Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-12-15

Il law nolo speedy anil onc,ua remedy for porsJns hs
wing debts claims Demands cause OF aeion for The
same, against the OF vessels, residing
d without The lmits OF the Commonwealth where car
goes ol wood yrau. other commodity. have been sold
or euiened by such masters owners or the skipper
pefson IN c1nn1nd. AZ Ia make tie vessel speeleai
~ liable therefor BY attachment. Or oilur summary
process pncrcding issued by Justice Of The peace
Mr.. Grey Of Icudon offered The following:
Rosolpad. fha, the Cpmmeetor arranging the Con
gresslona Districts be. and they hereby instructed
10 apporlpn the representation, accordingly Federal
NUMBERS between The two gr.a, divisions of the Stale.
lying the aud sides OF the lilue Ridge aud
- give 10 the western division representative f,r
any traction which shall appear IN hat division. Laid
the table,
0nmolion Of Mr.. Brswn.r
Resoicrd, That the committee Of Courts enquire into
the .xpedIencey OF amending the law existing
lhurzng delivery bonds. 10 permit defendants To
give security IN Court or the ulorks Office.
Mr. Bowden presented resolution change tho
qslrcrly term Of York County Court from November 10
October.
On motion Of Mr.. Talman.
Rt@iped, That the Committee of Finance inquire in
10 the pedepcy Of amending the 7t section o tho ac
concerning the Banks Of this Commonwealth, pissed
March 25ih 1872, 81 include among tho o.4.sllss
mentioned IN said fth sceirIn, hc couts. % healon
/ las and Pendleun.
The petition OF VIM. Bias, free negro, was, on
p rt Of Comm tee, rejected.
On motion Of Mr.. Moore, Of C..
HfSDffH, nat me cbIinIltFcOI lOHS inquire INTO Inc
expedency OF Increasing the compensation vi witnesses
attending any court Of record, in this Commonw
were the s.acc travelled BIZ such witness shall exceed
! five miles
Mr. Hancock moved resolutions instructing our Sena
Tors their hest efforts TO procure the immediate
pcaI Of the Tariff Act of the last session Of Congress.
LAID the tabls.
PETITIONS
by Mr. French ofcilizcns of Giles and other counties
Tor AM to Henry and Emory College. BY Mr.. Craw
ford Of members of Episcopal Church. of Woostock.
by Mr Edmunds. Of Lancaster aud Richmond. III rela
lion To Union Sunday ScIool at Richmond &. II. By
Mr. Keen, the petition Of Geo Anderson contrasting the
OF Aaron Stockton, the returned delegate from Fay
elite and Nicholas. BY &. &. Mlcr, of Catharine
Vance, for a divorce. BY Mr. Miles, Of Wary For,yihe
by Mr. Parks of WIN. Hatcher BY Mr.. Goodson, Of
Trustees Of Sinking Spring Cemetery.
On motion of Mr. Payne, the llJnse ad JourneI
S,ruRp,y. Dec 10th, 1912
A mes41gc from the Senate was received stating that
that body had agreed the resolution Of tn House Tor
The election Of Governor the 18th Instant and had
adopted the following resolution
Rslrcd bY The General .lsssmbiy. That the Governor
ol this Commonwealth be requested To 10 be col
lectcd as practicable the debt due the Wash
ngton Monument Fund.-" and to iuycs, the
bonds ui the State of Virginia, bearing interest of
per cent In he paid semi annually and that the inter
es arising from such investment OF the SAID fund, shall
also, be semi annually invested thereafter
the same can proaby be- done, according to the act Of
the General Assembly passed 22nd Of January 1928
entitled m act TO invest the ''Wasngion Monument
Fund
This resolution gave rise to much debate. The pow
er OF thu Senate to originate 1t denied and the poll
cy OF the proceeding conlrpvcrtcd. 1t referred 10 the
Treasury Committee, to give IT the goby.
The Jpnt order OF the day for the election Of Public
Printer was executed by the election Of Samuel Shepherd
by n unanimous vote.
JUDGE SCOTT.
Mr. Smith Of Faumcr presented memorial of Mar
I'm I. brooke, impcachlny the character of judge
John Scott as man aud As ,or, and asking the
House 10 institute an investigation into the ifuth Of the
charges made, and 10 remove SAID Scott from the Bench
The memorial was read. 1t is cDuchcd in very bitter
words, and contains host of accusations relating the
personal and Judicial conduct of the Judge. The me
mortal is the subject of sundry pamphlets with which
the Fapqnlcf Public is familiar, and grows on, of the
rancorous eud which has ragged in that County for
eral years,
After the reading of the memorial. Mr.. STROLLER ad
yercd 10 the harsh terms in which couchcd. and
To the unpleasant personal quaIrels ont of which 1t had
sprung. While he expressed sorrow that this pers na
affair had been transferred from The contracted theatre
OF Fau1nler to the enlarged arena of the Common
wealth he stated that he authorized by Judge Scott
10 say that he courcd the fullest inquiry the charges
made and into every act and passage of his life, pnb
lie and private. He shrunk from scrutiny-cnn
scious oi hs integrity and confident Of rening every
Mr.. Gray and Mr.. Carter of I.oudoun and Nj Pow.
ell Of Fairfax, whhln judge SCOTS circuit, bore tcs,i.
mony 10 his standing Judge. and to he high coni
donce which the people had in his ability and impartial
Ity.
Mr. Irving expressed his profound regret that the re
cords Of the House be stained with the details
private quarreS, trrmlng with personal bitterness, like
that Of the memorial before them Most of the CHARGES
It true not fit for the consideration OF the House,
and hci. with much more uropetv To other tribunals
But the subject has been lurodG 'd. 1t was but Just
to Judge Scott, that in inquiry be had ~" on that
account he should that the memorial be printed ana
referred.
Mr. leitwich considered the charges preferred Of a
grave character and we'll meny the consideration OF
the House. fla Judge OF the General Court had been
guilty Of the moral and official dclinqnenccs charged in
the memorial, he was unworthy member oi the hcnch.
and could not be removed too soon lie knew nothing
about the actsbut he would listen respectfully ac-
cusaons against those high in authority. however hum
Bic the individual by whom they may be preferred.
The memorial was ordered to be printed aud referred
toa Select Committee; which the Speaker said he
would name Monday.
i Resolutions
d BY Mr. Cowan-'That Committee ON Roads inquire
into the eXpedency Of reducing the number of Directors
II IN the Cumberland Gap and Prices Turnpike Road.
Il BY Mr. Lewis That Committee of Courts inquire
Into the cNpcicncy of amending the 10th section of the
act, entitled ian reducing une the several acts
directing the method proceeding the Courts of Equi
ty against absent debtors and other absent Defendants
aud Tor settling the proceedings attachments against
absconling Debtors passed February llh 1919 81 as
# iudnt Ia, al.