The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-02-13
vX2ar&IA A.ETs 6ApURE.
HOUSE OF ILEGArES

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Saturday, fed. 3,-MMacrae submitted a
Resolution, that the Co,ittc of Finance be IN
]structed to enquire into I eNpedicncy Of so a.
l%ncudlng an act concern the public revenue.
aud an act concerning } county levy, both
Hdssed March 6, 1919, to provide more cf.
tectuaIiy for The p.eyena OF fraud in fhe re-
turn and ultimate dispoon Of i|usolvrnt list
and for the collection otxes or county leyie
from taxable OF tlthablef,1ns other than thu.
named on the commisstrs' books OF the cur
e ntycar-Mr. Mdcrdaade some remarks ON
the expectancy Of adopI the resolution. when
the question was takeni il was rejected.
On motion Of Mr., RS of p. q. a resolution
was adopted instructinec Committee OF Road,.
&c. to enquire into ~th5Npeliency Of amending
the road laws, SO as toftce the penalties mt
posed upon, and to rcptthc provision for the
payment Of surveyors o uds.
hr. Moncure Offered \ solution TO procecd
~ Jomt ballot, on the l0tnst. TO the election
Of a Governor in the place. John Tyler, ESQ.
4 ON the 4th of March ne4
Mr.. Irvine expressed abubt of the power Of
the House to so INTO the lection this session.
ana therefore moved that : resolution be laid
On the table, which was aged to.
On motion OF Nj. Lewis, resolution was adop-
ted, that the House ploceebn Wednesday. the
7th INST. by joint ballot, the election of a
Bo9rd of Public Works bhe ensuing wear.
The engrOssed biiS.-I,ying certain slaves
ema cipatcd by the wlblhIr. Jefferson, to re-
man in the State-ando lmend the Tariff OF
tolls on the Blue Ridge md were read a third
time and passed.
Tin report of the bmnittee of Courts Of
Justice declaring it inpelient 10 amend the
existing law, 50 as to refine executors and az
illustrators OF estates aich may be insufficient
70 pay the debts due bhem, To apportion the
assets IN snch manner .dt each creditor may
receive pay IN proporn to the amount of his
or her resPe tive cIalmeing read, Mr. Almond
moved 10 reverse the onion of the Committee
by declaring 1t expedle to amend the law, on
" Inch he offered a few marks. The House re-
Jected his motion aud incurred in the %resolu-
uon of the Committee.
\ resolution from thCommittee of Courts Of
Justice, was road aud occurred in declaring ii
eypedlent 70 amend thew prescribing the mode
u punishment for prise breaking, x one from
the loinnittae Of ClaiL declaring reasonable
the petition of Dudley Iges, praying that five
years taii pay, IN lieu otalf pay for life, ioi
services IN the Reyolutio and also that the IA.
mount OF money receiveby him be deducted
rom his five years full p was also read and
coneurfed in.
Monday, ftb. 5.-MrCraig moved to take
up the resolution for thelCctiOn OF Governo,
on Saturday-agreed to.
MIR. Irvine opposed elaiag a Goveror at this
session. lie saldthat the institution require,
the Governor to be GRntdlg elected. Wert
tins the only clause, he ,hqld be disposed Il
glveit a more liberal conviction but the Con
/ stIfntinn turtbpr prn,tJ,J .,. r i
death, resignation, or disabny of the Governor
the Lieut., Governor shoulducceed. He there
fore clearly thought that twas incompetent IL
eIect a Governor but once year, and that tn,
present case was provided N.
MIR, Sm} tn ofWythe, sal there was nothin.
IN thcobjrction. There wee preccdents for tn
course now proposed nv he election of Nj
Monroe, to supply a part o the term Of judy
Tyler, and of Geo. Nn. Smith, TO supply
part of the term of Mr. 1uIroe.
MIR. Craig disscnted fDu Mr.. ~Irvine's inter
probation ofthe Constitutpn andargued to PROV
that the Constitution, d. lot intend the ofic
to remain vacant.
MIR. Page moved to areml the resolution b
inserting Thursday the 9th inst, as the day q
election.
MIR. kives of Nelson opposed the amenC
ment as unnecessary, ad as tending to della
the session. The Amendment was rejected.
The resolution was amended on motion G
Mr.. Moncure, by strikag from it the word
: for one year. and this amended, the resol,
ton was passed.
Mr.. Patteson offered resolution for r~eferrin
so much OF the Treasufr's Message as relate
to a tax on the vendas OF Lotteries, to III
Committee on Finance. Adopted.
The engrossed bill a%nanding the act entitled
- an act concerning balm civil cases and fo
other purposes-was explained and enforced b
hlr. Thompson of Amherst, and passed.
The engrossed bill grating a Lottery to tn
richmond Dock Company, was supported b
hr. rutherford, Mr.. CEig, and MIR. Page, an
opposed by MIR. Thompson of Amherst, Nj
Gaiues and Mr.. Carter