Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-03-07
virginia Legislature
HOUSE OF DNLECArES

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<"eSaay, Fe6. ga message WINS rece;r-
9" rom The Senate stating that :hey had
passed The bill concerning the professionals.
OF iands, with an amendment, which w,s =.
greed TO by the House. A bill was passed
concerning witnesses in civil cases-allow.
my deposition 10 be taken where the wit,
ness lives more than fifty miles from tbe nl,c.
where the suit is TO DO tried Th. D..
OH was made the order of the day for Mons
uay' and The Southwestern Rail Ru,d hill,
Tor Monday week. MIR rendleton. iron,
The committee or privileges and elections
made report on the contested election from,
Mauison. They express the opinion ,h.,
tne poiI ought To stand thus-Robert A
Dahks Eau, JOHN Booton 239.-So Tho, Rob,
"a D"nRs was duly elected. MIR. Venabi,
''''h inc seiect committee on Banks ,enor,.
Ell ON The memorial of the Bank of V;ro;n
Id hey reject So much of the memor;a,
az asks exemption from the ohIiyaiion m
establish branch at Portsmouth, and ds-
uIou.ion OF the capital authorized amony
eA's'mg oranches'-and declare reasonable
SO much as relates to the Withdrawal ',S o,.
portion OF The surplus fund, the remission -,
the bonus on $500. 600, and an increase y,
Tue present capital OF the Bank.
uedaesaay, FEB. 27.-Mr. Soutball of.
e'en resolution instructing the committee
y" 1oads' &C. 10 inquire into the eXpediencv
q, increasing the capital stock of the i,o,,;s,
is"au company, 10 an amount suflicien,
W T Tr.ao,e them TO extend thsir road by wav
49, S"u' 'o'.eSViiie TO Staunton, and in the a.
H., "u' 'ne sara company shall decline To
no so, Then 10 incorporate an inde,eoi,n,
P,I n
HoroehsVilie, or some other point ON m.
Louisa Rail Road, by the way of Cbarl,,,as0
VINO 10 StauntOD. Resolutions from, ~.
COMMITTEE on Courts OF Justice were adon,-
Ell declaring IL espedient 10 revise The s,,.
'u'e laws OF the Commnnw ealth. excen, m.
Penai iaws, and TO provide tor the revision
anu publication Of Hennins's Justice mr.
some other suitable work for Justices of The
feace, as soon as The revision of ,he eel
code shall he completed. f"a'
Col. Daniel Ward WAS elec,ed So
alarms, by majority of three votes over
Col Stubblefeld. The bill 10 renew ,,.
pension OF Alice Cavendish, once the ~ ;dn,v
o: VIM McCIlnlic, being upon its n,Ssans
was rejected f"'''se'
Thursday, FEB. ga MESSAGE was
ceived from the Senate stating thai thew had
Passeo me Dill entitled an act To amend an
~ ~, me petier organization of the militia
~ v A"ot, win an amendment.
he amendment proposed to abolish The Iii
muster. The bill and amendment, were Is;,,
on The table. Mr.. ToIer submitted = $500
lot I'M Internal Improvement Rant e. he
.h,leo Inc Bank OF The Commonwealth and
W ue unoer The exclusive cont :ol OF the STAT.
winch io this end shall forthwith horr",v
nVe millions Of dollars in specie-,be Rail
~ issue three times the amount of its sner;e
90 discount fund, and the profits after nav,
ing me interest of The money borrowed shall
S"L an interest paying fund the Bank 10
De charged with the construction of ,beSm,,h'
western Rail Road, by ionn of milIon vs.
dollars annually until completed, from ;,s
discount fund. The parties TO the con,..,aS
election from Madison agreed 70 snLn.;,
Their case TO Messrs. May, Witcher. Snm,h'
all and Stuart, " no ale TO cboose f;f,h ~,
cree. III" rel
Col. Siubble!ield having resigned h;s Gil
u n, as hrst door keeper. MIR. Robert
DIadiey was promoted, and two hours md &,
nan we're spent in elec,ing a second. On
the 9th vote Mr. William Cb,n,b
stanton, was elected. VI
Fr,dag, March 1.-The mos, ;o.,
action OF the House as ON the I,o,.s p;a"
ana kana"h a bill, which was 6nall, -.
eo,n'nH'eu' on the motion of Mr.. Siuar,
WIN instructions to The committee 10 rennt,
an amendment, increasing the CAPITAL of the
James River and Kanswha Companv CO
uoo ,oO0. and providing for the subscr;n1,o,,
ny me Board OF Public Works, on bebalfof
VEG On'amhnw ealib, for three fihbs Of ,ha
augmented capital, and authorizing ,ho
."rany 10 subscribe for The remain,n,,
~ ~, nuns on The credit OF the corporate funds
" me Company, with collateral ouar.,,.'
oy The Commonwealth Of the ultimate 49,.
ment OF the principal and interes, Tins he.
rowed'' '""' oof>