Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-03-22
VIRGINIA LEGIsLATURE.
HOUSE.

tuesday, March IL.
''i's were repcucd-among them.
MI Incorporating The ST Msry's Ecmnls
Academy and Orphan Asylum in the City
OF Notio x; i'll lin obedience 70 4 r..
solution offered BY Mr.Downinr) conc.rn
log Oysters in the water, of the coun,v Of
Lancaster; bill concerning Divorces and
amending the 7,h, slh aud ls,h sections of
chap. 100. title 81. ofthe Code Of Virgin.
h, IN relation thereto. and n bill from rbs
Senate Incorporating the Potomac lusur.
ance Company Of Alexandria.
bill concerning the next term Of the
General Court was passed. irpcas ths
.5rh SCI ton of chap. l59 Of the Code. and
provides that there shall this year he Il
term Of the General Court, commencing
on the 22i of June
Mr. Taliaferro offered the following re-.
soluiton:
ResoIced. That Seize, Committee Of
Five he appointed. 10 consider The con,nu.
nicaiion Of Robert Mills. relative to tn.
Washington Monument; and further to .u-
q'nre into the cxpcdicncy Of erecting a
hrr-proof house tor the preservation Of
lioudon's statue # Washington.
Mr.. Robinson of Richmond CITY, oscr.
cd the following as substitute for tho
above:
The 7th chapter Of the Code having pro-
viJed that the Governor, after procuring
a suitable model. should cause the Monu.
mcnt TO Washington to be erected upon
such plan as he and majority Of tho
Council might concur in thinking Suitable
and proper; and that he should appoint one
or more Commissioners To supcfintcnd ihu
structure, aud the Go, ernor having on tho
9th inst. submitted TO the General Assem-.
bly, communication from Robert MILL,
Esq as Architect Of the Monument, pro.
posing n modification Of its design. and
having asked for thar communication the
earliest attention.
Resolved. That the Governor lie re-
questcd to inform the House of Delegates
Whether the structure. ~ far, is not ne
cor'llng to n model aud pan procured
from Thomas Crawford. Esq, and wheth-
er the proposed modification is approved
i by Mr.. Craw ford or by the Comn,iss toner's
appointed 10 supcrintend the structure,
or hy the Governor. 2d. The names of
the Commissioners who now superintcnd
the structure. I'D. If there he such Com
missIoners, and the Monument Is IL DO
proceeded with upon Mr.. Cruwlord's plan,
whether any further services about it on
the part OF Mr.. Mills. may moi. in the Gov
rrnor $ oplnlon, be dispensed with. without
drIrmenr 10 the public interest.
Mr.. Russell suggested TINT ms there
was already "a Monument Committee. tx.
pecled to report in few days, and which
would probably lay before the House
some information useful on the subject
proposed hy the resolution and substitute
lust offered. he ihongl il would he well 10
postpone the appointment oianoihcr Com
miI'crand all acion on IRE subject unil
the present Committee should report
After remarks by Mr.. VERIFY and others.
Mr.. Taliaforio moved to lay his resolution
and the substitute, for the present. on the
tablc---w hich as agreed 10.
On motion Of Mr. Bottom the Audit,
of Public Accounts was directed to fur
nish for the Use Of the House, the amounts
paid 10 Shepherd < Colin. Colin. Bapri.t
& Now Ian. and Colin & Now Ian, for the
pruning ahu b'huihg oI the decisions ol tho
Court of Appeals, and the General Court.
from 1887 TO lS5? inclusive.
On motion Of Mr.. Inbodcn, the Com
miitce of Courts OF Justice were instruct
cd to enquire INTO the cxpcdlcncy Of SO
amending the existing laws as to authorize
) a single Justice Of the Peace to render
Judgment and award execution On a for.
ieiltd delivery bond taken hy Constable;
also Ia renew an unsatisfrd execution az
tcrthe lapse oltwclvc months from it's date;
and TO authorize the sale Of properly sold
under execution IN the hands Of a Cnnsia-
bic. at some public place in the Cousta-
hle's district instead Of NJ the Cuult House.
as now required by law.
On moron 81 Mr.. Pticc, Of G !. the Com
miitce on Banks was instructed To enquire
into the expcdiency Of reporting n hill to
enable the Farmers Bank of Virginia 30
put IN operation branch at the town Of
Lewisburg.
A large number Of bills received sec
ond rcading-uier which The House adj
journrd.