Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-06
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

EXTRACTS FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF TIE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
81 IN mica ton was receiyed
from the Senate, stai, that they bad passed the bills 10
amend an act declaring Powels river highway ;"s TO
amend an act declaring the middle fork Holston river
pubic highway as far the mile ford in the county
OF Washington :; and" concerning osge Il. Taylor
That they had also passed, 1vhh agleiniefs the lii a
thorsng the Of the pour COLLECT and apropal
the proceeds of the giehe lands and church pa,e in the
county OF Matthews the bill" supplementary TO the several
acts to prevent the destruction oystrs-a the one
releasing TO Joseph Gray AMI Margaret Ills wife the Conn
mon"ealths rig, 10 ceitan rrnl property terril cntu
ed'-In these amendments the II. of ID. eoncurred.
An engrossed bill authorizing the county ,urt of Green
br'er to change lie direction OF therein men,
toned" read a third time and passed.
An eDgrossed bill to FIX the re-a,se.neut f l,,s anil
tenements in the counties Of Henr,co Brooke and Fairfax
was read third timeaad o., MIR. Baeburns NOTION il,
fartee consideration postponed until the Isl Of March
next--ayes i34, tweniy.siN.
Mr. Stevenson then moved that ,aye be- given TO bring in
bill TO fix therea,scssDcut OF lands a. ts,.rts in the
county Of Ienrico;" which carried without oppo,i,o
and committee accordingly appointed.
An unsuccessful motion then ide by Me. 4 thompson
Of Fairfax, for leave tObring in bill to le;ze tie re
assessment Of lands in the county of Fairfax"
report and resolutions OF tile Cs.ittee of FINANCE,
with the amendments thereto proposed by the committee Of
the Who'll House, were taken up sfr. MIXERS motion -
whereupon the FIRST amendalcnt under coasiera,.
the object Of which strike out 50 600 dollars" IN
that part of;e Report which related the approximation
Tor purchasing raw materials and barring the internal
charges Of the Peniieniisry.
Mr. Garidnd at first moved TO app,ootiate & 10 oeo
for tue IHefTa charges aud 10 zoe ter the purchase
oil raw materials, for which saeTin end nt should
receive Commission Mr.. 4; entefed INTO ret lew a.
the huancts or the PepeiaJ tot the US yeas
Is taken from the Treasury books aud cOntenGed thai
Tie loss To the ealib incident TO the Peniten
4 fnT hat fFafIu lt. a
TOT Tue large STOCK OF raw materials haBd about
. os 900, aud for debt cue ny James a Canpbeil,
amounted TO not less than lJG,aOO. tie THAI
tuis esunsie OF course covered all the expenses
oeht 10 The Institution sutha convey Ing Criminals 10
.ne pehieutiafy that there had been only years
curing which u had berh more successful, sHd ii
winch there was onlJ loss tie more than 4 900
re sonlendeo, from The inventory Of materials
uaho' hefe Was enough with the appropriation tie bad
year ~ - Ops'"'O"' 'o' one
mr. ChdnLcriayne observed that be was NOT at ,bi,
time prepared to the appropriation winch tnirbt
De necessary; that he examine the INV. tDt If
stock band with mole attention that t,1e co,un,
zee Of hhsnCe hsd the time they made ont tbeit
Report 40 Other guide 10 them Than tue apnf-
Pialpn iofhe last fiscal and therefore had taken
.uc same SUM- under tue suppOSit"n that the same
would he pecessary for the present year lie bopsd
the gentleman from Amherst wcold consent TO leave me
sufn ia blank.
Mf. Garland acgedee to this sugcesti,u and Tie ann,
70 Tor tue present left blank.
The OBJECT OF The zd amendment was to strike on, the
~ resolution which vas IN the following wOIds -
hefetged, rs the opinion of this committee that the
wages OF The members Of The General Assembly shonld
Dettuateo ~ iniuie 70 thee dDfafs per day each Tor
eVely GAYS rtenfance Oh sain Assemblies NJ Mil.
Ter moved that The Huuse oisagfee 10 tbs amendment
"Pmi "hch moii"n he called lor the ayes aud uoes.
III. Dpddrsdge opposed the motion. lie aEaiBs,
tue proposed REDUCTION OF tae inctnbefs' wages lie
argued that there few petsons of any s.r, zoe
Hnua answer for the iawyeisJ who were, as menb.s
% L"s'ess formerly said, p"n viii silver Spun IA
.neli mouths; aud we're IN situation TO give tbe ser
nSs, 20 'he public Tor an inadequate compensation
ns' ~ he Prssent case, the Assembly was piacea be
smo exneires one excess was, thai ihe
pehssuoh migh' he SO great "a 'hs. would souf