Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-01-12
Dirainia legislature.
EXvRAcrs FROM THE JOURNAL. OF TUE
HOUSE oP DELEGATES. AS GIVEN
IN THE ENQUIRER.

Thu, Sttt;v, DeccE0er IA resolution WAS
submitted by MIR. Brsden to enquire into the
expectancy of increasing the fees fthe Com"
monwealth's Auornics for the county courts.
Rejected.
An engrossed bill Incorporating the trus-
tees of the Nartinsburg Academy" was read
81 time and passed.
An engrossed bill "to extend the act, passed
on the 2Sdd Of February, 1920, entitled AN
act to authorize the notes of the Bank of the
Valley in Virg mia and its branches, and of tho
North Western BInk OF Virginia to be received
IN payment of the Revenue OF this Common
wealth. was passed with rider proposed by
hir. Minor. The bitl was supported by MessrS.
Rust, blackburn, Blrbour, Page and shannon.
ano, opposed by MIR. Crunp OF Cumberland,
The Speaker laid before the Hoase the fol-,
lowing letter from the Governor;
HEc. 81 1921
Sin-I.b have the honor, through you, to lay
before the General Assembly the Annual Re-
port OF The 3na'd of Public Works, which
shews the state Of the fund for Internal I'm
proveOent at this time, and the certainty Of
dimlnutiDn In tie charges upon it, under exist
Jug appropriations, TO the amount Of eighty
two thousand five hundred and fifty dollars, III
the year 1924. The Report renders an exact
account Of The proceedings of the Prcsiden, &
Directors in the last year, now terminating =
1t is accompanied by documents, which sIlew
'he general progress OF Internal Improvement
by Canals Z ads aud Bridges in that wear.
have the honor 10 be, sir, your most ob't sv't
I'll. NJ. RANDOLPH.
Laid upon HE table &ordered TO be printed
Friday, Dec. 2S.-Mr. CmS;m Eco2ed the
following resolution:
Resolved, that the committee OF Schools ard
Colleges be instructed 10 enquire into the OK
pe6ieRcy If canceilinc the bonds given by the
Rector and Visitors Of the University of Nir-
al ". H.
unrversiiy of Virginia the debts and interest
due thereon
IN Offering this resolution Mr.. c. remarked
that lie proposition was simply an enquiry IN
20 'he expectancy Of measure in relation To
the University. Fom the report of the Rector,
It aPpeared that som thing was expected to be
done for that institution, by the legislature
1t was subject at least worthy of the pro-
posed enquiry,
The ques ion then put on the passage
pt the resolutions the votes were, Ayes Il,
Noes SIS.
The Speaker then announced that there was
rot a quorum. One, however was mmediateIy
iormed.-The resolution being still under con-
Sideration.
Ar. Blackburn sa;d he did not know what
would be the Fesult of the enquiry, and could
not pledge himself to support that result. lie
hoped tie House wou,d gran; the enluir,; for,
lie did not know the situation OF the Univer SIty
Mr.. G'if'H again suggested that the resplu-
tim presented onIya proposition for enquiry
The motion to lay On the table was nesatiy-
ed
AIR. Gr0rcS was opposed 10 the reference nj
thc resolution. Sc considered 1t question
Of Importance involving the rights Of the i,oor
for whose benefit the fund had been originally
Srcated.
Nr. Hidck5lpn rose and said. oh that my
head were warcrs, and rhine eyes = i0untoin o
tears, that might weep day and night owe:
the poor of tins land'>-He thought the com
mttee were better qualified TO investigate the
subject than the Jluuse. If The member from
New Kent (Nt ca did not like the report
he might move to amend i, ; and then oou.
out his feelings in favor IF the poor. Ee
hoped the House would not slut tie door tc
an enquiry,-information was wanted, and
alter II was obtained, gentlemen might vO:.
against cancell'ng the bonds.
Mr. HGymoHd moved t!Iat the resolution b
laid on the table uni il to- morrow, to give
time to the House for reflection The bond.
he said were st cNnsld erabie amount. if he
was Then compelled 10 act, he should vote a.
Eainst The resolution.
Tue House refused to lay the resolve 81
The table.
NJ. Ia'tesoa. OF Buckingham, then movet
the fillowiag amendment to tue resolution
viz.
And that they also enquire into the expcd
ency OF repeating the several laws creating tic
Literary Fund, and returning the money into
the treasury of the commonwealth
Mr. Crum5 said he has always opposed from
the origin of the Ii erary Fund, To is acts O
incorporation. He would vote for putting
the money back into the treasury but wish.
ed TO p1tronize the Unjversitv.-lt was no,
the object Of the fund 10 which he was oppo
sed, bu, is organization. lie referred To il.
late management as resulting from Tie prn
cipics upon which it is administered
The House. after rejecting Mr.. s'at;eson's
amendment, adopted the resolution, ayes 20
noes ca.
MIR. Archer from the committee of privile.
ges and elections, presented report On 'he
petition OF Elisha NcCpmas complaining 81
the undue election Of Edward SicGinnis oil
Cahell County-Laid on the table
SatETddy, Dec 29.-Ihe House took up
the .ePort of the committee Of p. and T.. in
the Case of contested eIectson be ween
Christopher g Roane and Wyatt Walker Of
C"aric, City County. h:T Waikcr was the
sitting member. Tue committee renor,ed,
that on scsnrIng the poll, they find IS cd
TOt for Mr. Roene, aud Is for NJ. WAX
er-oG cour.e, that Nj z. is entitled f. the
selt.--The Hous- agreed to this Report
AMI NJ. r. therefore AXE. his seat.
Mr.. EPp' from the Armory Committee
presented long Report concluding vi n
sundry resolutions which recommend, I...
tia! the operations If the manufactpry be
continued upon limited scals; 2d, that a
portion Of the Armory be used as an Arsen
al, i'stesd Of erecting an additional one ss
provided Er by law; 81, that artificers =
nough te kept cEnpl yed to work up the CON
roneni materials now or hand, to repair