Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-01
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VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30.


Inc House met at III o'clock, and were engaged for
one hour upon their ordinary busness-but al twelve
o'clock they took up the Report the Judiciary Sys-
Mr.. Cohooo presented petition of sundry inbabit.
ants OF the county OF Nansenoud for the establishment
separate election at the house of Caleb Savage in
that county.
An eogrossed bill, Concerning Thomas jesse Je
was read third time and passed.
Inc following bills, with the amendments severalIy
proposed oy the various co nmittees taken uo-
amendments agreed TO, and the bills were ordered TO
be engrossed, viz:
bill providing against the abuse Of bridges ersc,ed
under the authority Of the General Assembly,:
bill to provide for the opening and construction of
road IRON some convenient point Of the Kanawha TO I'D
10 Point Pleasant:
A bill to regulate the fees of The Ssrgaao, q, A..
10 the House OF Delegates:
bill to establish ferry from the Lard. of William
A. Hereford, in the county of Mason, the Ohio
bill forming new county out Of pars of the coup.
Ties OF Logan, Nicolas, Greenbrer and X snawha:
1''t Iormng new county out OF parts Of the
ues OF bo'etourt, Montgomery, and Frsnklin-snd
a Dill authorizing the Board OF Public Works TO sub
scribe to the stock of the Smi,h6eld Charestoen and
Harper's Ferry Turnpike Company.
bill aPpropraiing a sum OF money for the bene6,
Of Hampden Sydney College, with the atnsodment
proposed by the Commute Of Schools and Colleges wa.
taken up ard the amendment agreed to.
Mr. Williams Of Harri.on then moved TO Law the bin
on the table slang that he had AMENDING nj to pro-
pose to The bill, which he then epared TO Of
Ter. The amendnP consisted in IN aking am ao,,o
pristion for the benefit of The Randolph Academy
OF the Alsghsny-The bill itself provides contr,hu
non from the Literary funA for Hawpdsn Sydaey Col
ege - Mr.. Goode was opposed laying the bin on
me ta6'e-bu' upon putting the question: the motion
prevailed.
Oh motion Of Mr.. Garland Of Nslson the House
hen re'umed the consideration OF the Report of the
COMMITTEES OF Courts Of Justice on the Judiciary Svs
tenn
Mr. Leigh continued bisremarks, and prssen, ed nu.
me Gus objections to he proposed system. H. went
into an examination OF the present Chancery system
and commended that the evs suffer under il would he
aggravated by the propos ID change. lie submitted the
following project, which, he sad, the friends of the
system would bnd IL to their advantage to adopt:
"Thst the Courts, which shall be ordained and sst H.
i4bed 20 exercise the jIrisdc ion vested in the
Superior C,urts of Law, shall have and exercise III
SAME jurrdleiion that is vested in the superior
Courts Of ChanceTy, in all causes m Cbancery between
persons and parties resident within the territorial iuris
diction OF the respec i've Courts so TO be ordained and
established--and shall, moreover have aud exerri.e
the equitable jufisdcoD 10 enion proceedings on their
own judgments a. law, and on the judgme Dts Of The
County aud Corporation Courts within their territorial
Jurisdiction respectively, wbetesoever the parties 10
such judsmeDts may rssde-and appeals from DEGREES
OF such Courts sitting in Chsncery, shall be directly 10
the Court OF Appeals
That oil The other jurisdictions exercised by the
existing Superior Courts o Cbsooery, shall he ye,isd
10 nod exereissd by the Superior Courts Of Cbsneery
winch 'ha be ordained sod sstsblisheJ 10 be held in