Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-12-22

tition of citizens of Accomac county, as
king for law authorizing the payment
of those who have served as Jurors since
the adoption of the Constitution.
Nothing ofimportanee transpired in the
House.
SATURDAY, Dec IL.
HousE.-Mr. Lewis, from the commit
tee on Roads and Internal Navigation,
presented a bill authorizing the State to
make subscription to the Morgantown
and Independence Rail Road Company of
three:1it of the capital stock.
Mr.. James G. Spots was elected peni-
Tertiary storekeeper.
MoSpAY, Dec. Is.
SENArE.-The bill districting the State
for electing Commissioners of the Board
of Public Works, was, on motion of Mr.
Mason, made the order of the day for the
second Monday in January, 1858.
HousE.-A bill to increase the capital
stock of the Shinston Company was ia
ken up on motion of Mr.. Lewis, ordered
to be enerossed, and read third time.
TUESDAY, Dec. ii.
SENATE.-Mr. Stands proposed the fol-
lowing resolution, and enforced its pas
sage in an argument of considerable
length, in which he produced large
number of statistics to show the increase
of the free negro population in Virginia
"a full report of which will appear here
after:
Resolred, That the select committee on
Slaves and Free negroes be instructed
to enquire into the expediency of report
ing bill providing that slaves may be
emancipated within the territorial limits
of Virginia by deed of record. or by
last will and testament, duly proved, pro-
vided, the master shall at the time he
files his deed in the Clerks office of the
county or corporation court in which he
resides, deposit with the Clerk of the cir
cult court of the said county or corpora
ton, the sum of one hundred dollars for
every slave so emancipated; also that every
executor shall, within six months after he
shall have proved any will emancipating
slaves, deposit with the Clerk Of the cir
cult court of the county or corporation in
which the said will shall have been pro-
we'd, the sum of one hundred dollars for
every slave so emancipated !; the money
so deposited to be applied by the Judge
of the said circuit court for the speedy
and sure removal OF the slaves so emau-
cipated and should the master fail to de-
post the said sum at the time he files his
deed, that the slaves so emancipated; and
should the master fail to deposit the
said sum at the time he files his deed,
that the slaves so emancipated be sold for
the benefit of the Commonwealth and
should the executor fail to deposit the
amount required within six months, that
the slaves so emancipated shall be held
by him as if his testator had died intes-
tate as to said slaves, which resolution
was referred to the select committee on
Slaves and Free Negroes.
| Mr.. Stoyall moved reconsideration OF
the vote by which the bill concerning Of
6cers elected by joint vote of the two
houses of the General Assembly passed,
which was agreed to.
Mr.. Stoyall proposed the following
amendment, which was agreed to:
'And the said officers may qualify and
give the bonds required by law at any
time before the commencement of their
said terms and within thirty days thereaf-
ter; but such qualification, if made prior
to the first day ofJuly, shall not be deem
ed to take effect until the commencement
of the term as hereinbefore prescribed.
The bill was read third time and pas
sed. Mr.. Parker called up the bill pro-
viding for the compensation of Jurors,
and, on his motion it was made the order
of the day for Wednesday, the 5th of Jan
uary.
HoUsE.-Mr. Speed from the commit
tee for Courts of Justice, presented re-
ports upon resolutions for amending the
law, so as to allow justice to order the
impanelling of jury to try cases of as
sault and battery, and for amending the
law to authorize constable levying an
attachment returnable to Court; to receive
the order of sale or execution, and to sell
the property so levied on by him; and to
charge the same commission that She
| riffs now receive for like services.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis, bill to au-
thorize loan to the James River and
kanawha Company was taken up, and
read second time and ordered to be
committed to the Committee on Roads
and Internal Navigation.
WEDNESDAY,, Dec. Is.
SESArE.-The President, (Lieutenant
Governor Leake, presented communi-
cation from Thomas Swami, President of
the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Com
pany, inviting the General Assembly of
Virginia to participate in an excursion to
Wheeling, on that road, on the 3Ist De-
cember.
Mr.. sheffey explained the bill to in
crease the capital stock of the Central Rail
Road. for completing and equipping their
road from the town Of Waynesborough to
Staunton which wis passed.
HousE-By Mr.. Jackson of Wood
That the Joint Committee on Slaves and
Free Negroes consider and devise any
means that may be deemed practicable,
so as more .effectually to secure to the