Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-02
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
RIcHMoND;
sATUNpAy. FEBnuARy :. loos.
The General Assembly Of this Com
mon"eallh closed their session yesterday

mon~ealth closed their session yesterday.
TeH7sylca'ua Jutises.--As many Of oui
readers probably know not the causes
which have induced the Legislature Ia in
vestigate the Official conduct Of Iudrrs
Shipper, Yeales aud Smith, we tui,k a
bric' history .. them wii: no, be un:nter-
esting.
The circumstances which led to il. rs
far as we are able to Judge from docu-
men's published, arc itese. A certain
Thomas Passmore, merchant Of Philadel
phia city, brought ain action against
Messrs. Pcstt and Bayard, in the Supreme
Court OF Pennsylvania. in the year 1902,
on policy OF insurance. Alter the in.
sti,u,ion Of the suit, il further appears.
that BY consent of parties, the matter of
controversy was submitted To referees.
whose verdict should be conclusive: aud
that alter several meetiags On The subject,
tney awarded in Eivor of said Pass,nore
asou' 500 dollars, which proceedings were
duly recorded in the proIl.o,.otary's oifics.
he defendants not being satisfied with
.hs verdict, appealed from The award. on
The following grounds. viz. l. thas The
psaintIH had Z meeting with the referees
when the defendants were not resent or
notified. 2. That the plaintiff coinmu-
nicated to The referees his affidavit OF
what another person tcld him respecting
the ooject cfthe reference, in the absence
OF The defendants, sc. Mr.. Passuaore,
lprobsbly much irrilatcd, and the oay uf-
er the application Tor new ,riuI yus
! granted, posted up paper OIL the walls OF
he coffsc-lIouse, stating tina, the said Pa
III aad Bayard are quibiing under writer's
that they had kept him out Of about
500 dollals months and that by an ID.
naavit OF said Say ard, which was n oil lr,,s.
they would be able TO keep hin. GU, OF ms
'nspey months longer; and concludes
oy GAZING said Bayard y liar, rascal, a. d
coward--ahd offeringtwo and bali !, 3
cent. TO any Person who would insur,. their
hot becoming bankrupls IN mon;hs from
the date thereof. 4 his was construed IL
10 csntempt of the Court, and a motion
Was made, and assented to by ihe h,d,res.
that the said Passmore be arraip, I'd be.
fore the Court, 10 answer certain ir,.err,.
.aiories, which he dad IN writing. After
which the Court decided that the said
Thomas Pas,mare should be committed
to the custody c. the Sheriff Of PhiladcI-
phla County, in the deh,cr's apartm .n,,
Tor the space Of 80 days. aud pay fac Of
SO dollars to The CONFERENCE.-The. Mr..
Passmorc considering the sentence ofthe
Judges arbitrary and ,yrannical, neither
~arrantnbie by law or by the constitution
81 Pennsylyan.a, petitioned The Lreisla-
ture Tor redress &C grievances and The
Enquiry is now making in The high court
| oiimpeachment.
We have been thus circumsrantia,ly
minute, because the subject is likely TO tx
cite much public attention and w,,hou,
history OF facts our readers would Is.
unable 10 Judge whether tbs Legislature
OF Pennsylvania did their duly or not.
For Our part we are well satisfied that II
the Judges have lran.picd upon the rights
OF citizen, aud e,gus.itiabIy cast him in
TO prison, they Will inpeached !; but If
on the ollier hand it appears that pas.
moTe's conducl. mtrissd the iud. .men,
inilic,ed upon him, anu ii was strictly con-
sonant with law and he constitution. they
VIII be hoaoraoiy acquitted.
(JTe~crk Ceatinci.
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