Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-19
Saturday. Jan. u.
The House met tins day at 10 o'clock
RESOLUTIONS

RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. DuFFINGToS-sIhat the Committee Of Courts
of Justice be instructed 10 inquire into the expedcncy
Of amending and explaining the laws concerning for.
fcitcd and delinquent lands, TO and confirm
the rights and titles Of bonn fdc occupants, whose
grants shall have issued within days before IN
actual SALE eserring to the original patenees III whose
names, said lands have been declared forfeited and
Delinquent all the rights Of redemption secured TO them
by said laws.
Agreed 10.
On motion Of Mr.. HARREL1, leave was given 10 the
citizens Of the county of Nansrmond to withdraw their
petition relation 10 the boundary lines OF certain free
schools lands.
On motion of Mr.. FrLToS, leave was granted to CT
tizens Of the town Of Wytheville 10 withdraw their
petition for lottery, presented at the last session OF
the General Assembly
Mr.. BRoanus submitted documents to be used as
evidence in the contested election from the county oil
Caroline.
On motion of Mr.. ErnERIpGr,
Rcsoiccd, That the Committee on the Militia Laws
inquire into the expcdrncy Of authorizing the officers
the 9Th, 9th and go;h egimens 10 meet together
for the purpose Of being trained.
MIR. HAREEI presented petition OF citizens OF the
country Of Snrry for the establishment OF two separate
elections in the said county.
MIR. WoRTHIsGTos-Petitio Of citizens Of the coun.
" Of Jefferson asking the establishment of Depot
tie Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at Kearncysville, in
said county. And petition of other citizens Of the
said county, for the establishment Of depot on said
Railroad at the intersection of said Railroad with the
County road leading from Charlestown to Shepherds
town in said county.
Mr. McPmEnsos presented petition ofcitizens Of the
county of Pare asking that certain distractions to the
navigation OF Shenandoah river may be removed.
The following report of the Committee on Banks,
was read and agreed TO:
1.-The Committee on Banks, 10 whom referred n
resolution "enquirng into the Constitutional power OF
the Legislature, well the expectancy OF providing
by law that the stockholders in the Banks of the Conn
monwealth, be made Individually liable to the holders
Of their paper in amount equal to the stock they may
hold in the said banks have had the same under con-
sderation, and ask 10 be discharged from inc Iutther
consideration thereof.
The following reports OF the COMMITTEE Tor Courts
Of Justice, were read and agreed to:
The Committee for Courts of Justice have, according
to order, enquircd into the exPedicncy OF authorizing
the dispositions Of witnesses to be taken IN SUITS pend
Ing in COUNTS where they may not resde-where-
upon,
Resolred shc opinion Of this Committee, That It Is
inexpcdrent To give the authority aforesaid.
The Committee for Courts of Justice have, according
to order enguircd into the expedency OF amending the
law concerning prosecuting attorneys, IN Inc superior
and inferior courts of this Commonwealth in relation
TO The time of service, and the fees taxed in the bill Of
costs in cases of convction-whereupon, il was
Resoirsd as the opinion Of Tie Committee, That it is
inexpedent To amend the SAID laws
Report of the Committee Of Roads and Internal
road laws so far is applicable TO The county oil
llenrico. was, on motion Of Mr. RoBERrsos, ordered
TO be laid npon the table
The following Report Of the Committee OF Finance
was read and agreed tn:
..The Committee of Finance have, according to or.
der had under consideration the petition OF fhil.p
Rogers of the county Of Allegheny, to them referred,
Drawing that certain OF taxation, rs ne conceVes
TO be, upon the Sweet Springs, which ne had leased
from the year 1872 to the year 1884, be refunded 10 hm
Il IN ruFf Il
Tee, That the prayer of said petitioner be rejected.
LOUISA ELECTION CASE.
The report Of the Committee in this case was again
taken up.
Mr. KEEN rose 10 give notice that he should move
To take a recess from half past two until four lhey
had now bcen in session a. days. at expense to the
People of abou, $4,000; they had not yet done any
thing unless il was about 45 cents worth q" m'schei 10
the Commonwealth His object was that they sh"nia
now set to work in good earnest; and as The memper
from Preston with his friends mad had s"eut ias'
n;rht he trusted that it had carried away something
of The party fever and that the time OF the House
would not be wasted in listening to windeo speech'
es. n,
Mr.. BRows of Preston objected to the recess tie
wns as anxious as the gentleman from Plttsyvana TO
economze the time of the House. and he thought that
if they sat there as they did yesterday hve hours or
five and half hours, that quite as much as their
constituents desired.
Recess not agreed 10.
Mr. WILLIAMS moved that The report De referred
back to the Committee with instructions TO take Iresh
evidence in the case ola voter disqualified by the Com
nittee.
Mr.. srErHEssoy, Of Tyler said the House had al
reodv decided that the would do any thing of the
kind This was another of those attempts TO procrastI-
nate. of which they had such specimen yesterday
He hoped the House would assert its own dignity
and efecually rebuke all similar attempts OF that ma
ture.
Mr.. Baows, of Preston, supported the motion, con-
tending tina, further evidence was necessary.
A member, whose name We did not catch, said that
they had had quite enough of that discussions and he
would therefore move the previous question
Mr. CRurcHrIELD thought that the joke was carried
far enough He had heard something yesterday about
the indecency of haste-he thought he might say
something about the indecency Of delay He called
on the majority in the House TO vindicate their dignity
and arrest the present course.
Mr.. DABsEY rose to address the House in opposi.