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VIRGINIA LEGIsLATURE
Ricna.osp. Feb. II. lsl,

Nl~uv-pNDt rco. 1ts 1875
. o. Saturday, The Militia bin, under the pauon-
age Of Mr. Watts, which, il is stated BY him, will
save Annually $4,000, vas read the third time
and passed.
some little discussion took place on Tie FIRST
reading Of q hsIt reported from ! select commit
Tee. requiring pull to be taken al the spring
elections. % take the sense Of the people on cali
ing State Convention 70 amend the COhsiisu-
lion. The bill ives ordered 10 be printed, bul
have no expectation Of is passage al the Presen.
session.
A debate Of an hour or more took place on q
report Of the Committee az Courts OF Justice ,ad-
verse 10 an amendment Of Law Of The las, ses-
sion, conecrning The administration or real as
sells--so as TO place open accounts on the same
footing With contracts 10 writing. Mt. Irving
moved 70 reverse the repor, Of The committee. 50
as 20 include accounts, and this motion was sus-
tanned BY Messrs- Anderson. WOrihingion, Hop
kins. and Stovall, and opposed BY Mkssrs. Brown
Of Preston and Taliaferro. The House sustained
the motion 10 reverse the report. Another sirug-
gle will doubtless occur when the bill comes 10.
On Monday. several engrossed bills were pass,
ed-amongsI Them, one creating new county
out Or paris Of wcsd, Lewis ani Eimrison-
be called, on motion of Mr.. Blde, ARiiet ie,m il
honor ofihe Editor Of the Enquirer. Mr.. r.
modestly declined the honor, but his friends were
inexorable, and "buekled The honor on his backs
in spite Of bis bushes.
Some debate took place on a bill, providing
that in certain cases when all the justices were
summoned to attend a COURT one-third might
transact the business for which summoned The
bill was indefinitely Postpohed-ayes 81, noes
81. I |N
Debate was had upon bill loaning SIS, 900 Of
the unapProprid,ed surplus in The Literary Fund
10 Henry and Eron College Tin the South
West) The question was, whether this college,
which educated boys for Ss7 per annum should
meet with the same aid from The fund which
other institutions had received. IL friends urged
The fairness Of the claim, on hegrount that the
South West had contributed largely 10 the fund,
and had received but little. II would only be SO
much diverted from the Common Schools, alrea-
dy provided for. The bill was finally sngrossed,
and was passed the hertday BY large majority,
Bills inaheir early stages were despatched. \
On Tuesday. long debate occurred on bill
a5olsaing bail as matter ef right, and the bill
was passed by vote Of Sc to 81; but, upon a
reconsideration il was rejected. ~ 10 s.
Several bills Of an~ unimportans character
were passed.
On Wednesday, after the disposal ofresoln-
tions and petitions, MIR. Miller Of Loudoun cali
ed up the bill extending the Jurisdiction, Of ma
eisIraies upon plain bonds, notes, &C. to the sum
of fifty dollars.
MIR GallaheF, as one Of the committee which
framed the bill, was called upon to explain lis
provisions. He thought, as arranged. itwonh
save vast amount Of costs 10 the debtor and,
although he had hitherto been. opposed to5the
change, fearing ;ha, The justices would moi On.
dertake(the additional labor, yet, for the sake Of
the sa'ipgto debtors which he thought it would
produce 10 these times Of deep distress, he was
willing 10 give it trial. He said the interests Of
the creditor we're amply secured by the bill, and
he believed il would work well. Complicated
matters Of account were stillleft to the courts,
ana appears w1fe PruvTueu Iur, ~ . s...-ll -
pense, so that either party could have jury tri-
AL desired, onpayment Of the original costs
Various amendments were proposed, TO per-
feet thefbill, some Of which were adopted.
Mr. Byrd called for the reading Of a petition
from portion OF the people Of Frederick, in "a
vor Of the measure.
Mr.. Taliaferro movedto amend 10 as to limit
the Jurisdiction Of justices to sums OF $50, by
way of compromise.
The bill was sustained by Messrs. Cowsn,
Hopkins, West, Miller OF Loudoun, Moore of
cabell, and Byrd of Frederick and opposed BY
Messrs. Williams, Taliaferro and Leake Of AL
bemarle.
Mr.. Taliaferro's amendment, Ito limit to $780,
was lost, by vote Of 43 to So.
The proceedings which followed occupied a
large portion Of the sitting. and are thus briefly
skelched in the Enquirer: n .
Various other amendments were submitted by
Messrs. Wo.thing,on, Leake OF Goochlanl, and
Hopkins. Mr.. Taliaferro proposed to amend the
bill, 90 as to require tax of so cents on issuing
he warrant, to be paid by the plaintiff, to 60 in
o the Public Treasury-to supply the place OF
ne present tax on the law process. Hecontend-
ID that the want Of such provision would pre-
rent from to 10000 dollars going into the Trea
ury. Mr.. Gsllaher suggested, that It was best
reserve the laying Of the tar, until they took
'P ihe revenue bin This amendment was dis
used By Messrs.. Hopkins, Williams, Ed |
nunds Of H., Gallaher, Miller Of L.. Brown Of |
;, Parks, Strother, and Powell of r. Mr.. Ed |
nunds Of H. called for the ayes and noes upon
ne amendmens-and i. was rejected; ayes All,
oes 81. i
Mr.. Taiaferro then proposed 10 strike out The
bird, fourth, and eth sections Of the bill, and 10
ubsitute the following: /
BE further enacted, That it shall be the duty
every Justice Of the Peace, whenever be shall
snder Judgment for the plaintiff, in any ofihe
ases provided by this act, for a sum of money,
any other thing greater than $50, exclusive Of
interest, 10 return, at the expiration OF a.
avs, from the date Of such Judgment, III the
apers, on which The said Judgment shall be
endered, to the Clerks office of the County
,ourt Of bis county, with his judgment distinctly
nlered thereon. Whefeupon, il shall be the
uty Of such Clerk, six months from the date
{ the Judgment, to issue execution thereon
a the manner now provided by law, which shall
e subject TO all the rules, proceedings, and con-
equences now provided BY law for executions,
suing BY virtue Of judgments Of the County II
,ouris Of this Commonwealth. And upon this
xecution, the clerk shall endorse s'no security
, BE taken.' HH
Mr.. Taliaferrc ably supported this amend
lent at considerable lengih--and il was zeal
usly opposed BY Messrs. coWan and Mann.
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