The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-12-31

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~ III the ic,eein'.' such provision, sour
Committee ~. oi opinion. mould i.ntl 10
insure the collection ~ NJ. lax with greaist
certainty, md iItty are therefore 81 olin
ION that II is .sp.dcnt SO 10 provide ty
Law.
The Report of The J"int Committee 10
examine tho 1'reasuer's accounts ras
t,nd.-lt confirms the statements made hy
Interference IN his annual report, of The
receipts aud disbursements af lbr last year,
cash IN hand, Re II Observes thai {" The
slate of ia. booka and the condition. al the
olcc ia all respects manifest in the Urea
hnrcr n just conformity Ia The acts OF As
:, mhi, pro, ding for his government. wi,h
strict aud Jralons regard 10 Tho public
interest II confirms the recommendation
al the treasurer Ia rnse The SALARIES az his
tlfIks: and concludes ~ ith tile follow ing
resolution
+" Res"fetd unanimously, That the sala-
rl's a, present allowed the clerks IL the
Treasury olIies ought Ia be iuet.ased.p
il,ls resoinllon was agreed Ia hy tho
House, and bill orde,ed Ia be brought
in
Mr.. Powell presented II memorial from
Loudo,n, ia ia,ar of Convention. Refer
red Ia the Select Committee.
WEDNESDAY,, Dee. es.--Mr Sexton re-
ported a bH concerning Contention. II
Was read, ordered To be printed, aud made
the order of the day, in Conmilte. OF the
"bole. on The 15h day Of Jdanagy.
The sense OF the people Ia be- taken at
thu next April election" Conventions or
" M n,enlono-None but frerhoidsra
Ia 'die--The returns of the pulls Ia be
made Ia The Observation-Disclosures of
The result 10 he made By them In case
lie majority be fora Conn tntion, Delegates
are 10 he tlreird--ihe Time YET blank In
the b,il-none but frcehol,Iers IN vote f,jr
ia. D.lsgaieA-The Convention H. n eel a
the tartoi IN Kehmond-- lime vet blank
-btsldrs the usual oaths they are 10
SWEAR not 10 piss the restrictions pre-
ser'bed ~ this act They ARE To rprorh,
III. Representation So ~ IL cqualize il, Ms
lar 40 possible, aiming the different see
uollS ol The commonwealth; ~ extend tho
'isht 81 suffrage Ia every white ipnle citl
hen, having evidence OF II common attach
'1fn' 10 and interest IN The community to-
reiorm the Executive; to-rnmove lnd sts
incapable ol discharging the duties Of iheif
oihce,-- This amended constitution to hr-.
submitted 10 ihe ffceholdrrs in the sprit b-
eirciion oi lB2B--a majority 10 decide ~
adoption ~ rcjrclioD.
Tue Speaker lei,l bei"rc The House !,
communication from lie Gncrnor, Trans
uniting The Nlnth Annual Report OF tie
BoarG at iiubiic Works. Ala a co,ntnfs
cation from Randolph Harrison, Commits
s'oner "i the }. Il j. II. Canni Ro,h Of
these COMMUNICATIONS we're, on Mr.. YEN
e.. Is mulion, laid On the table and ordered
10 De printed
On Ar. Nlleher'a motlorf, the Commit
Zee of schools and Colleges were instruct
ed to enquire into The pxpp,liency of
'nrnding the 18Th section OF the law cbn-
ctf,ing the Literary Fund Mr. w said
that The LAW "ul, required bond and secu
'lly Tor the sum al s2000, To be given by
firasafrrs Of School Commissioners hud
II frequently happened l,at uInte Than
thai sum remaln"d. IA Thrift hands. II VAS
lis object IL remedy this defect
The House res. q cd Itself into t'om
mitire of the Whole, ar. 1i,ompson, IF
Fairfax, IN III" chair aud took into eDnsi-
drrhIl"b - bill - 10 amend IN ACT r,dnripg
into one The several acts co.. corning the
fees OF certain officers aud declaring the
mode of dlsrharging the said fees" Alior
sibdry amendments had been agreed to,
Nj. E.rrciir uosrd Ia sirik. otu The first
SECTION Of the bill viii the view or destroy
ns II and This motion prevailed, ayes /,
noes 10.
air. Banks Speaker, then moved that
The Com'ni'irc rise, and report the bill;
FOR 10y HE vote of the committee, he said.
They had rejected il.
The Committee Then rose, and Mr..
Thompson frpoitrd The bill, with the a.
Ia The House.
Mr, Wallace made an unayailing motion
10 lay the bin on the table and ON the
question To agree IN the amendment, strik
ns "h The ii'ot section, Mr.. W. called for
HE ayes and noes.
The question was take and The amend
ncni prevailed, ayes 90, noes ~. So the
iii was rejected.
Snndry Bulls and resolutions were report
ID lrom diile cm Committees.