The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-13
V1R GrNrA LEGIsEartya-s
Hous = OF DELEGATES


F day, Feb. 3-A comm lulcaron aas
received non the S nate that they had
passed the bill, establishing new Regi-
ment IN ',oatgomers.
On Nj. Crdg's motion the bill aud a.
mrndmrnts regulating the fees Of Attoroits
p osrculioS the pleas Of the Comm n.
wealth, We're taken up; the amendment.
agreed To, and The bill ordered to be en-
osscd
NJ. Woodyile called up thu engrossed
| bill for tae appointment Of an sddtlonal
Chancellor. The bill provided thata new
odnCellor should br appointed for the
| Wytne and Grr.nb,iar districts, which
.'ere t. be separated from The Staunton
district. But the uew Chancellor to hold
the court tor the Stanton district al -tann-
ton during thr dls1hlity of Cnancpiur
! BROW n-sand when The office of Chancellor
Tor the halter district should bsco ue.sa-
ant, tie neS I nancelloI was pc maurul-
! ~ to p. lorm the duties Of that Office.
lbs bili ga,r rise To a prOtracted add in
I ~ -. i. s-.5n. The bill was sup
p rcd by Messrs. WoodvllI., Smith, ~
Greenbau Dtulhal, Nay, Winston,
Wood, Pattrsoo, of A.. BoudIn aud op-
posed by Nrssrs Dromgooie, Ghol,on,
Christian and Guggtn. TIE latter gentle
mao called for IN ayes aud noes, aud. On
taking tue question, tue hIIl was elected,
aye SO, NUS 80
NJ. Pattrson of A. offered a resuluioa
II hiring III b0lprovldluG lor tue app ,rn
mrnt of Chancellor for lie Wytpe and
Greeubrler districts -s,ymg nothing IA
b NJ the Stduton district. This rrsoln
1adau lies one day OF course. The chief III
lectlon to ne bill regretted WAS that il pro-
.idrd that the new ChIuc,Ilnr should pr
forn the duty of Gh. Is own, and he III
successor al hI, death 81 resignation.
Sundly bills We're read first AID second
time
~ Saturdays. proceedings are Who'll
~ uulnte eslI,g.
'.ORddV kc6. ga communication
was received rom the Senate that they
recede fr IN the amendments propused BY
them to thu blll concerning the Governors
house and for other purposes--and thai
suudry enrolled bulls had been examined
dnd signed.
4 resolution of the e.. for Courts oil
Justice d. cIarIug reasonable the petition
Of the inhabitants of Lyuchbutg, praying
for separate representative from thai
town II the legislature, was TAKEN up On
Mr.. Brton's motlan. Mr.. 3. made a few
renal ks in support Of the resolution, and
in reply toa question asked by Mr.. Ship
as To the clam, at that town. The ques
ton was then taken and the resolution III
the committee disagreed to, ayes 80, noes
10.
On motion of Mr. Garland the Report
of the e.. of Finance win the amrndmenls
proposed by the Committee III he Whole
WAS taken up. The appropriation. To tn
expenses of the Grneri Assembly WAS
reduced from Sil5,000 To 100000 on lht
suggestion of NIr. Garland. On moton ol
Mr.. Page, Of WIlhamsburSh the appropi
alton ia relation 10 the Lunatlc Hosp,ta
vas stricken ont, 80 as 10 leave blank. -
Mr.. Garland then made an hnsucccestu
motion II Gil the blank with $1,000
The report and resolutions were thrn a.
greed 10 and bills ordered To be brought
IN.
CONVENTION.
Mr. Morris OF ". moved to suspend
the rule for the purpose of re-consldrrng
the vote rejecting the bill concerning
Convention.
Nh Letter snpPorted the motion on tht
+. ground that the public mind would not bt
satisfied onII ,o,nelhng was dome ON thi-
sohjrct. In tGtl memorial, were pre-.
srnied On THIS subject and rejected. Ba
thu war coming on, the subject WAS dropt
Since thr peace the subject had been re.
newed by the people He referred To In,
; tirsl Slannlon convention aud the redres,
vi the unequal representation and land IA,
WAS the result. TINS relief Vas hut tempo.
rary bat the great grievances had no
, been rctoe'llrd-aad many memorials wer,
now het"9e tn" legislature.
Nj. Mason, orS. cnqnired If it was par.
ilanrntary |" goiHta the merits of ques
no. on \ mutton /" reconsider.
The Speaker SAID that the member mus
canhne himself to the question before III,
House oat 1t was competent to him t,
inter 'nto the reasons which should induc,
the house TO recotsslder thu vote.