Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-19
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

FRIpAY, MARCH 10, 1881.
The Senate have passed the bills-1. Authorizing
separate election at Centreville in King and Queen
. Authorizng separate election at the house of
Caleb Savage, in Nansemond 3. Authorizing sep
arate election at Mount Gilead in Loudoun; i, A
painst the abuse of the bridges the Potomac t
Harper's Ferry and over James River at Gainesville;
S, 70 provide more efcctually for holding the re-
manning spring sessions of I he superior Of law.
The two last with amendments.
The bill concerning clerks fees taken up, MIR.
Moores substitute yesterday offered rejected, and
the bill ordered to be engrossed.
On motion Of Mr.. Atkinson. resolved by the Cen
era Assembly that the Governor be, and he is here
by requested to correspond with the Governors of
Ohio and Kentucky, for the purpose OF ascert aiming
the number Of land warrants, and amount Of acres
located in each of the aforesaid States behalf of
persons who served in the Virginia State line and on
continental establishment IN the war of the Rcvolu-
ton, and the of each officer and soldier to
whom such warrants have issued, together with such
other information he obtain relation to the
said subject, and when obtained deposit the same
in the Land Office of this commonwealth, and make
report to the next General Assembly.
Bills passed., Concerning Thomas and Raphael
Holt ., To by Lottery sum of money for
opening and improving certain public roads in the
county of Morgan; g. To enlarge the town of SCOTS
vile in the county of Abemare; 4, Authorizing n
separate election at the Roads in hlbemarlc; 3,
Authorizing separate election Mt the house of Mo-
scs Russell the county of Frederick. and at the
house of John Easter, in the comfy of Morgan; G,
Incorporating the Wheeling University.
The bill to reduce the shipping duty on tobacco
was supported by Messrs. Rivcs of Campbell and
Watkins, and passed
The bill authorizing the construction Of Turn
pike from Charles;own (Kcuawha) 10 Point Pleasant,
was rejected, ayes 40, noes So
GENERAL ELECTIONS
On motion Of Mr.. Morris, the House took up this
BILL and on motion of Mr. Logh, resolved itself into
Committee of tho Whole, Mr.. Eppcs in tho Chair,
and took under consideration, the bill concerning
The general elections Of this commonwealth"
On this bill the Committee occupied the re
nainder of the day. in considering amendments IN
which the public can feel no interest.
II We did injustice, IN our report Of Thursday s
proceedings to what Mr. MoonG Of Rockbr dge,
said on thu subject Of the bill regulating Clerks
fees, and did not accurately describe the substitute
he proposed to the bill before tho House. TO re-
pair this, we insert the following correct sketch
Of Mr. Moore's observations:
MIR MoonL declared himself ignoan, Of what would hs
Effect Of passing into law the bill which had reported
Ivy the committee, and amended by the House whether would
the fees n clerks high reduce them low
expressed his opinion that a subject about which most
the members little informed a himself Tie stated
gentlemen representing small counties had assured him
that " the bill before tho Home became law, would
possible get any to take the Office in those
lie extremely desTous Of reducing ihc clerks fees
allow them compensation for their nothing
more but he disposed IN attempting remedy evil
which existed in the large counties to inhct much greater
the small counties, by dcprivng them altogether Of
Conyts Of Justice. The hill conieHc4y imperfect, mas
no Superior Courts Of 1w and chapcc, Which proved con