Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-17

Petitions were taken mp and read-from w.
Stone of Stafford for a pension :--from John
| Da,is, Iaiiur ot Hampshire county, 10 he al
lowed rcasonable compensation for convey
| ing prisoner To Winchester from Robert
italcliffr, hate deputy shrriil al F,irfax, Ia be
paid the ain"unf al rtr'ain iusuvent militia
| fines :-irom Francis IL. Smith, clerk of the
Superior CURT fnr Northampton, praying
prov Ision 10y law for the spec, DIV erection of IA
clerks office, &c. Referred 10 the Commit
| tee 81 Claims.
| On motion uf Mr.. Jones of York the House
resolved To proceed jointly with the Senate
| IN the 10Th inst. 10 the election of second Au-
dii"r for one Year, fiUm the 25th Februar,
next.
On motion or MIR. Stuart. leave was given
TO bring in Il bill changing The times Of hold
ing the Chauc-ry Courts for the Districts of
Wythe, Gr-enbrier, and Augusta, aud for 9TH
! er purposes.
On motion of Mr.. Colston, the House
again r-sol, ed Itself into Committee OF the
Nhole-Mr. Mallory III the chair, and took
into consideration The hill concerning the
University of Virginia." The amendment of
frred by Mr.. Mnore of Fairfax, IN the day
before, proposing 10 free the annuity of the
University, from the payment of interest on
the loans made To that Institution. until the I st
March 1884, heng still under consideration
Inc debate on IDis as on me preceding day,
took wide range, invol, my the various meas
,irrs which had been adopted, from time TO
| time In relation To Tits great utility and i'm.
pnrtance-a the measures proper 10 he
adopted Ia carry il into effect. Same of the
| speakers discussed the merits of The propos-
ed amendment. But the debate seemed to
be on the general principles of the hill, rather
| Than The specific ltUp"siinn before the Cum
m'ttee. The speakers against the bill were
Messrs Christian, Cn!.ion, Morgan, Graves,
and Watkins of Primo. Edward thuse in
favor it, were Messrs. Gordon. Taylor of
Botetourt, Blackburn, aud Har>ir of IN, CITY
ot Richmond The debate confined more inau
three hours, and produced display of elo-
qurncr aud Of feeling, whi't, hal tew subjects
excite in thai House. We la,. not room, f,r
even an abbrr' miion of the views offhr speak
trS-It We were Ia attempt IL as To one II
would he equally due as 10 ALL
Mr.. Dromgo"le suggested that there were
several other gelkRnen, whp wished tn ;.d
dress the C"mu aud moved that il rise,
report progress ann ask leave Ia SET again
In this mo ION, he supported hy Mtssr~
PaIirsou of b., Taylor and Murris of H. 'Fh
Committee accordingly rosr--- Mr. Mailory
reported, and obtained leave tn 81 again uI
The next day. Aud The house then adjourned
YESTERDAY, u communication was rpcriv-
I'd from the senate that taey had passed thr
bill entitled " an act Ia amend the act entitled
an act la amend the several acts concerning
The Manchester and Petersburg turnpike com
pany."
The joint order of the day for the election
of general agent or stnrr-k Keeper To the Prni-
tenilary was then taken up-aud the prrsen
incumbent, Thos. Nelson, Eqsr. was re. Elected
| without opposition.
| On MIR. Parkrrs motion, the house again re-
solved itself int" committee of The whole.
| Mr. hlailoIy yin the chair, and took into consi-
drralIon the bill concerning the University OF
Virginia. After a few remarks from Mr. Nor
rus of H., who handed in two amendments
which he proposed to the hill, MIR Moore oi
f withdrew aforementioned h- offered seyr-
raj days ago. The QUESTION vas srveraIlv la
Ken on MIR. Morris's amendments bnih of
which were agreed To They are, tu the end
OF the Isl section, add The following proviso.
frorlaed GLErdys, That nu,Iing tins ict contain
eo shal' he 5" construed rs tu prevent tlIeC"ner.t
Assembly oi tins Commons caIiL 81 ANY future >es-
SION thereof, from directing lie funds hereb, ihera-
'ed 10 he again applied the payne uf he ,i.h
'rea'ed hy "u'ho'y of the several herein ttf-r-
TO, rs IN their Discretion, such 81 measure sb;d,
be dernied roper:
And the following additional provso to The
end section:
Prorided, aiioays, fta any portion of The income
oi t' iuritN fund dritVtd &c wed ron,
eats, cnuf -raiions, forte lures d-rect personn.
rrortr,, h"ts and pecunhiy pennIues, shall be ust ii
ny vr,"" OF 'he PROVISIONS III 'h's aci rouanrd, and
the calames oi S,umd ~ any tin e zine ne nde,
u proper ior 'he legislature withdraw iIOm tie H.
'e'"N ind ANY plr' of the capital thereof manning
vested il'e'eii uhdr the uihorf, OF the lOh non
o the act passed Mach 81, 1872 emit led " an acI To
rtdur" i"tO ore act the conc rnirg the.
literary fund" such portion Of The sad tapsi shall
he exempted from ,he operation of the act su.hnri>-
hg the same 10 be Withdrawn may ne snlicien, iu
leave IL the said f'i"d equal To The amour.
with interest arising from escIeaIs. coniiications
iorleiiures dereirct personal propcriy ne> aud pc
rnDIa'y prnaiiies, which may rave ber used as a.
iorrsaId, ID, virtue OF Tie PROVISIONS of this act
| On motion, the Committee then rose. and
! Nj. Mallory reported tine bill and amend
mcnts. Mr.. Caldwell moved the indefinite
postponement of the bill, &c. and on this
question be- called for The ayes and nnes.-
Ayes 81, noes SO. So the motion failed and
the amendments were then cuDcurred i'm bv
the House
Mr.. Morgan offered the following as sub
s,iiute To the bill:
Re enated by the General Assenby If Virgina That
The surplus revenue arising inverted aal of the
literary fund shall be and the same is P ey aproratrd
To the UOiVrr>y of Virginia The term - wears from,
'h passage OF this act Gnis the binding, thereof and
put The same in operation prac cab!r Iyopided
a0ny' that The appropriations primary schools
the president and directors ofhc ierar, fund and he Sc
| 10y this ~ " ~
Mr.. Morgan went into a statement or his
views on The subject. His proposition was
supported IN drbatr, by Messrs Jones of Pen
dleton, (wiIo called for the ayes and norsl and
Graves and opposed by Mrs1rs. Gariand,
Loyal, Rives of Nelson, Morris of II. and
Pateson OF Buckingham.
The substitute Was reiecfed-nves so, noes
ll8 aud thr bill order, Il To br eng, osstd and
read third time.
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