Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-03-02

in Wood, opposite the Muskingum
River, to Winchester -Sundry bills
were disposed of in their early stages.
Mr.. Craig rose, and said that it had
become his melancholy duty to an
nounce the death of his worthy coll
league, Lewis Amiss, from Montgom-
cry; who, after attending to his duty in
that House on Saturday, was taken i'll
and died that evening. Mr.. G. spoke in
complimentary terms of the intelligence
and virtues of the deceased--who was
most beloved by those who best knew
him.
On Mr.. Dromgoole's motion the House
resolved to wear Grape on the left arm
for thirty days, and adjourn in testi-
mony of their respect for the memory
of the deceased. And then the House
adjourned.
Tuesday, Feb. Ala communica.
ton was received from the Senate that
hey had passed the bill anthorising
Thos. Jefferson to dispose of his pro-
perry by lottery; authorizing the trus.
tees of the town of Manchester to i'm
prove the common belonging to the
said town authorising Lewis Eisen-
menger to bold certain real property /;
that they had passed with amendments
the bill concerning Charles Woodson,
Exor. of Fred Woodson; aud that they
had rejected the bill concerning the fees
| Of clerks and others in certain cases.
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further time for the completion of Snic-
ker's Gap Turnpike road, and to raise
by lottery, sum of money for that pur-
pose-incorporating company to es
tabIish turnpike road FROM Cugington
to Lynchburg; concerning the heirs of
Thomas Misunderstanding to Fret
well Goodwin the commemorative right
TO certain tract of incorporating for
the erection of bridge across the APP
pomattox river at the town of Peters
| burg.
The engrossed bill arthori,ing the
Pittsylvania Academy to raise a sum of
money by lottery, was taken up. II was
opposed by Messrs Everett and Chris
tan, of b. and supported by Messrs.
Cabel and Witcher, and passed.
The bill Tor the appointment ola fifth
Chancellor was taken up. Mr.. May
offered substitute forthe bill; and Mr..
Cook moved the Indefinite postpone
ment Of the whole subject. This motion
prevailed, 81 TO 76.
The Speaker laid before the House
two letters from the Governor; the first
containing the report of the Engineer,
of the survey OF road from Stanton
to Callag han's-and on the examination
of the Tygar's valley river. The Sc
cond letter communicated the resolu-
tons of In lana, disappearing the a,
mendments proposed to the Constitution
by Tennessee.
Mr.. Dromgoole moved to refer to a
select committee so much of the Gov
ernor's Message as relates 10 the tariff
and the subject of Reads and Canals
He made few remarks on the impor-
lance of the subject and the interest it
had excited throughout the u. States.
The subject was referred ayes i05, noes
Gil, and the following committee APP
pointed: Messrs. Droomgoole, Loyal,
Upshur, Gholson, Roane, Mason Of s.
Goode, Gordon, Taylor, White, Bryce,
Watkins, of p. f., Harrison, of c. Cabell
and Hungerford.
The engrossed bill concerning the
Richmond and Manchester Colonization
Society was taken up on the motion of
Mr.. Upshur. 1t requires the agent of
the Penitentiary to deliver to the society
a certain amountin Penitentiary manu-
features. There was a blank in the
bill as 10 this amount Several motions
were made to ill it; $1,000 was mega
lived, and the next highest sum, $500
being pending.
Mr.. Upshur, considering that the pro-
per time, rose and submitted his views
to the House. rhe estimation in which
they held the subject would determine
the amount with which the blank was
to be filled, Mr.. Upshur spoke some
time and with ability and force in favor
of the scheme of colonizins the free
people Of colcr. Mr.. May spoke in IA
vor of the bill. The blank was filed
with $500. Mr., Gordon opposed the
bill, and was followed by Messrs. VIM
ston and Blackburn in favor and Mr..
Dromgoole in opposition to it. The
ayes and noes were taken on motion of
Mr.. Jackson, and the bill passed, ayes
lilo noes IS.
| On s'r. Blackburn's motion the reso-
luton for procuring copy of Peals
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