Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-12-07
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
FRID4y Decpmbar & lSj1

On motion oil Mr.. WILEY,
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
FRIDAY, December 6, 1874.
The following resolutions were adopted =
By Mr.. TOLER, that the use OF the Hall of
the House of Delegates be granted 10 the Viz
Sinia Bible Society on Wednesday evening" the
10Th instant.
By Mr.. WlTCHER, that the Committee of
Courts report Bill No % Of the last session,
concerning trust deeds, &C.
BY Mr.. COWAN, that the COMMITTEES OF
Courts enquire into the expediency OF amending
the act to provide for the more efieciua punish
ment of certain offences, passed February IA
1928 SO as 10 make the wiliul and malicious de-
Struction of live stock felony.
BY Mr.. STEPH ENSON, that The Committee
of Courts report Bill No. IL OF the last session.
concerning bail in civil cases.
BY Mr.. BLUE, that SO much or the Cover
nors Message as relates TO the Militia, together
with the report of the Adjutant General, be re-
ferred to the Committee on Militia laws.
BY Mr.. TAYLOR Of Loudoun, that the
Committee of Courts enquire into the expediency
of amending the law upon the subject OF usury.
By Mr.. HlNER, lhallhe Committee Tor Courts
OF Justice enquire into the expediency of chang
ing the law, so as 10 allow the law officers and
their guard compensation for pursuing and arrest
ing fugitives from justice.
BY Mr.. ANDERSON, that the Committee for
Courts OF Justice enquire into the expediency Of
amending The law in relation to appeals.
BY Mr.. FRAZIER, that 50 much of the Go
vernor'S Message as relates 10 the Court of APP
peals be referred 10 the Committee for Courts of
Justice.
BY Mr. STOVALL, that the Committee for
Courts Of Justice enquire into the expediency of
allowing insolventd debtors, who are heads oliami-
flies, a work horse of the value OF 80 dollars.
BY Mr.. KIDWELL, that the Committee of
Finance enquire into the propriety OF directing
the Commissioner of the Revenue of Marion
county, 10 correct an error that appears on the
Assessors Books of said county, in relation 10
the lands of Elisha Snodgrass.
Petitions, &c. were presented and referred
BY Mr.. McRAE OF Henrico, petition of Sa-
muel Freeman, for repayment OF expenses in
Cured by him al the reception of General Laiay-
cite at Yorktown
BY Mr.. BOILING, of many citizens of Pc
,ersburg, for an act authorizing the extension of
Centre Warehouse;
BY Mr.. MARSHALL Of FauGuier, OF Nelson
Gibson, a free man Of color, for leave to remain
in the State OF Virginia:
By Mr.. HAYS, of Henry Cunningham that
certain lands therein named may De made charge
able with the payment Of debt due the petit
TONER;
BY Mr. TOLER, oflhe Board of School Com
missioners of Campbell for an act authorizing
them 10 appropriate portion Of the quota of 1915
10 the liquidation Of balances against them, &C.
casioned ny an excess OF expenditure in 1912;
By Mr.. MOORE, the memorial of Andrew
w. Cameron OF Bath county, complaining of the
undue return of Henry Van Buren, as a Delegate
from said county,
By Mr. MCPHERSON of Greenbrier, the me-
mortal OF the Committee OF the Convention touch
ing the Stanton and Sco;svie Turnpike Road;
(ordered to be printed
BY Mr.. RAMEY, the petition OF citizens Of
Loudoun and Fauquier, for an act 10 prevent the
destruction oil sheep.
The SPEAKER laid before The House a COM
municaton from the Clerk, presenting an abs,rac.
from the reports oC the Clerks Of the Court OF
Appeals and OF the Circuit superior Courts Of
Law and Chancery, exhibiting the actual state Of
the suits instituted within their respective Courts,
and the number Of days The Courts wcie in >es-
sion during The arending the 30lh August, lSl4.
On motion of Mr.. STEPHENSON, 900 copies
were ordered to be printed.
MIR. KANE moved the following resolution:
RcSoired, That the Auditor OF Public Accounts
report TO this House the amour, that each indivi-
dual in Virginia, over twen,y-onc years of age
would he entitled 10, if Virginia's portion of the
land fund were received and distributed equally
among her citizens
Mr.. KANE wished tn let the people of this
proud Commonwealth know what small piltance
would he received by each individual out of
fund which should be rightly appropriated 10 ali
entirely different purpose.
Mr. WITCHER opposed the resolution, and
said that he would inform the gentleman, that the
distribu,able fund was very nearly The same IA
the horse tax-and he might make the calculation
for himself
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. JACKSON, afterwards, moved 10 reconsi-
der the vote. and, MIR. GOODSON having called
the ayes and noes, the vote was RECONSTRUCTED By
the following vote:
Agc<.- Messrs Southall, Speaker Pitts,
Brown. Fulton Of Augusta, Frazier Campbell,
Sctuggs, Myers, Flood, Moscley Bcuhring To
Ter, Broaddu> Of Caroline, Lacy, Broadus OF
Culpcper, dobSon, Wood, Garnet, Grigsbv,
Marshall of Fauqnier, Edmunds Of Fauquier,
Tvrce, PAYNE, Helms, Mcpherson Of Greenbricr,
Winston, Lee McRae Of Henrico, Woo'tcn,
Turner of Jefferson, Towner, Smith, Wallace,
MAYO, Farley, Grub, Taylor of Loudoun, Par
riot Biilups, Baskerville, Preston O'FeIrall, Xii
by. TAYLOR of Norfolk Borough, Watts, Happer,
Yerhy, Oliver, Edgington Turner OF Patrick, Boil
ing Wilcher, Lanier, Cooke, Dey Strolher, Da-
MEL OF Richmond City, Moore, White Stephen
son, Rice, Jackson, Fulton of Wythe and Pulas-
ki-G3.
Noes-Messrs Poulson, Layne, Thompson Of
Bote,our, Powell, Hays, Miller, Bick, Harri-
son, Fox Marshall of Charlotte, Thompson OF
Dinwiddie, Wintree, Street, Brooks, Carson, Lo
veu, French, Leake, Parks, Bate, Edmunds Of
Halifax, Stova Blue, Ward, Basel, God
win, Bowden, Davis OF King & Queen Fla
nary, Halves, Gordon Blackwell, Kidwell,
Pool, Wade, Hamilton of Monroe, Middleton,
Davis of Orange and Greene, Mcpherson of
Page, Hiner, Gay, Hamilton of Preston, Ander-
son, Daniel Of Prince George, Macrac of Prince
Denison, S,ickley Tate, Sebrell, Hetgman Dill
lard, Freeman, Newton, Peery Funston, Good
son-Gl.
On motion of Mr.. JACKSON, the resolution
was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. BROADUS of Cuipeper,
the 45lh standing rule, as follows was rescinded:
"Whenever the House shall have manifested I
determination to take vote upon any pending
subject, by twice refusing TO adjourn, no member
who moved or voted for either Of said adjourn
men,s, shall be allowed to make another motion 10
adjourn during the same day, or until the said vote
shall have been taken"
On motion OF Mr.. TAYLOR OF Londoun, the
House adjourned.
Correspondence of the Boston Post)
NASHVILLE, Nov. 90 1871.
1 had the pleasure OF dining with the veteran of
the Hermitage on Saturday. The lale national
triumph had relumed his eye with It's wonled fire,
and giaddened his patriotic heart. he had seen
the Jus, and liberal policy OF Government which
characterized his own eyentiul and benef-
cent administration, jeoparded BY the insin-
cere professions, corrupt practices, and wick
ed acis of modern Whiggism; he had seen The
sacred liberties of his country, for which, in
the days OF his youthful strength, he had fought
and bied, threatened by mere demagogues; but
thanks, thanks he has been preserved TO witness
the triumphant decision of his countrymen, which
stands forth to The world as bow OF promise, that
popular sovereignty shall endure in this country,
and the Federal,ve union Of our State family be
forever preserved.