Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-12-31
HOUSE or DELEGayEs.
.V EDNEsDAY. Doc. %.

HOCSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY. Dec. %.
Mr.. Uensha,, offered the following reso,u,ion.
Resolved That the Committee Tor Courts of Justic,
be Instructed Ia enquire into the eyuedeocv of Mac
lrg bonds penal bills, single bills, promissory notes
ana proved accounts, upon the same dignity in all
cnses
| The resolution was adopted
Mr. SI&ter offered the following resolution:
Resolved, that the Committee of Roads and Nav,-
CATION be instructed to enquire into the expediency of
survey OF route for public road by the Eng ineer
from Huntersrie IN the county of pocahoni0s by
| the way of Sonev Crock Wliiams' piyar sStr.la,S
Gadcs and Birch River to Parkersburc.
| me rosolu ion adopted
Mr.. fa'Tio" offered the following resolution which
| Resolved that the Committee Of Roads and Nav
igatoD he instructed enquire into the exDediencv
OF providing by law for the complexion If the Turn
pike Road from The PENNSYLVANIA line through Eliza
beth Town TO the Ohio River
| Mr. Cas!!eRan offered the following resolution.
tes'lVed that the report of the Auditor of Public
Accounts exhibiting detail the salaries of the GO
verni Officers OF Government be referred to the So
lect Coiiniitee appointed on The snhjac .i. rixe
cutve Deperi,iicnt and that said Committee BE- in
struc'cd to revise and report upon the salaries II
said officers by bill or othorwjsc
The resolution was doD'ed
The bill giving Mechanics III the town of Wheel
i@' Hens upon houses bulls 5y ihen having heen read
second time.
NJ iPtH.sms Of Harrison. reminded The House
that similar bill had been lost AZ -ha last Session
or the ground of the nnocy of local LEGISLATION Il
was not customary t. oppose bill at the present
stage Pf this bat he though proper to rem ind The
| House nFtbe fact he had stated
Nr. JrcobS requested hat the bill mi ght he suffer
ed to advance 10 is 81 reading. when he would salts
II the House that it different -on the ola re-
jecteed as. session, a night fro day.
| Mr.. WiNiaas withdrawing opposition the bill was
ordered to S.!i reading.
! The engrossed bl regulating the practice of SUI
ing out wFits of scire acias read the Sd time and
passed.
Resolutions from the committee for corrte of ;s,ire
LIST, Declaring it r1oetent 70 require security from
Sheriis proportioned &c The amour, Of taxes officers
tees and executions lii the respective counties of the
commonwealth: 2d, Declarinc ii expetli-nt to pro.
vide by law that when recommendations of JUSTICES
{" The peace shall be hereafter made by any OF the
county courts of this conmonyvea the votes of the
Justices respectively, in making slch recommends
tons, shall be entered upon record of the court
making the same, md Transmitted with the recomnen
dstion to the Execuye-were agreed to by the House
! me latter resolution was in response resol-
ton OF Mr. hives of Campbeii-sirecting inquiry
INTO the expectancy OF requiring the county
certify to the Executive, with their tons
OF justices OF the peace, whether the persons recon-
nended, have relations or connexions already on the
oench-oT OF providing some other mode OF prevent
ing the accumulation of members of the same family
! en- the county court bench.
Mr.. ..4tfiason sad. that in submitting the letter
winch he wished to so to the Committee of Finance
he avaed himself Of the opportunity to correct AN i'm,
preston which he had to tfy heard was abroad caIcu
lated to imPlcae Major Chs Smith of Norfolk Mir
a. said that when he submitted the resolutions for
inquiry 10 the eSpediency os some Legislative nro
tectinn to the revolutionary claimants, he meant to
aSt1at the oo1ect OF the spectators The letter
which gave rise to the investigation purports .o have
beer written by Charles Smith at the request of ,,r
person who proposed To undertake the prosecution of
the Claim for Hofers' heirs. The WRITER was not con-
sidered by Mr. A as the speculaor nut the latter
term he meant To apply to the individual by whose
request Smith wrote. Mr.. 4. said that he had but
slight acquaintance with Major s., and SO far as that
went, he knew nothing in the smallest degree derog-
atory to his character gentleman, and that when
he, AIr. A. should uninteusionsy do injury to a gen
tieman or his remarks should be misunder he
would take great pleasure in doing justice.
! The Special Committee to whom was referred
resolution enduring INFO the proprty of vcsng the
County Courts with power the sxpediency and
location OF precnct elections, having reported IN IA
Gor Of the propositions
Mr SPurlocke moved to substitute the Superior
! Courts Of law in he place of county courts.
hlriepl farland, said there nigh, be some o1cs
lion as to the eXpediency of Transferring the ns.yrr
over separate elections from the Legislature. but
there could be none he thought, as to the reairve
superiority OF The county, he Superior Courts of
law Coming from the various sections Of the coun
ty, the Justices must be better lndges of the wants
of the county and the claims nf conflicting lncali les
than The Judges OF the Superior Courts could be
presumed to be
! NJ. Spurlocke replied Sectional feelings existed
| in many Counties and The decisions Of the county
! courts would be biased by their influence On the
other hand, Judges Of the Superior Court, often not
residing IN the county concerned, would not be liable
| to be influenced by sectional views.
| Mr. Spurocke's amendment was dcfeated. and tn
resolution Of he Select Committee adopted-ayes %
/ noes ~
The House having got through with the business
on It's table-on motion Of Mr.. linn, ADJOURNED.
FjD,a tie Nrionai JoutnaL
CONGRESS iloNDAY. Dec 27
SENATE.--Mr Smith the President pro tenn
took the Chair, and the minutes Of Fridays sitting