Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-24
Richmond, Del. 30.
Virginia Legislature.

Yesterday, the House of Delegates
we're engaged, three hours in discussing
the Resolutions of the Bank Committee,
which had passed without amendment
through the Committee of the " hole.
Mr.. King moved their indefinite post
ponement.
This motion was opposed by Messrs.
Doddridge, Hay and Mercer lnf L. and
supported by Messrs. Chamhrlayne and
Blackburn.
Mr. Mercer concluded with hope,
that the House would adjourn to give the
gentleman over the way (Mr, Tazewell,)
an opportunity of speaking, on another
day, on this subject.
Mr.. King consented to withdraw his
motion for the present--whep the resolu
lions were laid on the table--and soon
after the House Adjourned.
Dec 81.
Yesterday. Mr.. Scott from the Con
mittee OF Schools and Colleges presented
a string of Resolutions on the :" Report
of the ?. and d. of the Literary FUND.-
these contemplate the following pro
visions 1st. in favor Of dividing the re
srective counties into townships, in eac
of which one or more schools are to be
established Oh. Of providing tor the 90
vernment & endowment Of such schools
Sd. of laying Of during the present ses
SION the state into estricts, IN each o!
winch public Academy is to be locat
ed; 18th. of providing for the government
Of such Academies 5th. OF appointing
Commissioners TO purchase Or receive
10y donation, in some healthy and centra
part Of the State acres Of land, to-
establishing an University OF Virginia
| 9th. that it is unnecessary to prescribe
iby law the number OF Professors to be at
tached to the University 9TH. in favo
Of adopting all incorporated Academic
in which are taught tie Latin * French
Languages, Mathematics 4 Geography
provided their Trustees will subject thei
Irrespective institutions to he government
mcnt Of the ?. and D. of the Literar,
Fund.
On motion of Mr.. Grymes, leave wa
granted to bring in bill s. To reform Tho
Circuit Court System of the State. Mr.
G. declared, his object was to restore il
great degree the old District Court sys
ltem-Messrs. DeddYidge aid Mercel
expressed themselves ir favor Of retain
Ing the present Circuit System for thu
Upper Country.
On Mr.. MERGERS molten the House
tock up the Report oa the N. Banks
when Mr.. King renewed his motion TO
it's postponement to the Slst of Marc!
aud the call for the Ayes and Noes.
Mr.. Tazewel then addrested tn,
House in opposition to this motion, and
in favor of as many new banks as should
be petitoned for, restricting those banks
to the payment OF specie-he spoke near,
| " three hours We have no time Tor a
sketch at present-but, it shall be fur,
!oished in our next paper.
The question was. zen taken on the in,
ldefnite pes'ponemeL of the Resolutions
and Iest-Ayes ~, Noes 100.
All The resolutions were then gone
Through and adopted without amendment
when they we're sent back to the Sc.
lect committee to draft the necessary
bills. (On this point, Mr.. Doddridge in.
|timated his hope that the Committee
would bring in sepe:ate bill for each
proposed bank. that each might take It's
owu chance ; for, he was we'll aware
that some gentlemen would vote for ore
Bank, and some for another.-Mr. Mer-
Ger acquiesced in this iJea-.dec laring al
the same time he should vote for all the
banks contemplated