Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-23
7utsdau, FtL. 81, l643.

A communication from the Senate, by their Clerk,
that they had passed the bills,
To amend The &c, entitled act 10 incorporate the
town Of DanvIlle in The county nf Plltsylvana;
Incorporating the town Of farmont The county of
Marion;
Extending the provisions of The 9Th sccon of the
act concerning the Banks Of this Commonwealth to the
counties of Pocahontas and Pende,on:
And establishing the county of Richie out OF parts Of
the counties of Harrison, Lewis and Wood.
The Senate have also passed The bill concerning
Henry Hayes, with amendmen,s-Qhe House agreed
10 said amendments land have agreed TO the resolution
authorizing the payment to Thomas Withers OF his
account as witness before the committee, TO which the
memorial Of Martin ? Brooke was referred.
Mr. TAYLOR from the Special Committee on the pro-
ceedngs of Norfolk borough the ect of the Bos
ION outrage, made Report. which was ordered to h.
printed.
The report concludes with the following reso uons:
Heso,red Thai, in the opinion of the Legislature OF
Virginia. tie rights of the good people of Virginia i'm
nera,ivey require that Congress should pass such en-
ac.r,ens addition 10 those already passed, as will
enable her peaceful citizens TO bring 10 their native
State if They please their fugitive slaves found By
them in other States of this Unon and thal sense OF
this Legislature is that the enactnens proposed III ths
Report are the simplest and most feasible mode ut e-
feeling the purpose, and therefore the people OF FrY-
MIA have right TO expect that such will be passed
Resolred, That the Governor of this Common wealth
he requested forward copies Of this Report and Reso
u,ions, together with all documents pertaining 10 this
case heretofore ordered to lie printed TO each Repre-
entative of Virginia in the House of Representatives.
of the I'm ted States and TO each OF tho Senators oil
Virginia, be laid before Congress-1nd to the Go
vernors, to ne laia before inc legislatures VI '"e"
soectire States
,lr Bocoos from the same committee, gave notice
,ba, The minority of said committee would very soon
make counter report.
On motion Of MIR. HopkIss, the House disagreed TO
th senate amendment 10 resolution of The House,
a. l. u fba On far
Councillor of State. (The Senate had changed the
day to The Ist March -,
Mr. GARRETT moved to reconsider the vote OF dlsa
oreement SO as 10 fix the election for next thursday
Negatiyed.
Ips,ics spanst the petition CT Jacob Bagent, for
d,vo,ce. was taken mp MIR. MILLER OF l. moved TO
,cversa the decision OF the Committee. Carried-ayes
80, noes -.
And, the question being upon the resolution as
amended il was ,ost-ayes 10, noes A.
The h.li 10 form a new county out oil parts o. ''e
counties nf L,wis, Randolph and HARRISON being on
ia second reading the blank for The name OF the couh
T., was filed, motion of Mir. BLrE with The name
oc "BarbouT, in memory OF lhIp /. barbour 0. .,l
r;nia" The bill was amended, on motion OF MIR.
| BLUE, in several particulars. =,
AIR Blue moved 10 amend the bill, 80 as to proVne
thai the part of it taken from harrison county shoua
vote in The Congressional District 10 which HARRISON
attached and that the part oil 1t taken IRON the
nj
s;onal District TO which those counties are attached
Mr.. SMIru of II proposed that The whole Of Inc ne"
couo,v should lie attached to the Wheeling Congress
siouai Disrict-as the greater portion OF 1t no" be-
lonned to that District
MIR. BASEL opposed the amendment
Mr. T.vEsstR thought that the whole OF The new
county IL one vas formed should be added 10 the ha
ma villa District. the majority OF population "oulo
he taken from that District Bat as he intended 10 Fole
AGAINST c bill any SHAPE, he would ne content Inc
ank was filled as the patron of the bill had suggested
which would leave the presen. arrangement CT Tue
Con oressonal Districts undis.nrbed. lie supposed
that his friend from Harrison, wished TO get Clear Z"
about $50 Democratic majority in the portions taken
from Harrison and Lewis But he thought tina! gen
tleman should be with his present Wing maJo
rity of 500, according to the vote OF lsiO allowing
Two hundred Democratic ma jory 10 have been taken
from Harrison By the formation of Marion But he
thought That, now, pretty equal District lie
sad he freely confessed, that this consideration indu
ced him 10 oppose the motion and made him willing 10
take The whole of the coany, II II should be form
ed, for tie Randolph part would increase the De''o
cratic strength about 100. Nr. Tapennef said, that
while lie Confessed hal politics had i;s influence
with him, as with all others, Of all partles-yes he
would not gsrrymsader loo badly, and he thought
he would nt accused of it, for the part ne had taken
in forming the Kanawha Dis.rict-for, it could not
we'll have hsen formed, 10 give tia greater Wing
majority than it had; and he was willing that it should
remain pesen. arranged and hoped that tie little