Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-22
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Mr.. Miller OF Powhatan, presented the memorial of
Thomas Davis, contes'ng the seat of James Barbour
returned from the county of Orange.
Mr.. Bihngsiey offered tho following resolution:
Resolved. That the Committee for Courts of Jus
tcc be instructed TO enquire into the cxpedisncy of
amending the act entitled ian act reduce INTO one
act the several acts concerning executions and for the
rrhet Of insoivent Debtors, provide that before
any person shall be permitted to take the insolvent
oath, he or she, shall be sworn to answer such ques-
tons as shall be pTopounded by the Cont, or JUS
tees of the Peace. before whom he or She shall pro-
pose Ia take the nsolvcnt oath such questions as
shall be propounded by the creditor creditors his or
their agent or agents attorney attnrnics and that
such examination shall be taken down in writing
subscribed By the nsolvent certified by the court or
Justices, aud reurneS and preserved with the sched-
ulc; and that said court justices have power to
hear other evidence the fullncss of the schedule
aud to act accordngly
And also, that sand Committee ne lustructclrto en-
quire into the eXpediency of providing by law that
no acting Justice of the Peace shall be capable OF
acting rs Commissioned of the Revenue.
The resolution adopted.
Mr.. Jackson Offered tho following resolutions:
Resolved. that the Committee for Courts of Jus
tce be instructed TO enquire into the cXpcdiency of
so amending the 10th section of the reducing into
one fe several acts concerning Wills Sc. as to au
thorze the Courts of Prohat in the several counties
of the commonwealth 20 admit to Probat. authenti-
Gated copies of Wills provided according the laws
of any of the United States. of countries without
the limits Of the where the lies in several
counties, IN the same manner when the estate lies
wholly IN one County
Resolved, that the said Committee 6e also instruct
ed 10 enquire what provision necessary 10 be made
by law, TO prevent any interruption failure of the
Spring terms OF The Superior Courts OF Law arising
out OF the constitutional Notwithstanding the of
ice OF the incumbent judges the close of the pre-
sent session OF the General Assembly.
On motion of Mr. Eppes the question was divided
and the first resolution adopted withou, opposition
Inc second resolution was opposed by MIR. Eppes
supported by AIR. Jackson, and adon;nd- &C, a.
o" ,uutofl OF JavKson Leave wns given To brinc
Ill bill to amend the act establishing two separate
elections in Wood, and to establish two other
elections in that County.
Reports were made from select and standing Com
mittees by hessrs. Barbour, Miller Of Botctourt
Goode Eppes, Gllmer Maxwell and leigh
On motion Of Mr., Goode, leave was niVen 10 brpg
in bill, exempting bpoke tools and implements Of
art, together with certain portion of real estate
from the operation and effect of writ OF ca sa and
subectng the residue IF the real estate 10 tho force
and operation of feri facias.
Referred to MessTs Goode, Tyler Knox Terrell
Hslyburton. Mcfarland, Gallagher, Crockett and
CohoOn.
Petitions were presented by Ncssrs PAYNE Gar-
land of Nelson, EInn and Rutherford
On motion of Mr.. Klgore. leave was riyen 10 br,no
in bill to direct the Public Engineer to locate and
mark out road from Abingdon by way Of Scot,
Courthouse ard Lee Courthouse to Cumberland
Gap
Referred 10 Ncssre klgore, Keller. McCalloch.
King, Hale, Ewing and Alexander
On motion of Mr. TYLER. the Committee for Co,,-,,
OF justice wee instructed TO enquire into the exped
ency Of amending the 2lst section Of the act entitled
an act to reduce into the several acts CONCERNING
Public Roads, &c.
On motion of Mr.. Erskine the Committee f
Courts of Justice instructed tn enquire into tho
exPedency OF providing by law, an Orphans Court
IN each County and Corporation of the Common
wealth.
Mr. Gllmer, from the Committee on Revourionarv
CLAIMS, asked in the name of that COMMITTEE .. no
discharged from the petition OF Citizens o( II al
circuit praying that Judge White may have contln
ueu 10 MN lot me- IN consideration OF his revoutIona
ry services, the salary he now eniOys Mr. e1Imor
for himself and the Committee said that the Comrnt
zee were actuated by unkind fcclnrs IN Judoo
Wp'c; on the contrary, their feelings were Of the
most respectful and friendly nature-bt tbov co.Id
not respond to the nemornl Of those citizens y,fbnu
departing from the line of their duty-the nrnvar ~
tho petition asking for the continuation ors
'yi ana Mr. e. suggested the propuc,y Of n resoIu
tlon nstrucIng the CoTnmItteeto cnnuirc IN, ~ ,L.
ped,cncy Of granting Judge White pension
The Committee were accordingly dlsch,rgcJ
Hh motion OF AZ G;Irner. tho House ndopfc1 tbc
explained by the mover: " '' ""'
Eeso we'd by the General Assemb1v fin, ,i,o ~.
ecn,Vo be requested TO adopt such rlcnsnros os NAV
DC dccmnd most eXpcdlent, for the purpose nT asc
ai"ing wha' portion of The sum Of So 500O 600 alov,
! ca 70 EHginln by the act Of Congress- NJ t1oo r,
VdIng Tor funding the debts Of the States has hoo,
paced to the credit Of this Conmonw cath on account
/ o' zoe debts contracted during the Rcyolution-and
ctIc' hna settlement according to the provisions
Virginia and the T. States. and what was tho ,c,,i,
w tnat settlement II madc-nlso whether by the net
OF 'IVo' II was intended by the y States to assume
s"e eNire state debt of Vrgna-1nd TINT the infor-
nation procured, may be communicated 70 liz
House ns soon rs possible
On motion Of Mr.. Jacobs
resolved That The Committee Cor Courts of Jrs
tco be directed 10 enquire into the cxpcdcncv Of
gurng inc clerks OF the several county and corpora
lioh courts and OF the superior courts Of Law and
naICeIy''o maze ont and preserve ~ their ecvcro
onces' an index Of all the judgments and dccrscs
rendered ny their several courts as well in the name
OF the defendant ms Of the plaintiff
nc Ohi providing against Attorneys Il Lnyy col
ecung money VI their Clients without express on-
t"UFny' oeng on ITS second reading, Mr. Witchcr no
ing. ' Ecu"
again. '''''0" ~
Mr. Williams Of SHENANDOAH moved 10 pos,noro
tho bill indefinitely defended tho f,stsrn,,v C