Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-15
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, February ~

oil the Senate to the bill regulating the ne naI,i. .,
sh, riffs bonds-Agreed 10.
On motion of Mr.. Hamilton. leave was given N h, f.
IN OIL TO amend act Of 2Sth Dec 1895 for m, in
speetJn OF 6.h. S'"' WIZ III
On "o'i2n Of Mr.. Wood Of Albem.rle. IL wa,
neso'oed Tha, tn, committee # Roads L. in.
Su,e INTO the sxpedieney Of authorizing the Bo,j II
r"oe o'ks to subscribe for two iii h. Of til. so,k
VI W. rn' Nvanna Turnpike Company. SC.
w mo"oin OF hr. kv . Of Campbell, II WINS
,s nesooed' That the cominitss OF Asrcultuts and
uScotss be instructed to bring 10 a bill author
,ns PRESIDENT aud Directors Of the James River
company to erect shelter on III. low, hsnL NJ IN
yer Canal. "' "a'' v" '"s 'a"e' NJ
,sno,,.S 'sEan from the Committee of r ,ads &C.
| Company. ''eA Of inc NaPPhannock
IT, M'i lawson presented the petition Of Alfred 3. SEX
- released from The payment OF certain damages
of Gle. and ueu On tract Of land iu the counties
Inc committee Of Court, of Justice re no,,.a ,,,.-
sy on the petition OF Peter Saunders, eomnl,ini"s 81
VOC HAsS"uve Tor having commissioned .n,ho,y c.,
az sheriff oil the county Of Frankl,n in.,saJ ot x
tonsr'-Agr.ed to- s"' 0' me psu'
Inc sams committee reported on a resolution. ,.o.
posing an amendment 10 the law csncrr ning m, nrI
na'o,s OF sherts-that IL 10 erpedient to n,ov;d H.
'ns' seniority among Justices of the p, ace aha
VI ase.nlned by their order in the comni.s on, o.
such commission shall have be en- received a. Tho go,
on' anu In default OF such quali alton then accord
we ia e' respectively OF their DUAL A .a,ioIaod
court n apeaient TO limit the nomination OF the
I, one person Tor the Office OF Sheriff Agreed TO-
no same conmi tie reported adper.iv ON a resolu.
and ~ k 70 amend the act conceroiDs xecutions
hs,ars an~ e OF in,ovent debtors. provide that
ooe any person shall be permitted to take IN ins n
n oa.o' ne or she shall be sworn 10 answer such
fvus' % shau be Propounded by the court of in.
S .he peace or by the credi or or creditors; &
w" "A' such examination ST. all be taken in 70 r,,i,~
and signed by the insolyent Al,o. thai II i. No,
IN provide by law that no justice Of the p.ac.
., ,ni' commonwealth, sha be capable Of ac,,py an
mmi.sioner OF the revenue. Agreed To- "
ou tue nrst oil these ports rrel,iiva IN ;,.oi,..,
ueua's arose. 10 which Msfsrs. Epre :. Ch,i.,i.n
oa"ppsn Of brooke, Williams of Sss nsodo h. witch
ees.ui mnion to reverse the repor, of the comm;,,
~, ne Speaker presented commun:cation from
,b Auao. OF Public accounts transmit ting cooi.s o.,
me accounts Of the treasurer Of the Ws.,an Ins;
hospital, iSr lS30-which on motion NJ NJ Ch
was laid en- the table. " "'' Soson
mr' Dr1insx observed, that as but on obec, q,
'eu' seemed to occupy the attention of msny NJ ,h
memter'. (aliLdug TO The solar ecin.a =. Vie
move recess until one o'clock, ~ ~ '
81. ierri said 1t was bet to adjourn. He ha
never known any good 10 result from .,sni
'itng.-he therefore moved moved a, "vT, evening
vote OF rs to 90 W" aK'eeu 10 oy
81 the House adjouroed.
-. fEEsrEnDAS-Mr. Garland of Nelson. moved tina,
o Comn'tee oil Courts of Justice be discharged from
the consideration OF resolution proposing aS ;;
wne,her any, and what alterations were necsssarv IN
greed to. ' '''s"ue' A
Mr. Terrill moved that Monday the 2stb inc, \. e.
M or me election OF ten members of the Board of pub
lie works. Mr. Summers objected TO the no,;on a.
RI Proposing the modification abolition of the
DoId, was before committee. Mr.. Anderson of Bote
ourt' moved that the resolution be laid on tbs ,ahIe
Agreed to. y" ''e 'ao'e'-
On melton Of Mr. Hart, leave was given n br;na in
, p" orlh regiment out of part of the one hundred
wealth. '''' VI "is common
,bs oH motion oil Mr Chichester, was Resolved tina,
. Noh'muee OIL hoads and Internal Nayipation he
instructed TO enquire into the expedency of so amend
ihu me laws relative to joint stock TURNPIKE connan
unJp, ,Inue 'nst directors Of the shall not be
elmer directly indirectly for makns,
me ROAD or furnishing any part fthe work &c.
On IN ohon Mr. Macfarland, leave was y;ven % l,
rail road al act 10 incorporate the Petersburg
appointed committee on the subject: Messrs Maof,1
Goodwin ""ee'' Shei and
On motion ofMr Murdauuh the h;u ,;,.o.., ~,
erie ana Sarah his wife, taken up and read o.
u'he ne verdict of Jury on the case wa. aIso
The groumd w, ",,ans OF > opposed the BILL chiefly on
'nat me Chancery Court should have the mower 10
ssant divorces u'ncufo niatrimonii He had examj
s,s SUBJECT and was OF opinion that where divorces
'e granted with the greatest facility constance in
the marriage contract was most rare n aI,y ~
1ouo'ed whether the power had been given to ,Sa
Court grant divorces pinculo
MI Williams explained and read the law NJ NJ
daugh said that the petitioner had followed III .o,ua
pointed out by the law, and came here b.,
the verdict OF jury. ~
n. "e'"E hken, the bill pissed-5I To &c
~ on mo"on OF Mr.. Rutherford, the Repori n ,hs
Tonmi tie OF our,s Of Justice on the ne,i,;on -,
aac solomon, Tor divorce, was tax en- up Tn r.nor,
oSe'Hreu tue petition unreasonable. Mr. Ru,bs "a
-, w., 20 recon'ioer the vote Of the House, agreeing
W Tue R-port, which was rel .cied-4ito so
NEW COUNTY.
on motion OF Mr.. Harris; the Rsno,, ~ ~. o..
"ee OF Proportions and Grievances adverse 70 m.
ne Pe"hoh o. the people of the counties of Shaoaa
uodn ana Rockingham, for the formation IF a 30
county, out OF parts OF those counties was t,ksn -"
~ ~, poh was read and MIR. Harris stated the facts
" 'ne case The county Of Shenandoah wa. divided
INTO Two great vallies The petitioners lived in on 81
nose Valies, and The Courthouse was situated I'm IN
o"er ihu', population Of six thousand was cur off
rom the ivileges enjoyed by the other citizens nj
w Ioun'y, oy hlgh mountains. deep rivers and bad
roais' sometimes ImpassIbIe. The psopl, had of 80
os'iucn-d, end with great unaninity f. ,mdarooo5
VI" .he people oil Cupepsr had p-utooed in fav,r oI
tne oWsion' and had Instructed h sr member 10 cot,
Tor ". "'e'' F" Vo'.
MIR. Williams Of s. opposed the motion. a-guoy Il,
@ u's'.,on was not necessary. The roads were odd
anu could gehsrsy be travelled 10 carriages A. 10
the streams, one dry about four mon,bs n ~
year, anu was tfdabIe al all o.her fim.,.bs o,bar
va ,a'ker, OUT iorda1e az fines an yyh.n no,
o,oaoie' II had ferry The coun,y I'd about 20 ooo
,ot S' ana me average sittings of the Coun,y
,ii ~ ~ Nou''s, was 'bree days, in which time
=. ~ we business was Done He also cont. N led tb,,
me people OF the Valley were not upani nous on ri
''yee' - Ihis was the cobd time durioy IN. mo-,
sour ssion, that the Committee had r.nor,eJ 40 L.
.1,s Pruton' a statement was made i'm tbs nsiiiinn
~ C no would set right Ii was, that the psop. on
the member in the other valley. Tni, wa. M, ',vs
lot 'ne very gentleman ~ho had sdiresse d the VI uss
u iu received large number Of votes al III. Cour,
mouse he division Of the county wo. III ONLY a,co
Luray. "' '"' 'o"h OF
M III ,rris begged III. Ill.,. a.. -.