Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-15
T7pT RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
ELe.tion u c,eneral Of lnth s ,iaade.

/ Election Of General OF lUth Fftgdde.
Mr.. PITTS nominated Col. Bnchner Fairfax
of Preston county, as candidate for the vacan-
| cy.
The roll being called, resulted for Fairfax 40.
Joint vo'e with the Senate-whole number OF
votes 1873; necessary 10 a choice 10. Fairfax 50.
So Col Fairfax was duly elected General OF 10Th
Brigade.
communication was received from the Sen
ale, stating that The Senate have passed the bills
10 amend the act entitled an act, 10 prevent the
hauling of seines al certain places within certain
periods Of The year, passed Jan. 4 1915, and an
act allowing Joseph Alexander, free man oil CO.
lor, to remain in the Commonwealth.
And they have agreed 10 The resolution 10 refer
that part OF The Governors message relating TO
an increase vi The Governors salary 10 joint
committee.
Also tina, they had passed the bill for The re-
liel Of the heirs and devisees OF VIM. h. Foote,
decd
The Chair appointed Messrs. McCue, Con-
way, Seear Boyd, Watson Townes, Price, Fer
guson and Shepard as The joint committee, 10
whom was referred thai portion OF the Governors
message relating 10 the increase OF The Governors
salary.
Mr.. McCUE from the joint committee Iepor.
ted bill 10 increase The salary OF The Governor
TO SIS 600.
Mr.. FAULKNER moved 10 postpone the bill
nde61itely, which motion was carried, by the
following vote:
AYES essrs. Hopkins, (Spcaker,) Finney,
Mock, Watson, Han, Layne Of Allegheny, Bots
seau, Cheaham Shelley, Byrd, Michel Bur-
well, Faulkner, Boak, Byrne Of Braxton, &c.,
De Camp, Harrison Of Brunswick, NacIn of
Brunswick, Kyle, Moore, Wills Moncute of
Caroline, Jones, Barbour, Vaughan Clarke,
Thomas, Rector, McClung, Howard of Floyd,
Sliliman, Claiborne Edwards, Wood, Sy1nor,
Baiy, Coplon, Carroll, Macln of Greenesville,
Major, Slovall, Allrn, Hieu. Welton, Bassell,
Mullins, Boykin Howard OF James City, &c 4,
Worhing,on, Thomson OF jefferson, Henser'
Tomiin. Webs Lane al Lee. Harrison OF Lou
donn. While, Beard, Harris Edmondson, New.
man, Arnett, Mcdonald, Shepard, Coleman,
White, Tanzey, Beirne OF Monroe, BaIneil,
Gusn, Kilby, But, Cowper, VERIFY, Booth, Bus
we'll Turner, Hiner. Syme, Cackley, Fairfax,
Herbert, Wooton, Rives, Harrison Of Prince
William, Goff Srother, Cook Paxton, Dorman,
MaIlz, Harper, Aston, Fugale, Pullman, SibeIt,
Thompson Of Smylh, Griffin, Manicure OF Stat
ford, Harsrave, Nicholson, BurdelI, George, Boy
ers Massey, Harvey, Collins and Boyd-l07.
Campbell, Irving Of Cumberland, Segar Price
Lancaster, Ladley, Ferguson Clendenin, Robin.
son, Plus Pannell anil Conway-l4.
The principal ground Of objection to The bill
was, that il confcted with the Constitution
Gov. Floyd being member ni the Legislature.
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion Of Mr.. 0NWAY-Resolyed
That the committee on Propositions enquire
into the expcdency of amending the act con,
corning conyeyances or deyises Of places o.
meetings Of certain benevolent associations
passed Marcn 81, l848, so as TO give all such
associations the right to hold real estate for &C
metery purposes.
On motion of Mr. DoRMAN Resolved, Tina
the committee for Courts Of Justice enquire int
the expedency of 50 reconciling the laws Of
the Commonwealth with the provisions Of ou
State Constitution, as to extend and secure III,
right of voting to ALL white male citizens aeet
twenty-one years and upwards, who are house
keepers and heads of families.
On motion of Mr. BASSELL Resolved
That the committee for Courts Of Justice en-
J quire into the expedency Of passing an act ex
panatory of the l4th section of The act passe
March I4!h, 1913, in reference 10 the limitato
of prosecutions in certain cases
On motion Of Mr.. HOWARD Of Ere
solved, That the committee for Courts Of Justic
enquire into the expediency of regulating con
stables fees in civil cases, so as not TO allow
fee Of more than twenty cents for executing
warrant for debt, and twelve cents for summon
ing a witness, and to limit their commission
upon all collections to five per cent.
PETITIONS
[ The following petitions were presented and ap
, propriately referred:
By Mr.. ALLEN: OF the sheriff of Hampshire
/ to be released from fine.
BY Mr.. THOMAS: Of Peter Moore, for di
, vorce from his wife, Susan Moore.
/ On motion Of Mr. SHEFFEY.
The House adjourned.