Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-01-23

snhm,..a 20 'ne Coo'i'.uion 81 the Cnilei State:
o"I"eu oy tne State OF Georgia, $50 as 10 prevo,
'he election OF President from deyolynp in auy evo,
upon inc House OF Representatives" Together ,v;t
sundry resolutions Of the same Legislature re,,,;v
!; OF part of the Revenue of tn
a'os '" inc purpose OF interna! nprov ernenf in IN
CONSTRUCTION OF roads and canals, which have hoo,
proposed 10 the several States of the MON BIZ tho "
gislature of Maine.n = TAG Lac
Read and laid the table,
On motion of Mr. Fitzlu,h ,ba r,,..
were instructed TO enquire the expediency
aneou.nS the act concerning the North w est Ban,
Va motion Of Nr. Patteson the Joint re,ort nm .bo
fenitenary taken up ~
Aue nrst resolution reported BY the Committee 70.
"."euos Tue erection o! an additional building four
s"' WIN the AID OF the convicts. for the fur.
'"I, accommodation of tenants of the Penten,iarv
Sir. Bryce opposed this resolution aud called ,non
ne Committee for information the subject; when
MT tatteson explained and enforced lis necessary at
some length IL was III contemplation of the Com
Tiitee TO recommend TO the Leg;sia.rre Ia ,n,h,,;y
wooi!en manufactory in the Peniientmrr and NH.
binding would be necessary in prosecution of tb,
purpose. Mr.. r. suggested many o.ler reasons for
erec"ng inc new building. founded upon the confor,
OF the coavcts &c after which the resolution pa ssed
ihe I'd resolution converting the present hospital
MIC sleeping cells, was passed-ihe Third resolution
authorizing the appointment of an assistant konor
was reIeced-4tt exempting the officers OF the:Peni-
tenuary from militia duty passcd-5,b reou;r;,r
ices from persons visiting the Peuitenary was snn
Po1'ea oy hlessrs ralteson, May and Macrac, oppo
sed by Messrs Fints and Iiarrie and rejected ri
aholsh'ng the Board of Directors and t,ansferrin
their duties to the Executive, opposed nv Messs or
we ana cos.on, and rejecicd-7th. allowing & 500
.aary 70 the rep'ent'ary Agent reducing i S5o0l
WIN contingent expenses, and two clerks ono ,t
and the ether at 4 hundred dollars was onnosed h.
biessrs Colstan, Page, and Atkinson. suonor,cJ h;
hlessfs. Witcher and Macrae. and passed bv LARGO
,ao."y-o'h. requiring the Board of Directors nnnn.
any 10 attend taking Of inventories the penen,ary
aud Pen'teniiary Store, passod-9ih estab,;s,;,
wooens' mandatory, after the co,npIeiipn IF Tho
ss was passed-loth, allowing salary TO Abner
Gr,tiln during his late sickness, was passed
When on motion of AIR. Newton
The House adjourned
oN iEsrERDAY-A communication from the Scn,,.
stated they had passed the bill auborx;nr :, eoa.,
election at the town OF Luray in tho county of Shenan
daah, with amendments. The amendments ,vorn CON-
CURED 10 by the house ~ ~
On motion of MIR. Rives of Campbell 4 resolu,o,
wasa adopted that the Committee of Roads SC eno,;,o
II exponent 10 make any alterations in the
PROVISIONS OF law authorizing the erection Of dam a.
cross an arm OF James river passed the 28t Feb 1927
heports from committees were present led By Ness,s
Gordon and Gholson. ~
DIR Shaw offered ressIuiian which was re;.c,odI
that leave be gwen to bring in bill In cxemn, TO-
seizure and sale by execution certain articles ofcom
man and necessary household furniture of n;,ed roI
sueh as the Family Bible, bed, and culinary utensils
Eagrossed bills passed. authorizing the court of Roc
sngham county to contract for repai5nr tl,e n, NJ
yer Gap road-authorisins separate elections in Tho
counties of Preston and Je farsou-anhorisno SON
ara.e election IN the county OF Lpgan-changng the
punishment OF free negroes and mulatoes in cer,;n
cases--conccrnng ndennfsing bonds for the s,ic or
property under Observation-Disclosures the ,;,c or Tho
annual meeting Oft of the poor f Prince
WHhAm coaHty-aothorising separate election in
the county of Orange-io authorise tt,roo ss,,,,o
elections in the county of Harrison
The Speaker Lard before The horse a conm,n;c,
ton rom the auditor transmitting list of nusatsG
IN ftnp A.
pondng with the balances struck on the bnoIs =, ,
termination OF the last fiscal year, which was referred
resolution was submitted DAYS ago by Mr.
Williams and adopted, that much or Tho crno,
Message advises that the construction of tho ,o,
from Covington to James river at the EIuo Eidce
from the haEawha turnpike the State line seo,rotin
1t from Kentucky by the mouth of Big Sandy: and
from w Winchester by Clarksbure, TO be exienHed r.,
Paikersburg. be referred 10 tue Board of Pb,ic Wo,,s
10 report upon the public utility of tie establishment
OF said roads.
Mr. Thompson of Amherst, offered the following a.
mendment 10 the resolution which adopted
also so much of the report of the Co.nni.s;oner of
the hnnawha road and and navigation as recommends
the constructionpof turnpike road from Coynr ion
10 the city Of Richmond"
The Speaker laid before the House I letter fo,,
trahcs 1. brooke, Esq. President of the late Anil
jackson Convention, announcing 10 the House of DE-
Iegates, IN compliance with resolution of tine con.
vcot!on the unfeignad gratitude felt by that BODY
for the facilities afforded and the spri, o
zion manifested BY both Houses of the yrcn;, assan
bly, aud their officers; and tenderng tie thanks of the
10 both branches of the Legislature and
their officers, for their Kindness and Gberaliiy
The Speaker laid before the House communication
from The % Auditor, transmitting resolution from The
Board OF Public Works, to whom was referred the
petition OF the directors the part of the State in
the FauqIier aid Alexandria Turnpika C,onno,v
recommending Tie Legislature 10 pass law auihor-
sing the company to raise by lottery sum Of mo,ey
not exceeding thirty thousand dollars. Laid on the
fable. ~
ne rouse proceeded 10 execute the joint order Of
the day for the election o. Superintendent, nj ,,a
PeReniiary.
MIR. Patteson nominated Samnel p Parsons. who
uas re elected without opposition.
The execution of the further Joint or,Jer tho d,v