The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-13

On motion of Dir. Lewis, the & -
OF y. were instructed to enquire Int,.
expediency of so altering and anrndi..,
37th section of the act concerning -,
rec negroes and mulaltnes, as Ia -
that 10 future the copies of register. - Tue Tue
dom directed Ia he delivered In n.,. "
Sr"es aud mnaitnrs snail lac tr,,t.a
pare lneut or v.llnm, IN addition T.. ""
other requisites uf SAID act
The following cnGrosscd bills rcr.# 49,. -,
a thru time aud passed, viz a h,g a ~
amcrd an act, entitled an act 10 ao,,...l !, ~
several acts concerning The Mancl c.t.t ..,.,
Petersburg Turnpike Company -. tn ,,'
corning ce,t'in sure;ics of Matthew n
lsice'----'' Concerning Augustine L."
Nich.' i'''''
An engrosscd bill limiting the tioa T..
persnns commissioned as justices 1T II,
peace Ia qualify Ia such commissions we
taken up. Mr.. Ilciskiil Of Lee n1ovad \,
indefinite postponcmrnt. This mation a,,.
isc To discussion of the merits Of fin. In;
The chief objection seemed IN Ee ,G
provision excluding magistrates from bo,
ding the Office of commissioner Of re,a.,,.
Messrs. Laidley, hIaycs of Bath. Pat.
son of Il. and Graves took pau IN tho =,
bate, IN opposition To the biil-and NJ.
Mason Of Stafford, Raymond, Mimi AMI
blackburn in favor of it. '''1
The motion 10 postpone prevailed br
large ma orty.
The bill amending the act dirrc,ipg ~,
mode of suing out aud prosecuting Nm. -
habcas corpus and IN amend the lemedy Wv
wit de hominr rcplegiando, was taken uv
ON lis second reading
Mr.. Stuart offered the following nov
section by way of amendment:
" Ee a lH'thd eHaeied, That 50 much of
the act directing the mode of suing uut and
prosecuting Nrils "f habras corpus. and ia
annal The remedy by writ dc homiuc rrlI.
CLAUDIO, as authoriscs the court or mdge
granting the writ of habeas corpus 10 r..
qure ofihe party sHing the same, hond s So.
eurity conditioned for the payment of such
charges as may he awarded Against him
and that he shall not escape by the WAY
as conditions precedent To granting sd
wit, br aud The same is hereby rcpealrde
MIR. Barton said as the precise operation
nj The proposed amendmen on the bill Yss
aot understood, he moved Ia lay that and
the bill on the table for the present. Tn,
motion prevailed.
resolution from the G. Of Propositions
aud Gfiesances was taken up, which DE-.
cldres reasonable the petition of sundrv
citizens OF Amherst comfy, praying tnt
the quarterly term Of lis court may bs
changed from the third Monday in Nav
10 the third Monday in June every wear
The House conquered in this rcsolniion
VedncSaay, January On the motion
OF Mr.. ilarsIc Of H.. il was.
Resotred, That the committee TO exam
inc the militia Ia IS be instructed to enonis
into the eXpediency Of creating board Of
officers To revise the militia laws of mi,
commonwealth, and prepare ID plan lorthe
ulseipllne oil The militia, to be submitted 10
the next general assembly, with leave. 6c.
On mutton Of Mr.. Mason Of Stafford. il
was resolved TO proceed on the Goth INST.
hJ JOINT ballot with the Senate 10 the elec-
ton ola superintendent of the public ia,lx
prnitrniiary for one year from the Isl Of
March next.
On motion Of Mr.. Davenport, il was
Hes0tped, That The Auditor of Publ
Accounts be requested To inform this hons,
Immediately, uhat steps have been fahen
tn recover from John Preston, formerly
treasurer of tHis state, the sum Of ffty.,ight
Thousand four hundred and fort -One dol
lars and seven cents, debt due b. him 10 the
literary fund, 3oth Nov. 1922, as appears
by The Gosernor's communication al the
llth December, 1922, Letter C. and the
further sum of three thousand eight hun.
df"d aud fifty dollars, dividend drawn by
INN on 4. >. bank stock in 1918 and 1919
as appears from the samr account and
that he he requested to infurm tins House
what steps have been taken to recover from
the Bank Of Virginia, $50 $780, due the state
an STOCK owned by il IN said bank, and de-
ciared as its dividend in July, 1914.
On the motion of MIR. Goggin, the hillto
suspend the processioning of land in the
county of Bedford, Was taken up The
question MAS ON the adoption OF an amend.
ment proposed by the committee.
MIR. Moore Of +. opposed the amend
mcnt, and read in his place by way Of at.
gument, ii substitute for The bill, which he
wished to offer.
Mr.. jones of Y. moved an indefinite
posiponcment Of the bin and amendment
This nation gave rise to "A discussion, in |
which Messrs. Jones, Graves and Winston
took part in favor of the motion and
Mcssrs Goggin, Raymond, Colst0n, Nor |
MS ri Ii. aud Morgan, IN opposition 10 it,
On nation OF Mr.. Norris Of II. the bill |
was again committed. Ep0uiyfr.
Thursday, Jdnu0ry 8.-The House pro. |
ceeded, according to the order of the day, |
ny Jolnt ballot with the Senate, to remove
from Office ttto members of the Prvy
council or Council Of State, IN conformity
with the terms uf the constitution.
The first ballotng resulted in ~ removal
OF VIM. Robertson, esq. after seven ballots,
"a folloUs