Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-29
YIR GINA LEGESL4TURE.

| presented a which Ind
ell with the following Resolutions
]. Resotred, As the opinion Of this Committee
that provision ought TIE made for IN akinr such ,
pairs to the Armory necessary for lis prese,va-
ton.
2. Resolved, also, As The opinion Of This Commit
Tee, that The building Constituting the Fuundrry and
BORING null ought 10 be leased, with siipuations IL,
repair them and keep them in iepair.
| j. Resofred, also, As ihe opinion Of this Comni
| ice, 'hai an examination ought 10 he made int,
me Condition "f he east wing al the Armury, aud an
.horiiy given To cancel the contract wuh Stephen
Wo"d,on and Thomas Staples ior the Use of i,e wa
Ter which passes through 1t should The public inter
| est require IL.
| d. Resol,ed, also, As the opinion This Comou
zee, That the officer experimenting the cleaning OF
arms, ought tn he required 10 make an examinations
III me car'rlds" boxes and other Announcements in the
Armory, aud '"por, To the Executive and the Adju-
ui"' uenerai, The number OF each, good order a.
,he number IL fur repair aud that provision uus hi tn
oe n,ae io' the preservation of those in good order
| anu Inc repair of such as are worthy Off.
D. hesotred, also, As the opinion nf this Commit
Tee, mat provision ought TO be made for procuring
conrie'e Announcements for each stand OF aims in
good oidrr.
3. ReSOired, also, As the opinion of this Commit
tee, thar before proceeding the Lexington Arsenal
as required 10y the of The last Session oi Gen
ers Assembly TO pack The there in boxes, the
Cap'aik oi the Public Guard ought he reum ed 10
cause all such IN the Arn,ory he repaired, ~
can he done under the provisions Of the act directing
| thatdu,y 10 he performed.
T. Resolred, also, As the opinion of this Commit
lee, that the power and authority given by law ro the
commanding officer OF the Publ: Guard to employ
ar'Hceis ana s"pcrInend The cleaning, packing aud
| repair,ng ol pubic arms, ought 10 he given the
captain oi the Public Guard, and that of the
death or inability of this officer act, the Executive
oe authorised to appoint superintendent la lbs
| room.
| These Resolutions twice rrad-and on oues-
lions severay put tereuIiou were agreed TO by the
| House.
resolution, reported 10y The Committee or P,o-
positions aud Grievances, was taken up II declares
reasonable the petition of the inspectors tobacco az
! The public warehouses in the town of Petershure
praying compensation for certain consequential durirs
appertaining Ia their office, which attended with
considerable expense and trouble, Jn' for which the
law has provided no remuneraon.--fI This Iesuiuiion
was amended, on motion Of NJ. Gatand, 10y striking
out the word, :" reasonable and useruo i'm lac,
| thereof the words :" lac rejected"
| TnesdIy, January IA communication WINS re-
ccived from The Senate that Hey Rad agreed To th,
resolution TO elect ten directors Of the Board Pub
lie Works, for the ensuing year nd II,a, they had
also agreed To The resolution requesting The b Of T.
W. TO cause "a, lIe marked out road from Cark,-
burg 10 Point Pleasant, with an amendment, which
was concurrcd IN by the house
The consideration of the loan hill bv the commit
zee OF the whole was postponed until Monday next.
ms h' provides for raising none, carry or the
James and Potomac river mpruN emrnIs)
On motion of Mr.. Juues Of Y IL was
Resoired, That leave lie given Ia ,rns in bill Ia
prov'Ge Tor the building of convaescrnt aparime nj
ior The Females Of the Lunarc Hospital in the civ
of Williamsburg.
NJ: Davenport moved suspensions Of the rule of
me House Tor the purpose of reconsd-rng the vote
o. Yesterday ,-jeciing the Till attaching the county OF
Bath 10 the Siaunion chanc-ry d,srrici.
thus motion gave rise To an animated debate n
was Supported 10y Messrs. jones, Of Y Blackburn,
stephenson. Mnyts B. aud + 4yor, and opposed by
Messrs. Mayes of G.. Davis of O Parker and Mann
The House refused TO suspend rhe rule
On Nh. Gordon's motion, the preamble and reso-
luton offered by him days ago relating To the
sum OF money subscribed l,y ndiv nuals or h- pun
pose ct erecting monument the eUury Of Gen
eral w asiington, was taken up.
On tins subject proirdcIed AMI elouueu, debate
ensned IL Was opened by Mr.. GMdnn who explain
ed The n'o've which had actuaeI him IN pi cseniipe
the preamble and resolution. He hdvered ia hand
sowe terms 10 the circumstances and situation of The
| struggling Greeks. fle had associated their cause
with The name OF our lllusrrOus Washing on under an
lmp esson that il would have nora effect through
out The COUNTY,.
Mr.. Arsstead offered The following amendment :
Resotrrd, That those persons who have suijscr iled
a sum OF money for tie erection of a monument Ia
the memory Of the iusirions Washington have leave
To Withdraw the amounts by them respectively subscr-
bed
Mr.. Marshall inquired lit was known whether
Lafedomon was IN possession Of the Greeks or OF
the Turks
Mr. Seden was opposed to Iegisla'ing Oh the sub
Jecl AZ an III The money sufficient 10 erect
such monument as was originally contemplated, lie
thought Thai such one would pay for should he
erected, &c.
Mr. Moore of Fairfax moved 10 pospone The yI,oIe
suhecf indefinitely.
Mr.. Harvie Of X. opposed this motion aud advoca-
ted the anirndnIent,
Mr Gordon expressed his inability 10 answer the
question pu by the member ON FIuuuiei
MIR. Winston also opposed the posipnnnmeut Al
though he tl'oughT the preamble spoke the senli-
mems OF every iIiend Oi freedom. lie unwilling io
IegiSate on HE subject aud doubted The proprriy of
any act relating To the Greeks the part of Com
gross, as IL might have tendency 10 involve our
county IN the affairs of Europe, &c. IT the mnnu-
mont could moi he erected. the motion to postpone
was 10 defeat the just claims Of tue suhscib ers To
their money.
~
The question was then taken, and the House re-
luscd ~ postpone The subject
MIR. Thompson Of j then offered the following by
WAY Of substitute so the amendment:
Hes0lred, That all pcrsous who have subscribed
money nrder several resolutions Of Tho General As
sembIy W. erect > monument 10 he memory of Wash
lng'"n Tha'' be, aud thry hereby authorised by
themselves or Their representatives TO withdraw the
same Irom tie public ueasury IN tie mode
by law, on Ur before the 18Th day uf Dee next after
! "h'ch the balance Gf any shall en,ain) shall be-
deemed To lac designed % purchase Nm apparatus or
IibIary lnr The use Of the University Of VpgniI.
mr. !. went luio u historical account OF the nea-
snres adopted relation 10 tic subject under cunsi-
drra'"n; lie r0mmeuIeJ rhr character nud yir-
tues Of General Washugion--nnd on the metancliny
state O diapidaou OF The vaults which contained his
vcneraisd reniains, &c. &c
Mr.. Morris Of ~ was opposed IN the substitute
lie WIS not satisfied that The object II tie suscribefs
could not yet he attained. H. was not prepared IA
give my other direction Whatever 10 lie money -
W the doors OF Tive treasury were to be opened for US
withdrawal, he would act without any i'm ,,atIou OF
restitution whatover
Mr. Afmsicnd sud that several e0nrts had bee
| received, &c
Mr.. Col.'on objected 10 ,be details both of III,
an'ndmcni and the substitute. lie was willing ths
ns 9ccuniulating &c.
M. Gordon Hgaiu addressed the House ~ som.
fhS,n-anh expressed hope TIA, The resolution
would TIC h"'lly d'sposedoi . ne was followed 10y
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