Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-02-20
THE GAZETTE.
mMRPaNsBw R CO VA
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1889.


y,ra,stA LEGIsLATURE.--On the 9Th inst, Inc
Committee for the Courts of Justice, IN the HOUSE
.f Delegates. TO whom was referred the comnuhi-
cation Of Chapman johnson, Esq, giving his rea-
SON for the delay that had occurred IN revising t'
oenal Code Of the State, which had been entrusted
10 his care, reported that i il inexpedient TO make
any further provision for the said re1ison, as II was
probable that Mr.. Johnson, would be able to ac-
complisil il sooner than any other individual Ine
same Committee made report upon the exPedi-
ency of revising the State Laws OF the Common
wealth, (cxcept the penal Code) and revising Hen
ninrs Justice, which closed with resolution that
il was expedient provide for the revision ana
notification Of Hennings Justice, or some other
suitable work for the of Magistrates, as soon as
Mr.. johnson shall have completed the revision oil
the psnaI Code.-Laid on the table, and ordered
tobs printed.
On the 9th, Mr.. O'Ferrall, presented a petition
Of the citizens of Morgan, for graded road, from
Winchester, to some point near the Cnesapeshe
and Ohio Canal near Bath, in the county OF Nor
gan TO be made on State account; also three other
petitions from citizens of Morgan and Frederick
counties, for the same purpose. The House passed
a bill to prevent the spreading among horses, by
contagion. the disease called the CHAMBERS.
Ga the 9TH inst on motion of Mr.. Flood, the FL
nance COMMITTEES were directed to enquire into the
expectancy Of extending the term of Office OF the
Commissioner of the Revenue from one to five
years. and of providing for the removal Of that OH
Ger, for neglect misbehavor, or incomPetency'-
The order Of the day being the consideration OF
bill to repeal and amend certain acts relating to
the Banks ofthe Commonwealth, came up in course
and after long debate postponed till the l9ih
inst MIR. Barton presented petition of certain
citizens of the Commonwealth, against granting II
nv further privileges to the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road Company
IOn presenting this memorial Mr.. b. called
tor it's reading, which commenced, but dspeH-
Sod with, on suggestion of Messrs. Watkins and
Met onnel that the memorial ofthe Company had
been referred without reading. A Bill to charge
the real estates of deceased persons with the pay
ment Of their debts, mp on It's second reading,
and on motion of MI Watkins, was indefinitely
postponed.
On the 9th and 9th the business of the Honse OF
Delegates, was mostly of ocal nature excepting
tho report of the Committee on the public debt,
which was made the OH, and af;er some discus
sion was laid on the tab and ordered to be prln-
ted.
IL IL, on f,fB
Elections who were instructed to inquire into thu
cxpediency Of changing the time OF holding cleo
tons and the meeting of the Legislature, reported
The following resolutions.
|. Resoived. as the unanimous opinion OF this
Committee that it is expedent to change the time
of holding the elections the court days in the
counties respectively; and that the elections be
held in the month OF III each year heiea'te''
3. Resolrcd, also, as the opinion of this Com
m,tee that it is expedient to change the time OF
the meeting of the Legislature to the first Monday
in December in each year.
The syes and noes ordered on motion TO
apree TO the second resolution of the Committee
which was agreed to--aycs -, noes "a, on taxing
the question agreeing the first resolution by the
House. the vote was 50 to 50, which caused the
motion TO fail, and after considerable discussion,
the resolution was re-committed-
In the House of Delegates, on the 18th instant
Mr.. Fryatt, presented the petition OF several ciu-
zens of Berkeley and Frederick for the approPria-
ton of a sum Of money to constructs road from
Winchester TO Bath. A communication was re-
ceived from the Governor enclosing resolutions pas
sod by the Legislature of New Jersey, and forward
ed hy Gov Pennington, relative to tbs Public Lands
These resolutions declare that the proceeds OF the
Public Lands, if not wanted for the purposes OF the
General Government ought to be distributed among
the States--prutest against any reduction IN their
price, OF the ccsson Of any portion of them to the
new States &c. taking very nearly the same grounds
a. were taken BY the Virginia Legislature. The
bill for tsblisning Board OF Agriculture, was ia
ken up and ordered to be engrossed for a third
reading.
On the 18th a message was received from the
Senate, stating that they had passed the bli Tor
prcyen,ing the spreading of the conagion known as
The glanders, among horses, with amendments
which were concurred in by the House. On motion
leave was given to bring in bill for incorporating
the Emory aud Henry College, in Washington
County. The bill for changing the time OF holding
elections, and the meeting ofth- Legislature, was
read second time and rc-committed. The balance
of he dav a TAX en- IN in the discus Of matters