Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-17
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF vInoINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, Jan. is, 1912.

| A communication was received from the Senate
stating that 1t had passed a bill, entitled "An ACT
| concerning lost Records"
| The following resolutions were Oft rcd:
| BY MIR Taylor Of N. B.-That leave he given To
tho committee Court, Of Justice to bring in bill
providing FOR cession TO the u. S. OF lands which
Fort Nelson stood
Mr. L. accompanied the resolution with the fo!.
lowing remarks in explanation:
MIR Taylor, offering the resolution stated that
the resolution the effect OF suggestion to him
| sell from a gentleman who had received eommun nj
c,tion from the Secretary OF the Navy. The facts
were as follows: In the year 1899, the lands upon
which Fort Nelson was afterwards built, were sold
TO the United Stntcs--aftcrwards tho Fort was no
moved and additional lands adjoining purchased by
tho u. States for the erection Of Naval Hospital
which the grounds appcrtenan thereto occupied the
whole land formerly occupied by the Fort, and the
lands moro recently purchased. These last lands
were in the year 1881, coded bv Virginia to tn, u.
States hut those which the Fort originally STOOD
had never been cLlcd This caused the offer OF the
resolution.
BY MIR Hopkins-That the committee on Courts
OF Justice inquire into tic expedoncy of requiring
Sheritfs TO make returns upon Delivery bonds OF
notice for judgment, thereon, in lieu OF afdavits in
open Courts now provided bv law.
Also, that the committee on Courts OF Justice in.
qnrc into the expedicncy of allowing to Shcriifs
proper compensation in case, in which they have
levied executions and the Judgment is afterwards
settled by the parties, or cnioincd.
by MIR Mayo-That the committee on Courts of
Justice inquire into the expectancy OF passing law
more ettectuay to prevent the absconding of slaves
by means OF Rail Roads and Steamboats,
By Mr. Taylor of n. Ii. That the committee on
Courts OF Justice lie instructed TO ir ure into the
eSpediency of so amending the Act authorising the
Confession ofjudsmenis in the Clerks office, passed
sd of March, $780, as to give more cxplici, con.
struction To the first section thereof.
by MIR Mullen-Thu the committee on Arri.
culture and Manufactures inquire into tn. cxpcdi.
cncy oil authorizing Chas. G. Lee and others to form,
a company for the purpose of Manufacturing Iron
in the counties OF Hardy and Shenandoah.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented, MS follows:
BY MIR Daniel-Of the Mechanics Association
OF the city OF Richmond, praying act of iucor.
porntion.
BY MIR Walkcr-Fcom portion Of the p,ople Of
Sussex, pravins for the passage of a law 10. Sc.
,f said county.
by MIR Warren-From sunIry citizens of the
county of Surry for the establishment, OF two trc
,inct elections in th,t county.
By Mr. Mayss-By citizens of Bath a,,inst Tho
erection of a to-gare on the Tree road
Ky Mr. Rivcs-From citizens OF Scottsville NAV
os the location OF Bank at Scoi;svic, in Alive
marie.
Aso-From citizens of Albem.rlc, Buckingham.
Nelson and Fluvannn, for Bank in the town of |
Scottsville.
BY Mr. Shipman-From Sally Moffit, of Rock.
nshhm county, for a divorce from her husband
Ichn Aloffi,t.
BY MIR Daniel-Of the Fire Association of the
lily OF Richmond, praying for authority by law to
rect, under the sanction Of The Executive of tho
State building for the keeping of engines and
lose reels on the south eastern Square of the Ca
,itol
On motion OF Mr. Broldus the unfinished bust.
less OF yesterday was passed by, to admit the con-
liberation Of certain hills lying on the table
The bill TO establish the county of Wayne, was
cad n third time and pissed.
bill to amend the charter of the city Of Rich.
nond, was read a second time, and ordered TO be |
ngrossed.
The bill TO remove the disabilities of persons who
ave been engaged in duelling, was read a first and
econd time.
Several reports from committees were received.
Aiier which. Mr. Biyy called for the unfinished bu-
mess of.yesterdav-and the debate as further con-
nued by Mcssrs Cru,chfeld. Bayly, Caperlon, X, en-
'oster and others, when the was taken on Mr.
'iyy's motion for the main question, and decided
) follows:
YEAs-Nlessrs. Bnyy, Ailworh, Holloway. Cox
{ B * l., Jones of 8, Rddick, Harrison Of B, Jones
II Buckin'm, Haskns, Samuel, Cox ofC, Waugh.
n, Deskins, Wood, Byrd, Gueuant, Carroll, Spen-
er. Clark, Watkins, kincheloe, Armstrong, Davis
{ X - q, Woodard Ciendenin, Ho'la day. Mar
hall. Banks, Martin Of NJ, Diggs. Boyd, Scott of
4, Morgan, Lyon, Watts, Smith of Northumb..
fitzgerald, Hiden, MCPHERSON. uiner, Wallace of
;, Grimes, Brown Of Preston, Wilson, Heath. Draw.
err, McCauley, Shipman, Smith OF Ro, Cowan,
er. Bowen. Martin Of Tyler. Buck, Goodson and
NArs-Messrs Southall, (Speakerl Rives. Davis Of
!, Kinney, Baldwin, Mayse, wingheld Mitchell,
i%n'er, NewkIk, Moore, Nowlin, Apperson, Card
,eU, Broadus, Irving brown OF +. G & w, Srmpc,
nomas, Scott OF F, Foster, M'Laushlin, Payne.
Woods, Early, French, Robins, Erskine Vance,
ugh, Thompson, Mullen, M'Rsc. Griggs, Bowden,
loer. Kennedy, Smith OF X, Edmonds, Ramey,
i'lihaney, Smith Of NJ s J. Harrison of NJ, ca.
srion, Davis of NJ & p, Hirel, Taylor of b,
Verify, Edgine,on. Cheatllam, Keen,
Villains, Hopkins, Dey, Elliott, S,ro,her. Daniel,
'orman, Lcyburn, UrquhGr Crutchfeld, Ford,
Mayo and Jackson-65.
So the main question was not put.
Mr. Dorman then offered as an amendment the
esouiIon read by Mr. roler on yesterday, who was
reverted from attending by sickness.
MIR Daniel moved the indefinite postponemcnt OF
he whole subject.
This gave rise TO discussion, which continued
init after 4 o'clock, wher, on motion of MIR Brown
4 Preston, the House adjourned.
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