Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-02-20
lutsOnary services than any thing else,

l ought to induce the House TO recede
from their disagreement Ii was
| courtesy he thought due to cO.ordin-
ate branch Of the legislature to permit
them to have their own officers.
Dir. DAVIS OF ii. said the Senate had
constitutional right to choose their
own officers aud il WAS not in the power
of the IL. oi ID. to control them.
The house then receded from It's dIsa-
greement-and agreed to the Senate's
| amendment.
MIR. Garland next moved to recede
! from their disagreement to the Senate'o
| 9th amendment, which allowed to their
| first door keeper the additional sum oil
80 per week tor the period during winch
he performed the duty OF Sergeant at
arms-mOtIon rgscted, ayes ~, noes
81.
Dir. Sexton moved to adhere. Ar.
Epps moved to insIst.-ihc motion to
adhere preyaiIed-ol tOT4.
The other amendments of the Senate
were ON Bar. Garland's motion, several
| ly agreed TO, and the bill returned to
| the senate.
| Ga motion of MIR. Doddridge, the
governors communication concerning
the claim of this commonwealth upon the
government OF the United states, was
| ordered To be committed TO select com
| mit,ee.
Dir. Shcrrard submitted the follow
ing resolution, which was rejected'
Rssolred, That the President OF the
Board Of Public Works be requested to
lay before this house any documents not
already communicated, which that board
may have received on the subject oil the
! Potomac river and its branches, from
Isaac Briggs, who succeeded the late
engineer Thomas hloore, In the exam
ination of those streams, or from amy
person on that subject.
| Mir. Chiffon also submitted the fol-
lowing resolution which was rejected:
Resolved, That the Committee for
Courts Of Justice do enquire into the ex-
pediency of amending the fifth part of
San act Tor regulating certain proceedings
in civil cases, SO far as it relates to ap
pearance and special BAIL" and report
by bill or otherwise.
On motion of MIR. Yancy, Resolved
by the General assembly That the prin'
ciple engineer perform the several duties
required OF him, by resolutions OF the
General Assembly and of the Board of
Public Works, under the directions aud
in the order that may be prescribed by
the board, and make his reports to the
said board.
On motion of Mr.. Garland, the esti-
mate of receipts and expenditures, pre-
pared by the Committee OF Finance,
was taken up, and ordered to be refer
red to a committee of the whole House
on to -morrow.-A memorial of the pres
ident and directors of the bank of Vir-
ginia, in opposition to a part OF the said
estimate, by Mir. Harvie, and on his
motion, ordered to be committed to the
| same committee
An engrossed bill, "to amend an act,
reducing into one the several acts for the
better securing the payment OF rents,
and preventing the fraudulent practice
of tenants, and to regulate the practice
OF suing out and prosecuting wrlts OF re,
plevin." was read the third time; several
blanks filled, and passed.
This bill WAS advocated at some length
by Messrs. Charlton and Mennis. They
commented upon the defects and hard
ships OF the existing laws, and explained
the measure of relief proposed by the
bill. 1hey remarked that most OF the
persons to be operated upon by the bill,
were of that class of citizens wiy0 were
deaied participation in the storm OF
the government, but who, at the same
time, enjoyed its substantial benefits
and contributed their portion towards
! its support. The acqulescence OF this
portion of the community formed an adj
| ditional claim upon the liberality and
the justice of the legislature.
An engrossed bill, ''to amend the act
entitled an act for the effectual suppres-
sion of vice, and furnishing the dlstur-
bers OF religious worship and sabbath
breakers" was rejected. Also an en-
crossed bill, concerning Hannah Rus
sell and others"
A message from the Senate by Mr.
Cabell: Mn. SrEAKER-The Senate
have passed the bill entitled san act
concerning the University Of Virginia
aud. for ether purposes"
! Thursday, Feb. Ga communica.
ton from the Senate that they had passed
the bill, concerning James Gibson'':-
also with an amendment, the bill, sal.
terlng the plan of the town of Leyingston
in Nelson county," in which the House
! cOneurred.
motion was mode nv Mr. Garland