Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-29
HIRGLNL4 LEGLsLaTURE.

PIRGLVL4 LEGISLATURE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Friday, Jan. GA communication from
the Senate, that they had passed the bill
changing the times of holding courts nthe
counties of Buckingham, Powhatan and M.
cholas "-also the bill g to allow the ATTORNEY
General compensation for extraordinary ser.
vices lraising his salary TO SI500)-with a.
nendmcnts.-Th amendments to the Isl bill
were agreed to-the Cd bill was laid upon the
table.
On Mr. ThompsOn's motion, the C.. for
Couris Oh justice were instructed to bring in a
niii To extend the Jurisdiction of Justices of
the peace to cases of trespass, when the vaIne
lars"
On Mr.. Hunton's motion, leave was given
to bring in bill to amend an act incorpo.
rating the town of Warrenton in the county nj
! Fauquier"
! Mr.. EPps submitted the following resolu.
| ton:
! :. Resolred, That the Auditor of Public Account,
shall IN future furnish annu1lig for the use of The
members of the General Assembly roll of the mem
soners PAID by the stale, and of those in the state who
are upon the pensonroll of the General Government
WIN The amount paid to each; and whether any pen-
soner Us receiving pension from both governments
| On motion of Mr.. Morris of Wood, this re-
| Soiu.iou was idiu upon the table.
| The House then went into committee of the
whole on the bill concerning the Sureties o,
John PrestoD."-Some amendments were
made but the House rose without coming
| to any decision
! On motion ofMr. Smith of King George
the Z. for G. ofJ. were instructed to enquire
INTO the expediency of detaching from the
town OF Port Conway in King George county
certain lots belonging to VIM. Bernard. ir.n
Mr.. Minor submitted the following resolu.
ton Resolved, that the committee Of schools
and colleges be instructed to enquire into the
expectancy of SO amending the law relative
TO Literary Fund, passed on the cd of March
1921, as to change or alter the Board of Di
rectors thereof; and also into the propriety o
so regulating the payments, to the seyera
counties, of the Fund for the Education o
the poor, as to withhold the payment for each
year until the accounts of the preceding yea
nave been rendered according to law''
The question upon this resolution was dyi
ded on Mr.. Garland's motion, whereupon tn,
ilrst clause was agreed to-and the secont
clause, was on motion of Mr.. Morris of w
laid on the table
On motion of Mr.. Morris of RI. " Resolred
that the President and Directors of the Lite
rary Fund be requested TO report to thi
House, whether any reason exists for refnsin,
applications made by any of the counties o.
this State for their portions of the g45, 900 an
nuaily appropriated to the primary schools
and whether any such applications have beer
refused during the present year."
On motion of MIR. Lowell, the G.. of Road
and Internal Navigation were discharged from
further considering the resolution to them re
lerred, for amending the general law concern
ing Public Roads-and the same resolutio,
was then laid upon the table.
An eDSrossed bill placing John Smart up
on the pension list, and for his present re
lief" was read 5rd time and passed.
Various bills were read the 1st and en-,
times.
The bill concerning the sureties Of Johr
Preston" was amended on Mr.. Barbour's mo
ton and ordered 10 be cngrossed.
A bill " appointing an Adjutant and Inspect
or General Of the Militia, and for other DIR
poses" was read the lst time and on motto
Of Mr.. Patteson of Augusta was laid upon In
table, and ordered to- be printed.
A report from the Committee for examin
, ing the Executive expenditures for the las
year was read and laid upon the table
Certain resolutions from the e.. of r.. an
J /. N. were taken up the ist declares res
: sonabIe the petition for incorporating a con
pany 20 erect toll bridge across the Rivar
ma river near Columbia ed rejects the resldu
of said petition praying for an appropriation
. OF $1,000 to aid in IFS completion sd rrjec
, the petition Of sundry inhabitants Of Brook
5 county, who pray for an appropriation Of
: sum OF money to theimprOvement Of the rou
leading from lIamlitoD's ferry on the Ohio ri,
er :--.4greed 10 by the House.
: a resolution of the e.. of Claims. for pIacin
all H. (.
. present relief, was agreed TO.
, A resolution from the g.. OF r. and |. +
declaring il to lie inexpedieut to subscribe