The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-03-06

pro- .,.utb nf the Co~pastnre.-A6'eed
g. the ii'"'"
o.. p.ueson, Of Buckingham, proposed
,h. hill by arr.sllng the road At
u 'n,uh OF Slaughte' 5 Greek, Intermt-
- -, ,st.ren the iwo points.
Ga, .,.ndrnrni was carried IN the atilr-
tive. ayes 83, n"es %.
AZ, Bryce moved An additional section
,ss b,a requiring thr President aud Dl-
" ;" If the James Rissr Company To al
'''', the complexion of the works below
n,,,x Ad,rntnrr Fails, and thus dl..
,,,h the ser, ices of The Gommls-
P'f far thu section. The section was
t.n,,J without opposition.
.rhe hill having been gone through, nr.
',.aoo of Nelson, discovering with
H., il was the intention of the House
paw, ,nnnl.te the original stupendons
~. ofa lateral canal along James RI
,nd concpiying it highly onlnst 10 re-
'.,r. me people on James River above
ss;d.n,. Adventure, tn pay for improve
We made b, the State at large, which
,s.l.ss tn them, and which imp ove-
,h.y w.r. made to pay for, by the
fl ,ftolls moved section ~ the follow
a.G.rt -" Requiring the President and
n,,.c,ors ofthe James River Company, TO
-.h.v. the people above the Nlalden's Ad-
80. from, the operation nj the late Ia
';gn Ar. r. supported the amendment
r,oa, length. enlarging upon the injus-
-. as subiecting that part OF the State To
,on. On Improvements, "hlch $" FAR from
,"n.G,sng it, were decided d,advan-
80 and contending that the tariff Of toll.
ss in violation of the good faith Of the
The Chair decided the amendment to
H. ont of order, the subject Of the tanif
h.ing under consideration of a Select
Committee.
Mr.. Psttason conteuding thai this was
adsiind proposition To repeal, aud not To
modify the tariff Of tolls, appealed from the
drcisinn of the Chair.
Mr.. Miller, Of Botrtourt, cOntpnded that
The amendment Offered by Mr. =. had no
,ort of connection with the bill. 1t ap-
reared that this tariff nf tolls, like che
vnur de frize. vas 10 meet us at every turn.
The amendment proposed the exlraordin-
ary measure, of giving the James River
Company authority to repeal an act of the
General Assembly.
Frthe, conversation took place between
Mss.rs Har,ie of Richmond. Blackburn,
Psiie,ou, aud Witcher, when Mr. pa,teson
withdrew the appeal.
Mr.. Morton offered a npw section 10 thu
b,ll, prohibiting the commissioners from
making contracts exceeding the apprupri-
atom made by the bii-whch was adopt
ed nep. con.
Mr.. Haryie offered an amendment, ma
King an appropriation of $4,000 In repair
ihp locks AT the foot of the basin III thls
N-ga,iNed.
The Hause then proceeded 10 execute
,hs ordtr of the day, for the etytion Of a
commissioner of the Kanawha Road and
ktfgatlon.
Colonel William Anderson, the present
commissioner, VAS nominate by Mr.. Mil
kr Of Bntetouri, and Mr.. Blackburn, and
m-rlsct d without opposition.
llr, Blackburn offered the following
Preamble and Resolutions, which liz day
Of course
Whereas IL appers. TO this House that a
gentleman from Charles City, Robert
Douthat. ESQ. was elected and returned
20 this House as one Of the Representa-.
tNss from SAID county, in nnlalIon ~ -
believed Of both the spirit and letter of thu
law, in that cas-. made and provided, pass
Cd nm the = dav of = in thu yrsi 1910. emit
lied All act to suppress dnelliug 81 whereas
ii also appears TO this House 6y a Rrsolu-
sion passed on the 18th day Of December,
al.
duty the COMMITTEE of privileges and
elections, tn examine as we'll the oaths Ia
hen by each Member. as the certificates OF
election furnished by the sheriff., IN order
o. asccrt ain whether zach Member has Ia
krn the oaths prescribed b, law, and tn.
time ard manner in which they were Ia
her, and make report thereof 10 thu
house-anj whereas II also appears that
lhe oaths required by law have been adj
minist.red in this case, they have moi beer
administered in the usual manner but with
some Iimisations, explanations or mental
RESERVATIONS, not sanctioned by any thing
IN thu spirit ofthe oaths themselves, or the
laws prescribing lhcm;
Rtsolred, Therefore, that this House
Cannot recognize tn. power of any man or
gel OF men, in this cOnmoDw ealth, Ia Inn
st. dispense with, or modify or otherwise
explain away thu oaths h, them or any Of
Them seyerally TO be administered accor-
ding to law.
Resoiued nIso, That the oath taken by
hubert Do"that as explained and qualified
o1 him Is not the oath of office prescribed
D, The lll'h section of III. act entitled an
st' to suppress duellns, ard afterwards
transcribed and incorporated into the
tilih srctinn Of an act reducing into one
ne several acts prescribing thu oath of f.
d,hts and the naths of public officers pass
"a The 7th Of January 1918. whatever may
Nave been his honest convictions IN respect
tthai law.
RESOLVED also. That the act to suppress
L.