Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-30
vSi.5;INIA sLATURE.
HOUSE or DELEGATEs.

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communication from tho Senate stated they N,
passed. The bills, To amend the act prescribip
certain general regulations for the incorporation
turnpike companies; p Concerning Andrew Sectors
., Incorporating company to construct turnpik.
road from the eastern side of the Warm Sprin
Mountain To Harrisonburg ia Rockingham; 4, The,
agree IL the resolution for tho election Of officers
the Penitentiary.
They have rejected the bills-i In favor of Law
Henshaw; 2, In favor OF Wm Gcorge.
Tho eOgrossed bill establishing a separate, cleo
ton at Mechan,csville, in Louisa, was called up b,
Mr.. Kinibrough, and passrd
MIR. Hnhe1oo1f called up the RcpDyt Of the Peni
.oh'i"ry committee under .Vlniipn of tina Hous..
nstcuctng that committee 10 or1rr into the Off I'M
conduct Of SAM =. Parsons the presen, sunnr;r
tene'nt' from the commencement OF his term of scr
''1 win auhorty TO send for persons and papers.
ne committee alter iaborous Investigations re.
ported the following resolution, which was uduu;oJ
uein. con.
Resolved, os the opinion of tha committee. that tho
oihciai conhuct Of Samuel Z. Pur.o0s, the presen,
superintendent Of the Pentcniatv Justly ,;sl,.s l,,
TO The undimnjshcd confidence NJ the i,p,sln,u,e
Dhe charge against MIR, Parsons integrity in.
VOWED the sum OF seUen oYiIars and uinef,sr and
hay ceoS! This error the committee say wus sat
siactorliy shown To have bce committed without hi.
knowledge, and without any improper intention ON
MS part; and Furthermore, that sinar error had
ever before been committed by hin. We do 10,
KNOW; beng absent ut the triS-loY, or by whom
this Charge was preferred aoains It Mr. Pnrsops-b,,
this we think il obvious that If in cnm,lc-,,cJ no
counts al error IN arithmetic Of scren oiLsys is 10
"1cc' mans reputation. that possession Is even
more DELICATE and hard 10 keep unsuiied than poets
nave f',igned IT, Other charges affecting the hum
nni'y of Mr. Parsons, appear % have been made bu,
thoy were refuted By the commteol
Mr: f"herfoord next called up tho Joint report OF
tos house and The Scnate, the state of the Pen
i,entiary' concluding with the following resolutions
viioh were adopted, and bills ordercI ~ h hroucb,
in. e
l. That a sufficient number Of .ron PIPES tsuch n
ore now used in the lower cells of ih, btlainn>
should oa procured and fixed the Hospital and IN
inc TWO upper rows of cells and ;ha provision be
made more efcctu1Ily 10 warm and y,utilatc khr
Hospital. ''''
q That the lay prescribing the mode of L. so;nn
the accounts OF the institution, should ~ so amend
as 70 e''der me same more simple aud n,elhgi-
bic, and TO require The Superintendent with the ad.
wee OF the Board of Directors 20 cause separate an.
distinc. accounts TO be kept osthc NOTWITHSTANDING
rat'ons IN the seYera! wards, in the mauno, before
mentioned.
Mr. Ritheyfnord from the select committee ~.
ported bill Tor rechariering ;he Bank of Va AMI ia,
other purposes.
M GOode presented two amendments, which he
wished to be laid the table and pfiut Pho =,
OF these amendments limits the charter TO I2 years
the I'd prohibits officers OF the Bunk and all other
persons for Them, from purchasing bills Of EXCHANGE
urawu on any person resident IN the commonwealth
without tho authority OF the Board of Directors
Ihc bill and amendments Wee then ordered 10 be
printed
Mr. Mason Of Fred called Up the ongrossed biz
amending the act tc organize Convention passed
III Feb. 1890.
This act requires the polls for ratifcn;ion 70 bs
kept open three days successivey--lo be conducted
by the sheIf other officer conducting the polls the
clerk or deputy clerk the commissioners of revenue
within ten days amer the polls are closed, thee,
officers are 10 assemble the clerk office: Tho nv
to be appointed and made known 10 them by lie
saeriff--here to examine the polls, Z. kaving strck
en- from them the names Tall persons not in the o.
pinion OF majority of them entitled to VOTE make
out two copies OF the same. subscribed in thel
names, certify copy To The Executive nnd do
post The other in the Clerks oficc-apd all this tc
be done under oath.
The Sd section allows the Clerks SO emDloved ,yyc
dollars per diem.
Vhe 18th section repeats much OF the act &c
organize Convention, requires the Executive &c
convene the General Assembly for currying the Cor
stitution into operation.
Phs 5th section requires the Governor and Coun
Gil, if upon examination OF the votes shall appear L
them that majority is for rntiiypg The Constitution
forthwith 10 issue n PRECIPITATION announcing Tia,
same To certify the fact 10 the Sheri1s Mavor
and Sergcants, &c. II tho Constitution siiu! moi b
ratified that too to be proclaimed from any cause
doubt shall arise III the minds Of the Governor and
majority Of the Council, whether the Constitution bs
been ratified, then and ~ that event tie cause q
such doubt shall be enteied upon tho Journals of th
Executive, and the Executive shall immediately con
yeDe the General Assembly.
The 9th section provides that the first election fn
members of the Grncrcl Assembly shall be held
the October County and Corporation Courts ncyi
under the same regulations and penalties nov pro
vidcd for similar elections.
zine 9TH section designntos the points in eacI
Senatorial District, at which the Sheris shall NICE
to compare polls, &c.
The 9th section provides that the Sherihs Of tn
Counties thrown together shall meet Al the Court
house Of the County first named TO compare polls
&c.
! The 9th section requires the County Courts T.
appoint Commissioners at their August and Scptem
Der lerms, to superinend precinct elections
! The 10th section provides that after The election
thus held, the elections uEdcr the Old Cons,iutio
to be holden in April next shall nc deemed void oil
of no ciieet-and all Senators previously elected
shall no longer be members Of the Senate.
] The 18th section requires parties to contcste
elections to proceed as they required, undo
( the general election laws.
Tile 18th, that the first meeting of the Genera
! Assembly under he Now Consultation, shall be o
! the st Monday IN December.
| Che bill wdA read ! time aud passed
! A good deal Of business was transacted in The wa
Of reading reports Of Committees, and bills Girt
ana ,eCond time. when.
'fhr House adjourned.