The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-17
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

Uednesdny, Dec. 4.-Pctitions were pre-
scented aud read, Of sundry inhabitants Of
The counties of Hampshire, Uythe, .HoHoa-
gdfia, ffederick aud .1iaSo1i, praying that
the seal Of government be remoued from
the city of ItichmoHd In some more CEN
trail aud secure situatlOn.-On Mr.. White S
molten, these petitions were laid upon the
table.
! petition from sundry citizens OF
Lynehburg and its vicinity praying for the
passage of an act to incorporate the Lynch
burg Charity School, was received and re-
lerred TO the committee Of schools and col
leges.
Thursday, Dec. 5.--The Speaker laid
before the House the following communi-
cation from the Governor:
Richmond, December ,, 1929.
Sin: | have the honor To make known
tothc House Of Delegates the death of Ma
jor General James Williams, late comman-
dant Of the second division of fhe militia
Of the state, which took place al his resi-
dence in the county of Orange early in the
last summer. Also the death of Spencer
Roane, Esq. one of the Judges ofthe Court
of Appeals, by which melancholy event,
| the commonwealth has lost The benefit of
the greatest ability for the supreme adj
mmstfailon of justice ii had at cornmand.
On the 4th day of October, John W.
Green, Esq. was appointed, according to
the provision to that effect in the constitu-
ton, to ill the vacancy occasioned by tho
death Of Judge Roane.
Upon the first day ofNovember, Thomas
Nelson, Esq was appointed, under the au-
I fhar "a. ,,,il 4 4 II T.
Assembly, passed March 9, 1921, to ill the
vacancy III the Office of Storekeeper or &C.
neral Agent for the Pentcntiary, caused
by the removal from that Office, by ma
joriy Of the Board of Directors, of Mat
thew Ii. Rice, who had been elected there
to for one year, by Joint ballot of the ge-
neral assembly, during the last session.
have the honor TO be, sir, your obcdi-
ent servant, TIL. NJ. RANDOLPH.
The Hon. The Speaker
q the House QfDelegates.
On Mr.. Spooncr's motion. his resolution
for the election of Judge of the Court
OF Appcala, was then taken up and agreed
| to.
Further petitions for the removal of the
seat of government were received from
sandry inhabitants of the counties Of ken-
d"ha, Preston, .Monongalin, LnciS, .Aicho-
las, Bath, Pocahontos, Fo8hiagton, Lee,
RaSSeH, Pendieion, Greenbtier, and Hump
shire which were laid upon She lebe
A memorial was presented from VIM.
w. Hcning, publisher of the Statutes al
Large, proposing that, if the Legislature
will complete the sets of the said work,
subscribed for in behalf of the Common
wealth, by taking six hundred and fifty CO.
pies of the first i Volumes and authorize
! payment for tlloni, as well as for the vo-
lume subsequent 10 the 9th, as deiirtred, he
viii reduce the price Of all those hereafter
! delivered, to four dollars volume tie
! ielred TO the Committee for Courts of jus
tcc.
\ memorial was presented from Robert
Gnslln, conn laining of the undue election
oi ignatIus O'Ferrall returned as a Dele
gate rom the county Of Morgan to the pre-
sent General Assembly: Also a memorial
OF VIM. Smith, complaining of tho same
undue election, and contending that the
memorlalist land not the said O'Fcrrall
or Gustln,) was duly elected to repre-
sent that county Referred to the G.. of
p. and T..
Friday Dec "a communication was
received from the Senate, agreeing to the
resolution for the election of Governor
with an amendment, proposing to proceed
TO dhe said election on 7'uesdoy The 10Th
INST. instead of Saturday the 7th This
amendment was concurred in by the house.
On motion of MIR, Barbour, SO much of
the Governors communication as relates to
the report of b. ". Leigh, Esq. on his late
mission to the state of Kentucky, was re-
ferrcd To special committee.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson of Fairfax,
the House adopted the following resolu-
ton :-~ReSolred, that committee be APP
pointed to enquire if there be any, and if
any, what subjects annually brought to the
consideration OF the Legislature, may be
properly referred TO the decision ofth o.
Their departments of the government
and, also, II there be any other means of
shortening, without injury to the public
good, the session of the General Assembly,
and thereby curtailimg the expenses of
the same, with leave 10 report by bill, or
otherwise.
On motion of Mr.. Garland, il was Re
Sofped that the committee of finance be in
structed TO enquire into the expedency of
providing more etiectualy for the collcc-
: ton OF the taxes on lands and lots within
this commonwealth, and that they report
by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Strat!on moved a resolution refer
ring all the PETITIONS for the removal Of tn.
Scat q Government, to IA committee of the
whole house, and made the order of the
, day for Friday the 3th inst.
Mr. Hhite moved to lay the resolve on
the table ; and in this motion was suppor-
ted by Messrs. Dltnbar, Page, B0icyer,
SamuetS, Mccoy and Fletcher, and oppo-
sed by Messrs. Horpie and Grares. 1t
was decided in the negative, Ayes 81,