Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-01-13
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The following bulls we're read the LIST and I'd
tines, aud re-commtied: viz a bill authorizing
the appointment OF an additional Chancellor-to
increase the salaries at present allowed the
Clerks in the Treasury ofiice--a bill TO estaf lish
Superior Court OF Law ia and .or the Borough
OF Norfolk.
MIR. Miller. OF Norfolk county. presented a
memorial and Iemonstfance Of sundry inhabi-
tants of that county. in oppos ton TO the last
named bill-Reterred to tie Committee tor
Courts OF Justice.
A bill sabjecting the lands Of Constables and
their securities 10 Judgment and execution 10
certain cases, was read the lst timei and on MIR
CcrGlohfs motion, was posi- oned until the 3lst
March
Wednesday, Dec 29-1he House received a
COMMUNICATION from the Senate, stating that
they had passed The bilis-E Establishing the town
of La Grange, on the lands of Daniel Ward and
George Fiekn, in the county OF Cnlpeper--
Ad1ing part of Greenbrer county TO the
county of POI ahontas--a establishing tbs
town Of Snickersville in the County Of Loudoun
-.als0 with amendments, The bill changing the
county court OF Preston. These amendments
were agreed to BY the House.
1Hnsdas, Dec. 50 MIR Norriss, Of Gouces-
ter, offered the following resolution, which
WIS agreed TO:
Resotued, That the Committee of Courts q
Justice be instructed 10 inquire into the expe
d ency Oh defining by law, what IS contempt
OF court, and how il shall be punished. an
that they have leave to report by bill OF other
wise.
On Nj. Patieson's motion il was
ResolJed, That the Executive be requested
to communicate TO the House, TO what number
Of free white persons convicted and punished
by the infection of stripes in public, since the
passage of the act on the 2lst Feb. 1892, eati-
led 'an act further to amend the penal laws F.
this commonwealth they have extended Their
cemency by the exercise Of their pa dpnng
power; and a,sD what was the partctiAr crme
orerlmes OF which the person or persons PARDON
ed by them hid been convicted.
On motion If Mr. Mason, o' Fairfax, it wa
kes9tued, That the COMMITTEE II Courts Of
Justice be, and they are hereby Instructed to
inquire into the expediency of amending the
act emitted AN &c, reducing into one act 1T,
acts and parts Of acts, making provision for the
RESTRAINT, seaport and maintenance ct dots and
iliatics, and The preservation aid manage meni
OF their estates soas to provide for the appoint
meat OF guardians in certain cases OF the chi.
dren Of such idiots ard Inmates.
On Mr. Berksiires motion tie engrossed
bill for furnishing he magistrates with the
takennp.
Mr. Sherrarcl, ti,insing the passage of h.
bill might incur an useless eXl ture of NOS
net, 10 furnishing copies to magistrates who
did not attend to public business, offered ri
der, providing hat the number OF copies TO Be
obtained shall not #xceed the number Of three
touThs of the justices of rhe peace now issco,o
mission, and to be forwarded TO the coanjes in
Ike proportion, ana distributed under the or
ders Of the Court
The question was taken on the rider, and was
rejected.
On Mr.. Berkshire's motion, the blank in the
bill for the prize OF each copy was filed With
g IS. Mr. Il went into brief statement Of h.
advantages to be derived from furnishing the
books
The question being taken, the bill passed
without division.
Fidag. Dec 3t-The following engrossed
bills We're read third time and passed, viz
Appointing additional trustees for the town of
Jefferson in the county Of Culpeper--To III
crease the salaries at present allowed The clerks
in the Treasury Office. These bills with Others
were communicated 10 the Senate for their con
cur ence
Saturday, Jan 1, 1825.--A communication
was received from the Senate, stating that they
had passed the bill. entitled AN act lncorpora-
ting company to make turnpike road from
the intersection of he Little river turnpike to
Faaquier Court House-;hat they had agreed 70
the resolution for eIecting by JOINT ballot on his
DAY, an Auditor of pa1hc Accounts; Second
Auditor; "a Treasurer, and q Register OF he
Land Office for one year And that they had
agreed to the resolution for Appearing joint
committee to inquire into the state OF the
Bank of Virg ma and Farmers Bark of Vir-
ginia, and nave appointed a committee on their
part.
And the Speaker appointed committee on
the part OF the House to act with the commit
tee of the Senate, in investigating the state OF
the Banks.
Mr. Yaccey offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee for Courts Of
Justice be instructed to inquire into the expedi
ency of repeating the act entitlcd AN act con
corning the military lands lying south west
of the Tennessee river in the state OF Ken
lucky"
MIR. Y. said that in March next, four years
viii have expired since the appointment of an
Agent under the act, to superintend the surveys
of the lands in question. This agent, he SAID
had received an annual salary OF $1,000. with an
advance, which. altogether, amounted 10 about
5000. He did not think the agency ought TO
be longer continued Most OF the claims he
believed were in the hands OF the SPECTATORS
Mr. Colston opposed the esoiu.ion on the
ground that there was a necessity for continuing
lie agency little longer He enumerated the
difficulties which had occurred to prevent the
completion Of the surveys before this time-a.
mong which he mentioned the disagreement
between the Two states, and the death Of the
surveyor. He thought that the business could
be completed by the next winter, aud that the
C lsims were mostly he'd by the widows and or.
pLans OF old revolutionary soldiers
Mr. Yancey thought tha the agent for attend
ing TO these claims ought not to be quartered
on the treasury. The state bad already done