Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-15
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, or yIu,I&I,
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

| McSDAr, Dec. I3
on motion OF Mr. Tate, resolution was adspteJ
| Sno,,". C n,o the eSrtdieucy OF authorizing tho
| Superior Cour, OF wythe, If il deem proneI Io
| Snahge tho disposition OF IN. fund ,Irv,,cd L, H.
| J - rohtaine Watson, decd to his two inf,n,
aosnets ns to make 1t presently available for Nh.
,nfnt J,,h,. no nance aud education Of his said
hne speaker laid before tho House . communal
cation Tor the Clerk Of the House ,,.o,oo;';.
oI the C;rc;' we Seports Of the Court Of Appesi and
| o CuSut superior Courts OF Law ana c."
eeIy exhibiting the actual state of the sn,s
teu WIN the respective Courts and the n,,,Lr
sny, we SSuris were in session during the va
| and ordered to le printed y" "e thoIo
INC speaker laid before the House a eopv n, a..
lion snrpn..J a. .ne Clathsbure Education Conyen-
Or 10 ,vSoso ~ W communication from the Govern
" W "noih lhey were transmitted to he I,id 49,
inc Legs ature-Nid on the ,aLls end a,I oeio
| ba printed. ''' e'd ordered 10
THE BANKS.
~, VIZ Scou OF tauqulcr inquired OF the Co,,r,.,
See On Banks, II the attention of the Comr,i,,. ~
been called to the and 18th secriors oC
eoitu.ns the Banks, passed at the last seSs,nn IL
saiu 'hnt although the law nutho.iz.d tLo n 10
Ill .ne payments OF specie Ill the list of An,
N'ey "ere' nevertheless, liable to he b,tros.at ~,
osumm'ry process to recover I2 p.r 60, 10y - Oy
I'M upon AL amounts of their notes tbey r,;aL,
uecline 10 redeem. lie urged the nsrs.s;y,,' "'sn'
~. "euoh upon the subject ns the reason of
Mr. H'eman replied thu, the p,r,c,I,r D,;,, r
80, s"t,o,'a"s inquiry was not before the Com
nns,' OUT Tue general subject Of the Banks va,
w nSeo scott offered the following resolution.
he'orea, That leave bo given 10 br,rg !, , In,
nc - 'O' I'e suspension until the Isl Of Anil
~ "' go much 81 The uct passed 18Th Nall
concerning the Il snks of ibis Commonw.sIth
Us SUBJECTS the said lnks from and g. ~
uSy oi January 1884, TO the recovery ortbc nnn,nn,
VI any no'e or debt due from slId Bank, b,, n,o,;
cfnt no.ee, and TO the payment OF I2 per
N UnaF
u -mHnd '' ''1''o' Ia specie upon
t .he.e message was received from the sep,,,
ASKING TIE assent OF the House TO L rss,Iut,,n -
the S'h Of January. ''0 ''"h INST u'i
VIZ SGott proceeded 10 support hI resolution. ami
~ r','' ,'s o.Jsct IN proposing It, AID he alluded to
prompt. 0' SCHULZ 20
"A ~ .EnS discussion onsued between Messrs Scott
iioI.eInan' which embraced tie whole of The
qussst'o"s OF suspension and Tesumption
After It was concluded. Mr. Kennedy p,oroso5
nc Io'o"'hs amendment to MIR Scytrs resolution:
N'u also 10 G0ns IA brIl authorship the Banks
y ~ OF January, to issue notes of less de-
"o,nI"'''oh Inan hye dollars, and not less than ono
uo,ar' unilI the time spec fed ia the resolutions
va motion oil Mr. Hopkins, who stated that Sc
'e'" "ehoers were absent, aud that the question
was an important one, that they desired to vote up.
the ;abie. 'N uP0"
On motion of Mr. d mel,
hssoi7ed That this House will, on Wednesday,
tne ION inst proceed, bv joint VOC with tie SEN
a'e' TO the election OF a Public PRINTER
On motion OF MIR Durman,
htStesd, That the Committee of finance be in
SuuT,sI TO inquire into the eTpedlcncy Of provid-
hS ny low Tor the payment Of the following iudg.
moh'S rendered 10y the Cout OF Appeals against lie
Commonwealth, w: e'' '"S
Joseph Saunders appellant rs. the Commonwealth.
lines vi Marshall do US.thc same.
4 Ia.
Denl' Roberts do rS. the same
"a motion oi MIR Wallace u Petersburg, a reso-
ution was adopted inquiring into the sxpedlcncy of
enactng law to amend the charter Of p -,
burg, as TO authorize the Common Council In Ia
water. - $50 Wv" "''i
On molten OF MIR Kennedy,
RssOlufd That the cummi'tee or Srho,ls ,,5 ct
leges Irqulre into the expedeucy OF providing Tor
an appropriation from the Literary Fund OF his
safe, iUr the relief Of the Mcdlca College of Ib;
cIy. VI III
On motion OF MIR Brawror,
he'oIrsd, That the Committee Of Finance be in
srueted to inquire into the expedicncy of selling "a
mue1 OF the stock held by the State in the Banks e
t"s CoIhmonweaIth, as viii be adequate to meet tho
present deficiency IN the Treasury.
On motion OF MIR. Broadus, resolution Was
ADOPTED Inquiuns into the cxpedlency Of authori-
eng The payment Of the poor rates aud county le-
NieS AZ the same tine that the public revenue is now
On motion Of Mr. Mullen. A resolution ,v,s
ado pied inquIrIns into the expedcncy of au,bori-
ZihS Shadrack Goings To establish Ferry across
me South Branch, at Parsons Ford, in Hardy
county.
On motion of MIR. Hopkins
:, hssoirsd, That the Committee OF Agriculture and
manufactures be instructed inquire into tho ex-
bedtncy OF amending the act to incorporate tho
hiehmond and James River Mining Company.
On motion of Mr. Martin Of L. a resolution was
agreed to, inqulrng into the propriey of changing
the precinct election III fishing Creek Bottom TO the
house Of David Wes'.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented and rcferred-By MIR.
Co"an' OF citizens OF Russell, for the esta bishment
OF town IN the cast erd of said county to h. cali
ed iHwknswile-By MIR. Brown Of Elizabeth CITY,
oi the citizens OF Hampton, Tor permission TO lew
TAX, IN order TO improve their sIreets-By Mr.
Mullen Of Charles Bruce, and others, tree persons
Of color, asking leave TO remain in the Cummon-
"enih-and Of Mr.. Broodus, Of portion Of the
people OF CuIpePper, asking the passage Of a law
further protecting worshipng assemblies.
On motion OF Mr. CaTdwciI the House adjourned