Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-23
Amount of annual interest S GI,53i 10
by order OF the board,
JAMES u. PRESTON. rres
Teste, WIN. MUNFoRD, Clerk
10 the literary fund.

Teste, WM. MUNFoRD, Clerk
10 the literary fund.
Rickmond Decemjcr 10Th, 1917.
SATURDAI, Dec. 20.-On motion Of Mr
Scott hesoiccd, That the communication Of
the president and directors oftiIe literary iard
De referred to the committee OF schools aud
colleges, with Instructions TO that commit tee
10 call ul0h the said president and directors
Tor snch additional information, touchim. lie
principal and revenue OF thai fund. as ihey
may dee,n necessary land that they report by
bill or otherwise.
On motion OF MIR. Robertson of Richmond
ihe 33d rule oi this house WAS suspended Tor
the purpose ot receiving IA yctition ot John
Hoshef AID others, and a petition OF suujTy
persons 'or repeal hf ihe laws establishing an
Inspection of manufactured tobacco; where.
upon, the said petitions were received aud
lad upon the table.
On motion OF Mr.. Scott Reso,red, That the
33d rule of this house, which limits Che time
Tor ne reception ofpetitions, be suspended
until the first day of Janudry next
EngrOSSed bills" concerning he pension of
.jOhn WILSON, -" increasing the salaries OF
the inspectors OF Deane'S " drehouSe at Ca ira
In the county of Cumberland" (the last bin
amended 10y "a ryder on motion Of MIR. CranIp
OF Cumncriand,) we're Several!y read third
tine and passed..
Petitions were rcad-from Mary Burke
praying divorce from Michael Burke from
Sarah lIeane, PRAYING pardon for her has
b@nd, Jchn Deane, now confined in the iail of
the city OF Richmond for nsdemearcr; from
rachel Armstrong, fer Il divorce q lns7isa et
thor9 from Ter husband, DIR. Thomas G. Arm
strong from the administrative OF BENJAMIN
Wolfe, late ct Richmen., for leave 10 sell Ger
tain uniinproVed real estate, 10 discharge his
Just debts ana 10 maiaiaiu her children from
the overSeers OF The poor IN the county ot lien.
rico, praying authority TO sell Tie Narlna rlebe
lana, and 10 appropriate, the proceeds 10 the
erection OF Hoor-house, and the establishment
OF Tree school; from r. Wateriieid praying
a divorce from her husband, Il. Watertield
from the managers Tor the Upper Appomattox
Company, praying certain Inpro venents In
tue l'rtlic Warehouse al Petersburg, and sug-
ge>tin% that II the keeper otitwere elected an
hualiy Dy the Executive, II would contribute
greatly To the health and Vigor of the business
entrusted to hi'u: also Il petition from Sundry
citizens vi Prince William, sc. for the es,a Dlsh-
men; of Il sank at DGmtries from sundry cid
zenS OF stanton, sc. praying an Independent
bank 10 he established at that place witn "a ca
pital o. 800 900, provided neither of the esta.
biished ba' ks will, with the concurrence Oh the
legislature, establish branch bank there ::
also from Sundry owners and occipiers of tish.
cries en- the Potomac, complaining. OF the tide
or Siil nets, aud praying remeiy-a petition
from snniry persons IN Richmond aud Man
chester, Tor Incorporating - the Richmond
East India compauy''-also one from John
Bosher lad others, soliciting the aid at the
Legislature in the establishment OF a library
Richmond, and that part OF the pubic so aare
may be granted as SITE for tue SaRie-Eg-
feTFed 10 the {. of u. and u
Various other petitions were read anu yefer-
red; "hiCh we shall notice hereafter i'm ihe
reports of the committees upon them
EsTERDAY, the II. OF -. were i'm committee
of the Whole, on Tho revised Dnls-ihre were
agreed 10, and ordered 10 be enwrAsSeJ. No
material amendments aye adopted bat those
recommended by the revisors.