Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-02-16
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


~, Az SArvspAv, Feb. 4.
< A communication Was received from The senate.
that they had passed the bill, entitled an act to
provide furniture for the Gosernos's House. and
for ether purPoses-also the bill, entitled an act
70 authorize separate election in each Of the
couples OF Hampshire and Rockingham, and 10
change the place of holding one in the county Of
Noc&ingham-witk amendments. Cl'he House
coQcurred in said anendments.) 4.,
The following resolution was agreed TO-:
BY Mr.. Worthington--Ihat the Cosnuiittec of
Courts ofJustice enquire into the expediency of
amending the laws regulating the Ccunty Courts
OF this COMMONWEALTH. so as TO Provide, tina, in
stead Of the quarterly terms Of said Courts, shere
shall De semi-annuai terms, .hsvins the jursdie-
lion OF the present quarterly terms; and further
that notions on Forthcoming bonds, taken by viz
tue Of executions on;judgments Of the County
Courts, shall be made at the semi ANNUAL terms.
and not at the monthly terms Of said Courts.
Mr.. West offered tho following resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee Of Courts of
Justice enquire into the expediency of passing
some general law, guarding better against the
sacrifice of.Psoperiy undeT sales made by Sheriffs
and other officers.
Mr.. Crdtch6eid moved it's indefinite postpone
meht, az We had acted on this subject and had
quieted the public mind. lie hoped that we
would not In this way reproduce the excitement.
MR.. West argued at some length the benefits to
be derived from the action proposed by the Reso.
luton, in relieving his suffering people.
Inc Resolution was indefinitely postponed by
the following vote: Ayes, 60, noes "a.
MONDAY, Feb. 6.
The following resolution was agreed To-:
by MIR. Frazer-rhat the Committee of Courts
OF Justice enquire into abe expediency Of revising
and extending 80 much of the act passed 10Th
March, 1854, entitled, an act to incorporate Sa-
wings Institutions, &C., az provides for the es,ab-
ilshment OF Savings INSTITUTIONAL the county
OF Augusta, with such notifications and an,end.
ments thereof, as to the committee may seem ex-
pedieht
On motion Of Mr.. Edmunds OF H., the House
resolved itself into Committee OF the Whole ON
the Apportionment bill, and several amendments
were made
The Senate huve,postponed indefinitely tile Bill
ihcreasiBg the alid~ aiiCe 10 witnesses in certain
'cases.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7.
MIR. Toler offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That The committee Of Banks be in
strncted to report bill amendatory Of the act pas
sed at the present session Of the General Assem-.
bly,, authorizing the Issue Of notes OF a less DE-
nomination than five dollars by the Baffks of this
Commonwealth, SO that the said Banks NAV be
authorized TO issue in said notes. Is per cent. of
their respective capitals instead of per cent as
required by the said act; and that the said notes
shall be made redeemable in specie where issued.
The. resolution WAS indefinitely pos.poned--ayes
81, noesT.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. 8.
Mr.. Randolph submitted plan for arranging.
in part the counties into districts, for the choice
Of representatives toCOngress, which vas ordered
to be printed.
Pie appointment bill was ordered to be en-.
crossed In The 'folov inu C,r,,