Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-02
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
House. OF DELEGATES.

THuysdav December 81 The House remained some
time in session. and went through large mass OF bust
On Mr. Si,ngton'. motion, the committee of roads
&c. instructed 10 enquire into the expeaency OF au-
thorizng the Commissioners Of the Saun,on Free Road
Lottery to dispose OF the benefits and emo men' OF the
Lottery to any contr actor who will bind himself
pete the road in three years.
On motion OF Mr.. Mason Of F., the committee for
Courts of Justice instructed to enquire into the
pediency OF amending an act "Releang to Thomas Me-
Cow IN and Other. the Commonwealth right TO tract
of land passed 25ih Feb. 1928"
Mr. Ruthc roord obtained leave for the Pententiary
Committee 20 sit during the session of tho House.
On Mr.. BayIy's motion, the committee on R'volu
tonary Gains instructed TO enquire into the claim
Of Levin Walker to the communication OF hve years full
An engros.ed bill "To amend an entitled an &C,
concerning Jacob Kerr, passed January 9, lsl6 wa,
passed.
Jane. Bray dec to ,eil lands devised 10 the negroe,
emancipsted by said Bray"-was taken up, and gave
rise to briet debate, in which Mesrs Atkinson OF i.e
OF Wight Burfoot and Anderson, took pat.
Mr. Atkinson proposed ryder to the BILL for the pur
pose Of preventing Dray's Executor buying the land
himself; which was lost ayes 6s, noes 81 And then
on MIR. Anderson's motion. the question Of engrossng
the bill wa. con i-red. and the House determine ed
to put it back TO lis 81 reading and recomm TO the
committee which brought it IN, with v.w of shaping
its pt DIVISIONS anew
An engrossed bill "ro incorporate the Norfolk FIRE
Insurance Company" was read Sd time, and passed
without epposilion
An engro.sed bill "To add a part of the county OF
Greenbrier 10 the county OF Pocahonas was read and
put upon s passage.
Nj Cary moved that the bill lay upon the table, until
he should have an opportunity of consulting with the
gentleman who would be re urned as his colleague
Mr. Terrill acqIesced in the motion.
| Mr. Crimes stated that he had objection 10 the
motion-sud in courtesy to the .n .man from Green
brier.
The bill was accordingly laI on The table
Several bills had their Il and 2 / eAdings
resolution from The committee for Courts Of Justice
was read declaring il expedent $50 20 amend the act
concerning Executors and Tor the relief OF rsolvrn
Debtors as to require the sheriff sergeant or Other of.
fcer on making sale Of the effects contained in the
schedule Of any insovcn; debtor make return to the
clerks Office Of such sale and the oiuceG there.
by'-which was agreed TO by ths House.
Afur'her report from the same committee rea l. on
the petition of the suretcs Of John Prrson late Tr.
snrer In hi. official bond OF the Is Jan 1919 and con.
| Guiding with the Two following re solutions:
al Res0iued As the opinion Of this committee that
the general aver for re contained in the said pe,i.
ion s reasonahle and Resolved, diso The opinion
of this committee that ,he said srrps be exempt from
all further responsibility upon Judgment rendered
against the sad John Preston and his suretes on the
18th day Of December, 1921 Tor 900 000 10 he d
charged by the payment OF SS7,5S7 3S cents, with in
tsrest."
MIR Cshell requested time TO exsmine this report-
and Mr. Macon OF F., the Chairman oi the committee
begged gentlemen il they had any opposition 10 make
TO reserve il ill The bill brought in and to hermit
the resolutions TO pass for the present The resolutions
adopted and bill ordered to be brought in
Resolutions were read from the Committee Of Schools
and Colleges 1t. That IL IL ineSpedient 20 make fur
ther annual appropriation for the education Of poor chill
dren, aud for changing the time x~d by law for the
m citing Of The School Commissioners in each county
Of thi, Commonwealth 81. Rejecting the memorial
Of Hugh p. Taylor and others, behalf Of the School
Commissioner IN A-ehaDy CO., for allowing TO that
unity II. quota from the Literary Fund for the year
1921 and 3rI. Declaring IL inc xpedient 10 proyid,
by law for the accounts o!he University 10 be accom-.
panied with summary stitement; but recommending
the Rector aud Visitors 10 tran INIT, with the detail,
ed annual accounts Oi the B1rsr and Proctor If thai
Institution, summary account, shelving In one view
the whole amount received AMI dsbursed within tho
year. on account OF each head Of receipt and expsnd
lure. These fesOIii0ns were agreed by the Uouse
Various resolutions from the committee Of prono,i
lions and Grievance were read Ist. DECLARING
sonabe the petition ni sundry citizens Of The counties
OF Chesterfield. Pnwhdtdn, Amelia, town of M,rcL.,
ter aud CITY Of Richnoni praying the General AZ
smbly To pass act for the inco' porAicn of rom,,
n.y. to erect toll-hfdge acioss James River At so,n
convenient uoim, below Mayo's Brirde ami IT,.
sectine the Richmond Dock.-2l. Rejecting IN. wv,
mortal Of Edward c. Mayo, in oppo.ition IN tic ns"
Of lhese pstiioners;3rd According To the pat,o 81
Robert Boiling Of Petersburg, for amendiov Sc ,ho
act of January, 5, 1926 so Ear az will ros,s,i,, IL
termination of Harrison street 10 the South lin ~ D.
venseron town, instead Of the corpor alton III
in favor nj establishing separate elction in Am l.,
county:-5th. For accedng TO 50 much of the ret,ro,
Of the Tru,ees Of the town Of Watson i'm Ua,n,sh;r
for amending the act Of Assembly esfablishin IN :,
town-6h. For Incorporating TIE town of DanviIo in |
Piusylvanis:-7h. For RAISING by lottery The sn,n n
$4,000 for the benefit sfhe town of Mount Sv,os, H.
Augusta couoiy;-a"d sth For changing the separate
election now held at Cranes Tavern in the eonn,v 81
Hslifax-AlJ these Revolutions were asreed IN ev |
espt the two brs which were Laid on the table rMr