Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-01-16
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
HOUSE o. DELEGATES.

Sc. Wa.a.ns. Ton the Celhm.llee Of Rod.


deits the Redmond, Fredericksburg and Pc
tomae Ral-road, have come TO the following
re evolution
Resolved, That said committee be discharged
from til, further cOI'iIcrdtioa oi the saelsri Ia
them referred
The iouse concurred IN the report.
Petitions pfoseated-br Mr., n1ar>b III or =
OF c'i.2 "a q n" e"Iuty. asking law 10 com
PEI all Tree Pc sons Vi colour 10 remove from the
State o' gen period, or subject then, to sale
iof Ihe oeasdl OF TIE Literary Fund. e.; BIZ Mr.
Samae.s oil Wool, OF citizens OF that county
iof an iaifpen Lent Biuk OF Branch Bank, at
Parkfrsbnrs; by Nj. Moore, OF citizens of
Giles anl Faye;te, demonstrating against the
iprmltioa oil new couaiy ont OF parls of said
counties by Mr.. Bayy OF 4 Of Edwin Shield,
aai M1reau Bowers, aal ofcitizen OF several
counties III their b'Iiaf asking relief from the
operation Of The anti-dueilng act by Mr.
Ryes. OF citizens of Albemarlc. ior a Bank to be
10 'ated al Charlottesville.
The engrossed b'lI granting further time to
the clerks OF The county and corporation courts
10 execute eoaseyances for lands sold for the
nan-pYment OF taxes, was taken up, and MIR.
Crutchiel moved 10 reconsider ,he vote order
ing Ito is engro,sncnt.
Nj Fisher opposed tie motion to reconsider.
Mr.. May supported the reconsideration, and
reil substitute winch he had attended TO Of
Mr.. R7nloiah also sustained the motion. and
the vote being taken, the question Wis decided
in the Affirmative.
Nj. Ran lol ph thea Trad a Substitute I, tb,
bin
Nh Voolfolk moved reco nitnent Of the
billan Substitute which motion was sustain
cd by Mr. Harrison, aud agreed In.
CASE OF JUDGE DUNCAN.
Mr.. Dorman presented additional exhibits
d. accompanying the memorial Of jude Ed
win ). Duncan which, on his motion, were
orlrred 10 he printed
Nj iianrlsoa stated that be also had addition
al documents, which h. would present On Mon
day, and desired to have prntc1. He then
OH red the following resolutions, Il lie on the
table uatl that day whcl be would call them
uF;
Resolved rhatthi> House will i3inily with the
Senate, on Inc 1T day Of FEBRUARY next pro
coed toinve>tlgate the charge, preferred by the
member Tor the rpuuty Of Harrison agiinst Ed.
win $. Duncan ole otjhc IN lges OF the Gen.
eal Court.
Resolved, Tint the Clerk Of tbs House make
on n copy OF The charges SO preferred aud delty-
er the sane II the Sergeant-af- Arns who l.,
hereby required Ia deliver copy thereof to the
SAID Edwin =. Dan an. rs soon a. practicable.
together with copy OF these resolutions.
Resolved That --- be committee To
manage the lnye SUg1tlon oil the said charges on
the part oil the House OF Delegate. aud that the
Speaker OF th's House issne sdmmon.cs for
suea witnesses as the SAID committee may
deem material and necessary III the san lnyrstl
CATION.
Mt Booker, from the Select Com ntlce an
pointed TO consider the eXPedi NY of hriuging
in bill fixn{ The tim" at which the Governor
shall take Office on some day previous to the
81 Of March next, reported bill
RAIL ROAD COMPANIES.
On motion of Nc Cru,raield, the House took
up the bill prescribing general regulation, 70,
the Incorporation Of rail road companie,, with
the amendment, reported by the Committee o
Rolds.
The amendments Of the committee having
been considered IA ComWiitce OF the WhoIr
were mostly adopted, aud other amendments
having been adopted on the motions of MON.
be 5, thehili wa, on III )tloa OF Mr.. My, recon
ntled.
On motion Of Mr. John ton,
The House lj1urned
NoadaN IAN 0.
the following petitions were presented and
referred by Mr. wills, OF inspectors OF toblrco
at l8hehhnrg, anl citizens OF Bedford CAM.
bell and Amherst, for an increase Of the salary
or tees ot sad in,pectors-al of citizens of
l'Ynehenrg aud lis vicinity for turnpike road
from the Baitao Springs in the county of Am.
har.t, To The town otLynchbnrt
Mr., Collier submitted the following resolu-
ton.
Resolved, That the Committee of Courts
OF Jashse be instructed to inquire into the cxrr.
dlehfY ot extending the jurisdiction Of siuglt
magistrates 10 dollars. and that they hay,
leave 10 report hy bill or Otherwise
Mr. May proposed a mobilization Of the aboy,
resolution but before any question was taken
upon II,
Mn Slanard moved that this subject. and the
order before the House, be postponed unul to-
morrow. II, said he pre- sulned the object he
had IN view would be understood by the House.
The motion was agreed 10.
FUNERAL OF JUDGE CARR.
Mr.. Stanard said, since the adjournment OF
the House on Saturday, an event bad occurred
which involved a most serious public and pri.
vdte loss. Judge Carr is no more-and sail
Mr.. y, am net eXlg yeraiing when say. that,
arcey one member of the community cnuld
have been taken from Us, who could have been
more lily spared. think The loss OF gentle
man so esllmable ia all the lafons of lr.--of
magistrate 50 upright, SO able, 50 impartial-or
itrs an occasion on which the members Of ,h ,
House may, with proprety, suspend the perlar.
nance oil then duties, TO oder nj his crave te~ti.
inonills OF the respect which his virtues and
abilities deserve. Under TIN, Impression. he
moved that the House adopt the following pre
anhte aud resolution:
itbeng announced to the House of Dele
gates, that since lis adjournment on Saturday.
llahney Carr, Esq, one Of the Judges OF the
Court oil Appeals, has departed this life an Z.
vent by which the country is deprived of most
estinabie citizen and an able aud upright ma
gi.tIate and the House of Delegates profound.
Nv regrettng the melancholy event ,nd Ics;
rous 70 oiirr suitable testimonial of re,Dect IN
menory--thcrelore,
Resolved, That the members oIuLis Uo,so
will attend the funeral of the late Rney Carr
ESQ, 10 take place this day at one O'Clock
This preamble and resolution were unani
mousy agreed to and,
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