Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-12-15
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGIN.
'ioSpAf' CDEcEMnga lirn, 1916.

| Upon calling The Senate IN or.,or ,bo ~,
proceeded 10 lead the following Hi. from ia
House: ''' 'o'n VIC
An ACT changing the time Of holding The con-,
~ courts Of Wetzel. Read twice and rcts,,es ..'
select oma,iIlee. The Chair appointed N,>.,"
| Pariott, Wiley and Strrser
| An &C! 10 incorporate the Cars,viI!e Say,,..
Bank. Read second lime and referred 10 -
committee on General Laws.
The following resolution was offered no H.
ROGERS: w.
RsDlrcd, That G. w. P. Gusts, FraneisI s,,.
and Rob A. BrockeIt Esqs Icomnis Toner, !. . ~,
ed BY the people OF the town and county Of AL
andria, 10 represent their interests te,rr lbe -
gisa.ure,] be invited TO take seals within ,ba -.
of The Senate Chamber during the present s,>>;..
Resolution agreed 10.
Mr.. McMULLEN offered the iollowjno
Reso'oed That the House Of Delegates i. ;.
quested 10 appoint committee 10 &C. loin,ly vi,
committee from The Senate upon the Bank :,
this Commonwealth.
On motion OF Mr.. BRAXTON, this fesolutio,
was laid upon The table,
Mr.. WILLIAMS, from the Shenandoah D;s.
trict, was added 10 the committees On PRIVILEGES
aud elections, and Penileniary.
A message was received from the Hoase n
forming the Senate lha, they had passed bun ~.
titled IAN act providing Tor The appointment All
commissioning 81 Fled and COMPANY Officer. -
The Virginia Regiment OF Volunteers. called inn
The service Of the United States"
MIR. BAPTIST moved The second reading NJ.
Ter which, on motion of Mr. CRUMP. i, was r..
ferred 10 the committee on Militia The commit.
lee, after considering The bill, reported il or lis
third reading without amendment.
Several unsuccessful motions were made for
amendments, until Mr.. WALLACE offered HE
fni1. t,pr NH, oh H., l..
That elections certified BY any field officer in he
The bill was passed, and ordered 10 be return.
cd 10 the House with the amendment.
On motion OF Mr.. McMULLEN, The Scrs,s
adjourned.
A communication was received from The Sc.
nate agreeing 10 the resolutions OF the House d
proceed 10 The election OF Judge OF the Cour, ii
Appeals on The 18Th oil December AM OF Sen.
atoi of the U. S. on the 18th January next.
| On motion Of Mr.. GOODWIN, leave was
granted TO Polly Smith and others 10 Withdraw
their petition presented al The las, session.
| Mr.BOCOCK, from Committee for Gears 9.
Justice, made The following reports: Rejecting the
petition OF Paulina Wrish, FOR a divorce; laden
The table. Also, rejecting The petition Of Hen.
rieiia Briscoe for divorce; LAID on the tatle--
Also, bill divorcins A. q. Lealherman from his
wife Mary Ellen. And a bill concerning eman.
cipaed slaves.
The bill authorisins The Governor and Ccun.
Gil 10 appoint the Field and Company officers 4
the Va. Regimen, OF Volunteers, was then .lkea
up is Passag".
Mr.. DAVIS OF Orange offered the following
amendment, which was rejected
Be il farther enacted, that no persons shall
be capable oibeing appointed 10 any Of said OIL
ces, who are not native born citizens OF the Saic
OF Virginia and residents thereof a. the time 81
their appointments.
Several other verbal amendments were adopt
ed.
Mr.. LANIER said ,ha. he was obliged 10 vote
against the bill. He commended that III Ltgi>a.
TUE had no power 10 appoint these ct'icris ,cr
this war. he did not regard it as political MAI.
ter Although he was a Wing in principle, ye
he would never give up his principles Tor parry
He would discharge what he considered 10 h his
duty, unawed By power, or The puny shais d 4
| mercenary SWISS OF a degraded public journal
! He said, as men from Maryland, or any o.hey
State, might enlist, these Volunteers cou NOTE
| regarded as Virginia militia. II they are Niys.
MIA militia and our shores should be ,n9atti
and ar order should come from the Secretary 4
War for them 10 proceed 10 Mexico, would ihey
be under The orders of the General Government
or Of The Stale Of Virginia? Could they then
obey the orders OF The Governor? Mr. l.. feac
sundry extracts from the Constitution and Other
documents, 10 prove that the Legislature had no
power 10 make the appointments. Believing, said
| Mr. L., that these are u. s. troops, and moi Viz.
| ginia volunteers, he could no, esst from coming
10 The conclusion, that We had no power 10 pass
this bill. He believed thai vi in This House .rt.e
equally patriotic, bu; that they differed in thri.
views about policy = some are Tor rushing .
arms, Wills, he, with others, would prefer 10 cul
livale peace.
Mr.. WATTS had hoped that Ibis biil would
have been passed unanimously. de- though
that We had the power 10 pass hi. bill. The only
objection that has been urged by he gentleman
from Pirsylvania was, thai they we're not Viz
ginia militia. Has moi The Stale of Virginia a
right 10 commission volunteer companies in her
own limits IS not the power 10 commission LEFT
alone 10 The Stale II is certainly not granted 10
tie Genera Government. The milnia of The
Stat are regarded a Virginia militia, becau,e
they are commissioned BY the State Of Virginia.
when they 60 into The service Of lhr Government,
they are no more Uniled States troops than they
now are, nor than La FayeIe's troops were
lie confessed that he saw no strength in the aTgu
menls Of The member from Pusylvania.
The bill was then passed unanimously save
the vote Of MIR. Lanier
The SPEAKER announced ha, he had re.
CCbcG q ron Jdtncs il
transmitting the Report OF the Rector and Vsi-
tors OF the University Of Virginia Laid on The
ladle
Mr.. FLOYD from the Committee on Roads
ard Internal Navigation presented bill providing
Tor The payment OF the interest due by the James
River and Ranawha Company on frs, January,
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RESOLUTIONS.
On motion of Mr.. YERBY-Rcsoved Thai
a ~
slrucle ! to enquire into The expcdiercy OF appro-
printing The additional sum OF fifty thousand H..
ars annually, from the public treasury. torte
support OF the Primary Schools OF Ire STATE
On motion Of Mr. MAYO-Resolved, Thu.
the Superintendent of Public Editc-s be add i
hereby authorized 10 employ suitable person 70
attend the furnaces below Tie Hall, and 10 the
raising oflhe Flag.
On motion OF Mr.. GAINES Resolved, Tha,
the Committee for Courts of Justice be Instructed
10 report bill No. 800, on the Journ, ! Of he lest
session, changing the times Of holding certain
Courts in The iounh Judicial Ciicnii, with such
amendments, il any, as The said Committee may
deem proper
By Mr.. HOLLADAY Memorial al Helen a.
w. Hamilton, praying Tor a divorce from hsr
husband, Robert 5. Hamilton, with the accomIa-
nying documents b. Mr. STURM: Pelili q
snnd,y citizens Of Barbour against he formation
OF new county al Buchanan Town. BIZ Mr..
DANIEL: Petition OF R. D. Sanxay, for the pas
sage OF a law authorizing him 10 furnish new
edition Of Henning's Justice, and to pay him Tor
the same. By Mr.. JOHNSON: Petition from
Augusta for change oflhe jury system. ByM
ST EP HENSON: Four Railroad memorials from
citizens OF Wood; also a copy Of the proceedings
Of The Weston Railroad Convention. ~ NJ
SYME Resolutions Of the Directors ol The Pe-
rersburg Railroad Company BY Mr.. BYRD
Petition of sundry citizens OF Bath and PendIeon,
praying for The establishment Of new county,
10 be formed out oi paris oi said counties
By Mr. WATTS: Petition Of sundry cuzcns Of
The town OF Portsmouth, praying that he lease ..
The Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad may lie
continued to the trustees Of said Company, 70
use for ERIN ol years, with he privilege OF PUT
chasing tue road. By Mr. DORMAN PetIiion
of the President and Professors Of Washington
College, and Superintendent and Professors Of
the Virginia Military institute, asking adf''ionsI
penalties upon vendors Of spiriluous liquors %
studeDi6 OF The COLLEGES ard ac; denies ui this