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prov isions Of fhe tses--sn& en- the
pubic .neetings. tsitisn, Sc. .of free /
negroes. The bilI was laid upsn the !
tabr.
Tn motion of Mr.. Garland Of Mel
son. the Report OF tho Committee for
Courts Of Justice, ihgui,ing whether
any. and ~hat alterations are neecssa-
Try IN the Judiciary System Of the State,
was taken up, and the following Reso.
iuiien came snder consider ation:
Resolved. es fhe opinion Of ssis Csmmisicc.
That IL 10 expedseos To vesi the equitable ju.
r,sslic,ion noe exercised by the Superior
Cssrsa &c Chsasery. 10 the sane Judges or
Tribunals hieh shall OF may he appointed
and established to exercise the jurisdictions
now exercised by the Superior Courts Of Law
Mr.. Barbour spoke ut great length
in reply 10 the arynmentOf Mr.. Leigh;
and defended the proposed system.
Mr.. Mssoa Of Frederick, replied to
Mr.. Barbour, and pointed out many
evils which would arise out Of the in
Production Of Courts with law and equi.
~ Jurisdiction into al the counties Of
the State.
! TUESDAY, FEN. I.
The Speaker communicated . letter
from the Second Auditor, enclosing q
report Of the Board Of Public Works.
AT meeting Of the President and Di-
rectors Of the Board Of Public Works.
on Friday the 2sth day Of January,
! 1851,
The following report and resolution
were adopted:
The Board Of Public Works has had
usder IFS consideration the resolutions
OF The House of Delegates. requesting
the Board To report To the Legislature
upon the expediency OF a subscription
by the Commonwealth 10 the stock ct
the Smithfield. Charlcstown, and Har
pers- Ferry Turnpike Company, and
OF the expediency Of subscribing to the
stock VI the Berryville Turnpike Com
pany.
The Board has accordingly bestowed
an examination upon the subjects re-
ierreh to II, and is Of opinion that both
roads will constitute useful improve.
ments and are entitled 10 the patronage
OF the fund Of Internal lnprovemrni.
Ressfred. nere)ore. That il be respectfully
recommended TO the Legislature to suthosise
subscription by the Board Of Public Work,
Ut two hftbs at the Cspitsi Stock TO the Ber.
ryv''ie and smithfieId. CbarIessown and H.r
pers-Ferry Turnpike compsaies, TO be paid
IN four annual instaIments, and provided tbs,
before any OF the ins,slments shall be reqnir
cd. mat the relative proportions Of the pr
On motion Of MIR. GsiIaher, the re.
port was laid on the table aud ordered
to be printed.
The engrossed Bill, providing a.
gainst the abuse Of bridges built under
the authority Of the General Assem-
bly,, was read third time--the blanks
hlled--and on its passage,
Mr.. Anderson Of b. opposed the
extension Of the operation OF the Bill
to all bridges in the State. although
he was willing il should be applied To
the Harpers- Ferry Bridge. Travel.
Hers would be liable 70 be -stopped, and
examined before a Justice, in case Of
any aceident' which the toli-gathcrcr
might eonsttue into an intentional in.
fraction Of the law.
Mr.. Galiaher said he hsS8 no other
object at first than to protect the Har-
pers'ferry Bridge; but other gentle
men thought the application to bridges
"a general, expedIent. The inconye
n'euees Appreciated, he thought, would
not occur.
Mr.. Atkinson had no objection to
giving this provision to any one bridge;
but he was opposed TO making il pc
neral law. Iu many instances n mere
accident, or sheer neeessiiv, mieb,
cause q traveller TO be carried before
Justice of Peace or q Grand Jury.-
lie would be obliged TO any gentleman
VINO voted IN the maturity, who would
move The reconsideration Of the vote
on ebgrossing.
Mr.. GAiiaher said he was M, liz.
posed to detain the House on this sub.
jet; and Vas willing to let the bill
take its fate.
Mr.. Hiner moved the reconsider.
alton OF the vote; the motien Yea.
rejected. The question being then IA
ken on the passage Of the bill, was de.
cIded IN the negative, 40 to ST..
ne House then, on motion Of Mr..
Garland Of Nelson, took I'D the second
resolution on the Judiciary Syst,u.
Mr.. GilmeI then addressed the Ho,,..
IN support Of the principle Of the reso.
luton, add in reply to the arguments
81 Messrs. Leigh, aud Mason of Ere.
derrick.
Dir. Gilmer followed on the same
side. 'e
wEbSEsDAY, Pm. Q.
me bill authorizing the Board Of
Public Wo'ks 10 subscribe to th.s,o,t
OF the Berry'ile Turnpike Cempsnv
reported ifom the Committee OF Road.. I
&c WIN an amendment, vas taken
sp--!he amendments agreed %, and
The bill nTdereh a. lte nnn.n...a