Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-12-24

session OF the House.
On motion of Mr.. 'Bozar,h,; the House then add
jourmcd.
H-eaacsday, Dec. 90.
MIR. Sexton reported a bW co1cernd.g a Con
rcntion. II was i~,d, ordered to be pointed, and
made the order of the day, in committee of the
whole, on the i5N day Of Jcnrsry.
Tine Speaker laid before the House com,nuni-
cation from the Gcverno., transmitting the Ninth
Annual Report of the Board of Public Works.
Also, communication from Randolph Harrison,
Commissioner of the J. ~ J. Il. Canal. Both of
these communications were, on Mr.. Nanceys mo-
ion laid Oh the table and ordered to nc printed.
The following engrosscd bills read third
:itne aud passed: Divoroing Jno. A. Foulkes
from his wife Mary. ., Authorising a separate
cleo ton la the east end of the county of Hampshire.
An ensrossed bill divorcimg Mary A.. Wilson
from her husband, WIN. Wilson, was read Third
time, aud rejected.
The Speaker laid before the House a con,m,,ni-
cation from the Governor, enclosing letter from
the Clerk of,he Court of Appeals, aud from the
Judges of that Court. These letters relate the
inconvcnience arising from the want of an o!.ive
for the Clerk of the Court.--Rcfcrred.
On MIR. Wuc'er's motion, the committee Of
Schools and Colleges were instructed to enquire
into the cxpedcncy of amending the 18Th. section
OF the law concerning the Literary Fund. Mr..
w. said that the law only required boad and Sc
cirity for the of $1,000, to be given bv the
'rreasurerSo of School Commissioners; ami it fc-
| iucnty happened that than doubc tina: sum
| remained in their hands. 1t was his object to ie
medy this defect.
On moton of MIR. Rivcs, of Y. G.. the C. of Il
nni |. " were instructed To enquire into the prc-
priety &c reducing the penalties or surveyors of
Ruads, aud making such amendments ia the law
relating tu surveyors to them may seem exeuii-
ent.
Mr., II. said his object was deprive survovors
OF ray. au; rctucr tHr penalty imposed an them,
EXperioncu nld p'ov"d that neither the facs i'm
posed on, ~ ia" pay granted To them had made any
Improvement, in the roads, TO: they were now no
better attended ~ than boio.e the enactment of the
present lazy on the subject.
The House resolved itscltn 4 committee of the
whole, Mr.. Thompson of Fairfax, in the chair
and took into consideration a bill 1in amend an
act reducing into onr the several acts concerning
the fees of certain officers md declaring the mode
of discharsing the said fees" After sund,v a
n'endments had been agreed to, MIR. Everet,e
moved to strike the first section of the bill with
the view OF destroying it, and this motion prevailed
ayes f., noes 20.
Mr.. Banks, Speaker, then moved that the COM
mt'ee RISE and report the bill; for, by the vote oe
the committee, he said, they had rejected it.
line committee then rose, and Mr. Thompson
reported the bill, with the amendments, 10 Inc |
House.
MIR Wallace made an unavailing motion to la
the bill on the table; and on the question To agree
10 the amendment, striking out the first section.
Mr. w. called for the ayes and noes.
Inc queSt'on~waS taken and the amendment Dre !
vailed; ayes SO, noes r. So the bill was reir,td
he object OF this bill, hch had been mt. o,l,ca
and supported by Mr. Wallace, was To csianlisb |
new tariff of clerks fees; increasing them in some
respects, and reducing them in others; so az tn mo-
duce :; small reduction in the aggregate, aud tn
allow payment for certain services by the qu;,ntum
thereof, rather thanh the piece.
The Speaker laid before the House letter from,
the Secretary of the Board of Public Wnrks en-
OF
to the petition OF sumdry inhabitants of Prince Ed
ward, Charlotte. &C. and the upper Appropriations
Company, referred, by the House, TO their con,i-
defation-laid the table.
>undry bills aud resolutions were renort.d from,
aiiie.en' committees.
TRuysday Dec 80
Mr.. Carter, of Richmond, offered the fotiowiuo
resolution:
ih"t tine committee appointed to examine the,
laws, be instructed TO enquire into the expedjencv
OF reducing the pay of certain officers of the ,n;ti,
NJ ih' commonwealth, aud for the better regulation
oi egncntai courts ofcnqiry-a,ld that ,i, ha we
leave to report by bill or otherwise
Mi Cater explained the object of the resolution,
whici, adopted.
Mr.. lucy asked leave to bring in a Eli. re
"oa''re the acts of 1920 aud 1921 p.oyi,liua FIR
ia!Isnng the Reports of the Courts of Apir,ais.-
A6p"'ed aa.' .rf,tred to MeSsrs. Yancev, Pat,esou
CSho'ne' Till, Powell, Merry, Dfamham, White
Eat'y and $tlnan.
hat the Committee al courts of Justice be in
structcd to enquire into the expedencv of s,ran,,
The acts Tor regulating cunveyances, and concern
Tug wrongful! alterations, auihorising the cle of
tins CONFERENCE.-The TO receive the acknowledgements
OF ihr pntj, az proof by the requisite number of w
cSScs of tn execution of all deeds for The convey
a"cc of real estate and to certify the same 10 the
clerk OF the county, Ne. in which the land ma, lie
Mr.CGiston offered the following resolution:
fha, leave be given bring IL, a bill to be en-
titled, u bill concerning the Winchester Cbaucery
District Court. Adopted and referred to AIess,s
Colsion Ship, Srxon, Bare, Anderson of Shenan
doah, Robinson, Morgan, aud " asl,iss.ton
MIR Jacob n'oved a reconsideration of the bill
yesterday rejected, by striking out the frs, scc,,
regulating the fees OF clerks. &c
Mr. Wallace recaptuiated some of the ra,s,,,.
fof passing such bill, in support of the motion.
NH carter, ot Mug t1sofge, Opposed the re com
sid'raiion He Thought the gentleman had better
b'in5 III n bill 20 redress the specific grievances
which he '''d ennne ated. 1.-the whole subject wa
re-considetcd 1t would lead to endless propositions
and 10 endless discussions.
Mr. Pdt:rsDn and Mr.. Morris, of Wood. adro-
Gated the consideration.
The question, was put, aud carried in the affirn,,
tvc-anh then on motion of Mr. Rutherford the
hill was re-comInt,cd.
Ererosscd bills. 'prescribing the mode of selling
lands and lots vested IN tho Literary Fuu6"-n,oo
ydiis Tor the erection Of shelter the Basin for
ihr safety of flour, were read It third time a,d
passed.
The engrossed bill, amending the law, co,ccr,-
,ng county icvics, was taken up aud Advocated b,
Messrs. Winston and Garter, of Richmond
MIR. motifs oi Wood, moved 20 lay tic bill on
tho table. Lost. ' ""
MIR. George moved 10 po.,poue it 10 the 3ist
N''f' H.. MS ';rti"n was opposed by Messl5 Wat
kins, ol p. Edward, and Bryce and lGet
On morton of Mr. Niprr,. ~ WI 81