Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-07
vIRaINIA LEa1sLM.TUAE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

to a"th'isc Jerry, otherwise Jerry PEBBLES, MAJ
"' colour, who ON account of faithful services way
emancpated by jams PEBBLES decd, to remain
within the counties "f Nicholas and Grccrbrier
Various bills and resolutions were reported nv
the committees.
| hiil "utIo.'-ing the appointment OF nm adj
| tinnal chancellor, taken ur,; the amendment
proposed by the committee agreed to-; and Il
was ordered To be engrrSsrd
Several engrosscd bills parsed; viz. a bill
| adding part of the county of GravSon To the
county of Wyihe--conce, ming the Winchester
district chanccry court establishing ferry from
the land of Sarah Williamson i'll the county ot
OHM, across the Ohio Iver-chaugimg the times for
holding the superior court of law of Madison coum
ty-a"d amending the act, euti,cd, act CON
c'iiinG the town of j.wishurg, in the county OF
q erni,iier.
Mr. hurdnugh asked leave to bring in a hill To
amend The act regulating water grist uiils
make VI the duty ot the owner of upper mil upon
'he same stream s' Soo.i as he begins discia 90
the water from sIch upper mill, give the owner
Oh Tie lower mil nai!cc tiic cot, within easuuabe
un; The House refused to giant leave.
MI. Harneit, on the part of TIC committee of
ci'i'nS, presented resolution IL instruct the chair
man OF that committee, to ask nj the House Of De-
lnS'teS, that Rober p. Baker be allowed TO sum
mon such prisons as witnesses before that commits
toe as he may decm necessary To establish the
facts set forth in his petition.
On the motion OF MIR. aIorrs of Hanover, this
! Restitution amended by striking nul th, whole.
AID substituting the following words, Tim; the
committee of claims he authorized to send for such
persons and papers MS they may think proper, Tor
the purpose OF obtaining evidence in relation 10 the
petition OF Robert +. Parker to them rclerred.-
las resolutions thus amended, then laid upon
r table
HE House refused to suspend the j3i rule, for
the purpose of receiving petition from Ohio county.
Mr.. ALasSic presented bill to authorize the es-
Enlistment of Wetern Lunatic Hospital
oh Mr.. Mcltaes motion, "A resolution of the
mI'tec voting reasonable the petition al NJ i!iam
Kerr was agreed ny the House, and bill ordr.ed
10 be brought in.
On motion of Mr. Crunp of Pnyhatan lin, o.
Au;iitor was required to communicates To this House
ii list oil the canals, turn likes aud other CONN mics
TO the Improvement of which any portion ot the
iuni f"r internal improvement has been applied
since ITS creaton and what amount has been an
nuaHy applied III each object
The hill changing the mode of appointing -four
inspectors and i"f other purposes, amended, aud
agai,i laid on the tane.
The following resolution agreed 10:
Inc co"ihitteG iof courts ut justice have, acro.d
ing u order had under consideration the eoluiion
o. the House Of Delegates, insiructmg tina; conn
mttee to inquire into the expedicncy OF tndiu.
the act cmt'iiei, "an reducing iuto one act ali
acts and pants of acts making pf..vsinn for ,:.c re-
sraint, support and maintenance of idiots aud Ia
nIiics, and the preservation a.id mana ctnent of
!
ol guardians Of de children OF surh IDIOTS nui lt-
natir', in certain casrs:-Whrrrupnn,
Kcsnvc'i, as the opinion of this committee thar
1t IS eNPcdient go tn amend the said act.
on Dir. fanccys motion, the Annual Reports Of
the Board OF Public W oks, and the Principal L.r-
gineer, ordered T. DC committed to The com.
! nittce of roads and Interim! ma, igaiinn.
Adjourned Ill! Tuesday, IL ociock.
/ Thursday, Ian. 4.
communication was received i.oa. me Ser.a tc,
that they had passed act concerning Rotert
Ifoni, a man OF colour nd app,up.iatimg a,l-
diti"hai trustees !of the town oil Jefferson in the
county OF Cuipepcr.
NJ. Gordon obtrincd leave 20 bring III bill con-
corning the Board of Public Works. Mr. g. cx-
piained his object to be- to transfer rha duties of that
Board TO the Executive and priacpal officers of the
government, under the same na;ee
Il On motion Of Mr.. Page, the committee FOR courts
of"<ticr were Instructed enquire into the expe-
temcy OF making p. DIVISION by law, as 10 ena BILE
the securities ct Scriif> and committees, ,icn and
| and have oi the sad sheriff and committees coun-
! ter security.
| OI NJ, Pattesom's motion the e,,g.ossed bill
Calling al tdc cent Certificates ia ken u;,,
and on lis motion, amended by way of ,i,ics, and
passed.
! The resolution aTtio;lsug the committees of
Claims to scnd for persons and papers, IN relation To-
tsi- petition Of Robert p. Baker, was taken up on
| the motion ot Mr.. Garnetf
tt,l
Harvic and " bite, the resolution was adapted.
! After some conversation as 10 the proprv,y of
!his cou Sc, the resolution was rciertc;l.
| The following ensrosssd bills were read third
time, aud passed: Allowing Lewis BoRah, ii ( &c
'nan oi colour, TO remain in lie commonwealth:
Concerning John y. Richardson's: To amend the ACT
to reduce into one the several acts for regulating
conveyanccs and conceI ming wrongful alterations;
10 amend the act entitled Act i:ut hcr to amend
thr penal laws of This commonwealth: ibis bill
provides that hereafter, any free ncgfo or nulatio
sentenced under the Sd section OF tho act OF tho 2Isi
February, 1928. shall only be punished by stripes,
| transportation and hanishment-and not sold as
slave formerly. a bill to amend the act a,i-
thorisng The President and Directors of the Suick-
crs Gap rurnIi;.s company To alter their road and
for OTHER purposes and bill concerning Augustine
Leftwich and fulda his wife,
Wednesioy, jan 5.
| The House informed by the Senate, i'm an
official communication, that they had passed the
billsT-EstablIIhing town md Inspection oil Obac-
CO of the lInds of Edward Curd, in the county OF
| Guckingh am-Allowing John Whitaker further
time IT, complete toll bridge across PCah Creek.
in the county of w ihc and concerning the Sur
yryor's book in he county nf brunswick: That they
had also passed the bill authorisiag the erection oil
Il shelter the Basin bauk in the city of Rich
momd and for othct purposes with certain amend
roDfs
Much discussion took place upon the anne nd,ncnts
proposed to- tho last mentioned bill-Mr Jacob pro
posed an indefinite po7iponement Of it, which was
lost. II was suggested in the course of the Discus
sion, that gentleman in this city would he wiling
N erect the shelter upon stone pilasres, upon the
condition of having the of AN upper story
Therefore, it argued that it would he better To
leave the matter To- private enterprise Finally on
Mr.. Yanccy's motion, the bill was laid upon the
table without any decision.
Mr.. Randolph Of Albcmarlc, from the penitcutiary
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