Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-17

Tor the President and Directors OF the James r,vc
company, at any time to abote the said dam or an
pn'' lheTeoi when they may deem il necessary 10
inc purpose OF improving ~" navigation of said river
Mr. Rutherford from the Committees app,ntod an
the subIcc reported bill 10 amend the 2oIh g. , s
SECTORS ~ ~" act 10 reduce INTO ono the several act
cSnGct ong INC establishment Jurisdiction and power
OF the Superior Courts Of law. The bin proviJ.a
that when IN amy prosecution for an offence arain
! the I'wt al t'is Communicable. depending b.f,r.
any superior Court OF Law, 1t may be improper Il,
'"s Judge assigned 10 such Superior Court 70 prc
Suc NJ the tro' 1t rEall and may be lawful for suct
'uugc 70 max an arrangement w..h any other I,Igr
oil the General Cou IT. by winch The aticr MAJ 5C
authorized To hold the term part nr the term ofhe
socu'Ion Is depending.
Inns bi!! was read the sccond time aud ordered 10
UG enerossed ~ subsequent period the cngrosscd
bill was read a third time and passed
ON motion of Mr Booker. the bill chanrjnr the
tenure OF Office of surveyors was taken up read n
'hnd time, and passed with the lowing ryder
offered by Mr. Crokct,:
BE At further cnacted. that no person shall hold
inc Once OF Surveyor unless he continues to reside
IN the county for which he may be commits
ana II any vacancy shall the office of Sur
Vey"r' by failure 10 recommend or commission or
by expiration Of the term of Office the former Sur
'eyor shal preserve all papers and records in the
SAID oiiice uniis such appointment be made; and ia
successor be appointed, shall deliver over TO him al
papers ana records connected with the said Office
under penalty OF 500 And n should hereafter ho
the duty of the Surveyors or any of them, who NAV
remove, resign or again desire the appointment to
give public notice thereof or at least three months
before the expiration of the term OF Office To which
they nave been appointed, or the perloL ~ which
they may resign; and 1t shall thcreupon be the duty
OF the county Courts r"Sppc lycly, to recommend
to M Executive fl and proper person 20 fiji the
SAID oihce OF Surveyor, who well us all others
appointed under tins act shall be removable unnn
good cause shown
On motion Of Mr.. Newman. the vote on cnnross-
ing TIE oiIl authorizing the construction of road
from Churlottoe 10 Pom Pleasant was re- considered
and the bill having been amended, was again ordered
to be engrOsscd
On motion of NJ Leigh, leave was aiycn 70 brine
~ bill, more ciiectually to provd. for the holdinG
-. the remaining spring session Of the existing Supc-
i'oT Courts, and McSSrS Leigh. Brpaduax Garland
OF Nelson, Gibson, jackson, Preston Williams of
I,nenandnah' Blackwell, Shell Campbell of Brook.
Claiborne aud Jonrs, appointed n Commit &c
on INC suDJec' at subs quent stage of the pro-
Gee d'ngs bill was reported by Mr. Ie:rh. which
vas read twice. and committed to the committee
of Courts o! Justice.
O. motion o. Ms Mason Of Frederck. The foIov,ipr
.esoiulIon taken up:
Resolved. as the opinion of this con,mi,.eo thai
me petition 81 the surc;cS OF he lac Treasurer of
Virginia, John Preston, in his ofiiciai bond of tho
i"ih oi January, 1918, praying for reasons therein
SET iorth' that the sum SG9IG IL cents which they
nave been compelled t. pay under Judgment re-
covered against them in the General Court ON he
nan OF The Commonwealth, may be refunded, is rea-
sonnb.c.'
S'N'E "SUdtC t"ch place on questions OF order
rounded on suggestion OF Mr. WItcher, that the
petition could not be considered, under the prov-
sion OF the 23d rule of tho House. 1t HAVING. been
Im lnIs debate Messrs. Leigh. Mason OF Feeder
ck, Gho!son, Keller, Williams OF Shenadoah, and
Moore took part
Mr. Mason then made motion to re commit the bill
which was re ec,cd
Mr.. Witchcr moved the indefinite postponcmcnl
oil the Report, on which question the ayes and noes
were ordered.
Mr. Garland of Nelson, SAID, he vo ed in favor Of
the petition last year; he now should vote for is
postponPment, because he believed Il was not sane.
toned by the rule Of the House.
Mcssrs Moore and TerrilI also made a few re-
narks.
The question was then taken, and decided in the
affirmative By the following vote
AYEs--Nessrs Banks, (tbe Speaker.) Drimm,nd, ,
Gimcr, Terriil, Konncy, MCue, Maysc, Camp
bell bel Of Bsdto'd, Lef.w.tch Henshaw, Gh9sOn
Of Campbell, Clay. Hayburton, Watkins.
Broadus. Gibson. Wilson, Broadnax, Jones, /
Wright, Chichester James Powell, OF FsaEilln,
Holland Castleman, Wood of Frederick King, Per
rim, Hal, Ersknr, Claiborne Green, Easiey, Dunn,
Carskadon, Seymour, Williams OF HARRISON. Dyer,
Atkinson, Lucas. Galmhcr, Summers, Pollard of
King g. Queen, Ilooe, Pollard of King William,
Ewing, Hays, Lawson, Caldwell, PomdcXter,
Street, lIudgns, Knox, Goode, Watts, BAtng-v.
Nawtcr, Coho,n, Guriand Of Nelson. Blackwell.
Anderson Of Nottoway, Davis of Orange Adams.
Inner, Wltchcr. Swanson, Tnn, Shield, Rives Of
Kigorc Williams Of SHENANDOAH. Harris, Good
wyn, Hamilton honcurc, Eppe- Gillespie, NJ Coy.
VI Cul!och, Crockett and MaX~eli-9O.
NoEs -ilessTs Wood al hibcmarlc, Garland Of
Amherst, Davis OF Berkcly, Miller of Boctourt
Campbell OF Brook, Marshall, Mason of Frederick,
Leigh, Mason Of Loudoun. Helms. Fcrrlll, Muir
daugh Gpshur, Jacobs, Baxter, Miller of Powhatan,
Lows. Keller, McIarInd and Rnthcrioord--2O
they had passed the b % authorizing the Board OF Public Worhs
to sobscrbso the stock OF the Middle Turnpike Compsny