Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-15
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
TbursdaU -Hurch 10.

tors Of tobacco in this Commonwealth to distinguish IN
their inspections between tojacco produced 10 'Slnia
and that produced n other Sates-to amend an &C" 10
alter and reform the mode Of proceeding IN The Coufs oil
Clancery-to authorize q subscrIptIon on neha o. ule
Stale the Stock of the Lewisbug and blue sulphur
Springs Turnpike Conpany-to aIfe 20 Tie hc'
ing fraudulent drviscsconcernng the county OF Gloa-
cesler-lo incorporate the Trustees OF the Est!ipiie
Acadcmy-o aulhorse additions to the town y! Farm,
Vile in the county of Prince Edward-establishng
new Regiment in the county of Preston, ana % a,ena
the rporating the Spring.GTeek tunptSe C"<n-
pauy-and they have agreed TO the Resolution voting
sword 10 Lieut. Col. George Arm'stad, OF the Army OF
the u. stales.
On motion of Mr. Dawson, leave q ven to bring
in bill to establish new regiment IN the county OF
Warren.
On motion of MIR. GEooKE, Leave was given 10 bring
in bill for further appropriation es aohey 70 com
plee the additional buildings and cross walls Oh uie
! ~ es,rrn Lurat!c Asylum.
| On mutton Of MIR. CRUTcHFIELD, leave was gwen 10
bring bill authorize the Common Council OF Ere
dercksburg subscribe for Stock oil the aPPahanhoc
and Blue l.ldge RaIi-ltnad Company
| On motion of Mr.. GARLAND OF Amherst the Com
mlcc Of Courts Justice requested 10 report Dill
to repeale Law creating the office OF Vaccine Agent
An engrussed bill ~ incorporate the Narr"" ais
Turnpikr CuIupanr, was motion OF Mr.. Sumincrs
taken up, read third tnlc and after considerable de-
bate, the question taken on It's passage a;'d ceer-
mined in the negative.
On motion vi Sie SERVANT, bill to amend the several
acts cu;crIn .ng pilots, taken up. Numerous mo-
TONS t. amend were made h: Mr. Sianard, which we're
srvrraly discussed by Nessrs. Sanard. Brown, oi -
Madison Gregory, Alurdaugi, Servant aud Co"k, and
some which adopted and others reJectvu Inc
bill was lnrn ordered 10 Dr rngrusscd.
SURPLUS OF THE ILl EEARi FUND
On motion oi Mr.. PREaTl>s bnl approp'iatng Tile
Surplus Revenue Of the Literary Fund, as amendtd TO-
gclil-r with the substitute offered W hr ficnSs On
Tuesday taken up. The orr Inal blIi proposes ~
distribute the fund 20 tie Colleges nle!nedate schools
and primary s:ho"ls
The substitute offered 10y Dir. pEE:rss is follows
D., aft he. l,itt
Fund unappfnpIitd ths lime, which may hcrea!-
accrue, sla be added 70 the fund granted 10 the pr.
mary scpys and be annually appropriated amongst the
several and rpoallos entitled thereto, IN the
SHINE manner, and in the r1tio Is directed
b, law: Provided that the school IN
o. the counties corporations may bc authorized 10 APP
ply tie add onal fund created by this act to the higher
branches OF wi!im their respective Counties or
cprpoea.ions And dcd ai>" that majority "t all
the any County shall concur there n
Be Il Ju,Ller enac;cd, That the school commission
oil any county corporation, shall think proper 10
apprp pralr the portion y! the fund hereby directed To
be distributed ~ which said county Or corporation may
be entitled any par: tereoi, ~ the support, or IN ao
vi arg college acate.Iy, WHICH naT be situated IN
said county corporation, 1t shall be The GUY OF 'e
trustees VI such crl!ge or academy, to make annual re-
pvf 10 Tie President and Directors Ut the Literary
Fund OF the InanEr. which such appropriation Is EN-
puyed by Iheur-And IL shall be lawful Tor the said RE-
scrnl and DMectors at any ne tor GOOD cause 10 soS
perd revoke such appropriately and direct the same
TO the OF the primary schools within SAID county
The substitute having been amended on motion OF
Mir PRxsrrss, Mr. Garland moved further 10 amend il,
by STRIKING The whole and inserting hr following:
lie /; cnnccd by tie General .3sscmG y, Th-t the
plus annually arising from Tic literary innn
utler aying all charges created by the FIRST scIlon vi
this act, those authorized by law, shall be DIS
tu,rd among the several counties and corporations en-
titled thereto tic and the ratio,
directed by law to be applied TO the purposes
OF the said counties and corporations III the
manner hereinafter prescribed.
Re IL turtL her
ourts, they ,ing been summoned Tor that purpose,
and not less than iioj"y being present. shall bc, and
they hereby constituted board OF e1at!nancn l"
decide al CLAIMS that may be presented by any acade
,y: and should appear them by satisfactory cv
deuce, Ltat there exists corporate academy WORTH
the benefits Of this act, the SAID court hereby au
thorzed and directed to appropriate the fund to SUCH
sctonS within their respective counties or c"Ipor"i"ns
as to them shall bcst-and they sha! report their
proceedings to the % Auditor, ~ho snail lay the same
| before the nt xt succeeding General Assembly.
After cunsde able dIScussinn on tins NOTION the ayes
and noes having been ordered motion of Mr. Carroll
the question put end decided III the negative as toll
| lows: -
wilson OF b. Dccaap. Danrei, C., sm,
c., Watkn Bot! f'na'ns H9smaa G'a;s-, GSi nI o.
Jsit Cunningham Robinson, Brow" OF Pcer'1us
sss-ys<rs Banks, tSpcascr Gincr SOu:a La,ns, Camp
bell iiensha Tu"a, Mallory, oYk BSuh,ias samuel ,o"n-
Price, s,sscr aIr Franklin Holland o~cn, Smith Of F., Hal
OF G Wethere, Aren't, >Ioan Nixon Iooda Mgen tsfnsoa
h eaJ, :!nic Tsyo b. Wossynr, Roser
@ M; sas s I'a an M Ca sson caseS
,.,S ,si", haai W,!sm a,sncy Sesn oa, Ccn
il Ia'aTe 1~c. rcn,i,s Wits saunGer.-sO
Mr. GArlA>D moved to amend BY inserting clause
appropating portion O! the surplus fund Tor the b;i
| Ell of Randolph Macon College, which was rejected.
; Mr. DoRM1s made an unsuccessful motion 10 amend,
BY providing for the release to Washington College of
sum Of money due by that institution 10 the Literary
Fund. -
Mr. DuEMAS also moved amendment, providing
for an annual to he given to the severa! Orphan
hsylulis in the State, which! was rejected
On motion Of Mr. GREGORY, the first section Of the
substitute was So amended appropriate The surplus
f the fund which may hereafter accrue, as we'll as
hat in existence 10 the objects provided Tor IN The
substitute .
Ou motion of Mc WILEY. the words "school commits
;oners stricken out, and the words county aho
CORPORATION Is, majority OF the acting magistrates
oeinr summoned therefor inserted as to place the
Implication Of tic fund in the several counties and cor
p,rauns in the hands of the latter instead oil the i"
ner body. -,
su,stut. as amended and determined in the aifr
native. by the following vote: $500 ~
,hax s' wssa 81 Mory socss eus Rlaa
SON Johnson Hill, Wilson CO. facshan iiuatef OF sse1 Da'
oh Of F1n'S OF Ws ~ nSs d ; g. HAL
Coleman sloane Gooda Musn haTTiro" Zach
ss, Ws:sas, M;a chsp",s sA soa k a.S.
Ss.o c1 w. H css: HopH csso Mot
shnS, Williams. s1rency, Ncn Moheu Conrad, lessee, Nc
iuien Bare Rker Bu C"Ishis!i Hon:uis. ha,sare' I'll
elmer Scutla Garland Of Amherst, Brooke,
i,w inoer Of ReSelsy Dcamp Daniel, Dawson, Watkins,
(at!an! Ncckrnburs, Murdaugn, Cooke Leland Na
, ",ban Cunningham Brown of Petersburg Stanad-20
The SPEAKER presented the following letter FROM the
Commissioner of Revolutionary Claims which read,
and on motion of Mr. Murdaugh, laid on the table:
RIcuMosD, Narch 10Th, 1886.
To the Speaker Of Me House Of Delegates Of Va.
/ S,s-I have acted Commissioner of Rev olutonary
Claims. for the last years. under appointment b.
the Legislature. The Of conduct pursued b. the