Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-12-22

Al The frat appointment Of the commit
tee or Roasis aud isternxl Navigation, but
one member on the whole hne Of the Po-
ssm.c VAS selected. (dr Powell. Of Loo
dsun,l M~ssra Caldwell and G.liaher
have since been added, No part Of the
slHte IL more deeply interested. whether
We take in view land or " alter conveyance
but little has yet been said aLosi the
selection OF . Governor and Council Gov.
Floyd will. - matter OF course, he
candidate aad the term Of service. under
The New Constitution. being for three
years, his whole period. ir chosen. will be
Tour ycarA Gen. Taylor. Of Norfolk, has
been spoken Of by gentlemen " bo rcmem-
Der HE manly and republican, course in
the Convention; but What his prospects Of
suecess are. am now unable 90 say The
Council. having 10 be necessarily reduc cd.
will excite . CONTEXT Of more interest than
Usual; and many delegates. Who have Nit
messed the urbane and Eeniiensniy de
pertinent Of the present councillors. feel
some regret that the eight cannot he eom-
pounded into three. instead Of having 60
give FIVE OF them their " walking pspers a"
But they must patiently yield so tate. and
sll.w themselves 60 be cut Cd " ith tho many
u
The committee room Of privileges and
eetions, continues to he the point or at
traction, the case from Orange being still
under consideration.
Nothing like party feeling has yet been
betrayed in the house; and il 10 hoped tina,
this bsne Of society. civil and political. will
not be allowed 10 intrude itself into the de
alterations Of that body. The unequiv &C al
mark Of disPleasur~ which ~as manife.t-
ed nj the introduction OF such topic, in a
nomination Of . member Of the Board oil
Public Works. may serve o. Q salutary
warning to political zealots hereafter.
The Senate, being merely . body Of re-
vissl. has consequently nothing 10 do .,
present. but to meet and adjourn.
! DEC. Ia, 1880
Mr. EPpes moved an inquiry upon the
subject Of the militia laws generally ant
Il is probable some specific instructions or
that point may be given.
A resolution BY Mr.. Lewis, proposed an
inquiry into the subject Of the laws con
corning Judgments against negroes sen
fenced TO transportation and an inquiry
into the proPrisiy Of prohibiting the teach
ing Of free negroes TO read and write, ..
well rs slaves
! On motion OF Mr. Gsllaher. the commit
tee Of roads and internal navigation wer.
instructed 20 inquire into the expediency
or authorizing the Board Of Public Work.
to subscribe for two ff,hs OF the capita
stock Of the Smithficld. Cbarlestown, ane
Harpers Ferry Turnpike Company
An effort was made. by Mr.. Maxwell
OF Norfolk, to arrest the grants Of any new
separate election precincts. But this ef
tort failed. IL IS very probable. however
that either the whole system will he pros
trafed. or new guards win he interposed
10 secure the purity Of elections. and q Ger
tain and uniform rule OF conduc ting IN,
polls.
j Mr.. Maxwell. of Norfolk, offered re
solution for proceeding Ia the election Of :
Governor and Council, on Saturday next
hut On the sugg-siioo Of Mr.. Miller. ol
Powhstan. the subject was ordered 10 Ii.
on the table.
We add few extracts from the proceedings o.
the iAth, taken from the Richmond papers, ana
also copy oar notice of those OF the 18th, from
\ the same source
TUESDAY, DEC. II.
Mr.. Summers submitted the follow
ing resolution:
Resojred, That the committee OF Finance
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OF sbohsbing all cspitation taxes and sub.,,
iusing IN every case, an al poiere,n tax in lie,
thereof, and that they have leave to report b,
| bill ar otherwise.
The resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Chichester a re
solution was adopted that the House
will or Monday next proceed by io,n,
vote With the Senate, TO the election
Ut BrigadIer General of the 9th B,i.
ssde, to supply the vacancy caused by
the resignation "f Gen. George Rust.
| Mr.. Gallaher submitted the follow
ing resolution which was adopted:
| Received, That the Committee of Roads
and Internal Navigation. be instructed TO in
qu're into the expectancy of authorizing .
subscription by the Board Of Public Work .
OF tHo-hfths Of the capital stock of the Smith.
hed. Charies'own and HsrpersFerry Turn.
pike Company, etc. etc.
WEDNESDAY,. DHc. Is.
Mr.. Christian submitted the follow.
ing resolution which was agreed 10:
Hessired, That the committee Of Court.
o' Justice be instructed TO inquire into the ex
ped'eney of so amending the law, relating TO
the commissions of shefifIs and eotoneys -
10 provide. that not more than one commits.
SION shall be allowed on the same debt. etc
(Adopled)
The EngrosseI Hill TO establish two
separate elections ia the county of JET.
'eTson vas read q third time, and on
the question Of its passage
Mr. WILSON said hc shouId be pleased 10
hear from the friends Of the bill, that neces.
s'ty there IVES for us passage He was se.
1sA'n'ed With the sOuniy. ard the plsees
INC n''oned 20 The bill, snd he believed they
we're neither Of ihem more than ,iv5f MI,
from the ouFt-hOvse, without a vs,r, ro,,.s
~ that distance above . common mill stream
we could not see the necessity Of these neu
precincts fnless ihe resson for the .,,.bJ,.h
ment Of tbst AZ uafpets YeYr, 90 g., -,