Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-12
HOUSE OF DEL EGATES.


Mr.. BURWELL, from the Committee on
Schools ard Colleges, reported The following bills ::
"A bill to authorize payment 10 be made by The
School Commissioners Of Madison county 10 Jo-
seph b. Webb, a teacher in said county; "A bill
establishing the Virginia Armory SCHOOL," and
"a bill 10 amend the &C, Of 25lh February, 1916,
entitled. an acl 10 establish District Free Schools
in The counties Of Lancaster, Westmoreland,
Richmond Prince William, Loutoun, Fairfax,
and certain other counties therein mentioned"
MIR. BOCOCk, from The Commitlee Tor Courts
OF Justice, reported The following bills: "A bill
concerning private property" "a bill concerning
offences against The lives and PERSONS OF lndivi-
dual>;" and ~ bill concerning offences aSalns,
The sovereignty Of the STATE"
MIR. BOCUCk STA ell that these bills were pro-
posed by The Committee 10 be part Of the Re
ysed Code. The Committee had determined 10
report the bills as they were prepared, and topro-
pose that they be printed and referred 10 JOINT
Committee OF the Two Houses 10 be examined. -
That Committee could report them, alter proper
examination and amendment, with their aprro-
val and the Legislature would be saved The lreu-
bile OF wading through all the acts; but could by
the passage OF single act declare them 10 be
laws. lie moved now that they be pLinled, which
motion was agreed TO-
MIR. BOCOCK. from the same Committee, re-
ported the following: "A bill changing Tie time
vi holding The May quarterly term of The county
Of Jefferson Mr.. b. also presented report
from The Committee, agalns! The expectancy VI
reducing the number cl monthly and quarterly
sessions oil the County Coarts.
On motion OF Mr.. WALLACE, one thousa nj
extra copies vi the petition vi CITIZENS oil Henry,
relative 10 the District Free School system Tor IhaI
county, we're ordered 10 be printed.
MIR. MAYO, from the Select COMMITTEE on The
am tucn liz he
MIA and New York steam packet company" MI.
M. moved that the memorial and remonsliance 90
This subject should be printed, which motion vas
agreed 70. =.
Mr.. VERIFY moved that the committee on FL
nance be instructed 10 report 10 this House I'm
,nedja;,ly The condition Of The Treasury, and
whether they propose 10 increase The taxes or not
| He said he made the motion because in the dis
cussion Yesterday there was Inference oi opin-
ion as 10 the condition of The Treasury. On one
hand il was commended that il was exhausted, and
he gentleman from Wood ard Richie. (Mr.
STEPHENSON on the other, conlended that il
was not IL seemtd 10 him That The Information
was important he understood that there were
bills on The table, and passed, making sppropria-
/ lions exceeding $500 000 in addition 10 The sums
| prooosed 10 be- voed 10 The James River ka-
nawha Company, and Tor The construction vi The
| Railroad 10 Danville; the whole amounting 10
between three and four millions Of dollars. II il
were the intention oil The House 10 make these
appropriations, il was important 10 know The in
,enlinn OF the Committee on Finance, whether
they proposed 10 increase the lakes or mol; for an
increase OF taxes was inevitable il these appro-
pr,a,ions were made. The proper course would
be 10 make prepar alions 10 meet the demand maj
would be made upon the Treasury II the bills
wer- 10 pass.
MIR. GOODSON had supposed that the COM
mi,l,e had all matters connected with The subject
REFERRED 10 lhem under consideration, aud would
soon report. He was ready TO leave The whole
subject to the committee, in which he had every
confidence. lie had hoped, WHEN The gentleman
(Mr. YERBY) commenced ab,ut appropriations,
he would have said something about the a2pro-
prialion OF fifty thousand dollars 10 primary
schools of which h. was The peculiar patron
But he had taken care 10 leave mat Out. lie
mi. G) imagined the taxes would have 10 be
raised 10 pay that if they had 10 be raised Tor any
thing else.
Mr. HARvlE saw no &C aston for Inc resolu-
tion. II was in the power Of every member 10 see
The condition Of The treasury by turning 10 The
First Auditors Report, and Then referring 10 The
journal oflhe present session 10 ascertain The ap-
lamentations made. Thus they could obtain all
he information ii were possible Tor the commit
Zee 10 give Ii would be perhaps in the power OF
The committee 10 acI defnilively on the lax bill,
and make their report by lhe first Of next week.