Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-01-10
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HoUSE or ,D4;LEG.8 7'f5S, F,s,idy. Jan G.
communication from the Senate The Senate hay
passed The bills AnthorsDp the yridenin,r of HAIR
sou Street in the town of Petersburg 2 Amending IA
several laws concerning the Stanton and James Rive
tufnrike ). Apthorising the county court OF Mason
10 gen The lot whereon the old Jail now stands and az
purenances Il Amending the act declaring who sla
lie deemed citizens of this Counonve cath, and point
G out The mode by which citizenship NAV be ACQUIRE,
or ohnqnished $ incorporating The Western Agri
Cu'urni society OF Virginia. And they have ne cctct
The bi concerning VIM. Adams.
va motion OF IS. Ghoisoa, the House resolved itsel
mo Nommi'ee ot The whole, MIR. Briggs i'll the chair
on me ON to establish "a deaf ard duusb asynm.n
his b! proposes Incorporate az, institution for In,
ooect specifed-o be located at charlottesville 10 be
open 10 all ptes, between Tie ages Of and So from
an> state or County demonstrating the Rector aud Vis
'ors OF tue CONVERSELY, body corporate, supcIcnd
'cS coHcetus Oh Ire instllutIon-auC apI roprating
tliOi.aud dollars from, fund for tho AT, ;1,,,,,
Of the objects of the bin
The FIRST section being under considerations
Mr. ~ .liahon cd TO strike cut CharloiicsriHe
M CPoiSon regretted that ;hc motion had hecn
made. II had been his object To place tho Institution ON
'"c most elevated grounds With view he had pro-
posed TO incorporate the Rector and Visitors urthc Univer-
sify as Gnvcrots Of the institution II he had consulted
local feelings he should nave selected another site for
'ion But IN measure VI this he had postponed ali
selfish consider atoms, the great of Ire bill Char
otesviie WAS ccorn2 the of muses. and it mus,
be PRESUMED that Jefferson and Madison would bcs,o thai
philosophical care The Institution, which could be e
pecrcd from other individuals.
IL .uoore, of Rnckhlidgc moved 10 amend Mr. NJ MA,
hons amendment BY striking The word fon so a. to
leave the whole locntion blank.
uf GhoSon replied by urging the superior claims of
Chafotesve from the OF the University and the
great men vino located in its vicinity and uho would
nus ne induced to extend their superinenauce tic
st.;uou,
The motion amend was further sannortod hv lr Nc
.'iTI,on, aud nrgatved. Ayes - noes 70.
mr. BE1F61uT withont p!sdgiug himself to supuoit iis
bill expressed his interest the subject nd his ensre ~
he ,.t
o! Sufferers proposed TO be relieved With view TO make
rv's t" the bill e moved to strike ont the part Of it,
sig Eating the Rector aud Visitors of the University, 90
ve'n''s ct the In>tiiuton He could nccessa
nexion between e Uaiyorsly, INSTITUTION Of the
deaf and dumb He thought that Legislative favor had al
ready been sufficiently extended 10 Charlottesville.
Mr. Gco't replied to Nj Blackburn protesting his rea
Gess TO sacrifice all minor considerations, place
The hii in shape perfectly un"hcctonnbe to all parts
the House, and to rest it on intrinsic merits.
me a'ne"dmon prevailed and the part of the bill
ed ie i'll blank.
fhe bill having been gone through, and various small
amendments made,
Mr.. Jackson moved That the committee rise with = view
to lay tie biz the table He expressed his tr.cllness
70 The principles OF Tic bill but he believed at Ibis time
'fon our having many mons in the FIRE, The House
was nd'spose5 To pass it, He of the committee
ths reported the bin, and he in dong so from
'rec"g that unless the subject had beginning could
never u" conmrlc;ed
Nh. Chosoa regretted the remarks Of Mr. jackson \
preudicing the fate of the bill and expressed his Intention
to reply to them "a proper tinie,
The committee then rose nd repolted prorrese
sir. JHcks92 moved TO lay the bill on the table He
did not wish nhn2nrd vote it, Being satisfied that
majority opposed its passage he unwilling TO
rus any risquc thar might prejudice it hereafter.
mr. CholsH was not opposed to laying the bill the
ble but he should ceaiuiy call up again. The measure
spoken OF Herculeon attempt. requiring great
ci'cunsp"ctiou and deberation before engaged in
Was it thai Virginia had sunk as to render
appropriation Of $4,000 for the relief of miserab BILE
class OF populationa Of such vital Importance to
require that she should proceed such caution? There
surplus 90 $4,000 in The Treasury, aud vi had re-
Gently received SI2&oG0 lan the United States. O,hrr
States inferior in ch"rac;c population and resources
Virginia, had preceded her his humane undegtaRnr-
Pennsylvania had appropriated $4,000 per annurn to this
pu.posehentncy embarrassed and distracted She was,
had made liberal appropriations this orct- so had
NowJosoy Counecss't erh other Wc had slept
long euuugh, aad ne trusted that the House would be nAu-
enced by consider atoms of miserable and uuengh
cl economy, to reject this philanIropic proposition
Mr. Jacy0a ieped Mr.. Gholson aud ,aed his mo-
iion posone Tie bill util The LIST day OF the ucx SEES
sinn.
.air BhFs"n opposed rosfponement, and replied to
Mr. Jackson.
The melton 70 postpone was ucgatvedand the bill.
motion Of Nh " ATKINS of P L. for the present laid INC
table.