Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-24
VIRGI.VZq LEGISLATURE.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE HogsE OF DELEGATES
Ihursday. Jan. 22.-Mr Daniel of S. offer
I'd the following resolve:
Resoiued, That Committee be appointed
To call on the commissioners, who were au-
ihorlZed under an act of the last legislature
tn purchase furniture for the Governors
House, for report of their proceedings and
also TO enquire, If any additional appropria-
ton be necessary for the accomplishment oil
that object, and make report TO this House
agreed 10.
On Mr.. Maxwell's motion, the report of the
public engineer on the road between Stanton
and the Little Kanawha, was referred to So
lect committee.
On motion of Mr. Mayes of 3. the board
OF public works were instructed To enquire in
to The expedency of directing the engineer to
survey and lay out road from Staunton by
way OF the Warm Springs to the state turn
pike road at Galatians, and report as soon as
practicable.
On Mr.. Bramham's motion,
RESOLVED, That the Committee for G. Of ].
be instructed TO enquire into the expediency
of amending the act entitled AN act to re-
duce into one the several acts concerning cor
oners,' so as to allow To- justices of The peace
when they shall be compelled under the afore-
said act, To execute process, the same fees, MS
are by law allowed to sheriffs and coroners
for the same services; with leave To report, &c.
On MIR. Chiiton's motion, the bill incorpo-
rating the chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany was taken up.
Mr.. Loyal opposed the passage ofthe bill.
He could not believe that its friends would
advocate it, if they could he convinced that
it conceded TO the government of the United
States, the power TO legislate on the subject
of Internal improvement. They contended
that it contained no provision to this effect.
In this construction he differed with them
and 10 sustain his opinion, referred 10 the re-
port of the committee appointed 10y the Con
veDton at Washington. That document de-
clarrd, that the act passed by the last Lpgis-
lature on this subject, had proved entirely in.
adequate 10 the object, and called fur the aid
of the general government and Of the adioin-
ing states, and had gone So far as TO desig-
nate the proportions Of the stock to be sub
scribed for by each. And he asked if the adj
vocates Of the hill would deny, but that il
had been framed in accordance with that re-
port? They say the government Of the y.
States is called un, merely because the Canal
is To pass through the District Of Columbia.
If So, he wished to know why the govern
ment the u. States had not beeR called on,
only ~ aid in the canal so far as ii was 10.
atcd within the District Of Columbia. But
instead OF being addressed 10 them in their
limited and local character, the general pro.
visions of the bill had reference 10 the pow
ers of that government as extending to the
whole Union.
Mr.. l.. said, he would not touch nm The con.
siiluiional question, which he thought the
bill involved. He only called on its friends
To- show that it did not involve this question
and If they could succeed 10 doing so, he
should checrfuly vote for it.
Mr.. Colsion complained Of the lateness q
1 the hour at which the objection had beer