Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-09
TUESDAY, Fan. 1912.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Several reports were presented from committees:
and then the House proceeded to the consideration
OF e'i' IN their early stages-among the rest bill
reported from the committee OF Roads, &c, in an.
swer, tavourably, to the memorial Of the James
River aud kanawha Company.
RESOLUTIONS
Were offered and referred, rs follows:
BY MIR Edsington-That the committee OIL Fl.
nance inquire into the expediency OF 80 amending
inc laws OF this Commonw cath regulating the col
lection OF tho public revenue, to require all Sher.
\ ms and other collectors thereof, when they shall
tender the same or any part thereof when collected
at the treasury IN notes bills OF any OF the Banks
OF this Commonwealth which may for the time be
ing DO OF value less than par at the city Of Rich
mond, 10 make solemn oath or affirmation that such
bills or notes by them received, % q fds in
payment Of the Revenue, and that they were no,
obtained by exchange purchase, or Otherwise than
| as aforesaid.
BY MIR Harrel Tina, the committee for Courts
OF Justice enqosc into The expediency of amend
ing the law concerning the collection OF taxes on
law process, so as to require the Sherffs OF each
county to collect the writ tax they do other
taxes.
Courts enquire, any, and what amendments are
necessary to an act concerning United States PEN
sioners, passed January the 4th, 1897.
On motion Of Mr. Edgington.
Resolred, That the Auditor Of Public Accounts
be required 10 report to tn. General Assembly,
whether in his opinion il be practicable ant ndvsa.
ole To adopt plan for the deposlting and dsburs.
ing the revenue and other public dues collectablc
IN that part Of the Common wealth Tor q portion
thereby IN one or more OF the banks OF this Com.
monwealth, West Of the Allegheny Mountains,
| instead of the banks now designated by law, and
I" So 10 report sueh plan as soon as practicable.
A PsrtrIoN
was presented by MIR Rives-ofc citizens Of the town
oil Charlottesville, for extension OF the chartered
limits of said town.
AMENDMENT OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
MIR Scott OF +, gave notice that, (having been pre-
vented, by ndispositon, from attending the House,
and calling up the resolution in relation 10 amending
the Fedora Constitution, as he had previously no :
tilted the House that he would do) he would move
to take up the reEou,on in relation to this subject on
Tomorrow.
Docs IN HARDY.
"A bill 10 lmi, the number of dogs in Hardy
county, and TO provide u remedy against sheep -
killing dogs in said county," was indefinitely post
poned
The following engrossed bills were read a third
time and passed:
"An act concerans the securi,ies Of William, r.
Manning"
IAN oct concerning Sally Moifelt, OF Rocking.
ham county," and
IAN &C, to incorporate the Mechanics Savings
Bank at Lynchburg"
The Speaker submitted a communication, from
the Auditor Of Public Accounts, enclosing copies OF
correspondence between said Auditor and the Cash.
ers OF the Merchants and Mechanics Bank of
Wheeling, and OF the Northwestern Bank OF Vir-
gina, in relation 70 the redemption OF their notes
paid into the public Treasury,-together with state
menis procured from tho Cashiers Of the Bank of
Virginia and Farmers Bank of Virginia: which,
with the accompanying documents, was laid on the
table and ordered TO be printed.
On motion OF Mr. Toer,
The House adjourned.