Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-25

ram as amply sufficient, nor does prirate eoareni.
ence require ~, as there as one prordedb By the
poration. Athoagh there is some po,cdei ia IL, IL
IS an such utter neglect, al rntl Lifeiy tie door
rcS teft open, and ,cOUid hure so remained bat
that The superintendent, az guarding the iiceS OF
h,hSey and family, as ,ceH as those entrusted 90
hiS care, pgt u lock Me door. Your committee
for These reasons suggest ITS rem0ral.
UhethSr your committee, IN uhat IL shall no,c
suggest WW OreTStep IFS duty or not. IL ,,,iu not
decide ont trust that the Importance of The subject
wW plead their sufficient apology. The iaw ia
the tate reoisdi. reia Ting to THIS institution is rcry
dejectire; rhether these deircts are to he dscriJ-
ca 10 the rer,SorS or the last assembly us needless
TO enquire; It's enough that they e.rist and that
they 40. ttS only necessary IL point out one rig
By the lac passed March u, 1919. reldtin. 10 this
subject lars are re eHacfed that had been repetsa
for gears 'chich clash cth otSers t,acted ia their
stead, and noV iedre IL doubtful ,rh.ther this estd
6ShWeht a. uader the control Of the Erecniire the
hHstinss court Of Riehmond OF the board Of di-
redo'S 10 remedy this dn,Jig uitya reciSd is
Reces<Iy.
RESOLVED. Therefore as the opinion of this
committee, that The Public Jail and PeniIeuti-
AIRY House ought be enlarged upon the scale
anu AFTER he plan suggested and herewith
submitted.
RESOLVED. That ii is expedemt to acquire by
purchase or otherwise, so much land To the
ynOfth and east oi the PenItuutiary as viii
square Tie ground already attached thereto,
accofdin" Ia The iiait herew submitted, and
ei'htr To sell Or exchange all ar so much OF
SAID ground not iuci0Sed in said plan as will
hoi ia iIe!i oiininn be wanting.
RESOLVED, hat IL is eAped"ut 10 erect The
necessary buildings 10 carry Ou such branches
OF business as IN the opinion OF the Board OF
Directors Will be most Profitable TO the tate
RESOLVED, as the opinion Of this Committee,
thai u Is cXpedient TO erect new barracks at
me Fenltehiiary, conf0rmabiN 10 this pan, aud
So soon as finshet, 10 remove tie public
a. Lsa,, IL IN
10 pull down the old and TO erect on some pro-
per spot near the Governors stable small
guard house
RESOLVED, as the opinion of this committees
that II eXpedeut 10 pull down the magazine al
or near the PeHtenIiary and remove Tie
powder. And
RESOLVED. as the opinion OF this committee,
that IL is indispensable that the Committee for
Courts of Justice he instructed TO revise
the bill passed the sixth dav or March,
1919, entitled" An act, TO reduce into one
act, tue several acts and parts Of acts for e,ta-
oiishing the Pententiarl House, aud for the
punishment of crimes" y
Various bills had their Is, and 2d read
ings.
A bill " for the establishment of
Pubic Library" Was read the Isl time and
rejected.
An engrossed bill "io amend Tie act.
entitled All act reducing into one all
acts anu paris of acts concerning the SUI
perIor courts OF chanrcry, passed tile 22d
oil december, 1918" was, on Mr.. Steven
sons motion, read The 3d time and pass
ed.-Ordered, that Mr.. Stevenson COM
munlcaie The said bill TO The Senate, and
request their concurrence.
A report from the committee of roads
and internal navigation, was read, upon
Hepeiitlon of The Ashbys Turnpike Com
~ "A,
Other things, Thai the Board of Public
Works subscribe for one hundred and
forty shares OF This Company.--A agreed to
by the House.
Another resolution from the same com.
miilee was read, far authorizing Abra-
ham NordIke, OF the county of Wash
Ington, 10 ercci a dam across the north
fork OF Holstein riyer.-Also agreed To by
the House.
Also resolution from the Committee
for Courts of Justice, tor divorcing John
ii. Brewer from his wife DelIlah.-
10 by the House
Also further resolution from the same
committee, for divorcing Felix Ferte OF
Norfolk county, from his wife Sarah,
upon the ground OF her having formed
an Illicit conneciIon. aud elOped with her
paramOur.--AlSOa agreed 10.
Also several resolutions from the Com
mlttee OF Claims LIST, rejecting the peli-
non OF Thomas Camp Tor compensation
Tor certain services during The revolution
AIRY war; 2d, Tor granting 10 Nathaniel
Wells the duplicate OF a lost military GER
lihcaie; Sd, Tor granting similar appii-
cation OF John Wells (: 4h, for relieving
Anthony Owens OF Wythe county from
certain gaming fine lHpospd upon him.
All which resolutions were agreed 10.
a resolution from the Committee. of
Roads and internal Navigation, was read,
against passing IA law Tor allowing The
Richmond Turnpike Company 20 receive
additional tolls, specified by The aci OF
i4ih February, 1917, &c.-C0ncurred in
by the House
Sundry resolutions were read from the
Committee of Claims; list, rejecting The
petition OF Mrs. Deborah w. Peasants,
who prays for some compensation for tie
loss incurred By having on hand al least
5000 copies OF The old Revised Code, now
rendered umsaleabie by the publication
OF the New Code 2d, for agreeing TO the
petition OF Richard kelsick, admlustra-
tor of K. Kelsick, decd. who prays COM
peDSaiion Tor d vessel Cost during her
VOYAGE but insured by Logan Il Gilmore
OF Norfolk, whose whole property was
cOnhscaIed and eschealed during the re-
voluilonary war, and the proceeds of
which went into the public treasury :;
81, Tor granting compensation 10 james
Paxton, for certain services rendered by
hln as commanding officer of the Lex
ingion guards, after the completion of The
Arsenal al LexingtOn.-AIl which resO-
luIionS were cOncurred in BIZ the House.
A resolution was read from the Com
miitee OF Schools and Colleges, for trans.
ferring into The hands of the school com
missioners OF Spotisyivania county, the
sun OF S 100, arising from The sale of
MaiiaDOnY church. lmnch decaVenl ia