Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-22
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
EXTRACTS FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF TIL
HOUSE OF DELEC ATEs.

! VIRGINIA LEGfSLAIURE
EXTRACTS FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE
I HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Monday, february 10 "A communities ion
was received from the Senate, stating that
they had passed the bill enabling Murray.
FairInsn * Go. TO dispose OF by lottery certain
copies OF Reeses Cyciopedia, with the maps,
| plates, &c.-(rhs bill passed the Senate u
unanimously .)-Also that they had agreed TO
the preamble aud resolutions on the subject Of
the Citation OF the Commonwealth, wiih a.
| mendments in which they requested the con-
currence of the House.
AS soon as these were read Mr.. Harbour
moved to lay them upon tue tabe-This mo.
ton WAS lost
motion was then made by Mr.. Barbour
TO postpone the farther consideration Of them
anii' the sist day OF March. THIS proposition
| fa,led,aye 81 noes I22.
The new preamslc and resolutions, added
ny the senate by way OF amendment, were
then read and agreed to.
When the amendment of The Senate to the
ist resolution from this House was read.
lproposing merely 10 strike out the word
therefore after the word " resolved')-
MIR. Chamberlayne moved to amend tins a.
msndment by inserting after the word '' Rec
soirec this very important proposition,
" tbat II the Supreme Cont sh all snstain the
writ OF error, the Executive take ali steps 10
sustain the officers of this state in executing
us laws or the decisions of its conrfs, and
rejected.
All the remaining amendments of the Senate
were then. adopted.
Errro'sed bills" concerning judith K.nnerp-
u" amend The act cntitied, reducing into one
act the several acts providing the poor and decaI
ing VINO shaii be seemed vagrants"-" to amend the
act, entitled an act Incorporating the trustee. ~
Northumberland academy In The county of Nor,hnn
beriand, ana for the endowment Of the sam-''" con.
cernns the county Jail Of Fauqnier and for other
poses" concerning Nicholas Harr,,on.- ,n,ho,;
sn. the court Of Norfolk c"uniy to srii and CONVEY
nsn I, oa courthouse and jail in the town of wash.
- af.tnr
Navigation Company" concerning Jehn r. Carr
20 amend the act entitled an act authorizing the
BOARD OF public works To subscribe for ,ne hundred
aud my shares ofthe Upper Appomaiox Company.
ana Tor other purposes"''to revive the inspection II
chancery couIts"-"to amend the act entitled an
act to antharse Alexander Kitchen to e. ect a toll gate
castle at the Sweet Springs an &C, 10 amend ,S.ac,
entitled an act reducing Que the several ac,,
eeinine slaves. tree necroe. aud nulst;oes' auihori
sing the county court OF Greenhrirr TO appoint one or
more III persons to celebrate the rites OF marimony
'hetsin-were seyerally read Sd time and passed.
anengrossed OIL fixing the place for erecting The
public buildings in the county OF Morgan wa. read
thlrs line and rejected
On motion of Mr.: Otey, the following pre-
amoie apd resolution were agreed TO by the
House unanimously, viz:
IL belng announced 10 tie House of Dele
gates, that VIVA a. Bnrweil, Esq late Re.
preventative from the State Of Va. in the Con.
1 Sress OF the U. STATES, has departed this life
at the city OF Washington: Reso!red therefore
| unanimously, that the members of this House
In testimony OF the high respect which they
| eutert ain for the memory OF the deceased
VIII wear Grape on the teit arm, for 30 DAYS
During The dsy Mr. Thompson Of Fairfax from The
seiect committee to which ths subject of The Militia was
Mi,i,;e presented an interesting bill +" 10 amend the
| .ulia Laws ofthls Commonwealth" which was moved
:" ne printed The lst section provides
Te va, I'VE nnslers an each year, one company aud
.he oiner fegimeniai muster. &c. ed 10 be
| committed to a comnitiee of the whole.
| f"cSaay. February 20.....A commsnicaiiou
rom the Senate, stating that they had passed
mr. I. MN
sion list, and tor his present reiief''-aso will,
| amendments. the bills incorporating the
town OF Clarksville IN the county of Meek
,eh'urg ami pr"viding for the payment OF
| tne services OF Iessie Lewis, deceased, one OF
me late assessors of Norfolk county," In
'hese amendments, the III. of ID. now con
| Cured
Mr.. Breckenridge called mp the bill con.
cerniug The appropriation of Literary
rund - gus objeCt as we have already stated
being 10 allow 10 such counties as have failed
| 10 draw the quotas OF the Primary School.
| Fund TWO Yeas for receiving their arrears
| MIR Breckenridge also called M the bill
| concerning the University of Virginia :" (,s
| OBJECT being 10 RAISE nv loan or otherwise :
further sum ct s 900 for completing the
| builtiings.) Mr. Desraff,preid now MAYED "a
| ptstpone this bill 10 tho 3ist OF March; which
| motion was lost ayes 6S, noes rs This a,
| wei as the other bill, w4s read d 81 lime anu
| thSn committed TO committee OF the Whole.
Epsros'ea bills" tor strengthening or al
town OF Petersburg"-'. 10 amend the act en-
titled an act TO amesd an act appointing
! commissioners 10 collect certain monies due
| the comfy of Stafford and for other pnrpo.
ses-" concsrn"g tue sheriff OF Graysou
county, placing William West on the rem.
| Sou list concerning persons confined IN
JaI's under certain ciTcumstances"-'' con- e. n.
ing the legal representatives OF Conin,odor,
| james BdrrOn, deceased"-' concerning ila
estate OF Captain Christopher Roane deceased
lanother brave revolutionary officer, 10 whose
family this compensation is about TO be made
| Tor us services)-' anthOrising theIPreSideni
| and Directors of The Board OF Public WORK
To sub ,crIhe tor part OF The stock of The Car
| teFsviie Bridge Company authorisiur ,ne
Auditor 10 grant to Job Slaughter the dupiI,
cate OF lost military certificate" Ito which
bull was annexed a ryder submitted by Nr
| SIrlha, y" TO amend an act entitled an ACT
| reducing iutO one the several acts concerning
the tees OF certain officers, and declaring ,bt
| mode OF discharsIug tive said fees''-" trans.
fer'ing to The Budrd OF Pubic Works certain
shares held by the commonwealth in the swift
Run Gap fHrnpike Company"-au these en-
crossed balls were oeveraiiy read Sd time aut
7 passed.
ca seems tina; 81 acts have been passed h,
Ootb Houses. As the session draws nearer tc
close, moie business will he contaminated
aud The number OF acts Will increase faster
npou The statute book. Thus, on the i've
last days,2j bills have been seBt np by the
Horse 10 the Senaie.l
The following eHsrossed bills were this day
read a Sd time and rejected VIZ. a bill Z" con
corning Henry Coleman sheriffs OF Haliia,
county concerning James H0ge"-" plac
ing Alexander Mcdonald oD the pension list
aud tor hs present reieP'-,aud I'll
tor extending the jurisdiction OF justices OF
the peace, the object OF which was, TO CIV,
them jurisdiction ~ all trespasses on iauds
where tile damages we've not TO exceed $50
| bill regulating tie mode of granting d.
vorces"ta bill brought in by Mr. Mayo, TO-
the purpose OF making some general prOvIsiun
for the better adjudication Of these trouble
some aud difficult cises) was iaid upon the a.,
DIE, with an understanding that u Is TO sleei
there-MT. NJ. cOufessins that there il no
| Time q nniIsl a Iis q IL.