Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-12-26
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


Mr. Southall moved that The report ofthr Com.
pniuee Of privileges and Elections upon tie Mar
shall Contested Election be taken up which WIS a
greed TO ; but Ma, Chapman nlimatfug that the
parties about to settle the by referring
The matter 10 friendly arbitration. moved the report
~ laid the table Tor the present. which motion
as a.senIed 10 BY lle ilonsr.
MI. S,ephenson submitted The following resou-
lion.
RssolreJ, Thai IN future an bills Of general na
sse shall after tie iisi ie4diug be printed Tor tie
asr ofthc House.
The resolution being ffsi modified on NJ MAYS
s'otep, Substituting " second Tor Grst reading, vas
ssr-ed 10 by The llsnsr.
On motion OF Nh. Powell,
fe,olred That The Committee on Militin Law be
required to inquire iuo the rxpcdlenc, ofbrnpine IN
bill 10 ameHd al act eulaltd an act ieounp rtt.
tain duties OF Bdeadief Ger.tals passed March 2Oib
1880, Ia require OF iic Commaudauis oi eci,nputs
vi this IommmanN ralih. 10 Pyr due nniice to tie
Bug adiet Gtn,1As ~ eir ,vis 81 the tilur and
place holdng the ReFmeutd Musiefs OF tlielf
respective Regiments.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were pie-en;ed:--
The enerossrd bdl I'D sehatging LillhuIn. oief-
wise called Ltllbufn peasants, from The Pennrn-
iisry," was read thhd time. long debate took
place upon the qntston 81 us passage, Nh. Gieeo-
~ rsisd The question whether 10 II were eonsti.
iurIepal for the Legislature 10 EXERCISE tue powet
81 patdon winch foset he algued vested ex-
elusisely IA the Executive. and that the Irglsa-
lure could MOI cousntuuouaily ex,roi,r it IN the
ease pending. lis views Neie also sustained by
Nr. Southal
Messrs. Nav aud Scott Of Fauquier supported the
hill. and Mr. Seotl was of opmi,n chat the Leeisa-
,ufe had the power al par0nnrg, which he argued
10 show belonged to II primarily
Nj. kohett or, at,e,ilng 10 tue important question
insolv ~ tins hAl and the esslty ola tul exam
iuaon OF II by The mro,befs, uuyrd that the bun
he laid tue table and printed, which VAS a.reed
o.
The enerosscd h,ll dlvoeiug Vagina I. c. Crap.
ford from hrr her husband, VIM. A. L. Crawford"
was read lhlrd r'me
Mr.. VenabIe doubted ihr proptiety nflaking vote
upou the bill with some explauatiou OF The grounds
Of the application fuf tic divorce.
Mr.. Mcdonnell called far the reading of = ducu-
meni. which beng read. lac sustained the force aud
business Of Tie application win murh e,rneslnrss
Sir. May also supported the bill and The p,opreiy VI
the divorce.
The question upon tic passage o(the bin was de
sided in the aaiI NATIVE, ayes 90. noe, "a
Mr.. Southa announced (by have ii the House
that the contested election from the county oil Man.
shsll had bren rcfeeJ Nh the Of the sitting
end con,esung members 10 four gentlemen, VIZ !:
hessrs. Dorman, Seymour, Ridley and Ralclae,
Nth the power OF calhuglna fifth person.
Bills were passed through then first aud second
readings.
Reports frem Committees we've agreed 10 -
From the COMMITTEE Of Courts 81 Justice. thai
they had according to the order of the House, IN
CURED Into the expedicncy Of changing The law so
10 au,hotise single Justice ~ the Pace 10 Ger,
lify the acknowledgement Of deeds. aud that they
ssro OF opinion IT was inerPedleHi Ia change the
came.
On motion OF Mr.. Fox.
The House adjourned