Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-17
vIRGINIA LEGfsi 1Tf7PE.
ENrRAcrs FnoM rItE rRncnrnlNuA on N

~ Il. Thompson aud Stephen Tease u s,rcia tell
bridge ae1sss Goa, rivei'-and rs,nx alexander
h'tehen to srect toll gate aeToss the load froiu tc
S"eei Springs TO the White Sulphur Sp,ms,"-
| wan an amendment, the bill =. auibosising Gs-rsc
Carter To eject toll bridge across Goose Greek
| his amendment. the House agreed.
The bill. respecting the penii-ntary 81. en- was
| taken up. amended on his melton, aad that oi Nj.
| Miller and then lad upon the table.
| Mr.. Bassett from the committee OF School. and
Colleges, presented report bearing the testimony 81
a' committee In favor Of The importance aud public
usefulness OF certain Seninacs who nave petiiioned
'' Ss'stasce. viz the ,rus.ees Of iiaunpdsn sydney
una New London. Brooke academy, the school comni,
siones from maihess aud those from prince william
expressing their regret that the embarrassed state u
he Literary Fund will not peim them at this tine to
give The sid required and oaaing forward To the
increasing feature Of the Fund from which they ANTI.
pate hirty the ability 1, foster these valuahle ,,,,,
"ons.'-ihe said committee discharged from the
further consideration Of the said petitions.
ou motion OK Mr.. Crump VI Cumberland, ordered
iia John Preston have leave to Withdraw his enivi ia,
with The copies Of deeds herewith presented.
hnsross:d bills" concerning James L.. Turner
" To amend the act, entitled AT act Incorporating
COMPANY to establish tutapike road om Shepherds
loan by the way of Matnsburg the Potomac river
IN the direction Of old Town aud Cnubei land in the
act Incorporating the town OF Leesburg county Of
Lp"douh" were seyrraiy read 3rd time and passed
On molten OF III. Edwards leave was gwen 10 bring
in bill concerning the School Connissiuuers of,.
county Of Surry."
The ensrossed hill for allowing Murray Fair,nau &
Cyc,avu au ", 'ouey n'niteu hummer OF Recess
S'S'"f~""' &C was 'edu 81 tinIe tud passed.-AisO
Tue ENCLOSED bali for improving the navigation of
1Sns, a"a hana"ha fiSsiS, was Also passed ayes 90
bill respecting The mode ofascefianimg the taxable
asrs, ,' .n'n m,s e"mhohweanb, Ar. with
areham'ht Proposed by Mi. Garland, we've ordered 10
nc pIIn,eu.
.,a,;r rnen p,"cee"eu ny JOINT ballot 10 the
eecu.n oi councillor, 10 suppl, The vacancy occa-
ev; ~ ane ues'shaIoh Of w. Suh Esq when the
'""o"hs Cahoiaates were put In huDIinatinn VIZ Mr.
alexander L. Bolts Of Ches.tn,ia ed BY Messrs
49, ~ ecu -h'. oainl son Matthews, by
n.esss: nioMh ano biackpnfn Mr. Georse MurraJ o.
-, s,,' ~ oheiiaid and Sexton ar Re.
~. ""'o Va washington county, by Messrs. Gleases,
lump OF u ana hit MILAN Mr. Isaac Morris
A. """u, ny Me'S,;. Dodofldee and McGinns and
uooa~!n OF .: ana Ed"aIds.-Mr. Bolts wa. elected
on ,he Ina na.t;
~, ~, pa)iey was Nominated by McsSrs Drum.
oI au ieacnie, ana Naior s. PITTS, by Mr. Damon, TO
I'll, | ,'Vy oecasinieI ny the deaih of Br,yatier
(;rnrrsI ~ '0PPN'"' T'''S was elected BrSadier
"C N.
cu,,nn H., -, ',.,, was SUBMITTED by Mr..
.2J ms, Mr. Cia,IIor ~, a." 9o'n on thursday. tue
min, ,yod,'L" '..' o"'eo 10 ans al II by subsu
,.i-rsi 49,, ,a ne 1"." "ni.h Iast hiVti"n was
shire The or,yn.i r..n,". y. s.i; Mne OF hamP
NJ na..,' ga Ia" .es1iu'oh was iaiu upon the table.
c,,s,s "sseN, ,o" tue con'iiier OF schools aud
of V,sni,,, a,ha,i, n,' "hrtinins TIE University
", auihoiisiGg as The means or comp leins
In, @ ,ne use o'ne next MONIES To- he received
,hnu;.. -, H., .,. - "e u o.. or tine srIplus
o, III ., " i,a'hhs "hehiplo!e Ell ; " neither
= cn coo 'sss eouu supply The money, that then
ON The loa, r,n .,,.,.n, q. Per Gem; thc interest
banks are authorized To lend ~ '', aus me slate
wuh ,I. j,u,ued,at. e ul' 's' "ispehsrs
ed dn1,na - ,epa' '',eut @, '"e y % ,onO bciEow
bcnedt OF tbe tu,,e,si,r 0,...s *,y tunu ioT The
a., Al, L., -. Oiaeieh To he printed.
dncsd :. ~, $500, , '''.ioi; me bi'l he had intio
one ac, i,s sews'sI & a.u ah act u reduce into
elm - ..I'.s .""ss' aug Iof Tue punishWeni VI
were Isl, ,la, esS' es.aIes Of his bad
between the crimes Of murder in The Is, and % ar.
small cease aud d,teIinne: and ha, Ih i nsg.ee,
the crnc Of murder shall be the same as n was bs@ap
The Statutory distinction was first ,maae-ad. thai The
crime Of ps.it treason (iue murder husband bv
hencsior,h he seemed ana "a" ny burning ahat
murder and MOI ",hr,ai az ",le crime. OF
any person or petsnus shall i .', o s
acce,sary thereto before the aci and sbai, ne b."
a"iu'y cOnvictsd be- she they so Offending shall
sSaha.sL.n .1ns' aealh-4,h, that il auy person
br,o,s tic "s' g"y, eilher a, pinipaie or accessory
nigh, or day To- nv han. q. s"y ile, either Wy
ana shall he lawfully convicted ii,snf T"y .' "
offending shall be sentenced TO suffer dsah nv h.n.n
,c,.S s neCko.b every person hsreae' lawfully con
n ~, .ue crime OF rape, shall be conGBed Ia the
n,h ,n",ady Su,ns ,ns period OF bis natural life
ser Of e ac e, p..snmeht provided for b. the 18Th
patty ideniiiirG hy the nroreadi,a an asnu.nent The
act aforesaid upon Third ro.'"eo 10, ny Tue
fenced 10 suffer dra,b-1,h NJ .uon' snaii ne sen.
hereafter sentence 10 crn,n.ns,, i ~ mo shaii De
Ccd for less inn
three years " "e VI eo"hheheht tsan
A Substitute to thi, hill wa, ala, ,.f.r.
brought in by BIZ. ChamberIayne: brin,ns ;n,o VS.
poat OF view and re euaclino H. 'to one
Of the present prnItrn,iary ,vs,n PROVISIONS
features tir principal ~ rvhci, sene
allows tn juries discretion IN onni,b;n. a' ~
The magnitude Of The crime i'm ali shs. '. r 10
wherein The malice NAV s,s,,aa, on 'uose onehces
offence I'D that in all those ca,,. in 49, ie
amino is and n,usi sways he .I ~ "n.en tne qno
latitude { discretion Crom m. , 'dhes lnis
find guiity or moi cuify an, showing Isehl 10
ihe punishment and The pr,iod Of - ne law s''aen
81, il so graduates Offence. Tho, ~ "ehti anu
he more severely punished than a major O'
Thcso i,,,n '"'o''-