Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-17
Richmond, Dec. Is.
Virginia Legislature.

The Senate are yet engaged on tie
Suspension Bill mo decision.
Yesterday, the House of Delegates re-
ceived, read and referred great number
of acknowledgements we believe, IS
the last day for receiving them.
The Speaker handed to the House a
Letter from the President and Directors
of the Literary Fund, giving View OF
the state of it's Finances. 1t states, that
during the years 1912, IS, IA and ~
that fund had acquired in Bank and Pub
Lie Stock to the amount OF
s $4,000 oOI
Sum invested in the debt
due from the Commonwealth
Ito the Bank of Virginia, in
November 1916, 349,O0O w
Cash in the treasury, Nov.
lis, 1916, &c. e,l97 90
s 4OS,397 SIS
The President and Directors OF the Ii
|terary Fund, by way of acceleratiug the
execution Of the great objects OF their
institution, propose, for the double pnr-
|pose OF augmenting the fund, and of in-
|vestIng it in the most profitable manner,
1.-The establishment of Bank or banks,
| with capital of s 100000, to be locat-
ed at such place or places, as may seem
best" The State to subscribe all the
Literary Fund, with as much pes cent.
stock, as will incrcNe the amount to two
millions and the balance to be made up
lby intsiyiduals-The bank to be authorls
ed to sell the stock at pleasure the IN
Iterest of the per cents. to be pad our
of the surplus cfaPpropFiatlsns made to
other objects, ard the revenue arIsIns
From the fines, forfeitures and escheats,
ana any balance that may remain after
paving the interest OF the 6 per cent,
stock, to be vested, as sinking fund to
redeem the principal"
This Report was latl on the table,
| 4 petition was presented from sundry
inhabitants Of Petersburg, stating che in
conyenieHes Of their gOiEg to seek justice
eight miles, to the Court house of Prince
lGeorge county-ahd praying for SUI
|nerior Court Of Law in their own town,
letc.-Referred,
A petition was also received from the
President and Directors of the Richmond
Turnpike Company; praying an increase
of tolls generally, and particularly or
coal Wagons carrying more than on
misunderstanding that all Wagons with
narrow wheels may pay more than those
with broad weels, etc. Referred.
A petition from the county OF Fairfax,
praying canal to be cut from the head
OF Seneca Falls on the Potomac river to
alexandria, was read and referred
A petition from Col. Campbell, late
,uperientendant OF the Penitentiary, and
assistants, praying for compensation for
Ir,tra services rendered during the war
etc. was referred.
AIso--a petition from sundry inhabi-
Itsnts Of the Borough of Norfolk, praying
Ian extension OF Catherine street on such
kerms and in such mode as may seem pro
per.
bring in a bill to prescribe the manner
lin which magistrates shall administer the
|oaths Of office to the Directors of the
chartered banks-His object, as far as
ye could understand the motion Is to,
.1r,;n;ctar test oath to prevent any one
who is guilty of Usury from acting as a
Dire ctor-Referredto the following Com
mittee. Messrs. Chambcrlayne, Black
burn, spraggens, steinbergen,B Bryce, Nor,
gan, Starke o. Graves, Armistead Lot
Charles City, Williams, Biscoe, Latane
Harold. and Hill (sf K. W.
MIR. Dodderidge obtained leave to-
bring in two blIs--one to establish al
turnpike road from Charleston in Brooke
to the Western Boundary OF
PENNSYLVANIA on the way to the town oil
,pittsbiirgh-the other concerning thet
Charleston and Washington Turnpike
Company, for establishing a turnpike
road from Charleston to the Western
Boundary OF Pennsylvania on the way to|
Washington, in order to intcrsect the U.
States Cumberland Road.
Leave was granted TO bring in bill to
divide the 18TH brigade, Sd division Of
the militia, which, according to the mover
contains eight regiments, not less than
5000 militia.
Mr.. Fishb&ck obtained leave to bring
in a bill to authorize the Court of Wythe
county TO lay land tax to make wag-
gou road from Strawsvi!!e to Bachano's
Cove.
Mir. Tucker asked leave to bring in a
Sill " 10 provide public iibrary."- Mr..