Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-02-23

or TO make the pfeoch'dhOh ih VIC 80"
Of the Iosse of Deleg .tes; that they
invite the members of the Senate, OF the
Executive Council, and officers CT go-
yernment to attend, aud make such other
arrangements as the occasion may re-
quire.
The resolution was adopted and the
following gentlemen appointed the COM
m:tee: Messrs. Harvie, Crump, oil T..
Douthat, loyal, Wood, Winston, Games,
Gholson, and Watkins, Of Pr. Ed
Monday, Feb. 1s.-A communication
was received from the senate that they
had passed the bill to amend the act con-
Corning a road from Stanton to the
mouth of Little kanawha, with amend
ments in which the House concurred
Bits preseafed--To amend the sever
raj acts authorislng lottery for the inn
provement of Quantlco Creek--concern-
ing ferries on the Ohio river.
Mr. Harvie, from the Committee ap.
pointed on that subject, reported 10 the
House that they had performed the duty
assigned the M; and read the arrange
ments proposed by the committee, on
the occasion of presenting the sword
voted to Capt l.. WAGmNoroN, by the
Legislature. The presentation to take
place IN the tall of the House of Dee
gates on this day at half past eleven o.
clock.
Mr.. Hunter rose and said it become
his melancholy duty to announce the
death of his colleague, Js'ah iardapga
of Nansemond.
Mr.. loyal, after speaking of the esti-
Unable character of the deceased, offer
ed resolution, that each of the mem
bers wear Grape on the left arm for one
month, and that the louise do adjourn,
as a testimonial of respect for the memo
ny of the deceased his resolution was
adopted. and then The House adjourned.
Tuesday. Feb, IA communication
was received from the Senate, that they
had passed the bills divorcing lshmael
Moody from his wife Eliza Armand
the hill establishing town on the lands
Of WIN. C.. Queen, with ame ndments--
and they had rejected the bill allowing
Lucy nm Dungie to reside in the State.
The amendment OF the Senate were
concurred in.
Mr.. Peasants called up the engrossed
bill, releasing to James o. Connel the
Commonwealth right to piece Of land.
aud il was passed.
The Speaker laid before the House
letter from Chancello: Brown, of the
Staunton and Wythe districts, comment
ing in strong language, on the preamble
and resolutions submitted some short
time since to the House, by MIR. Goggin
of Bedford. A motion was made to
have the letter printed, which caused
considerable debate. | he motion to
print was overruled, 81 to &c.
Mr.. Morris of Wood, then moved to
take up the letter and refer that and
the preamble and resolutions to COM
mittee. TIE motion was also mega
tiUed
The Speaker laid before the House,
letter from the President Of the Board
of Public Works-and letter from the |
Auditor of Public Accounts.
Divorce B,H.-The engrossed bill re-
gulating the proceedings to be had on !
applications for divorce, was read third /
time and passed. This bill gives to the
Chancery Courts jurisdiction to hear
and determine all suits for divorce, in |
cases only of impotency at the time OF /
marriage, idiocy, bigamy, or marriage
within the degrees prohibited by law.
Such suits to be decided on testimony, !
independence the confession of the par ,
ties, and to be prosecuted as other chan J
Gerry suits. The bill further provides,
that before any petition shall be present
ed to the Legislature for a divorce, the
patty shall file in the Clerks Office of
the Superior Court of Law, a statement
ofthe causes on which such application
is founded, the truth of which, after no.
tice, shall be decided by jury, without
further pleadings.
The engrossed bill, establishing town
at City Point was also passed.
The bill authorizing loan for pur-
pose of internal Improvement, was talk
en- up and the amendments of the Com
mittee concurred n-and on Mr.. Mil
ler's motion, ordered to be printed.
Mr. Upshur gave notice thath he should
call up the bill concerning the Coloni-
cation society, on Thursday. He re-
marked that this bill was to settle the
policy Virginia was to pursue on the
Colonization subject, and that When