Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-03-16

was received from the Senate, that they
had passed the bill concerning bail ia CT
vii actions with amendments; and that
they had rejected the bill 10 amend the
act to prevent the destruction Of oysters.
Mr.. Briggs moved the indefinite post
pone ment OF the bill and the amendment
of the Senate to the bail bill.--The mo-
ton was opposed by Messrs. NAY, Black
burn and Everett, and rejected. Mr..
Bryce then moved to lay the bill on the
fable Opposed by Messrs. Kiser and
Goggin fEe bill was laid on the table.
Much business was done in the course
Of the day: but nothing of very inter-
esting character. Two engrossed bills
only passed. Several were ordered to
be engrossed: the most important of
which were the Revenue and tax bills,
and the Lottery Bill.-The Revenue bill
proposes to levy tax on Lottery Off
ces and Boarding- Houses; the blanks
not yet filed.
Mr.. Gs,rland, from the Committee of
Finance, made a supplemental Report,
which states, that owing 10 $4,000 al
lowed to the Officers Of the Revolution
for Communication pay, 8 IS, 600 TO be adj
ded to the former estimate of the expen-
ses of the Legislature (supposlng that
they remain in session till Wednesday
Hext,A when they will have been 80 days
at an estimated expense of $1,000 per
day:-andto two other items, the whole
expense will exceed the SUM of X27,iss
as cents. estimated at the early part of
The session to be in the Treasury at TIE
end of the year: 1t will exceed it by s.
GIL 81; which will thus form a balance
.uge INST the Treasury.
Saturday, March +-Communication
from the Senate. The Senate insist on
their amendment To- the bill mcorporat-
ing a company to establish turnpike
road from Morgantown across the Lau-
rel Hill Mountain, sc.
Mr.. Watts, that fthe Senate's Amend
ment was adopted. the bill would be an
inlur, instead OF benefit, moved to lay
ii on the ta5ie--which was coReurred in.
Engrossed Bills, Authorizing Jere-
miah Jeffries, of the county OF West.
moreiand. to solemnize the rites OF ma
trimony IN said county; 2, Authorizing
the Board Of Public Works to subscribe
two fifths of the Stock of the Lower
Appomattox Company; 5, Reducing in
TO one the several acts concering the
recovery of debts due the Common
wealth, and the sale of lands for judg-
ments on behalf of the Commonw cath;
4, Amending the act Incorporating the
Trustees of the abingdon Academy; 5,
Concerning Oliver Walker, tgiving him
a ension,) were read third time, and
passed.
lne engrossed bin conce rning James
Paxton was read third time, supported
by Messr- Moore of Rockingham, and
White, and rejected.
The engrossed bill amending the act
Incorporating the town OF Winchester,
wasread third time opposed bv Messrs.
Campbell and Crump of Powhatan, and
rejected.
The engrossed bill regulating ferries
on the Ohio River, was opposed by MIR.
Everett supported by MIR. Morris of
Wood and rejected.
Engrossed Bills II, Concerning Ed
ward Lewis; . Imposing taxes for the
support of Government; 8, Concerning
Moses Green we're read third time,
and passed.
The engrossed bill regulating Lotte'
ries authorised by the Legislature, was
supported by Mr. Garland and Mr.. Da
Wis of Hanover, and opposed by Mr..
Morris of Wood, and passed.
~ STATE RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Dade from the Senate. announ-
ced the passage by that body of the reso
buttons concerning the powers of the
General Government, with an amend
ment
Mr. Dromgoole. concelsing that the
amendment made by the Senate Writ
.Iy authorised Congress, under the pre-
text of making post roads, 10 carry on a
system Of Internal Improvement. (which
.opinionMr. u. supported at some length)
moved to disagree to the anne ndment
, Before the vote was taken on tins pro-
position MIR Marshall moved to post
pone the whole subject indie fnitely, and
on this motion called for the ayes and
noes. which call was supported by the
House,
Mr.. Estill hoped the gentleman would
withdraw his motion for the ayes and