Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14
ASSEMBLY, 0T vI.GINia.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


On motion al MIR Ctu;chield. tie Eanb bill with
tho pending smcu!msnis was laid on the table III.
Tomorrow.
1us Speaker submitted communication from the
acting Govc'cor tracsmIiins preamble anj res y
TUTORS adopted Icy the Legislature OF Tennessee,
IN relation To the admission Of Texas into the Union
which was laid on the table, and ordered to be
pointed.
On motion Of Mr Byrd,
Resided, That the committee Of Courts Of Jus
tee inquire into the exp-diency 0, promptly bring
ing IN bi, 10 repeal the act passed during the pre-
sent Session. emitted "An act prescribing The period
when the GuhernNtoriAi term Of Office shall com.
mcCcc "
Mr. Taylor said h, rose TO call the attention OF
the House To an act which had passed tie Sth o.
thiS month diver,ins 81 500 per annum OF the ,rr
plus revenue al the Literary fund 10 the purposes OF
the Military School 1T Lexington, and 10 offer a
resolution (Which lac held in his hlnd) svin. cave
10 5Fing III b.l. repeating the before mentioned
ac;. lie said that the act had been passed through
the House during the absence OF himself who IN
tended TO oppose II; and another member who hai
designed making opposition 20 It, had unavoiJably
omitted 10 DO so, and the bill had afterwards passed
the Senate y bare majority OF one dutn, the &C.
c'denial absence of . gentleman who would have
voted against il.
MIR I. said he was not uniriendly TO the I..xins.
ton lr.titute-on the contrary. he was fully i'm
pressed with the value Of that institution, and he
had special reasons for making the proposition; hut
he thought the original application OF this fund fi-
preferable, and would never agree TO divert II from
this destination TO that OF the Military School. y 10
were interested ~ the surplus revenue OF the Ii
terary Fund, and more especially the poor and ig-
norant throughout the Commonw ealih. Geute-
men might talk Of different schemes for diftusing
the BENEFITS OF education, and certainly there was
preference between them. But in reality the
great deficiency was 4 waste Of funds applied TO the
object, which lie deemed one OF the most worthy
objects which could be presenied-and he was very
averse % the division Of any portion OF the made.
quate funds already provided. Besides this prece
dent bad one, and TO be dreaded; for, hereaf.
ter, other applications might be made for other
military schools 10 reduce still farther tue fund AREA
dy diminished $500 per year by the act referred
TO.
The resolution was then read, and on motion Of
MIR DofmAn, laid on the table by a vote Of 63 10
"a.
On motion OF Mr. RidJck, a. bill concerning
George Walker" was taken up, and after a few
remarks from Mr. Holiday, vas passed almost
unanimously.
a good many bills were read a second time and
ordered 10 be eEgIossed.
The bill to provide Tor the establishment Of com
mon schools IN the several counties of,he Commons
wealth, was taken up and ordered to he engrosseJ,
without division.
A bill authorizing m additional inspection of To
bacco IN the town Of Petersburg, was taken up on
us second reading, and was advocated by Messrs.
Wallace OF i. and Williams; and was opposed by
Messrs. Leyburn and Taylor Of y q.
MIR Byrd called the previous question, which was
ordered.
Mr. Loyburn called the ayes and noes upon the
question 9s OF 'n''o'''''' which were ayes S' mes
So the bin wss ordered TO be engrossed.
On motion q Mr. Holiday,
The House al burned.