The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-20
VIRGINIA. lEHrsAATURn
HOUSE OLE DELEGATES.

| bill au hnri,lng Samuel Pannri 10 erect
toll hrd9e across stanton kNer
They have rejecici the bill restoring to
the Executive the power Of pardon IN GER
tain casr-.
Mr.. Blackburn ciied up the bill regna-
ting the mode If proceeding in application
for divorces IN will be remembered
thai tins bull vas on its I'd reading referred
To d committee Of III" whole House and
| that Mr. Tay lor's substitute, requiring de-
! positions 10 be taken by Commissioners,
appointed by The superior Courts 81 Law
III the counties IN which the parties reside,
! 10 be read as evidence Of the nlrri's of the
apple ton, before the Legislature, was
adopted by that committee III lieu OF the
original bdl)
MIR. Bryce rose for the purpose Of offer
| Ing a substitute To the substitute by way 0r
amendment. This provides that the Su-'
periOr tonrt- of I hancrrS shall have urls
dlction To bcar aud determine suits for the
dissolution of marriages, Ior the following
causes, riz-natnral and luenrable mpo-
lency of hody AT the time q entering INTO
the matrimonial contract ldlocy-blgamy
or marriage within the degrees Of rela-
| libIS|tlI lbIBlihfD ~ tllf laws VI Ills
Commonwealth The court to act upon
fill aud satisfactory evidence, independent
o. tue defendants 60. frsslOn--tht curt 10
have the power of pr"nopnclng def ,iir
sentence, and 10 pronounce the marriage
null aud void. IL req ,i,rs that per-or
intending 10 pedtion the Legislature fo, q
ds orce. sail IiIe IN the Superior Court of
Law 10 his county, Statement 0l the
cansrs upon winch MS petition IS foandtd {:
aud notice being glv To the other party
IA jury 10 be Impaonerd iaStGuter 10 a.
certain The facts, aud Their verdict L. AZ
co npauy The petition to The hrGl-lalnrr.)
Tn substitute of Mr. Bryce bong RAD
on motion of Nj. Branch the subject was
tol the resent, Ind on the table.
NJ. Brrtiriy calrd mp the bill concern
ing elections. (This bill proposes l. con.
iinr jne duty fcondoc,inS elections q the
nigh shel1H, aud contains other provisions
81 plHNloE the election la"s.)
Mr. George moved To postpone the bill,
To the 3lst March, IN which he WIS sup
perlel BY Mcs5rs. CabrII aud Cramp ol
Pow hataa, aud opposed by Mess 5. Berkc-
ley Davis of Hanover, Dromgoolr and
/ Na,un OF Sonthampton.-fhe motion 10
) postpone preyarled-ayc- SO, noes 80.
SttudaB ftb. n-Commumcatioo
from the Senate. The Senate have pass
S cd the bill aud resoullon-l, An act
| eoncerni = cOntempts Of courts, with an
= amendment 9, They have agreed 10 the
preamble and resolutions for procuring OF
Rembrandt Pedle, portrait of General
Washington.
On the question of agreeing to the Sen
ate's amendments Of the preamble aud re-
solutions relative to Rembrandt PeaIe, Mr..
Watkins of p. l.. believing that many
5 members had not understood The opera
ton of those resolutions, moved 10 lay
, them on the table.
Mr.. Miller, of Botetourt, moved to
postpone the resolutions lnde fnlteiy.
Mr.. Blackburn opposed the motion.
/ Mr.. Miller yielded to no man in admira
ton OF Gen. Washington. BIT, he had
different objections. He bad no idea OF
voting away money by resolution. There
: was in existence likeness Of Gen. Wash
: ington, admired by all. On this subject
we were voting in the dark. We knew
nothing of the accuracy of the proposed
portrait.
Mr.. May opposed the pnstponement.-
He thought 1t would be highly incouss
. tent--ailer its recommendation by the
Executive, and the passage of the resolu.
= lions by both Houses, If II was proper
: To vote money by resolution, bill coulC
be brought IN, according to the requlsitor
OF the Constitution. After the subiec
mad been thus brought before the Genera
] Assembly, it would be subject of retlec
ton that it should meet with lis dsappro
baton.
Mr.. Miller then withdrew his motion tC
postpone, and the resolutions were laid OF
: the table.
5 The enSrossed bill, Incorporating tn,
l Petersburg Manufacturing Company, bein,
on rs passage, it was advocated by .Hessrs
.Jiay. Taylor. aud ship and oppostd b,
.nrssrs. Goode and George, and passed
= ayes 81, noes -.
t DIVORCES.
L Mr.. Blackburn called up the Diyorc,
= Bill"
5 The question beng on Mr.. Rryce's sub
4 sututr, il was adopted, ayes 20, noes y.
The bill was then ordered 10 be rn6rOss,
c ed for third rraaog-ayes &c, noes Il.
a The Speaker presented a cOmmuuica
ton from the Governor, transmitting tw,
reports in continuation from the prncipa
E Enainecr-thc LIST, referring to the Cana
u through the Blue Ridge the end, to tn,
: kanawha Road aud Navigation, On mo-
5 ton of Mr. Pattcson of Augusta, ordered
= to be printed.
E MIR, Davis, Of Orange, moved to change
4 the hour oI meeting from II to 10 O'CLOCK
, --negatiued
p The engrosscd bill, concerning the ap
pomtmcnt and duties of a public priuie
o'dn6 that the existing Printer shal
continue until new eiection,J was read /
. third time and passed.
Mr. Velyin from the committee on en-.
rolled bills made renOrt IN that enh:a,