Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-18

Mr.. McRAE presented petition OF Whitfield 1ins,ey,
praying the remission ofa fine imposed upon him bya
court ofenquiry in the caunty of Henrico.
Mr.. SrErHESsos ofWood, presented petition Of CT
zens of the county of Wood praying for the division
of the 18th regimen: Of militia in said county.
Mr.. Woop Of Frederick, presented petition Of
dry citizens of the counties Of Frederick and Morgan,
praying the construction ola graded road from the town
of Winchester in Frederick county, to the town o.
Bath, in Morgan county, on State account.
MIR. Mcconnell presented I petition of the city of
Wheeling asking that the banks within that city may
be authorized to issue notes of less denomination than
FIVE dollars.
BATH COUNTY CONTESTED ELECTION
MIR. Scorr, from the Committee of Privileges and
Elections presented report from the petition Of WIN.
Lockridge, contesting the election of Andrew H. Byrd,
the delegate returned from the county of But and
solving that Mr. Byrd was entitled to take his seat.
The numbers at the close Of the poll fought 10 have
been-For Andrew II. Byrd l7I-tor VIM. Lockridge,
l6S."
Auditor of Public Accounts, made in compliance with
the resolution adopted yesterday, from which it ap-
pears that within the last ten years the amount of
received into the public treasury for duties
tobacco shipped, and for sales of waste tobacco has
been S67 ,455 -. This Includes also, the storage
on tobacco received in the public warehouse at Rich
mond. The sum paid during the same time for tobac-
co destroyed by fire. has been $3.50 80.
On motion of MIR. STEPHENSON of Tyler, the Com
mittee of Claims was discharged from the consider.
alton of the petition of Janete Taylor and other heirs
Of John Paul Jones' and the said petition ordered
10 be laid upon the table.
number of bills read second time, and
dered to be engrossed, and read third time.
The bill increasing the reward for the apprehension
of slaves within certain distance Of the llne was
the motion of Mr.. CRuTcHFIELD, recommitted in
der that the counties to be brought within exempted
from lis influence might be duly considered, and the
blanks in the bill filled in.
MIR. FuLToS moved that the report from the Com
mit,ee of Courts Of Justice, the propriety Of
vision Of the laws of the Common wealth, with the
amendment moved thereon, be now taken up
The CLERK read the report, which declared such
vision to be at this time nexpedent. The amendment
proposed to strike out the word "ine1pedien' and in
lieu thereof to insert "cxpedent."
Considerable debate took place on this subject
Messrs. Smith Of /. Of W., Fulton, and May advocat-
cd the propriety Of new Revision. Mr. Caldwell op
posed it.-Ths debate lasted considerable time Mr.
Crutchield contending against it, the ground ofex.
pense; Messrs. Tunstal, Robertson and McRae, sup.
porting it, account of its great Importance and
cessity. At length, Mr. Crutchfeld having asked that
the matter might lay upon the table until he bad time
10 examine into the expense, Mr.. May consented, and
the discussion closed
Mr. STEPHENSON of Tyler moved that the considera-
ton of the report the Louisa election be made
the order of the day for to morrow. Agreed to-
On motion of Mr.. SMITH Of |. Of W., the House ad.
journed.