The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-02-17

committee WIS iaksn up and considered.
'rhe resolutions numbered |. 2. ). 4. 8.
7. q. 10. II. Is. Ia. 10. II. 10. 90
wsre .eyrfalg Rad aud agreed to. Tile
ilii resolution WIS 81 anieadea, I'll Dir.
t!uihrffurd's mulinn, as To rrgaar Inc
a ails contemplated Ia br hnilt, la - 20 ~.
,tsad of Il feet high. II. lllu aJJd l1iB
wer. rejeeitd. TIE l8th rrsolmi"p 49,
,mrpdtd Dn The NOLAN "f Mr. Gulafdf -
As to dl-alinH a commission To the nstnf
for sales nn he amosIpt OF e,o,liits made
for the conYcls lor thfnistlsts, aud on ihe
value oi the labor of tie conicl- ~ repair
lng Ihe institution. Tnr 2lst pesoiullon
WIS nso amended on mulion of Alf. Gar
land, ~ Us IL leave Tie contemplated re-
pairs Ji9ub.
The House Hen went into the execution
Of I'll, inmt al der nf the day fer tiH rlcc-
llpn Of heeper or spperimcadeftg q he Pc
nuemiaB
Edmund PepdIeton, if. the present in
cnmbeut, was Nominated by Mr.. Mason Of
:. supported by Nessrs. Parker, JONES Of
J., Aorri, Of &. aui Garland.
Samuel T. Parsons was nominated by
Mr. Burton. aided by Messrs. Rulhti IHd,
Sexton, ilaf,ir Of L. aud 'fylrr.
Thomas Jonrs Of Pendlelon county WAS
nominated by Mr.. Morgan, suppoftrd by
hcssr,. Raymond, Mann aed Maxwell.
The ballots food
2a ballot ed JaiioL
Parsons, 100 III
Prndletop, 81 ~
JONES, DO dropt.
Scattering, } 3
80 ihal Samuel p. parsOas was declared
dniy elected keeper or superintendent Of
the Pentcuilary tuf one year
And the House Thea adjourned
Iuesday feb. lo.--A communication
was received from the Senate, stating that
they had passed the bill altering the
tlme Of holding quarterly Court for the
county of Amherst'--That they had u
greed to the resolution for causing copies
of the act, Incorporating the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal Company to be trans.
United To the Executives of MARYLAND aad
Prnnsy lyania, aud the President ofthp 4.
s5tales--and that several enrolled bills had
been examined by IA committee of HAT
body, and signed by their Speaker.
On Mr.. Cra"ford's motion, the pngros-
SD iblll converting the free bridge near
LyUrhbnrg, mto a toll bridge" was taken
up aud sunday blank tlrrcia were faed,
on motions made by Nj. Garland
The passage ofthe bill was supported
by Messrs. Crawford and Garland-and
opposed by Niessrs. NcAllist.r, Drom-
goole aud Paitson ofB. The bill was re-
Jec.ci, 81 u so.
On Mr.. Gariand's motion The House, in
execution OF the order of the day, resolved
Itself INTO il Committee Of the Whole, Mr.
NFoonrr III the chair, and took Into con-
sldegation, the " ball W prevent private
lotteries, the sale or disposition in this
state of tickets in lotteries unauthorized by
law, and 20 restrain Insurance Of lottery
tickets"
On Mr.. GarIand's motion the bill was
So amended 40 10 require that 1t should be
interpreted Is remtdlui, and not IA a
pea'i act.
MIR. Ccl8ton c0nCurred IN The genera
object Of the hll--he considered lotteries
- public nui8dnces-hut he Thought IL,
penalties inflicted were too severe. Thai
CLAUSE, particularly Ia the Sd section
winch imposed penalty on amy printer
VINO shall publish the scheme Ola lottery
not authorized by the state, was IN ms
opinion, III conflict with the constitution,
TIE feelings, habits and Opinions of the
people lie, Therefore, moved to strike
that clause from the bill.
4 4 a
tended Offering proVlso on that subject,
which he thought would remove the OBJ
J"ction.
Mr.. Nacfarland said, the other prnyi-
/ SONS OF tins section were not much less
objectionable; because it made it penal
lnaay oHe WHO, reforming from another
state, sheuId speak publicly among his
larnde o'zthe existence IN that state Ola
lottery an'l describe the scheme. lie
moved to strike out the whole OF that