Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
House OF Delegates.


o A Bill to establish the Virginia Arnory sehool
Bill to amend the OF the 25th February. entitled
An Act to establish District Free Schools in tho counties
+ of Lancaster, Wosjmoreand, Richmond Prince William
oudoun, Fairfax and certain other counties theccin me
Il toned.
A Bill TO authorize paymen, be made by tho School
: teacher IN said county.
t Mr. BocooK. from the Committee OF Court. of Ju.tec
reported against the expedeney OF reducing the number
the Monthly and Quarcrly Sessions OF County Courts
0 Also. Bill changing the time Of holding the May
Quarterly Term o, the courts OF Joicrsos.
Bill concernng offences agains, the sovereignty of
T the State.
A Bill concerning offences against the lives or person,
OF individuals.
Also Bill concerning offences against private proper
Also, Report the revision and digest of the crmi
Mr.. MAYO, from the Select Committee. reported Bill
to incorporate the Virginia and New York Steam Packet
Company.
PETITIONS
Mt Lst-of AsIanser Hamilton an Act to in
corporate Company to improve the navigation OF
liver by slack Mr. OF e
zer- OF the OF OHIO against ary alteration
Of the terminus OF the Bait Ohio railroad against
chatter OF Company with 10. t,rmnu.
at any point South OF tie Cy OF Wheeling Mr. oipuAx-A
GooasoS-of Trustees Emory Henry College TO be releaej
from the debt due nom sid College State MIR IRr-of
the repeal CT the Act Of 1850 constituting portion OF the Ri
wanna n,et lawful fence Mr. sEows OF H. withdrew pre-
~ Tor release 'on the payment OF moneys NV
foR city " " ''O'
On motion OF Mr.. MAYO, The petition of Henry Iu5I,
and Others and the Remembrance against the same of GER
tain citizens OF Richmond, ordered be printed
| RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. YEkBY moved that the committee on Fi,,,c. r.. -;
sueted report this House imme diacly the condon
OF the Treasury and whether they propose to increase the
axesor He said he made the motion because in m, dis
cus'on yesterday there difference opinion a 10 IN.
condition Of the Treasury. On one hand il was commended
that exhausted aud the Eenteman from w and RI,
che NT SrEfHENsoS) on the other commended that il was
Il seer IN htRnNh aNNk info.
lie understood that there bills the table and
making appropriations exceeding $500 600 in addition 10
the sums proposed To be voted the James River & Kan,
VIVA company aud Tor the construction OF tho Railroad TO
DanNle; tue whole amounting between three and four
millions OF dollars II II the intention of the Houso 10
make these appropriations, II was important know the
intention OF the Committee Finance whether they pro.
posed TO increase the tor an increase of a..
inevitable ii these appropriations were made Tbs
proper would be make preparations 10 NEE, the
demand that would be made upon the Treasury if the bills
were to pass.
Mr. Goopsos had supposed that the committee had NIL
matters connected with the referred them under
consideration, and would report He was ready IN
le've the whole subject TO the committee which he had
every confidence He had hoped, when tho gentleman
lAr IERBY) commenced about appropriations he wonld
have said something about the appropriation of fifty hon
sand dollars primary schools Of which ne was ,bo .c
liar patron. But he had taken TO leave that ON, 10
(hT 81 imagined the taxes would have be raised 10 nav
that, Il they had to be raised for any thing else.
Mr. HARvE occasion for the resolution II yy,s
IN tue power OF every member To the condition OF the
treasury by turning the Ft Auditors Report and then
referring To Journal OF the present to ascertain the
appropriations made. Thus they could obtain all tho in
formation il possible tor committee 10 1--WE /,
would DC perhaps IN ths power Of the committee In ort
dcfntivcly the tax biz and make tber ,cnor, Nv ,S
first OF next week Ii known all that if the Iegis
lsH'o should g. ON making appropriations they would
nave to increase the taxes This being apparent all ne
did not sec any occasion tnr the resolution
MI hERBY did not mean reflect on the committee
or TO they t,riy. IL important 10 know b
Their they were going TO raise the not in view Of
the appropriation, which had made and were nrob,
bly, to be made. He would ask the Chairman If II was IN,
intention OF the committee report tho tax bill Of tho s
session, or to report one, increasing the taxes Ills
object sSlte the question raised Yesterday ns n
the coud tOn OF the treasury.
Mr.. HARvIE could only what he had said Yesterday
anu what he thought the gentleman Mr.. Y had heard.
mere was decided Discrimination the part the com
miee TO increase the They would report the bill
OF the last session. unless controlled by the of the
House.
NJ YERBY said that his object was obtained he would
Withdraw hs resolution, which he did with assent OF the
| House.
message received from the Senate informing the
House that that body had adopted resolution for enquiry
into arrangements made by the Richmond Frederlcks.
burg & Potomac Railroad, the Petersburg & Richmond
Railroad the Petersburg Railroad, and the Portsmouth Il
Roanoke Railroad companies, with any other companies
IN relation TO the and employment the funds of said
companies IN which they requested the Of
| the House
On motion of Mr.. BococK, The Report Of the Commit
tee for Courts of Justice, the revision and digest Of the
Criminal Code, and the Bills reported part of said rey
| SON. were ordered 10 be printed.
On motion OF Mr. WALLACE, 1000 extra copies of the
petition OF the county of Henry, in reference Free
School System, ordered TO be printed
Ca motion OF Mr.. CockE. Resolved, That the Commit
Of Claims be instructed enquire into the proprietv of
allowing claim to Rob'I X. Dabney S7I Gs advanced
by him, for the education Of the poor children Of Powha
tan, beyond the received by him as Treasurer OF
| the School Fund Tor tho year lS46.
MI DoEMAS moved TO take up aud consider the BILL
with amendments providing the extension q the James
| River Canal to Buchanan.
Mr. -RBY hoped the gentleman from Rock bridge would
press upon House to take up and consider tins hill
| dsC1ur mod otaLe it
pose Of making the order day for 40 early dny he
would not object, Otherwise no must-he desired time
to look into w Provsonsto understand the amendment
proposed by the gentleman from Rockbndge the sub
sttue designed TO be offered by tho gentleman from Ran
pahannoek-ihs was very important bill. and he hoped
no member would be denied iul opportunity OF inform.
| ing himself provisions.
Mr.. DORIAN could accedc to the proposition Of the
gentleman itom Norihampton-ths bill, with the amend
uen had been long enough before the House for every
| member to becime thoroughly acquainted with IL.
| The bill was taken up.
When the bill was yesterday aId on the table the
question pending was, the adoption rejection of the
amendment offered by Mr.. DyRNAN as substitute for the
second section.
Mr. DoEAAN remarked that as the gentleman FINN Ran
pahannock Mr.. STEorHER) designed Offering substitute
for the whole bill, he would for the purpose Of avoiding
embarrassment, withdraw his amendment for tho present
Mr.. sHEfFEY hoped tho amendment would not DO
wi'hdawn-he thought it best that the OF the House
should be taken first upon thai and then bill as amend
cd and the substitute TO be offered by The gentleman from
kappaHannock, would como up ~ fair competitions
Mr. srEoTHEL thought entirely unnecessary 10 with
draw Tho an, ndmcn-t 70 yves adopted would then be
perfectly ~ order To offer substitute Tor the whole bill
and he Old not that advantage would be gained by
wIndfaoingit was however, wholly immatenal with him
what coursc pursued.
Mr. DoEvaS then said that II It was designed to offer
any amendment TO HE amendment he would prefer it'll
drawing il for the present, otherwise not.
Without discussion Mr.. DJRMANs amendment was then
adopted, substitute Tor second section Of the bill
Mr.. SrR0TulR then offered substitute for the whole
bill, ~ amended, and moved 10 m the fourth blank in the
9th Of he substitute with S642 900 and the second
with the mouth Of NOrih Rirsr.
siATH SECTION.
he Il (urfLsr enacted, That the President ana Di.
rcc'ofs Of tho James River and Kanawha Company shall
cHptnd ID 20 much be required, -- dollars Of the
stock loaned under this set the completion Of the work,
Of The sad Company from Lynchburg 10 --. And
tha thc said President aud Directors sha cxpend, IT
much be- required, - dollars Of the said stock In tho
conjunction o dam and ok the Klnawha river
~ Tyler shoa' or o. near thereto suitable foundation