Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-12-16
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

The attendance of the members on the first
day of the session was unusually iull--four
Opposition and three Wing members only be-
ing absent V. W. Southall was reelected
Speaker of the House, by majority of four
votes over Joel Holleman-Nlr Munford was
reelected Clerk, and William Chambers and
Robert Bradley, Doorkeepers. In the Senate,
John W. Nash, the former Speaker, and all
the old officers were reelected. The Wings
have a majority of two, all good men and true,
in the House but in the Senate there is tie.
The Message of the Acting Governor was
sent in TO both Houses on Monday, which is
given in this paper. Nothing of particular in
terest has yet transpired in the Assembly. The
standing committees were announced in the
House by the Speaker on Tuesday, and in the
Senate on Wednesday. Gen. Baldwin is chair
man of the committee of Courts of Justice, and
Mr.. Kinney of the comrnittee OH Lunatic Asy-
lums, who is also member of the committee
on Internal improvements Mr. Peyton is
chairman of the Senate's committee of Courts
OF Justice. A want of room compels us to
omit full report of the committees at pre-
sent. A number of resolutions have been of
tered and petitions presented, but we have not
space for details. Mr. Brown, of Preston, has
offered a resolution to instruct our Senators
and request our Representatives TO vote for
repeal of the Bankrupt act of the last session.
Mr.kinc heloe, of Harrison, has proposed an
inquiry into the expediency of changing the
present Lunatic Hospitals, or erecting an addi-
tional one beyond the Allegheny mountains
| "A select committee has been appointed, on
Mr.. Crutchfeld's motion, to re-apportion the
| representation in the General Assembly, as au-
thorized under the amended Constitution
The committee consists of Messrs. Crutchfeld,
Leftwch, Jackson, Goodson, Hunter, Craw-
ford, Dorman, Taylor, Irving of Cumberland,
Boyd, Holleman, Smith of N northumberland,
| and Bayly.
The following proceedings took place on
| Thursday
The Wheeling RankS--Reief of Sherifs.
Mr.. Baldwin, from the Committee of Courts
Of Justice, introduced bill for the relief of Sher-
ifs and other officers, who had collected the dues
| of the Commonwealth in the notes ofthe Wheel
ing Banks. The bill provides that sheriIs who
| have received notes of the Northwestern Banks
in payment of taxes and other dues, shall deposte
the same in the Deposite Banks, on special de-
| posite, and that when by their own affidavit, or
the affidavit of some credible person, it shall APP
pear that they received the same in payment of
debts due the Commonwealth at par, receipts
! shall be given them in the usual form. 1t was
| read twice and then ordered 10 be engrossed, and
| read third time.
| JdCkSon moved d Reconsideration oil the
motion, in order to offer an amendment. The bill,
he said, required each sheriff to make an affidavit
thathe had received the notes from the people at
par If this prevails how many sheEifs who are
not here, make their affidavits by the 18th of
December, and thus secure the d per cent. which
| the law allows! Mr.. jackson said he had in his
possession the revenue of the county Of Wood
and though satisfied that the sheriff of his county
had not shaved the people, yet he could not make
| affidavit Of the fact.
After some further discussion, in which Messrs.
| CTutchfeld, Brown OF Preston, Smith of Rocking
ham, Scott of Fauquer, Kinney and Leftwich,
participated, the vote was reconsidered and the
f, bill recommtted.