Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-20

bill prescribing certain courts in which .pa.
against public corporations composed Of oilca,.
vi The government may be maintained.
By Mr.. JONES,
Resolred, That Select Committee be apro,,
ed TO enquire into The expectancy OF bringing n,
| bill authorizing the purchase from VIM j ~,
bard Of his portrait Of Chief Justice Msrsb,i' NJ
Committee: Mcssrs. Jones, Funsten. Iyor.
Scott, Shepard, Southa and Sy,ne. -
MIR. THOMPSON OF ID. presented a pe,i..
oil Martha Rose, Administrative Of Thos Po.a
deed, praying 10 be released from the claim a.
Commonwealth 10 certain parcel 81 lapf i.
longing TO said estate lying in the coun,ias :.
Dinwiddie and Sussex, and for oiher nurrosts :"
On motion of Mr.. MASSIE, leave was o,r,r
10 withdraw The petition Of Sam'l Leake. 80"
On motion Of Mr.. CARSON, similar jeaya
was given 10 Withdraw The title papers flied =,
DON parties in the contested election from j,
county OF Frederick.
On motion Of Mr.. TOLER, similar leave H..
I gwen 10 withdraw the rcmonsirance OF citizens,
Tue Town Of Lynchburs against extending the +.
mils OF said town.
On motion Of Mr. SYME similar leave "a.
given 10 " thdraw The petit n Of John TaIis,e,o
On motion OF Mr.. FUNSTEN, the Join, r,,s.
miee on the Public Library were di>, s,r,.4
from The consideration Of the resolution rel,r,ya
TO The purchase OF VIM ]. HuhaG's po;rsp ~
Chief justice Marshall, and The said resolution
was laid upon The table.
bill directing The Board OF Public Works
10 sell lie Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad
an: Incorporating the purchasers thereof BY The
name o! the "Seaboari and Roanoke Railroat
COMPANY was reada second lime ard The cues.
ton being upon It's ergrossmeni-
MIR. WATTS spoke al considerable length
s. -, -.
The consideration Of the subject OF internal M.
Stale OF The Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad
He appealed warmly 10 the judgment, an! iceIss3
Of members from every portion oil The SAFE
Mr.. SYME proposed ina, the further console
ration of The bill be postponed until io-nonoG
when he desired an opportunity 10 reply 10 NJ.
Waits
The House acceded 10 the proposition
A bill for promoting and improving he A9ri
culture of the State, was read second time
Mr. CLAYTON moved 10 lay the bu on he
table.
MIR. SOUTHALL expressed hope that he
bill might be permitted 10 be engrossef, IN orie,
tina, lis merits might be enquiIed into ~ mer.
hers Il was in no respect a ocai b,l. tp. a..
leced the interests OF the entire STATE.
Mr.. CLAYTON Withdrew his molten bc. ex
pressed his intention 10 move lis indefinite p.>
ponement. He believed that the Farmer, ., he
Stale understood their business, and did r9t q.
quire an appropriation OF $4,000 for the plvfa..
lion OF agricultural knowledge.
The quesi n on the engrossmen, o. tie t.
was determined in the negative, ana the OH @ss
then rejected.
A bill concerning Lieut.. Elijah Brown q: H.
Public Guard, in The CITY CT Richmond, vs. .es!
a second time, and the question being Put IL &,
ensrossment was decided in the negative. TIE
bill was opposed by Messrs. LEAKE, LANl-R
and MARTZ, and advocated By Mr.. GRES.
HAM.
On motion of Mr. MARTZ, the further con-
sideraion OF said bill was Indefinitely postponed,
A bill extending the jurisdiction OF SINCE raa.
sistrates, was read second time, and lte cues.
ton being upon It's engrossment, Mr.. Wal.
LACE moved tina, the bill be Indefinitely ro..
poned.
The bill was advocated by Messrs. Draw
NER. COWAN and WADE, and opposed u
Mr. COOKE.
Mr.. STOVALL opposed the motion, and *.
pressed hope that il would be amended, 50 = 10
make the limit OF jurisdiction the sum Of $50, in.
stead OF $50, although he preferred The passage
Of the bill in its original form.
The motion for the indefinite postponemcn.
was decided in the negative, as FOL o"s, Mr..
having called Tor the ayes ma noes:
AYEs-Messrs. Soulhall, Brown oil AlbeDaIIe,
Harvie. Powell, Baldwin, Masse, Brrwel,
Mitchell Boak, Bocock, Toler, Fox, Dickinson
Of Caroline, Lacy, Darlington. WintIer, Broadu-,
Hohson, ScotI, Sueer, Jones Brown Of Hanover,
Lee, McRae, Patrick, Wallace, Gaines, Robin.
son, Gresham Gordon, Bagey, Banks, Shepard,
VERIFY, Oliver, Mcpherson, Syme, Tnnsial
Cooke, Daniel, STROLLER, Hollatay Chinn, Fur.
slen and Rice-45
Nors-Me.srs. W. H. B. Gusts Layue,
Thompson OF B, Camden, Miller, Turnbu,
Maclin, Flood, Thompson Of D., Hail Of Fau-
quier, Slillman, Carson, Leake, Walker, E.
munds, Stoval Hiett, Thompson Of Hamp.
shire, Flowers Goodwin, Bowden, Towner, Duff
Goare, Mcintyre, Taylor Ellzey Clayton. Par.
riot, Adams Alexander, Wade, Jr, Hsmiiicn,
Michael, Jr, Kiby, Newton, Watts, usprei,
Edginston, Ta,um, tliner, Dey, VI.
Dearmon, Brawner, Long, Pri'chard. Cowanr
Fugate, Denison, S,ickley, Tale, Dillard Fee.
man, Hall OF Taylor, West, Goodson and Nea!-
So.
Mr.. FLOOD moved TO amend the bin tF
striking out the sum Of $50 and inserting in lien
thereof the sum Of 80 90.
The motion was decided in the negative, aye:
A., noes 81.
While the bill was under consideration II:
hour Tor a recess arrived, and The House accolc'
ingly adjourned until This evening at 4 o'clock