Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-04-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
RICHMOND, ApRII. 9.

RIcHMoSp, APRIL Q.
The business of the session, but for
the tendency of one important subject,
1.-THE judiciary.) might be deemed near
close. On Thursday, in the House
OF Delegates, a good deal was done.
IN despite Of the three hours occupied
IN debate upon the bill for branching
the Court Of Appeals. The bill autho-
rizing . re-examinatiOn OF the James
River and its branoh hes, was passed
An additional engineer is to be employ
ed, and the report is to be made 10 the
next session. This is TO be the case
also with the Shenandoah Valley; so
that the argument used by many Of
the opponents of internal impr ovement,
that the State had not accurate infor-
nation ~ to the proper mode If i'm.
provement. will "vsniAh into thin
air." If the people arouse and unite.
the march Of Improvement will be next
year irresistible. The citizens Of the
Valley nov find, for the FIRST time, that
their claims to legislative patronage
are acknowledged. If they apply their
energies TO the object. and unite upon
any grand scheme. they will receive
at least half q million from the Golfers
OF the state. Can they now h-srs,-s
Will they suffer the approaching sum
mer TO pass over in lisilessness and in
action Surely not. The high prize
of prosperity is within their REACH
They are now the Acknowledged chill
dren-of the commenwealth;a and though
long neglected and outcast, their claims
have been placed upon 4 basis f,om
which they can never be dislodged.
The Senate have amended the cleo
ton bill, by substituting June for Au-
gust, as the proper period Of holding
the elections this year; and they have
stricken out the section imposing fines
upon spurious voters. The important
land bill has become q law.
On Friday. the judiciary Bill was
before the Senate few minutes. That
body instructed their committee To arr
range the state into eighf districts,
each comprising ftco circuits with 16
judges.) The bill was then recon- nit
ted.
In the House, many bills for inter.
nal improvement amongst
these, one authorizing subse rip,ion Of
$4,000 to the stock of tie R,sanna
Navigation eompany-sndo one. autho-
rizing subscription to the stock Of the
Jacksoh's River Turnpike Company.
The bill regulating sheriff. eommis-
sions. was again NJ, and another effort
made to postpone il indefinitely; but
the house determined. by a sweeping
vote. that the subject was WORTHY of
serious and patien, del,bci ation. An
amendment was adopted, restricting
the commission upon for feited foT tn.
coming bond to q per cent, instead OF
S, as now charged. Mr.. Is, Cdnax also
moved an important section, providing
tor a judgment in the clerks office,
instead Of the present easily method
in court--reser,ipg. however, to the
obligors in the bond the right To move
the subsequent court TO quasi tie bond
for good cause, &c. The bill and a.
mendaents were then laid upon the
table.
A bill, Of great interest 20 large
portion Of the West. was yesterday
passed, after snuch disc ussian: the bill
for branching the Court Of Appeals.
The relative merits of the Warm
Springs, (in Bath eouRty.) Siaunton,
Lewisburg, Lexington, aud Harrison
burg. were set forth by several gentle
men but the motion 60 oil the blank
with LspisbuTg. in G,ecRbrirr, pre-
vailed. The hrst term OF the Court in
Richmond, is to be held ten DAYS after
the adjournment Of the Assembly. and
the Richmond terms are Ia last iGO
days, unless the business be sooner
despatched. The term % Lewisbarg.
10 TO commence on the fret Monday
in July, and TO embrace 90 days, M
less the business be sooner disposed
o. by the concurrence Of the dele
lgstes from these coupties, Mr.. Mason
|. Of Frederick offered ryder, (the Blue
Ridge being the dividing line.l ga at
taeh Jefferson, Berkeley, MoTean,
Hampshire, Hardy, Shenandoah, Page.
and Frederick, 20 the Eastern district
The bill passed by the overwhelming
and unexpected vote Of 90 to ~.
On Saturday. the senate passed. the
bill re organizing the Board ~ Public
Works. The Jodieiary Bill IL still
before the committee q the Sinats.--
II is now fhres creeks since the bill was
sent 10 that body. The continuance
4 Of the session exists sslely 81 shat &C
count Every thing else can Be des.
patched In two days. The bill wiil
probably be Tetssnsd 10 The iIsase 81
lDelegaies on Tuesday. What Nili b.
/. the result q the dissgreemeRt,is almos
imposssble TO predict. Any sehsm'
wili be better than the present; an,
, although the a'eiority 80 the house f.
the FRO Judge system sas oyerWhelm