Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-01-25

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
t'RiDAY. ia

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Report OF the Finance Committee. nnblisbed in
tho Enquirer of the I'd January
MI Eu'uuhus moved TO fill the blauk for the
support OF the Westere Lunauc Asylum with
:. MIR Fulton moved to gill with laroer sum
MT +. could not make the estimate of the add.
uonal sum made necessary by the erection of a
new building, which will he finished i'm July. ca
Paoie OF accommodating so new PATIENTS He
sruo"S"t mat SS,ooo might DO enough TO provide
Tor The transportation and maintenance of these
pauents and the purchase of proper furniture
MIR Bowden said the Asylum at WILLIAMSBURG
was IN exactly Tho same condition as that at
Staunton. There would be new building a,
Williamsburg ready during the summer which
could accommodate forty new patients. Mir b.
thought that an Increase of So 600 for Staun,on
and $4,000 for Williamsburg would be sufficient,
Unless we make this appropriations the money
%ireaoy expended on the new buildings will be
Miown away. 1t was, moreover, more ecouomi-
cal to support the lunacs in the hospital than in
Jail. '"''' III
Mr. Edmunds said that no law had vet PASSED
making an appropriation for this purpose, and
therefore the appropriation could not properlv be
introduced here. lie should 90 for the annro.
Prlauon when the law properly came up
MIR Bowden Withdrew his objection, and the
blanks were filled with S22 900 for Staunton. anJ
Sio,oVo Tor Williamsburg, exclusive of $4,000
Tor the new building at Staunton, and ST, COO for
the new building at Williamsburg.
MONDAY, Jan. Is.
The Land Fu9d.
MIR Bird, Of Pendleton, called up the resolu
uoh offered some days since by MIR Garnetl, for
the reception of the Land Fund
MT Stovali moved 10 amend the resolution so
as TO declare that - the General Assembly does
not mean in any manner TO recognize the cons,i-
tuuonallty or the eXpCdency Of the aforesaid act
OF distribution, but does hereby socmnly affirm
~ 10 DC wholly unconstitutional, ineXpedien,, ar
birary and unjust"
The prnyOuS ouesticn ,vaS l. AZ
Lcake, and sustained, and the amendment was
agreed to-7S TO So.
Inc vote was stric, party vote, with the cx-
ceplon that Nlessrs. Farley, Gay and Neal, De-
mocrats, voted against the amendment. Absent
MessIs Keith, Taliaierro, Smith, Tebbes and
Bowers.
MIR Bowden moved TO amend the resolution fur
ther, as follows: -" IL is equally Unconstitutional
ana Improper for the State of Virginia 10 retain
In her treasury the sum of $2,l9S, 600, received
oy heT under the Opposite Act of General Jack
sons administration, as it would be to receive
SAID sum OF Sal 900 1872
air d. made few remarks in support of his
amendment. lie thought the act passed under
Ten. Jackson's administration equally as uncon-
suiu'lona! as the act under Mr. 1yer's admins
uauon. The former not only distributed land
money but the revenue from mposis and from
all sources. lie wanted to get the House to vote
on this question
Mr. Bowden's amendment was rejected-ayes
90 noes rs. he vote was party vote, with
the exception that Mr. Farley, Democrat, voted
Tor The amendment.
The question REQUIRED upon the adontior ne tho
resolution, as amended, which was decided in the
hegauve-ayes Ga, noes &C. So the resolution
was rejected.
The Wings all voted for the resolution, and the
democrats except Messrs Pendeton, OF G.. a.
W. Farley Northington, Ilutcheson. GAY, Bald
Min' Cowan, Tate and Neal, voted against it,
ihese gentlemen voted for it. Absent Messls
hei'i' Iebbs, Smith and Bowers-al Wings.
The Speaker laid before The House the sixteenth
aaInnuai report OF the Court Of Directors Of the
Western Lunatic Asylum, which was laid on the
table and ordered 10 be printed
TuEsDAy, Jan. IG.
Engrossed Bills.
The bill forming a new county out of parts of
Harrison, Marion and Barbour, being on lis pas
sage, Mr. Armstrong moved 10 name the new
county Peru.
Mr. Raymond moved the name Of Doag,jJoe
and this was sustained by Messrs Stephenson,
Pendletcn, of G.. & NJ, and TAYLOR. IN warm and
eloquent terms.
Mr. BIawner moved the name of Taylor, in
honor of John Taylor, of Caroline
The blank filled with the name Of Dod-
drldge, by very decided majority.
The bill passed.
WEDNESDAY Jan. II.
bill to authorize majority of Justices, lin
stead Of 3-1ths as now required) TO allow manu-
mitted slaves TO remain in the State, came IN ON
its first reading.
Mr. Leake moved the indefinite posiponeme.: of
the bill.
Some discussion took place between Mr. Tay-
lor' Mr Gailaher Mr. Byrd MIR Broadus, and Mr.
Daniel OF RIchmond--w hen the bill was postponed
indefinitely: Ayes Ill, Noes 10.
message was received from the Senate, stat
ing that they insist upon their anne ndment to the
bill concerning Thos. j. Boyd. The Senate's a.
mendment appropriated So to John Peyton, jr.
Mr. Southas, moved that the House insist on its
disagreement. The true question involved was
whether the Senate had the constitutional right,
by way OF amendment, TO appropriate the public
money. Mr. S. held that the Senate possessed no
such power He referred TO the Constitution,
which he considered conclusive. lie called for
the ayes and nocs--which were ordered and were
ayes 1 IL, noes 2.
So the House insisted on its disagreement; to the
Senate's amendment.
THURSDAY, Jan. 10.
Mr. Daniel, of r., called up the bill concern
ing Petit JurieS." Mr. Daniel proceeded to sus-
tain the bill--exposing the evils Of the present
jury system. lie explained the provisions CT the
bill. The bill provides that every man worth
$500 shall be listed a juryInan. 1t further
provides that the Commissioners of the Revenue
shall open column and enter the names of all
such men. These are 20 be handed To The She
rlfi, who IS to keep them in book, and summon
the men alphabetically. The bill further pro-
vdes that the number summoned may be divided
into sets Of 5 each-requirng one set TO attend
certain number Of days and another 10 relieve
that, and " ben juryrnan is objected to-
the law provides for a ballot Of the names of
other jurors. In criminal cases, the pcremptory
challenge is retained in the bill but when the
pannel is exhausted, the Sheriff is required to
summon from his book-in this respect, the old