Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1824-12-31
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HOUSE OF pELEGArEs-

S~S''O'S vi 'iic tilci!oT courts ipr liis
,Fiai OF c'Git, as they are already provided
for criminal causes.)
The Speaker laid before the House fhc
following Communicates from the Gov
crnor:
CoUHcn CHAMBER, 18th Dec 1891.
CIR nave the honor TO lay before the Gen
eral Assembly the copy of letter from, Heroine
l.. opie, Thompson + Mason. and iIermao
boye, hsqrS. commissioners on the part oi tbs
STATE Tor running in CONJUNCTION with Certain
commissioners on the par, of tle state of Mar.
land, part of the boundary liae between the two
states Ih's letter is accompanied by the cor
Iespondence be.---c"n the commissioners which
VIII give 10 the Legislature u clear view OF the
causes which prevented the running of the line
am with great respect
your obed,cnt servant
JAMES PLEASANTS.
me HonoTd6te The Speaker Of The
House Of Delegates
1t appears, that there was some varia-
ton in the laws of the two States as 10 the
points where the lines were to be COM
menced: The Maryland commissioners
were instructed TO commence at the most
Western source of the North branch of
the Potomac whereas our commissioners
were directed TO commence at Fairfax's
stone, under the impression no doubt that.
that stone had been placed at the true
source of the North branch of the Po-
tomacl
The letter and documents were order
ed to be laid upon the table.
On motion of Mir. Morris of Hanover.
the Committee of Schools and COLLEGES
were authorised to send for persons ana
papers, for the purpose of obtaining in
formation on the subject of the Memorial
OF the Visitors and Professors of William
and Mary College, and of the counter
memorial of the citizens of WILLIAMSBURG
Monday Dec 20.-On motion Of MIR.
Thompson OF artax, resolution was
adopted that so much of the 1reasurer's
report as relates to the Fund subscribed
TO the erection of Monument to Wash
ington, be referred to the Committee of
Finance.
On MIR. Vanmeter's motion, $50 copies
of the Report of the Commissioners and
other Documents communicated by the
Governor, in relation to the boundary be-
tween this State and the State of Mary
land, were ordered to be printed for the
use OF the Members of the General AS
sembly.
Tuesday Dec. 21.-On MIR. Patterson's
motion, 500 copies of the Report of the
Committee of Finance were ordered to b,
printed for the use Of the Members of the
Legislature
This Report estimates, that after pro-
for h.. ~,
current year, with the exception of the
interest on the oM si.r per cent certificate
r6t, there will remain, of available funds.
subject to appropriation by the Legisla-
ture, the sum of $l16,3O6, 72-The com
mlttee report, that they are rot aware Of
any object to which portion of this larc,
sum Guild be more advantageously ap-
phed, than to the extinguishment Of part
OF the public debt. They therefore pro-
pose to provide for the payment Of the
old per cent certificate debt-anG to this
end they recommended, that provision be
made by law to stop the interest thereon
from and after the first day of June next:
and that an appropriation be made, to
pay the principal and interest thereon. of
the sum of $7O,O0O.-If this appropria-
ton be made, there will, be, agreeabiy to
these estimates, an excess of available
funds, over the expenditures of the cur
rent year-the sum of S46.3O6,72.
On motion of Mr.. Morris of " God. the
Committee on Executive Expenditures
were requested TO report a detailed ac-
count OF the disbursement of the contin-
gent fund.
An cngrossed bill conceynipg iud;-
gent soldiers IF the Reuolnttonnry acar.'
was read Sd time, and called forth some
discussion. The bill was supported bv
Mr.. Garland; and opposed by RIessrs.
Morris of Wood, Stuart and Pattcson.
The opposition was principally founded
on uncertain, perhaps great expense it
would invOlve-and upon its being the du-
ty OF the general government TO provide
tor such caSeS.--Nlr. 6. answered these
arguments; and stated in the course of his
remarks that the whole amount Of pen
slons now paid by the State was about
$4,000 per annum-that If this bill pas
Sed, 1t would not probably bring more
than 100 additional pensioners on the list.
which would occasion further expend;-
ture of $4,000. Could this sum, he asked.
be considered an extravagaut erat,Iitv TO
nose who had SO essentially aided us in
the achievement Of our liberties ?
The bill finally passed without divi-
sion
On MIR. Winston's motion, the encros-
scd bill concerning the Superior Courts Of
Law was taken up, several blanks were
filed and the bill passed. This bill re-
quIreS that where it shall happen that any