The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-12-19
VIRGINIA LEGTSLATupn
HOUSE or DELEGATES


the Bank of The Valley Vas read a Sd t,ns
aud passed. Ut changes the meeting al
til, board from January IoJriy9
On Mr.. Blackburn. motion, Commit.
tee was apNinlrd 10 bring il bin regul,.
ting the proceeding Ia be had on appliea.
| tioHi fora dir0rce. Mr.. Is declared N. an.
| ject To b., to hand over such casr, 10 H..
! judicial tribunals in those parts If ii.
counlr, where the parties are known and
the evidence 10 snch Gases may be- heard
On motion of Mr.. Patterson of Augrnts
it was resolved that the members hodng
petitions on the subject ola C0nyenlion. bs
permitied 10 lay them on the table ave.
100, noes IS.
! On Mr.. Upshur's motion, leave was ri.
ven To brIng ma bill to alter aud amend
thr several laws concerning the , oon II
| Appeals. Among the other Amendments
| propOs. d. was one Ia drprl.e Int,riucuto
ry Decrtss of tie preference over other
eases broaghr up from the Coul below.
A variety of Petitions We're presented
aud referred 10 the different COMMITTEES.
Dee. e.-This day Was con-um,d "a
the ebctluu of a Sena,Or, an account VI
nh:oh MAS Published IN uut last.
Dtc I0.-Aticr the election ui Governor
and pubic printer, the result of which Vas
! announced IN our last, lhr = sdker laid
bel re- thu House a Report from VI ion
John staples, Commissioner of tin J ms
and Jacksuu's River Canal which vas
ordered 10 b, printed.
On Gen. Blackbnfn's motion, a Cum.
mitre was appointed to wait ON Nj. T..
! lrr, aud notify him of his elertion a. G,.
vernon: AID the Speaker Illuminated The
| following gpotIemen to be If tue Conn 4.
tee, viz hitssrs. Bla, kburn, Douthat. Or
don, Pryor, Dromgoole, Mason of Sooth.
mpton, Winston aud Ri,es.
Nj. Crump OF Powhatan stated to the
House the saddrn aud alarming illness VI
one of The Members of the House. Nr.
McRae OF Chrsierfeld) Who wa then w.
ing in the Anii-ctanb.r, aud moved The
adjournment of the House--u hich was
carried, and the House Immediately ad.
Ijoururd
A variety of Petitions, have been pre-
scented during the week. They are refer
red To the Committees, without being read
IN The House, according to thu ruld
which WAS adopted al the lasl session.
Among these papers, are several Pet.
tons and Memorials on the sub Jet of
| Convention. which have been sn mrllrd
Ia Select Committee, composed Of 0ne
membef iI0m each Senatorial District
The ilou-t has also received "A prti.ioa
from john Wagner nj the county OF NJ.
no0g Ola, complaining of the undue rlrC-
ton ol Richard Watts and F,ancls Bill.
ingsty, The returned Del gates frnm that
county which was ci,rred to the Com,
mltIee of PR, lI.srs and Elections.
The SINE Committee are charged With
the petition of Thomas Spencer, who
complains of the undue election of VIM.
| A. w ardlaw, returned as IA Delegate from
the county of GreensyilIe
A petition Is presented from sundry 10.
habltants at the county of Ohio, prayiag
the establishment and endoN mcut, Of
College IN The town of Whceliag in that
county. This petition is referred To tho
Iommittrr Of Schools aud , oilrges.
A petition iium James Paxton, the com
mandant at the Lexington Arsenal. for ad.
dltl0nal compensation fur the trnnbIr ii
experimenting the -artfcers engaged IN
the Arsenal, &c. &c. was referred To tue
Committee ufCains.
a petition from the Western AgriCulin-
raj Society of Virginia, for an act of IL 'r.
u
OF Propositions and Grlevancrs.
Three ar four petitions for dl,0rt have
ais" been referred but Select Commit
tee has been appointed to report general
hlli upon the subject, with "A view of CO..
mhiing such cases 10 the Judicial tribuu
OF the country.
D'c. IA communication was re-
eo nom the Senate that they had passed
the act concerning the Bank Of the Valley.
On motlon of Mr.. Powell, II was ReSOlr.
ed, That the Committee OF Finance be ln-
structed to enquire into the exprdency Of
rtprdling 50 much of the 4th section al
" an act declaring who shall be de-, mfd
citIz"ns of this Cummonwc ai,h, and pu,"l-
ing out the mode by which the right Of
cllzeushp may br acquired or rrlinquI~h.
"a, as ex"mpts from the payment Of laSrs
tor the space of five years all citizens, me
chancs and handicraft trades men who em-
'ofate nto this Cummonw Sc.
On motion of Mr.. Letter, the Commit
tee of Finance WAS instructed 10 enquire
INTO the expediacy of ptur1dlng hy law for
the sale OF land and lots that may become
delinquent for taxes.
On motion of M. Morris of Wood, the
Committee of FinHnce WAS instructed TO
enquire INTO the expectancy ofamcndlng
the act prescribing the mode of ascertain
Ing the taxable propert, in this stale
On motion of Mr.. Page, of Williams
burg, the Umnittee of Courts of Justice,
were Instructed to enquire into the expes
dIency of amending the several Acts cor