Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-02-07

mittee from the further consideration
ofthe petition of EpIey and Morrison;
which was opposed by Mr.. Anderson and
carried in the affirmative.
Mr.. Anderson then, supporting the
claim of Epley and Morrison, (for the
payment OF Is per ceut on the amount
Of their contract with tie Commission
err of the Kenawha Road and Navlga-
ton, retained in bis hands for the faith
full performance Of the contract) moved
to refer the petition to Select Commit
tee.
Mr.. Smith Of Kenawha, made state
ment of the nature OF the claim, conten-
ding that though The contract had not
been legally, it had been substantially
complied with.-Motion prevailed and
referred to Msssrs. Anderson, Smith, Of
Kenawba, Nc Farland, Miller, Moore,
White, OF Rockbridge, Gilliland, Bur.
ner, Lewis, Harvie and Atkinson.
Mr. Rogers offered resolution ask
ing leave to bring in bill amending the
several acts providing for the sale of
lands of which L. Ellzey died seised.
Adopted.
CIRCUIT COURTS.
On motion of Mr.. Gordon, the bill and
substitute concerning Circuit Courts
was taken up.
The question recurring on the adop-
ton Of the substitute.
1.-THE substitute was offered by MIR
Bryce, and we believe proposes the ap-
pointment of four additional Chancel
lors, and subdividing the present Chan
Gerry Districts proportionably- the COM
mon law and Chancery jurisdiction to
be left separate and distinct
The question recurring On the sub
stitute, Mr.. Bryce supported il in an
able argument, and exposed the mis-
chief which be thought must infalliby
eDsue from the original bill.
Mr.. Hunter OF Berkeley, replied to
Mr.. Bryce, bringing to the view of the
House the intolerable evils Of the pre-
sent Chancery System, and predicating
that we could not be worsted by any
change, and supporting the original bill.
The substitute was then rejected by
large majority, and the bill ordered to
be engrassed and read third time.
The House passed some local bills,
after which it adjourned.
January 25.-h communication from
the Senate stated they had passed
the bills concerning the heirs of Nathl
Savage, dec'd-authorisins two sepa-
rate elections in the county of Orange
and to authorize three separate elections
in the county of Harrison. And they
have passed with amendments the bills
authorizing separate elections in the
county of Logan-and fixing the salary
of the General Agent and Store keeper
of the Pcnitentiary, and for other pur-
poses (The FIRST amendment was con
Cured in by the House without opposi
ton
They hare agreed to the resolution
esting the Board of Public Works
to enquire into the expediency of d.
recting the Public Engineer to survey
the most practicable route fora wagon
road, from the town of Harrisonburg,
to Beverley in Randolph county.
Dir Williams moved that the House
disagree to the amendment of the Sc
nate to the bill fixing the salary Of the
General Agent and Store keeper Of the
Penitentiary, and for other purposes,
which proposes to reduce the salary of
the ist Clerk from $500 to $500. This
motion was supported by Messrs Halle,
Patteson, Harvie, Irvine, Hunter, Mayo,
Rives of p. G. and Gordon, and oppos-
ed by Messrs. Gholson, Finks and simp-
kius, and decided by ayes and noes in
the negative, by vote of 81 to 96.
On Mr.. Locket's motion, the Board
of Public Works were instructed, if they
deem it expedient, to direct the Ensi-
neer to survey the best mode, and the
probable expense of rendering the
Roanoke river nayigable from PannePs
Ferry to the upper part of the said ri
yer, thence to Little river, and down
that to New river.
The Speaker laid before the House
communication transmitting the annual
of the President and Directors of
the Board of Public Norks-also the
report of the Principal Engineer, on
his survey and examination of the James
and jackson rivers, as directed by a
resolution of the 9th of March last
Laid upon the table and ordered to be