Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-01


MES Of roads. canals, bridges. and other in
slituIions, in which the State has nm in.
terest, including the different bank officers.
&c.; with vi,w Of reformation. cconomv
and rctrenchmtnt.
RESOLUTIONS or INQUIRY.
BY Mr.. Pafnell--into the expc];epcv
Oh providing br law that hereafter NJ per.
son shall be cpu6ned in the Pesiteptiarv
,or er'"e' Tor shorter period thar three
| ny Mr.. ote'ens--of cnactng a GENIAL
law Tor the incorporation of literary am (
educational INSTITUTIONS.
By Mr.. Ltwis-of regulating lv law
the staff Of tho Commander .Cb;ef
PROPOSED REMOVAL or TIE nnLL nousE.
A communication addressed To the Gov
ernor, signed BY +. 7. Giles for the Com
mittee on tile Public Square. r. w
Hughes, Superintendent of Weights &c.
and, c. Dimmock, Sup't Of Public Bull.
din.s. was read, and on motion Of Mr..
Robinson, referred to special committee.
The communication recommends the re.
moval Of the "ilcontrived and unsighsly
Bell House which now dis6gures the pub.
lie grounds around the Capitol, and The
erection Of an imposing and handsome
gateway onthe Southern side of the Souarc
Immediately in front Of the Capitol. with
a room above the arches for the drpositc
and preservation Of the standards Of
weights and measures. room above that
for guard room and the whole surn,ount-
ed by clock and bell, substituting the
present Bell House. by avoiding the ne
cesslty OF having guard constantly kept
on duty to strike the time. when i, NAV be
done much more accurately by machine
ry."
COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
The bill providing for the election,
qualification, &c, of Justices of the peace.
clerks Of courts and other county officers,
was taken up, whereupon.
On motion of Mr.. Speed. the first Sec
ton Of the bill was amended, so as to pro-
vide for the election "in each county or
corporation in which circuit cour, is held,
of clerk for such court, and an attorney
for the Commonw cath. for such corpora
ton, and in each city. in which a cir.
cult court is held, ola clerk of such court
and an attorney for the commonwealth
therein"
On motion of Mr.. VERIFY, the clause pre-
scribing that for taking DISPOSITIONS. &c.
Justices may charge the same fees now al
lowed by law to notary public. was A.
mended by striking out that part thereof
which authorizes the charge of a fee for
administering and certifying an oath--yeus
96. nays SO.
Mr.. Barbour renewed the motion sub
miited by him few days since and with
drawn. viz: to amend the hill so as to au.
thorlze the Governor to appoint the com
mssioners TO superinlend The FIRST election
Of officers, instead of the courts, "a PROV.
ded for in the bill. (The county oreaniza-
ton bill, which has passed the Senate,
provided for the appointment of the said
Commissioners by the Governor.)
The question being put, the proposed
amendment was rejected by the following
vote;
Ayes-Messrs. Carpenter. Richeson.,
Cheaham, Talbot, Goode, Of Bedford,
Davis, Wiley. Power, Brckner. Carroll,
Jones of Chesterfield. Barbour. Hamly,
Jackson of Doddridge and Tyler. Muse,
Hunton, Edwards, Baker. jackson ofGl.
mcr and Writ. Talialcrro. Garrett, Allen,
White of Hanover, Lewis. Henever,
Crow. Browne, Bennett. Hardy. New
man, Mcdonald, Wheeler. Portlock.
keyser, kec, Wallace, Jackson of Pleas
ants and Richie, Nottingham. James.
Saunders, Morrison, Bure Gilmer, West.
AS.
Massachusetts, Crutchfeld (Speaker,)
Mapp, Rivcs Of Albcmarc. Early. Tate,
Grey. Dunlap. Smith ofB. and II Irving.
Manpn. Clark. Speed, Pierce. Hancock.
Old, Prince, Headen. Payne. Brooks.
Miller Of Frederick, Shannon, Leake,
Parks. Price. of G. White Of Hampshire.
Moore of Harrison. Griffin. Hairston.
Jordan. Moor Of Jefferson. Gibson, Pat
r ick. Tomlin, Downing, SlemP. FIanar,,
Morgan. Pcndleron Ball, kidw ell, ArncIl.
Jones ofNInrshall, Mccullough. Nicholson.
Garreison, Vawtcr. Michael, Kilby. Daw.
son. Robertson of Norfolk City. Verify.
Hubbard. Oldham. Staples, Wooding.
Townes, Zion. Scott of Preston, Caddall.
Bowycr. Taylor. Butler. Robinson Of
Richmond City. Rice. Leyburn, Gilmore.
Smith of Russell. Mckinney, Gatcwood.
Meem, Greever, Prctlow. Burdcit, Wiitcn.
Pinnell. Dawson. King. Dunn. Welman,
Jackson Of w.. and Boyd.-Si.
On motion Of Mr.. Edwards. the clause
fixing the salary Of the Commonwealth
Attorney of Ohio county at 5000. was
stricken out. The clause fixing the com
pensation of attorney for the circuit court
in Lynchbuig at $. was also stricken
out.
The bill was then ordered to he engross-
ed.
BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the Little Kanawha Min
ing and Manufacturing Company; and
Relcasnglio the widow aud daughters
of Geo Raineock. the right of the Com
monwealrh to house and lot in the surb-
nrhs of Norfolk.
On motion Of Mr.. Muse the House adj
journed.
Mr.. Soulc, one Of the Senators from
LOUISIANA, made speech in the Senate on
Monday week IN Iufcrycnfion in the cOur.e