Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-19

any, which i; proper afford hcm and that they al
inquire bow far the issue of bills and under
FIVE dollars will have tendency to prevent promote
such suspension in future.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH of |. of W., Rrso'rcd
That the Committee Agriculture, &c, inquire into
the cxpcdiency of repeating all the laws providing for
the inspection of tobacco
mir. SMITH stated, that if there other in
duccment for such enquiry one would be found IN
the risks, which the Commonwealth now incurred. III
the Tobacco burnt in her Warehouses she was liable
for the loss Now, he understood that II occurred at
particular Of The year. that tobacco 10 the amount
of million Of dollars sometimes stored away IN
the Warehouses al Richmond
On motion of Mr.. RogrETS, Resolrcd That the
Committee Roads, &c., inquire into the cXpcdiency
of Incorporating Company in the County of Princess
Anne 10 cut Canal from kcmpsvIllc on the Eliza
beth River, to Thuesdens Bridge, some point near
it on the Iynnhavcn River.
Also, RHso'red, That the same Committee inquire
into the cxpcdency of Incorporating Company, to be
called the Princess Anne Canal Company, To cut
Canal in that County from Elizabeth River to North
River ard TO clean out and remove instructions in the
sad Rivers, by the act passed February
Goth, 1879
On motion of Mr.. MAY, Reso'red, That the Com
mittcc reads, &c, inquire into The expcdcncy of
increasing the tolls OF the Petersburg Rail Road Com
pany.
On mot IN of Mr.. Bro,prs, RcSoired That the Com
mcc for Courts OF Justice inquire into the expcdIen
cy of amending the 10Th section of the ac to pro-
vide for the opening and repair of the public roads in
this Common wealth, passed March Sd, 1885, as to re-
quirc that majority of all the acting justices of the
County be present when order is made for building
any bridge causeway Tor which levy on the tlthes
of the County is 10 b. made.
On motion of Mr.. POWELL, ReSoired, That the Com
ntce of Courts of Justice inquire into the expedlen
cy Of cnucting law regulating the commission to be
allowed commissioners appointed by the Chancery
Courts of this Commonwealth for the sale of real and
personal estate, in order that the compensation through
out the State may be uniform.
On motion of Mr. JACKSON of Wood, RcsoIrcd, That
the Committee Of Courts of Justice inquire into the OK
pcdicncy of authorizing the dispositions OF witnesses TO
be taken in where the witnesses may not reside
III the county where the suit is pending in which they
may be summoned.
On motion of Mr. ScoTT Of Fauquer, Resolred, That
the Committee Of Courts of Justice inquire into the OK
pedicncv of amending the law concerning bail in cis
eases, and providing by law for the registry Of Judg
ments and DEGREES i'll certain cases.
Petitions were prcscntcd-By Mr.. VESApLE, from
Nathaniel Penck and others, praying that the Apo
mattox River from Moron's Mill 10 Planters Town be
declared a lawful fcnce-By Mr.. TAYLOR of Halifax
from the Trustees oflhc Halifax Academy, praying an
amendment to the act incorporating that Academy
By Mr. RoBEErsoS, from Fleming James and oFrfs,
pravne the incorporation Of the Mercantile Library
Association Of the City of R:chmond-By Mr.. CoSS,
from sunrv citizens of SHENANDOAH for an amendment
10 the law providing for the appointment OF flour IN
spcctors--Bv. Mr. WADE of Montgomery, to change
the time of holding the quarterly Courts OF Pulaski,
and also petition for change in the location OF the
Court House of Pulaski-Bv MIR. BYRD, additional
memorial from Winchester for certain changes in the
Charter of the Town-By Mr.. WALDEN, from John |
Peyon, r of Rappahannock, praying to have refunded
to him the amount of fine imposed upon hun by the
Circuit Superior Court Of that County5-By Mr.. MTcI
rLL from Howell Robinson of Bedford, for divorce
from his wife and also petition from the wife for
divorce from her husband Howell! Robinson.
COMMISSIONERS or TIE REVENUE
On motion of Mr.. DoKMAS, the House took up the
.I,,.r In
mode Of asccraining the taxable property within the
Commonwealth, and Of collecting the public revenue:
which BILL being read the second time, was amended in
several clauses.
Upon the clause relating to the Office of commission
or being held By justices of the peace, some debate
sprung up
Several members resisted the reduction in the num-
Der Of commissioners proposed by the bill in their re-
specve counties; among these, were Mcssrs BYRD of
Frederick, and CLAYToS OF Mnnongalia.
Mr. DoRMAS moved TO add to the 9Th section the fol-
lowing words:
"Nor shall any justice OF the peace be appointed com
missioner of the revenue if ans other just shall have
held the Office in the district county Cor the year
next preceding, unless such previous incumbent shall
! have died or removed from the Cnmmonw calth.
This amendment opposed by Mcssrs. ALDERsoS
and SrErmExsos and supported by Mcssrs. CRrron-
FIELD, DORIAN, GREGORY and FoSTAISE.
Mr. BAYLy moved to strike out all after the word
arevenue, and insert qualification, as to make the
clause rcad-Nor shall any justice of the peace be ap-
pointed commissioner of the revenue unless be to
appoint a justice already holding The clfce.
This amendment supported by Alessrs BAYLY
and GREGORY and opposed by Messrs. CErTcHriELD,
RIDLEY, FoSTAINE and EESABLE.
Mr. SMITH Of l. of w. read an amendment, which
he preferred.
Mr. BANKS asked the ayes and noes on Mr. BaYLY's
amendment to the amendment, which taken, and
the amendment decided in the negative. as iol-
lows:
7rs-Messrs Bayly, Croppcr, Cnbell, Powell, Hale,
King, Gregory, Wright, Tayloe of X. g., Lipscomb,
Banks, Scott of NJ, Smith of NJ. Il j., NJ Council,
Hdcn Aleshre, Robertson-l7
.vous-Mcssrs Gilmer, Speaker Souhall, Carpen-
ter Cue, Stuart, Lockrldgc, Burwcll of b., Mitch
ell MYERS of b. Hunter, Hannah, Jackson of B. d
L., Meredith, Hasklns, Kyle, Flood Thornburg, Toer,
Corbn Coleman, Cox, Bnrwell of G. 4 W., Broadus,
Wilson, Wh;tworh Crafford, Roane Scott of F., Al
derson, Payne, Howell, Wade Of F., Baker, Byrd,
smith of G., Gucrran Carroll, Erskinc, Butts, Tay
Tor of r., Clarke of H., Gibson Allen of H.. Seymour,
Lee, Armstrong, VI Rae Hamlet, Smith of J. of W.,
Warrington, Kennedy, Reynolds Fontane, Tayloc of
| t. & r. Ewing Lawson, Beard Ramey, Harrison,
Orran, TAYLOR Of NJ & NJ, Goode, Clayton, Evans,
Wade of ~ & P, Myers of IL, Hedges Masse,
Watts, Eheridgc, VERIFY Hudna, Fitzgerald, iilner,
Nav, Tunstall, Keen, Taman, Carroll, Venahlc, Ro-
bcris, Heath, Radcliffe, Sturm, Walden, Snyder, Ley
burn, Dorman, Smith of Rockingham, Shipman, Smith
of CULLEN, Conn, Bare, Griever. Ridley, Crutch-
field Fltzhugh Clarke of s. Prince, Spots, Stephen
son. Goodson, Walker, Jackson of W., Stanger-lO6
The question then REQUIRED on the amendment pro-
posed BY Mr. Dorman which taken by ayes and
noes, ION motion of Mr. Stephenson0 and decided in
the affirmative by the following vote
qgs-NIessrs. Gilmer (Speaker0 Bayly, Croppcr,
Southan, Carpenter, Cabcll, MCue, Stuart Lock
ridge Burwel of Bedford Mitchell, Myers of B., Kyle
Flood Tolcr, Corbn, Burwe of &. & W., Broodus
Wilson Roane Powell, Scott of F.. Howell, Wade OF
F. Baker, Byrd, King, Smith Of G., Guerrant, Carroll
Erskinc Butts, Taylor of H.. Clark Of H., Gibson,
Allen of H., Lee, Armstrong. NJ Rae Smith OIL: of W.
Gregory, Worthington, Wright, Tnyloc of k George,
Fontanc, Lawson, Beard, Ramey, Harrison, Lips
comb Orean, Banks, Scott, Taylor of NJ u NJ, Smith
of NJ d j., Evans, Chapman, Wade of NJ. & Pulaski,
Hodges, Massie Watts, Etheridgc, VERIFY NJ Conncll
Iliden, Alcshirc, Hnrr, May, Keen, Talman, Carroll
Venabe, Roberts, Walden, Robertson, Snyder, Ley
purn Dorman Smith of Rockingham, Shipman, Gull
len, Conn, Griever, Crutchfeld, Spotts Walker, Jack