Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-11
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.Nonday, February 10
j On Mr DaRMaS, motion, ReSoieed, That The Com.
nee OF Finance inquire what compensation (;f an:)
the First Auditor IS entitled to- for extra services IA
compiling and preparing for this General Assembly the
various Acts of Assembly in relation to the revenue
lays, and concerning taxes on licences 10 ordinances and
other subjects.
/ On Mr.. LEES motion, Reso'red, Tha, the Commit.
tee OF Courts of Justice inquire into the expediency Of
providing by law fo- change of the venue in cases Of
foTcibic and unlawful entry and unlawful dctinuc.
i On Mr.. SEYMorEs motion, the Committee o.. Roads
was discharged from the further consideration of the
4 counter memorial Of John Barr & Co., in opposition TO
the increase of the tolls on the James River and Tucx
ahoe Railroad.
i On alr. SPOTS motion, Rcsolecd That The Com.
mtire OF Propositions and Grievances be instructed -
inquire into the expedency OF Incorporating the town
oil Je!fersonril!c IN the county Of Tazewe
/ On motion Of Mr.. BURwELL Of Bedford. acso;rs2
That leave be gwen TO bring in bill to amend the
| charter OF the Bedford Savings Ba..! al Liberty
Mt GREGORY presented the annual Renort Of tho
Board o! Directors Of the Lanat Asylum in the city
Of WilliamsbuTg-!aia the table and ordered :; 30
printed
Tie cngrossed bill to establish an .An-icnl,,.r,,
Boaru," "as on motion CT Mr. Scurn .LI ca,l.J a.
The bill provides that there shall be a baru 81 or.
culture 10 consist Of members II &c appointed r.,:-
ally by the Executive, Of whom two shall be select
from each ofthr foui d:2ons C Ike State rs snccfcd
n he 2nd section Of the Srd article Of tie Constitution
Tor The apporonment OF representation ia tbs IssG
Of Delegates
1t shall be the duty Of the Board r.cscn, annually
to the Legislature genera! view Of he condition of
Agriculture IN the State, and ali Information, which
may be likely to promote the Interests of Agriculture
! ihe Board sail mold one session annually OF not
more than - daysThc first meeting - nc he IL or the
lst Monday IN December next in the oil; Vi Richmond
The compensation OF the merG"-3 oiic Board shall be
the as that allowed 10 members o, the General
| Assc ably, in mileage ard per diem.
| Mr. Armstrong demanded the ayes and no"s
Mr. STEPHENSON opposed the bill, on the ground thn,
the House had rig; establish beard to aid
ground That Tie bill increased Executive patronage -
which, whether S,a- Or Federal he was opposed.
| Messrs. SouluAL:, DoKNAX, HoRERrso. and AlLfy
warmly supported the BILL due the great anrcu!.
tura Interests of the State, which wanted and had ne
received the fostering of the General Assem-.
! biz.
| NJ. BrG" Ell Of b. opposed the bill He 'hcucht
it would prove wholly incilicicn producing tn" OBJ
/ lccts desired. The reports oil the Board would BE-
con.ided 10 few, and would never reach the rre.t
mass of the people The bill, therefore, would cause
useless expenditure of the pubic roner. NJ. y
spoke in hI,' COMMUNICATION Of the voluntary
tons Of agricultural gentlemen Tor the promotion of
agriculture, and anticipated from their abors much
more important and substantial benefits 10 agriculture,
than from any such measure that contemplated By
the BILL
Mr.. VESARLE supported the bill. He explained the
many unsuccessful efforts which have heretofore hcaa
much valuable information from the proposed bill.
Mr.. SMITH of L. OF W. opposed the bill very warm.
", and at length he regarded the scheme as pretty
much OF humbug, and designed crafty the Office.
holding and otice-hunng class.
Mr.. FoSrAIxE and Mr. CscgcurIELD supported and
NJ. RIDLEY opposed the bill.
The bill passed by ayes ana noes follows
.3yeS-Messrs. Gilmer (Spe.ker,) Sout!-.:, ,rond.
Cabc! NJ Cue, Smart, Lockr.dgc, MITCHELL Myers of
b., Hannah, Mcmillan Flood, Fox, CnIGwtll Pprycu
of Z. & w. Wilson, Cranord, Roaac, blarshn!!, AZ
derson PAYNE, Baker Byrd, Gucrrant Erskinc Clarke
Of H., Seymour, icRae Hamlet, Worthingon, Ken.
needy, Reynolds, Taylor Of King George, Fontaine,
1'ayloc of L. Z R., Lawson, Ramcy, Caldwell rayl.:
of NJ IL NJ, Baskerville, Goode, Chapman, " adc Of
NJ s. P, Hodges, Massie, Allyn of \. B. Watts,
Hudnall, Fitzgerald, Mcconnell, Iden niner, Kcen,
1a!lman, Micnaux, Vcnablc Roberts, Robertson, Ley
burn, Dorman, Smith Of Russell. Cru,ciield clarke
Of s. Walker, and Jackson-G5.
Nays-Messrs. Croppcr, Carpenter, Burwc!! OF b.,
Jackson Of Is. & L., Meredith, Haskino, k,e, i.orn-
burg, Toler, Broadus, Powell, Howell Hale Of r, We
Of F. King, Butts. Gibson, Allen OF ii Lee, Am
Harrison, Organ Banks, Smith of NJ. & j., Clnyya.
Myers of NJ, VERIFY, Aeshire, Tunsta, Carroll # p,
Heath, Radcliffe, Sturm, Walden, Snyder Smith ..
Rockingham, Shipman, Quien, Conn, Bare, Groevor
Ridley, Fitzhugh, SPOTS, Stephenson, Gcodso", San
gcr-5l.
Petitions were prcsented-By Mr. LEE, of Cit gems
nf Harrison, for Saving Inst'tu'ion-By Mr. Won.
1n>Grox of four Citizens Of Jefferson Co PRAYING the
establishment cf public dspo, on the line Of tic Hati
more and Ohio Railroad, al or neac "Od FurT4cc-
By Mr WALKER, Of Mr.. Courtney, p:ayinI the pas
sage Of law TO regulate the rates Of vhariagc Oh
wharf built by him al ninsaie-By Nr. Rosrurs, OF
Citizens Of Princess Anne, fer precinct election at
Crecd's Bridgc-Ry Mr. Brnwrrt of c., Of Citizens
Of Front Royalty Mr. AENSTHoSG, OF Citizens q
the Counties OF Harrison and Monousaa, praying that
bridge may be erected across Tascefork. tic
North Western Road
ENGRossED BILLS
The following engrosscd bills were read third tc
and passed.
bill to increase the stock Of the Dover Coal Mining
Company, and to grant them manufacturing privileges.
a bill to amend an act concerning the Valley Turn
pike Company.-A bill to amend an act entitled an act
declaring Simpsons creek public hghwav.-A h;ii
amending the laws in relation to the Of Gescents.
IA bill concerning the draining OF lands
| Bills taken up their early stages.
bill fixing the site for the seat of Justice for the
county of Pulaski, being read, good deal OF conyersa
ton ensued between hlcssrs. runsla Ch'pm1n,
King, Stangcr, Crutchiicd and Wade, wien the hll
was ordered to be engrossed, ayes 62, This
vote subsequently re-cons:dcrad, or NJ. Chap
mans motion, and the bill rccon,mted Wit instruc-
tons to have the question referred to the people OF Pr
1 lask
Mr. TAYLOR of VI offered a substitute fol liz bill
concerning TIC removal of the seat Of "stcc Gf King
William County, which, motion Of Mr.. Gregory,
was Land on the table. The Substitute proposes to sub
init The question oi removal 20 the people Of the COUNT
| The House took recess to o clock.
Ecenine Session
A report from III" Committee Of Court, of Justice,
rejecting the petition of John ) Gatewccd 70 have
sun of money refunded to him--was concurrcd n.
! The repo; from the Committee, rejecting the
prayer Of the petition Of John Bigs5, also agreed
| to.
The Report from the Committee of Roads, agaa5,
The extension of The Northwestern road o Berry Ferry
and Berryvillc--agreed TO-
The Report from same Committee, against the pct-
tI0nO F Iph ,Is IN
| Various Bills taken up in their early stages.
| The Report of the Committee of Propositions and
Grievances, adverse to the petition Of citizens Of At
gusta, for change o. election precinct from the house
of Robt. Dunlap to Deeriield, agreed to- The Pc
titon was rejected By Committee for want of notice
The Report from the Committee of Agriculture,
jecting the petition (for want Of legal notice. Of c.
zens of Madison and Orange, praying that the Rapid
| Ann river be declared legal fence, being read,
Mr. HrorS moved that the Report be re-committei
with instructions consider the merits Of the petition.