Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-22

more particularly the duties of the Superintendent Of
Public Edlfces, and of the Door keeper of the Ca
pitol.
Mr.. characterization of JamessM. Martin, asking
to be divorced from his wife.
Mr.. STANDARDIZATION of John Peyten, jr., of Rap
pahannock county, praying to have refunded him from
the Public Treasury the amount of fine imposed upon
him by the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chan
Gerry for said county.
MIR. MAY-Pettion of citizens Of the town of Peters
burg for Incorporating gas light company in that town.
which ordered to be referred to the committee
Agriculture and Manufactures
BATH CONTESTED ELECTION
On motion of MIR. STErnESsos of Tyler the report Of
the Committee of Elections upon the contest from Bath,
was made the order of the day for Monday next
On motion of Mr.. DognAS, the House agreed to meet
at u o'clock Monday.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills read third time and passed:
To authorize separate election at the mill of Geo.
Price, in the county of Page.
Making appropriations for certain repairs to the CAPT
tol.
To authorize separate election at the House of Is
rael Brown, in the county of Nicholas
To authorize separate election at Meneiees store,
in the county of Fouquier.
Concerning the granting of wrts of supersedeas.
Releasing to Richard Bassctt, the Commonwealth S
right to n lot of land in the city of Williamsburg
The report Of the Committee of Courts of Justice,
that is pedent to require the officers conducting
derict district, to meet at Winchester to compare the
polls of their respective election Districts read and
agreed 10 by the House.
The same committee also reported against the petit
ton of John W. Hunncut, asking to be excused from
the payment of fine imposed by the Court OF Surry.
On Mr. WARnEs's notion the Report was recommit-
ted on the ground that he had further evidence 10 pro-
duce.
A report from the Committee of Propositions and
Grievances upon petition from Charlotte, tor pre-
yhat, 10
grant the prayer of the petition taken up and read
Mr. TAYLOR Of Halifax moved to amend the resolu-
ton, by striking therefrom the words be rejected,
and inserting in lieu thereof the words sis reasonable.
He thought that the House ought to grant the prayer
of the petitioners was he believed, the first instance
of refusal to grant precinct election. The petition
signed BY two hundred Of the people OF that county
and they asked for this precinct election because
nf them were at the distance Of sixteen miles from the
Court house, and creek which interviewed, in bad wea
ther, rose so high to be utterly impossible.
| Mr.. CARDwELL hoped the House would not adopt
the amendment, There was no necessity for granting
the prayer of the petitioners. lie did not believe tina,
any of the parties who sought to be benefited lived
more than 10 ~ miles from the Court House, and
the creek had prevented any Of them going there
| to vote.
Messrs DAGSEY, SMITH and RIDLEY supported the
amendment
| Mr. DoRaas should vote against THE was opposed
to the granting of precinct elections, unless the obsta
! Giles 10 parties gong 10 vote were very great.
| The question "that the amendment be adopted was
then put.
.4Gs-Messrs. southall, (speaker) Chopper, Bayy,
Carpenter, NJ Cue, Byrd Hannah, Jackson, Burwell Of
c. and W, Vaughan, Cotton, Sangstcr, NJ Lnughln
Deskns Wood, Gather, Johnston, Erskine Butts, Tay-
Tor of Halifax, Clarke Thompson, Lee, Smith of Isle
of Wight Davis, Dabney, liaburn, Ballard Marshal
Of L., Booton, Caldwell, Diggs, Bryan, Goode, Boyd
Clayton, Tanzey, Chapman, Wade, orrck, VERIFY, Fitz
gerald, M'Pherson, Hner, May, Burner, Brown OF
Preston, Heath, Radcliffe, Strother, snIder Smith OF
Rockngha Shipman, Cowan, Bevins, Conn, Will
liams TAFT Ridley, Fitzhugh, Warren, Prince, Spots
GoodsOn Walker, Fnltonm73
Messrs. Coles, Wiley, Burwcll of Bedford,
vandoren, Fryatt, Kyle, Flood, Coleman, Cardwell,
Broadus Irving Roane, Scott, Marshall of r., Payne,
Woods, Hale, Smith of G., Wilkinson, Vance, Odcll,
Mullen, M'Rac, Hamlet, Gregory, Stephenson,
Worthington Tayloe of King George, Tayloe of l.. u
r., Beard, Ramey, Harrel, Brown Of Nelson, Taylor
of n. B., E,herdge, Smith of ~ Hiden, Cheathan',
Keen, Porter, Burke, Dey Elliott, Dorman, Crutch-
field, Stephenson of T., Stephenson of VIZ.
On motion of Mr.. CHAPMAs, the House adjourned