Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-01
LEGISLATIVE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
wEpsrspAS. Dec. 3is is<''
RESnI TtTInNa

y RESOLUTIONS LII
On motion Of Mr.. DrFF. Resolved. That the Comms.t
Of Cours Of Justice DO instructed enquire into the
pedency Of authorizing Magistrates issue ca sss;
also the expedieney OF suihorising Constablss %
the came.
On motion Of Mr.. GARsrrr Resolved. That the Con-
muse OF Courts Of Justice enquire into the sxBedcney
Of reporting To the House. bill No. 90 Of the sessions oil
lo43-4s, concerning Petit Juries.
% motion OF Mr.. Tuonrsos Of Botetout Resolved.
That the Committee Of Courts OF Justice enquire into The
eSpediency OF ameadug the law concerning Jaors
TO enable them to security Of PLAINTIFF when nsol
vent debiois are committed in In which
ihsyr'pec the plaintiff TO be nsovent and in the event
OF aaiure To give the security for the Jail fees within 10
days, the defendant to be discharged.
On motion Of Mr. PEspLkros. Resolved That the Com
mee OF koads aud Internal Improvement enquire
e1pediency OF bringing In bill conormsbly the suggss
tons contained In the 7h page Of the report for 1S45, of
tho Board oi Public Works. concerning the debts due said
Boad from the James River and Kanawha Company, for
the Richmond Dock, and the certificate OF SlO0,0OO
per cent stock. held by the Governor the
loan to tho Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Company
PETITIONS.
ny Mr.. Grimm. petition from Stafford county. praying
that The sentence VI death passed Jane Halstock
Tree woman OF color may be commued Imprisonment
BY Mr. HAIL. Of Taylor, petition from I55 citizens Of
said county asking the Legislature incorporate Com
pany with power TO Railroad from point
on the rotomac not below the mouth OF the South Branch
10 the Little Kanawha River.
Mr.. IYoss presented the petition Of Mrs s. C. r. Tho
mas. asking 10 be divorced from her husband
nor Francis Thomas OF Maryland.
by Mr. WADE, petition from Monongalia. remonsira-
ting against any change in the terminus already establish
cd Tor the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
by Mr LYONS, petition OF n portion OF the county Of
hng William, on the subject Of Education.
by Mr. EpoINeros, memorial Of the Board OF Trade Of
Tue city OF wheeling demonstrating against the passsge Of
any law To authorize the NJ Railroad from
the Potomac River To point Ohio River
said cityeither by the extension of the Baltimore
ONO Ran Road Company, or oiherwisc-ogcther with n
table OF the manufactures and the mechanical trades
said city.
BY the same. memorial citizens Of Wheeling remon
saung against change Of the terminus Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Rail Road. as at present established.
by mr. WEST petition from Tyler County. for aid to
River In said county to tho North Western Turnpike on
or near what is called tho Thompson Location.
BY Mr. CLAYTON. petition from Msnon County, asking
the passage OF an act for the construction Of Ran Road
from the Potomac TO the Ohio.
BY Mr. Lross, petition Of John NJ. Ferguson, Ser
geant OF Richmond City, for increase Of fees.
BM concerning SHERIFF. and other Offers Communications
Executions.
Be enacted BY the general assembly, That the
mission OF the sheriff other officer any
alter issued. shall be the allowed by law before
passage Of the entitled ian shers' and
other officers commissions and attorneys fees forth
coming bonds" passed March tweniy-sighth, eighteen
hundred and forty except that
ded on forfeited forthcoming bonds the commission shall
be one half Of that heretofore allowed and more; and
much Of the said recied within the
oi this act shall be and the hereby repealed
This act stall be in force from the passing thereof
Inc above bill coming its second reading, Mr. Sro.
offered the following amendment viz:
That when forthcoming bond shall hereafter be taken
uhuct authofy OF an execution issued IRON Court OF
this Commonwealth the Sheriff. Sergeant or other Officers
taking the same, shall be emitted and n half per
cent comm ssons, which be included IN said bond,
provided said bond be forfeited.
be II further enacted, That any Sheriff. Sergeant
other ocers, collecting by virtue of execution
issued from any Court Of this shall
ned to receive Tor the first $780, five per commission
and two per cent for the Of such execution.
After considerable discussion which Meesrs ocock
Lyons Turnbul, Pendeon Scott and others, opposed the
amendment-and Mr. SrovALL suppOrted-the
taken and resulted
AVS Messs. Dickinson Of Caroline, Stovall, Wade,
IT,, Cowan-4.
NoE'-Messrs. Goode, (Speaker) J. II. Gusts, Layne,
HSrvIe Powell, Baldwin, Mitchell, Boak, Thompson Of
Doieiourt. Camden Miller, Turnbul, Maclin, Bocock,
Ioer, Fox, Lacy, Winee, Brnadus. Hobson, Thompson
oil Dnwidde, Garneit, Scott M'clung Deskins Stlman,
SAUNDERS IT,, Gather, Pendleon Leake, Parks. Hiei,
thompson OF Hampshire, Brown OF Hanover Lee MRae,
Wooton. Turner Towner Patrick. Gaines. Duff Goare,
mlnyre, Taylor, Gordon, Bagley, Clayton Alexander
Hamilton Edmoudson Edgington. Taium, Hiner. Syme,
Lanier Arbogas, Fairfax, Daniel Long Sroher Lyons
fnchard Gold, Harper, Martz. Fugsie, Suekley, Tate
Holaday Chnn, Freeman, Hall OF Taylor, Laird West
Funston, GoOdson, Leftwich-7S.