Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-28
FIRGL.TI.g LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE or DELEGATEs,

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The Seratc have rejected tie bills for in,or,,os
;i9s company TO open Inc ne,ig ,,ion OF Tuckahoc
Greek, iOr a'itiiOliz sale ofrva estate b.L,.,
Ing 10 ,he orphans OF Francis I.swis deceas.d anil
part OF tiie real estate Of Samuel Pitasan,s dc.
ceased.
fi'he bin to prevent the circulation of notes O.
mued by urcha,tered banks returned, firm, th.
SENATE with certain smenduicrts-whicn b. i, g.
party amend, d BY the House, were acauesceJ u,
ny TIE Seiaie-ai.d So has heeuue the law of lie
land n motion Of MIR. D~liilge la the -. OF
-. toposipone The whole matter to the SIS, of
Noes -. 10
bill passed the II. CID. to Incorporate COM
pans Tor Ing Tic navigation ofthc Aluaonga-
heis river. O.
On motion Of Mr. Mercer BE IL -,cgol,,,,bv ,,a
Ge"eral Assembly, thst'lie President and Uirrc-
tors OF The Literary Fund be requested tn digest a,
report TO the mkt General Assembly, y system Of
p"DIc r.dusat'on, calculated % give eff CT 2, the
appropriations maize Ia ihat object by the Lecis,,
tuIe heretofore, and drn It's present season.. and
to comprehend in such s, stem the establi hne, of
one University, to Be called tee " Univ, rsiy of Vir
s'n'a a"d such adj nal Colleges, Academic and
ocio0iS, as sh,i. diisuse the De, eiiis OF Euost;,,
throughout the C"mmOnw -slr aud sucl r,se e,,.
toe governnient'E such Cn,.rr-iiv, Colleges Ac,d
tnues ard Schools. as ssail rrolu.e econo,nv /,
the expenditures Tor TIE esablis,r,ert .,,I n,,;,
tc'anee, aud god or,ier and discipline la the man
ascineui uiersU, This Resolution was sent mn IN
49, N''''~ anu ooI"i"Sh uiriF concurrence.
-iiontAr, Fcb,ui,u %
Tic Scnate Informed tie iInns. DIR ,l,v h,,
ra'Sel the bill =" give r-licfto the Pcntc of his
Commonwealth in certain cases." This is the bill
% S"speNG Ia ec'H-ons upon certain com,itions.)
AMI that they lad r.jeetcd the bill " To liz tI So
lasics 0. certain cficirs OF tue Common e.iL,'-
anu enc DIRE ctins The lIabcatiIn and distribution
ut The Journals Of the Conventions which ussenLlra
IN Virgins VA the ,ea,s i775 ard lT16.'
4 he smendin sIts >,'n the Senate [, the Rc.olp-
q. il Nsar.t
greed t..
Bills passed the r. Of d :. 10 amend ,rd .,.,,;,
the Act, entled IN t. presc.i. the. NM. ot
"SiS u'h''is and Collecting the t,N sat lead IRON
"nd sers. Which passed ,hr ;ith day OF January
lol5'- Establishing several inspections ocnonr''
-" Aut! iiz0S the Ileasur.r a. receive aud IN
Apply 10 ihe use oft!ie Commonwealth sucb sums of
money or public securities. niy be IL ceiyed from
Gie government Of tie u. s. in Iiscbar,,. of H.
debtdu- iroin that government 60 the Coo,,nnu-
weat' o. Virginia. '-ra.s .ast law is foundel u,,o
The icl'o"inS Docun.en;s sub, tted to the House
COUNCIL CHAMBER, Feb. 21st 1915
Fs!t'7o- CI;izenS u Tie Senate,
and House ofDeleeQfes.
Rv the enclosed letter from Mr.. Chew
1t will be seen that he has received S6O6
Geo from the United States, ON account IF
the claims of this STATE, for money advan.
ced during the late war. It is necessary
there should be 5 me legislative provision
I3f the disposal or this n ney and Treasury
Notes. cannot close this communication
without expressing my high sense of the
zea! and activity with which Messrs. Writ
and Chew discharged the trust +, posed in
them, ana ny confidence that the claims
OF Virginia upon the United States, will
be settled upon principles Just and liberal
AMI as speedily as ito .nba doIe.
w. {. NICHOLAS.
a RicimaaG, Fe6. 9Oth, 1916.
have the honor of Informing YOU
that arrived i'll this place last NIGHT
erin5'ng with me check from the Trea
surer OF the United States on tue Farmers
EanE, tor 5 10000, and S450,0OO. in
reasury notes, making an aggregate OF
SIX hundred thousand dollars received in
advance, and on account Of the claims of
the State on the General Government
tor military expenditures during the late
wax with Great-Britain. Under the in
structions received from you, as to the
mode OF payment, no other mode more Ell
lglble could be gained. ! b:g your irstruc-
lions as 10 the disposition of tn check and
*otes, which are held subjectto your Or
der.
With respect,
| am, SIR,
Your obd't serv't,
JOHN CHEW
His Excellency,
w. &. NICHOLAS,
Governor of Virginia.
On motion Of Mr.. Marshall leave was given tn
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