Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-23
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MoSpAY March 90 IStt


The Senate announced that they had uassed tho
bills entitled 'i0
An act to establish Board of Agriculture.
An act empowering the Common Council n nro.
vide for the weighing of live stock brought 10 the
city Of Richmond; ~ '"'
An act directing the payment of n sun, NJ, r,or.,,
TO the Visitors of the Virginia institution FIR ,b
Education of the Deaf and Dumb and of an. RI;nJ
An act relative TO the States guarantee on certain
oohuS tine James River and Kanawha COMPANY.
AN actto authorize change in the mode Of sun
porting prisoners in County and Corporation JoiIs
ana concerning the examination of said Jails.
An act authorizing the sale of the Public Ware
house IN the Town of Petersburg;
An act TO authorize the James River & K,p,,,L,
Company to purchase the Richmond Dock, and fnr
other purposes ' anu iOr
And, Also with amendments
An act appropriating the Public Revenue.
AN act 10 direct the printing of the report of IN.
Clerk. ~ compensate the
The Speaker submitted a communication c.o,,
tne Acting Governor, from the Executive of Miss;S-
sippl transmitting anti-iariff resolutions of ina,
Ss'alure' and also resolutions on the subject of the
virginia and New York conference.-the n;,b nc
which is the following-"That this Slate will 49,
common cause with any Of her sister States whose
rights have been or may hereafter be invaded az
aforesaid, IN any mode measure of resistance o.
re1reSs necessary Tor their own protection"
On motion of MIR. RADCLIFFE, the s,id cor,,,,,
nlcauon was laid upon the table
A motion was made by Mr. DABsry ,b,, H.
hoHse adopt the following resolution:
heselred That 1000 copies Of the communication
OF 'he GoVernor sent TO the House of DELEGATES on
the 2Oth instant, IN relation to the New York con-
Tovefsy end rendering the resignation of his ofT;c,
70 The General Assembly, be printed for the use Of
the members thereof Use "
Mt RoBERrsos proposed the following as nm
amendment therefor: - "'i
RssOlUsd, That 10000 copies Of the corrssnon.
denee that has taken place since the close 81 ,ha
last session of the General Assembly betyvesr ~.
governor OF Virginia and the Goyeraor Of NJ
ork; OF the Report made TO the present C;sner,I
Assembly by the Select Committee raised on H..
suolectot that spondence of the law founded
thereon and the protest Of the minority opnosed A.,
the ssla law OF the messages Of the Goyernor NJ
the 18Th and 20th March, on the subject of his 70.
iusal to surrender James Curry; and Of the Pre,m-
Die and Resolution Of the General Assembly of ibo
Zoth INST, touching the same subject be ,rin,sJ
forthwith, IN pamphlet form, for the use of tho
members. VI '"S
''jth" 0f'in- Ilsqetblsd unou the table on
The resolution to proceed o-day. TO the o..
Of Governor was then taken up. Mr. Rao,y, 81
PRESTON moved the previous queston-on ,b,,
debate arose, which did not conclude ,,ll niaL,
when the call for the previous question was VII
oFawn' ana the resolution was laid on the table.
Inc little business remaining was then desn,,cb-
ed-'he Speaker delivered very ba,pv v,Iod;.
tory, and the House adjourned sine III,