Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-13
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OE DELEGATE

Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MONDAY, JANUARY 10th, 1914.
communication from the Senate by their
IN SENATE. January 8. 1914.
The Senate have passed the bills, entitled,
- An act, to perpetuate evidence Of the DESERT
on OF slaves to the enemy. and for other purpo.
An act, providing for the election of trustees OF
the town Of Franklin in the county Of Pendletoo,
and tor other purposes %
An act, regulating the inspection Of Salt in GER.
tain counties therein mentioned >" and
An act, authorising Lawrence Augustne Wash.
tngton to erect dam in the Kama wha river ~ with
amendments, in which they request the concurrence.
OF the House of Delegates. 1919
The SAID amendments proposed by the Senate,
being twice read, were, questions severalIy put
thereupon, agreed TO by the House N, & /, =
Ordered, that the Clerk inform the Senate there.
Of - '>'--.~ .-s's
The House, according to the order OF the Jav.
resolved Itself into committee of the whole House
on inc state ut the commonwealth, Mr.. Watkins
OF Charlotte, IN the chair; and after some time
spent herein, Mr.. Speaker resumed the char and
Mr.. Watkins OF Cha,I olte, reported that the com
nittec OF the whole House had, according 4. order
iiau under consideration bill |" concerning Exc.
cutans, aud for other purposes" and had soreel
| to an amendment thereto, which he ,leJvers,I in
AZ the Clerk stable, together with the said bill:
motion was them made, by Mr. Boyd TIN 4
the farther consideration Of the said blI AID n
mendment DC postponed until the SIst OF Marcel,
next 80 :
And the question, being Tut upon the said mott.
on, was determined in the Miirnatiye-Ayes o.
| Noes 67.
WEDNESDAY,, Ian. 18th, I814.
The Speaker laid before the House a let
ter iron the Governor, which was read as
fellows: IS
COUNCIL CHAMBER, Jan. 18th, 1914. 4
THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF DELE
GATES.
FELLOW CITIZENS.
Enclosed I transmit a
report of the Committee of the Visitors of
the Penitentiary with the accompanying do
cumens
In the year 1907 this establishment was a
sinking fund. The Ex, cutive of that day
with view to increase the vigilance and in
dustry of the Keeper and Turkeys granted
them per centum allowance ON the nett
proceeds beyond the expenses of the esta-
lishment. The result equailed the expecta :
tons OF the Executive, and the profits have
gradually accumulated. BY reference to the
accompanying report 1t will be seen that in
the last year they were equal to 8 1874 "a.
The Keeper being allowed Is per censum
has received s 1876 46. so soon as the
Executive was advised of this fact they lost
no time in abolishing the per centum com
mission, reserving to themselves the right oil
making such compensation as under all the
| circumstances OF the case may be dictated
as well by due regard to an adequate al
lowaHce to the Keeper and Turkeys, as the
interest Of the Commonwealth. Prior to the
war the manufactures at the Penitentiar,
had accumulated to such an extent as tc
make 1t advisable TO employ selling agent,
4 in different parts of the Commonwealth who
| received per ceDtnm as a commission, since
which event however thedemand being grea,
ter than the supply, a ready sale has beer
elected at the penitentiary. In reference t
the compensation and perquisites of the
Keeper the Commission has been reduced b,
recent advice OF Council to two and hal
per cenium.
/ is. BARBOUR.
motion was made by Mr.. Claiborne
that the House do agree to the followin,
preamble and resolution:
The General Assembly feeling DESTROYS Z
take every occasion of rendering special ties
timony of its applause to the sons of Virgins
who have participated in those naval achic
meuts, by whose splcndor our country ha
beer encircIed with deathless renown
and having received information that Cap
Arthur Sinclair, native citizen of tn
Commonwealth. in the action, which too
place on the 2Sth of September, 1918, be
tween the United States squadron and tn;
OF the enemy, on lake Ontario, was dislir
guished in a particular manner by his ski
and intrepidity
Resolved. therefore, that the Governc
be requested to present, in the name of Il
commonwealth. to Capt. Arthur Sinclair ii
thanks OF the General Assembly, togethe
with an appropriate sword, commemorate,
Of his distinguished gallzntry.
On motion of Mr. Coleman, the said resol
tion was amended by inserting the word 81
ndmousiy;" * the said resolution as a en-
ed, being twice rend, was, on the guest,
put thereupon, agreed to by the House.
DIEp. on w dnes5sv 1ss, xs XXI
DARROUS. Barber, Of this City.--M
Darrous was native of France, but h
| been n respectable citizen of this Tow, 4