Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-02-25


RICHMOND, FEB. 90.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES,
pRocErDINGs OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Thursday, Feb. pa communication was
received from the Senate, that they recede from
their second amendment 10 the bill author Using the
courts oil certain counties 10 provide mode of
opening and repairing roads and building bridges
within the same; that they had passed the bill re-
funding money to VIM. Broadus; they have also
passed with an amendmen: the bill conce ming the
heirs OF Ihos. Carter-and hare rejected the bills,
10 ABOLISH the Board of Puddle WIorks- and
Boncerning David Rhodes. The House agreed to
the amendment to the bill concerning the heirs cf
, Thos Carter.
Mr.. May presented a bill concerning Consta..
| bes and their securities.
DIR. Bpaoers called up the engrossed bill moji-
Tying the punishment for a mans marrying the
sister OF his deceased wife The passage OF the hill
was advocated by .slcssrs. BoUeys, Uf!cher, and
mason OF s. and opposed by .Nessrs Tayioy,
:'idy and Blackburn. The bill passed, log to SO.
II provides that the offence shall be msdemeanor.
to be punished by such fine and Imprisonment as
shall be assessed by jury.
On ar. lltIson's motion, the House resumed
the consideration of the bill concerning Cirouit
Cou'!s. The question being on the adop,ion of
the substitute for the ryder, .Hr. KiniJrouqh of.
Tered by way 0. argument substitute for the sub
st,ute offered by MIR. Macrae, Of the same effec,
nut Inherently expressed, to which, MIR. M. did
not object. and his substitute was rejected Mr.
* then offered the substitute read by him. which
was rejected. Mr. Wilson submitted an amend
ment to the ryder, providing that the Judges should
continue 10 act under the present law until all of
them had notified their acceptance of the anuoint
inents, which was agreed 10 By the House and the
ryder was engrossed. AIR. Macsae then opposed
the passage of the bill.
The merits of the bill were then discnsseJ ~,
great length by Messrs. Gordon and TVuson in
iaror, and Messrs Goode of Mecklenbury No,,
Erereft and Taylor in opposition to It. The
question was taken by ayes and noes on the mo-
hon OF Mr. May, and the bill rejected, ares 81.
noes l2S. -
mfr. Loyal from the Special Committee cou,
posed oil one member from each Senatorial Dis,rc,
reported abill, providing for the endowment of an
Academy in each Senatorial District, and apnro-
priating sums OF money TO certain Colleges and
ior the completion OF the buildings of the Uni
versiiy
YESTERDAY "A communication was received
from the Senate, that they had passed The bills. IN
incorporate the Petersburg Manufacturing c,m-
pahy' allowing further time for the completion of
Inc Suckers Cap Turnpike Road, and TO raise bv
trustees OF the Pittsylyania Academy IN raisa =
| sum OF money by way of lotiery-,hat thew had
passed WIN amendments, the bills authorship the
Doaro OF PUBLIC w orks 10 subscribe for a mar, nj
| Inc STOCK OF the Siaunton and James River Turn
pike Company -divorcing Rachael GaulT,nan f,om
her husband Simon Cautfman -divorcinp Jolr
wilson from his wife Patty-concernine WIN.
Jones. And that they had rejected the bills. con-
eefh,hs iaugh Nelson Ito equalize the fees of at
N Il.rt IL
hohweaith-and divorcing Nancy Saunders from
her husband James Saunders The senate.
mendments were all concurred in.
| JUDGE WHITE
oh motion OF .Hr. .HdrshdH The enerosse6 hill
concerning the 10th Judicial circuit was taken nm
.hr, .hcihany supported the passage of the
OIL. lie adverted in forcble terms. TO the unfor
'nna.e condition ofJudge White, which disoua6-
ed MIN from the performance of the duties of HE
o"..' anu 10 'he meritorious services of that
gentleman IN thereyolution, and since tb,, ne;od
and to the fac, that his situation ,yas s,"L r'o",
| 10 enable him TO live without his salary. re
people IN his district were without the adn,inistra
uoh oi justice; there were about thirtv crin;naI
conhhed In the Jais OF that district whose eyna,.o
" VIC state exceeded the salary to the prooosed
Judge by more than double. He had ion much Coz.
dcnce In the liberality and justice of the House
suppose that they would reject the bill Asto rho
mat me passage of the bill would Great
Jo.iai pension list, he remarked, that the Judge
1927. apFo'".eu "ould have most arduous and
important dulles to Perform, and he could
not be considered pensioner II ,ha h;,I 80
.eec'ed' me people would be left without re-
lei, ana Judge White would be ne much =
pensioner as II ii passed The question invo,,-
ed the relief of the people, unconnec,ed ,.i,h
Judge White. The objects of government were 70
aoser' Tue rights OF persons and property and in
sure the prompt administration Of Justice Ii the
Dill be rejected, some OF these benefits would be
100000 persons. ''''' 'i''"
Mr.. 1bc iha,fy commented in eloouen, ,,nn,.,o
on the great merit the revolutionary services & ,bo
claims oiJudge White to the most favorable co,si
oerauon OF his country But was not that palrio,
Oh the revolution, but the people of large ser.
tion OF our country that asked for relief.
'hessrs. James, Watkins and Garter of D
grounds. VIC ''ihe
Mr.. Christian, Of C. C. commended. ,b,, !,
1""6e Vh'te were, az the friends of the bill az
-. - permanently disqualified from performing
ms duties, he came under the opsrstion ne ,je
disqualification spoken Of in the Conssiln,ion
ana u he would not resign his Office. unde,
such circumstances, it becomes the duty of The
rouse 70 institute those measures which vould
iorcibly deprive him of it. The prec.den, he
thought dangerous. Many Of the Judges Of the
General Court were advanced in years, and the
Jay might not be distant when it nigh, be neces.
sary to appoint another judge to several Other dis
ricts' u was not impossible that the case mich,
happen IN relation TO the whole of them. Iftbess
cases multiplied, the House would have 10 NEE,
the question at some time or other. WHY no, do
u now! lie thought that according to the common
sense Interpretation Of the Constitution, the iudoe
was disqualified, and ought to be ilnpeached. or
removed. The last clause in tl. bill provided ihat