Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-02-12
Virginia Legislature.

fuuutcallOD Was TtCcisCu uuuf Nhe
Senate, stating that they had passed
the bills, entitled AN act to enlarge the
town OF Wheeling, in Ohio county, &
ian act, to amend the act, entitled,
an act for establishing aturnpike from
Richmond to the Deep Run Coalpits,"
with amendmenls--in which the
House concurred.
The House went into committee OF
the whole, Mr.. Gordon in the chair,
on the bill ''to amend the several acts
prescribing the mode Of ascertaIning
thetaxable property within this com
monweaitl, aud for collecting the
public revenue" The committee con
tinued in session about three hours.
The bill was variously amended on
motions made by Messrs. Everett,
Watkins of 2. E. Pren'is, Carter OF
II. and Watkins of G. When the
committee rose, Mr.. Gordon reported
the bill and amendments, which were,
on the motion Of Mr.. Mason OF >.
laid on the table.
Mr.. Loyal, from tive select commit
fee, presented bill For extending
the Charter of the Farmers Bank
Of Virginia, aud for other purposes"
which was received and laid upon
the table.
On motion of Mr.. Goggin, Resolu
ed, That the public printer be re.
quested to publish in the Richmond
Enqnrera copy Of the act concern
ing the processiouing OF lands IN GER
tain counties.
Friday, Jan. 30-The following
engrossed bills were severally read a
third time and passed-viz LA bill
to'amend the act to reduce into one, the
several acts concerning Coroners 20.
"a biltconcerning'Justices ofthe Peace
and 9 "a bill Ito amendsthe several
acts concerning the Literary Fund"
On motion of Mr.. Watkins, of p.
K. the Second Auditor was required
to report TO The General Assembly,
the amount of loans obtained to effect
the improvements in the James and
kanawha rivers, and to construct the
Kama wha road. and the expenditure,
thereof; designating as far as practical
bic, tine expenditure on each part of
the Improvement, to- the lst Jan. 1924
the revenue of the JAMES River
Company, and the expenditure thereof
forthe year 1923, and an estimlte of
the probable state OF the revenue of
the said company on the 1st day of
January, 1926,
A bill extending the charter OF
the Farmers Bank of Va. and for
other purposes was read the first
time, aud on Mr.. LoyalPs motion,
referred to the Committee of the
Whole, and made the order of the
day for Friday next. 1t was ordered
tobe printed.
Saturday,, Jan. sl.-On Mr., Parker's
motion, RESOLVED, That SO much OF the
auditors communication ofthe l4thinst
transmitting list of balances due the
commonwealth, as suggests the expedl :
sncy of releasing claims of an ancient
date or of ad justing them upon equitable
principles, be referred to the Committee
of Finance, with leave, SIC.
On Mr.. Harvie's motion, two letters at
dressed to the Capt commanding the
public guard at the Lexington Arsenal
were referred to the militia committee
with leave to report, &c.
Mr. Sexton moved a resolution giving
leave to bring in bill to amend the act
establishing fund for internal improve
ment. He said that his object was TO
abolish the Board of Public Works.
AR. Stuart moved that the resolution
be laid Oh the table.
Mr. Coggin called for the reading OF 2
report on the subject by committee OF
the last legislature, which was according
ly read
Mr.. Blackburn opposed laying the re-
solution on the table, and insisted that 1t
ought to be promptly rejected.
Mr. Coston was opposed to the mo-
ton to lay on the table.
Mr.. Raymond also opposed this motion,
but under the impression that the resolu-
ton was proper and ought TO be adopted.
Mr.. Yancey also opposed the motion.
He was in favour of the resolution, as
embracing subject worthy of investi-
CATION. He thought the board might be
properly curtailed to about half Its pre-
sent number, sc.
Mr.. Cation wished the resolution
l.I -. H. A., Rot tho Hon SO reIecied