Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-11
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

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lablishmen OF a separate election al The house
Jacob Woodford, on Tayloi's drain, in said coun
". BY MIR. WUNDER: OF Samuel c. WIZ
Iiams, That The line between the counties OF She
nardoah and Frederick may be determined by
law By Mir. CONWAY: OF citizens Of The
town OF Fredericksburg, asking an extension o.
The jurisdiction of Magistrates and her oticeTs
of the corporation 10 contracts within The limits
Of said corporation. BY Mr.. EDGlNGTON
o. The city OF Wheeling, that no law may bt
passed authorizing the Baltimore and Ohio Raj
Road Company " conduct their read 10 any
point on the Ohio River South Of Wheeling
BIZ Mr.. COOKE: OF Philip 81. Geo. Cooke, re
monstraling against the construction CT dan
and sacI; water communication a. or near the
town ut Jefferson, between The James River anC
Kama wha Canal, and the county OF Powhatan
Mr.. CONWAY stated that al his instance, tht
protest submitted By MIR. STEPHENSON o
Weed, against the admission q The separate &c
lega.es from Fairfax and Alexandra, was lait
on the table. He now moved lliati be taken up
The elton 10 take up was agreed o-3o lC
50.
Mr. STEPHENSON had ASKED lha; this pro
lesl should he entered ont he journal OF The house
and the question was upon granting The request
Of MI s., and resulted-aycs II, noes 30-as t2l
lows:
hrEs-MessIs. StIntl-r, (Speaker,) Cheaiham. Shelf
fey johnson OF A. Hamilton, scrugss Brrwrli, Nc
Canln, Scott Of F., Rector, Hi! Of F. and !iowar!
f. tIman. IaliaGer0 Brooks, Wo d. Alien 81 Il 3n'
M, Carroll. Major, Allen Of H.. Danacott, Seymour
Johnson al II. and d Lancaster, Turner OF II How
ard Of J. G. y. and W. Thorn on Of j., Parks. Co!son
Morgan Harrison Of L., Eimontson, la mond. Greer
Tanzry, Vawier, Gardne-, Mic 'ae Cowper, Very
Edgn :tcn fanneII, Turner oil r., Dice, svme snirr
CackIey Scott of r, Womack. Sturm, Maya, ok
Harper, porman, Bare, Mauz. McEIhenney, Morrison
Wunder, Hill ofS, Taie, Burde,i Gillespie, West, ia
cobs Floyd Walton-73
Nors-Messrs. llarvie. Powell, cwa-t, Brown oil D..
Thompson OF d Macln Of Roberts, Ro ne, Clopt"n
Maciin Of G. : oyai, Boykin, Wright, Tomlin, Webb
White, Beard. Meredith, Twyinan, Oithln browne o
NJ. and NJ, Coleman, white, RiveS, Goodwin' Ion
way .oncurc of s., Hargrave, Bri. Ga Ch3ndier-3O.
So he protest was ordered 10 be spread upof
the journal.
On motion OF Mr.. MEREDITH, The resolu
lion submitted by him on the 23d ult., was takeI
up and read rs follows:
Resolved, That committee be appointed Il
enquire into the expectancy Of receiving VWsl
MAS quota arising from the proceeds Of The sale
OF he public lands.
Mr.. BURDETT moved TO amend the same b.
substituting therefor The following:
Resolved, by The General Assembly OF Vir
cinia, Tia, The Treasurer Ct his Common wea!'f
be ard ne is hcrchy auhaFized 10 rece"e OF ih'
Treasurer of ;he Uri'od States TIE sum al Al So
doars, the GslribuIable portion Of Virginia
arising from lhe sales OF he public lands for the
year 1912 and any other sum 10 which this Com
monweallh is entitled under The provisions Of The
acI of Congress 10 appropriate The proceeds d
The sales O! public lands ard 10 grant pre- empior
-, TT ~ NJ
when 50 received it shat. be The duty OF the
said Treasurer 10 place he same in The Treasury
10 the credit o. the Commonwealth.
MIR. RURWELL moved 10 amend the said
amrndmeut b. striking lherctfom The words, 20
place The same in Inc Treasury 10 the credit OF
the Commonwealth" and Inserting in lien thereof
The words 30 add The same 10 the permanent ca.
pia OF The Literary Fund"
Mr.. HARVIE moved The Indefinite postpone
ment of he whole subject
A spirited debate sprung ur, in which Messrs
WEST, BURWELL., SCOTT, OF Fauquier
HARVIE, YERHY, CONWAY. STOVALL
SYME., TUNSTALL and FLOYD, Pauicipa
ted.
The vote on this motion was ayes 81 noes 65-
as follows:
Thompson of Botrtourt, Bambrck, Mnclin Of Bruins
wick Clay. Moncure 0fC Roberts, Harbour, Wood, Al
len OF Giles and Mercer Carroll Maclin OF Gr.ensvilr
Major SIovall Allen of Hampshire, johnson OF llarr
son and poddridse, Boykln, Wright; Iomlin, coson
Edmondson, ivy man. browne Of Mathews and Mt!
d'ese1 Coleman Whi,ile, Tanzey, Parneli. Cnchl-y
scott Of Preston Womack, i.ivcs Sturm, Cook, Bare
M,uz. Morrison Wuudrr, llill at Shenandoah, Tate,
Goodwin. Conway. MoncTre Of Stafford, liarrrave,
grars Gillespie Hcst, Jacobs. Fioyd aud "aiton-52
VGr!-Nlessrs. STROLLER. (>prsser,) Watson, STOW
den, Sheffry, scrurgs, Bnrw.ll, Stewart, Brown Of
Dr,kel,y. Mclaughlin MCGinnis, Moshy, Lacy, Thorn
ton, Gillian, Camm. Roane, Thomas, Scott Of Eau.
ouier Rector Hill nf Fayc,te and Nicholas, !aw'rl Of
f,nyd, Stiirn,an, Taiinerro, Brooks Wall, Cl"Pon,
I,arraco,t srymomr.l lancaster, Turner Ct Henry,
Howard of James CITY York and Williamsburg aic.
Mrr.an Thomson OF Jefferson, Parks, Wallace, Webb,
Morgan, Harrison Of Lond"un white, Beard, Mere
d,h Uay,nond OLDHAM. Greer, Vawtrr, GaIdncr Ill.
chnel. Prrrow, towprr, VERIFY, Ed.Ins'on Turner Of
patrick nIrr Syire. 1uHstl'!. anirr, cock" Mayo.
IIa.pci Durr1an, icE!hcnncy, Bafdrtt Chandler ami
Sc;hcasnn-65.
Mr.. BUGWELL wihdrcw his amendment,
and N. onesr,on upan agreeing 20 the substitute
offered Ivy Mr. BURDETT, was decided in the
affirmative The resolution, rs amended was
adopted
iourneG.