The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-13

! labor On the road, llai il such easn AZ shall
have tie right OF exemrting two of his
/ hands from working on the road and
| further 81 10 amend the said law that no
surveyor Of a road shall be snblrct To LIZ
! ined for an accidental ohsiria ton of the
road ithuut notiee-and report BY bill III
/ otherwise.
/ Mr. ancey moved 10 lay this resolnilnn
/ on The table, on the ground that the whole
/ auh;tzt uf the road laws of the common
wealth WAS be fore the committee Of Roads
aud /. Navigation, and was undergoing -
! Through Investigation. lie there lore tho'i
the resolutlnu unnecessary but should be
. Glad that tht. n.uSrr hc added To that com
mitce. who nunld be glad To hear his
opinions, and receive his assistance ON that
subject. The resolution WAS laid on the
I table and Mr.. Moore added 10 the COM
mitirc.
i \ bill TO prevent private lotteries, the
disposition IN this state of tickets IN loile'
rites uuauihuised by law, and te restrain
. insnragee OF lottery tickets, was taken up
/ on It's second reading.
! Mr.. Patteson of b. said the hjll contain
cd provisions of the greatest Importance,
and moved that If be laid on the table,
wilhihe view uf then moving that II be-
prlntrd, In enable every gentleman to exa-
NINE and understand lis provisions. TIE
bill was laid on the table aud ordered 10 be
printed
A bill limiting the fime for persons com
nissioned rs Justices Of the peace 10 quail
fy to such commissions, MAS token up. 1t
lad been referred TO the committee 70,
courts Of justice, and by them reported
with two amendments, which were con
Cured in by the House. 3'he second a
mendment excIaded the commissioners
of the Revenue from bedding the Office OF
justice af the peace. To this amendment,
Mr.. Mason of Stafford moved a dssagrec-
ment by the House ; and stated that hc
saw no reason for such exclusion. This
motion WAS negat,ed ayes &C, noes 60.
and the bill was ordersd To be engrusgrd
add read II third time.
Nj. Watkins Of e. submitted the FOLLOW
ing resnlve
Resoired, That the committee on the
subject of militia be instructed To enqnrc
into the eXpedirncy of repeating 50 much
OF the militia laws rs relates 10 thetrainings
and rnusttrings thereof, and Of making such
other changes therein rs may render tht
- stem less burdensome TO our citizens and
expensive to the treasury, with leave to re-
port, &c.
This resolution vas opposed by Mr.Mor-
RS of G. and supported by the mower
Mr. Sherrard made an unsut cesslu effort
TO lay it on the table, when the resolution
was agreed In.
Mr.. Morris az Hanover, from the com
mite" of Schools and Colleges, presented
the following report
The committee of S. and Colleges have.
according 10 order, had under cnnsidcra
/ ton the resolution to them referred, direc
ting them to enquire into the cxpedency
of making sale of the L. $. bank stock held
| by the President aud Directors of the Ii.
terary Fund, and investing the proceeds
thereof ia some more profitable stock, and
have come ~ the following report aud re-
solution thrrcupnn:
1t appears to your committee that as the
700 shares Of United States bank stoc X
held by the President and Directors OF the
Literary Fund, could now be sold IN the
market ut the price of one hundred and
eleven dolIals for each share, the CONVEX
alon ofthc said shares into some other stock
Yielding six per centum per annun, woud
increase the capital Ivy the sum of $1,000
and that the interest of that capital would
| also be- Increased beyond the amount now
received upon the shares by the SUM OF
! S1162.
RcSoIrcd, Therefore, as the opinion of
this committee, that il is rxpedicpi ta make
sale Of the United States hank stock held
by The President and Directors of the Ii
| terary Fund, aud to invest the proceeds
thereof IN some other stock which would
! yield an annual interest of six per Ccnttlm
| per annum
This resolution was agreed TO by the
| House.
The report ofthc Joint committee on the
| Trcasurer's Accounts vas read and ordered
10 be printed.
! Noadoy, JaHuary 5.-The Order of the
day for the appointment OF 4 Register of
the Land Office was taken up.
Nm. q Pcndl,son was dominated nv
Mr.. Davenport, supported by Messrs. Da-
us of IT,, Everett, Raymond aud Black
burn.
James Robertson, ir the incumbent
Was nominated by Mr.. Booker, sunport-
ed by Messrs. Mallory, Spooner and Bow
yer.
Benjamin Anderson of Goochland WAS
| nominated by Mr. W3tkins of q. aided
by Measra. Morris Of H., Winston aud
Bryce.
And " IN. Lamhert ofthis city was no.
minated by Ny. Iiar,ie OF Il. supported by
| Mr. Chiltor.
The Votes stood
ar. 1a Jg4oL I'd baHot
! VIM. 6. Pendlcton, 80 OF
Jas. Robertson, r. 78 10
Brnj. Anderson, 90 90