Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-21
Tuee,pAY. Aprll IL.

bill TO amend tue Revenue Laws, with the
amendments proposed by the Commute oI
finance, was takeu up, and the amendments
were agreed 10 aud ihc ball was ordered 10 be
en-rossed or n hlrd teadng.
Mr. 6bolsun made the inil""Ing report:
" The committee appointed on the pat OF
ne House vi Delegates 10 manage fee and
Ill conference snb n committee OF thr Senate
- the hl! eniard" An act 10 establish
& curt vi Law snd ChRpCeTy IN eAoh III tn,
counties of tue Commonwealth aud IA certain
corpoiaiious the ein mentioned and the r.
nendments oil the senate thereto, 10 wuleh
amendments the House oil Delegates dl.agrr ed,
and On which the Senate INSISTED, have nCcoi-
ding to order, performed tbea duty aud n0N
rpe1:.
aa al the said conference the Managers
thereof ON the par OF the House Of Delegates
made n proposition TO the anagers on the
part oil The oendie, on The subject III tue said
conference. contained in the following RESP
luton, 10 VII:
LUZ Here follow the several proportions
of conp l o,nise made 10 zach other by the
Committees %! the Senate aud House OF Dele
gates respectively but which we're all re-
jected, leaving the subjee, where il was when
they were appointed. We omit them Tor want
Of room
Mr.. l. Ugh expressed his wish 20 submit the
Question 10 the peoplr--and stated his reasons
.t some length Ter beiesng that the Lest wa,
OF so snbmniing II, was To retain the double
Judge system he psople mt the elections IN
August would, Il they disApproved The system
eject such Del-g ales might conhrm or change
il. lie should, IN the hr,t instance, however,
move to ansnd the bill So as 10 have 10 dis.
trieis aud - Judges. tie was spprehensiss
indeed, hat this number OF Judges was too
small, but II upon expe,, nrnt il aas 30 found
q su numLei ui,ght be increased
The Chai' stated. ,ha, the m 1tion 10 mend
could not br made uhtli the House uai recedec
from their Engagement 10 the Senal.'s amend
menis.
Mr. Leigh then made that motinn, and IN,
House d.trraii0rd in the affirmative
Mr.. Leigh thea made snuther motion. Tn
Senate had 2, opposed to rike out from IN
bill where IL ~ divided, " hat the Common
wealth should be divided into twelve circuits,
tue world tutIre, aud insert IN lieu thereof III,
words e" nine districts, aud each district intt
two."-A motion WAS made by Nj. Leigh 10 n
meud the said amendment, by striking on
the word " ninc'-aud the question benz
pst theI cupon. wa Determined IA tile afirmt
tive.
A further motion was then made by MI
Leigh to amend the said amendmea, by st,ik.
ing thrrefrom the " ords +" districts and eacl
district iato TAO" SO a. to make the first sec
tion of the bill read, Is the Common " eath sinai
le divided Into - circuits" MIR. Leigh Gale
Ia the ayes and 10 s,and hoped the vote woul
he considered n trsi question.
Alter some marks from Messrs Whcher, G
mr., jones, Pteston, and Atkinson, the que,
zion MAS taken, and decided in the negative
bg IS ayes, and 81 noes.
AYES --aiessrs Banks rs eaker, Bayly
Wood Of Albea,arie, Kenne, McCu. Davis o
u rkeiey, Henshaw, Anderson aud Miller o
Bo,e,ourt, Campbell oi b. coke. Gnoison, Shell
Yancey, lialy bur on, Watkins, Bu,ioet, Wi
son, Broadoax. Jones, Wright, Jsn,rs, Mar
.ha.l. Mason Of Frederick, Perrin, Bryce