Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-11

| On Mr.. Garland's motion, the Committee
OF Finance were discharged from the further
consideration of a resolution instructing them
10 enquire into the expectancy Of repeating
the law directing the sale of land for taxes
and with the view Of bringing the subject
more fully before the House, Mr.. q. offered
the following resolution which was agreed TO
Resolved, That the Committee of Finance
be instructed To enquire, If any, and what
provisions are required by law to secure the
more punctual payment Of the taxes due, and
I" brcome due upon lands and lots, within
tins commonwealth, and that they have leave
To report by bill or otherwise.
alr Berkshire obtained leave TO bring in
bill to provide for furnishing the magistrates
with copy of the last edition of Hening's
Justice.
On motion of Mr.. Morris, OF Hanover, It was
Resolved, That the Executive of this
commonwealth be requested TO communicate
to this House any Information which they
may possessin relation TO the progress which
may have been made in carrying into effect
The provisions of the LIST section Of the act of
the General Assembly, passed Jan. 90, 1928.
entitled " an act for completing the publication
vi The Statutes at large"
On motion Ut Mr.. Collier, leaveswas grant
ed to bring in a bill to amend the several laws
concerning Pilots.
Mr.. Colston reported bill concerning the
10Th judicial Circuit which was read The first,
and ordered TO be read second time. I'll
passed yesterday
MIR. Winston moved a resolution TO pro-
Iceed on TO morrow to the election Of the ST
aud I'd Auditors, the Register and Treasurer.
He Thought II desirable to get through all the
Anuiai Appointments when the House had
but little business Ofimportance before it.
Mr. Garland suggested that Committees
bad been appointed to examine these several
Offices, and thought il proper that the APP
polniments should not be made before the re-
ports came 10. He moved 10 lay the resolu
tion % the table.
Alter fcw further remarks from boil, Mr..
Winston and Mr. Garland, the resolution was
laid IN the table
Mr. Dromguole obtained leave to bring in
ON concerning the Surveyors books of
Brunswick county.
On motion of Mr.. Cabell, Augustine Left
wien was permitted to Withdraw his petition
VT. presented To the last Assembly.
| On Mr.. Thumpson's emotion, the Com. of
r. and Elections we're permitted to sit durng
the session OF the House
An ensrossed bill concerning the solemn
zatiou o! marriages was taken up
Nr. Berkshire moved TO suspend the 9TH
rnle OF the House, with. the view of striking
out a clause of the bill repeating so much OF
the present law as makes i, penalfor man TO
marry his uncle's widow. This repeating
clause he thought would cndanger the pas
sage OF the bill.
MIR. Upshur had no objection to the motion,
nor was he particularly soIicilous about tn.
clause In question, The rule WAS suspend,d
aud the bill committed
4 Dir. Stuart obtained lraye to bring in a bill
ITO amend the act Incorporating compSny
TO establish Turnpike Road from the Town
loi Staunton to James River.
Mr. Har,ie, of X. offered the following
resolution, which WAS agreed to:
| fesoi,ed, That the Executive be request
| ed 10 inform this House what measnres have
been taken to carry into effect the lO3d Sec
tlon of the law 10 regulate the militia of this
commonwealth, passed 9th March, 1919
wherein inc Executive are required 10 pur
| chase three settles, and 10 have erected o.,
eacn, an arsenal for the safe keeping Of the
l public arms. 80
On Mr.. Colston's motion the House re-
solved, that whrnit adjourned, il wo,rId adj
Jnurn until to morrow o'clock The object
o''hss motion was to give the standing com
mi'iees more time To digest and prepare The
business hsipre them, and espt cially since
Tue resolution TO receive and refer petition;
without being read
On Mr.. Valentines motion. the fn,,ow;nc
Restitution was adopted
Hesolyed, That toe G.. for c.. of J. he in
siructed 10 enquire into The expedIency 81
appointing an additional Chancellor for the
yine ans Greenbrier District, with directions
10 mold Court in the town of Srannton, dur
ing The disability OF Judge Brown. and on tb,.
event ofthe death or resignation oftb. ,rrsen,
! chancellor, 10 be considered the permanent
Judge. OF HE whole district
! Mr. " remarked that the general impres
SION was, that Judge Brown Iaboured under
permanent disability.
LIST OF PETITIONS PREsENrpD
De. by Mr.. Shaw, rc,iion from, Preston
County tor the establishment Of Two eiecon ,lis,cI.
IN lie eastern section by MIR. Lsidey, f,om The
cIizrus Of the Town OF Is ,Ifcu,sv,lIe Il, r. Mi -
by, Tor enclosing part of The ground ,rse,,eJ ~,
pu5l'c '"'d'ngs BY MIR. Marris of Wood frcu,
smn"fy ,'cch"iders OF H'rrison, Lewis Tyler, and
W y, i9' new conny :--By. MD. L.idley rom
Richard Brown VI Cai,eII, for leuy aero.s t;ss
ONO; Heifricd 10 The e.. of r. and q;
- by mi' f"weil, a petition from, the Asbby's Cn
i.inp,he company, PRAYING HE Conmo u ~ eal,l, 10
| N. ''N - " AZ ana
ny nr. Chrisman, q petition OF Robert C. F,,.ke,.
s s,, Lse, i"r remission Of damages BY Nj,
L .iolsy i'oa' Jacob HE OF Cabeil. 10 he allowed
c'eu,, ou CERTAIN escheated land he had rurch;,s-
60 by Mr. L. idlsy, from Wm Hire = ,,etion n
he same tffeci;--By Nc Harue OF Richmond from
a Jones praying pardon Tor her husband Lo-
vel Jones now IN the Penitrniary :-B, Mr. Watkins
o' ! Edward, from VIM Brown a Tree man of 90.
our, psaytng permission 10 reside in the state -
iefred 10 the G.. Tor G.. OH
Dec- S.-By Mr. Smnb Of Greenbrer, a PETITION
rom sundry nbaJiisUs OF Greenhrer aud Nie,ol,s
COUNTIES, Tor the formation OF new county within,
ccfialn spec64d boundaries :--Referfed 10 In. {. -,
: p. aud c. " VIC y. VI
ny Mr. Anderson of ShensndoaI, from snnJ,v IN
nsnh'ns ci ihH cou"'y, for The call Ola Con,eo,ioo
~ 1ne 2e'ec' COMMITTEE on that subject.