Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-17

would u not sometimes bsnnsn that ,bev war,
recommended 10y their relations on the bench
| anu under such circumstances would not ,h,
Executive Set aside the recomme ndatioa aud
commission better officer , Tbis House
even III the disputed election OF il. door.Leen.
CT, oy pivd roce, would take up some time
Anu shail not all the proceedings in the appoint.
ment OF Lieutenant Colonial Com,nanden, be
recorded ana given to The world He con
tended that there ought To be 40 secrets ia
sueb cases. and thai they Ought 10 be fairly
ana openly LAID open 10 the eyes oil the peo-
pie. tie considered the provisions OF the bill
Us very 'mrorlan,-aDd he should therefore.
move for the ayes aud noes.
MT brodnax rose 10 correct some nissan.
pfshensions which he thought prevailed upon
Tue suhJeet-He said that il was not this bill or
amendment OF The Senate which required u
rtpd roce vote, but ii was a provision of the
constitution ilself-and since lis adoution he
understood such was the practice with all the
counties with whose proceedings he was &c
qudlnted. But the real question was, whether
,ne proceedings Of these courts should be trans
United TO the Executive He hoped the bill
would prevail. He thought that the transcript
would not be very costly or extensive. lie wish
Ell all such proceedings 10 be recorded and
sent OH lie did not suppose that any honest
man would desire to keep his acts from the
light OF heaven. He related the anecdote Of
TWO Candidates before the court, who agreed
that the election should come on immediately.
each thinking that u majority of his own
friends were present on the bench wnen TO
tho utter dismay of one of them, at least two.
thirds OF the votes were against him--and on
the same evening he had told him (Mr. Is y
that lie had received an assurance from lhe
majority OF the court thai they would vote for
MIN.
MIR. Williams, OF Harrison, wished to know,
whether IL was int nde 10 put down M the record
the degrees OF consang unity OF the mag stiates
to the candidates Ito put opposite to the name
oil A that he was cousin 10 such candidate
&c. And he asked how the name Of the ma.
glslrates could make known to the Executive
The drgie es OF connection ? Did not men fire.
quently have the same names, without being
related 10 each other He told an snecdote
OF two candidates, who thought the court had
hen packed, und yet a third one had been
elected.
MI Lewis trusted that the gentleman from
Augusta would Withdraw his IL oton for inde6
nIte postpo aement-he hoped that every ma
gls'rale IN the House would vote for the bill.
aud show that they did not wish to conce al the
proceedings oil the bench h. mnde some re-
marks upon the character drawn by the gen
tleman from Dinwiddie. Oar. Broduax,) of
'ho III CouUtIbb. MT u.
explaned-and bo;h gentlemen expressed
themselves satisfied with their respective expla-
nations
Mr.. Bayly replied 10 some remarks of Mr..
Williams OF Harrison--and spoke with much
animation IN favour Of the bill, and commended
that each mag sirate should, like Aaron of old,
carry window in his breast
Mr.. M Cue expressed his reasons for tho mn
ton tie had made bnt if the bill was con6ued
simply 10 recommendations Of Justices OF the
Peace, he should be io favor oil it-but not an 10
militia officers
Mr.. Miller OF Powhatan DECLARED that he had
never known the Magistrates OF his county,
TO give vote even in the highest pariy-tlmes,
FROM any motives which they would be asham.
ed to tvog. IL W. IN favor of the bin
as It had passed the iIouse--and hoped the
lotion for indefinite postponement would be
withdrawn.
Mr.. M'Cue withdrew his motion-and then
the question was taken on The motion of Mr.
Williams OF Shenandoah, 10 except tie pro-
ceedihg, ia cases of Militia recommends
tons ON being stransmitted TO the Executive
The motion way lost.
MIR Miller OF PowhataD, moved 10 reject the
amend nent ofthe Senate
Mr.. Claiborne moved that the fHni rOfiug
only OF the cOaits on each election or recon,
mendation, should be transmitted TO he Exec.
utive.
MI Wiicher was opposed TO this amendm ent
and hoped the whole proceedings should be
certified to he Executive.
Some further debate took place. between
Messrs Claiborne and Witcher-lMr. Yancey
declared that Mr.. C's proposition met his own
ideas. and supported it, Mr.. C's amcndm 81
prevailed.
The question then REQUIRED on Mr. Miiler's
motion to disagree 10 the Senate's amend
ments as amended (thus re aiming only the orr
ginal bill)-Mr. Ms proposition was rejected.
ayes Is. noes 58.
] he other anne ailments OF the Senate were
then agreed to.
Nj. Jacks n reported a bill concerning
land delrqtents for non-paymen, of taxes. aud
making disp 1ston OF certain lands to Gclin-
qnenis, and OF certain esGheaied laLds, for the
beueit of actual aud bona file holders thereof,
under grant, OF the Commonwealth" The
bill wa on Mr. Jdckson's motion, read the
FIRST and second t,mcs-committed 10 The Com
mitiee OF the Whole, on Monday next, and or
dered to be printed.
On Mr.. Prestons ion, the bill concerning
free negroes and Inulatoes, was taken up
and Mr.. Hayes Withdrew his amendment
(proposng to exempt the country Wes' Of the
Aleghany from its opera,Ion.) The bill WIS
then ordered to be engi ossed.
Mr.. Crdm,' submitted The GLOWING resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
Res0ired, Thai tie Committee on the Mi
litia Laws be instructed TO inquire into the
sxpediency OF organizing a board 10 revise
and amend the Militia Laws Of this State"
sc.
The engrossed bill forming a new county
out oil parts OF the counties OF Mason, kanawha,
nd Wood" was taken up. on motion Of Mr..
Campbell Of Bedford, and passed. (Ihe
name Of the new county is to be JdehsoR')
MIR. Williams OF Shenandoah, proposri to
amead the Standing rules of the House, accord
ing to the following resolution
" Resolved, That the House adopt the follow
ing MS one Of its Standing Rules There shall
be a Committee OF General Laws, consisting oil
not | IS than 8 nor more than 10 members, ia
which every bill returned from the Senate with
amen dnenIs hhalI be referred, who shaI