Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-21
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Saturday, FtJ. Is


A communication received from The Senate by
their clerk, that they have passed the bills
'To authorize three separate elections in the county
of NcTfolk-and one in The county Of Marshall
"In relation TO company Of Cavalry III the county
OF Franklin.
Tie following engrossed bills were read third time
a.d passed:
Exchanging the company of Artillery attached to the
5Gh Regiment to a company of Light Infantry.
"o authorize the erection of mill dams and 10 dam
the water thereof, for limited period.
"1'o regulate the reward for killing wolves in the
county of kanawha.
"Allowin. further time 10 the owners OF lots in the
town Of Columbia and county of Fluvanna 10 build and
imp the same.
,Reeusimg the militia Of Wayne county from The
payment OF fines them in Is42, FOR falling attend
the training and rcgimcnlal muster in Cabel county
and
"Divo.cing Jane F. Gore from her husband John H..
Gore '-(niter an explanation by Mr.. Cruichiield.)
The cngrossed bill, TO revive and extend the act
passed lS29, authorsng the raising, by way Of lot
terry, sum OF money, for improving the Fauquer and
Alexandria Turnpike, being on i,s passage,
Mr.. CRuTcnrIELD gave his views at length against
the bllconendng that, BY passing this BILL it would
give rise TO numberless other lottery schemes which
have been so justly condemned.
Mr.. GALLAuER explained the situation of the per-
sons who applied for this lottery. They had involved
themselves by this public improvement and had right
TO be reimbursed. He hoped the House would decide
MIR. CARTER agreed with the gentleman &C Spottsy
vana, es 10 the bad policy Of lotteries in general but
he thought this peculiarly hard case, and entitled
our aid. Mr. c. explained and defended the bill
Mr.. YEEBr supported the bill on account of its pecu.
liar merits.
Mr. GRAY made an explanation favorable 10 The bill
Mr.. HOPKINS would vote for the bill, it did
take any thing out of the Trecsury-but simple
extension Of the rights given to The Company by the
Legislature in 1920.
Mr.. STANTON though, this bill would produce the
worst species of gambling. lie therefore called the
ayes and noes.
The bill was passed by The following vote:
7yes-Mes Leake cf A, Cooke Powell Of A.,
Frazier, Newkrk, Snodgrass, Wilson, Moore of c. q
W., Toler, Irving, Brown of Elizabeth City x War
wick, Powell of f., Smith Of Fauquier Rust, Payne,
Calwel!, Sova Blue, Ward, White Of Hanover,
Miles, Smith of Harrison, McRae, Gal!ahcr Carter,
Stoings, Gray, Miller of L., Jackson, Kidwel, Mar.
tin, Smith of Watts VERIFY, Oliver, Edgngton,
Davis OF O. q G., Bird of Pendeton, Keen, ,Talman,
Hopkins, Brown of P, Bruwner, Sturm, S,rother,
Daniel Of r. C., Deneaie, Coolies, Spark, Hedgmun,
SPOTS, West, Henry, Goodson, and Lewis-55
.Nots-Messrs. Holleman, (Speaker,) Gusts, Taven-
ner Stanton, Blck, Hubbard, Samuel, Dennis, Stock
ton, Deskns Muse, Taliaierro, Wood, Robins, Leake
Edmunds of l. &; R, Gibson, Jiggits, Nor,hng;on,
Tanzey Adair, Wade, Cabell, Tatem, Rice, Slrole,
Crtz, Bennett Anderson, Dey, Daniel Of P. George,
Burwcll, Moore of R., White of r., Cowan, Kane,
|
Waiker-i9.
Mr. BYED OF f., from The Special Committee on the
memorial OF Martin 7. Brooke against Judge Scott Of.
fered the following resolution:
| ResoLctd, That the Select Committee, to whom the
memorial of Martin +. Brooke preferrjnp cbarres
against the Hon. John Scott Of the Judges Of The
General Court OF Virginia, referred, be discharged
from the farther consideration of much Of their for
MGR repor, as relates to the third charge therein sci
| forth
| The third charge relates 10 the Mercer affair
| Mr. BYRD remarked that if the resolution was agreed
to, would enable the committee to discharge large
number Of witnesses, who attendance at great
cost to the Commonwealth.
| MIR. WILLIAMS member of said committee en-.
tered his ssent said resolution After the solemn
resolve of hs House that The committee should
ne this charge, of improbable character, il is
very strange that now, with seventeen days from the
end Of the session, The committee should come in and
ask the House 10 say that this charge is impeach-
able offence. The charge is that of habual disturb
ance Of The peace, which is manicsy embraced within
| The meaning of the Constitution A Judge, who is a
conservetor Of The peace, IL clearly impeachable for
being habtual vioator Of The peace, and thus neg
lecng his duty. One specification of this charge is
that Judge Scott challenged Mr. Mercer 10 deadly com
bat and he thought this clearly Improbable.
Mr. TALIafERno was very much gratlhed to hear
tina! the committee had fully investigated all the
charges against the moral and judicial conduct OF
JuG re Scott And lie was pleased TO believe that every
imputa:ion resting upon his character had been tn
uniphan,ly repealed. He did not undertake to decide
upon the evidence taken before the committee and
Which would be ported TO the House. The committee
had completed their labors respect to all the charges
Of an npeachabe character; and Mr.. T. said he was
upsed a, oPpo7,iop TO the resolution Of the commit
tee asking be discharged from the further consdera
ton of so much Of the memorial of ii. P. Brooke al
charges Judge Scott with having broken the peace II
two or three instances. The memorial charges, tina
the Judge is turbulent man, and general disurber
the peace II does not howevar charge that such con
duct churac,erzes his judicial career, or is CONNECTED