Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-12-29
owing letter from James Z, Gieapes, one
Z ITS me mbers

4 Delegates on yesterday, In the caseI
It Major Hunton, il becomes my duty|
. inform the House that hold the Of
ice of Adjutant in the s5th regimen
eth brigade Of Virginia militia, and
consider myself, Ineligible to seat t.
his house. :. l therefore beg leave re-
'Pectfnlly to tender my resignation
, Delelgate from the county Of Wythe
have the honor to be your most o.
'edient servant,
JAMES r. GLEAvEs,
10 TIE honorable Speaker of
the House Of Delegates.
This letter was referred to the committee
't Privileges and Elections.
The Speaker also laid before the House the
following letter from Richard G Morris,
another of its members from Gloucester
Richmond, Dec. 18TH, 1891.
SrR-From the decision of the Hous
1T Delegates yesterday, l feel called
upon to, state, that am AdiutaDt of
The 2ist Regiment of Virginia Militia.
Yours respectfully,
RICHARD G. MORRIS5,
The Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
Fhi. letter was also referred to the g. of P
and f.
An engrossed bill 70 extend the act au
the notes Of the Ranks of the Valley
and the N. w, Bank efvirginia, to be re-.
ceived in payment Of the revenue. was take.
up
J. MIR. Page .aia he understood seIiou. oppo
s,tion wa lnteuded TO the bill, and wished
time to enquire more fully into the sub; ect,
as the people IN his part of the state were
deeply interested IN il.
MIR. Minor suggested that the banks men
toned in the bill had refused to pay the
bonus due from them to the Board OF Public
Works, and that the facts ought to be en-
CURED into.
Mr.. Shannon replied that the Banks gave
to the law @ construction different from tina
put upon it by the Board of Public Work,
that they were not unwilling TO pay the hu
nus. but wished first to consult the banks il.
Richmohd as to their construction Of th,
law.
Mr.. Crump Of c. supposed the opposition
arose from the conversa,ioc
with him. He wished gentlemen to have tim
10 enquire into facts, for he also inteode.
looking into certain circumstances. whica
had bearing upon the banks. intended to b /.
ayoured by the bill. The bill was laid IN
,D the table. 49,
MIR. Morris of Hanover from the Com
mittee of Schools and Colleges, reported 4
resolution, declaring reasonable the petitio,
Of sundry Inhabitants OF Marunsbure and j.
vicinity in Berk ely county. who pray for an
act Of Incorporation under the meme of th.
Martinsburg Academy :-Agreed to by tn.
House.
On Mr.. Spooner'S motion, leave was Civ.
en- to bring in bill ''authorisipg the common
hall of the town of Petersburg TO elbow a ss;
airy to the Mayor thereof, and for other pur :.
poses''
On Mr.. Minors motion, leave was give
TO bring in q bill " authorizing John "
Green, Esq. Chancellor of the Wiliamsbu,
District, to reside on his farm in the count,
Of Culpeper."
YESTERDAY, the House of Delegate
ca me 10 decision on abe eases of Mesrs
Gleaves q Norris, who are Adutants of III.
militia of this Commonwealth auestio
came on in the shape of Report from It..
Com mittee of Privileges end Elections, whic
vas made yesterday bv Mr.. Archer-Th..
Committee presented the two following Re
buttons.
4. RESOLVED, as the opinion OF III
Committee, That the appointment. Of
4dJutant Is not q lucrative Office IN
Ter The fourteenth section cf the con.
stituiion of this state.
2. Resolved also, as the opinion o,
his committee, that James r. Gleaye
and Richard g Morris having ac
eePted the appointment aforesaid ar.
not disqualified from serving in thi
present General Assembly.
These resolutions were agreed to by the
House, without debate or divi-ion.
Monday, Dec. IL
On motion Of Mr. Watson, il was Re
soired, that the President ard Directors 81
he Literary Fund, be requested TO Law before
luis House list OF all the counties, whose
Jerks and school commissioners have rende, {.
I'd 10 the said President and Directors tbr
accounts required by law, showing the man
'er In which the quotas already drawn fol
e use OF the Primary Schools 10 the respec
i've counties, have been dsbursed %
Petitions were presented-from Samue
sd Lunsford Loving of Nelson, Who PR,
ne passage Of law to authorize them h,
convey Certain land belonging to the estate
II James Loving and from Judith Walker
II Buckingham. praying com missioner, TO b,
'ppo'n,ed to sell 100 acres Of land, which he
usbaBd had conveyed in trust for her benefit
I'D that Of her Children Referred to Che G.
or G. Of
Petitions we're presented - from David
Holden and George praying 1.
ne refunded certain damage, which The,
rave paid as sureties for G. Hillev, deputyl
heriff of Randolph; and from jeremiah
sIoles oil Patrick, an old revolutionary sol i
iier. to De put on the pension Iist.-Releryedl
o the G. Of G..
i. petition from sundry inhabitonts Of
Faurier county, praying that certain regula