Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-04
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
7H0TS"ay, Tf0I0NTy :, 1-E'
The following bills were read third time aud r

The following bulls were read thifa tline a'i" P'sseu
10 change the name Of the town 81 Middelown, IN
The county OF Marion, 10 that ci ''FGifia"nt
! Concerning the Glebc and ether lands Of Bsuton
! Parish.
The following petitions presented and rcierrcd
BY Ar G ,rEwoop, OF citizens Of Hardy county, for
the passage o law 10 authorize the Eastern battalion
of the l4s Regiment, To muster in battalion, in lieu OF
the Regimenia muster, or that new Regiment may
be formed. BIZ Mr.. DAVIS of X Il z, OF Joseph l.
Henley and Albert c. Sale, support Of their former
petition for ferry across the Mattaponi River al
Wa!k"r!on in King y Qlccn 10 the opposite shore III
King William county, and in reply 10 the remons'aace
ofrhacker Mnre aga,s; SAID petition; b. Mr. fhkSch,
Documents 10 he read evidence 10 sustain The GLAZING
oil Peter Moore.
STAY LAW.
The bill TO prevent the sacrifice OF property at forced
sales, with the amendments, then taken up and
discussed Ly Mr.. SnIrn oil Harrison in favor, and
Messrs. TAYLOR, WILLIAMS and DASiEL Of K. against,
We shall give the whole debate regularity
Mr.. Rust moved the previous question.
Mr.. Anderson hoped the main question would no,
Lc taken, until the !iients oil the measure had in
opportunity ii expressing :he views, the majority Of
the speakers having been opposed TO the scheme. ];
being suggested, however that the friends oil the nee-
sure anxious Cor vote, all objection was removed
and the previous question sustained.
Mr.. WNsr caller! for tie ayes and noes. The whole
suhjec; was then iadcfaiteyPoHpoatdb y the foo:ng
vote Gall but four members presently:
.fy,s-Aiessss. lioiieman, (Speaher,) Aworth, Gus
lis, Randolph, Leake Of Albemsrle, Cooke, Brooke,
Frazier. Wingfeld, Mitchell, Wilson, Stanton, Mer-
edi;h, Bhck, Toicr, NoSlIn, Samuel, Lacy, Dennis,
Hancock, BroGdus, GOODWIN, Brown Of f c. 4 W.,
Garrett, Payne, Muse, Ta!iaferro, Robins, Leake OF
Goochand Caiwell, Jones, Edmunds Of Halifax,
S,ovall, White Of Hanover, ii Rae Bowden, Davis Of
X. X q, Wallace, HAYES, Stongs, Carter, Gray,
Miller OF ]. Jackson, Marshall Banks, Ncolsan, jig
gifts, Smith of ~ Taylor, Watts, atem, Oliver, Davis Of
o. Il q, Boiling, Bennett, Hopkins, Anderson, Dey,
Daniel Of 7. G., Slrotier Daniel of II. City, Burwe
Moore of r., White of Williams, Spark, Ctutciield,
Iledgman, Warren, Walker Lewis--72
.Noes-alcssrs. Mann, Powell of Amherst, Byrd of
Bath, Newkifk Snodsrnss, 7avenner HUBBARD, Bocock
Moore of G. * w, Irving, Powell o! Fairfax, Smith of
Byrd OF Frederick, French, Carroll Blue, Ward, Miles,
Basel, Smith Of HARRISON King, Gallaber. Wor,hng-
ton, Parks, Gibson, k;dwell, Martin, Miller of NJ "
J., Northington, Tanzey, Adair, Wade, Dyche, Cahe
VERIFY, S;rolc, Crz, Bird OF Pendleton, ralman
Brown Of Preston, Brawner, Sturn, Deneale, Cooes
Cowan, Kane, Gatewood, Tate, SPOTS, West, Henry
Coodson, Neal, Leftwicl-5a.
Mr.. GoopsoN offered The following resolution, which
vas laid The table:
Eesoiccd tg tic Gcaerai assembly Ct Iirgnia. That
the President and Directors ot the Board of Public
Works hereby required TO enlnrce The collections of
sums now due the Stale from Railroad and Turnpike
Companies.
Mr.. LEAKE of A. offered the following resolution
which agreed to-
Rssoirtd That the Committee for Courts of Justice
he instructed enquire into the expedcncy of requi
ring the Auditor Of public accounts, to issue his
warrant upon the Treasury in "a vor Of Peter Nerve
ther, Of the county of AlbemaTe, for the sum Of 3GO-
that bein. The at which negro belonging to said
Meriwe,'er valued, by the county court Of Able
rnac lis last November term, when said negro
condemned to be executed by the said court, and which
negro hus been ordered to be transported.
MIR Smru eff offered the following resolution which
was agreed to:
Rtsolse4, That the Committee for Courts Of Justice
he instructed 10 inquire into the expectancy Of requiring
the Auditor Of public accounts TO issue his warrant up
the Treasury in favor Of Joseph c. Wilson, for the
sum Of $50 for his slave Betsy who convicted and
hung in the year 1910.
Mr.. ANDERSON offered resolution instructing the
Committee Of Schools and Colleges to visit the armory,
for the purpose of surveying it, and obtaining certain
data bearing upon The question Of the expedlency of The
bill establishing the Armory School
Messrs IiorSIss and TAYLOR opposed The resolution
because the Armory COMMITTEE had reported OH the
same subject, and against the feasibility Of The scheme
Meeels. BowDES and ANDERSON replied that the ob
iecl Of the resolution ALLOW the Committee Of
Schools and Colleges TO repor, particular data, nasmuch
az the Armo.y Committee had reported generally
They hoped that the enemies Of the ArmoTy School
were moi going to strangle this bill; but would allow
the matter TO be fully and fairly explained and discussed
by the House.
The resolution was then adopted, and The House I'D
iouncd.