Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-12-21
vInoxlsxA IHoIsI.ATUaE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES


the duties oil cotnini soners Of tie re venue and
shcrifs in relation thereto, To the COMMITTEES of
finance. Adopted.
On motion Of MIR. Fisher Mr.. Street lad
leave OF absence from the service of the House
for seven DAYS.
MIR. Pollard, of King William, offered a reso.
luton instructing the committee OF courts of
ing the acts making provision for the mainten-
ancc, NC. OF idcots and lunatics, and the pre-
servation of their estates.
MIR. Mayo offered a resolution instructine
the committee Ofc0urts Of justice to enquire in-
to the expediency of amending the insolvent
laws, giving the magistrates discretionary pow
er of refusal in administering the oath, ON suspi
cion Of fraud, &c.
MIR. Yancey, from the committee Of roads, &c
asked that the said coni,,ittee be DISCHARGED
from the further consideration of CERTAIN petit
tons to them retcrred-wkich, on motion of Mr..
Yancey, were then referred to the Board of Pub
lie Works.
On motion of Mr.. Harvie, of Richmond, Mat
thew Ii. Rice had leave to withdraw his me-
mortal. presented at the last session.
On motion of MIR. Colston, the House them
resolved itself into committee of the whole,
MIR. Tyler INF the chair, the bill ssprescfihing
the mode of selling lauds and lots vested la the
Literary Fund, for tile non-payment or taxes"
The bill was read section by section, and va
rious amendments made thereto-aler which,
tile committee rose, reported pfegrcss--anA On
motion of MIR. Colsto,i, the bill and amendments
were for the present laid ON the table.
Mr.. Tyler offered the following resolution.
That committee be appointed to enquire
into the amount of expenditures incurred in the
reception of that distinguished man, and pener-
ours plilanthropst, Gen. La Fayette, at York
Town, on the 10Th October last, with view to
ascertain, how far il would be expedient and
proper TO reimburse out Of the Public Treasury
the whole or any part of the same:
AdoFted--aud referred to Nfessrs. TYLER,
Morris OF Hanover, Upshur, Lowell; Gordon
smith of Grecnbricr, Everett, Sexton. Uaryie
Of Richmond, Alexander, Garter of Richmond
county, BurweH, and Rutherford. -.
The engrossed bill allowing, the wife of Sam,I
Johnson, a free man Of color, to remain in this
commonwealth, Was read third time; and ON
motion Of Mr. MARSHALL for the present, laid ON
the table.
The bill aIIthorising the sale of the land nf
the devisecs Of Alexander BOYD, decd. was read
third time and passed.
The bill, amending the act, entitled, an act
declaring the punishment for the crime of ,,ape
by men Of COLOUR, was read third time, aud
passed.
The law, rs it now stands, Furnishes the at
Tempt To commit rape, more severely than the
crime itself The object of this bill was to make
the punishment the same in either case.
fhc bill. authorizing a separate election i'm the
county OF Halifax, was read third time, and
passed.
The Speaker laid before the House a report
from the Auditor, to whom had been referred
the petition Of Louis Abraham Pauley-relerre,f
to tire committee for &. of J.. on the motion Of
MIR. Stuart. :.
Inc report OF the committee for G.. Of J. de-
clariug 1T merPedient to appoint an additional
Chancellor for the Wythe and Greenbrier dis
tricts. with directions to hold a coart IN the
town OF Stauston during the disability of Judge
Brown; and in the event of the death or resir.
nation OF the present Chancellor, to be censi-
dered the permanent Judge Of tie whole district.
was taken MP.
Mr.. Stuart moved 10 amend the report Of the
fco:pmitcc, to declare ii erpeeiient 60 make
the appointment. This motion was Supported
5v Mr.. Smith, of Greenbrier.---Both these een
tiemen concurred ~ representing Judge Brown
as having been disabled from the performance.
OF the duties of Chancellor, by paraiytic
stroke aud that his recovery was extremely
doubtful. They defended the justice and pro-
Pr'cty OF the proposed amendment. The mo-
ton to amend, pre-, allied, ayes II, noes IS.
on motion of MIR. Darlington, of Halifax.
leave was given TO bring in a bill TO amend the
acts OF assembly concerning witnesses and pre-
scribing the manner of obtaining and executing
commissions for taking their dcpositions IN GER
tain cases.
On motion Of Mr.. Powell, of Loudon, the
committee OF X. a. i. n. were instructed to en-
quire into the expediency Of amending an act
concerning Suckers Gap Turnpike company.
so rs to permit the Directors 10 have the side
road made any width they NAV think proper
provided the same be not less than feet where
bv law they are now required to be made feet
wide.
Saturday, Dec. n
Tn motion of Mr.. Daniel, Mr.. Cooke of Stafford
had leave Of absence for i've DAYS
reports were received from standing committees
WHICH VIII he noticed when The bills 10 which they
relate are put on their passage.
on motion Of Mr.. Jordan, MIR. Crufnp of Surry
had leave Of absence for days.
On motion Of Mr.. Dromgoofe, MY Anderson NJ
Nottowny had leave Of absence Gor eight DAYS from
Wednesday next.
on motion of Mr. Crump, MIR. Hunter had leave
OF absence for days from Wednesday next.
Mr. Goode asked leave Of absence for AIR hIcv
artier for six days from Thursday next
The bill Incorporating COMPANY to mako %
turnpike road on McAdams' plan from lie Lule,f
River Turnpike TO Fauquiercourt-house. The bn7
establishing two separate elections in the countye Of
Preston. The bill establishing the town of Bar
louisville, IN the county of CabeII. The bill au-
thofIztnS separate election the north side of
bhiiSter river, M the county of Halifax. The bill
establishing the town Of Mount Crawford, in the
county OF Rockingham. The bill to aiiie nd the ace
establishing Turnpike road from the head OF
Roanoke river, over the Alleghany mountain, were
read a third time and passed.
communication was laid before abe House by
the Speaker, from the Governor, enclosing the re-
port of Heroine l.. Opie, Thompson y. M ason and
Herman Boyc, commissioners 10 run the line be-
tween Virginia and Maryland.