Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-02-08
TUESDAY, Jan. 80, 1914.

On motion Of Mr.. BrawntT, the order
Of the DAY, extending the Jurisdiction OF
Justices of the Peace on bills, bonds,
notes, &c, was taken up.
The question was on substitute re-
ported by the special committee on that
subject.
Mr.. Brawrer explained Inc bill, and
argued the saving ofcost which il would
make to both parties.
Mr.. Pendieton of G. and NJ. moved to
postpone tina bill indefinitely, and assigned
his reasons at length, coniendng that the
result of the bill would be 10 upturn the
system Of justice, and TO break up the
county rts,--,hat ii would also work
oppression to the very class lthe poor
people) whose welfare its friends professed
10 have particularly at heart. Mr.. P.
commended that the whole principle OF the
bill was wrong, and he could not bring
himself to support any bil which precip.
tated the collection OF all debts under so
dollars--wfnch was the character Of the
great mass OF debts in Western Virginia.
Mr.. P. appealed TO the gentlemen who
have been contendng that the people
stood in need of stay laws, to know how
they can vote for a measure which would
authorize execution to BIZ issued in ten
days, instead If twelve months. Mr.. p.
saw nothing but evil 10 result from the
bill, In whatever aspect il was considered,
and he earnestly hoped it would be re-
jFcted.
Mr.. Bowden did not deem himself the
peculiar patron OF the bill, bu. he deemed
it proper to say that he arprehended no
such consequences as the gentlemen who
opposed il. He replied a; large TO the
opponents of tho measure, and denied
that it was liable TO just objection or prin.
ciple, and this was shown by the fact,
that gentlemen attacked The dcta Is, in.
stead of the principle. Mr.. B. argued to
show the saving Of cost, and other advan-
tages which would result. He answer d
The objection as to the denial OF he trial
by Jury, and con,ended that the consttu-
tional objection urged was not applicable.
Mr.. Carter called the ayes and noes on
the motion 20 post one, which were taken
and wtro as follows:
Ayes essrs. Ailwoth, Brown Of
AlbemarIe, SoulhalI, Layne, Ilorvic,
Powell, Bell, Fulton, Van Buren,, Temp
kins, Campbell, Thompson of b, te,ouri,
Bocock, Jones of Buckingham, Shelton,
Fox, Brown ofCampben, Lacy, Marshall
Of Charlotte, Broadus, IIobson, Garnet,
Keith, Tyree, Payne, Muse, Pendicton OF
q nj Robins Creiph Jones of Green's
Vile, MRae, Pace, Lewis, Lumpkin,
Wallace, Farley, Tebbs, Jackson, Kinks
of Madison, Wade, O'Ferrai|, Cabell
Yurby, Rice of Northumberland, Oliver,
Davis, M'Pherson, Crltz, Boiling, Cooke,
Anderson, Daniel of Prince George,
Es,ham, Daniel OF Richmond City, Barnes,
Moore, White, Minor, Harrison, MOO.
mas-66.
Mons Messrs. FIollcman, (Sreaker,}
Gusts, Snodgrass, PendIeton Of Berkeley,
Edms,on, Stanton, Blck, Hancock,
Thompson of Dinwddie, Brown Of E. c..
and Warwick, Marshall Of Fauquer,
Byrd Of Frederick, Leake, Carroll, STOW.
ali, Blue, Ward, Armstrong, Raymond,
Bowden, Ganaher, Bales, Grubbs, Carter
Morgan, PARROT, Nicolson, Northngton,
Hu;cheson, Bowlby, Smith, Taem, Edg-
iugton, Bird ofPendleton, Wtchfr, Gay,
Baldwin, Dey, Browner, Sturm, Martz,
Cootes, Cowan, Kane. Srckley, Denison,
Tate, Bowers, Hedgman, Warren, Bur
well, Rice of WestmoreIand, Nea-53.
50 the bill was indefinitely postponed.