Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-14
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nine bundled and hry'u Thousand lwo hundred and
thiriY seven d,rrs lr;y. iuur the first quarterly
payment uI which vii lie made at The Bank, |" Which
the enclosed transfer drafts a"unng IN all I" seven
bundled and l!!irtyt huuan eight hundred ana he
duIlars, thirty three cents directed, Upon your exc
cutting DUPLICATE receipts ag7rraby to The enclosed lo!,
10 II, for Tie suIn recclTrd li,r'lr3il
AN, sir, very respectfully.
Your OBJ scrvt,
LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary RI hhs Treasury.
To the Treasurer Of the Commonwealth CT Virginia.
Whereupnn. rx.cutpd duplicate receipts agresab!y TO
the form prescribed and delivered them, as oirrc'rd to
the Eank Of Virginia, at the time Of presenting The as
fer drafts iar pHymineut
The dra5 promptly honored, anu nave Falu
the money into The public Treasury as directed W law.
YSgur ohcd;l sev't
l. BUHFOOT,
Treasury Commonwealth Va
On motion Of alr. DoRAAs, the communication vas
laid OIL the table.
PuNIIATAE CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mr. ScoTT presented the following resolution, accom-.
panied with explanatory remarks:
RcS0rcd, That The Committee Of Privileges md Eiec-
ton. ~ whoa referred the memorial nj iirnfy l.
Hopkins, rnplaning oil the undue election Of William
&. Scott Of tie county CT Powhataa be and they are
hrrhy instructed making out report on The coolest
ed election fer that county, report all votes on winch
recons!deraors took place they first Gscl Led
By The said Committee bri'ire they rec"nsidred
bei and ANIMATED debate occurred on the question
OF adopting The above resolution, in which McsSs Scott
Moore. Mallory, atkins, Jrssrc Chapman and flar
grave took ;art-Gamd which will Lc reported hereafter
WHEN, mnlion Of Mr.. Chapman, the resolution vas
laid or the table.
On motion Of Mr. WooLFoLK, tie lloise tuck up the
bill reported by select committee, to lx Tie Tin" fol-
the commencement 81 the term ct u.!cc vi lc G"VrI
nor al hi. Commonwealth.
Mr. CErrcmrIELb mn"ed the lnt Finite pos p2rcnenl
ni liir ball. aud brI discussion occurred, IN which
Mrssrs Booker. Cruchrld Fisher, HarI i:on and Stan
md ted when MIR e. Withdrew lis and
tie bill ordered to Gc c;igrusslt.
On motion oil M: COLLIER,
The House adjourned.
Fyiday, january Is. lSJ7.
JAS. ii. Cox, Esq: delegate rlec'rd from Chester
field, 10 supply the vacancy "ccISI"ned by the reSgna
tan ot " m. X. J"ln5on Esq, appeared and took bis
seat.
A message was received from the Senate sitting that
they hare passed The bills entitled act fixing the
school quotas O.! the counties of Lcwis Nciul:S, and
Draxlnn;" IAN net autor!sing The Clerk Of L"udon
county to deliver Ihos II. Luckclt The original will
Ut his father, and " ACT 10 authorize two separate
elections III The county Of Madison.
They have also passed the bills entitled san act 10 III.
corporate the Trustees OF the Female C,rgatr lnsl
,u'r end San act to incorporate the AcInGa Gold Nj.
ming Company, with amendments, in which they re-
q%csl the concurrence ut the liiuSs u. Dc'"gatcs
MORGAN CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mir PE:DIEToH. from the Committee OF Privileges
and Elections, made The following report:
The Committee Of Privileges and Elections have, -.
cprding 10 order, had under consideration tie ne;nora!
OF Isaiah Bnck, charging par!iaIty, corruption and He
gaiy, in conducting the election in Morgan county IN
Ap last, am! praying That the may b. SIT ase-
cad haze The following resolution ticTenpon
Ersyrcd, tic op"i1n q his committee, That the
returned .cnbrr duly elected. and IS entitled 10 his
dr!sale rn the county 81 Morgan III the pre-
sent General Assembly.
The House coucured in the resolution Of the Commit
tee.
On motion Of Mr. CIAraiN the Committee Of Reads,
&C. Instructed 10 inquire into the rHFed:ency Of
liz" road
The Mddl. and Prices Mouniain-(now tic pvuimry Of
the aDIGrallli.)
On nn,iou of AIR. GaRLASD the Committee O! Agri.
culture. &c Instructed ~ inquire IlO The eXprGI-
ency increasing the salary Of Tie inspectors OF tpbac-
ca The ui CarkSvi"; aso: Of allowing III" Owners
Of warehouses in GAINESVILLE ana Far.nv'iie tie same
rate oi storage allowed To- tie owners ui such
ware houses IN other upland markets.
On mut.oa Of Mr. SEGAR, the Committee of PROPOSE
tnns, &c instructed TO inquire into the justice and
cxpcdcncy Of increasing the coircIsat;onD r clerks
Of the several any Of the committees Of Ihis house.
On motion OF MIR. JESSE, the Committee o. P.ir!e-
Ccs and Elections instructed inquire the
cx"drncy Of amending the eli c;Ion law relation 10
contested elections.
Mr.. HAHasox presented other documents bearing
upon the OF inquiry IN relation to Judge Duncan;
which, on his motion, ordered /" he printed
Petitions pesrnrd-Ly Mr. bits III citizens OF
Icnco 70! precinct cecons-by Mr. Williams, of CT,
tzens Of Prince William asking that the elections for
that congressional district may be held the same day
by MIR. Peter, at thp President and Directors Of The
Smi!hhrld, Charlespwn and Ha.prr's Ferry Turnpike
Company, asking the payment u! debt dGe b. the
Company tn contractors who made portions =! the rDad
by Mr.. Almond. document in relation To the pcli.
tons of citizens of Shenandoah and Rocking ham
ties, in behalf Of the formation of a county Of
said counl:csby Mir. Powell, Of citizens Of Amherst,
asking the incorporation Of company 10 construct 4
turnpike from yncburg, by way If Prd"rs Mills, to
the ButaIn Springs in Amlrrst-ty Mr.. Smith OF Fred
crick Of citizens Of said county, asking appTopa.
ton Of part of The surplus to construct Macadamzcd
road from Winchester 10 liarrsnrHurg.
THE GOVERNORS TERM.
On molten Of Mr.. WooLroLx Tie House tool; ZIP the
bill xing the Time fer the commencement of the term
of the Governors Office.
Mr. AvSris moved to Gil the blank with the 1T Of
Frhrnary; which molten prevailed by Of 80 TO 90.
The bill being then upon its passage, MIR. SrASARD
spoke al some length oga:n:t The rorrity ofs passage
Alessrs BArLY Of \ MALLORY. AiooEE, WucnER.
and Boris, also opposed its passage.
The bill was supported by hle<srs. Go0KEH. FISHER.
RAHDoIrm and NnoLFoLKj and tie vote bring taken,
was decided in the negative, by the following vote:
Jprs-alcssrs Rivcs Randolph Layne, Wiley, Pow.
ell Byrd. Bland, Turnbu Anstin, Booker, NJ Al!isler,
Samuel Of G., Rchard<on Cox Of G., Carson, Hill:
Vaughan. Strange, Dcskins, Robinson, Hale Of g.,
Cox Of G. Spencer Ednuals IF Halifax. Taylor Nix
on CionsIal Harrison, Shnn, Wright, Sandwich Cul-
Ter. Anderson, Marshall Of L., Newman, iIndg:ns,
Fisher, Rogers, Gnramd Wiley, Coopcr, II CanIry
johnston Brown, Alexander. Wonlfolk, Almond, Coy,
Fairfax. Ycnablr Stands, Mole Cooes lessee, Specr,
Bare, Rinkcr, Davis, Ripley, Slangrr-GO
.Nocs-Mrssrs. Banks, (Speakrr,j B,yIy Of a., Pon.
son, Stuart Harper Gosgn, CnmpbelI sno!srass, Nc
MILAN, Mallory Wills Whers, Christian. Wilson ciC
Servant, Hunter, Ball. Marshal! of F.. Edmnnds "l F.,
Dickinson Hale of F., Woods, Smith Of F, Smith Of
g., Watkins Smith Of Gr Sloan, Mullen, Bolts, Alar
lin, Smith of Isle of Wight, McCanjisb Davenport,
Peter, Donay. Carter, Lucke' Brnden. Beard, Chap
man, Benton, Murdaueh C"oke. Srgar, Fitzgerald, Bra
dy, Witchcr, Tunsall. Scott, HUBBARD, Williams, Ray
n,ond, PeaLleton Dorman, MnoTe, Butts, honcu.r,
Hargrave, Gillespie, Jett, Sannels Of w Cunning ham,
May, Stanard-64. ...
POWnATAS CONTESTED ELECTION
MIR SCorr moved 10 take the resolution offered by
by him yesterday which being agreed In, Mr. Scott ask
cd lravc 10 Withdraw the saL resolution and signed