Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-08

| Sir, intend nothing ,han ao ii courtesy II
| The petitioner. Though equally Interested with Inn
IN such amendment as lie desires, am satisfied i:
would not meet with The approval Of my constituents
md shall therefore feel It my duty to vote against IT,
BY Mr.. GRIMES, Of the trustees Of the Pocahonas Aca
emy for an act Of Incorporation Dir. rHoNAs, two
petitions of citizens of Fairfax for change Of the tolls
| IN the Little River Turnpike Road.
| Several resolutions were adopted, which will be Civ.
en- hereafter.
| REPEAL OF THE BANKRUPT LAW.
Mr. Brown OF Preston, called up his motion TO TAXI
mp the resolution on this subject. MIR. b. was proceed
ing 10 discuss the notion when lie called TO order
ny Mr.. HUNTER, on the ground that the merits OF tn.
question were not open to debate. The SPEAKER rete-
rated his decision OF yesterday that the motion to take
up incidentally involved the merits Of the resolution
| From this decision, Mr.. HUNTER appealed.
MIR. BArLY moved 10 lay the question the appeal
IN the table, and, after debate, the motion was decided
IN the affirmative by vote Of 63 10 81. After Mi
BRows of Preston had addressed the House at some
length, Mr. CRurcHrIELD moved the previous ques.
ton. This the House refused 10 sustain, by The follow
ing vote
.iyes-alessrs Soutlall, (Speaker,) Rves, Kinney,
Baldwin, Maysc, Wngfeld, Mitchell, Hunter, New
KIRK Moore, Tolcr, NowIn, Apperson, Cardwe, Broa.
dus Irving Brown Of Elizabeth City and Warwick,
SenPle, Thomas, Foster, NJ Laughn, Woods, Early,
French, Erskine, Vance, Pugh NJ Rae, Grggs, Ken
needy, Wallace of King George Edmonds, C!endenin,
Taylor of Loudoun, Ramey, NJ llhaney Smith of Ma
son and Jackson, Morgan, Caper,on, Davis Of Mont
gomery, and Pulaski, Orrlck, Harre Taylor Of Nor.
folk Borough, Watts, VERIFY Fitzgerald, Edgingon,
Cheatham, Keen, Williams, Dey, Elliott, STROLLER,
Daniel, Dorman, Leybnrn, Urquhart Cruichield, Ford
Mayo and Jackson-Gl.
.loes-Messrs Bayly, Aworth, Holloway, Harye,
Davis ofAmherst, Cox of 3raxton and Lewis Jones Of
Brooke, RddIck, Harrison Of Brunswick, Jones Of
Buckingham, llaskins, Samuel Cox of Chesterfield,
Vaughan, Scott Of Fauquier, Payne, Deskns, Wood,
Byrd, Robins, Guerrunt, Carroll Spencer, Clark Wat.
kins Mullen, kincheloe, Armstrong Bowdcn, Moler,
Smith of kanawha, Davis Of King d Queen, Dabney,
Woodland, Holiday, Marshall, Banks, Martin of Mar
shall, Diggs, Boyd Scott of ~, Lyon, Etheridge,
Smith of Hiden, nj Pherson, Wallace of p, Grimes,
Hopkins, Brown of r., Wilson, Heath, Brawner, NJ
CauIey, Shpman, Smith Of R, Cowan, Quleu, Gate
wood, Crawford, Tate, Warren, Walker, Bowen, Mar
tin of T., Buck, Goodson, Leitwich-G9.
The discussion then continued by several mem
bers-Messrs. liopxIss, HUNTER and lloLLADAY. The
motion 10 take up rejected as follows:
4yes-Nlcssrs. Bayly, Ailworth, Holloway, Harvie
Cox of d. Il l. Jones of B., Riddck, Harrison Of b,
Jones of B., liaskins, Samuel, Cox of c., Vaughan,
Carroll, Spencer, Clark, Watkins, Kincheloc, Arm.
strong, Davis ok. u O., Dnbney, Woodland, Cende.
min, Holiday, Marshall, Banks, Martin Of NJ, Dggs,
Boyd, Scott Of NJ, Morgan, Harrison, Lyon Smith of
~, HIden, NJ Pherson, Hiner, Wallace Of r, Grimes,
Hopkins, Brown of p, Wilson, Heath Brawner, NJ
Cauley, Shipman, Smith of R., Cowan, Qnillen, Gate.
wood, Crawford, Tate, Warren, Walker Bowen, Mar
tin of T., Buck Goodson, Leitwich-65.
.Noes-Alessrs. souhalI, (Speaker,) Riyes, Davis Of
A., Kinney, Baldwin, Nlayse, Wlngfeld, Mitchell,
Hunter, Newkirk, Moore, 'roler, Nown, Apperson,
Cardwell, Broadus, Irving, Brown of Elizabeth City IL
Warwick Thomas, Foster, NJ Laughlin, Payne, Woods,
Early, Robins. Erskine, Vance, Pugh, Mullen, NJ.
Rae, Grggs, Bowden, Moer, Kennedy, Smith OF X,
Wallace OF X. G., Edmonds, Taylor Of l. Ramey,
NJ lihancy, Smith of NJ. s. j. Caperton, Davis OF NJ.
4 F., Orrck, HarrelI, Taylor of " B., Eiheridge,
Watts, Verify Fitzgerald Edgington, Cheatham, Keen,
Williams, Dey Elliott, Strother, Daniel Dorman Ley.
burn, Urquhar,, Crutchfeld, Ford, Mayo, IacksonC5
The debate hereafter.
At3 o'clock on motion Of Mr.. HARRELL, the House
adjourned