Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-24
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA..
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

l. Releasing Thos. Bro.inhsn the Commonwealth
right TO a lot Of land therein mentioned.
Anaes,ns to the county Of Allegheny part Of the
j. Authorizing additional trustees to the North Vest
ern Virginia Academy.
4. Fixing tho school quota Of Grayson and Carroll
$. Divorcing Jacob Plum from hi. wife Mary lam.
when this bill read, Mr.. GALLAHER asked for somo
rum was very respectable msn-that hi, wifi. had
gwen birth to coloured chid-had been frequently |
guilty. Of adn,ery-had left him-snd wcs Mt the Octo
oe Souf. IN Harrison. sent the Pententiary for lar
eeny The bill passed unanmousiy.1 -
o. changing the time Of holding the Circu, Superior
Sourt oil Ohio county to 22d Of MAY and 22d OF Oeto
oer instead of the time now required bv Law ~
Z. Releasing TO Jeremiah Kyle the Commonwealth.
rght TO certain lands therein mentioned
o 10 authorize two separate elections /, The .or,,~
Niehoiss and one In each Of the counties of Giles
Nononeais to change the place Of one and the name
Carroll. ~ So1n" -"
3 To change the time of holding the frs, quarterly
ein o, ue Hastings Court Of the town Of Pctcrsburr
NJ Incorporating the Trustees OF Union Sunday School
III Ncnmond county. After its passage the vo,s ,r..
eeonsdered on motion of Mr.. Bard, and tho bill lsd
| Nansemond - "'' county OF
nc ON to prohibit Justices of the Peace from acting
| Us SoWy Surveyors, being its second readins-
the bill. P'po"eieh' OF
Mr. BYRD asked Mr.. C. to withdraw his no,;o, =.
he House was thin, und the bill involved an impor,an,
pnneipe' lie did not know that he should vote for the
e-p1t some bill TO prevent Justices from holding Of
ms "nieh hey hled themselves ought To be passed
MI GoopsoS declined withdraw his motion Tn.
surveyor IN his county a Justcr--and he had ~.
yer heard any complaint of the union Of tho two "a;
"s. lie hnd heard no complaint from any quarter
- M IAvENNER would indefinite postponemep,
nc once OF surveyor had long been well filed by Justice
s eoun'y ana there was no inconpatbiy between the
In many counties suitable surveyors could no,
oe oonined except from among the magistrates
wi. hhAAI,o A. would vote against postponemen IL for
no other reason;for that given by gentlemen from Wash
s'oh anu Lewis Tor supporting the bill; lie that the sur
yois IN nose counties are Justices lie opposed to
TINS unon OF Offices lie had long looked with ealousv NJ
the enormous power OF the COUNTY courts. The merbar,
Vi 'a' court could band together secure among them
CURED. w sui "au &C.
Mr. BococK thought this would be partial legislation Je
e principle that no justice shall hod conferred by the
county courts Is To be rcprobated there should be ensr
~ on ule SUBJECT applicable to all cases. He strongly
condemned the practice of filling statute book, with mn
special acts when general one would suffice Blu,
ne uu NOT conceive that general special act was rsou
red IN this There no reason nor Justice in no
scHoig magistrates and prohibiting them from holding any
lucrative office The effect would be- by the ,
respectable and best qualified 20 make the conn,v co
more obnoxious to the charges the gentleman from Abe
marie. nav
the bill grew. His object to obtain an explanaorv ,ct
to settle difficulty which had arisen County Itwas
wrong ,or one man to hold many offices. Moreover,
these oihces were incompatible. One Judicial and the
oiheI Executive, and their unon therefore, in violation Of
the Constitution
Mr. MooRE should vote for postponnp this bill forever
magistrate has the poorest Office in the State He had
many hard duties pefonn-and what did he get for II
Sherliiai Perhaps-ofter 25 30 years Of hard work;
ana nat Once was very apt involve him in difficulties.
lie dd not understand the jealousy towards
II was most unjust They aboured for years. and in nine
cases out OF they got paid the pen and paper
ney used. lie was magistrate but didn't be sur
veyor, or commissioner OF the revenue-he didn't know
nat ne would take the Sherffaty year. He went
tor what was right and just.
Mr. BLUE supported the motion for indefinite postpone
ent Tor the simple that the offices were united
wished no change. '--T- ~ ~
Mr. Lacy under the impression that the patron of
the BILL who was now absent had good sup.
port OF III and on that account, &c prefer
| laid OH the table.
| Mr. GooDsoS opposed to any delay If any gentle
man could point TO single bad appointment, let him
the bill.
Mr. BYRD again asked Mr.. Goodson to withdraw his mo-
non and let the bill lie on the sbo, until the House
| full
Mr. WARD testified the general satisfaction given by
the Surveyor OF his Countrywide a magistrate.
MIR. BRAwYkR said il had been doubted, in his county,
whether High Sheriff could be Suveyor-and that had
given rise TO difficulties. He merely wished explanatory
act on the subject
Mr.. Blue thought there could be no doubt .bou, the
matter The Surveyor his county had been High Sheriff
and there objection made and inconpatbilty
suggested
The motion FOR indefinite postponemsnt prevailed with.
out division
The Report of the Committee of Courts adverse TO tho
resolution TO authorize single justice take relinqush.
ment OF dover taken up
Mr. CooTEs moved to recommit the report with instrc.
uons in substance, TO reverse the report
Mr.. TALLATrRRo Mr.. Lacy, and Mr. TAvrNSER opposed
the notion and urged the importance Of preserving all the
safeguards Tor the protection Of the rights Of wives
Mr. CoorEs dsclamed all design weaken the rights Of
females. His object just the reverse. The women
IN his county sustained many grievances from present
he had known some 70 ride fifteen miles magistrate
and then fail himand this when they were not
nch and had 70 work from sunrise sunset attend
10 the little ones and milk the cows
The motion re-commit lost without count
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr. TAvENNER; That the Committee Of Propositions
and Grievances inquire into tho expediency of amend
ing the lh section Of the passed he 18th Of January
1886, entitled ian act forming county of parts
OF the counties Of Lewis knnawhn and Nicholas so as TO
authorize the county Of Lewis and Braxton 10 pro-
vide for the running and marking the division lines between
| said counties.
By Mr. EDoISToN That the end Auditor communicate
to this House practicable statement showing
the several Of money that have been advanced by the
State at different times, the University of Va whether
by loan or loans, Fft annuity Otherwise and the several
dates Mt which such loan loans gift annuity other np
preparation were made and whether they any Of them
bearing, and any what ineresihe fund Of which
the have been paid. Also, showing the
whole number Of students who have entered the University
since its institution designating the number have been
attached To the Law and Medical Department ony--and
how many residents of Va and how many Of other
Satcsand also the number Of students who have differ
ont times graduated said University since its institution
Various bis read, aud the House adjourned.