Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-01-31
ROUSE or DELEG AlES.

ROUSE or DELEC ATEs.
MoNDAY, Jan. 30.
The Senate have passed tho bills |, 10 esta.
blish the town OF MoUnisvile, in Ohio: q To
amend Tie 18th section Of the act entitled am act
TO establish Court of Law and Chancery in each
ofthc Counties Of this Coalnonwcalth
On notion o Mr.. BooEHR-vho Protested
strongly against iccdHg The convicts on the heads
and lvcrs of hccvcs and shocp-who allcdpcd that
they oughtto he fed like human beings and as
mon having hard service to do-and that thew
could not live IN health now icd--thc Con,r,i,
tee on the Pem:tentary were Instructed 10 enquire
INTO the exncdjcncy OF changing the diet of I'm.
convcts in the ponitcutiary.
oh motion OF Mi. HARVEY, tho Report of the
Directors ot the Western I.unatic Asyluc, vas
referred to tho Committee on Finance. with in
htructlons TO enquire into the cxpcdicncy Of pro-
viding more efccLuay against the loss Of money
received by public officers.
MIR. SrURLocKE presented the petition of the
GuYand0ttc Turnpike Company.
Mr RoANE presented memorial from sundrv
citizens OF Hanover the subject of the Abol
OF Slavery. Mr.. Il. observed, that when he ire
scntcd t~o petitions ON the sans subject some
time ago, he had declined to avail himself of the
rule, which would have passed those petitions to
The appropriate Committee 10y endorsing his name
upon them. Without expressing any opinion of the
'ncrItS of the memorial he row presented, Mr. r.
called for its reading predatory 10 motion to re-
fer it.
LThs memorial is OF the most violent character,
dcnouncing the late debate in strong terms as
inviting instructions; churgi ng speeches made i'm
the House as mcendiary publications.; and calling
upon the Legislature to return home. The me.
mortal is signed by 30 40 mdividuals.I
MIR, RoANR said, the time having gone by when
the reference of the memorial could do any rood
he moved that it lie on the tablc-wilich was
agreed to.
On motion of Mr. PENpLEroN, leave was given
TO orihg III biIl authorizing Lottery to pave the
streets of the town of Fairfax, in Culpcpcr
The bill providing for certain cpajrs in the Hall
OF the House q! Delegates, was read and rejected
Mr. Mccoy moved te discharge the Select Com
mi'tec on remodelling the Registers Office from
the farther consideration of that subject.
Mr.. WILLIAMS addressed the House to show that
by anna gamatng the Registers with the office of
"a Auditor, there would be saving of from q to
P3OUo The Office was daily diminishing in inn
portancc. 1t had been important when the West
crn part of the State was settling but it was little
better now than furnishing the new material for
litigation. An additional Clerk with a salary of
$'oo IN the Office OF the 2nd Auditor would per-
form all the duties. Mr.. w. asked the House TO
consider the motion made as a test question
If 1T was rejected, he would bring in a bill con-
formabIc TO the principles he had stated.
MIR. Mccoy entered into statements to show
that the business of the Registers Office was in
creaslng, and with it tho profits TO the Common
wealth lie aIledgcd that the 2nd Auditor had
already more business than he could transact with
one Clerk. While the present land laws were in
force, Mr.. Nice contcnied that the office could not
be suppressed with good policy
Mr.. WILLIAMS said a few words in replv and
MIR. Mccoy rcioined, when the question was put
and the Committee discharged.
Bills passed., Incorporating the HAMPSHIRE
Turnpike Company; 3, Authorizing VIM Crump
TO erect dam across the AppomatoX; 3, Chan
gng the time of holding the County Courts of
kockbrIdgc; i, Incorporating Company TO erect
q Toll Bridge across the Rapid Ann River nj Bar
netrs Ford; 5, TO amend the charter of the
Lynchburg Toll Bridge Company; 6, To incorpo
rate the Uarris' Creek Manufacturing Company:
I, 10 establish the town OF Nalley,on in the coun-
ty of Randoipha s. Dire, ring tie apportionment
and payment of sums of tncn"- from The Literary
Fund to the Treasurer of The School Commission
ers of Montgomery and Floyd.
On motion Of MIR. BRoDNAX, the Committee for
Courts OF Justice had leave to bring in bill to
2mend the act establishing the Superior Courts of
Law and Chanccry
The Speaker presented a Communication from
the Governor, enclosing two lcttcrs-one from
Cen Madison, the other from Gen. Randolph, on
Che subject of the Militia, which on motion of Mr.
NlTcMEr, were referred TO the Committee on the
Militia.
The following resolution reported from the Sc
lcct Co"nitteo on colOrcd population, was read
and concurrcd in
RcSoired, That it is cxpedicnt to apply to the
General Government to procure Territory or
territories, beyond the limits ofthe United States
." winch the several States may remove their free
colored population. The resolution was adopted
without debate, di:scnticnt.1
The resolution of the Committee of RevoIutionr
airy Claims, rejecting the petition Of the heirs oil
Gen. no. Nelson for compensation for advances
Ill inc Revolution, was read and concurrcd in.
lohdcr law OF the last session, this applica-
uloh was referred 10 Board, consisting of the
treasurer and First and Second Auditor for in
VcSugatlon. The investigation was laboriously
prosecuted, and with the most favorable disposi-
ton on the part of the Board, towards the claim:
bnt resulted in the conclusion, that nothing was
que the estate of Gen. Nelson.1