Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-09
ESaNf0.
TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. o, 1928.
General @sssmbIp.
UOCSE or DELEGATES.

On motion OF MIR. H1iI $50 copies of the census o
Virginia. for $780, ordered to be printed for tn,
use of the General Assembly.
Mr.. Doddrihge moved 10 amend, by publishing also
tho census Of 1910; which amendment was acceptet
by the mover.
On motion of Mr.. Hall, the Executive were request
ed to furnish the House with statement showing tn,
number of votes for and against Convention, in Ill
the counties and corporations of the commonwealth.
Petitions were presented by Messrs. pitcher. Do'
drudge, Ruther16ord, Kereherai, .Uorgar .Nioo-
.ltenris Old, Keller, Rioes of Camp III Laughlin o
Gfeenb. and Castiemnn.
On motion of Mr.. Tyler of P. VIM. leave was giver
TO bring In bill, amending the several concern
ing the Quantico Creek Lottery. Referred to Messrs
Tyler, Maerae, Fitzhugh of Fair. Moss, Ezcy, Powell
Of Lou. Cook and Chiffon.
Reports were made from standing committees, BY
Mossrs. Gordon, White of K. AMI mn.
On motion Of mr.. Ruihcrfo,rd, so much cs the Au-
dItor's communication as recommends increase o
compensation to the cIrrk Of the slh regiment, wa.
referred to the committee on militia.
Mr.. Duncan mov Il the following rcsouton:-Tha;
the committee isoads &C. he instructed to inquire
into the cSpcdiency of improving the Sluice Hayiga
ton of James river. from Nadens Adventure Falls to
the mouth of. Dunaps creek.
On motion of mr.. Grimes, the committee o. Priv.
lcges and Elections were permitted to send for per-
sons and papers IN the contested election from Bed
ford.
On motion of mr.. .Nrrda~.-b, the report of tho
committee of Privileges and Elections on the letter
OF John c. Cohoon, delegate from Nanscmond, vas
taken up. Tho committee report, that in their opni-
on. the Office of coroner is lucrative under the
18th section of the CoDsttutlon-and that an officer
conducting the election cannot return himsef-ard
that mr.. Cohoon is not entitled to his scat.
Mr.. yVWrdutgh moved to amend the LIST resolution
by inserting that the Office of is not lucra-
tive Office. The amendment was supported at some
length by mr.. yUUrd tugh, (whos, remarks we could
not hear) opposed by Rjocs of p. G.. and mega
lived. The LIST resolution then passed by the
House. affirming the ineligbility of coroners.
On the I'd resolution, mr.. Miller of Pow. rxrnark-
cd at length upon the Importance of the resol-
ton, it anuued right of the people 20 select
whom they pleased to represent them. He moved to
lay the table for the present but the motion vas
neggetivsd. 49,,
tidh by declaring that officer conducting the clcr-
ton, can return himself.
Mr.. Rjpes of p. G. opposed the amendment, and
read the law upon the The neXpediencv of the
principle obvious from the reflection that such
officer had the power of challenging votes and might
exercise IL to his own benefit.
The amendment wac negatived. AMI the resolutions
adopted.
The report the committee of Courts of Justice on
the petition of the administrator and securities of Ter
man Baker stating that his property insufficient
to pay the LIST judgment OF SIS o0that farther I'M
Of $4,000 claimed by the Commonweath-ask-
ing the suspension of execution the latter if judg-
ment should be obtained, until December ncxt--and
that the estate Of said Baker be subj cced sale
and declaring the said petition reasonable, was read
and agreed to.
.ur. Booker of Amelia offered the following reso-
mtion, and stated the inducemcnt to it, that the
sheriff of Amelia had been assaulted by the owner of
property taken under execution, aud Il property
rescued; that the magistrate had issued his warrant
for feonIou taking, but 1t had been found that the
offence a misdemeanor only. The resolution
reads Resolved that the committee for Courts of JOS
flee be instructed to enquire into the cxpediency Of
SD amending the law in relation to property taken
under execution other process. to make it elo-
ny in any who shall By force take attempt to take
from the sheriff other officer of this Commonwealth
any property by him taken under execution other
process Adopted
mr.. Old offered resolution for proceeding OF Fri
dly, TO the election of n Bri9adicr General in the
room OF ChambeTlayne Jonos resigncd-which mo-
ton of Mr. 9nderson of Nottoway, for the pres
ent laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. SPENCE, Of Wood Resolved that
tire Executive be respectfully requested to commune
cate to this House the last official returns of the NUM-
bor OF militia officers and Inen in each respective
county, city, and borough in this Commonwealth
qod the number thereof respectively, according 10
the official returns of 1920.
On motion Dir. Ztan leave was given 70 brine in n
nIl amending the several acts concerning sturnpiIe
IRON nononSala Gades to the mouth Of Fishing |
Creek
Pefcrred to Mcssrs. Zinn, Allen of Prcston, Watts,
WILSON, Doddridge, Camden, Spencer Of Wod1 and
Thvenner.
an motion Of mr. Cd7,dcn, the committee on mill
tia laws wrcnstructed to enquire into the expectancy
Of creatirg battalion in the 125th Regiment
Of Virginia militia.
ON motion of mr.. Goodc Joint Committee was D.
pointed to announce TO WIN. b. Gilcs, esq. bis re-
elecnoE