Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-19


a inii soie-but now several members absent.
MIR. GARRETT expressed his real surpris. nj the
;on of Mr.. Anderson. The House is fuller than it
will probably be again this session.
MIR. HARyIE had voted 10 take up the resolution, as
he intended TO be absent, and wished vote the
resolution-but he should be back by the 9Th January
and should go for its pos,ponement
Mr.. WHITE hoped The House would act at once.
Me-. BncocK said lie had voted to take up, in order to
meet the question fairly; bu, he convinced
that many members were absent. and should vote fer lis
Pos,ponement till the 9th January.
Mr.. ANDERSON did not desire 10 defeat the action of
the House by any device. But both the friends and
enemies Of the resolution should wish 10 have full
vote There were now nine absent, and should
give them tee in order to be present, il they chose
Mr.. EDGiSGroS against postponemen, on &C
count of The absence CT members. II a bad PIE
.dsnt.
Mr.. YrRBY thought, that as the Committee Of F.
nance wonld report next week, that committee should
this money.
Mr.. Wooo asked The previous question, which was
sustained.
Mr.. WHITE called the ayes and noes.
The resoiut on laid on the table and made the
order of The day for the 9th January by the following
vote
.7ycs-Messrs. Gusts, Ai'wor;h, Layne, Ha.vc, Pow
ell, V, Buren,, Thompson of b. Edmiston, Stanton, Ne
rrdth, Bck, Bocock, Jones OF b. Shelton, Washington,
Marshall Of c. Thompson OF ID e, Banks OF F., Muse,
IaIaiero, Dyru OF i,eaRe, Ilrrol, EomCnos,
vail, Blue, Ward Armstrong, Bales, Farley, Jackson,
Street, Banks Of NJ Morgan, Nicolsnn, Bo~lby Ha-
m lton, Wade, T.tem, Young. Rice Of ~, Davis, NJ
Pherson, Bird of P, Gay, Baldwin, Anderson, Daniel
o. F. e Brawner, Sturm, Eastman, Barnes, MaFtz,
Cootes, Cowan, Kane, Stickley, Denison, Hedgman,
Warren, Walker, HARRISON, Burwell, Goodson, and
McComas-
.Noss-Nlessrs. Souiha (Speaker,) Brown o: A,
Bell, Fulton, Tompkns Campbell, Sncdgrass, Pendie
ton of Fox, Brown of C., Lacy, Broadns, Hobson,
Brown of E c. 4 W, Garneti, Grigsby. Keith, Mar
shall of F, Tyree, Payne, Pendleon of G Il NJ, Ro
bins, Creigh, Winston, Miles, Raymond. VI Rae. Pace,
Bowden, Gallaher, Lewis, Lumpkin, Wallace, Mayo,
Grubbs, Carter, Tebbs Parriot Armstrong of NJ. x j.
Norlhng,on, Hutcheson, OFerrnl, Cabsll, Taylor,
VERIFY, Oliver, Edgington Cftz, Boiling, Whether,
Lanier. Cooke, Dey Daniel of R. city. Moore, White
Tate, Bowers, aiinor, Stephenson, and Rice of W-Gl
On motion Of lr.YouSG, the Committee for Courts
OF Justice instructed 10 inquire no the expedency
of increasing the compensation Of the prosecuting AT
torney for the Commonwealth in the Circuit Superior
Courts of Law and Chancery for The county and DO
rough Of Norfolk.
On motion of Mr.. STEPHENSON, the Committee for
Courts of Justice instructed 10 enquire into the
expectancy Of providing, by law, the cases in which
courts shall have jurisdiction TO enforce the vendors
lien.
On molten of Mr.. PESDLErov of Giles and Mercer,
the Committee Roads, &C.. instructed to
quire into the expediency of authorizing Thomas
Shannon, OF Giles county, 10 construct Turnpike
from some point between the great Crossing of Walk
er's creek, and the Giles and Pulaski county line, and
extending the Eastern base Of the Brushy Mountain
Mr. HAMILTON Offered resolution in1uirng INTO the
expediency OF reducing the Tux on pedars license
Before the question upon il was put DIR EpMUSDs
said the committee had had the subject before II, and
determined reporting reduced tax; and the resou
ton therefore rejected
On motion OF Mr.. DANIEL, the COMMITTEE Tor Courts
Of Justice instructed 10 enquire into the eSpedlen
cy of amending The act passed the 18th OF December
1893 entitled ian against those who counterfeit
letters and bring tokens 10 receive money or goods IN
other men S names
On motion of Mr. SHr1Tos the House adopted o
Joint resolution for the election Of Judge Of the 18th
Judicial Circuit 10 supply the vacancy occasoned by
the death of Judge Lewis Summers, the eighteenth
instant.
The resolution sent 10 the Senate, and was re-
turned with amendment ixiGg the 9Th day OF Jam;
which, after conversation between Messrs. BLUE,
SrEpnESsox, and ARMSTRONG of II was concnrred in
by the House
MIR. BRAwSER moved resolution for the election Of
tie Of the poor by tie people, which he SUP
ported by few remarks, after which rejected by
The House.
On motion of Mr. ARMSTRONG, so much Of the Re-
por, of the Board of Public Works relates to the
Northwestern road referred to the Committee on
Roads.
On motion of Mr.. vAs BuREy, the committee OF
Roads was instructed to inquire into the e1ped'cncy oil
applying the residue Of money If any, raised by Lot
terry for the improvement of the navigation of the Cow
pasture river 10 the improve mcnt OF the Cowpasure
road in the counties of Bath and Allegheny.
Mr.. STANTON asked leave to be excused from serv-
ING on the Committee Of Privileges and Elections
Granted, and Mr.. Wood w:s selected in his place.
On motion of SIR. TYREE, the Committee for Courts
Of Justice vas instructed TO inquire into the expedency
of changing the times of holding the Circuit Court oil
Fayeile from the 3lst days of March and August IN
each year 10 the 30th days Of these months.
Tha foiio presented and
referred:
By Mr. BowoEy, of John Coke, Sergeant of VIII
iamsburg for the refundng OF line and costs I'M
posed on him in favor of the Common wealth-gy Mr..
TArgM, of the Medical Faculty of Hampden Sydney
College in Richmond, asking the loan OF the credit
of the State Tor $4,000 dollars for the erection OF
appropriate college buildings BY Nj. TH'MPsH. OF
Dnwdi lie, of James Eppes, Treasurer of the school
com MSS oners of Dnwidde, that the Legislature will
sanction the payment of sum of money TO the WIN
field Academy made according TO order Of the
Board of School Commissioners OF SAID county; ~ Mt
Blue memorial of the L tefary Society OF K1mney,
Tor modification of the EXISTING revenue laws IN re-
ference vendors Of Lottery tickets, on the ground
that the restrictions imposed upon hem interfere with
privilege granted for valuable consideration 10 SAD
Society; By Mr.. STEPnESsoS, memorial OF The Bail!-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, for further time
10 complete their improvement withn The l'in' Is
Of the State OF Virginia; and Tor sach moa'hce
ton of the act Of 1888, will authorize ;asm 10
construct the road through The Northwestern section
OF The State to point on the Ohio, not farther
South than the mouth OF Liuls Kanawha;-By Mr.
BoLLisc, Of Lewis Ma5ry of Petersburg, committee Of
lunatc, for law refundlns The penalty paid by sax.
Innate On forfeited recognzance- BY Mr. FARLEY OF
Isaac Adkins OF Logan be discharged from the pa
nen Of forfeited recognzance IN cause Of the STATE
rs his son Henry Adk'ns;-By Mr.. PssDLETos Of &
& NJ of the President and Directors of P.ce Turn
pike and Cumberland Gap Road, Tor Pecunary ad;- by
Mr. V. BuREs, of Judge John on and others, for the
alteration of Tho court days Of the circuit court OF Bath
county:-By Mr. BuRwELL, Of citizens of Clarke and
Warren tina. par, of the Shenandoah river may be &c
cIsred a l,alul fen-e;-By Mr.. WnrE, of R1befl 5
Campbell, praying that he be 'sed compensation
Cor losses sustained by him as Steward Tor the Va IL
taTy institute.
On motion of Mr.. STANTON, the House adjourned
House If De,egates- Yes'trday
The House engaged nearly all day IN the dis
eussian Ct bill shorten the sessions and TO cur
tail the expenses Of tn Legislative department OF the
Government" The bill vas read a first and secone
times Sundry amendments were o!lered-but they
were all rejected and the original bill ordered to be
crossed 1t provides that after the expiration of sc
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