition of citizens
Of the Of UppcrviuY, asking Tor appropriation
from the Literary Fund, aid in erecting buildings for
Literary Institutions in said town-AlsU, prtItiun Of
ole: clzsns Of Fausurs, praying The passage OF law
excluding 'rr prrsono ui c"uur from the Stale; aud that
such after Tue first o January lr3. shall be
subject to pm1lis sale TOR the benefit VI the Literary
Fund.
AI-3EMARLE CONTESTED ELECTION
Mr.. HOFFMAN from the Committee of Privileges and
Elections, presented the following Repor, upon the pc
t,ti"n of Ale xandcr Rivcs and Thos j. Randolph,
testing the elections Of Thos. '" GilmcE and Valentine
W. SUutaI, DseIatcs tioai the cHuniy 81 Ai6eILIirie
The Committee Of PRIVILEGES and Elections, to whom
referred ihe petitions OF AexapdeI Riycs and +
j. Randolph, with the accompanying documents, COR.
testing the election of Tonas w. GlIner and Sulen.
tine w. SonthalI, delegates feluIned from Tie county
OF Albena:ls ihe present General Assembly, have
had the under considerations, and have agreed 10
the following Hrport:
From examination Of The poll books Of said coon-
ty, it appears 10 Your committee that at The close OF tho
election the polls stood thus:
For ThO.aas w. GlImrr .............. Gj9 votes
NasntiHe W. SONthall, .......... G30
h-xLuder Gvss. ................. O10
Thomas J. kan5o phi, --........... 633
Alexander Rivss challenged On The poll OF Thomas
W. Gner liz votes, and on the Poll ol falehIiHe ".
Sou,lla III.
Thomas j. Randolph challenged on the poll o! Tho
w. Gilicr, Iii votes, aud On the poll " '. W.
Sou:ha no.
Thomas w. Giln,er challenged on the poll Of Als1an-
der Rycs lOS votes and the poll ol Thomas j. Kan
duIph ING
Valentine W. SouhalI challenged the pol! Of Alex
andr Ryes l09 Votes, and the poll Of Thos j. Ran
doIph lO1.
Thos W. Gilmers poll, as above, .............. Cos
From ~ bic drduct illegal votes admitted, so
decided by The committee, ................... a.
GA
To which add votes transferred from the back Of
lhe poll, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Making OF legal votes, OH
Valentine w S0uthalls poll as above .......... 60
From which dednct illegal vutes admitted, SO de-
cted by the committee, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. az
GIU
To which add votes transferred from the back OF .
the poll, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Making of legal votes, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS c c,o
Alexander RIves poll as above, ......'.- oso
From which dcduc, illegal votes admitted or SO de-
cided by the committee, ............---.-.' o%
pao,,;,;nr ,.r,, v,tes 5W
Thos J. Randolph's polt a.above, ............ O3o
From which deduct illegal votes, admitted or so
decided by the committee, ...".......... %
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