Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-12-23

! YIN motion or MIR. Bryce of Frederick the HOUSE
,ook up the report of the Com,nitteo OF Courts o
| '"S'ce, declaring 1T not expedient to abolish inn
Prisonmcnt for debt-which al his motion was post
Poncd TO the I'd Tuesday in january.
Mr. SrEriiENsoN presented petition from cit
izcns OF Fayette, the subject of tho location o
the county seat of Justice
Mr.. BRUCE presented a memorial from tho Conn.
~ OF tulifax, representing tho necessity of revi.
sing the Militia Laws.
On motion of Mr.. GnoLsoN, the House took up
the report of the COMMITTEES Of Courts of JUS
ticc, declaring It expedeut to extend the urs.
dction bf single magistrate.
Mr.. IiofsoN moved to amend by declaring IL
rrPedient, and addressed the House at considerable
length IN favor of the amendment exhibiting 4 va
rlety OF striking facts and illustrations and tho,
rough knowledge this subject. Mr.. c., in con.
ciusion requested that the vote on the amendment
might be considered test vote. and Mr.. CALDWELL
asked for the ayes and noes.
The motion to amend was opposed with great
earnestness by Mr.. CHANDLER, and supported by
Mr.. KNOX
Mr.. MOORE explained that he should vote for the
amendment in order to enquire into the subject,
but would not consent to consider il test vote.
Mr.. BRopNAx delivered long and ingenious ar
gument against the amendment.
Mr. KNOX replied-when thosyote was taken as
follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Banks, (Speaker,) Wood, Of
Abe, Goode of Berk., Campbell of Brooke, Ghol-
son, Smell, Spurock, Rives, Ball, Chiffon, Mar
shall, Stillman, Helms, Hale of Frank, Wood of
Fred, Smith of Fred, Hail of Graysen. Erskne,
Spencer, Sims, Carskadon, Poston, Mullen, John.
son, Gravely, Jordan, Gallaher, Berry, Hays, Law
son, McIlhaney, Cordell, Caldwell, Smith of Ma.
q Jack, Goode of Neck, Knox, Billinssy, Hem
ry, Webb, Fitzhugh, Parriott, Davis, Adams, Hi
ner Whether. Gilliland, linn, Land. Carter of Pr.
VIM, Moore, Mcmahon, Cline, Jesse, Kilgore,
Bare. Carson, Cobb, Moncure, Gillespie, Mccoy,
McCulloch, Keller, KIng--63.
NoEs-Messrs. Grinalds Drummond Persinger,
Garland ,McCue, Brooke Cameron, Campbell of Bed
Faulkner Anderson & Wilson rBot., Pateson of
Buck, Boiling, Daniel. Tod. Richardson. Patteson
of Chcs. Pendleton, Broadus, Wilson of Cum.
brodnaI Jones, Richie. Stephenson, Woods of
Frank Bryce of Fred, Snidow, Smith of Glou.,
Bryce of Gooch., Bruce, Roane, Shield, Summers,
Dabney, Carter of Ian. and Rich, Allen, Poindex.
ter, Street, Kelly, Preston. Cabell, Chandler,
Stands, Mcdowell, Powell, Hargrave, Newton,
Morris, Crockett, Brown, Harwood-57.
The amendnent was thus agreed 10, and the re-.
port of the Committee reversed.
A petition was presented by Mr.. SPURLoCKE,
from Geo. l.. Burton for a landing on the lands of
John Vancouver, on Big Sandy.
Mr.. TOP presented the petition of James and
Sarah Luck, praying for the passage of law for
their relief from Judgment rendered against them
in the Superior Court of Caroline, for violation
of the act concerning ineestueus marriages.
Mr.. CALDWELL offered the following resolution.
which was rejected: That the Committee of Courts
of Justice enquire into the cxpedency of extending
to Constables the power of executing the writ Of
Ca Sa. in all cases where tho sum does not exceed
the jurisdiction of u magistrate, and to enquire in
to the expediency of making the office of Constable
more responsible.
On motion of Mr.. DANIEL, leave was given to
bring in bill authorising Samuel Pannill to erect
toll bridge Staunton River.
On motion of Mr.. FAULKNER, Select Committee
was appointed to enquire into the expcdieucy of
modifying or repeating much of the LIST section
of an Act passed the 25th February, 1924 entitled
''An Act authorising the Courts of certain coun-
ties to provide mode of opening and repairing
the roads within this Commonwealth" as limits the
County Court of Berkeley in its right upon
the lands and taxable property of said county for
the purposes therein specified, more than I21 per
cent. upon the amount of the tares payable upon
the same property by the laws Of the Common
wealth.
On motion of Mr. MCILuASRY, Loudoun was
comprehended in the enquiry.
The engrossed bill authorising dispositions of
witnesses to be taken in civil cases. where the wit.
ness lives at distance, being read,
MIR. GALLAHEh moved a ryder. exempting females
from attending witnesses in civil cases, and au.
thorising their dispositions TO be read.
Mr.. CAMPDEIL of Brooke opposed tho ryder
MIR. FAULKNER expressed regret at the presenta-
ton of the ryder, it calculated to endanger
the bill. Whereupcn,
Mr.. GALLAHER offered to withdraw it; but the
motion superseded by motion of Mr.. VIII
IIAMs of Harrison, to postpone the bill and rydor
indefinitely.
Mr.. FAULKNER then addressed tho House at some
length in favor of the bill.
He was succeeded by Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Brooke
on the other side, VIXEN the vote was taken
and the bill and ryder postponed-Ayes So, Noes
Al.
On motion of Mr.. BYRNE, the House adjourned
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