Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-21
T1RGI.sIa LEGLSLarURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
hfnninu dean,

Petitions we're presented from sundrv 81
tizens of Loudon and Stafford, sugrestino.
the expcdlency of amendments to the Jud'
cary System, especially as relates To tho
County Courts, and the mode of procuring
Jur'es-and proposing. that If nothing NOR
he dom, concurrent Jurisdiction with ths
Quarterly Courts he given to the Superb,
Courts of law.-R ferred to the Comm;,.
tee for Courts OF Justice
Also--a petition from John Mayo. in on.
position TO the petition Of Thomas Wills,
and others, for leave to erect toll-br;dg,
across the James River.
Also-ore from sundry persons. renre.
senting that the foundation If a ifuseur
in the City of Richmond, will be attended,
with infinite advantages to the State AZ
large, in difiusing useful and general know.
ledge and therefore praying that
number OF feet, on or about the Capitol
Square, may be loaned to James Warrell
Artist, Of said CITY, for the purpose of e.
recting handsome etlifice, always to re-
main rs public repository of natural and
artificial curosities with proviso, that
iisuch building should not be erected in
given time, or should be used for any other
purpose than Museum, the ground and
improvements thereon, shall revert to the
tee for Propositions and Grievances.
Also petition of sundry inhabitants Of
the county of Prince William, complaint,
that part of their pay, as soldiers in tie
late war, has been withheld and request.
ing the passage of an Act, appropriatirr
a sutficiency of the public funds, to SATISFY
their just claims-Referred to the Com.
mtt-e of Claims.
Aiso-one from sundry inhabitants Of
Henrico county, praying an Act of Incor-
poration, for the purpose of turnpking the
Road from Richmond to the New Bridges
across Observation-Disclosures TO the
{. of r. and /. N.
Also-a petition from the President and
Directors of the Loudoun Company for the
encouragement of Agriculture and Dones.
tic Manufactures--praying to be incorpora.
ted, for Banking purposes in the town Of
Wate rford.
Tuesday, Dec. 1g.
E1gros-cd bills, Concerning Spencer
BALI" Releasing to Francis Thomas tt.
Commonwealth right to tract Of
land therein mentioned"-" To amend
an Act ensitled An act concern
ing the emancipation of Slaves"
with ryder to the same, moved by Mr..
HID were scverally read third time and
passed.
This last bill is intended to invest Coun-
ty Courts with the power of granting, IN
der cert in provisoes, the right of residence
to emancipated slaves.
Engrossed bills, " Authnrising Moses
Ball to bring cert4in slaves into this Com
mopwealth"---" Concerning ConnalIv Find
ley" Appointing Commissioners to as
certain the most proper place for holding
Courts for the county of Russeil''-" To
amend the act, entitled An act to appoint
Trustees for Morgantown, in the county Of
Monongalia, and for other purposes"--
were seyeraliy read third time and pas
sed.-Sent to the Senate for their Concur
renee.
Various petitions were received and re-
ferred Among others,
One from w. b. Pierce and others, pro-
prletors OF large and profitable Fisheries on
the shores Of those rivers where fish are
caught in great numbers, praying the pas
sage of a law to prevent the improper use
OF DRIFT or floating se,nes, which, without
benefit to the public. destroy great guam
titles OF fish /; and, to secure to them, and
all other persons, the exclusive use and
enjoyment of such fisheries, as they, by
their industry, and at their own expence,
have rendered valuable-Rcfc1Ted to the
G. Of p. & G..
The Speaker laid before the House q
letter from the Governor, enclosing Re.
port from the President and Directors Of
the Literary Fnnd-from which it APP
pears,
That the Fund owns at present about
43,000-whch, with the exception OF a.
bout 1000. is vested in hyodnctiDe public
ssock-G From which "pragressive augmen-
tation Of the Fun /" the President and d.
rec.ors fl uter themselves that they may be
enabled to establish school, or schools. tor
the education OF the poor in each county,
soonerthan w originally expected-They
stu, however, most forcibly urge upon the
Legislature the expediency Of making TOT 4
Their appropriations. in aid Of this fund =
Ihey parti ~ularly point out the prOpr ey
OF Remembering the Shares Of Stoch,
which they own in the two banks, froHi
their proportions of the Bonus due 20 inol
Staie--as also, Of vesting in them the Sg.
plus Of Mn ia Fines, &c. &c. They ais'
remonsi rate in the most earnest terms ~
glinst the LIST, I'd and 81 sections OF tns
Act Of February 9Th, 1913, which opera.,
against the extent and facility Of EscheH,
Thnd--T'he LIST. Section releasing 70
persons who then claimed title TO any la'N
not actually escheaied, who though anu
at the time their title accrued, had arc.
wards become citizens or should become So
b.tore the lands should be so esche tea'-
The ID section declaring that no iDques
should be taken to eschcat land cltIiiasS-
by British subject, until fzoo yeqrs q
the co1ciusi>n of the late war. d" The 90
by giving vslidity to the claims of Pu'tS.nss
scrs, lcssccs, heirs and devisecs OF ailo"
resident in the u. States, puts i ~ 1''e