Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-27
)a motion Of Mr. WITonrR, the House Gdjourne
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tuesdnu Dec oG. 'l2.

On motion If Mr.. McCoMAs,
Re.o,red That the Committee for Courts Of Justice
enquire into the expediency of amending the "act to
reduce into the several acts and parts of acts
for establishing Pen,entiary House, and for the pun
shnent of crimes" provide more .iectually
for the punishment of rebellion and prison breaking
Tire STEAMER laid before the House u communication
from the Pad AUDITOR transmitting statements showing
the whole amount of money which has been anpropr
aled and expended by the Commonwealth aud lndv-
duas upon thu Improvement of the James and kanaw-
Ia and their tributaries, from the commencement
Of the works, unit, TIE present time, III conformity to
solution Of the House Of the 1ti inst laid the ia
BILE aud ordered to be printed.
The SPEAKER LAID before the House a communication
from the Governor tranSni.tnga stat amen of the
don Of the Bank of the Valley the lh Of December,
1912, and the 9TH ins laid on the table and ordered
10 be printed
The following bills were read third tine and pass
ed
"a bill releasing Isaac Adkins OF The county of Lo-
gan from the payment OF forfeited rccognizance
"a bill concerning Thomas j. Boyd and
"a bill apporoning the school quotas of Harrison,
| Lewis, Randolph Wood Barbour and Richie
The bill reducing the pay Of the members Uhe 2nd
re,renchment bill-reducing the pay Of the members
| to SO from it, passage) came up its first reading
Motions were made to lay it the table, which
were negatved by votes showing only sixty members
present--no quorum I he ayes and noes demand
ed the question of its second rending; bu! the d
Guilty of no quorum caused the demand 10 be with
|
every turn, the bill finally laid on the table.
a number Of bills read frs; time, and ordered
| TO second reading.
The report of the committee the Clerks Office
was read and laid on the table 1t represents every
thing in that officers department in the best order
md the duties devoved on him faithfully discharged
| On motion Of Mr.. LASIER,
Restored, That the Committee for Courts Of Justice
enquire into the eSpedency of providing by law for the
better securing 10 married women the enjoymen mt oil
their patrmonsl estates.
! On motion of Mr.. STANTON,
| Res0Lrcd That the Committee for Courts of Justice
enquire into the expectancy OF amending the laws oil
this Commonwealth concerning punishment ut the
whipping post, as 10 relieve white females from la
by to said punishment.
| On motion Of Mr. PE.pLEroS Of Giles and Mercer
Mr. Ga!laher was added t, the Committee on Courts
OF Justice
The following reports read and agreed 10, viz:
The report of the Committee for Courts of Justice
AGAINST the expediency of so amending the laws
Iation sheris compel the party moving to COM
estate to the hands of sheriff, 10 give security
for the necessary expenses OF tile administration OF The
same;
The report Of the same Committee against the petit
ton Of Elizabeth Bowling for divorce from her hus
band;
The rcpor, Of the same Committee against the expe
dency Of reducing the fees OF the Clerks oil the various
Courts OF the Commonwealth;
The report of the same Committee against the exfe
dency of providing by law the cases IN which Courts
OF Chancery shall have jurisdiction to enforce The ven
doris lien;
The repor, of s'me Comma against the expedIen
cy of authorizing The mujort sthe acting magistrates
10 grant the privilege oil remaining IN the Common
wealth 10 free Negroes.
The report of the Committee on Agriculture agains
the expedency of amending the inspection laws SO as
to prevent The renspecon OF tobacco which mas AREA
| DIV been inspected within the st1te.
The report Of the Committee on Schools and Col
lepes against the expedency Of authorizing tie Schoo
| Commissioners of Marion ID pay balances from thf
quota of 1914;
The report of same Committee against extending
similar authority to the School Commissioners OF Jack
son, and against sanctoning payments fo' lclo ant
| ii, by said Commissioners
The report of same Committee against the petition
Of George Mayo Of Goochland, Tor payment 10 nm
for teaching poor children IN ISIS,
The reporl OF same committee against the exped'
ency OF authorizing the School Commissioners oil Fiji
sylyania pay from the school quota oil ISL balances
Of former years. Mr.. LASIER opposed the adoption
Of this report the ground that the school fund va
for the purpose Of educating poor children and wher
it was proved that services had been rendered IN tni
ton for those children they ought 10 be paid for MIR
STovALL toughtit proper to REJECT these applications
because, otherwise, inequalities in the distribution
tho school funds in the counties would be encouraged
some neighborhonds would spend more than the,
were emitted In, Ac
The report of the Committee on Roads, &c agains
the expediency of amending The act oil loi9, as Il
authorize timber to be valued after being taken 10
bridges and causeways;
The report Of the Committee for Courts of Justice
against the exped,ency Of aboshng the punishment
Of whipping;
The reports of the Committee Of Finance against ,b.
petition Of Reuben Crewdson Of Fluvanna and oil Sam
Stone of jefferson praying increase OF their com
nans,ton no Commissioners Of The Revenue;
The report of the Committee of Claims against tn
petition OF George w Carper and VIM. Briggs, asking
paymen, for certain nsolyens for The year lelU an