Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-19
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
Tuesday DEC. IL, ISIS.
HOUSE OF DELEGAI Els.

A communication was receiGed ron ih' Sen
ale ~ their Clerk informing The House HAT the
Senate had passed the bills entitled,
An act authorizing Thomas Shannon 10 con
s,ruc; road across Cloyd Mountain;
An acl 10 prevent, The destruction Of oysters in
The waters o! The county OF Accumack;
An acl 10 amend The ACT passed 20E January,
1915, amending the chafc. OF lbe Rapp.nannock
Company; and, aso,
An act 10 incorporate Ike iIsvi!.e Academy;
with an amendment.
The amendment was conculed in
On motion of Mr.. LAINE, leave was granted
10 withdraw the petition Of / .ilp Rogers.
The Speaker submitted communication
from John RI. Cooke, Esq, President OF he Con
veniion 10 promote better Observance OF tic
Christian Sabbath, now in session in This city,
enclosing resolution Of tl.a,boiy, inviting The
members oi The General Assembly 10 attend The
session OF The Convention. Laid on HE liable.
Also, communication from the Governor, en-
closing The annual reports If HE Suptrnrnienls
OF The Public Annoy, OF III pLi,o n".la;"-'
mi al me PenhenriaIy On!erci 10 be printed.
The following bills were presented;
Concerning VIM. NJ. Atkinson.
Concerning the punishment OF free negroes
and mnlatioes in certain cases;
Prohibiting persons interested IL The profits 81
Tie Office 0. sheriff from practising a. attorneys IN
Vie county VI NlCU llltN >UsIll " 81 II'lGi''ttt,
Authorizing Thomas Freeman io establish =
eriy from his land in Brooke county across the
Uhiu river;
Su>prnlins the operation 81 ID. 9th section OF
The aci passed 21ih JannaIy, 1919, regulating fer
,ies, with relation 10 the Middle OF Lewis Ferry
near Fredericksburg;
Authorizing an exchange oi arms with Inc
Jefferson Guards and
Aulhorsing the payment for repair to The Hall
OF The House Of Delegates.
The following bills were passed.
Extending the limits oil the town Of Suffolk in
the county Of Nanscmoad;
Appointing commissioners 10 ascertain the
most central par, in The county oil Grayson, for
the purpose of fixing a new seat Of justice Tor
said county;
Releasing The CONFERENCE.-The right in the
Prices Turnpike and Cumberland Gap Road 10
the Courts u The counties through which the
road passes, on certain conditions.
Mcssrs. PENDLETON, COWAN, DUFF,
LANlt.R, and THOMPSON Of e., spoke in
lavor Of The bill, and Me>sfs STOVALL and
RICE in opposition 10 The ILL.
On motion OF Mr.. STOVALL the vote was
recorded as follows
Ams-Mcs>rs VIM. II. b. Cuslis, Sou,haIi
Brown, ot Altemarlc. Iayne, Baldwin, MasSic,
Dickinson Of Bath, Bufwell, Mitchell, Buai
Adkins, Toler, Fox, Moss, Scott, Hail. Me-
Chung, Deskns, Street. Wall, Gather, Pende
Ton, Leake, Parks, Callison, Thompson Of IiamI-
shire, Lee, McRae, Goodwin, Turner, Patrick,
Dan, Goare, Mcintyre, Taylor, E,zey, Gordon,
Clayton, Adams, Alexander, Wade, Hamilton,
!dmondson Michael, kilby, Walls Harper,
Edginglon. Mcpherson, Hiner, Synle, Lanicr,
Arbaaasl, Fairfax, Brawner, Long, STROLLER, Ly.
ons, Piirchard, Gold, Harper, Maiiz, Cowan, Flu
gale, Stckley, Tale, Holiday, billiard, Hall,
Laird, West, Goodson, Neal and Leltwich-7s.
NoS-AieSsrs. Goode, (Speaker,) J. II. Gus
lis, IIarvie, Powell, Turnhuil, Macn Bocock,
Dickinson OF Caroline, Lacy, Darlington, Win
free, lloh>on Thompson, of Dinwidd!e, Slillnan,
Saun.crs. Jr. Jones, Edmunds, Slovall, Hieu,
Brown Of Hanover Flowers, T0wner. Wallace,
Games, Bagley Banks, Shepard Middleton, OH
yer. Davis, Talum, Cooke, De-, AcDearmon,
Daniel, Sebrell, Chinn, freeman and Rice-39.
An eGsrossed bill ~ amend the act passed The
9TH FEBRUARY, 1871, auhoriznsa loan from Inc
Literary Fund to The trustees OF West Liberty
Academy was read third time, and The question
being on its passage
Mr.. BURWELL objected 10 the passage Of The
bill in It's present form, on The ground that il al
iuricd a eratuy 10 this Academy, which was
not extended TO Other similar institutions lie
ieIl an interest in the prosperity Of this institution,
bul was opposed 10 the unequal disposition Of the
Literary Fund. The application had been sus-
tanned on The ground that this was a peculiar
case; thu, The buildings belonging 10 The Acade
ny had been destroyed BY fire. Let them apply
then for gift aud net Tor a loan, unless they
were prepared 10 give adequate security. II had
been further stated that there were institutions
in he neighborhood Of this Academy, here abo-
ition doctrines we're promulgated, and u was
necessary that,h youths shonld be educated free
from This contamination. But might not this
Academy also be subjected 10 their influence =
He was in favor ola general system OF education.
II 5,n00 dollars we're granted 10 this institution,
il would he q. The expense of other institutions
now dependent upon the Literary Fund. He
wished 10 know from what source Inc money was
to be derived
Mr.. EDGINGTON had not expected any OPP
position after the discussion Of the bill on yes
lerlay. Nothing that he could now say would
add any thing 10 The arguments then adduced in
lis favor The remarks OF the gentleman from
Bedford, with respect 10 the danger Of abolition
influence in this Academy, would be equally ap-
pca bic 10 any other institution in The State, and
i, would be as reasonable 10 take away all appro-
rrialions from Them as 10 refuse Ibis application
FOR relief. This Academy had originally been
bull al the expense OF The citizens OF is vicinity
and, in consequence of an accident by fire, they
were now compelled 10 apply TO the Legislature
for The means 10 enable them 10 rebuild il. APP
preparations 10 ether Literary Institutions had been
heretofore made for the exclusive benefit Of the
East. He had no personal interest in this appli-