Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-16
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs-res,erday

message from the Senate that they had passed the
bills, entitled IAN act II amend The act entitled IAN
forming new county out of parts of the counties o
! Lewis, kanawha aud Nicholas '-"An act TO incorpo
rate the Parkersburg Library Assocation"-"An ac
releasing Isaac Adkins Of the county of Logan, from
the payment of forfeited recognizance'-and Gan
act constituting portion of Shenandoah River law
full fence and that the Senate had rejected the hills
entitled IAN net authorizing loan Of arms to The Nor
folk Academy Gan act concerning John Coke
Sergeant Of the city of williamsburg had agreed
to the resolution for the election, Friday next, Of
Brsader General for The llth brigade.
In the House, resolution Of Mr.. Lewis of anaw
ba t. adjourn die the 10Th February, was n
motion of Mr. Leake, amended ayes l03, noes 90, sc
as to djourn The Isl February-and laid the Ia
BIZ.
! The Order of the day up, being MIR. Gar
Nets resolution TO receive Virglna's ds;ri5u,ab!e
share Of the land fund under the act of lS4l. On
motion Of Mr. Stovall it amended ayes ~ noes So
To declare that the General Assembly does
emnly affirm the said Of distribution be wholly
unconst tu,iona, pedien, arbitrary and usi.
Mr.. Bowden moved further 10 amend, 10 declare
that ii "equally unconstitutional and improper fo'
the State Of Virginia to retain in her Treasury the
Of So 600 received by her under the Deposte act
General Jackson Administrations it would be to re
ceive said fund Of S37 900 4S cents" THIS motion
lost, ayes So, 73-and the resolution, g.
cd by Mr. Stoval, rejected, ayes 81, noes Gas
follows
5yeS-nesSrs Drown OF Aloeinarie, Soul0ali, Del
Fulton, Tompkns, Campbell, Snodgrass, PendIeton OF
Berkeley, Fox, Brown Of Campbell, Lacy, Broadus
Hobson Brown Of Elizabeth City and Warwick, Car
nett, Giigsby, Marshall of Fauquer, Tyree, Payne
Pendleton of Gi4s and Mercer, Robins, Crelgh, WIN.
ston Miles, Raymond, McRae. Pace, Bowden, Gala
her, Turner Lewis, Lumpkin, Wallace, Mayo, Farley
Grubb Carter Parrot Armst rong OF Mason and Jack
son. Nor Ellington, Hutchinson. o Ferrall Cabe, Tey or
VERIFY, Oliver, Edgngton, Crlz, Boiling, Wt:her, La.
nler Gay, Cooke Baldwin, Dsy Daniel Of Richmond
City, Moore, White, Cowan, Tale, Minor, Stephenson
Rice OF Yves morel,nd, Nea-Gl.
.Noes-Nlessrs. lioeman, tSpeaker) Custs, ALL
worth, Layne, Harvia, Powell, Van Buren,, Thompson
Of b. Edmlson, Stanton, Meredith, B!ick, Bocock
Jones of Buckingham Shelton, Washington, Marshall
of Charlotte, Hancock THOMPSON of Dnwiddie Banks
of Floyd, tnse Taiaierro, Byrd of Frederick Wood
Leake Carroll. Jones' of Greenesvi.le, Edmunds, Ste
VAIL Blue, Ward, Armstrong Of Harrison, lawes
Bales, Jackson, Street, Banks of Madison, Morgan
Nicolson, Bowlhy, Hamilton, Wade, Tstem, Young
Rice Of Northumberland, Davis, McPherson, Bird o
ner, Slurm, Eastman, Barnes, Nlortz, Cootes, Kane
Stckley, Denison, Hedgman, Warren, Walker, Har
risson Burwell, Goodson, McComas- 66.
The bill to form new county out OF the counties o
Harrison. Marion, and Barbour, was amended on mo
ton of Mr. Morgan, as to give 10 the new county
and to Harrison each delegate to the General As
sembly The bill vas then, by large vote, ordered
to an engrossment The eng'ossed bill, forming ne 4"
county out of parts of Buckingham, Prince Edward
Chirolte, and Campbell, taken up. Motions were
made by Mr.. Anderson to name it "Appomattox, cnt
by Mr. Jones, of Buckingham, to call il "Jones," il
memory of William jones, native Of Buckingham
who killed at the battle of Guil!ord. The House
hy very large vote, christcned the new county
"Joues =" The bill then laid on the table, Mr.
Jones Of Buckingham nmatng, that ne would call !
up next Monday. Several bills passed, and reso
utons adopted Det.ls Thursday.