The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-03-16

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o. Mr. i aneey's motion, # was
! Rssolred. BIZ ne GeastOf .45s. glly, That .
! IN. pos .riitif Of this commonwealth i.e -
! att.st.I Ia eotnHiE ncate Co iiIe gasnrnar' 81
lie state oil lndisna, tine act entitled az net I
supplementary Ia the act giving taahef
.iuie tn The commissioners appeinlt i -
he surveying aud apportionins of Inc lands
rantrd IL the Illinois frgImcnt, aud TO eH-
ccule deeds for the same.
ADJOURNED Ia O'Clock.
.Seren o'etOek, p MA message was
ifcceiyed from the Senate by MI. Clopton,
lwho stated thai they had passed the bills
prescribing the mode of grautlng licenses 10
brokers aud the bills concerning superior
courts oil eianeery, with amendments, III
all Of which the House concurred, except
the Iast one. 70 This Mr.. George moved
to disagree. Mr. Lee moved the indefinite
posipo of the bill, &c. Mr. Bryce
opposed the melton, but il Prerdlied-ayes
90, noes II.
md then the House adjourned until
O'Clock tomorrow.
Taesddg .Hnrch Dir. Fauntlcroy mo-
we'd to reconsider the vote, posiponng IN
definitely the blll concerning supcrorcoufts
of ehaaerry, which WAS agreed In.
the Senate's sd amendment TO the bill
which proposed.to change ia some respect
the practice in courts of chancery relating
10 DEGREES nisi. Motion advocated by
Messrs. Faunleroy aud Blackburn, and
lupposed by Mr.. Taylor--cnried. The
other amendments of the Senate ~ ere
conculrcd in, and Mr.. Fauntlerey was re-
qaested To return liir bill to the -llGuse.
A communication was received from the
Senate stating that th"y had pass' d the
following bllls /, imposing taxes for the
support al government @, 10 revive the
ACT int otporatlag Il company to establish a
1 turnpike road from Siaunton To james ri
| yer Sd, declaring part OF the Middle
river IN Augusta, and Il part at The forlh
river, in Hoekbrdgc, public highways
And that They had passed with amend
ments the following bills; /, Ia amend the
several laws concerning the penitcnllary
institution Cd, prescribing the mode OF
selling lands aud lois vested in the Presi-
I dent and Directors of the Literary Fund
, for the non payment of taxes; aud 8. an
act appropl atlng the public revenue. That
they agree To the resolution for commune
eating to the governor Of Indiana, an act
passed during the present session. Aud
that they agree 10 the amendments propo-
sed 10y the II. of d. To the Senate's amend
ment To the bill authorizing loan for the
purposes OF internal improvement.
The bill on the subject of the Psniten-
| ! tary, with the Senate's amendments, were,
on Mr.. Kandulph's motion, committed ;
and after some time Mr.. Randolph report
, ed the same, with resolution rccommen-
ding the House to agree to all of the SAID
amendments. And they were all agreed to
! Ia. he. att hn
ing amended.
| Thu Senate'a amendment to the bill APP
propriatng the public revenue was agreed
, -.
$ Ga 'aotion Of Mr.. Mason OF Stafford il
= was unanimously ,eSoired, That the mem
hers of this House return their thanks 10
e Linn Banks, ESQ. for the able aud impartial
manner in which he has presided over
their deliberations during the present ses
sion.
Mr. G.. Johnson of the Senate informed
the IL. of -. that the Senate had reCeaed
from their Sd amendment To the bill con-
corning superior courts of chanccry-and
p that they insisted on their amendments To
the bill prescribing the mode Of se'!iug lots
2 and lands vested in the F. and ID. of the
< Literary Fund for non-payment of taxes.
| Mr., Patteson of b. moved the indefinite
r pospenement of the latter hlll--moton
\ opposed by Mcssrs. CraN ford, Black burn,
| Morgan and DAVIS of II. and the House
then, on motion Of Mr.. Colston, resolved to
adhere TO their disagreement tothe Scnate's
amendments Ia the same.
| Utdnesddy. March 1G.-A communica-
tien WAS received from the Senate that they
cgrte IN the amendment proposed to their
18th, and that they rccede from their esd
amendment to the bill concerning the PEN
itentiary. Aud that they adhere 10 their
amendments to the hill prescribing the
, mode of selling land 81 lots vested in the L.
, and d. of the l.. Fund for non-paymcni of
taxes. (Which of course rejected The bill. I
Sundry enrolled bills were then signed
by the Speaker; And Mr.. Shcrratd WAS
, requested to inform the Senate that the
: II. of ID. having finished all the business
before II, were ready Ia al ourn TO the GIst
| inst. A message WAS Immediately received
from the Senate 10y Mr. &. Johnson, that
they had also finished the business before
them, and We've ready 10 adjourn 10 the iaSi
.Hondoy IN .NoremJer nert.
Mr.. Banks, (the Spraker) then made an
appropriate Ndiedictory address Ia this
House, and they accordingly adjourned A.
bout IL O'Clock, on the nIVt'onof Mr.. Van
eey. + ENQUIRER
TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
RIonMo>D, March Ia.-Thc Lcgisla-
tnre adlom nedon Wednesday m0rniug.-
For the last two days, the utmost difficulty
was found in getting quorum in the
House of Delegates. The consequence of
not getting one, would would have been
either the loss Of the most important mea-
sure of the whole session tthe Pentcntary
hl!) aud an irregular adjournment on a
delay until The SERGEANT at Arms could
have collected the members from the diff
fercnt counties. 1t is singular thing, that
not one single act of general importance,
MAS passed by the Legislature, until they