Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-03-08

NV "''eau W '"teo Ut iOnf or more. MIR
may 'hen gave history OF lhelawsmts HIGH
sprang out OF The will OF the late John Ran
d0'ph and showed the Inconvenience wb;ch
would be remeded by the enactment If ,h;s
bill insisting that no change was mad. -.
Tins bill as 10 the probate of ills unless ,bey
were contested '"'S
MIR. VOOLFOLK would 90 for the hill ;il
IL gave the right of trial by Jury in The frs,
instance, but il it limited or took swnv ,hs
right, he should oppose il.
Inc bIli having been read again
MT VOOLFOLK moved 10 recomm;t The
""i' IN oruer 10 insert a clause giving 10 arv
one person interested the right of summoning
Jury to decide upon the validity of any will
mr. MAY opposed the principle Of giving
such power To any one party.
Mr. NiNNEY asked, whether any one in,
dividual should be permitted TO override the
opinions and wishes OF all the other parties ia
will? "''''' "
MIR; SMITH thought the bill might be So
amended as TO remove in part his objections.
he was IN favour, therefore, OF the commit,
men,, and the bill was then re>commit,ed
IN ERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
The balls having been laid upon the table
MT MARTIN, OF Henry, offered the follow.
ing resolution Of instruction
heSolcs3, That the Committee of Roads
ana Internal Navigation be instructed TO pro-
woe That the portion OF fhe road centennial.
'eu IN ,he report, from Danville 10 Evan
shaIn snail ne constructed on State account.
MI MARTIN enforced his views in SIM.
port Of this resolution ABLY & at some Ionn,b
shewlng the peculiar disadvantages under
which the Roanoke country labored in re-
spect 10 Improvements.
The resolution was susta;,.j b., NJ
IuNsTALL and CABELL. and onnosed Inv
Messrs. ROBERTSON, w ATKINS and Han,
RIsoN - - ~
MT. STUART moved 10 lay the resolution
on the table; and Mr.. DANIEL, wishing il,
10 ne test question, asked the ayes and noes
which were ordered :-Ayes 90, Noes l6.
,NrDDn FRIDAY, March =
IN TERN AL IMPROVEMENTS.
| MT. WATKINS, from the Committee ON
Roads, nc, reported bill upon the above
suhJeci, containing the plan of the Improve.
ments proposed by the committee.
VA motion of Mr. WATKINS the bill
was laId upon the table, and $50 copies were
ordered 10 be printed.
LIEN ON REAL ESTATE.
ne OIL declaring and amending the law
re'a'i'e 10 certain liens Oh property and ores
ing up,
Mr.. MAY moved to fill the blank with the
Pe'iou OF one year, thus allowing lien On
real property 10 continue one year for the be.
nett of the creditor.
MT. HARRISON opposed the melton. and
moved 10 amend by inserting five years
! his would be equally secure for the credi,nr
ana save the debtor from the lien of ca. ss
or "captds al sattsfaciendu,n." MIR. II
subsequently, modified his motion, SO as to be
for years.
MT M AY objected to this proposition, and
proposed years; The question was then Ian
ken on The term OF years, and il was los,
ayes 42-noes A. The other term of , wears
was then agreed 10.
Mr' MAY then moved to fill up the blank
defining the time when The act was 10 be m
force, with The words "the first of May"
MT FISHER said he thought this would
not allow sufficient time for the law 10 he
known ameng the People--he moved to in,
Seft IRON the lst Of August next ;" which
was agreed to.
he bill thus amended was then passed.
Bill regulating and restraining the terms
upon which credits shall be allowed by
inerchapts, trhteSmen, and others, 10 the
students OF The Universities and Colleges
of the State.
This bill, having for its objects to prevent
cfeuit LOT unnecessary articles from beng
given 10 Students at the Universities without
The authority OF their Tutors, or beyond
CERTAIN sum, coming up atiis third reading
Mr. SMITH moved The indefinite postpone
ment OF The bill.
MIR KINNEY. in speech of much ami
nation, earnestly supported the measure of
The bill, and was followed On the same side
by MIR. RANDOLPH.
The motion TO postpone was rejected, and
the bill passed
Repeated attempts have been made
during the week by Mr.. Pendleton and
Ar' Bolts to get up instructions on the
Sub-TIeasury question.