Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-01-19

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Sabbath following, at Mount Zion
Church, at the same hour.
Considerable time has been occupied
BY the Legislature OF Virginia, in discus
sion on the bill concerning coutempts of
Courts; the bill was rejected on Satur-
day the 7th, ayes IS, noes 1a4. But
little business done on Monday the 9th,
except the discharge Of the committee
appointed to examine the James river
canal, from that duty. on the ground
that they were unacqaainted with the
subject; and the committal of the bill
establishing fund to relieve the wants
and remunera,e the services of the sur
yiving wreck OF the late Virginia line in
the revolutionary army" On Tuesday,
communication was received from tue
Senate, stating that they had passed a
bill incorporating the Martinsburg Lii
brary Society OF Berkeley, which was
concurred in by the house; the suspen-
sion of the house was moved, In order
that the subject of Contempts might a
gain be drawn under discussion--after
/ some debate, the motion to suspend ras
carried by large majority--ayes 40,
noes 81. So that the question will be a
gain under discussion. On Wednesday,
the nth, Mr.. LETTER from the commit
tee on the Convention, made report
accompanied by bill on that subject.
The report states that memorials have
been addressed to the Legislature in
favor of Convention, signed by more
than $4,000 persons, and counter me-
MORALS signed by more than 1000 per-
.ons. from as counties and towns of the
Commonwealth--an that the petition
of those asking call of a Convention
is reasonable. The bin prescribes the
mode of taking the sense of the people
by the Sheriff. conducting elections in
April next The petitioners only ask
the passage of a law requiring the sense
of the people to be taken, and the bill
is conformed to that object alone. The
bill was ordered to second reading
ayes 100, noes 81; Gts opponents thus
manilestiag purpose to & i've no quar-
ter to the bill, from the staft) and
made the order of the day for this day.
From returns received, there remains
no doubt Of the election OF Gen. JoHy
MILLER as Governor OF Missouri.
On Wednesday the Legislature Of
the State of Massachusetts assembled,
when communication was received
from the Gogernor. The principal
points in the message are, In the DISCUS
sions pending between the States OF
Massachusetts, and Connecticut, IN re-
lation to the boundary line: the differ
ence have arisen on account of the un-
settled question of national boundary,
= on which subject reference is made to
the correspondence between the Exc
cutive of the >tate and the Secretary OF
State of the United States, and the COM
munications between the latter and the
British minister f.: the progress which has
been made in the surveys for canals:
the State prison, in relation to which it is
stated that the abour OF the couvicts for
the last year has Welded $l0,05l go,
above the expenses; but a melancholy
picture is drawn of the inefficient con-
struction of the prison for the purposes
of penitentiary, and the evils which re-
suit from combining the convicts in a few
cells, making it necessary for numbers
TO be locked up in the same cell; the
erection Of a building for the purpose
of remedying this evil is recommended:
the Massachusetts claims on the Gene
raj Government is subject touched at
some length, embracing history of the
claims: the state of the Treasury is re-
presented as highly satisfactory, the sum
of s2, 500, being debt of the State, ha-
wing been paid oil: the following state.
ment of the situation of the Treasury Is
taken from the report laid before the
Legislature:
heyear ssss eai %
Receipts for the same
period 1885 527 so
Amount in the Treasury
January l, 1926 2e,579 So
) - 325 1o7 10
Leaving balance in the
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