Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-04
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF VIRGIN.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
"WEDNESDAY. Feb q

The following communication from the Senate
by their Clerk, was read:
The Senate have passed the bill entitled can
Act concerning Alexander II. II. Stuart, Francis
T. S'Iiohng, honas IL Peachy, and Rob't Saun-
dersi" with amendments in which they request
the concurrence of the House Of Delegates
The said amendments being read were severally
agreedto.
MIR. SMITH, Of Northumberland, presented peti
ton oil citizens OF the county of Northumberiand
demonstrating against the passage of an Act TO pre.
vent the destruction Of wild fowl and oysters.
The Speaker submitted communication from the
Governor, transmitting copy OF resolutions adopt
ed by the Legislature of Pennsylvania, on the sub
Ject oil the public lands; which, on n otion of MIR
LEE, was laid upan the table, and ordered TO be
printed " ~
Mr.. RADCLIFFE presented documents 10 be used
as evidence IN the contested election from the conn
try Of Louisa.
Mr.. BRoADUs also presented similar document.
TO be used in same contest.
Mr.. MoCUE presented petition OF George Geiger.
Fray:ng TO be allowed a reasonable time 10 nav a
debt due 10 the Commonwealth. ~
Mr. WoRTHIseToE, from the Committee for
courts Of Justice, presented bill concerning deln-
quents, and forfeited lands lying est of The Ale
ghany Mountain; and reported without amend
ment bill to amend the act reducing into one tho
several acts concerning slaves, free negroes, and
muattoes, ~
Mr.. GooDE, from the Committee Of Schools and
l.
ment of Board Of Commissioners 10 devise nIon
OF popular education; which, on his motion. was
Teau hfst and second time, and ordered 10 he
committed 10 the Committee which brought il in.
An rngrossed bill, anneSing part Of the county
of Mercer TO the county Of Giles was taken un. rrad
third time, and passed.
The following report Of the Committee for Courts
Of Justice was taken up, on motion Of MIR RAT-
CLIFPE, and read
The COMMITTEE for Courts Of Justice have. nc
n had tnd.
ton OF Charlotte +. Helm to them referred. provin,
to be divorced from her husband, Henry p. Helm
and have come To the following resolution thereupl
on;
RssO rcd, as The opinion Of The committee. Thai
the prayer of the said petition be rejected u"
On motion Of MIR RArcLIFTE, the said resolution
was amended by striking Iherefrom the words ''be
rejected, and inserting in lieu thereof the words 81,
easonable"-and, as amended, was agreed 10. q nd
oil vas ordered 10 be brought in, in conformity
The report Of the joint committee on the Publi,
Library was taken up, on motion Of MIR TuEsrALL
and read;
The following resolutions we're generally agreed
20, and bulls were ordered to be brought in conform
That the report Of The Librarian be received. snt
ms accounts ending December 81, 1870, allowed:
hat one set OF the Statutes at Large be sent Z,
each OF the counties which have not been sunplied
! lhai Us ineXpedient 70 continue the annual adj
u''' y, 'VV toPes Ut the tesslOns acts 10 the Ii
Ierary Fund.- and that hereafter 25 copies only b,
| added, which shall be reserved;
That II be recommended TO the General Assem-.
by TO authorize the appropriation Of $500 Of I'M
dept dpe 70 tho Literary Fund, annually for fv
years, 70 the purchase Of library for the Miitar,
Institute.
4 The Speaker submitted a communication from
The Governor, transmitting The annual report OF al
Geoogit Of the State for the past year; which. OF
motion on Mr.. LLTBBsE, was laid upon the ldblr
a number Of bills were read second linz 900
amended, some laid upon the, table, others ofdere
n bhl repeating so much Of the act in relation 1
respasses by non-rssIdents,a % applies 10 the coun
definitely postponed. 1'Y ~
On motion Of Mr.. sooTT, the House adiourne
until tomorrow at ~ o'clock