Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-20
Virginia Legislature.
R,cuaorn. December Is, 1898.

A letter was received from the CO.
vernon, requesting to know what was
In be done with the child of negro
woman. who was condemned TO
death she was, however, ordered
for transportation by the executive,
but died durias her confinement
This child was born after she was
imprisoned. The question was. whe-
Their the child was not the property OF
the commonwealth. The case was
referred to the committee for Courts
Of Justice.
The bill, authorizing the people
Of color in the city of Richmond to
build a church, was indefinitely post
poned, by les to SO votes.
The bin for forming neW coun-
ty, of part of the counties OF RAN
dolph, Msnonsalia. Harrison, and
Preston was also indefinitely post
poned.
On motion of Mr.. Morris. ct Ha-
mover, a resolution was adopted to
instruct the Committee of Schouls d
Colleges to inquire Into the most ex"
pedient method of putting the Uni
Yersi Y INTO ration.
HOUSE OF DELBG,TEs-Dec. 10.
Y, s.erday, the engrossed bill, 10
corsora,ing the Lewisburg CIrca'a-
ting Library Company in the county
of Greenbrier.' was read the thire
time and PASSED.
An eng ossed bill. 'to amend an
act, ea,ititd Gan act authorizing Sc
para;e elections in the counties vi
Montgomery. Rand lpb. and wash.
ing,on.' passed March 10th. 1872
was read a third time aud passed.
An ensros,ed bill, concerning Il.
C.. Fnikersoa.' was also read third
time and passed.
An ensrossed bill. changing the
time Of holding certain courts was
also read third time and passed.
These several bills were sent to
the Senate for their concurrence.
Mr.. Bow, err presented the follow
ing resolution, from the Committee
of Propositions and Grievances;
which, as it interesting to our fellow
citizens of Norfolk, we present III
detail:
Resolved, As the opinion of this
Committee, That the petition Ut sun
dry subscribers, citizens of the Be-
rough Of Norfolk, praying that the
General Assembly. in pursuance OF
the established policy. to bring JUS
tice as far as possible. hume to the
doors of tneir fel)ow-citizens, and t"
give the inhabitants of said Borough
their jus, share of the benefits OF the
present Judicial system, will be sra-
ciously pleased to grant them a SUI
perior Court Vt Law in and for the
borough, separate aud distinct from
that of the coun as already estab-
lished by law, with such provisions
in relation to the same, as may be
found necessary and proper in the
case. is reasonable
The House concurred in this reso-
luton, and ordered bill to be brought
i'm accordingly.
MIR. Blackburn, from the Commit
tee for Courts of Justice, made re-
porr of two resolutions: list, shat
the petition of George Winston and
Pleasant Winston, praying tor rea>
sons therein set forth, that the fur
Their time Of two. three, and four
wears may be allowed them to satisfy
tine Judgment rendered in the Gene
raj Coult, in June, 1918, against
James A.Campbell, agent of the Pc.
nitent,ary, aud the said George VIM
stop and others, as his securities. up
on the petitioners paying the interest
which may accrue thereon half year.
~, is reasonable , and sdly, for d.
gorcing Margaret Cox, of GreenbIi-
or County, pincuio matrlmonii,
frsm Henry Cox her husband. The
House concurred in both these reso-
luti0ns.
A Committee was appointed to ex-
anime the state Of the Armory, con-
sis;ing Of Messrs. Rutherford, Hun.
Serferd, Breckenridge, Sexton, Eve.
rett, Goggin. Kinchelos, Pollard. of
King William, Gotten, and Craw-
ford.
Another resolution reported by the
Committee fnr Courts of Justice, was
read--acceding to the petition Of E.
Elizabeth Mills, of Albemarle, who