Norfolk Gazette And Publick Ledger

VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

SATURDAY, Feb. 24.

The bill to prevent the circulation of notes emitted by unchartered banks returned from the senate with certain amendments—which being partly amended by the house, were acquiesced in by the senate—and so has become the law of the land. A motion of Mr. Doddridge in the H. of D. to postpone the whole matter to the 1st of March next, had previously miscarried, Ayes 83, Noes 79.

On motion of Mr. Mercer, Be it resolved by the general assembly, that the president and directors of the Literary Fund be requested to digest and report to the next general assembly, a system of public education, calculated to give effect to the appropriations made to that object by the legislature heretofore, and during its present session, and to comprehend in such system the establishment of one university, to be called the "University of Virginia." and such additional colleges, academies and schools, as shall diffuse the benefits of education throughout the commonwealth; and such rules, for the government of such university, colleges, academies and schools, as shall produce economy in the expenditures for the establishment and maintenance, and good order and discipline in the management thereof.

This resolution was sent up to the senate and obtained their concurrence.

Monday Feb. 26.

The senate, informed the house that they had passed the bill "To give relief to the people of this commonwealth in certain cases."—(This is the bill to suspend executions upon certain conditions.) And that they had rejected the bill "To fix the salaries of certain officers of the commonwealth" and one "Directing the publication and distribution of the journals of the convention which assembled in Virginia in the years 1775 and 1776."

The amendments from the senate to the resolution of the house; to put down the "house
rejected on the public square by Samuel Adams," were agreed to.

Bills passed the H. of D, "to amend and explain the act, entitled "An act to prescribe the mode of ascertaining and collecting the tax on Bale dead, iron and segars, which passed the fifth day of January, 1815" (Establishing several inspections of flour) "Authorizing the treasurer to receive and to apply to the use of the commonwealth such sums of money or public securities, as may be received from the government of the U. S. in discharge of the debt due from that government to the commonwealth of Virginia." -This last law is founded upon the following documents submitted to the house:

Council Chamber, Feb. 21st, 1816.

Fellow-Citizens of the senate, and House of Delegates.:

By the enclosed letter from Mr. Chew, it will be seen that he has received $600,000 from the U. States, on account of the claims of this state, for money advanced during the late war. It is necessary there should be some legislative provision for the disposal of this money and treasury notes. I cannot close this communication without expressing my high sense of the zeal and activity with which Messrs. Wirt and Chew discharged the trust reposed in them, and my confidence that the claims of Virginia upon the U. States, will be settled upon principles just and liberal, and as speedily as it can be done.

W. C. NICHOLAS.

Richmond, Feb. 20th, 1816,

Sir—I have the honor of informing you that I arrived in this place last night, bringing with me a check from the treasurer of the United States, on the Farmers' Bank, for $150,000, and $450,000, in treasury notes, making an aggregate of six hundred thousand dollars received in advance, and on account of the claims of the state on the general government, for military expenditures during the late war with Great Britain. Under the instructions received from you, as to the mode of payment, no other mode more eligible could be gained. I beg your instructions as to the disposition of the check and notes, which are held subject to your order.

With respect, I am, sir, your ob't. serv't.

JOHN CHEW.

His Excellency W. C. Nicholas,
Governor of Virginia.