Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-19
fridan, Eebraaru Is.

A communication was received from the Senate
announcing the passage Of the bill to authorize the
county Court of Randolph 10 acquire lot Of land
on which to construct new Jail for said county
also that they had passed the bills entitled ian act
incorporating the Madison Library Association,'
and IAN act authorizing the formation OF compa-
nv of mounted Rihemen in the county OF Loudoun,'
with amendments, which were adopted by the
House.
Mr. Etheridgc offered a resolution thatths House.
with the consent of the Senate, will adjourn on
Tuesday, the Sth Of March, Rejected
RELIEF TO TIE PEOPLE.
The following joint resolution adopted BY tie Sc
nate. came up Tor consideration:
Resolved. That Il committee of five be appointed
10 act in conjunction with u committee to be APP
nointcd by the House of Delegates, to take into
consideration the condition oil the Commonwealth
in reference to the pecuniary embarrassment that
seems 10 Cypress all classes Of our citizens, with q
view of devising such mode and measure of relief.
Mr.. Hopkins moved the indefinite rostronemen
of the resolution. and considerable debate arose. or
the mo,on-Mcssrs. Holiday, Hopkins, Hunter
fcltwich Brown Of p, McRae, (who opposed the
resolution, only because he thought the measure
unconstntional) Cowan, Dorman, Scott oil f..
Brooke, Cox OF c., and Caperton being the speak
crS j,
The motion to postpone indefinitely was rejected
| Us lullONe.
AYEs-Nlessrs. Bayly, Alworih Kinney, Baldwin
Robinson. Jones, Of Brooke Nowlin Samuel Cox of G.
Guerran Spencer, Clark, Watkins, M'Rae Davis, o
K and c., Wallace of X c., Holiday, Banks, Scott o
| NJ DIGS. Watts, Smith OF ", Fitzgerald Hidcn, Hi
ner Hopkins, Wilson, Heath, TCauley, Lcynurn Der
man. Shpman, Smith of r., Gatewood, Crawford Ford
Warren. Walker, Bowen. Buck and Jackson-io
Nogs-McssrS. Southall, (Speaker.) Holloway DaVi
of Amherst Mayse, Wingfeld, MITCHELL Hunter, New
kirk. Cox of Braxton and Lewis, Riddck, Harrison
of Brunswick, Haskins, Moore, BroaduS, irving Sem
pie Thomas Scott of f., Foster. Nj 'Lau9h!ln, Payne
Woods Early. French Robins, Carroll, Erskine, pnsn
Thompson, Mullen, Kincheloe, Armstrong, Bowden
Grggs, Moer, Kennedy, Edmonds. Woodland Ciendrnn
TAYLOR of L., Ramey, MIlhancy, Marshall Sm,th oil NJ
and j. Martin ofM. Morgan, Harrison OF ~, Caperon
Davis of NJ. and p, Harre, Lyon EtheriaSe, lcrby
Edsington NJ Pherson, Cheatham, Williams grimes
Keen. Brown of P. Dey, Brawner, Elliott, Stroller
Cowan Quillen Tate, Urquhart, Crutchleid, -harlih
r. Goodson and Lefwich-12
| The resolution was then adopted
Joint Committee on the part OF the House oil DE
lerates.-Messrs. Caperton. Brooke. Brown oil I
Holladav. Tolcr, Hopkins, Hunter, Broadus Left
witch, Cox of c.. Cowan, Crutchheld. Rives
| PAY OF TIE MEMBERS.
Mr.. Grimes offered the following resolution
Resolved, That leave he given 10 bring IN bill
so amending the law of the present session OF In
General Assembly, limiting the pay OF the mem
hers after ninety days. as 10 provide and dlserImi
nate what members are worth 81 per day, and VIII
are worth less, and fix, by said amendments, In
per diem of each member, or bill repeating hi
! said law,