Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-24
GrmeraI As1emblp.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


Reports made from Standing Committees br
Messrs. May, Yancey, Bryce, Edgingfoa. IIiH
On motion of Mr.. .4ts,nson of Isle of Wight, the
committee for Courts of Justice instructed TO en-
quire into the expcdlency of providing that an admins
traitor de bonis non may maintain suit aans; the
representative of the first administrator for assets of
the first interstate which have been wasted or CONVEX
ted to his o,cn use, by the first administrator.
Petitions were presented by Messrs D,rumulond,
Bayiy of Accomac, Riues of Campbell, Po,ceil OF
Loudoun.
Mr.. WItcher offered resolution that the Joint com
mttce 10 examine the Treasury office, empower
ed To send for persons and papers
Mr.. Dodridge suggested that the resolution should
be Joint, but it adopted as offered.
On motion of Mr.. Mason of Frederick the commit
tee for courts of Justice were instructed to enquire
into the expedency of 40 amending the 80 and 59th
sections OF the act entitled reduce into one
the several acts sncernng executions and for the re-
lefofnsolvcnt Debtors, passed Feb. 25 1919, as to
the Marshalls of the superior courts Of Cancery the
same power 10 take prison bound bonds, and TO sell
and dispose of property surrendered by nsolven debt
ors, executions levied by them, is vested by
law In the 5Ieriffs.
Engfossed bills Establishing separate elections
in the counties of Hampshire and Morgan. 2. To
amend and explain the act 10 improve the navigation
OF the Rvanna river. ). Amending and explaining
the act arthorisng lottery to open road from Mo-
mongolia glades to the mouth of Fishing Creek. 4.
Concerning the poor children of the Parish of Dettin-
gen in Pr. VIM. 5. Dsposing of u sum of money re-
lots on the Rappahannock 6. Divorcing Mary Avis
from her husband 7. Authorising separate cleo
ton at the house of Peter Conrad in Randolph 8.
To authorize the Common council of Winchester. 70
borrow snmolmoney. o. Concerning Hugh Smith.
40. Allowing Eliza Boswell, woman of color to re-
main in the Commonwealth. IL Concerning Wnl.
Freshman, were rsad Sd time and passed.
The engrossed bill prescribing the mode of paying
money into and out Of the Public Treasury being read
Sd time
Mr. Bryce still thought it inexpedient to retain the
proyiso empowering the Treasurer TO pay or receive
small sums not exceeding s without n wanan;
from the Auditors lie thought thsiroviso defeated
or might defeat the whole object OF the bill by ena-
bling the Treasurer to draw out the whole public to-
Dey OF the commonwealth by small checks.
Mr.. MAY ad subsequent section of the bill TO
explain that the Treasurer could check for no SUN
however s'nal, upon money placed 10 his credit in
Bank, without the Auditors warrant.
Mr. BGyce said he not satisfied with the expla-
nation Either the provso operative or inopera-
tive. Iftbe first it would have the effect he apprehen
ded, If the last It's retention could not be necessary
Mr.. Miller OF Bot. declared his disgust of all Bank
ing institutions, and he was therefore unwilling 10
Ink them more intimately with the concerns OF the
State lie wished this bill to lie on the table; and in
the mean tune ne would enquire if, in case of the
failure OF the Bank, the State would be the footing
ri other creditors or be entitled to the full amount OF
her deposits? He would suggest furthcf-the Banks
were required by this bin TO receive payment of the
revenues the notes of all Banks now taken in payment
oI PUBIC taxes III these notes were dcpreciated was
there any thing in the bill to restrain the Officers off
the Bank from paying the Commonwealth with them,
and rcservmg the more valuable currency? Mr. NJ !
moved to lay the bill on the table
Mr. May would not object to the course asked for.
but he thought the bill most valuable one and tina,
the objections urged TO 1t might he easily removed.
The bill was then laid on the table and Oh motion
Of Mr. pancey, ordered TO be printed
The BILL re-enacting the Goth section Of the Inv of
DeScents, repealed at the last session. having been
read I'd time,
MI Epes moved to rcconmit the BILL for the DIR
pose OF striking out so much Of C;terJ the county
courts IN the exercise of the power ofdsposnp of the
real estate Ofinants. Mr.. T. went into consIdere
ion at considerable length of the beneficial nature of
TINS power, to infants OF small estates and urged the
proprety of restoring the county courts this bene
VIOLENT power, which had been the settled policy Of the
country for 80 years.
Mr. .4kinsoa Of Isle OF Wight. opposed the re- !
commitment for the object mentioned and cited many
abuses which had arisen from the power OF the county
Courts as formerly exercised HLe was in favor OF
re-enactng the Goth section of the law of descepts
and was conscious that much Inconvenience had re-
suited from It's repeal but he preferred the law as it
now stood, to re-enactng the old law without the |
sautary restraints imposed by the bin upon the power
of the county courts.
The bill was then ordered TO be rC-comnitted.
90 INVENTION MEETING