Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-03
RICHMOND. FEBRUARY Q. 1921.
SESSION OF THE LEoIsLAruRE.

counting from Monday, 4th Deecrnber, inclusive.
They have had variety Of bills before them; but mos,
Of them Of personal local description Petition
pressed upon petition, report succeeded report and bill
came after BILL until the Of species Of business has
equned f exceeded any thing Of which had any
perience1he number of however, which have been
absolutely passed, docs yet exceed a of
these far recollection extends, of very general
or very important description.
The bills Of public character which have excited the
deepest interest, have descended the tomb of the Capu-
let's" The principal Of these are the frenehme and
Rpesn Bills. Each Of these oceupie perhaps, from
20 last three four entire da,s-but they bot, LOST
The last received lis coup de grace in the Hou,. of Dele
gates the r found its way into the other Hpusc where
il was MANNED limb by limb and fingered outs pscsrioss
existence of two three days.
The important work of the session yet to b. DONE
Several bills Of public nature nre nw before them
Among these, is bill TO amend the Usury Law hill,
WIN substitute for it, proposing some important changes
an the Pententiary system aud bill change of
The statutory provision, respecting slaves FREE negfoes and
mulstos. This bill proposes prevent any person from
emancipating his saye hct giving good security that
such slave shall be conveyed beyond the limits of the United
States within twelve months after such petonIt
provld that f such emanpated slave shall this
Commonwealth, he shall forfeit all right freedom that
any free negro muatto shall migrate this Common
wealth, he may e apprehen I'D and sold slave that il
any free person Of uo'or shalt Ire Of ng with
save without written permission from his MASTER he shall
Forfeit his right TO his freedom AMI that hereafter tho copy
oil the register OF free of color shall be in print with
me exception Of such part shall necessarily be in writing
contains some other provisions respecting slaves but as
its tate is yet uncertain forbear entering into further
specification.
Besides tn Use and other general bls the House YET to
act on the proposition Of the Committee Of Finance for re-
ducirghhe Menbcrs wages ,hre dollars and the mileage
TO three Aud also further important resolution the
same csmmi'ue, for reducing The anl, lots HORSES
&c rs per centvarious other schemes from the same
COMMITTEE, erecting guards against the abuses of all the
collectors Of Tie public monies embraced the same
report.
NJ The principal neasare. connected with the two large
vs. ards OF the COMMONWEALTH yet be decided.
The great question of improving the He,,err contn
ca onisio be determined by the fate Of bill now pending
upon that subject
The measures touching the University Acadt mvs ele
n;1try Schools, Zee. receive dein,irc shape
ihe ainount ofthe deficit too created in this Lii, ra, Fund
by the operations othe late Treasurer is vet 10 he dfni
'v"'y reported well a, the seses any which are 10
be taken his Memorial for adjusting his account, with
the Commonwealth
ihe iie oitr' Armoy too is ct 20 h ireil- Besides
'h'e many other subjects of internal Improvement in which
some OF the sections of the Commonwealth are dseusy
Concerned. -
One 81 the mox interesting before the Legislature
RESOLUTIONS, uurng the c;taiicl Of the Common wealth ia
ar>Vsr to complaint before the Supreme Court of the
United States.
"hea we east our tJe hack upon the ground which we
lave plotted out of the pending measures Of the Leya
lure. scarcely p~shle persuade ourselves thar the
session will wind up before e 2sth 2s,h Of the month
Compiler.
ms nsury bill proposes nder severe penalty 10 pro-
h0t any one Luyug bond, ngoinbc bill &c. under par
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
10 Tie Honorable Members of 10th Hons,s
OF Congress, the petition IF Tie Taitors,
6littlners 0nd Nantuamokers. ofhe tSty
'" against tie cruel charges, and
Tnsao"s machina'ions Of he HOr. ar.
e Of y mt hnmJy sheueth.
That no1r Petitioners, --ahhoagA they
say IT, pho perhaps should MT, belong to
M'Te CLASSES Of as useful, ingenious and in
d"sf,'ous citizens, as any an tie wAoie cam
MUMMY. That Mey 6eiiepe Memssfrcs, war
ranted By the example of others who haze
addressed yomr honorable bodies, to. state the
amo,tat Of their whote population throughout
sae Un'On, at aJout 500, 900, "morr or
less being nat more than one 10 ouerv 90
Son1s, or rather bodies. THIS Mey deem
OeFy moderate estimate. considering tie great
MeeSs'ty and groming preference for erter-
ataf rather Iran int, nal Attainment and
she multitude Of indiUidtais of iohom their
o'eSs forms WJ far he most important val
'td1fe ant distinguishing part You, peiiti.
o"r' ofS hdre farther to state, that not one
S0htdiy man or W0m0n of Onr numerous
Tespeet're societies, so fer as we know and
bci,foe, has errr IN IKE ,Oh0ie course of his
or her hte. done aay harm to the aforesaid
hono'abte gentleman, Wr. r.. either in
Mo"gM word. or iced On the confya,y.
enc feic Of rs who kuev that he had Lateiy
Been pprenticed 10 tie iaW"masing. vocation,
haa often, sincerely iamented among our.
se.oes ~h'ch, may we neUer tale another
St"th, " we do again, that some of the
SfedfeSt daCS IN or arts Of Transformation,
haa net had the fitting Of him up. little be
Iorehand; that thy might hare made hin,
Ioos SnH more IKE Congressman If that
Ue'e possible than he now does, For there
are among us, men md womem Too, may IL
Piease your hononTs, Of such mysterious cum
n!ng an thus way, that ne occasionally +.
chieve most strange and unaccouufabie things:
as yo"r h0nonrS hare uery probably lad sere.
RAJ opportunities to remark. VIII all these
good wiShes fowards M. R we meye
not less surprised, than gyicved the other
sdB. to see an Newspaper eipen 10 as
TOR cutting patterns, and measures, a certain
SPEECH of tbs. honorable geatiemas, with
'ot'ofe string of resoiUiions he design of
whlch we take to be, from what he says par
tlcnfdrty ot Us, neither more nor less, than
deeP taid scheme. tfrdwm from the pro
foa''deSt depths of his intuition, to 5reGk as
up. root and branch. Litfie did we dream
nag II please yonr hoaoare, erer 10 haus be-
come tie subjects Of remark IN any vay.
before so august unity siU less that we
shontd ever be NOagh IF sufficient impor>
tancs TO proUoke not only SeUere anjmadyey-
SION, ont 10 be The HnwOyihy cause of pro.
1cct, which GifhO' aimed as IL sco,fM Seem