Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-04
Virginia Legislatures.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tuesday. Dec. 81.
EvIDnScE ny DEposIrIoNs.

ing This bill provides Tor the taking dispositions Of such
witnesses In cases brought in any the Courts OF Law in
this shall reside upwards Of
dred miles oa tho place where the to be tried aud
competent Tor the party parties taking such de-
Posons, TO read the evidence upon the trial oil the
sun ia the same way anil subject to all legal exceptions
which nigh, he taken 10 the testimony oil such witness
This bill opposed by M.ssrs. Wilson of Bot. and
Gregory, AMI supported by Messrs. Nash aud Dorman,
and the ayes and having been ordered motion OF
Mr. i-on OF B. the vote was taken aud decided In the
Affirmative, as follows:
.ayes.-Messrs. Banks, (Speaker.) Drummond. South
sii Stuart Of A., Niche, Msyse, Preston. Faulkner. Cart
mill. MMilan. Daley, MGinnis, Mostly Burton John
son. Scott. Bali, Marshall French, Hale OF Giles, Wat.
kin'. Sims Vance. Kincheoe, Bolts, ;aaher, Du, Jam
NJ, Alex ander. M'Cauley, Collins Epe- Psrrio, MLure
W'iam. Robertson, Jones Of p Nash. iiooe. Jr OF p
w.. M'Dowsll, Jr, Dornan, Norman, NJ Mullen, Bare.
Jones Of s.. Ciemands, Fizhugh. George, M'Coy, and
.Noes.-Me'srs. Poulson. Gner. D.mron. Garland OF
Amherst, Coson, Wilson Of Botetourt, Turnbul Bon
dnrsnt, Christian, Wyatt. Barbour. Payne, Helms,
Hale Of Franklin. Woods Barton. Gibson, Smith Of c.
Hail Of Gray'on. Bruce, Sloan. ROane, Gather. Grave.
Bingsy, Cooper, Buck, Watts, Adams, Coles, Swanson
SIavin, arro Dupuy, Shsnds Boohe. Waterman, Grit.
hn stevenson, Hungeiord, Sanger Cunningham, Brown
The Bill 10 incorporate the Augusta Springs Company
was taken up on the question Of its engrossrnent,
Mr. Sims opposed the BILL and observed that he consi.
dered that principle embraced in the BILL aud
was which he could not look upon otherwise than
win ds'rnst The bill proposes TO incorporate company
to dispose oil the real estate OF private individual He
did not offer his objections this bill in particular but he
asked the House TO consider whether il disposed TO
depart from the general principle. Of meddng little
possible with the private property Of individuals 1t had
been said, that innovation upon this principle had al
Springs: But to this il could be replied that il had been
done tor valuable consideration. which case
IN relaonto the company now proposed Norhad these
springs pretensons mineral virtues They had
been the resort Of nvads: in the Of the
Lowlanders did not make Stribng's Spring a stopping
pacethey went further into the mountains. and
IL nnty cd IL
seemed to him natural question, Why IL this Spring
really valuable individuals had been found were
willing to form an association to bring it's virtues into
notice. As TO the Warm Springs, the Sweet Springs and
others, gentlemen willing to embark their
tenion OF the House TO The principle contained in the BILL
and on its passage. he asked the ayes and noes.
Mr. Niche had not intended, after the remarks he had
offered on previous day. say anything upon the me s
OF this BILL lie had thought the general ground of OBJ.
lection TO this the TO all compa
nes-bu he found that il was opposed for causes pc
culiar TO this bill alone. The gentleman from Halifax
seemed to have forgotten the foundation for the opposition
which was recently offered to corporations generally. 1t
was, that they had extensive powers, and monopo
lies, and hence might he injurious the public hat
then is the objection of the gentleman to this bill Its
that has neither power monopoy-tha it is in
Significant to claim the attention Of the House.
true that the amount OF its capital small but il was
not small in proportion to the objects which was
effect, the benefits to he derived from it, These springs
formerly brought about $4,000 annually into the county of
Augusta; and this to back wood county was an item of
some Importance when the difficulty Of getting to market
with the productions OF the SOIL considered as gave
to the agriculiurist market home for many articles
This was matter ofpubic interest; and Mr. M contend
ed that the principle good one, incorporate all
such places and thereby enable the provide
for the accommodation OF the public He knew that this
spring had not been place Of for years but
that did not arise from want OF virtue in the waters but
from the embarrassed situation OF the proprietor who
did not possess capital fit up conduct it
And simply asked that number of persons should
be allowed to place their capital for the benefit
the county, the accommodation OF the public and their
own profit. He trusted the bill would pass The bill
then passed 10 be engrossed by the following vote:
ayes-Messrs. Banks, (Speaker) Stuart OF A., Mche
Msyse Preston, Faulkner Carimili, Wilson Of b. o.by
Burton, Ball, Stephenson Of F. NJ, Payne, Barton Glib
Smith Of Frederick, Cary, Vance, Mullen Kincheoe
Gather. Wager, Duff, Beard, Kimbrougb, Smith of NJ
j.. Alexander, MCauley. Buck, CabeII Watts Psrrio
Dor%ae. water MMaen Jones' Of
Clemands, George, MCoy, Maybcry and Cunningham
Woes-Messrs. Drummond. Poulson. soutball, Dam.
ron. Colson Turnbu, Daley, Bondursnt, Christian,
Wyatt Johnson. Scott, French Hale Of Franklin Woods,
Bruce, Sims Sloan, Roam. Bo,s Gravely Gregory Hays
Janney. Harrison. May. Kennon, Garland OF Mecken-
burg Collins Epes. Williams Adams, Coles, Swanson,
NASH DuPuy, Stands, Bare, Griffin, Ftzhugh, Hunger.
ford, Stanger and Brown-46
Vednesdoy Jan. I.
CASE OF JUDGE GREEN
Mr. Gregory presented the following resolutions OBJ
serving that comment seemed TO him this ur-
cessay and he woul merely read the clause in the
Constitution, which provides Tor such cases:
Resoired. That this House will on the fret day OF
February, 1884, proceed enquire into the propefy
removing John w. Greer Of the Judges Of Court
from Office, in OF the OF pecu
liar and proraced i'll health which has inc citaed him
physically and mentally for the discharge of duties of
said Office
Resoiped, That the Speaker of this House sign the
a resolution ard direct the Sergeant to pro-
coed forthwith to serve copy Of the Judge John
w. Green and return the original TO this House on or be-
fore the tenth day of the present month (Janusry.)
Resolved That the clerk OF this House issue a subpoena
requiring the attendance OF at the bar OF this
House, the first day OF February next Chat the Spea-
ker may directly TO give testimony upon invr alton
about be had relative to the alleged ncspaciy OF Judge
John W. Green.
Mr. Jones OF Elizabeth City said that man regretted
deeply than he did, the necessity which existed for
the proceeding Of the House in this matters he
anxious that they should be able Justify themselves TO
II should be deemed proper TO pursue The resolutions
the gentleman from James City in his opinion OBJ
econabe because they took for granted that the
things existed into the existence of which the House was
about inquire. They assumed that the ncapaciiy which
TO be ascertsned did actually render Judge Green
unfit to hold his office To declare the incspscity OF
who to be summoned before the bar OF the House
be tried Tor that ncspacy, seemed to him be 10 ad
judcate the question al once, and TO make the nvesga
ton OF the question mockery. There o inorma-
ton before the House that he had failed in the per-
Torrance Of his dutesha he had neglected 10 at
tend which IL his duty TO attend There was
evidence before them, to sbew that Judge Green WAS
then that Judge Green mentally and yscsy disabled
from the fuDeDt Of his duties, II you pass these resolu
tons without any know ledge ofihe fact MrJ. should offer
substitute for this proposition, resolution calling
the Clerk Of the Court Of Appeals state whether Judge
Green has failed TO ate nd The Court and has performed
his duties. II the information obtained from that source
should sbew that he had failed, the question The
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