Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1824-12-17
Hegtslature of Ttrgtnta.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Thursday. Dec. 2


the Shenandoah river, in that county =
Referred to the committee of propositions
urnd grievances. From Samuel Kerche-
Eal of Frederick, for compensation for IA
considerable qlantity of -four furnished
or the use of the public in the Revolution
Try War, at the Winchester Barracks, by
certain Philip Helphnstone, the certiG-
Fate of which was transferred to the peti-
Toner :-Referred to the Committee of
Claims. Fridav Dee. g.
A petition was. presented from sundry
inhabitants of Frederick CO. King an adj
iitional election district in the said coun-
y :-Rjected-(We are ignorant what
petition this can be.-(Ed. Win. Gaz.
Mr.. Upshur asked leave TO bring in a
bill to alter or amend the act regulating
the solemnization of marriages, &c. In
asking this leave he explained that ne act
ed under the instruction of the grand jury
of his county, who whilst they felt it their
duty to present certain individuals for in
termarrying with their deceased wife's sis
ter, and with the widow of their deceased
uncle, expressed an unanimous opinion
that the law under which they acted was
unjust and impolitic, and requested their
representatives, to endeavor TO procure the
repeal OF the law in these respects.
Messrs. berkshire and Bowers were
both charged with petitions on the same
subject, and rendered them to the House
Leave was granted to bring in the bill
and the petitions alluded TO were referred
to the committee directed TO bring it in.
The House came TO the resolution to
proceed on Tuesday neat, by joint ballot
with the Senate, to the election of Sena-
tor IF the United States, in place of the
late col. John Taylor.
MIR. Garnett presented a memorial from
the President, Masters, and professors of
William and Mary College, praying the
passage of law authorizing the removal
of the same.
MIR. Crawford moved that the c. for c.
|of j. be instructed to enquire into the ex-
,pediency Of amending or repeating the
Jaw concerning imprisonment for debt
Determined in the negative.
SATURDAY, Dec. A.
A message was received from the SEN
that they had agreed to the joint reso-
ion to proceed on this day, to the cleo
p of Public Printer. And the House
b proceeded TO the election.
w. Sexton nominated Thomas Richie,
other person being put in nomina-
e committee retired to count the
- MIR. Sexton then reported the G.
- Iof Mr.. Richie.
Raymond offered the following re-
bn:
blUed, That hereafter it shall be the duty of
ers presenting petitions to this House, to
Ne object of the petition upon its presenta-
kcept called for by some member; but
referred TO the proper Committee, if not
= id to and the Members presenting any
= I'm, shall endorse on its back his name, as a
5antee that the language is decorous and res
Ptful towards the House.
= Mr.. Yancey submitted the following
as substitute to the resolution
RESOLVED, That henceforth no petition shall be
read by the Clerk in the House unless particular
ly requiredby the member presenting it; that the
member presenting petition shall name the pc
titioner, the nature of the application, and en-
dorse his name in fair hand, on the back of the
petition, which shall be considered as pledge
that the petition is drawn III respectful and deco
rous language, and ought to be examined and re-
ported upon by a Committee of this House
whereupon the petition shall be handed TO the
Clerk, and by hun, be laid before the proper
committee
Mr.. Patterson was also in favor of the
experiment to abrdge the duration Of the
sessions and submitted the following by
way of amendment to the substitute:
" Resolued, That it shall be the duty of men,
Der, when presenting petition, TO state III gene
raj terms its object, and whence it comes after
which il shall be disposed of without being read,
unless for reasons assigned, some member should
desire its reading.
After some discussion, Mr.. Patteson's
proposition was rejected.
Mr.. Yancey's amendment was then a.
greed to, ayes 10j, noes so.
CONVENTION.
Mr.. Sexton offered petition from the
county. of Frederick, praying that law
may pass to take the sense of the people
on the proprety of calling a CoRUention.
Mr.. lIarvie, of Richmond, offered SINH
lar petition, from the citizens of Richmond
After some conversation as to the pro-
priety of referring these petitions, and all
Of similar nature, to a select Committee,
or to the Committee Of the whole, they
were referred to a select Committee, with
power to report by bill or otherwise &nd
Committee was appointed, of MeySrs.
Sexton, Rutherford, Ship, Hines, Marie
ney, Colston, Turner, Garland, Gordon,
Wicher, Hooe, UpShur, and Winston.
On Mr.. Sherrard's motion, the Militia
Committee were instructed to enquire into