Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-01
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

MONDAY, Feb %
III Senate have passed the bills, Establishing
n terry from the lands ot John Beamy in The Coun
ty OF Ca5ei!, across Bio Sandy; Q Incor,ororipr \
company TO establish turnpike from the north
Creek
The bill from the Senate (re'urncd with amend
menlsJ forming a new county out of Montgomery
aud Botetourt. btXg taken W,
Mr. Leigh decared has opposition to the forma ton
OF any new county tins side the Allegheny as uuwise
and ineXpedent. Tins however, was not he reason
OF his opposition to this bill: which was plain and
papahlc lnfrac'ion OF the Constitution By the new
constitution the State was arranged into four grand
divisions, and each division aotrsd proportiona;c
representation THIS bill disturbed that arrange
ment. Boieiourt a valley county-Montnome-
ry although in point OF fact lying in part in the val
iey' was arranged expressly Trans Allegheny
county MI Leigh here read from the sttuton.
TO show that the Legislature had power to reap
portion the representation in each OF the grand dvls-
IONS but no power to alter the proportion of repre-
senialnn IN respect TO each If the representation
OF this county was 10 be taken from MONTGOMERY
the Trans Allegheny proportion Of Representatives
was diminished md that OF the Valley ncrea sed-if
rom Botelourt, TIC converse produccd-Ir from
each, 1t but single mau taken from one diyis-
ION nnd ADDED to the other, the proportions establish
Ell by The constitution were derangcd. In consdera-
ton at these views, Mr.. Leigh moved 10 lay the bill
on the table, and called for the ayes and noes
Ihs motion to postpone was opposed, and the bill
supported ON the grounds of coDsttutionality aud
cXpedeHcy, by Messrs. Preston, Anderson Of Bot
Moore, and Mlrr of Bot. who cUntcndaG that Qlthu'
Mont gumery was rSuked in the constitution as Il
trans Aleghnny county, III point Of fact IL Law part
" m the Valley and partly beyond the Allcrianv-
that the object of the constitution in the Distribution
OF representation among The four grand divisions was
To give so much 10 each division embraced thin
CERTAIN limits, and not TO any county within certain
ns-and that therefore, the spirit Of the cons,Ir,
ton was not only not violated but Carried ou by de-
laching the part Ut Mon gomery !y9g IN the Valley
from the Trans Allegheny dvIson
Mr.. Leigh 10 reply, admitted it to be the object
o. Tue eohs, u.pn 20 give so much representation Ia
the Frars AlCghany-so much 70 thc Volev-sn
"uch to the country at lhc foot cf the mountain and
So much 10 The tide water division that IN rea
ny, the past Of Non.gom ry comyrcaandrd IN the
b,!i lay III the valley. but in cxrcrtin- his inteo-
ton, Montgomery was expressly ranked rs 4 Trans
AIieghany county.
Mr. Trrrll opposed tie bill as an in!iacioa "a. the
constitution
The question was then put by ayes aud noes and
DECIDED IN lie oAirnatIvc, ayes 100 noes 81.
THE JUDICIARY
On motion OF Mr.. Leigh, The House then resolved
itself INTO committee of the wbo.c, mr.. yNaso,i OF
Frederick IN The Chair aud took up the bill to organ
re the superior courts of aw and chanccry
The first section Of the bill. dividing the State
I"to - circuits, and author ing tho appointment ui
- Judges ,t"O TO circuit to be commissioned as
chancelIors and common law judges, being read
Dir Christian OF Buckingham moved The following
5ubstrutC"B B. 1t enacted by the General Assgmbl v
that the Commonwealth shall be divided into twcni =
judicial circuits there shall be appointed one Judge
TO zach circuit. who shall 5c commissioned Judge
OF the Conceal Court and Judge ~ Chanccry. who
shall hold a Crcuii Superior Court Of Law and
ChanccEy wicc IN every year, in and for each and
every County and IN and for each Of the Corporations
hereinafter mentioned within the Circuit, at the
C'urt House Of each County ana Corporation or nj
such other place therein as shall be particularly di
rec'cd Ivy this act, a. the times ard IN the manner
hereinafter provided"
NJ Leigh inviting tho gentleman 90 state his rca.
sons for pickering the substitute ~ detail, Mr. Chris
tlan proceeded 10 do so-prcicrring the system nli
Gated by his substitute. rs rJrc economical IN dis
p'nsIug with four Judges--us making the crcur
smaller 10 instead Of ~ and therefore iucrcasin,
the despatch OF business. Mr. G. pIryeuted n yarIet,
/ Of other reasons for which we have no room.
M Bayly thought the provision iu the bill assign
ing twO Judges To- circuit the best feature in II.
calculated secure To the judgments ofibc Court
o degree Of public confidence, which could not be at
tgincd by one man, while the additional expense of
few thousand dollars. ought not TO he taken Into The
estimate of 80 important a subject Mr. T. referred
20 tho old district Courts to- illustrate his idea Of th
confidence which two Judges secured, bpt whcl
never could be- secured by ono.
Mr. BrednaX, next addressed nc COMMITTEE IN on
position To the substitute ard ~ 1v.- O. the bil re-
nortcd BY Mr. Leigh