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

the bill. The question was taken inrfeoh,
apd decided IN thc aegri,rs.
I'he committee tarB rGse, after session
Of two hours aad Mr.. spooaer reported
the hill and amendments To tBe iion.e, All
the amendments proposed by tie Commit
~ utfe CONQUERED ia.
Mr.. Lee SAID the bill confined prori-
SONS of an uGluns aud arbitrary character
Which hr never could saf, tion--and moved
its Indefinite posipotrrueot. On this qucs-
linu Alr. Garland calicd for the ayes AID
mrs. the motion Mas acgatjU,d--at 81,
nus, Ia.
Mr. llarvit Of L moved To- Law the bill
on the table thai gentlemen might examine
niio is prov sions and vote understanding
Iy upon il. In this motion Mr.. Chilion
concurrrd. rs he thought the bin was an
exercise Of great pow er ~ the part Of thc
Ilousr, and that too much deIlberatiUn
could nat be- given To it.
The mOtioh WAS resisted by Mr.. Garland
and rejected by the House.
On motions sr,rrally made By hessrs
Spoaner and Garland, tac sums imposed
as penalties were stricken from the bHl 50
as TO leave blanks 10 be filed on It's passage.
j Mad then the bill MAS ordered 10 ne en-
/ crossed.
The following is the Sd section Of the
original Lottery Blll-whoh we publish to
make The proceedings on Tuesday more
| inlriiSible 10 our readers
Sec. 3. ind be al further enacted, That
if any person shah ,end, sell, barter or give
or offer 10 vend, sell, barrier or give, or shall
have or assume any agency in procuring
Tor others. by any ways or means, anytick
1t OF tickets, or any part or shaIs Ola tick.
1t ~ any lottery other diam such rs AZ" ~
shall be authorized by the Legislature Of
,nls State, or of any game or device of
! chance or # any person ar persons shall
be- any ways concerned in such lottery,
OF game or device of chance, either by
! printing, writing, or any other ways pub.
/ il-hng an account thereof, or where tickets
! may be had or ob,aiHrh for the same, Or
by exhibiting publicly or privately, in any
| form or manaer whatsoove any scheme
| Or plan thereof, or he IN any wise aidiag or
assisting IN the same every person 81 of
Tending shall, on beng convicted thereof as
before mentioned, forfeit and pay for eve
~ such offence, the sum of three thousand
dollars, 10 be leYedi and applied in Ike
| manner, as is directed with respect Ia the
othrr foricitures hereinafter mentioned.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb 1l.--Nr. narvic OF
X. III pufsuance of notice given by him,
moved TO take up the hill extending the
Charter Of the Farmers Bank of Virginia.
/ Tins motion was supported 10y the mover,
! Nessrs. loyal and Mason of Stafford, and
opposed by MessTs. Morris, Of II. Morgan
CTawtUil and Blackburn. The motion
prevalcd--ayes SO, noes II.
! l'he blank in the bin designating the
number of years to which tae charter IS
10 be extended having to EQ-
Mr.. Loyal moved to ill it with 5 wears.
Mr. Moore, of +. proposed 10, (which he
subsequently withdrew, but which was re-
ne"ed by Mr.. Cl'nton,) Mr.. Dromgoole g.
and Mr., Nancey years, the latter being
the period at which the CHARTER of the
Bank ofNa will expire.
These motions caaed forth warm and
adimatrd remarks from different gentle
men friendly TO each. The motion to ill
the hlank with Is years WAS supported by
Messrs. Loyal, Davis Of IL. and IIaryie Of
r..
The motion for 10 years was negatired.
And Mr.. Loyal then moved To Gil the
blank with II years-'Fhs morton was
supported by Mr. Patteson OF b. hat mcgee
! hrtd.
The question was then taken on o years
and nrgntieed, ll3 to 72.
! Mr. Marshall then moved TO ill the
blank with years-opposed by Mrssr,.
Blackburn aud LoyaIl-aud negatired rs
to ~.
Mr.. Davenport expressed himself frieod-
! ~ 10 the bill, and called for the ayes aud
noes on filing the blank with years.
! This number was supported by Messrs.
! Thompson Off W,teher ADD Garland /, and
resisted by Mr.. Mason, of $. Mr.. Da,en-
port withdrew his call for the a,,.s and
noes, aud the blank was filled with years
= 70 TO Cd
Mr.. Mason Of Southampton thrn rose
and addressed the liuusp in Il forcible and
eloquent speech against the, passage of the
! bill
He was replied to by Ny. Davis Of II.
| aud Mr.. Loyal lnstlnatli' IA wish to adj
dress the House on this day, a motion to
/ adjourn was made--and The House ad.
Journtd. E}.U,dyer.
THE STATES.
.hn5sachuSotS-Thc hill reducing the
salary of the Governor and other officers
has been re ccted in the Senate.
.haryfGnd legislature have de.
chned concurring IN he resolutions of Al.
! "A hama rnpnn,p,..It,, ii.