Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-03-14
esaaAAsAA ASSEMBLY DE YtasI:a4-,
HOUSE OF DEIEl hTES
WEDNESDAY, March IL, 1851.


HDUSE OF DELE0 ArEs.
WEDNESDAY March IL, 1851.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
message received from the Senate stating that
they had agreed the resolution to elect Judge of the
act to incorporate the Richie and Gmer Turnpike
Company with amendments, in which they request the
concurrence of the House of Delegates. The amend
ments, beng OF an nmaeral character, concur
red in by the House.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. CALVERT from the committee Enrolled
Bills, reported that the committee had examined sun
dry other such bills, and found them correctly enroll
Mr.. STovALL, from the committee on Finance, pre-
sented reports rejecting the petition OF the Commission
ers OF the Revenue for Rockingham county; also to be
discharged from the consideration OF resolution
fund to VIM c. Carlton the Treasurer of the School
Commissioners OF Giles county, the amount of school
quota for 1919; and bill for the relief of Benjamin
Stone.
Mr.. SoUrHALL from the committee on Courts of
Justice reported bill concerning the Clerk and Court
oil Hastings Of the city of Williamsburg.
Mr.. FLoURNoY moved TO take up the bill to author
ize the Courts to APP ONT specia commissioners TO set
tie the accounts OF Fiduciaries, which was agreed to-
ayes g. noes 43
Mr.. STovALL moved to postpone the bill indefinitely;
which motion was agreed to-ayes 60, noes So.
WINCHESTER AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
Mr.. MASSEY moved 10 take up the bill authorizing
the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company to
increase their capital and for other purposes, which
agreed to.
Mr.. DUKE offered ryder forbidding the agents. &C.
of the Company from charging at their ntermedi-
ate depos than they charge at the principal uepots for
receiving storing, &c, agricultural products merchan-
die, &c. The ryder was ordered to be engrossed.
The then taken and resulted, ayes 81, noes
Is. So the bill was rejected.
BILL REJECTED.
A bill to amend the act to authorize the President
and Directors OF the Farmers Bank to increase the capt.
n npfad
ayes 81 noes At.
BILLS PASSED.
A bill auhorisng the Governor to cede to the United
States the jurisdiction over certain lands in Hog Island
tor the purpose OF erecting light house; bill amend
the act passed Nj rch Ia, 1850, to incorporate the
Slate Hail and w alnut Grove Mining Company in
Louisa couny;a bill to incorporate the Merchansaand
the charter of the Merchants and Mechanics Bank
OF Wheeling, was taken up. Mr. STovALL moved to
lay on the table, which motion was rejected The vote
then taken on the passage OF the bill, and was
agreed o--ayes 80, noes "a.
COURT APPEALS.
The House took up the joint order which had for its
object the election OF Judge Of the Court of Appeals
to supply the vacancy occasoned by the death OF Judge
Brooke
Mr.. surrLE nominated R. G. L. Moncure of the
lucid mind strong intellect. He had spent his days
and nights in the study of the law. Mr. S. hoped gen.
temen would not consider whether he Eastern
or Western man, a Mixed or White Basis man.,
Mr.. CRAIG nominated Benjamin Rush Floyd. Mr.
rs constitution was firm such an one as suited the
position. He was pure man, an intellectual man, of
lncoruptbe integrity, and OF unsurpassed modesty He
did not doubt that he would discharge the duties we'll
any in the State.
Mr.. LEWIS, OF H., nominated George II. Lee, of Har-
rson. Those who know Mr.. l.. well, have no doubt
Of his moral, mental and physical fitness for this place.
The East has ma iority of twentynne, and if they
think tit to elect their man they do SO; but he did
not think right that they should use it, In the dstr
button of the offices the Allegheny mountain was to
Western If
glnia From l776, up to this time, the fourth district
has had Senator Of the U. States Only two Jud
ges of the Court OF Appeals have been taken west of
the Blue Ridge, and none from the fourth district With
five exceptions all the Governors nave been from
OF the Blue Ridge of mountains. The General Gov |
eminent seeing this Misunderstanding how we were
proscbed-lt was thought proper to tell the present
President that the Blue Ridge not the western boun
dairy OF Virginia. IT State treats thus, how
can we expect anything from the General Cove nment
(Mr LEWIS then read from the debates OF the Conven-
ton TO show that the west had been badly treated y
Mr.. LEWIS appealed to his eastern Democratic brethren
TO know il Democracy taught them that one section oil
Democracy OF the West did not teach the same lesson
1t may be said that this is politics office Even
were it political office and eastern Democrats showed
disposition to elect eastern man, he would not 90
with his party. The power of the east to elect Judges
will be changed by the Constitution, and there will
be one elected from each district He did no, see why
Mr.. Mopcures friends should bring him up now
Would they be willing to elect him at the end OF the
year, when the new Constitution shall be adopted or
will they bring him in Conflict with Judge Cabell! Mr..
Lee was not inferior to any who had been named. If
there any fault 10 be attributed to Judge Lee, it
that he came from the hills OF the west.
Mr. RUSSELL nominated Judge Joseph l.. Fry. He
was one OF the very best Judges in Virginia He was
horn in Eastern Virginia At tender age he went to
at the age of 80 he appointed Judge OF
OF the largest Circuits in Virginia, which office he
has discharged with leaning and with great legal capa-
city and physical power, since. AS party politics
had been alluded to- he thought it night that
Judge Fry was Wing, but his time had been constant
ly engaged in dischargng his duty.
Mr.. SEGAR rose to bring to the notice OF the House
the name and the claims OF OF the most distinguish
ed men OF Eastern Virginia, and, in his judgment,
OF the most eminent Justs OF the whole State, Judge
George F. Scarburg, of the Accomac Circuit. Judge
5. might not be well known the members OF the
House, or to the State at large as others OF the
legal profession, but he memorable example of
the TRUTH that requirements the most profound and bril-
liant, and abilities the most commanding, sometimes
lnger long in the shade before they fling their bright
ness upon the world. With OF genuine modesy,
this was not unfrequenty the case. But while Judge
Scarburg might not possess national State reputa
ton, this might most safely be said of him, that where
ever he as knownwhe Their in his Circuit where he has
given the most entire satisfaction, and where his supe-
nor qualifications Judge familiar house,
hold words-or the bench OF the General Court,
which he has honored and adoned-there is not one
person competent TO Judge, land there many there
most competent to udgeN who did not regard Judge
Scarburg profound lawyer and gentleman OF very
high order OF ability. Law had been his leading taste,
almost. indeed, passion. That was the Divinity he
had worshipped, and his devotion had been rewarded