Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-05
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEG ATEs.


message was received from the Senate, Informing
that they passed bill concerning recon m nd zion
OF Justice, of The Peace, with amendments- On mo
ton Of Mr. Wilson, he bill ami amendments were laid
the table.
On motion of Mr.. Caldwell, the bill to incorporate a
company Tor the construction OF road from Lee shurg
10 Smokers Gap taken up, read 6rst time and
ordered 10 second reading.
Ga motion of Mr.. Anderson OF Bofetourt the bill
forming new county, TO be called Roanoke, out OF
parts OF the counties of Bctetourt and Mont omery
was taken up read third time, and the blanks having
been filed, the bill passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Summers, the bill amending two
former acts concerning the inspection OF sal, Ia
ken up and ordered to be eDgrGs,ed.
JUDICIARY SYSTEM
oSmsion OF Mr. Jackson, the resolution on the Ju
dietary taken up.
Mr.. Garland OF Nesoo, adore ssed the House in sum
port OF the resolution; pointing the various evils
existing under the present system, and the benefit,
which would result from the proposed plan.
Mr.. Maxwell followed on the other side, and argued
that evils of serious nature than those now ex
ising would arise, IL the principle recommended
should be adopted
Mr.. Morris. in speech of con.iderabls length de-
cldred his conviction that he present system must be
abolished but that the scheme proposed was worse
than hat which il was in ended 10 remedy. He con
cluded by submitting the following revolutions:
Resolued That the courts which shall be ord ain
ed and established, TO exercise the Jurisdiction now
vested 10 the Superior Courts OF Law shan have and
exercise tbs same jurisdiction that il 5ed in the
Superior Couts OF Chaucery in all causes 10 Chance.
ry wherein all the defendants within the C1mtnon.
wealth reside whin the territorial jurisdiction of the
respective courts, so 10 be ordained and established
and shall, moreover, have and exercise the equitable
InrsdIcon TO enI I'm proceedings their jud
law and the jud gun Of the county aud corpora
ton courts within their territorial urisdicticns
lively whatsoever the pMties TO u;h judgments una
reside
That all other jurisdiction nov exercised by IN.
existing Superior Courts OF Chanc ry shah be vested
in and exercised by the Superior Courts OF Chanc nv
which shall he ordained sni established, to tie held in
q rICfa nnf A.l., =
AID the said Superior Courts oil Cbincery, which by
consent OF all the parties, shall be removed thereto,
from the Superior Courts of Law and Eani,y"
On motion OF Mr. Leigh, The Hone adjourned
YEsTERDAY.-A communicat on was received ON
the Senate stating that they had passed the Bill "To
regulse the fees of tn Sergeant a-Arms TO the House
OF Delseates"-and that they hal also passed, with
anendm ME. the bills "Aulhorzing Constables TO
reauire iodemDifying bonds"-and " To organizs The
Executive Department und the amer ded Cons;itu.
tion."-The amendments 10 tbs First named BILL were
agreed to& the last named bill, with lite amendments
was, on Mr. MAXWELL mo'ion, laid uPon the table.
The 81 nate proposed change in he saiari Of IN
Governor aud Councillcr'. provi'Ion ia proposed,
for giving the Lieutenant Governor, 10 Gaze OF the
death Of he Governor, the same compensation which
the Gov rnor would have .ived1
MIR. Moore submitted the fjllogiog rssolutions
which were agreed 10:
l. Resolved. That the Committee Of CJurts Of Jus.
tice be instructed to inquire into the expediency Of
d. signaling by law, two Of the monthly terms of the
County, aud other Inferior C,urts OF ibis Common.
veal h. Tor the trial OF Chaucery causes
2. Res0lped That said COMMITTEES inquire into the
expectancy OF designating by law two Of ths quar-.
ierly terms Of said cows, which AieGe Grand Jufes
shall be assembled and Conmouwealh's CAUSES tried
3. RESOLVED, That said committee inquire into the
expsdeucy OF r-quriOg the Justices OF said courts TO
arrange themselves into classes, for the purpose
holding Their courts, and Of subiectDg thsin TO nss 10
reZeft OF duty.
RssoiUed, That said committee irqnirs into
the expsliency Of providing by law Tor he i,h
msn' OF fund ia each county in this Commonwealth
for the payment OF urors anil drfcSying ae other sx
psnses Of courts therein, anl the bot me Of raising
such fund.
Resoiued, Tina, said committee he instructed to
inquire int the expectancy Of reshiing the Clerks Of
all The Courts 10 his CommJnWsalib, 10 make olt,
and tran'mit to tbe General Asembly. snnual re.
port showing the number Of suits on the docket Of the
courts the number Of suits brought in and the number
decided at such Term; tho ours OF meeting and
adjournment Of their courts, and the number or days
they continue in session at each term.
These resolutions were agreed TO by tho House.
Mr.. Mclaughlin submitted a Rssoii:ion iostructisg
the committee whit appoin 81 10 bring in bill 10
"a ss Of money by lottery fJr constructing road
from Lswsburg e. tn ss SsphIr Sfrings also 10
report provisions for raising money 10 construct road
from Simnsrsvile in Nicholas TO Hunters ye.in Ps.
eahoutas, aud 10 SutfonsvlIe
Va motion OF Mr.. Murdausb, u vas
hesofved, That leave be given 70 brioe In bill TO
amend ms act concerning Gre comsspIss pssgsd 90