Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-13
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

| HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| TuEspA,. Jan. ~. isiI.
| The following COMMUNICATION from, the Senate
was received:
| The Serate have posse,i The hill enti,l.d
An act concerning James Edwards , musician nj
the Public Guard, with amendments. in which they
request the concurrence of the House of Delegates
The said amendments being read ve,e ssve,nllv
agreed 10.
MIR. Scorr, from the Committee of Privileges anI
Elections, presented report upon the petition Of
citizens Of the county OF Nottoway complaining Of
the undue return Of George Fitzgerald the Delegate
| returned TO represent the said county.
Ordered to be printed.
| MIR. GREeoRr, from the Committee on Lunatc
Asylums, presented bill making an appropriation
70 me western Lunatc Asylum;
bill changing the existing laws relative to the
Lunatie Asylum.
| mr. MAY, from the Committee for Courts OF Jus.
uce, presented report upon the petition Of Joseph
w. Nash' 70 De released from forfeited recogni-
| Also, the following bills;
bill prescribing the mode of making election
returns;
~ oIn Iepeains so noen OF the act IN relation TO
oy noh-residents, rs applied to the eoun
y VI efeyson.
=, PETITIONS.
Mr. Disehs presented petition Of Richard A..
Nn'suan ana DINERS, praying the passage of an act
M'a1's oisfioution oil the school quota for
E",uuieseS county, and Tor other purposes.
MIR kosERrsos-Petltion Of Leander Woodson,
p'Hms W oc confirmed IN the use OF n lot, rented
"V .. "e commonwealth, Tor a reasonable time.
" NAlp"ELL-Feut'on oil citizens OF the county
~ ~ ,e''ons'tating against the formation
OF new County out of parts of that county and
u'e ,oun,y OF HARRISON.
4 euuon OF w IN. thompson, late
u"epuy shetii OF the county OF Morgan, praying
t VI an act su,horieins h'm to be credited
Mr. Tyc~rSnv p ou .'s ,,,-r.
",. ih0arsos -fetion OF William Pate, ask
s W uu'no1<eu 10 make sale OF certain real
r. .a, ;.e .y S ~ VI VI h'ho'er'
;,s" S a VI t'i'' SfoARI' icave was granted to
;n, 70. H. $50 " "''ne'a" their petlion ask
60: VI separate election al
'ise"piIe IN saiu county.
o.,s ,,sss,;S;o IN ,e1ues 'nlo one the several
~. ,ro,,or,,. 81; - - VI useei'a,nihS me TAXA
I.c,in, ,bs 2,Ii; .,'o .o,.no.We"'h' anu OF col
of MT' Dop.sw 80 = r. %' , saAeh up on monon
,, u '''i'u l'"e' ana passed.
H. - ,. ApiEh ENkRAL
proe,.drJ bv IN, ~ ."e Jo,n' oruer OF the DAY,
liz sI..,;a, =, Jas We WIN tne senate, 10
S;I VI D''sau'er peneTai Tor the fifteenth
NJ Goo,r h,i.a,. , n,
D,rtch IN occn,,, ,S. y ploPoseI Co'; ALEXANDER
voc,n, bv ,I r " Dts ,a'et General
Ter b,ief snnro.,s,;on - ~ 'I 1. es,an'' Al
personal anJ s,o,;n ~ ms qualIes, military ana
mel was en,eceden, - ,ha, ~ OF loo
b,;,oJo n. .,nr..sJ " 'ut o1ne' oneer III ms
lao ,,Ie,s.J 10 iton,S ~ 80 '''a' tie mouse "ou'u
gentleman whose name ne had ~. So"n. upon .ne
before them He had besp on, -. 80, -. Us
no knew no, RI. -. ~ 80 t"Sseu over, why,
served,y high in the.ss,;ns,;ono Of ou. SsoOu ue
injury which he might have s"so;n, TJu," sne
passsd over.
Mr MAY proposed Col DAs'L c. Burrs, ofPe.
@Isours. Atnough the commission Of the cand-
gate nominated by the gentleman from Mecklen-
ouls was ua'ed November 18th, 1884, while that Of
vac senl'ensn ne had fhe honor TO propose TO their
vas ua'eu z2'h april 1886, yet there were
In
eve me appointment To him. II had been his prac-
Nee, "heIe INC QUALIFICATIONS OF candidates were
eIuA, 10 give ths preference TO priority OF commits
S'o"i ou' ~hsre circumstances seemed TO justify
cop,U 'J'n .ie rue, ne had departed and should
commune 10 depart from the rule. He then entered