Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-10
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA,
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, Feb. 9.

- Inc SPEAKER announced the following a. IN.
OO'Htni''ee 10 whom was referred on Yesterday the
report OF the COMMITTEE for Courts Of justice re-
ecuhs the petition Of the cit zens Of the county or
preehoiIer ior the passage of an act prohibiting
Tree persons Of colour To come into The connn,ons
wealth. VIZ. Messrs. Efskne, Lee RatclifTa W.
ihingtori Smith Of Of W., Marshall of F.nonis,
boyd' DAVIS, Gather, Chopper and Langhorne'
NL lArLoE, OF hinS George, from the Commit.
Tee OF Privileges and Elections presented +, rsr,,.,
upon the memorial OF Thomas wbitwortb com,
Piainng OF the return Of Alfred J. Vaughan The
delegate from the county OF Dnw iddie, which. on
ms mouon, was taken upand made the order of the
day Tor Saturday next.
hE ROBERTSON, from a Select Committee renor,.
co win amendment, bill authorizing certain pave.
ments TO be laid ~ sEd around the Public SGnare
and for other purposes. i''
DR. BEARD, from the Committee Of Roads and In.
t',ba' navigation, presented reports on resolutions
relative to constructing a turnpike road from HIM.
tersyIile IN Parkersburg: 10 a survey oftbs CO.
1eriand Gap turnpike road; to a revision Of the
ROAD Laws and upon so much Of the Goyernor,s
message as relates N the extension Of the Valley
Turnpike 70 the Tennessee line
And bin concerning the Lafayette and Jog,,,s
Ferry Turnpike Company
Dir WoRTHNcroE, from the Committee for
Courts Of Justice, presented a report-snd
81. divorcing Ch1rLss W, Richardson from his
y ~ concerning sales made under execution.
~, on ~.
% C''lms' presented report upon the petition Of
Lucy and Judith Hudson.
Mr. SMITH Of Isle Of Wight, from the Committee
Oi Propositions ard Grievances, presented !, rero,,
upon the petition ofcitzens Of Augusta county, for
a separate election VI the house Of S,nu.I C,,io
on the Little Calf Pasture River '7'
On motion Of Mr. Armstrong,
htsolped, That from and after today the SnsoL.
e. shall yacate the Chsr AZ half past Too o,eIoIL
enu fesu9e . again at four, on Mondays, Wednes
. days and Fridays
On motion OF Mr. BATtY. the Commemorate. r..
tne Governor, enclosing communication f,om The
governor Of the State Of Georgn, upon the smile,
OF Ne controversy between this State and ,b, So,
OF Ne" J ork, vas referred to the select commute
/ 90 mat subject
| Mr.. YERBY-Of G. and 4. Robins, osLi,, - T..
/ permitted 20 remain IN the Commonwealth 21b,cb
oh motion Of Mr.. BATLT, was ordered "a l,s j,ij
+. upon the liable ''~'
Mr. YEEBT snid that the above petition had b..r
sem 70 MN rom his county AMI lie felt It 10 be his
| duty 70 presentiL lie was however st,opsty o.
posed 10 allowing free negroes TO remain 7, ~
state, and should not oppose the motion al the g.n
tlcman from Accomack e
Mr.. BIRD-From cilirens of the county n
900, Tor 'he establishment Of a separate election
az The house Of Thomas Byrd, IN said county
Mr. JAcEsoE-From citizens oC tbe ,o,y,,, 81
Le"is' demonstrating against the formation Of ,
and Wood. " -" ""
| W.T. JohL'--Di Miranda Craig, Drawing 10 IA,
divorced from her husband Andrew Stuart Craig
Mr.. WooO-Of the Winchester and Potor5,,
Kan ROAD Jompany, praying that the debt due 4,
the state from the said company may be eonysrt,,
into tock, and Tor other purposes.
t, 20 motion Of Mr. lRyWG, Of Cumberland.
htsotUsa, Ih't the Committee for r ourts ri Inc
uoe DE authorized 10 enquire into ths ~ eeJ.sn,v Il
su"ndnS The law regulating the proceeJ,og !,
our as 10 property surrendered by nsolyents.
Dn motion ~ Mr. CLAYTsS,
, htte,rfd, That The committee Of Roads ,,d T.,
, lefnal Navigation be instructed 10 inouire ioto tb,
d PIoPIsly OF incorporating The subte,ibsrs to ~,
, construction Of he lees ferry road In Mooongsi;,
SS9e.anV pursuant IN he act Of the i'm Of M,rsl
The following sngrosssd bile rers read ,bi,,
time and passed WIZ '''' N"''
Bili 70 authorize separate election N sseb n IN,
cogntes Of FaihaH and Washington.
Blll concerning BhOs. s a Mathews Of IN. ,o,,,
Of Kanapbs; 'ne o'u'')
Blu establishing Court ofHustings IN the Inv,
% DanViIe; - >" '"e o"i
. BAl fixing the School quotas Of the eoyn,;., q
"Xlhe, Montgomery and Pulaski;
|, bil 70 establish company Of light Inf,ntrv II
I, me county d Piusylvsnia. y
mr kfoLET called up the engrossed bin H,u,bo,;
Eng an increase Of thS capital stock a the Vsll.,
i%,1np.ke company, and Tor other purposes.S
Z ihs DIV authorizes an addition 10 The esn;,s
. soek o SI5,0OOj the subscription FOR vbieb H. En-
oy'duss and the Board Of Public Wo,ks 70 h
suuJee' 70 81 NE terms pnd conditions nov Oovs,n
> ing we stock ol the CompanyI
NJ CRoPPER moved the indefinite uostaoos,,.,,
"u "'''snea ms reasons briefly for opposing M