Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-02

/. Mr.. Nelson moved to lay aside the report and
: resolutions, aud 10 consider the two bills a.
greedto.
si,. DoddriJge moved lie Commute TO
rise and report the Bulls and Report 10 tue
House.
Mr.. Nelson opposed the motion. lie thought
the committee should not ,ise. until they had
considered the two bills. Inc motion was car
ricd.
MIR. Gordon then reported the bill wiihou, a
msndnent.
The bill entitled an act laying tsres for the
support OF government being under corsidera-
ton, IT was amended ON motion Of MIR. Bryce
Mr.. May moved farther 20 amend the bill
Mr.. Bryce opposed amending !, fsrhe'-1he
discussion continuing, and the hour Of IL hay
ing arrived, alr fnzhugh of +. said II was al
ways usual for The house 10 ad ourn or vacaie
the char on a such day-(ihe anniversary Of
Washing on birth day. he moved the char to
be vacated I'LL q clock.
Mr.. Atkinson of l. OF w. opposed the mo-
| ton
Mr. Smith of X. support ed, when on motion
of Mr.. Doddridge. the House adjourned to this
day. 10 . clock
Tu,sday. FEB. %.
The bills Concerning the kendwhs road
and bridges aud for other purpose, add In
1oiHoi"hB N'"Ih'J ~ 'phhi"t' ~ 'S''P'N'
road from Lynchbnrg 10 the Toll house on the
Blue Ridge Canal" were taken up, read the
| lsi aud 81 times by general consent aud Ur.
dered to be recommiitrd TO their respective
| committees.
The bin Prescribing tariff Of tolls on the
kanawha River aud for other purposes, with
ihe amendment proposed by the Commuee OF
| Road, and Internal Navigation. was tahenu up,
aud this amendment being amended on noIons
severally made by Mr.. White Of RockbrIdge,
the bill was ordered 10 he eogrossed
An cngrossrd bill Concerning the trust, es
OF State River was read a 3rd time (,undr,
| blanks being filed IN motion of VI. Yancey)
and the bill WAS passed.
| resolution from the Committee for Courts
| of Justice was read declaring II iuexprdrnI
| so To amend the law in relation to deeds OF
trust, mortgages. aud other liens for tue sccur
y OF debts, ns 20 compel the debtor naNing any
such deed. to put all his creditors on the same
footing according Ia the amount Of then several
| claims, aud to close all such couveyhnccs IN
like manner MS mortgages hre now closed
Ins resolution vas agreed 10 hs the House.
Another resolution from the COMMITTEE for
tours ofJus'ce Mas eead declaring II lnerpr-
dIrnt 80 TO amend the several laws for III. re
llefof msotycn' debtors ao to a. olive them from
THEN engagements upon making IA full aud iar
creditors. Agreed TO by the House.
Also another resolution from tie same Com
mntee, declaring 1t inexpedient 10 amend The
act concerning executions aud Tor the relIe OF
nsnlVent debtors, as 10 give the marshas |
VI the Superior Couft5 of Chancery the same |
powers, TO take prison bounds, aud TO sell aud |
dispose Of property surrendered by in4olvent |
drbto,s on execution levied by them, as is now
vested by law in the sherihs. Agreed 10.
A farther resolution from the same Commit |
tee, declaring uinexpedient 10 give To the endor
serS Of promissory negotiable notes, endorsed, |
tor the accommodation OF the drawer the same
remedy for contribution agains, their co-rndor
sers, ~ is now given by law TO securities ugains
Their co-securi,ies. Agreed Ia,
A iuTther resolution from the same commit !
tee was read. on the eEped,eney of amending
the act concerning the disqualification oi
Justices Of the peace The commuillce rcporl |
that by the provisions of the sad act II Is de
clnied, that the acceptance of any office undel !
the government of the United states or of de-
putty shetI1in any county within this Common
wealth ~ Of any other Office incompatible,
with that Of justice OF the pence ngrrrably 10
he existing laws, except the office of high sher.
III Of any county shall vadate the commission
OF the gustIce 80 accepting knch Office, and he
shall Thereafter be disqualified 10 act Hs Justice
sion ]hecommHtee tay, IL 10 +. pIesrnled Ihat
there are persons nav III the Office IT jds,ice q.
the pence, who, previously 90 the passage of the
said act, had qualified IA deputy shrriiIs, aud |
who afterwards continued IL at as SvcN TO the |
end OF the term Tor which they had SO qua iied, |
aud that doubts exist whether petsous snua-
ted are Disqualified as Justices Of the peace
The committee conceive that this construction
ofthe law would give II an ex post iacto opera
ton, and would thereby deprive man Of his
Office, for an act which WAS nj the Tine Of IN
beng done, PROM tied by no law whatever,
The committee therefore come to the Icsolu
ton that II is rncxpedcnt 10 amend thc G9Id act
Agreed 20 by The House.
\ resolution from the Committee of Finance
It inc1pedent 10 make AZ cnlatse-
mrn' OF the public warehouse IN lhe town of Pc
ter burr was amended ON motion OF Mr. May,
80 ~ - declare Il crpcdiGR
resolution was read 4 ON the Committee Of |
Roads aud Internal Navigation upon a petition
I, otn suud,y inhabitants of Lynchburg-l hey
pray Tor the passage OF mn act requiring the ow IL
CT of every boat navigating James River aud its
tributary branches, 10 enter into bood with & cd
security, annually, conditioned Tor the safe
transportation and delivery oil all goods, wares
and merchandise whatever, placed on board
their boat, to b, carried for hire that IA copy of
bnat he annually Forwarded TO the different toll !
gatherers on the river, and that such certificate
snail state the name otthe head man of said
boat, aud whether the regular bond and secur-
ity has heen entered lnto that The head man of
every boat or Ills master, be required To give
receipts Tor goods delivered for transportation,
and for the establishment ofweighs upon the
Basin in Richmond, for the purpose OF weigh
ing all goods TO lee shipped. The committee
reported in opposition TO the pe'ltlon and their
resolution was agteed to by the House
A Report read from the Joint Commit
tee of the two Houses on the slate OF the AT
mory stating that they had n,tn"lely cxamln-
ed the buildings and found thai they had been
repaired ngpeeobiy 10 law, and IN good siotr Of
preserratIon--th they had opened some OF the !
boxes of the aims which had been The longest
packed. and found them 10 be with few eScep /,
tons in good order as when packed. They