Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-04

P'SSed the hill revivug the ferry at the mouth of
Vow Creek, from the land of Alcxanncr Bemder-
son IN the county of Wood, across the Ohio river,
w'fh amendmcnts:-That they had agreed to the
resolution for ciectipg by joint ballot on this day
ah aWhtor OF Public Accounts; Second Auditor;
Treasurer; and Register of the Land Office for
one y''"r:-Anh that they had agreed to the rcso-
i"tion Tor appointing joint committee to enquire
INTO III" state OF the Bank Virginia and Farmers
Bank of Virginia, and have appointed committee
| IN their part.
The amendments proposed hy the Senate to the
establishing ferry across the Ohio rive r. were
agreed te by :hc House.
lac Speaker appointed committee on the mar,
OF the House, TO act with the committee of the
senate. IN investigating The state of the Banks.
MIR. fauc"y offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee for Courts III las
tire be instructed TO enquire into the rxp;litnry of
repealing the Act entitled An Act concclnins the
Military lands lying Souh-west of the Tennessee
River, i'll the State of Kentucky.
Tie resolution agreed Ia. CO To So
mc'Gorinn offered the following resolve which
vas agreed Ia:
Resolved. That the C of Schools and Collcg,s he
'nsiructcdSi9 enquire the atnaun,. of eauiraI
aud revenue of the college of William aud Niarv
setting forth the nuabrrspnd general description of
the books in the library. III. value state aud rondi-
ton of the Philosophical, Astronomical and Chrt,,i-
cal Apparatus the number, extent md situation of
the college buildings, the lands still held by the in-
stitutsn and its monied capital, wi:h u dsciiIura
ton OF that part otihe mo,e;' pi,a which Is mov.
active " productive, from that wch is inactive md
unproductive, and distinguishing the amount ef tie
property which was originally conferred by ii,divh-
ui'S from thar portion which was contributed hv The
Colonial Goeern'"rnt, and that which has accrued
since the War OF the Revolution-and rep,,,t the
same TO this House.
The joint resolution for the election of certain
puoHc officers, tlieu executed
James r. Heat re ei.c;rl 4 t,litor IF u.
Accounts.
James Brown, Jr. Second Auditor, and
Jernan Baker, Frcnsuref-;,ll without opposition,
and for one wear
Mr.. Berkshire moved te postpone until the 9Th
January, SO much of the Joint order relates 10 the
appointment If n Register. The motion was sun
poded by alessrS. Stuart and Mayo. and opposed
Ivy Mr. Ha.vie of r chnlond. The House refused
I" p9stpone the election aud went into it
Mi May" nominated VIM Scllem, the present
ihcumDemi--and was supported by Mcssrs. Cook,
white, Wallace, Watkins of Goochlaml, aud Ste
rhenson.
Mr.. Morris of Wood. nominated Wm c. PEN
d'eton, supported by MssSrs Everett, Ri,cly, Rau-
/ dolph OF Albemarle, and Norris of Glnuccstcr.
| Mr.. Bryce nominated William Lambert sum
ported by Mr.. Hasvie OF Richmond
! MIR. Miller of Norfolk county, nominated John
Davenport.
The ballots stood thus:
Sedcn 90
IcnntetOu
Lambert II
! Davenport ii
CompiIer.
| The Electors TO- President AMI Vice presiicn.
for q state of Missouri, have given for llr~RY
| Clay 3 votes a President, FOR ANpanw JACK
soS ) votes as Vice President
Pre'i9eetiai fgrc'ion.-rhe flnwing is sscer-
tanned To be the result OF the electoral vd,cs for
| President.
For Andrew jackson, 80 votes
John Quincy Ada:,rs 81
illiam II Crawior,!, al
Henry Clay. 81
4 Mr.. Calhoun is elected Tice7Presidc;ls by very
large majority.
FLOUR inspecirffi:: thc city II Richmond fur-
M: ,hr secelld qua'ief ending dee. 3i-., 1924.
1922 whole aud so half barrels OF sl,re,dne,
9.I28 do. ffa
/ 900, do mtilings,
ooS do. condemned.