Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-01-12

.ARaIMIA LEa1sAATuaE


terly court tor the count, Of Halifax; establish
ing the town Of Bolivar the lands OF 'eo
Rowles and others IN the county OF JeHeISoh'
NJ ar Harperss Ferry, and that they hsu also
passed with amendments, the bill concerning
tie securities OF Matthew III RICE; eslaO's''
ing ferry from the lands of Jonas Long ~ the
county Of Mason across the Ohio river; ana
changing the time Of holding he superior ana
inferior courts OF Tazeweh county Inc pro
posed amendment were concurred IN py phe
House
MI Neville, obtained leave to bring IN piA
to change the time Of holding the superior
courts Of law for Hardy.
ar. Amiss asked leave to bring IN Dill 20
re,luce the tees OF Attorney prosecuting the
pleas Of the common wealth IN the cIrcuAt ana
county courts thereof, aud TO increase the mes
Tor unlawful gaming 10 certain cases. ln'msK'
ug this motion Mr. A. enumerated all the ices
allowed TO attornies for the prosecutions IN eie
county aad interior courts both IA csii aho
| criminal cases; and referred TO the annual al
| lowsnce m de IN addition thereto; and conten'
| ded that this Compensation was 90 hlBh la
Jury gave a verdict in the county court agains
| a man for only one cent, the attorney was en-
Itled to $40 to be taxed IN Jle bill OF costs
Mr. Upshur, opposed the motion lie thought
| that all the ices allowed In civil cases were
IL
were paid by the offenders against the laws of
| the land ptoutdcd they were collected on exc.
cntion In these Cases he though the fees
we're not too high They had been correctly
| z adusted according to the difficulty OF convic-
ting offenders, and was part OF The penalty
| tor the offence. he question: tor tie House
| % decide was whether 1t was better to direct
| he whole amount to go into the treasury, or
| hat smaller part should be paid with the
| greater certainty of IT'S payment reduction
| of The fees in criminal cases would, from the
nature OF things lessen the zeal OF attorneys in
procuring the convection OF offenders; and IN
this pont of view IL was better policy to IN.
crease than diminish their fees.
M Powell, also opposed the motion He
| said if the gentleman's object was to relieve
the poor and opprt ssed, ii might be done by
repeating the tax on laa process, which Was
taken from the poCke,s OF the poor aud paid
INTO the treasury II u notion were made 10
, is effect he would sustain it. But he did not
think that the vlola,ors OF the law ~er. en-
ttied to any mercy at the hands OF the House.
The house refused the leave
| Mr. Gus.in offered a resolution 20 instruct
the committee to enquire into the expediency
of altering or Amending the whole or any part
of the military laws
MIR Hungerford, remarked that the very
nature of the duties OF The Nltis Commtttee
enjoined-ihs very enquiry Oh them. After
few words from Mr. New horther aud MIR.
Hungerford the resolution was T Iecte3.
Saturday, Dee. 81. = A communication was
received from the Senate, thar they had pas
sed the bills IL. alter the time OF holding cleo.
lions IN the counties Of Montgomery and Giles
and Incorporating che College 2f Prs sic,sns
of theFsiley ofNirglna at Winchester And,
| that they had passed, with amendments, the
bdls concerning the ices Of CoronesE in cer-
tain esses--snd changing the time and, place of
meeting Of the school cor fpissloners OF James
CITY county These amendments were con
curred,in They also agree TO the'resoluiioB
tor procs eding, by JOINT ballot, on th~ da,. 70
the eviction Of the first AID second AUDITORS,
Treasurer and Regst OF the land uthee-
and 20 the resopna for appointing Joint
com nt,ee 10 examn. hanks
1The Speaker appon'' d a committee on the
part OF the House OF Delegates to examine the
Banks, jointly with Committee of the Senate
The resolution for the election of the officers
40 owe mentioned was then takenup.
For the appointment OF first Andilor, MIR.
Kmbrough nomina Cd james f. Heath, the
presen, incumbent. who was e-elected with
out oppesltIon
For the appointment OF Treasurer, Mr.
Briggs nominated Jerman Baker the present
incumbent, Who was reelected without Up
position
For the appointment of Second Auditor, Jas
Broren, jr the present ncumonet, was numina.
ted by Mr. Loysll, and re elected without Up
pc i'ion.
For the appointment of Register of the Land
Office, Mr. Paiteson Of Augusta. nominated
I'm Seidea the present Incumbent, who WAS
re elected without opposition.
On Mr. Thompson's motion the House re
soil ed to proceed on the 7th of snuar, to the
election ola Brieadier General in the 9Th Br
gade in the place OF Gen Foreman dec
MIR Blackburn reported bill establishing a
fund To relieve the wants and renrIner1e the !
services Of the'surviying wreck OF he late VIZ
gInia line IN tie Revolutionary Army (1hs
biz approprates part OF the mo"e, lately re. /
celved from the Government Of the u. States |
On MIR SheTrard's motion, the Committee OF |
Roads and Internal Navigation were ms, ructed |
to enquire into the expedie ncy of amending |
the act incorporating the Chesapeake and Ohio |
Canal Company
Monday Jan 2--Mr Saunders, OF N Kent |
offered The following resolutions.
Resoi1ed That a committee be appointed !
whose duty ii shall be to examine the James !
river Canal, as far as Maiden's Adventure |
culverIs weirs and bridges belonging thereto, |
and that they report the state and condition of |
the same to the House
Received also, That the said committee do
report their opinion as TO the proprieiy or i'm
proprety of further continuing the said canal
the present year, after present existing con-