Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-12-12
General aassagpGD.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

TuEso~y, DEC. 10.
Nh. Gordon from the Committee Of Courts Of Jns-
uce' ana M. l9nccy, from that of Claims, .na.lr re-
ports--ts lid Slr. Hill ana MIR. White Of oclArjira
''I'. "Fc!ao4, from the committee on the Con, c.,tjSo.
reported the following Resolution: clint The Auditor
OF public accounts. be directed 10 furnish T,, IN. ~.
81 this House. two tabular statements. sbacir,,r fm,
Tree White population, the Tree colorcd population thr
siaFe poPiiatloh, and The annual revenue. in the seyr-
raj counties IN each congressional district and in sacb
senatorial district Of the Sta,e"-1nd the resolution
was adopted.
q resolution reported from the Courts of .JDstiro
declaring reasonable the petition OF Philip Alexander.
OF Prince William, PRAYING that the laws conccrninr
depcty sherltts, may be so altered. as 10 ui, g hr cra6i-
tor the es>ctlo!i OF proceeding against tie ,!cynty she
raft III default and his securities, or the h;oti, Shnr;g
and that the official bond OF the deputy sheriff; no umt
on record; was opposed by hIr. vIuy on the rro,,r &c
that the law already permitted this clectior-tIat eve
ry deputy sheriff was required to qualify in court
when was sufficient evidence of the luct of hs h.iur
deputy, or n 1t was not, that the lax pcrr:i.:cdt the r.
corailg OF ali important papers, which rendered this
application unnecessary. MIR. May deprecated alter
ations III the code as tins time, when we were on tha
eve Ola Convention, Is we'll lis any new DISTINCTIONS
TO the qualification OF persons as High Sheriff, which
were ALREADY so numerous. that in several counties OF
the State. no justice could be found willing TO accept
the Office. lie thought that the Legislature ol,rht To
discharge Indispensable Legislation oulv. with tln
view OF enabling the government to meet the extra
ordinary expense Of the competition without rosortiuu
to increased taxes.
~ %prS'NS " NS support ecu DV lEIgSS.S. i Ilpp' al
Prince William and wallace onyarious grounds I'm
was rejected by u large majority.
Inc resolution OF the committee Of Courts Of Jus-
tice' declaring unreasonable, the petition of Lewis
jennings OF fauGulcr, praying o new assessment OF
his lands, was opposed by MIR. UIaIace, aud adopted
by the House.
Onmotion of .pr. W1uy, leave was ri;cn 10 hr,c
IN a Oil amending the act concerning Massenbl,rr 4,
w ray, allowing them to change 4 mill sent. Ec..r-
red to Messrs. Wray, Booker oiE. c. Griffin. Shield.
Brown of Warwick, Pressou. Cole, Richardson ot
james City and Grigsby.
On motion OF sIr: .ittiaSon Of Isle OF Whit, leave
was gwen 10 ring III . bill, to INCORPORATE liz, 1'rus-
tees OF the SmitLfield Academy III IsIc Of Virht.
Referred to Messrs. Atkinson. UoIIeman, Grimm.
Rufin, Temple, Vim of Din. Boisscuu and Brrfcnf
ar. 1"ncey from the Committee of Claims. rapor-
ted II u!eGpcIient, TO provide BY law for the pavIna3t n,
the drafts Of the Colonels of TIE G2d and i AZ rnni,
ileHtS Tor stands OF colours, and for similar claims. .
Ihe resolution was opposed by Mr.. Rices Of p. G..
T!io moved to amend 1t by reading crpcdient. Mr..
K. entered into a detail Of circumstances, to entorcc
the justice Of the application. The resolution was
supported by Mcssrs. Hanccy, UItcher and JT0ts onI
passed by a large majority.
On motion Of Mr.. WooyoEk, Resolved that the
committee on the Banks, be instructed to cnqlire into
the transactions Of the late Treasurer with The RAM;
OF Virginia and Farmers Bank ofVirginia; whether tha
Directors and Officers Of said Banks, or anv Of tLnT
knew OF the deception p%ractiscd by the late Treasrrer
upon the Executive, by cross checks. &C. or wbctber
they suppressed any fact necessary to enable the Tx
ccutive to ascertain the true state of the Trnas,,ry.
and that said committee have power to so3d far n.y.
sons and papers. f
On motion Of Mr.. FGizhugh of Ohio, Resolved tb,.
the Committee for Courts of Justice, be instructed r.
enquire into the expediency Of amending the act cnti
tlticd an act, to reduce into one the severul acts am
parts OF acts, concerning witnesses, and prescribinc
the manner Of obtaining commissions for taEino t!leu
dispositions III certain cases.
On motion of Mr. BitHd, Resolved. thateo n,tcb q
the Auditors communication as relates to the aDpnint
mcnt OF Commissioners of the Revenue and Their con.
tlhlance Ill office a longer period than one year. rs
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Various resolutions from Standing Committees ~
subjects referred TO tion, were agreed to bv tho
itouSa, and which viii be noticed when they assam,
the shape Of bills.
The following committee to announce to the Gov.
ernor his reelection, was announced from the Chair.
Messrs. Goode, Smith of Grcenb. Hunrerford. lone
OF holloway. Gordon, Lowell, Yancey. GrjDsbv md
Johnson of Chesterfield. ICY "'
On motion of Mr.. Christian Of Chs. CITY. Resolved
That the committee Of Claims be instructed To innri-c
INTO the expectancy of allowing to the heirs of iohn
maTstow' an officer OF the revolution of the grade of
ist hcut' inc commutation pay to which said Marstoa,
Is entitled, in lieu OF 1aIf pay for life.
Petitions wercprCsentcd by Messrs. Gordon. .Alkgo;
George, herchecat, .lI1ers, Griffin of York.
WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 10Th. 1929.
We omitted in our report Of TUESDAYS procce.
dung5' TO estate Tint on that day, .Tr. EyercH rcpoTted
n bill Tor continuing the Kenawha Turnpiko r. re
mouth Of Big Sandy River. "'
On motion of .UT. Craig, Resolved. that fbo A.,