Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-17
oExsRxL AssEnsLr OF vIro,.,..
HOUSE or DELEGATES.
RESOLUTIONS


Were offered and referred a, follov.
Bs Mr. Melihaney-Thst the com mil,es NJ IL.
nance enquire into the expedeney Of reducing ths
per diem allowance OF the several Clerks Of eom.
mttses. "'
BY. Mr. Edgins,on-That the Commute. oe ci.;,..
enquire into the expedency VI authorizing the fr,,
AUDITOR TO pay Jonathan Allison a certain sum 10.
INC custody and maintenance Of lunatic posses.e
OF no estate, real or personsL
Reports wore received from several co,,,,;,,...
and one or two bills were considered in Their .s,i,
stages. >p
PsIirioss
Were presented: BY Mr. Wilson, of rbom,, r,
LINDSEY anu Others, praying for authority TO sell
certain lands IN tho county Of Prince Edward.
BY MIR Edginglon, Of sunIry cit !, n. oT Wh..,
ing ana OHIO county, praying tina, real estate which
may DO subject 10 sale under ex .cu,ious dec,,s. o.
ether process Of the Courts Of this Commonwealth
two thirds OF its value; "'
by MIR Ouien, Of sundry citizen, OF The eo,n,,.
Of Scott, calling for convention.
TuE PnMcirAL ExaiNEEk
Mr. Clark of Halifax offered the following.
-, NAT the committee Of Roads ard In.
% Na''gauon enquire in,o the expedencv nj
State. H"s'heer OF the
debate arose upon this resolution. which v,..
,o,n sS s on ~ .ho previous question, ordered on
The yeas md nays wcre then CALLED un,, a..
resolution wh'en was rejecIed-yeas "A. NAYS CO.
Councillor OF STATE.
I've JOINT order wes then placed before tho Hons.
-oeinS Tor the election OF Councillor of S,at, 10
Jb"Pry VIC Vacancy oecas'oned by tho expiration OF
INC ,e'u, OF service OF John Rutherford, ESQ.
Mr. Hopkins nominated John Ruthe rfoors who
received all the votes given in the House and nj,
save one oi those given in tho Senstc.-So John
! Rutherford Was re elected. 0"'
SrAr. AnMounr SouooL.
The unfinished business OF yesterdsy-bein. e.,
NO." " postpone indefinitely tho bill establishing
the State hrmourY School, was now resumed
MIR Daniel Withdrew his motion ror inS"s:
poS'ponement-aod moved the comm:m cnt OF ,bs
oi'' anu us amendments TO the Armoury Commit.
Mr. Hopkins renewed the motto. n no,,n,n,
ior inc purpose he SAID, merely of putting the sub
lest into the condition in which IL had been Jeff hv
the discussion o! yesterday
=, debate oil some two hours ensued in which
Messrs; Hunter Mcflas and Daniel opposed The
on,IMessrs. D1tn,n End Rivcs sustained il.
Mr. Taylor Of N. H., finally called the prev;o,.
Soes"on, winch was sus,ainei-and the question
oe'ns put upon the indefinite pos,ponement of m.
MIR Wood asked for the ycos and nave ,.,;.,
were ordered-And the vote stood, yeas s2' nav, 90
as follows: "''' -
AIEs-Messrs Alwor,b, Harvie, M,vsc Hun
t, n'Saous' irvns' Scott Of Fauquer. Payne.
Ear'y' Wood, French, Gue,rant, Car. Ill. SPENCE
SSatS, thompson, kinche'oc, ArM, roag, McRae.
Daoney, Woodhd, Rimey, M'ilhanev. Ranks
MARTIN ct NJ, Digs, Morgan, HARRISON Of NJ, Ca.
peron' 66atre,l Taylor Of y u, E,neridgc, Edg-
inelon' Chea'ham, Keen, Hopkins, Blown of il.
Heath, Suo'her, Dinel McCauley, Lcvburn. Co
wan, Suillen. Gatewood, Crawford, Crm,ch6eJ
So. He""'eh
Nors-Mes,rs. v. W. sou,h,l, (spoakcr) B,v.
y, kive', Holloway, Davis OF A. Kinney. Brool,
Mitchell, NewkIrk. Robinson, Cox OF Il & T.
Jones OF Brooke, Riddick, Harrison of d. Toe
PoH;n' coy Of Z, Thomas, Foster, Mclaughlin,
Den, M0Ier, Kennedy, Wallace of X @, Ed.
OF Nj Y J, Scott of NJ, Davis of NJ s p Orrirk
L,,'son' nerby, Smith Of ", Fitzgerald, Hidden
LINER, Wallace Of T., Williams Grimes, Wi,son
Dey, Brlwner. Elliott, Dorman, Shipman. smith
Goodson-59. N"sA'
Mr. Dam now moved hat the bill be commit.
ted to he Armoury Committee
MIR Dormnn moved, as an amendment 10 the n,o
ton oil MIR Daniel, TO re.commit the bill with in.
ss 81 ~heh ne submitted, tn The Committee
TO. s'''N
n message was received from the Ser,te. that
they had passed the following resolution:
hesoved, That committee OF 1--WE be appointed
20 act in,ly with committee to be appointed on
me part OF the House Of Delegates, and thar said
committee enquire into the expediency of retrench.
ing the expenses OF the Governments; and that said
committee also enquire into the expediency of
equalizing the system of taxation.
on motion OF MIR Hunter, the resolution was for
the present laid upon the table
The following bills were read third time and
passed: '''"s anu
"a bill for the further protection of wild 6o,vIn
n bill hiking the allowance OF ililors Tor IN. sun
Por' OF ptiso' ers' and limiting the fees for commit,
ment and release" and
"A eilI concerning sales Of certain property. un!
der writs of rendi,ioni trponasn ~, -
On morton Of Mr. Mcpherson,