Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-23
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ov viuo,x,,
HOUSE OF DELE0ATgs.

AOSob VT ftCtoAIES.
MoSpAr. Fet. q, 1912.
Communications were received from, az s..
stating that they have passed the bills. ent;,I.d.
- An Act Toe the reliefofNew Market Academy h,
Shenandoah county; ="
a" ne, ,S au,sSstl1ng paymento Mary Ann Co.
nah', oy ire school Comm ssonets of Ches,et6elJ.
An Ae, TO authorize a s-nara,e .Iectio, a, -
IofsvIe, IN the county OF Hanove- and NJ B.s,e,,,
station IN The county Of Marshall; and
an he' 70 enange The pace Of holdn, sepsrats
elections al Ill Beail's, in the county of IN ,mn.h
Also, that the Senate have passed The biII. sn,;'
tied: F'''N WIG oi''' en'i'
=, An Actineorposatins the ODD Fellow, Nal. ,ra
Fema's Institute OF the City of RichmonJ. "N
An Act authorizing additional T,u,,ees n, p,n
pahannoek Academy in Caroline Conn,r ~, N'P-
an Act Tor The further protection oi will fall
They have also passed the bills, emitted. '0"''
City OF Richmond; >"''ei VI inc
An Act Incorporating the Trustee. of m. NJ,
western Virginia Academy; and "
hn ACT eAomplins the county of Halifax from
the operation OF part of the first section of ,h %
s,eu iSn March 1910, concerning levies for build
ing otijses, &c, with amendments in wh,ch ,he,.
request tho concurrence Of the House Of D.la,s'.y.
tied: '"S '"'a oi'i' emu
=, An Act TO revive and amend the charter oe H..
City OF Rchn,ond, with the Sena,,,, .,. ~, o. INC
thereto, was laid on the table "'"e''''oh'
va motion OF MIR Armstrong, the bill entitled
An Act Incorporating the Trustees of The No.,h
western virginia Academy, with its amend,,rr,
was also laid on the table.
The amendments TO the Act exenr n,inr ,h, ...,-
ty OF Halifax from the operation of n n of H. e.,
section OF the net passed 18Th March. $50 con'
earning levies Tor building bridges, Sc. were ,ben
read and agreed 10. WV 'he"
S SSS reports were received from Committees.
The report Of the Committee Of Schools and Col.
ieses, upon the Governors Message and Nh, n,c,o
rial oil the Education Convention, was now 49,
up. '" ''Ne"
Mr. Rlvcs submitted his views in suppor, of tho
report, in an able and interesting speech. ''''
The repor, concludes with the (ollowing.
Resolved, That 1t Is oxpedientto provide bv law
Tor the Establishment OF Common Schools. upon The
pr,nSlpe, Indicated in the foregoing report.
ms resolution was adopted and a hill ,v.. ~.
dered to be brought in conCorn.eblv tbe,c,,;L
n good many bills were considered in thsir e,rl,,
stages. '"e" carry
On motion Of Mr. Yerby. leave waa given n
~; ~ Oil 70 project, Tor limited time, oysters
'n.n Ihe waters OF Northampton county; and for
INA, purpose special committee was ppo,n,eJ
n ~ no,on OF MIR McPhcrson, the COMMITTEE on
thereto. ""N WI p"h'c' ADDED
were presented: '''S'
10y Mr. Moor, OF citizens Of the county of K,-
hawns, asking that portion of said county NAV
oo nunei 10 The county OF Cabo. 10y
by MIR Daniel of sundry mechanic, md o,h...
OF 'ne Cny oil Richmond, praying the passage Of
an ACT creating lien on buildings for tbrir I,Lo,
anu materials expended thereon,
by Mr. Cowau, of the Citizens of III. eo,,,,v .,
RUSSELL Tor the passage of an &C, ueclstin. CS,,s,
River public highway as far as johnson Uow'
on motion Of MIR Wallace Of p. tho ,,,o,, oe
inc COMMITTEE, declaring It inexpedicnt 10 es,sbl;.h
new warehouse in the town of Pc,orsbn,y r., -
'pec'ion OF tobacco was taken up and, after soma
'sSuSsion said port was reversed.
On motion of MIR Toler,
a bill authorizing a loan TO the Janes P;ver ,rd
hanawha Company, was taken up, and ON roo,;",,
OF Mr. Hopkins, made the order Of the day for WeS
nssday next. IVA
bill establishing an inspection of tobacco in IA.
county of Kanawhi; and - '"'
A bill concerning Wilson NJ Carter. were road ,
third time and passed. N'-
A bill entitled an Act to revive and nm.nd III.
Charter OF the city Of Richmond, with the amend
ments OF the Senate, was taken up. and the amend.
ments thereto were severally agreed to.
Inc Speaker submitted a communication frop,
the President OF the Literary Fund, transmi,,irc
,hc report of the PIesden, and Directors of Inc
Literary Fund, required by an act for deyisine a
system OF public education; which, on no,ion of
Mr. Dorman, was ordered TO be referred 10 The Com.
mlttee OF Schools and Colleges
GA motion OF Mir Cru;chfeld,
Resolved, That when the House ndiourn :, nj
Journ 20 meet on Wednesday at 10 o'clock
Mr. Morgan then moved that the House adiourn
Mr. Hopkins called the yeas and NAYS On The
motion, and the House adjourned by vote of yeas
IL, nays 30. " ''"'