Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-31

Resoved, That the Select Committee in regard to the
increase Of salaries of certain public officers be instruct
ed enquire into the exPed'rncy OF increasing The So
larry Of the Clerk Of The Council &c.
On Mr. FLoops motion,
Resotrea, That the Committee Agriculture and
Manufactures enquire into the eSpedIency Of ncorpo-
rating the Phys!c Springs Company in the county OF
Buckingham
On Mr.. McCossELL's motion,
Ecs0iued That the COMMITTEE on Courts OF Justice
be directed 10 enquire INTO ths expediency OF amend
ing the law, IS TO permit Judgments to lie entered
against one or more of joint Defendants
On MIR. RATCLIFrE'S motion,
HGS0t1ed, That The Committee on Court' oil Juslce
be instructed 10 enquire into the expectancy OF limiting
The collection Of Shers and Clerks fee bills, 70 The term
OF five years.
On Mr.. Boards motion,
ReSaLcG!. That the Committee Of Propositions and
GTlevanucsLe nsrhcied 10 inquire into the expedency
Of establishing ferry the Ohio River from the
lands Ut Alexander II. Crcel IN the county Of Wood,
&c.
On MIR. Boris NOTION
R'Sorcd, That leave be given 10 bring in bill to
amend the act Incorporating the Virginia Towing Com
pany.
MIR SEYMOUR submitted the following report: " The
Committee of Propositions and Grievances have, accord.
ing 10 order, had under consideration the petition anu
aCcompany documents of sundry citizens OF the conn'
lies Of monongaia and Harrison, praying that an act
may pass, forming and organizing new county, out OF
parls OF said countless according 10 certain boundaries
in the documents Neutrality-suspicious. with the several
memorials demonstrating against the same to them re-
Whercupon ReSOired as the opinion If this Com
miuce That the prayer Of said petition be rejected tor
nsuiicency of notice, nusmuch il does not appear,
that the notice was flied upa the Court'hont G0or o!
either Of sgld counties at any one "Court or that
"remained there day during The sitting OF any
Court or term" Laid upon The table.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Petitions were presen.ed:-By Mr.. STEruESsoS, from
G. w. Newton and others, praying The passage Of law
prohibiting the sale of spirits, NC within certain dis
lance religions assemblies-also, from Jas q. West,
praying for appropriation for money expended by him.
in the construction Of the road from the Pennsy Ivania
line TO blddebourne in the county OF Tyler, as author
lied by an act passed March %, ls3l-By MIR SHANKE~
two petition FRI sundfy citizens of Butetourt county
praying for the construction on Stale account OF l
road from tie turnpike line 10 the town Of Buchanan on
James River-By Mr.. Chaplain. from Sarah FIliIngf
and Others praying the passage of an act authorizing
the sale Of certain real prOperty-By Mr. lEREi, from
certain citizens of Northampton praying the LcglsiaureI
10 release Joseph Scgar from he penalties OF the Anu
Duellng actao petition % the same effect from The"
citizens of EIzabe ;h city county presented by Mr.. SER
vASr-and similar petition from citizens Of The Borough
orNoloIk, presented by Mt CuSNwGHAM-B MIR SER
yAsT from citizens Of Elizabeth Cly county, in relation
to The destruction Of oysters in the waters OF that com
ty-By Mr.. TAKR, mem 2ral from the Holidays Cove
Turnpike Company, for increase u the copal stock
Of the company &c.-Af2trom The citizens c! Wells.
burg praying act 10 aepd the stveTa acs incorpo'
rating that town-By Mr. SMITH Of hanawha from sun
dry citizens Of Cahe kauawha and Mason, for Tie in
corporation Of Joint stock company ocOns'ructa Turn.
pike road, from some pc int on The hanawha Turnpike
road to lannansvilIe in the county Of Cahell-By Mr.
PLYTcN, petition from J"hn Shepard, praying tie line
between the counties of Roanoke and Boteourt may
be 50 changed as ircIuGe him within the county OF
Reconsideration sundry citizens o Buchanan ana us
vicinity praying line OF Inc capital oil the BIancn
Bank OF Virginia at Buchanan or The establishment "i
a Branch OF some other banking institution at that
place Also from sundry citizens OF BoetouT praying
for The construction Of Railroad on State account from
The Tennessee line to Buchn mainly Mr. bArLy from
Thomas Und'rh'll for char &c in the law establishing
Z ferry from Pungo;raTue in Accoinac Co TO NnTio"-
Also iiom sGndry citizens Of ACComac, pIaying The
passage Of law to prohibit the hauling ol selirs ~
iha, county from the lsl Of Ri till The lS September
By Mir. fIEBY, from sundry citizens OF Northampton,
PRAYING tia! separate elecIt be authorized at rank
ton in The house now occupied by John Betol-By
Mr. BORIS memorial from certain inspectors praying
the passage Ct law, Increasing the compensation now
allowed for the inspection by lawAnd also, memorial
Of Mrs Abigail Mayo. asking for IN increase ct tolls on
aiayos B.iGrc.-Reprred 90 the several Committees.
PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr.. FEH4ELE called up The resolutions, "hich were
laid the table Yesterday in relation to The fnac
Lau!s-when HIr TYLER to say, that in order TO
remove the doubts Of certain gentlemen concerning
these resolutions and in spirit of compromise, he IN
tended hereafter 10 submit oiuion which he reaa as
T %'s,-, ,,,,r.,,.s Tim, hx ,be e,,eyoiD, ,eso.
<luUns urging The distribution nt the proceeds OF The
~sfcs Of Tie public lands this eUeral Assembly doth
ot mean in any event to inn'e or disturb The aci o.
Conrrcss pass iIe % of March, 1893 for the sett'e3
menl of The Tariff, commonly called tie Compromise
Act; bat. the contrary hereby declares and rel
solves, that the said Compromise Act, should be heA
sacred and inv,olaie.
The cuas,un then came on uion the adoption of TIE
q Rcsnu,nn last prcpos ii by the Select Committee
- he debate then went Oh, 4. son'e engFh MeSsrs
D,ISGirgIFLD TuSsILaLL, and STUART, al! dehned
their POSITIONS.
Mr. DopMAy then rose to propose rev modification,
Of the Resolutions So to reconsider The Res"IniiIE
already adopted. and amend .lsm, as well as amendS
others by Inserting the rds RsSa'rcd ny ms b}Hch
of Che General Assembly, instead OF Reso ped by the
Grreral A,semby'-so us to make them separate. in
stead o iont resolutions MI u coniended, that THIS
had bee made party qaesto o. ana nc HAD no i.ea Of
sending them up TO The Senate where they would oe re
;.ctrd He SAID, if aey wished to recommend primer
s Of Distributor, they might 1rIng IN resolutions Q!
Their ;, 49,,
MIR Srr,rr hoped the gen cmsa from Rorkb'dgc
would Withdraw his pronnsir on'-iic nope" tle pGu'
lions would pass this body he Tor one was wiling
Io 1hro;y the responsibility up' N the Senate.
Mr. DrRmAS refused 10 wI ndra" his anne ndmen'; ana
said if nobody else would opor II, he would stll al
here 10 j,-!Ie made alluslon to remark IN The
Richmond ENQUIRER, 10 Il couie oi lie Senate upon
this sutjrct.
Mr. Nay opposed the mot On de asked what weight
these resolutions would Ina: e. IT they were oy passed
v one branch Of the Legs AZURE For one lie was Will
nc ucon subject Of such d5ep importance, 10 trust |"
he pa,1iosm uf the Senan d; and If he were sure
tina, they would reject then' hs would still send the re-
solutions to the Senate Of Tie courtesy and respect
yhich were due to that br inch Of The Legislature.
Mr. VryaELE declared he was not ready To declare
n,Ity var against that br anch Of the Legislature lie
s,d !, was now obvious, tina, gentlemen, II they could
no, gel money, anxi Gus 10 get men-lo make ms
marty measure by pass x the resolutions themselves,
d briro their disru 81 Of the Senate. He considered
the nrcposon as illi',era one towards the Senate
MIR BORIS argued in behalf Of Mr. DoRMANs pro.
pcsitior: and replied to Messrs VESAELE and MAY
fIo stated that if the resolutions were passed ny ms
u,.o ,hay would have their eiftc, at Washington
lri if thew were sent up to the Senate they would be
srLcrri He ns. If this llause did not represent lie
Dro,r Of Virginia. and whether these resolutions we're
moi 10 have their effect, by ccng Tic wishes and sen.
tircr's ~! The pe"Pc. .,
Mr. Krxxrr Supported the proposon-and said no
lime was to he Lost, the Graduation G' was now be-
fore the H. of Representatives., as 1t had aI;'Hay Pas''"
The SrEl,c.