Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-12-13
GEN sIEsAL ASSEMBLY,
HOUSE OF Delegates

biOADAf, Zee. IL.
MIR. BRoDNAx, from tho Committee of Cmrt. -
Justicc, made various reports on petitions rccrre,
to th't Committee which will be noticed when IN,
House disposes of them. '
On motion of Mr.. SsIrru of Mason the Comn,;t
tee of Propositions and Grievances were ustruc,o,
10 enquire INTO the expcdicncy of establishing two
separate elections i'll The county of Jackson.
MIR. WILLIAMS OF Harrison submitted u resoIu
ton instruotiIg the Committee of Courts of Jus
tiee to enquire into the cxpedency of revising tho
laws of the Commonwealth. The resolution wa
adopted. ""s
Mr.. HELMS presented a petition asking for a
separate election in FLOYD.
Air. McMAuoN made a report from the Commit
Tee oil Propositions and Grievances
MI. CARsKApoN presented several petions from
the taxing of dogs.
MIR: HAYS presented petition from citizens Of
Lewis and Nicholas, for new county.
Mr.. MING presented the petition of the Mechanic
terry to build Hail. ~ i1''-
., MIR. MORRIS presented the petition of Henry
Shee,z OF Wood, for compensation for services rem
dered in the late war.
r, Mr., HAYS presented the petition of David w.
'oceth' Tor compensation for service as a ranper in
the Indian War, in 1880 "
NJ. BFrcHIE presented the petition of sundry in :
haotants OF the county of Essex and town of
sfaPpahannock, asking permission 20 erect wharf
Mr.. MoRRIs presented petition from Wood for
new county '' t''
MIR: HAYS presented petition for a new county
OUT OF parts OF Lewis, Harrison and Randolph.
The engrosscd bill extending the time of re-
demption for delinquent lands &c was read the al
time and passed.
Resolutions of the Committee of Courts of JUS
tlce-t, Changing the times of holding certain
Courts IN Hampshire and Hardy; g Cnaunipr
the time of holding the Superior Court of law
and Chancery in Lynchburg; 3, Changing the
time OF holding Court in Lunenburg-wcre road
and concurred in.
The Init ,f tI,,
reasonable tile petition of Lewis R. Mat thews Of
northampton, to have released to him the Common
weaith's title to tract of land was likewise con
CURED in.
and Grievances, declaring reasonable a petition
from the authorities of tho City Of WILLIAMSBURG
ior an amendment of the Charter of the Corpo-
ration, was read and concsrred in -
On motion of Mr.. PATERSON of Che stereeld tbc
committee on tlna'cc, were instru cted to enquire
INTO ire eXpedency of extending to the whole
state, the provisions Of act OF the las. session
regulating tho manner of granting licences to ro.
tail ardent spirits.
Mr.. SHIELD presented n petition from the COUNTY
OF York. on the subject of free negroes, &c
MI CARsKADoN presented petition from the
Literary Society of Romncy, for Il Lottery.
On motion Of Mr.. CAMPBELL. of Brooke the
Committee of Courts of Justice were instructed to
enquire whether any, and what change ought to be
made IN the limitation of prosecutions for Petit
Larceny.
49, COnD PiCscH TIC petition OF Richard For
ter or southampton, asking compensation for two
slaves put to death without trial. in the late nsur
rccton-also petitions from Levi Waller and Peter
Edwards, to the same purport-all of which were
referred to the Select Committee the subject OF
slaves, &c.
MIR. JONES presented resolution anew lin conse
quence of some mistake in the one passed the 9th
er day. for proceeding to the election of Major
General in place Of Gen. Taylor, and a Brgadie
General in place of Gen. Eppes-and on motion O
Mr.. FISHER, the 1lth inst. was fxed upon "
MIR. SHE'LL presented the petition of VIM. P
Buford, late Deputy Sheriff Of Brunswick. asking
compensation for certain services in conveying ,
lunatic to the Hospital
On motion of Mr.. GooDE, the House agreed to
proceed Oh Thursday the 18th inst, to elect mem
Der OF the Executive Council to supply the vaean
cy which will occur in that body 31st March
next
On motion of Mr.. FAULKNER, the Committee for
Courts OF Justice were instructed to enquire into
! the eXPedieney of so amending the law upon the
subject OF taking dispositions in civil suits, to
authorize under such restrictions and limitations
as they may prescribe, the deposition of witness
| residing in the Commonwealth to be taken in Il
suit pending in the Courts of Common Law, wher
from the distance of the witness from the place o
/ tr1dt 1t may be inconYenent to the parties to pro
cure and oppressive to the witness t6 compel his
! personal attendance
/ Mr.. SUMMERS, preceded by few appropriate
observations in relation to the late catastrophe in
| Southampton, submitted the following Resolution
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Senate he respoc tfully re-
quested to to be laid before this House, copy
OF the correspondence which took place in 1901
| and subsequently, thereto, between james Monroe
then Cove rnor of this Commonwealth, and Thomas
Jefferson, then President of the United States
| growing out of a Resolution of the General Assem-
=! bly, adopted at the preceding session, by which i
i was made the duty Of the Governor to Correspond
with the President upon the subject of obtaining
by purchase, lands without the limit of this State
''to which persons obnoxious to the laws, or dan
gcrous to the peace Of society, may be removed
Resolved, That the Executive be respectfully re
Guestcd to cause to be laid before this House,
part of the Correspondence, above alluded to- a
may yet remain upon the files of that Department
On motion of Mr.. RIvEs the Select Commute
on the subject Of the removal Of free negroes, sc
were instructed to enquire into the expedency
setting apart for that object, much of the claim
| of Virginia the General Government, as ma
come into, belong to the Treasury of the State.
On motion of Mr.. HART, the House adjourned.
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