Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-01-23
Tirginia Legislature.


was received from the Senate, tina
they had passed the bdls,-"Concern
ing David Holder and George Stal
nsker n-and 'toamend the several act:
concerning the Manchester and Peters
burg Turnpike Company'-also with
amendments, the bill, changing the
time of meeting of the board of Over
seers of the poor Of Frederick and
Hampshire counties, land the bill
entitled an act incorporating Shep.
! herdstown in the county of Jefferson,
and for other purposes, Sc.-In
which amendments, the II. OF ID con
| Cured.
Saturday, Jan. IA commu
| nication from the Senate, that they
had agreed to the resolution for open
ing 4 road from the OHIO river to in.
| tersect the national road at or near the
Yohogany bridge, with an amend
ment-in which the IL of ID. concur
red.
Engrossed bills-"establishing the
town Of Frankfort in the county Of
Greenbrier'-and "making an ap-
preparation for repairs in the Govern.
or's house, and for other purposes"
were read a third time and passed.
The House resolved itself into
committee of the whole, 10 take under
lis further consideration, the petitions
in favor ola removal of the seat of go
vernment-Mr. Gordon in the chair,
Mr. Shelly rose and spoke at some
length in favor of removal After Mr..
Shelly concluded his argument, Mr..
Yancv moved that the words are req
s0nq5le. be stricken from the resolu.
ton Offered the day before by Mr..
Baldwin and which was still under
consideration and the words be re
jected, inserted in lieu thereof
Sir White offered as d substitute
the following preamble and resolution
"The Committee OF the whole, to
whom was referred petitions from ma.
ny of the counties Of this Common
wealth, foe removal Of the scat of
Government to more central and
secure situation, have had the same
under consideration, and after giving
to the subject that elaboration which
its importance merited, have adopted
the following resolution:
Resolued, as the opinion of this
COMMITTEE, TN, it is expedient at this
time to remove the seat of Govern
ment from the city of Richmond"
Upop which Mr. Yancy withdrew
his proposition,
n.r Graves made an unsuccessful
melton to strike out the words at this
time
The question was then taken on
the substitute offered by mr. White,
and carried in the affirmative, ayes
lie, noes IL
The committee then rose. and MIR.
Gordon reported the preamble and
resolution to the House. Upon the
question of concurrence with the com
,nittee, Mr. Doddridge called for the
ayes and noes.
Mr.. Jones of York made an unsuc
cessflll motion to strike oct mann c0us.
! ties, and insert SeUeral counties, ayes
80, noes los.
Mr.. Baldwin offered the following
resolution which he had submitted &c
the committee OF the whole as q sub
stitute for the report of the committee
and called for the ayes and noes, viz
| ReS0iUed, as the opinion of thi,
committee, that the petitions from va
rlous counties in this Commonwealth
praying that the seat Of government
be removed TO some more central ant
secure situation, are reasonable,
Mr.. Goggin moved that 10 the cnt
of MIR. Baldwin's resolution dec!arin:
it reasonable to remove the seat of go
vernment, the following words b,
added, "proUided The same be CON
fined an its location to some higher
point on James riuer"-and on .hi
amendment Mr.. Baldwin called fo
the ayes and noes.
Mr.. Patterson of Buckingham re
marked that as some confusion wa
likely to grow out of the variety o
motions before the House, he woul,
move that all the propositions befor
the House be postponed until the SIS
of March, and on this question he ask
ed for the ayes and noes, which wer
accordingly taken, Ayes 120-Noe
70.
i On Mr.. Wethered's motion, leav
wa. given to bring 10 bill ito crcc