Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-16
LEGISLATURE or VIRGIN
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE
OF DELEGATES.

OF DELEGATES.
| Wednesday, January 10. "A commu-
nicaiion from the Senate, that they had
| passed the bill To provide for The col
lection of the arrears of the Common
| uealth's revenue due prior TO January
| lSI9"-also The hill "'ro reduce into one
| The several acts concerning Coroneis"
| with amendmeDis-which we're CONQUERED
in by the House.
On Mr.. Robinson's motion, iIie C.. Of
| Roads and |. Navigation were instructed
10 enquire into Tie expectancy of author
izing by law the laying out and opening
road from the Sulphur Spring III Berke-
ley county, crossing the North Mountain
al NIilIs's Gap in the said county, thence,
| through a corner of Frederick county, 10
intersect Braddock's road near Sherrerd's
store in The county Of Hampshire.
Various bills and resolutions, received
and laid OH the table.
The House, as already stated. went into
committee of the whole on the University
bill.
The Speaker laid before the House a
| letter from the Governor, enclosing CO.
pies of letter from sundry representa-
| lives Of the counties and Senatorial dis
| iricis, i'm part Of the district to which
| Brisadier General Thomas Chiffon was
| appointed, addressed TO Tie Governor
and Council OF stale, representing that,
| the said Brigadier Grneral has for about
Two years been resident of the county of
kenawba, having removed from Fauquier
county; aud of letters from Philip r..
Thompson, Esq.Iand Major Luke Cannon
! 10 The same effect, herewith Transmitted
! 10 The Executive.--On motion of Mr..
| Yancey, this communication was referred
| In he N foe 70 MI 40 i.,
| Militia.
On motion Of Mr.. Crump of Cumber-
land, the resolution of The COMMITTEE of
| Propositions and Grievances, voting rca-
! sOnable The petition of the Agricultural
| Society of Virginia (for Lottery, ihs
| proceeds 10 be applied TO agricultural pur-
| poses was taken up and agreed 10 by the
| House
| Thursday. ian. IL Engrossed bills, " Incor.
| poiaitng q company foi The pnipose OiimprOv.
| lug the navigation of the Mattdpony river
and " To reduce into one the several acts con-
corning public roads, aud for establishing pub
| lie landings '--weie iead d iiir9 time and pass
cd.
Mr.. Mayill, from the committee Of revisal
reported Two revised biils--Otber committees
also presented various bills aud resolutions.
OnmOtiOn of Mr.. Vass. leave was given 10
bring ~ bill To authorize Alexander kiich
EN- tOrrecf 4 turnpike gate, srr0Ss The neu Todd
a
LATELY made by him.
The House agalr resolved itself into com.
mittee OF the whole, on the UhivcfsitS bill, MIR.
Magiil in the char
Mi. Smith of Isle Of Wight moved 10 strike
out the whole OF the bin from the enactius
clause, by way OF introducing tic following
substitute:
That so muct Of the Literary Fund as con-
sisis OF the public debt Of the commonwealth,
shall, by the Auditor aud Treasurer, be. cancel
led aud exiting ui.hed, aud the certificates or
evidences of the same he destroyed.
dRd be- IL further enacted That the total y
mount OF the animal revenue of the Literary
Fund, after so much of il as consists Of the
public debt Of the Commonwealth, shall have
been cancelled aud eNtinguIshed, shall be and
the same is hereby appropriated TO the pnr-
pose Of the education Of the poor, agreeably
TO the provisions Of the fist, seCOsd, third,
fourth, fifth, sixth, aud seventh sections OF
the ACT passed February the 2lst 1913, aud en-.
titled an act appTOpriating part OF the teVe.
nue. OF the Literary Fund aud foT other pur-
poses"
Ind belt further enacted, That the eighth
ninth, tenth, and eleventh sections OF the
act passed the 2lst day of February 1919, and
entitled . an act apprOpriating part Of the re-
venue Of the Literary Fund and for other pur.
poses" be and the same ATE hereby repealed.
Mr.. Smith went inio a lons arr nneHi 10 prove
ihe propricly OF tbs proposition, vpon these
Two general grouadS, Vs., that IL gogeisiD,.i