Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-01-05
From nc Enquirer.
HOUSE or DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, pTc. %.

SATURDAY., DFc. %.
On motion Of Mr.. Carter Of Rich
mond. IL was
Rcsottcd, That the Auditor Of Public Accounts
be required To furnish the House of ID lcxate.
With tabular statement .he wing the free White,
Tree enioured slave, and total population IN each
county of the Common~ cslth of Virginia se
corling to the census Of 100, 1900, 1910, is2I.
and 1850.
TUESDAY, DEC. p.
On melton Of Mr.. Chandler, IL wa.
he-otrrd. That the Committee Of Court. If
justice inqnir, whether any, and IL any. What a
mendueui. are necessary 20 bc mahc 20 ,he Laws
concerning Attachments.
On motion nt Mr. Newton, itwas
Resolved, That the resolutions Of the i.-vi.ls-
turrs Of tho several States hertofor. transmitted
IL use Lgsisturr II Virgins upon the subicc, of
80 amending the Constitution Of The ni,,d STATE.
as t. render the Prcsident thereof Ineligible .f,,r
single term be rcfcrrcdto Select Committee.
On which the fliir~ipg griti.mru wer, ap,oint
ed committee:-MesNN Newton Bro wn. B,,,ee
summers, Chandler, Williams Brvcc Of Coach
land, Meilhaney, Faulkner, Whether, PenaI,toa,
Moore and Morris
On mo'i"n If Mr.. Berry, il was
Resoftcd, That the Committee of Court. NJ
justice he instructed 10 inquire into the cxpcdi-
eney OF altering the Law regulating Tn, lii, Of
deposiuons IA suits At Law aud ohaneery -, far as
to permit them 10 be- taken before a single maci.-
trHte, &c
The Committee &c Propositions and
Grievances reported Ia favor of the ne
htion at citizens Of Smithtield, Jeffrr.
son county, for additional powers to
the trustees Of that town, &c.
The Select Committee on IN. sub;cc,
OF revising the laws Of fhe Common.
wealth, reported that revision of the
laws is expedient. Agreed to.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. %.
The bill giving to the Superior Courts
concurrent jurisdiction wiz. tho cnnnS
~ courts was taken up on il. third
reading, and having been discussed Inv
Messrs Chandler and Daniel, was re.
Jected without division.
The Speaker presented TO the Uou.s
communication from the Executive
OF the Commonwealth. enclosing III.
report OF the Principal Engineer. in
relation to the various Improvement.
OF the State; which, on motion of NJ,
Mcdowell were referred to the Com.
mittee on Roads, &c. and 500 comics
ordered To be printed.
The Speaker presented a communi.
cation from the Auditor of Public A..
counts, accompanied with statement.
IN pursuance OF resolution reauirinp
information as to the amount of mo.
ney paid annually out Of the pnb,ic
treasury for slaves ond emneJ 10 d.,th
&c. which was, on motion of N,
Spurlock, laid on the table. and orJ.r
ed to be printed.
THURSDAY, DEC. 90.
The Speaker laid 5efore the House
communication from the Governor.
transmitting Cummings tables of the
ratio OF representation, and osr,,.I
statements relative to the census.
which was ordered TO lie on the table
The Committee of Courts of Justice
reported fsvorably on the pe,ition nr
Henry Sprousc, for a chang. of h.
Name The same committee reported
unia'orably on the eXprdiehcy Of re
peahng the laws providing that the
value OF a slave condemned TO die. who
shall suffer accordingly. or before eye.
out'on Ut the sentence, perish, ~scanc.
or be sold for Transportation by The
Executive, to be estimated by the Jus
uces triers, shall be paid by the cub
TIC To- the owner. Agreed TO.