Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-16
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
IttrfRspAy Anu, "a

efgrOssed third
On Mr. BAyy's m ion, the bill To establish fer.
~ from the county OF Acconac 10 the town. Of Nor
folk and Hampton" with the Sepa'e's amends,, nts
taken up, and one Of those amen6msn,s was r.
Jscted, and ano her amended Mr.. Bsyly's mo'ior.
The Repor, of the Committee on the Bouds of Pub
lie Officers, was taken up and read The report states
that The bonds in QUE ton were all duly .xecued.
The appropriation Bill was taken up and amend
NJ. Gholson made the following report:
The committee app ted on the part Of the House
Of Delegates to mauase free aud full ercnce with
committee of The Senate on The bill enu An
act to establish nr1 Of Law and Chincery in zach
OF the counties OF tn Commonw ith and in certain
corporations therein mentioned and ihe amendments
OF the nate The GO, to which amendment, the
House OF Delegates Disagreed aud on which the Sc
nate insisted, have ne to order pc rio med heir
duty ana reports
That al the said conference the .nage,s thereof on
me par, OF he House OF Delegates made proposition
ohe Managers on The part OF the Ssna he sub
resolution, TO wit:
" Res9t1ed, That the Managers on the part of the
House oil Deesaes appointed conduct free and full
conference with the Senate upon the subj ct a. the
bill entitled An ac', Sc. and the sme me ns of tn
senate heret', recommend 10 the House OF Delegates
10 consent on s part TO an amendment Of the amend
ments proposed by the Senate, so AZ 10 provide that
the state be arranged 10 III judicial circuits and the
number OF judges reduced %; il it shall seem good
10 tue Senate on their part 10 receGe from the amend
ment proposed to he bill 10 the number of districts
AMI circuits and to accede to the principle of tie bill
OF tne House Of Delegates, as TO the two Judges pro
vidcd TOR each court"
The Managers Of tho said Conference on the par,
o. 'ne senate, declined the proposition in the above
F:snulon eoA'aissd; and on their part, IN de pro-
position 10 the Managers tn, part Of the House of
Delegates, contained in the following resolution TO
wit: "
' ResolUed. That tie Managers on The mart Of tbs
senate appointed TO conduct free and full Co ference
with the House of ID egaes, on the subject of the
nh' emitted IAN aci, sc. and the amendment of the
oena'e thereto, recommend TO the Senate, on $ part
an amendment oil The amendments proposed by the S-
nate, so as TO provide that the State be arranged in
ten Districts, AMI each District into two Circuits and
that the number Of dyes be increased 10 ,wen'y il
II seem good to the Hou of Delegates 10 rec.de from
their disagreement to the endments proposed to the
oi' ana 20 accsde 10 the principle OF the nduent-
as TO one Judge provided for each Court
The Managers on the part of the House of Dsle-
gates decned the said PROPOSE ion OF the Managers on
me part OF ihs Senate, aud hen made another PROPOSE
uon 20 the Managers OF the Senate contained IN th-
following reso .tion, TO wiz:
- 'HeSofred, That The Managers on the part Of the
lou,e OF Delegates, appointed to conduct free and
uI Cnnierence with the Senate upon the subject Of
the bill en'i led eau ac, SC. and The Of
the Sc thereto, h,ll rrcomme nd TO The House Of
Delegates to consent on is part, amendment OF
NJ amendments proposed by the Senate as TO pro-
vide mat The State be arranged into 10 Judicial Cir.
cuitt, and the number Of Judges reduced 10 20; il
fei seem good TO the Senate, ils part TO receds
o, so lar a. 10 accede to he principle OF the bill OF he
House oil Delegates, az TO the Judges provided for
each cour OF each OF The 20 crcui.s'
This proposition also, was declined BY the Mana
gers on the part OF the Senate.
Ihe inagers on the part of Inc Senate announein,
that they had no farther other propo.iton TO m
aud the confsress of the two Houses being unabe IN
come to any agreement, the Conference was cIossd''
MI Leigh expressed his wish 10 submit The question
10 the peopleand slated his at some nigh for
believing that the best way of so submit ling IT, was 70
retain the double Judge SYSTEM the people at the cleo
IONS IN August would, il they dsapproved the system
elect such Delegates as might confirm mr. change /,
He should in the first instance however move TO
amend The bill to have 10 districts and 20 Judges
tie was aPprehen'ive, indeed, that this number o
Judges was too small, bu, if upon experiment. il was so
found, their number nigh be increased.
The Chair stated, that the motion TO amend could
no' De made untIi the House had receded from heii
disagreement 10 the Senate's amendments
Mr. Leigh then made that motion, and the House
determined in ihs ai NATIVE.
Mr. Leigh then made another motion. The Senate
hau proposed strike out from the bill where il proy-
dad chat ths Commonwealth should be divided into
twelve circuits, the word tUeiUe and insert in lien
thereof The words thine Districts and ach district into
TWO "A moion was made by Mr. Leigh 10 amend the
SAID amendment by striking out the word stnine-and
the question being Pu, thersuPcn, determine in
A further motion was then made nv Mr. Iajgh .,
amend the said amendment by king therelrom he
words 'dsrc's and each district into two so az to
make me hrst section of the bin read, "ths Common
wealth. shall be divided into - circuits" Mr. Lee h
called Tor the ayes and noes and hoped the vote would
be considered test question.
After some remarks from Messrs. Witcher, Gimer
Jones' Preston, and Atkinson the question was taken
ana decided In the negative, by SO ayes and 81 noes
Al ES-me'srs Banks [Speaker.] Bayly, Wood Of
hIoemaIIe, heEby, McCue, Davis of Berkeley, III
,haw, Anderson and Miller OF Bo eourt Campbell oil
brook, Gho'son, Spe Yancey, Halyburion, Watkins
buriooi, Wil'on Brodnax, jones, Wight JAMES nj ar.
shall Mason OF Frederick, Perrin, Brvcc Erskine
Ciaootns, Morris, Seymour, Division. Williams of ri ,
Leigh Lucas, GsIlaher, Summers, LAWSON, Mason OF
Loudoun, Goode, Cohoon, Garland OF Nelson, Muir.
| daush, Thompson, Blackwell, Anderson of Nouoway
Jacobs, Parroii, Miller Of Powhatan. Venabe, Shield
tives OF Prince Gsorse, Tyler, Moore, Mcdowell
| Lewis, Williams Of Shenandoah Gate wood Goodwvn
! Hamyop, MoneuIe, Crockett, Maxwell, MacfarIaDd
snd "a Ntioord
NOES Messfs, Drummond, G. liner TetriH Gar.
land OF Amherst Mayse, Campbell Of Bedford Lett
! wich, Chffstdn, Spurlosk Rives OF Campbell CLAW,
! TaylOF, Broadus, Gibson Chichester, Payne Pows III
OF Frederick, Holland, CasemaU Wood Of Ere 'erick
king, Hail, Green, Easley, Dunn, Carskadon, Dyer
AikiosOn Sample. Pollard of King and Queen, Hooe
Pollard OF King vii IAN, Leland, Ewing, Hays. Cald
well, Poindextr, Street Hudgins, Newman, Waite
Is Dgsly, Nawter, Preston, Helms, OFerrall, UpsHu-
Davis OF Orange, Hcer, Wtcher, Swanson, Baxter
Inn, Ha't, McMaho1, AieSander, X Igore, CruInp
Eppes, Gillespie, Mccoy, McCuoch, X llerand N W
! ton.
Mr P'es'on then moved to ell the blank cresteI
by striking out she word "Ene," and tonsef the wore
len, VIII CHI was carried wi houi opposition or division
Mr. Leigh declared, tba' hs had dom all 10 his 20
er TO arres, the downward OF this Commons III
| IN adopting his measure; and ha, he should submit
With as mueh paiietcs and resignation az possible
that he rose nsw merely 10 move that The bill be re-
committed for lac purpOse OF rearfangnE the dis'rcts
No Whehsr moved its commitment 10 a stI Ct CON
miltes. NJ Biyy moved that the committee consis
OF lwe1ty, tia; Cna may be assigned to each circuit
Mr. Msyso ooped il would con-s, OF ons om eact