Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-05


Sd time and passed.
Various bills had their 2d reading.
hiii forming new county out &c part
oi Inc counties OF Montgomery and IVythc
MAS rejected on its Isl reading.
MIR Morris of I'll. Submitted the following
resolution which WAS rejected :" Resoir,d, that
lha Comnii,iec fur Schools and COLLEGES he
instructed la enquire into the expediencv al
SninS some aid from the Literary Fund tothc
Colleges "i Hampden Sydney, aud Washing
ION, IN CANNON with other colleges and acad
emies asking aid from the aid fund aud
That they report by bill or otherwise"
various resolutions were read from the
committee for {. of J.-the lst rejects the an
pilcatlon that Joseph Tyree, il free man of CO.
Tor, his wife and seven children, be permitted
10 reside IN the state sd, rejects the petition
ut Martha Bulurd for leave TO sell certain real
estate sd, declares reasonable the petition of
Benz. Moody, respecting the sale of real cs-
tate The LIST aud 2d resolutions were laid
upon the table and the Sd was agreed to-
Additional resolutions were read from the
same committee tine Est, permits Judith
Hope, when emancipatcd,to reside in the COM
m"hweaith I'D, declares reasonable the pc
luton OF Nancy Rowland fur IA divorce Sd,
REJECTS similar petition of Benjamin Seweil /:
All which resolutions were agreed to.
Aresolntion from the G. Of ropositionsan and
grievances, Rejecting the application from Ca
bell county 10 remove the seat of Justice, Was
read and adopted by the House.
Certain resolutions were read from the G..
OF Claims the 1st declares reasonable the
petition OF Joseph Grantham, who prays to be
anoweu MS commission upon certain monies
ne had Pald into the treasury as sheriff I'D,
also declares reasonable the petiiian of An
f,f /
OF colour, who fought in the state navy during
the revolutionary war; he prays for relief and
"A pension sd, in favor of allowing pension
To Charles Boyce OfBerke,ey, an old soldier
-sth, also allows Il pension To John Ryan on
the same account And the 9Th declares rea-
s"nabie the petition of the Jury who served
in the case oi the commonwealth vs. John
Preston, from the esd Nov to the 18th Dec.
praying compensation therefor: these re-
solutions were agreed TO by the House, except
the lastwhich was rejected.
report from the G.. for c. of list. in
favor OF dlvorcing Elisha McComas from his
vile I'D, for releasing to Ann Purcell Ger
tain escheated property aud Sd for releas-
ing to Th. f. Z. Purcell other escheated pro
perry, was read.-The LIST resolution was
agreed to and the two last were ON Mr.. Har.
vie's motion laid on the table
Thursday, Jan. S.-Various bills and reso-
iutIons We're received, which will be noticed
at some subsequent stage of legislation
On Mr.. Grlfiins motion, g Resolued. that
SO much OF the Treasurer's letter of the 18th of
Dec 1891, as relates to claim of the pres,-
dent and directors of the Literary Fund upon
the treasury of the state be referred To the
committee of finance, who are requested IA
enquire what balance is actually due, and into
the proprIety of placing the same to the ere
dit of the Literary Fund"
The Speaker laid before the House a com
munication from the Governor lin conformity
TO a resolution adopted yesterday y enclosing
|, Il letter from Judge White assigning the rea.
sons why the Judges constituting the last
General Court have made no report ON the
criminal code being in fact prevented by the.
lncessant attention devoted To- the suit of the
commonwealth VS.. Preston; and q, letter
from Judge Stuart, giving his views of the
present state the criminal code, and the
changes which appear to him expedent.-Re-
ierred 10 The L. for &. of j. and ordered to be
printed.
A communication was received from the
senate, stating that they had passed the bill,
giving the owners of lots in the town of Dan
vile in the county of Pittsylvania farther time
to build thereon and improve the same" and
the bill ito enlarge the town of HAMPTON -
also with amendments the bill "to amend
the act to reduce into one the several acts now
In force concerning the inspection of tobacco -
-lhrse amendments We're adopted by the
House
Inc report OF the committee on the Regis
ters Office was taken up on Mr.. Whites mo.
ton, aud Eead: This report speaks in f,your-
able iermS-of the condition of the Ole. II
has pad into The Trcasury during the last
fiscal year 1906 90 viz from the fees of of
t1ce S27J2 IS, and for land warrants SI25e II.
On Mr.. LoyaiPs motion, an enquiry was
ordered INTO the expectancy OF amending the
act, establishing draw bridge over the cas-
tern branch of Elizabeth river.
Mr. Currie submitted resolution to en-
quire into the expediency of amending the
9oth section of the law directing the course OF
deScentS."
Mr.. Currie said his object in Offering the
above resolution was To restore the law TO
what il was before the enactment of the pro-
vision in question.
.HT. Btackburr was the friend of enuuiry-
but he was not friendly to the change Of i'm
portant principles in our laws. Ii was bnt tv o
years since the code was revised, with the
greatest deliberation and reflection, and the
House was called upon, at this early period, 10
change one OF the most important features in
the act Of descents.
The question being put upon this motion,
was determined in the negative.
,Anen6rossed bill " divorcing Matilda Mitch.
ell from Jones Mitchell her husband" was
read Sd time and passed
Several bills were read the Cd time. and
ordered To he engr0ssed :--among others. the
bill authorizing John w. Green, Chancellor.
&c. To reside on fils farn," &c.
Others were read the LIST and sent 10 a 2d
reading.
several resolutions were read from the G..
OF l.: and G.-The LIST declares reasonable the
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