Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-22

them "a majority together, AID, when they oid
neel il was in a hurried manner, ana The only
business transacted was that prepared oy me
Treasurer. The object Of that act was to SIM
pity AMI remove This difficulty. II IS wen
known that an immense number oi petitions
are presented here Tor cIrbursing The lreasui els
of The school fund, and that ect simplIned tte
mater. That aci gave the money into The haids
of the treasurer, who appoiioned Il among inc
dis ricis in o which the county had been divided.
Under the act OF 9Th March. 1916, II was made
the duty of The treasurer To report The number OF
children in the ccuGiy-he proposed lhat ne
should report The number oil tM'gtm cnldfen.-
Mr.. B. here drew comparison between The MODE
of oayre The teachers in New York and Viz
oini,. In New York moi one third OF the chill
dren 20 TO school 60 days during the year; The
teacher in New York has a stated s larry, while
in Virginia il is per diem. So in Virginia The
teacher becomes friend olthe scholar, as he only
gels paid according 10 the attendance Of The chill
drep Under the old system, one commissioner
has entered four times as many Children as ne
was entitled TO do ard had his accounts passed;
while The equally mefiIorious commissioner had
only entered he number he was entitled 10 and
had his accounts rejected. The acr Of 9Th March,
1916. rectiied This. Mr.. B. here stated The facts
in relation to The memorial from Henry county,
which had been alluded 10. The debate (ior
which we have no, rcom) was further continued
WELL, HOLIDAY, SHEFFEY and AN
DERSON.
Mr.. ANDERSON moved 10 lay The bill and
amendments on the table and have them printed,
which motion, alter some conversation, was
adopted.
The amendments read by Mcssrs. CARSON,
SHEFFEY and GRESHAM were also ordered
10 be printed.
On motion OF Mr.. CARSON, the bill prescrib-
ing the place OF a separate election in Newlown
Slephensburg Frederick county, was taken up.
Mr.. WALL moved TO amend by striking out
"lhe house OF Joseph Long," and inserting 'the
Clere s. Johnson" which amendmen. was re-
jecled.
The bill was ordered 10 he engrossed.
The bill TO provide for The punishment Of ccr
tain offences committed in The towns, boroughs
and cities OF this Commonwealth was then pass
ed.
On motion OF Mr.. HUNTER-Resolvcd That
the Committee for Courts of Justice be directed
10 enquire into The eIpediency OF providing by
law for the more perfect protection OF parties IN
teresed in The bonus OF executors, administrators
guardians and other tducaries, and determining
more certainly upon whom The responsibility
bonds being taken by airy Of the courts Of this
Commonwealth.
On motion of Mr. BENNETT-Resolved,
That The Committee on Propositions and Glev-
ances be instructed TO enquire into the expedien-
cy Of reporting bill for the establishment OF The
town oil Jacksonville in the county OF Lewis.
On motion OF Mr. STREET-Iesolved, That
the committee on Reads, &c, enquire into The
eSpedency oi authorizing The construction OF
graded Road from point on The Lynchburg and
Salem Turnpike, near New London, through he
counties of Bedford and Franklin, 10 the Town u
Jacksonville in the County Of Floyd on State &C
count, or Otherwise.
On motion OF Mr.. GRESHAM-Resolv
thai the committee for Courts OF Justice be in
strucled to inquire into The exfediency Of repeal
ing 80 much OF The l7lh section Of The ACT entitled
Au ACT TO reduce into one the several acts 10 re-
guate the solemniZaton OF marriages, prohibit
ing such as are incesluous, or otherwhe unlaw-
lul, lo'pfeven, loIche and stolen marriages, and
for the punishment OF The crime If bigamy, as
ptchbs man from marrying his wite's sister
or his brohcis widow.
On motion of Mr. FOX,
The House adjourned