The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-27

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communicable, from tlte Governor, trans
hitting an act ol the Legislature OF Penn
sylsanIa, Incorporating the chesapeake
and Ohio CauaI, sc. Laid on tie Table.
The Speaker laid befofe the House fur
ihrr communication from the Gosern"r,
reeo rmrpdins IN pursuance OF the advice
of council, such IN amendment oi ihr act
of the present Grnr,dl Assembly, establish
ing "A Library, as will authorize an exchange
Of books ordered 10 be SOLD for thai pur-
pose. On motion f Mr. Drumgooir, re-
/ frred to the Committee vi courts 81 jos
tee.
A Resolution nf The Committee on the
/ Penitentlary proposing 10 giant d pardon
to Miss Drummer, 4 convict ia the PEN
Tertiary, was az eed 10 by the House.
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
Mr.. Loyal called up the eng ossrd bill
granting 10 Thomas Jettrlson the Prlrl-
lese of di-Po,iag his estate by LOTTERY.
Mr.. Blackburn Thought it fair that the
House should understand the merits Of the
bill 1t was too late in the day and IN the
week to investigate ii. Meantimr, rs this
WIS holy business, the House would have
'lit VI anu lildA lllf t4'ih = va ~ "
fec on il. Had time ben given for deli
brratIou had 1t been before a Committee
oil HE Whole had It bern printed had
The usual forms observed in thrr lmpor-
iant bills been observed There was not
time lois evening to destlopr that oPposi-
tioa to tn bill which WAS intended. II
this Was not granted. IT should say that
names bore away all in this country that
principle wa, nothing. lie moved To lay
the bill for the present on the table.
Mr.. Loyal yindlrated himself and others
against all inpurations of uufaifness.--
Leave to bring in the bill had been asked
aud obtained len DAYS ago. He had at he
time consented Tor tue Resolution, though
" lhaut the rule, to lie day on the table.
From the urgency of the case, som thing
Tx" prOmptness was necessary. Whtn
had bill of this sort been ever prnled
If there was desire for printing, why was
not the printing demanded? Why had
not the gentleman himself, asked for its
printing: If he believed that a single
member desired it, who was not predeter-
mined against voting for the bill, he ould
cheertnlly consent to lay ii on the table,
Ii was known that this was the day on
which it was understood that the bill
would be finally acted on. AS to the mer-
its of he bill, he in,i tied the fullest discuss
sion of them
M. Blackburn in reply. said that it had
been ,sked how he stood in relation To Iii
measure H. said he stood on his own
bass-as man. He did not mean t.
charge the gentleman with unfalrnr-s.-
But, wa. this d common bill ? Was il a
common man who WAS concerned P
None but Il President canld have e-lab-
li-hed precedent " hich violates all prln-
cIplps.
Mr., Garland regretted the course which
the gentlrm n from Bath had pursard.-
There we're but tao principles involved II
his bill, which could not be rlucidated hy
prio'iug The FRS was the pollcy of lao
/ rirs tie second, whether the lla,trinus
person concerned h,d sufficient claims on
the gcaijude OF the 5 ate to pass the bill
On these two subjects, he thought delay
would she'd no light.
Mr. Blackburn said if all gentlemen pos
se-scd the intuitiye knowledge of Mr. GaI-
land, dei,s would not he necessary, For
ore. hp possessed it not. From the late
ness Of the hour, and the importance of
the bill, he again pressed the necessity OF
delay.
Mr.. Page, Of Gloucester. could see 40
need for laying the bin on the table lie
WAS opposed to II, and felt as well pre-
pared TO vote nov. as at future time.
Mr.. jackson, though a friend OF thu bill,
hoped it would be laid % the table. When
gentleman asked time fol reflection, he
was not disposed to deny it liz hoped
delay would incline the gentleman from
Bath TO vote for II.
Mr.. llarvle. of Richmond opposed the
motion TO lay on the table.
Mr.. Patteson, of Nelson, thought it
would be a saving of time to lay the bill
on the table until Tuesday.
Mr.. Campbell hoped the bill would not
be laid on the table. The reason given
for it, to give time for discussion, he
thought ought to operate against the mo-
ton. He did not think there had been any
surprze or want of notice.
The motion TO lay on the table, WAS fur
ther supported by Mcssrs. Carter Of =. w.
aud Goodc of Meckpnbarg.
Mr.. Page, of Williamsburg, opposed
the motion To lay on the table, pronoun
eng beautiful euIogum on Thomas JEFF
fefson.
The question to lay on the table, was Ia
ken by ayes and noes, and carried In the
negatiye-ayes as, noes l49.
The question recurring on the passage
of The bill, Mr.. Booker rose in opposition.
His first objection was, that the case had