Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-24

Pedient TO put into active operation the a,mOryh for that
purpose
On motion of Mr.. Daniel, II was
heso.sed' That leave be given to bring i bll to au'
IN the county OF Campbell. the Staunton River
his lands ON the Halifax side thereof
! On motion OF Mr.. Caldwell il was
Rcs0tced That the committee of Courts of Justice be
instructed to enquire into the cxpcdcncy of extending TO
constables the power of executing the writ eapias al
sayuciendcn in all where the sun. does not ex-
coed the jurisdiction of magistrae-and to enquire also
into the eSpcdiency Of making the Office constable more
responsible.
On motion of Mr.. Faulkner, il was
ReSoired, That Select Committee be instructed TO en-
qure into the cxpedcncy Of modifying repeating SO
much Of the first section OF passed the 25h OF
February 1924 authorizing the Courts of certain counties
to provide mode OF opening and repairing the roads with
right upon the lands and taxable property Of said
county for the purposes therein specified than I2 2
per cent upon amount of the taxes PAYABLE upon the
same property by the laws Of the Commenw ealth.
Mr. Williams from the Select Committee the sub
jcct OF revising the laws of the Commonwea reported
On motion OF Mr. Bryce of f., the report the Commit
tee OF Courts of Justice the subject Of imprisonment for
debt ordered lie table and the order of the
day for the I'd If January next.
On motion Of Mr. Gholson, the report of he Committee
OF Courts OF Justice adverse 10 the extension of the urs
dicuon oil single magistrate TO cases involving larger
sum than 20 dollars, taken up.-Mr G. moved TO
strike out the word neXpeden and insert in place
word epedent 10 reverse the decision OF the com
I mittce.
On This motion debate took place in which Messrs.
Gholson, Chandler, Knox Moore Brodnax took part
ITO be given in our next.
The ayes and having been ordered on motion of
Mr. Caldwell the motion of Mr. Gholson carried by
.qyes-Messrs. Banks (Speakcr,) Wood Of Albcmarle,
Good OF Berkeley, Campbell of Brooke Gholson, Shell
Spurloc. Rives, Ball, Chiffon Marshall Stillman Helms
Hale of Franklin, Wood of Frederick, Smith of do Hail
OF Grayson, Erskine Spencer, Sims, Carskadon Poson
Mullen johnson, Gravely Jordan, Gollaher Berry, Hays
Lawson, Milhaney, Cordell Caldwell, Smith of Ma
son, Goodc OF Mecklenburg Knox, Biingsly Henry,
Webb, Fzhugh, Panott, Davis, Adams, liner, Witch
err Gland, Finn, Land, Carter of Prince William Moore
Nj Mahon. Cline, Jesse, Kilgorc, Bare, Carson Cobb
Moncure, Gillespie, MCoy. MCulloch, and Keer-63.
.Noes-Messrs. Grnads, Drummond, Persinger Gar
land MCue, Brooke, Cameron, Campbell of Bedford,
Faulkner, Anderson of Boteourt, Wilson of do, Pacson
of Buckingham, Boiling. Daniel, Tod, Richardson, Pate
of Chesterfield Pendleon Broadus Wilson of Cumbcr-
land, Brodnax, JONES' Richie Stephenson, Woods OF
Franklin Bryce of Frederick, Sniow, Smith of Glouces-
ter, Bryce Goochand Bruce, Roane, Shield, Summers
Harwood Dabney Carter of Lancaster, Allen, Pondex-
ter, Street, Kelly, Preston, Cabe Chandler, Leigh
Fisher, Harvey, Swanson, Miller, Dppuy, shands M'Dow
ell, Powell, Hargnvc, Newton, Morris Crockett and
: Brown--57.
The following engrossed bills read third time and
passed. To provide ciecuay for the sales Of
property taken under execution other process
remove limitations to prosecutions for petit larceny.
The engroscd bill TO amend several relating TO wit
and regulating the of obtaining
ing commissions for the obtaining of testimony, read
third time.
f Mr. Gallaher offered the following Ryder to the Bill:
lind DC further enacted, That hereafter, in all civil
actions the testimony of females shall be taken by way
commissioners or notary public upon due notice given thu
1t parties concerned.
ID
> ryder, which was withdrawn by Mr.. Gaaher
MIR. Wiams of HARRISON the indefinite postpone
ment OF the Bill which motion was, after having been dis
cussed by Messrs Faulkner, Gaahcr, Campbell of Brooke
and Williams, agreed to by vote of 81 to 10.
On motion ofMr Byme, the House adjourned
Friday, December %.
On motion of Mr. Ersknc, il was
Resolved That the Committee of Schools and Colleges
inquire INTO the eNPediency OF appropriaing
amount from the Literary Fund for the benefit of Lewis
burg Academy III the county of Greenbriar.
On motion OF MIR. Street, il was
Resolred That the Committee of Claims be
to inquire into the eXpedency of allowing William Baeley
- deputy of John Blackwell, late Sheriff of Iunenbur
! county, the sum of $50 50, the of nsovcn
!, list, &c.
On motion of Mr. linn, it was
t Resoired, That the Committee OF Finance inquire int,
the expedency of so amending the law passed prl
concerning delinquent lands 10 provide that all lands
turned delinquent previously 1920 shall be exone
rated from the arrears of taxes charged thereon provided
the amount thereof exclusive OF damages, shall
4 five dollars.
y On motion of Mr. Williams it was
Resored, That leave be given bring i'm bill chang
ing the counties composing the 10Th and 20lh Circuits
the Superior Courts of Law and Chanccry, and the
:, OF holding those courts.
= On motion of Mr.. Broadus il was
= ReS0fred, That the Auditor of Accounts furnish thi
House with the amount of money expended publishing
the delinquent lists far he has proceeded also t
amount received into the Treasury the de
lnquen land tax-and his estimates of the probable
pcnse of completing the lists and publishing the same a.
required by the Act of Assembly of April Ist 1881
On motion of Mr.. Brodnax il was
ResoiUed, That the Committee of Courts Of Justice b
instructed TO enquire whether any, and if any, wha
amendments are necessary TO the laws in force
tive to the appointment and duties of Commissioners il
q Chancery-also the laws authorizing judgments or de
: crees 10 be revived by writ of scire facias
Also TO the laws authorizing interrogatores to be flee
in certain in actions at awand also whether some
Jdicious method Of acceleang prosecutions for INSIDE
: meanors, cannot be effected.
+ On motion Of Mr. Bingsley, il was
. ResOiUed, That the Committee the Militia Laws en-
qre into the eXpcdcny of so altering the law respecting
Regmental Mustcrs TO dispense with said mustcs and
to substitute Battalion musers in lieu thereof
On motion OF Mr.. Spurlock il was
Resolved That leave be given bring in bill author
ing John keeser TO establish Ferry from his land the
county of Cabc Big Sandy river TO the Kcnuc.
- ky shore; also, authorizing VIM. Cyrus TO establish
Ferry from his land the river TO the Kenc-
ky shore
On motion of Mr.. Miller, il was
Resoiced That the Auditor of Public Accounts be di-
rccted to furnish the House of Delegates with state
ment exhibiting the amount paid into the Treasury each
year from the Peniteniay Institutions since the present
system in regard to that institution establishes; and
also how much money has been discussed each year from
the Treasury for the pay of the officers of the Penitenary
and the internal expenses of said insutionso as TO she
whether not for the period above named the persons
ported themselves, and paid those who superinend the
On motion of MIR. Erskine, il was
Resoired That the Committee Of Roads, sc. enquire
into the expediency of excmpng part of the tolls
= William Smiths Stages the Kanawha Turnpike road.
Petitions were presented-By Mr. Wicher of the off
GERS OF Psyvania, for restoring the former number OF