Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-12-21

erection Of nliIldam. in certain cases, 10 great
er height Imam is now au hoTZcd By the said act.
On motion ot Mr. WATSON-nesolve That
the committee i)f Courts o Justice be instructed
~ esquire mo the expectancy o: providing 10y
law, tGaI whenever Il Jury Summoned 10 execute
any writ o. al quad dQmaum, shan from any
cau,e iai To NEE, ar snail De unable TO agree
up4n an inqaeSi he clerk OF the court lrOm
which snch VIII issued: shall be authorized to re-
new the same 10 like manner as il MAJ now be
renewed by The cour, Itself.
On motion ot Mr.. MORlSON-Resoved, That
the committee on the Militia Laws be instructed
10 enquire into the expectancy Of changing the
time OF The training OF the officers regimrntal
and battalion muster within the county oi Scott
On motion OF Mr.. WHlTTLE-Reso.yed
That the commiHcepn Banks enquire into the sx-
pediency CT establishing a Savings Bank III the
town OF Boyd'on in Meck!eabufg, 10 be styled The
Meck!enburg Savings Bank.
MIR. W. presented a document 10 accompany
the said resolution
Ga motion II ar. GREER Resolved, Tina,
the committee for ConT,S OF Justice be Instructed
To enquire into the expe,.iency Of allowing single
justices OF the peace 10 take The acknowledgment
OF deeis
On motion Of MIR. McGINNESS- Resolved,
That the Committee on Roads, &c, be instructed
a ferry across Sandy River from the lands Of Tyre
Black, in Wayne county.
Petitions, &c, were presented and referred.
BY Mr.. SHEFFEY-pei;iop OF JACOB Ruff
and others citizens OF Augus'a county, for an
amendment Ia The law relative TO the free read
| from Slaunun 10 the Eastern base Of the Warm
| springs Mountain. 81 as to MAKE enc section OF
SAID road, upon which til is charged, 4 tee !osc
as ~. as lie GysidGe thereof. Hy Mir. Bur
! DErr-A petition o: citizens OF ;he cornl 81!
Taylor praying i0r the passage a! an acirtqnlrlrg
an eqna iZalion OF tn distances between Iac t"-
gales or Inc Ncjhwtscln Turnpike Road - BY
| Mr. ALLEN Petition 81 George !loiiies pray
| ing To BE- exempted rcna he tax on Fed.ats IL
censes On motion OF Mr.. JASPER, leave vas
gran ed 10 withdraw The petition OF William ".
| Wallace, praying the passage OF an act au'hoflz'
ing the sale OF real estate belonging to his wards;
rherenpon he again presented it. On motion OF
| Mr.. MAYO, leave was granted 10 withdraw Tic
petition oil Geo. Nicholson, prescnle,! al the 'ss;
session, praying release ol In right 81 ihe Com
monwea!ih 10 certain property therein mcniione'
| hcrenpoa be piescCIed he same again. ~ Nj
| TNTE-Pctilion OF Vincent ). Morgan 4 DeTC-
- Tor Thompson Atkins, late Sheriff O. tie c9u:'
t. O. Snyh tor the passage OF an a., - l.tUEt
10 hitp the sum OF ~ 80.
Tee House then took Up the Report Of The
Select Committee on the Alexandria and FaiiIaA
contested election. The question before the House
was The substitute Offered by MIR. Moncuie OF
| Stafford, which declares Edgar Slowten entitled
| 10 seat.
N. MONCURE advocated at length! and with
grsa. ability. his Substitute.
Mr.. FLOYD Offered substitute for Mr. Mon
cures substitute, which declared that the only way
b. which the number OF Representatives couit
be Increased, was by Two thirds OF BON ihc House
OF Drlrcses and OF ;hs Scna:e. A. Inc su2ses-
rinn Of several gentlemen, ne wiihi:c@ his
amcntmrnt.
Mr.. CONWAY asked those gentlemen "ho
Il i argued ;Aal the gentleman from Alexandra
49, emitted to seat as INC Represen alive erci-
Cd r-on hlexsniria AMI Far!aI 10 consider veil
il hey @an. rot b: 6G;ng sic aci al music.
10 exclude him iron S:a! on tie 10: OF THIS
House
Mr.. PARKS vas one Of these who believed
.ha. Mr.. Snowden was entitled 10 seat, and al
thoagh he would have voted Tor the substitute o.
the gentleman from Washington, had i, not been
xihirawn, yer, bcllrving that Mr Snowd-n wa,
legally clccici, he could 10. conscieuiiUasiY as
sist in excluding him.
Nj YeE"Y brieAg expressed hi: views.
-. .;.i..HFGY c.ierred The substitute which
tai - 80 pre-, 4 and wi,htrawn ~ MIR. Flood
!;r h ...i hat TIE .iisn:S &: the constitution
,;Jaii >.a: s:G.
w; Yc.h@Y iaoa.;.; !, was 0: n use 10 en-.
.a'!hS' ne iI'ase o. ''.s SUI. '''a't "a, iF' "
Mr Shsfl"y; > ~. sane line nc o. ie"cd iAe pro
position 10 be correct. The Legislature NIGH vii!
rs much ?ropiiely declare !!ia they had no pow
| or TO deprive Inc people o! 4 ria! ny Jury. nc
hoped the gentleman woaif Withdraw MS SuoS''
'uie, as IL WonM only tend 10 enioa'!ass nc dc
iiJn OF the House.
| Mir TUNSTAiI, believed :iu nroros;;i0n {
inc S'his'aa" ron AH5H7'a - oc 'Fo's"'' le
he "'' ho' c"s'oe' '"G' ~ Va igi'tN - '''' -
| all tIuisnS, warn no goa coUd chiAc on q
| lheIn. The gentleman mint rs well haze &c
| ciorrd ih,i thor, WAC ro nowrr elmer in N,
$3.50 - ,L, ,,,,... h
Hous", OF a'y "nt't - w ih''e"'' ''' ""'"oe
| Of EcI!c.en a';Tc. 10 1'0. lie - " no .Cct HE
! cpu',i come Of. .; it, |. oc,y had tendency I,
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! - 'r.ii.u.
~. So I 81 !. tHonghi mai iitie Wa "'
! use to. a. ca Hd"cut a the e'r''emsn h"o
! n,.-.- o.. 81, .., .,.,. 90. inca, 49,. =. g, , !
! '''N", " o. =. !
70 ne sGp',i2r @. t'e " -" i"'.i 'la.' ''.'
ie c":'7 nced max 'h'"Ij ''''' II "'e even 90
| Inc SUBSTITUTE oti"rel ~ Ee %ch"e",.n ~" W
ou,a i. would b, cguGc,rnl Tor the House /,
-. ., .ho ,,xt ,,,o,,,o,f tho ,.solu,ion nj ia
"'Vp CT " ,I - ,,,
ihe'huel IIo'" o'dhu'a. ric a'he" '"I seH'e IVA
| from Augusta 10 withdraw his amendment.
| Mr SiIEFCFV said II thr Hars, ruuid TAX,
- - -,..,I b. Nj go, ha r,",r
| ~ "
| "ih"iaw hl<anisndn'n
| IL. THOMAS h"rei MT, as Fal!!d:
! tal ben placed rcc,aS an cnr.e Alcyan r.:
! might now ie granted a REPRESENTATIVE H.
! though tn, ,ais whole mater vas beyond h.
! Co5s,j;u,ian-iha, The power - annex vas n,
given by the Constitution. tut vas : verei"t
lni Inherent risht, and TIA, wc had ,hr power
upon tie same principle % grant representation.
III. vote was d pn taken upon NJ. Aiorcurr's
suasli'ue, declaring Edaaf s,nowcen entitled G
seat, and vas decided as follows:
Arrs--Messrs. Smother. tspsaker,) Gusts, Allen ii
hec"maek, Hart Powell. Joh","n OF Aus"s a, sfin-ts
sswn n'""n ~ "Tane'e5 ~ i"orn,n
Gillian, Camn.. ioane. Tnnu,s. wall Cl,a.r" Cue.
rant, 'laoIino' GfesnsTe, stow na'rae"'t syn
Lancaster, B'ykn iio"a'd 81 '''r; Guy. fmk aid
Williamsburg, &c 'iii ran, '"rS-, wallace, Sfisbi