Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-01-02
f'pdas. Dee. 2o.

On ,u.,ios Of Mr. Watkins, tbs COMMITTEES OIL
m;,sia laws y as instructed 20 inquire into tie CA
prdiensy of amending or explaining b, legislative
.nsc,mrn, the Goth and lo0t' sections OF the act
enliflel mn act for III. better organization oi the
militia, passed Mafei, Sih, 1884.
Mr.. " ilsou, from the select committee appoint
cd on the subject oi the Small Pos in Richmond,
made a report, accompanied will, the deI,oSriors
Of n,.aily all the physicians oi tho CITY, from
which it appear, that the disease IS on tho de-
cliur.
In. report and evidence we're. on motion OF
Mr.. Wilson, LAID IN the table.
The engrossed bill to establish n Superior
Court oi l.aw and Ciianc-ry for the County OF
Hcn,ioo and the City oil tichtnond, was read a
ili,d time.
Mr.. HARRISON moved to oil tn. blank for III" sal
AZ, oi III, nhse II be aopuiuted ier til. lrs court,
with the sam of - 900.
Tn, motion was opposed bv Messrs. VI.
ley, lessee, aud smii, of Isle OF Wight, aud
,~ipportcd by Me,srs. Harrison, s,anard, MAY,
Moore, Davenport, T~"n.tall, Campbell and
Vaughan.
=Me,.r.. Wiley and Smith OF |. Of W, several
/, moved to l,y the bill on the table, without sue
ces.
On motion of Mr.. JESSIE, the AYES and noes
were ordered on filling the blank, and the question
being pnt, it was filled with the sum Of s2 600,
by the following vpte Ave, 57-Noes ~.
The question beng ,hen on the passage oil
the bill, the ayes and noes were ordered on mo-
ton of Mr.. jessie, aud the bill passed AyesS3,
Nocs 5.
On motion Of Mr.. Moore, tho Committee OF
Roads, &c, was Instructed to inquire into the eS-
prdicncy Of incorporating IL company to con
struct a turnpike road from Lexington in the
county of Roekbfidsr, to some point ON James RI
yer, between the towns OF Scottssllc and New
Market.
And hat the same committee inquire INTO the
cxptdiency of Incorporating company 10 construct
a turnpike road from GrernNville IN the county OF
Augusta, to inters, CT the Lexington a CUvingiol
Turnpike road between the House Of Aimnatroui,
and Jotdan's Furnace.
On motion OF Nj. Davis, the Committee oi
Courts of Justice was instructed TO inquire into
the cS,edicucv al extending the jurisdiction OF the
Magistrates of tbs Cnmmonw calth 10 dol.
lars and also tin, ripht OF appeal from thor ludg-
ments, IN all actions Of debt ,deenuo and lrover OK
ceedinc one dollar.
Mr.. Wiley moved that when the House adjourn
Tomorrow, II adjourn 10 meet again n, II o'clock
on Wednesday next.
Mr.. Watkins moved that whrn tho House
adjourn on tomorrow, ii adjouIn 10 Tuesday
ncSt.
The question belnr pot on Mr.. Wilry's motion
il wa agreed ta Ayes 40, noes 40.
Several petitions were presented and referred
On motion OF Mr.. Watkins,
The Hou," AL lourncd.
Saturday, Dee. ~.
On motion OF Mr.. MAY, tho committee %
court, Of Justice nas instructed to inquire into the
expectancy of reducing the number OF terms Of Tia
county courts 10 sls IN each year, granting 10 all q
them the Jurisdiction of the present MONTH,
courts and 10 two or three of them only, that u
the present quarterly courts.
GA motion nt Alr. Dorman, the committee q
Court, of Justic, Nerc instructed 10 inquire int,
the e,prdicucy of Giving TO tho Judges of the Cir
cult Superior tourt> OF Law aud Chancer,
tn. powers To srant writ, Of prohibition in vaca
ton.
On motion of Nj, Fisher tht committee 0
Quarts Of Justice were instructed 10 nul int.
the eSI'clicncA Of releasing the Connnuuu ealth'
right 10 forfeited delinquent aud eseL.aled lands
upon which >ntscHs have been made, or patents
issued. silcr the Isl d.v of Aplil, 1881, TO tn,
persons Tor whom such surveys we're made, or I,
"l,sn such patents were ISSUED j, upon condition
that such surve,> on which patents have not We
issued be earl, carried into grant, ind entered up
on The commissioners books OF the several coun-
ties in which such lands NAV lie, or IN an, othel
manner which bs the committee, my Le consid-
cred Just and proper.
several petitions we presented and referred
' ir'ons reports ot cormultrcs we've con,idcre.
aud agreed To and Il large number Of bill, pas.
sed through lilrr llfst mud SECOND readings. Tn,
husnr,s on the la6'e having been gone through
with,
On motion of Mr.. May, the House Adjourned.