Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-01-09
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, December %.

mitteesof Courts of Justice we're instruct
cd to enquire into the expediency Of ex-
plaining, or amending, the second section
cfthe act of the General Assembly entitled
an act to reduce into one Of The several
acts concerning public roads, and for es-
tablishing public Iandings-so as TO require
the Sheriff, in charging the Jury, in add.
ton TO acquisitions OF said section, to
charge them to combine with the dtsad
rantdges which the freehold may sustain, d
Just regard TO the advantages which the
owner of the land will derive from the
opening Of the road through the same.
Mr.. Marshall. from the Committee Of
Privileges and Elections, made a report on
the memorial Of VIM. 6. Holloway and
others, Of the county of Alleghapey. com
planning Of the inelgibiliy Of Joseph
Damron, Delegate returned TO represent
the SAID county IN the present House oil
Delegates
The memorial charges that Mr. Dam
ron, al the inc Of being elected. was sur
veyor of the county; Deputy Sheriff Tor
SAIL county; and commissioner IN chance
~ to settle accounts and take Dispositions;
either Of which offices in the opinion OF
the Memorialists, was sufficient TO disqna
lily him. The Committee observe that the
memorial was not presenc1 TO the House
until the 18th December, whereas the Ge-
neral Election law requires snch memoir
ais contesting the seats Of members, to be
presented within ten days after The meet
ing OF the Assembly. They however con,
-s!tc!ea X iae!r a,ity notwithstanding. TO
enquire into the principles involved 10 the
Memorial, and they report the following
opinions thereon, in the form OF resolu
lions.
l. That the Office OF county Surveyo,
Is a lucrative office in the meaning Of the
constitution, and that its resignation since
his election, by MIR Cameron, does not
affect the question Of eligibility.
Q. That the Office Of Deputy Sheriff IL
also such lucrative Office. the Deputy. so
far as fess are concerned, occupying the
place Of the principal
3. That a commission to take Deposi.
tions and settle accounts, is not such 10
crative office, but an appointment under
the con,roul Of the Court
4 That Mr.. Cameron is not entitled
TO hold his seat.
On motion OF Mr.. MAasH.IL. tho re
port OF the Committee was laid on the tn
bic until Thursday next
TUESDAY, Dec. 81.
Mr.. Southall from the Committee of
Courts of Justice, reported various bills.
Mr.. Gallaher presented a document
connected with the application for u
new county, out Of part Of Frede-
rick.
On motion of Mr.. Smith of Mason
md IaclSop thu Hill instrumentation tho
Point Pleasant and Charlestown Turn
pike Company, was taken up and re-
committed.
Mr.. Parriott from the Committee of
Manufactures, reported sundry bills.
Mr.. Jannoy presented the memorial
o! the Little River Turnpike Compa-
ny.
DEP0SITES.
Mr.. Barbour from the Select Com
mlttee on the Deposites, reported sun
dry resolutions. Mr.. B. stated that a
report would have accompanied these
resolutions, but for his indispostion.-I
He asked that the resolutions be read
which being done,
Mr.. Roane said he had had the for
tune to be one of the Committee, and
the misfortune to be in a minority uponI
1t. He had differed in all things from
the majority, but had thrown no mpe-
diment in their way. AS one of the
minority, he desired promptly to submit
his views on this grave, novel, and inn
portant subject, and he had put them inI
hf. l.Nr # IL ba
would be printed and issued to the
world in company with the resolutions
of the committee. Mr.. r. wished his
resolutions to be considered as a substi
tute.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE SELECT Com
MITTEE ON THE DEPosIrEs.
The Select Committee to whom was
referred so much of the Governors
Message as relates to an agreement en-
tered into on the 22d of October last.
between the Bank Of Va. and its office
Of Discount at Norfolk, and the Score.
rary of the Treasury Of the United
States, have according to order had
the same under consideration, and now
report in part, thereon, the following
resolutions:
l. Resolved, as the sense of this
Committee, that the said agreement is
injurious TO the People 0fthis Common
wealth; and ought to be rescindcd; that
its terms and conditions may be great
~ preiudicial to the Bank of Va. by
its dealings to an inspcctio u
more full and rigid than that which is
reserved TO this state by the charter of
incorporation: that allurements to over
trade and make excessive issues of its
paper upon expectations which may be