Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-23
White, Kane, Denison, Tate, Minor Harrison, Ste

phenson, Rice ,f W.-6O
fo's-Mfs-rs. Layne, Van Buren,, Thompson of !,
Efm'ston, Stanton, Meredith Blick, Shelton, Wash
ng'on, Hancock. Thompson of d Wood, Leuke, Car
roll, stovall. Blue, Ward. Armstrong of H., Halves,
Farley, jackson, Banks Of NJ Morgan, Bowlby Ham
dt,n, Wade, DAVIS. Mcpherson, Gay Dannl Of r
e., Brawner, Sturm, Easlham Barnes, Martz, Coolies,
Co~an siicklry, Warren, BurwelI, Neal-4O,
So the reports were recommlted. (The two days
debate on this contested election conducted with
great ability and ingenuity both sides. We regret
that We have not il. The matter IS still, how
ever, snb jndice)
TIE following resolutions adopted
By Mr. ARMsTnosc OF Il Tina, leave be give TO bring
IN oll, TO amend the act, entitled an act. declaring
SIMPSONS Creek public highway, passed March -,
lo35
By Mr. GARsErr-That the Select Committee, nm
the memorial of Martin T. Brooke, and A J Marshall
in relation t, Judge John Scott, be authorized to APP
points Clerk 10 be discharged, when his net
wanted and that said Committee have leave TO send for
persons and papers
B! Mr.. DANIEL Of Richmond City-That the Com.
mte for Courts of JUSTICE enquire into the xpedlen
cy OF extending the laws, regulating the fees Of the
Iarbor Master of the Port of Richmond, as 10 en-
brace steamboats,, well other vessels, and wha,
changes necessary in the laws relating TO Pilots
and Pll,tage, in James River.
BY Mr.. SrErHESsos-That the Committee on MI
llla Laws enquire into the eSpedency of extending
the Middle Island Blues, and the Sistervllle indie
pendents, the privilege granted 10 the Hardy
Blues ny the 9Th section Of the act of March 20, 543
BY MIR. LAcY-That the Committee for Courts, &c,
enquire into the expedeDcy Of providing by law that
all suits and hereafter endng second time or
ofener, in the Court of Appeals shall be privileged
cases. entitled 10 be called and tried before other cases
for The first time depending in said court and, if deem
ed eSpedlent that said committee report bill accord
lngy.
BY Mr.. DAsIEL of Richmond City-That so much
OF the Governors Message relates to the Richmond,
fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, be referred to
the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation.
Petitions, Nc, presented and referred, viz By
Mr. Cusris, of portion of the officers of the 2nd Re
g'ment, Virginia NJ litia the county of Accomac, for
law giving 10 majority Of said officers the privilege
OF selecting the place of trainng-By Mt WADE, pc
ton and documents Of the justices OF the county of
Puaski, f Law authorizing them In sell certain lot
rial ofsundY citizens of Rockbridge county, that the
Road law, pissed during the session of -, be amend
ed in severa pnriicuns-By Mr.. COOKE, of the Agr.
cultural SOCIETY," of Powhatan, for an alteration of the
law in relation enclosures tAIr C.s motion to print
was ost,)-BJ Mr.. LEAKE, of Stephen Duyul of Ches
tered, for law for eassessment Of tract Of land in
Goochand, called the "Doyer Coal Pits.
At 4 o'clock, on motion o! Mr.. WiTcHEI, the House
adjourned
THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES-Ye Yesterday
Transacted good deal of bnsness-but not Of very
public made the order of the day for the
4ih of January On motion OF Mr. SrovALL, the
House reversed the decision Of the Committee FL
nance, against the expediency of taxing vendors Of
patent specific or quack medicines MIR. BASKs, from
a special Committee, reported a bill, arranging the
State into Electoral Districts, which was read a first
time, and ordered to be printed. Several bills
read first and second times-and reports and resou
tons from committees agreed to. Particulars in
next.
We cheerfully publish the following Card from Mr.
Carter. In the hurry Of preparation for the press,
used words, which satisfied did not express the
meanng Of the speaker:
TO TIE EDITORS OF THE Enquirer.
Gentemen-My attention has been called, by
friend to the report of my remarks the reference o
Brooke and Mlrshalls memorial in your Thursday.
paper The report IS substantially correct excepting
the concluding sentence, where am made 10 say -
1.-THE Select Committee last Winter was utterly in
adequate 10 their high duties
certainly entertained such opinion Of the
Select Committee Of last Winter; and therefore, could
no, have intended to express myself After stating
the reasons why thought the Committee for Courts
Of Justice was The proper committee stated further,
THAT one Of the present memoriasiS had expressed
his dissatisfaction with the Select Committee of last
Winter as was affirmed in Judge SCOTS reply just
read that the House found this thrown back upon
them with new charges added TO those of last Winter,
and the pro,racted labors Of six weeks by the Select
Committee OF last Winter terminated, would not say
in abortion, but cert,ny in no practical good"
My opinion was, that If either the memoralis or
Judge Scott to object TO the testimony taken by
the select committee of last winter being adopted by
the committee Of this winter, the whole would have to
be taken over again THIS ID what | referred TO in
saying the abors Of the committee Of last winter had
ended in no practical good
You, gentlemen, and other Editors who may have
republished my remarks, reported in Thursday .
Enquirer, will obge by publishing the above ex-
PLANTATION. Very respectfully,
JOHN A. CARTER
TO TIE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER
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