Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-19
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.

ceases 10 be Coninued.)
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
| EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF TIE HOUSE
OF DELEGATES.
Friday, December ia communication was
received from the Senate. stating thai they had
passed the bill Declaring justices of the
peace OF the county of Frederick, iesidins
| within the corporation OF Winchester. To be
eligible as members OF the Common u Council
\ Also the bill coDcerniug the Library Society
| OF Harpers ferry IN the county of J,fIerson'
| with anendmenis.-In these the II. of ID. con-
| Cured.
| An sngrossed bill placing Joshua Singleton
| on The pension list" was read third time and
passed.
Various bills were read first and second
time.
Mr.. Chamberlayne, from tho committee 10
| examine The public Jail and peniienliary. pre-
senied Report. (Which. If we have room, we
shall notice hereafter
Mr.. Magill, from the G. for c. of ] present.
| ed sundry resolutions on petitions 10 them re.
ferfed-hrst, for granting The prayer uf Sybll
Beckwith aud others for tina sale of the estate
| of 1h9mazin Ellsey deceased; I'd. declaring rea
sonable the petition from suudry citizens of
Monroe praying for the passage of alaw TO ex-
nialn Tie ACT relative 10 proiane swearing =
| 81, rejecting so much OF the last named petit
| ton as prays repeal OF the 5th section of the
ac concerning grand and petit jurics ;-Iih
| acceding 10 Tie petition OF VIM. Chisholm, d
| native OF Scotia ad, to be enabled 10 hold real
| estate, as it he had already become a citizen of
! the u. S.-All which resolutions were agreed
| to by the House.
Mr.. Crump, from the c. OF p. and G.. pre-
| sented two resolutions list, declaring reason.
| able the petition of suudry inhabitants of Ca
| bell county, who pray for separate election
| at the fork of the Great Sandy overland ~,
| rejecting the petition of suudIy inhabitants of
| Monongala and Harrison who pray that pats
OF those counties within certain boundaries
may torn new and distinct county. The first
resolution was agreed 10 by the Hou4e-the
I'd was, on Mr.. DOddrid se'S motion, laid OH Tie
| table.
NIr. Mallory of o. from the G. of c present
! ed certain resolutions LIST, tor allowing {. ID.
| Stewart, late deputy sheriff OF Brrkely "A
| credit in the settlement of The militia fines OF
| tue 9th regiment-2d. tor refuudin. To john
| Hutton aud other securities OF S. Fulton, high
| sheriff of the connfy of Washington certain
| monies which they have pad-3d, for granting
| pension 10 Jonathan Cobun, Sr.--iih, grant
| ing relief TO George CunmiDgs-5th, also re.
Mei 10 Thomas GibsOn-GIh, also TO Henry
| WhItmau-and 9Th, TO Sylvester Beverley 1.-THE
| 8 last cases being those of revolutionary SOL
diers.j All which resolutions we've agreed 10
| bS the House.
The following resolution vas offered BIZ Mr.
Yancey = ReSOfred. That at all future sessions
| OF the General Assembly, the Sneaker of This
House shall susen no motion either for leave
TO b'ing in bill or by petition which asks Tor
apenSIon; unless the application be accompa-
MED with schedule, sworn to by the apl,li.
cant, OF his whole estate. real and personal in
possession or expectancy. On sir. Woodns's
motios, tins resolution was laid upon the table
| On Mr. SherraId's notion leave was given
10 bring IN bill to change The time OF hold
Ing monthly courts. and courts of quarterly
sessions in the county OF Morgan"
| petition tcaS presented d;ld read of John
Preston. late Treasurer Of this Commonwealth
representing, that for the purpose OF restoring to
the pu6hc Treasury, as speedily as possible. the
money Uuhdrdun from IL By his misconduct
lchich he acknowledged and idmented in his letter
to tie General assembly bearing dGte tie l3fh of
January last and to iniemRify his secmities he,
, rain Ehzabeh dime ms rife, on The Sth dsy Of
FITlgsf g.d Io-
: BrOckrnLTough and others Sndry red & personal
property of great rdtue in trust To be GppiiPd by
them by morigdging or seiiing the same to TIE
payment INTO The treasury Of the full amount ot The
Sdtd dcfct. irhdteUer hmight he and, by another
deed beariHg date The 18Th day Of sud month he
and hts said rife conveyed 10 james DicDocti
ana 'therS certain other reat q Personal property.
in trust for the same purposes that in consequence
of The extraordinary depression of The price 81
property arising from the HneIGmpied pecuiidrD
difficulties ot tie present times the trustees ia the
said deeds hare hitherto been uBable TO raise bL
means Of the potCeTS rested in them, the HloBic,
requisite 10 accomplish The Oiject thereof 4; tut d
small put only gf TIE property has been sold ana
= that Nth deDbrdbie loss --eriHcin2 h0,D ~
frcmeIy igjudicious and Injurious 10 he State q Il
Z Tie petitioner, further sales at this Time TORG
certainly be ; that m certain proceedings iRsiitHt
cd by the present treasurer against Tie pctifiOacI
md his securities for the year 1919, a Uerdict co
found for those securities abSOiRtry upon pleading
u flied by them and Jar damogfs to tie amount Oj
one cent only against the petitioner, ,0io nude ~
: defence, ind Gin conformity ,chh technical rWi
o Of Latc } the Commonwealth nctioH bejHg joint
u the judgment upon the rerdict cds in Juror ~ al
9 The de(eHduHts; from Which Judgment dR dppri
q lcds fGlseH. on behaDo fhe Commonwealth, 10 III
Supreme Court Of Appeajs and isA0ir pending an
e | undetermined that neueriheiess the petitioner
anxious to sGtisy the full amount of rha is just
- due, as soon as IL can he accomplished and cisI
" IS (trithoat soliciting Of the commonwealth tie 10
Y Hnqa'shHieHt Of any interest ia Tie suits MOI
~ pending ugaisst tie securities 0r hmsclf) thdt h
r. property nun he applied to maisigg up tie defc
y, chHe tie sIfts are pending Ieari9g Tee rights
~ all pdrticS To be adjusted at iaC lie therefor
~ offers TO the General Assembly, thrt upDH Me
* dcctding 10 this proposal, he ,cW (ciM he asss,
" " his secprHtfs) by such deed decds Cfo he cF
,e eUfed by The said securities and their trustees d(or
70 said, and By himself Us shall he good and eecfa
u IN tdic, conrey to the Commonwealth or 10 81,
hi agents or trustees for its benefit as The LPgisiqfa
: my appoint. all tie real and personal proper
cJmprcheHded in The t,ro deeds Of trust OforesGi
We estimated By him To be rOrfh abOUt 5 100 00l
20 (bcsides more than 3 10000 cash notc in hand
~, 10 be managed for the public benefit. and sol
ny uhfperer. and IN Svsh naHRer as ne General n
~ srably shall tkinE proper; Ge profits & pyOeee
~ 10 tr fro'if' g. 'fe e1f'p-F'str''t NJ ~ 70