Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-12
THuRspAI, March II. ls4I-

THURSDAY, March IL, lS4l.
lhe Senate announced that they had passed the
bills entitled '"S
An act to amend the several acts appropriatine
the surplus revenue OF the Literary Fund.
An act incorporating the Peters, Mountain Turn
pike Company and
An act authorizing the payment Of a certain sum
oil money out OF the income of the fund for Inter-
nal improvements: .
And that they had passed, with amendments
An actio amend the act reducing into one the Sc
vera acts concerning slaves, free negroes, and mu-
lattoes; and
An act to amend the act entitled an Act ipeorno.
r,i'ns the Giles, Faye,te & Kanawha Turnpike
Company.
The said amendments being read, the said hill,
ana amendments were ordered TO be laid upon the
Mr.. ROBERTSON, according to order. presented
Dill TO revive the entitled an Act 10 ireoTnor.,.
the Spring Hi Manufacturing Company-passed
March lstB, ISG9; and
a bi.l relative to the States guarantee on certain
bonds Of the James River X Kanawhe Comn,nv.
Mr. ROBERTSON presented a letter from Anibonv
Robinson, Eco, late Cashier of the Bank of Virgf-
MA, relative 10 the examination made by the Com
mittee on Backs INTO the causes Of the lae Ief,c,
ton by the Teller IN said Bank: which w,s oo he
motion, ordered TO be printed.
Mr. CHOPPER, from the Committee appointed IN
examine the Public Armory, presented report ,rp.
on the condition Of said institution, which ON ~.
motion, vas ordered to be laid upon the table, and
be printed.
On motion OF Mr ToIer,
Rssoirss, That this House will TO dsv. and On
each day hereafter during the remainder of the ore
sent session, take recess from half past 2 until 4
o'clock. ~
On motion Of Mr. CEUroHFrElp %. the Commit,ss
oi Roads and Internal Navigation vas discharged
from the consideration OF the petition Of Preston N
Adams and others, and the resolution relative to
The directors Of the Cumberland Gap Roat.
Mr. CRUToHFIELD, from the same committee.
HaHH M ID "
p'es9h.ed reports upon the resolutions relative TO
the fHncpal Engineers, and for Incorporating a
company 10 construct road from the rail road de-
pot 70 GordonsylIe, IN the county OF OrsnUe-,rd
bi. concerning the road from Ices Ferry. ON
Cheat River, TO the Pennsylvania line.
AN ensrossed bill concerning John A. Hunncutt,
was taken up, on motion Of Mr. Warren. and reej
a thlrd time and passed
MIR WcETHIsGToS, from the Committee for
Courts OF Justice, presented a bi.I concernipg the
pay Of member Of the Genera Assembly.
On motion Of Mr. WoRTHIscrog. le1ve NJ ob.
sence from The service Of this House was granted for
the remainder Of the session 10 MIR O,r,cF t,o,, So
turdly next '"' ''
Mr. HIpEH submitted the following resolution
which, on motion Of Mr. SMIIH Of Isle Of wight,
was laid upon the table:
Resolved Th1t leave be given IN b,i,. - A., In
70 allow the further time Of one yenr Cronn the Ig,b
OF Mach, 1871, 70 The Clerks, Sherifs and Ser.
genniso OF this State Tor the collection Ct fees IN GER
tain cases.
-" ''l'N'v" " VIZ SMITH Of ]. OF W.,
RssoiUed, That the Committee Of Proposit,ors
and Guevnnces be discharged f.om the further ron.
sheraton c all matters and things TO them referred
on1 upon which they have not finally acted
a oil creating Circuit Superior Court Of Chan
Gerry 10 the ,wenty-Grst Judicial Circuit and Tor
9.her purpose, WIS under discussion, when Mr..
ilABtRS moved 20 postpone the bI and amend.
/ msnt as amended indefinitely, but before the ouea.
ton could boz put the hour arrived Tor taking no m.
order Of the day. ~ WV
Virginia md Mo York
/ THIS bull beng called Up, many verbal and i'm.
/ portant amendments were made
/ Mr.. Y ERBT, ma very able speech prop,ssd thai
mo tr should not 20 INTO operation unfI Nav 1870
instead Of July 90 the present year. The adopt,on
Of lhs amendment would foh he bill Of Its reis,.
tory feature, and above al would give Conrrsss nm
opportunity Of tomedying the evil Of which thev
compliin-as also u afording 10 New York tb,
Opportunity Of retnriug her steps
Mr. lRvfNe oi Cumberland, moved 10 rscoror,i
the bill, viii Instructions 10 the Commute IN "a,
port The resolutions offered by him the other dav
Tie advocated he proprcty of calling upoo Con
grcss 10 have The Cons tuition maintained. and 1,
protect The properly NJ the citizens Of every State
messfs. CoLrs and STRorHER supported IN
amendment Messrs. BAELT and CgoPPee opp,,s
49, and on division the motion was reisctsd2Ave
81 Noes a. ~
The bl' was then ordered IN its snpros,mep,.
Inc House then took n recess tilI 4 O'Clock.