Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-02-02

""'ch are entitled - representation in the
u neral ASSEMBLY, De directed atthe ensuiog
sPrtog elections Tor delegates 10 serve in the
"s%t General Assembly, 10 take the sense of
the 'Te,hniders entitled to vote as aforesaid,
! as II the propriciy of such removal
On motion {: sir Bo;li' 8 Of Buckins ham,
| the nsstipn vas ,sparatey put u,on eacn OF
ne said il, ,oIu!ions; aad esca question vas
aecit il the negative.
'Hne Resolution reported from the Com.
NIT ee at the whole House was, OF the ques.
ZION belng Put thereupon, agreed 10 by .he
| Hou-s.
heSoLvcd, that the said petitions be re.
ject.d
Yesterday, tie House Of Delegates were
engaged in little business of j general de.
scriPti1u.-An en2rossed bill u a,ne,d the
52d act, "c"nccgHius the ne. bod OF proceed
i"S against tree persons. charged wth GER
tn Ell me-, declaring the mo:e of proceed
ing II" ind'ctments, in.ocm.ions aud pros.
ecu1ions oupsnai s;atatrs'- pas,cI.
n bill was aiso passed TO amend sa &C:
reducing into o"c ;de .evsr4l a. ; coaceTa-
Ing slave, free negroes ANA nui4t:ocs."
IEnq%Icr.
January 2hi.-ies' erjAy, there was
sca'c"ly any other rrlva,e and local bu-
-lasss before the House OF Delegates. The
subject which gave rise 10 the G.os. ln:":est,
ing debate wa, tie b..l ''e>tablisaiug ferry
across the Chesapeake Bay, fror, the lands
ct John *. Eoyd on Mugs Creek, in the
county ~ N1rIha:u tnu tn the towns Of
NJrtHI';, il4opt0A ard York, add To .ia,t
river II de comfy Of MATHEWS The biz
was passed, AMI sent 10 the Senate.
LCompIer.
JAwUARv IJ.-V-,tcriay the House o!
1lulu =. ~,
hefnrs ,hcr1 Rot nnthjns that was calculated
10 excite dep Interest Tier, or else,yacre
On motion Of MIR. Page, an enqniry was
directed into thc expectancy Of altering, Il
henGins or - ,,!ainIng The Law regulating the
iess, aud coca !.enset,uus for services. ot the
ma 'sha's ot the chancery courts in this Com
II 90 ealih
F"e report Of ths Committee of Finance
was ta>en up, read a",i ordered IL be printed.
fns !InAuc, biils were also T, al, cO'nsnlt ed
u the Committee Of the whole, and made
Ire Order of the d.y Tor Wednesday next
: 0l'!, WAS submitted by Air. Hoil,ns OF
Hnu-n shan, { entitled pli .'lp amend the
several Jaws, now N force, concerning the
Literary Fund, ara Tor Other purposes"
VAS taken up on motion of that gentleman
aud read the LIST time; but on he motion TO
read 1t The % time, 1t wa, determined in the
Fne bui CONCERNING the sure,i"s Of John
P'enon' WAS the order of the day hol GA
molnn OF ar ba'bour, 1t was postponed un.
vi TO day.
O.. Air. Bowyer's motinn' the bib g to ce-
ta6iiS% an ddtitOngt Superior CoYrt ~
ChGRCeIg' was t-kcn ~. and the amend
ments proposed by the Select Committee,
was agreed 10 ny tae Eousr.-- il Vas .su
farther amsndcd on motion of Nr. STATION
and The" il was laid upoa tie tabi-
An engrosseh Ell divoyc;nG nehecCa
Sims froJH Hugh 5 Sims her huso-nG," "a,
re ID 5 tive and passed.
this case H.. c&CI 81 good deal Of CO,
; r'osity-aed 1t IS no0g the GIn.t singular
~aich occur in the annals o! !esis!atiun.-
Our respect tor the c,ouesiy n' the !,'r sex
tc.oiis our no.ic!"g - mrnt,) At|-
Yesterday. the senate smuniea the bill
showing computation 10 the Aitorne, @ eu.
eral OF TITS Commonwealth. Thc bill, rs Il
vent Up. sHcwc: Elm $500 for III. lite ex.
t!A services ia Tie case &C tne Commonwealth
aGaios; PRISON.. Tee Senate ameadea i, SO.
instead OF an ezra compensation, to raise
his standing salary 10 Si5y5 yeti! ioid.
JANcANY IS YESTERDAY, tie amendment
pr posed hy The Srnsl t. t"e 8;!i 80 allow
tic Attorney General compensation Tor cxtT..
ordinary services " 5 received by the House
o. . ieg'teS, ana laIt upon the table i he
amendment proposes 10 raIse his salary TO
Sl5yJ.
Ne Epps submitted TIC following resolution:
''Hs.al-sL That tic Auditor 1t Pubic &C.
counts sinai! ~ future lurelsh onUVa'". tor he
use OF ;he members 81 the General Assembly,
a ro!l Of the pensioners paid ty tic s'n,c. cad
OF those ~ tie state, vino are upon the roll OF
the General Government With the amount
paId 10 each, sad whether auy PcTsUucr IS &C.
ceivinE pcnsi"a irom both Eoycrnmcns."-.
On motion Of Mr. Morris # HouL, this Rcsu.
iUiiua was laid ur"n Tie tibc.
Tie bill &, establish an add'Ior3I Superior
Court Of rapccry" VS. token up en- mu,ior
II Mr.. Mallory Vt Rrurswi.k AND amended,
on motion o: Mr EPps,-but on the question
beng Pat uGaa expressing thc hfi as amend
Cd, II was determined IL tho ufEntrve.
The House also took nr the hui Concerning
the SgrciGc, "f John Pr,ston,--a motion WIS
made to pos pouc II iudcin,iriy-lt; q motion
to ad iou.n to k p.cccG"rcc--and 'Ae House
adj ufned w.'hcu: COMING 20 any III cisiou up.
Oh thc bill lia!L
Jaaua.y IS.
There wGf much tu.iue s ns,s q. ~ trs
House oi ID i,shc. on Saturday, bot most
ct ltr;Ial"O &" g7lrGte CT ic.uf concerns
Some TcH'u''op, yrse subHi trG direct
'nz ~ erqUir, jo'1 tfa expectancy ut 81 cr-
i-g tEe bcarj og the Directors ct the jiicry,
~ Fund - ard also OF withholding the ray.
n'cUt ssCh year ct tie suns sppIoria,eG to
he poor 10 each county. u0:il the accounts
OF the preceding year Ter TIA, county have
been rendered according to law TIE frs;
clause wa' seieed to the last was net acted
on bpt laid on the t,hla.
7 e till " cOncsr !, { me Srrefiss Of John
Fre.tun,' vas sUii farther amended. ard or
dcfed to be cugrossed and read a ttmd
time.