Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-03-17

master ~orkma in building up the ju-
Liciai cJiiicr; and IL il prove to be
temple OF safety, his fame will be CO.
existent With the fabric itself. Never
has man, in any public body, iabored
more unremittiugly. or with q greater
degree of patience spd devotion. The
bill was ordered to be engr ossec for Its
thi,d reading.
On Friday. bill TO regulate sheriff.
commissions, so as 10 prevent them
from charging ftco commissions on the
same debt, was taken up; and after
! several attempts IN amend, was laid
upon the table. The bill to authorize
the construction. by the state. Of . road
from Winchester to the Ohio River, WAS
considered. A debate Of some length
occurred upon its passage, in which il
was supported by Messrs. Jackson,
Williams and DAWSON Of Harrison.
Mason Of Frederick, and McCoy-and
opposed by Messrs. Venable, Goode.
and Witcher. Ii finally passed nv =
majority Of one-Ayes 50. noes S.
The sum or SI95 600 is appropriated.
The Judiciary bin. Comprising &C
pages,) having been cngrossed in one
night, by the able and vigilan, clerk OF
the house, was taken up for its third
reading; and the lsborious task ot
reading it. was occasionally relieved
by Mr.. Leigh. At half past three. il
was gone through with. and the vote
recorded upon its passsge-syes 20.
noes Is. IL is said, q substitute will
be offered in the senate, proposing the
one Judge system but il seems to me.
that, after the decisive vote Of the pop
uiar branch, upon the bill, such an at
tempt will be useless, and will oaly
tend to procrastinate the proceedings.
Ii is idle TO expect the house 10 reeedr
from II. position.
The commissions Of the presen,
judges will expire with the session ol
the assembly; and the bill provides.
that the new judges, to be designated
by joint resolution Of both houses. shall
hold such Of the spring terms ~ ma,
occur, between Is days after tie adj
journment and the 18th of June. The
. terms Of the ohancery courts will aiss
DC held. So that, If the present bill
become a law. there will be a term Of
the Superior Court in Jefferson, at the
usual period in May. IL will be per
i, ceived, however, that hereafter the re
gular terms will be in April and Sep.
TENDER.
To day, (Safurday.) twelve or ff
teen ehGrossed bills were read the Sd
time. and passed; and il AS some ha,
gratifying TO find the spirit for debate
considerably cooled down. Very lit
tie discussion took place upon any Of
them. A few more days Of business,
like this, would clear the table Of IN,
weight under which il has been proan
ing for several weeks. The bill re.
organizing the General Court,was con.
s'dered. and some amendments, sug
gested by the committee Of Courts oil
Justice, agreed 10. Ii was then order
ed to be cngrossed for its third reading.
Inc most important subject consider ed
during the sitting. was the bill to pro
) vide Tar the opening and repairs Of the
public roads of the commonwealth. Il
passed by vote Of 65 to 53. can
NOT. from memory, state its provisions
but IT Is certainly an improvement up
on the old system. As a subject OF
local interest. may mention the pas
sage OF the bill, amending the act OF
incorporation Of theSmithfield.C Charles
towr, and Harpers-Ferry Turnpik,
Company, SO that the company are au
thorize'l TO dispense with summer OF
side roads where they deem IL expe
dent 10 do so, and in difficult pIsce,
tn narrow the road to twenty four feet
The whole time Of the Senate, for the
last week, having been engrossed with
The consideration of the Staunton and
Potomac Rail Road bill, no action ha.
taken place in that body upon the bill
to authorize a subscription to the Har.
pers-Ferry turnpike. I hope in my
next to be able TO announce IL. finol
passage. The bill concerning Oh. ne
neral elections. is the order Of the ia
for Monday. In another week, NAV
be able to form some idea Of the pro
bsble period Of adjournment.
The Senate has stricken out the sec
ton IN the Stanton Rail Road bill.
which gave the Company the privilege
OF continuing the work to Kanawha.