Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-02-28

not tia, below. He had called the former and not ,h
latter, useless.
Mr. Morris, of Wood, opposed the amc ntment and sun
ported the section of the bill il stood. on the ground
e great superiority OF the road to the River the
of the Kama wha:
mr. uaSsie said there could be good for aba-
doning the original design connecting the James aud
hanawha Rivers by improving the navig lion of each
as lar as practicable The naviga according to thu.
Engineers report nearly completed, and why now
abandon it for the road If the people Kama wha want
cd TINS Turnpike, lie, them make it for themselves 1t
MOI part OF the original pam and he did the justice
OF making a turnpike for their sole benefit.
Nr Morris, of Wood, and Mr.. Rbner, replied to Mr.
iasSe confending tina, the original scheme had in
fact OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the object was to make the best
OF bad bargain--and that the Navigation of Kama
VIVA above the falls useless while the would he
valuable. Mr. Ruffner said if the amendment prevailed
he should he compelled to against the bill.
ur. Pdneso" OF Buckingham, proposed amend the bill
by arrestng the road the Slaughtes Creek
intermediate between the points.
The amendment carried in the affirmative ayes Co.
noes 65
Mr.. Bryce moved IN additional section 70 the hill -.
curing the President and Directors the James River
Company To attend thu completion the works below
MAIDEN Adventure Fails, and thus dispensing the
services of the Commissioner section The section
was adopted without opposition.
Inc bill having been gone through Mr. P1fieso, of
Nelson, discovering with pain, was the intention of
he House To Complete the original supendous scheme of
lateral canal along James River, aud conceivnp il b,bv
UNJUST to require the people James River above niden
he State
at large which were useless to Them and which improve
ments they were made pay for by the tariff of tolls
moved section 10 the following efeci:-"Requring the
frescent and Directors of the James River Company to
relieve the people above the Madens Adventure from the
operation Of the late tariff Mr. p supported the amend
nent at great length enargng upon injustice of sub
Jecthg that part of tho State tolls on mupveme mrs
which so far from benefdug it, decided disadyan-
Se' ann cohtendng that the tariff of tolls viola
ion of the good faith of State
The Chair decided amendment TO he out of o,d.
of Sc
lect Committee.
Mr. PGneson contendng that this was distinc, proposi
non to repeal and not modify the Ia riff of tolls apneal
ed from the decision of the Chair.
Mr. hHeT, of Boetourt, that the ar,sndnent
offered by Mr.. r. had come xion with the hill,
IL appeared that this tariff of tolls like ceuaur de fse
was to meet us at every The amendment proposed
the extraordinary measure, of giving James River Com
pany authority to repeal of the General Assem-
bly,.
Farther conversation took place between, ess,s IIarpje
of Richmond, blackburn, Pqhcso,, and Jpitrher, when
-hr PdheSon Withdrew the appeal
hr Morton offered section to the bill nrohbitinr
the commissioners from making exceeding the
appropriation made by the bll-whch was adopted nem
Mr. Harrie offered an amendment, MAKING an aDnronr;
alton of $4,000 to repair the locks foot of the basin
in this city.
Inc mendment was opposed ii length by Mr. Jackson
Harsir. y eng
Mr. Crump, of Powhatan, likewise supported the amend
neht which was opposed by Mr. ph1te, carried i'm
the negative. and the bill ordered To be engrossed
The House then proceeded the order of the
day, for the election of a commissioners ,f tho ,,h,,
Road and Navigation
Colonel William Anderson, the present commissioners
was nominated by Mr.. Miller of Botetourt and NJ
Blackburn, and reelected without opposition
hr. Blackburn offered the following Preamble and Re
solutions, which lie day of course:
Whereas it appears this House that gentleman from
Charles City, Robert Douttat, Esq was elected and re-
turned this House OF the Representatives from
said county, in violation believed of both the pirit
aud letter of the law in THAI made provided pass
p.n r thal e Iorn
suppress dueing-and whereas it also appears to this
House by Resolution passed 17,h day of Decen,
oe during the present session. it became the duty of the
Committee of privileges and elections, examine as well
the oas taken by each Member, the cert cleo
ton furnished by the seiifs to ascertain whe
each Member has taken the tbs prescribed by law and
the time and manner in which they taken and make
report thereof the HouSeand whereas also anpears
that IT the oaths required by law have been administered
in this they have not been administered in the usual
Manners but with some limitations, explanations mental
reservations not sanctioned by any thing the spirit of
the GA tbs themselves or the laws prescribing them:
ReSolUed, Therefore, that this House cannot recoonizc
the power Of any man set of men, this
to limit, dispense WITH modify otherwise explain
,Dinistered according TO law.
ResO'rcd also, That the taken by Robert Doutha,
explained and qualified by him. not the oath of Office
prescribed by the IL h section act entitled an ac,
10 suppress dueng, and afterwards and moor
poated into the h section of act reducing into on,
the several prescribing the of fidelity and The
oahs of public officers passed the 7th January 8l8 wba
may have been his honest convictions in respect IN
that law.
Rcsoired also, That the suppress dueng hath ne
yer been repealed by the Gen. Assembly, any of its
clauses penalties been repealed suspended or amended
by the Cen Assembly who alone have power so to do.
.
To THE EDITORS OF THE INSTITUTIONAL WIG
GenHemen:-On examining your per of the lth ms,
under the head "of Circuit Courts.o fnd upon vote on
that question, you omitted to insert my name I voted
against the passage of that BILL because believed it would
conflict with Constitution Save that objection the bill
was most excellent and would have met my hearty
APPRECIATION
Respectfully, Gentlemen.
JAMES SAUNDERS
900
London Editor thus corrected an err0iu in his nancy
"For his Highness the Duchess of Devonshe read her
Highness the Duke of Devonsllire'
Our correction Of omission in last was almost IS
ludrrous Intending say, that MIR. Loyas argument
in avor of Mr. Jcersons Lottery mol been published
in consequence obeng maid said effect that il had
been published in consequence of being mislaid Sncb
mistakes, produced by the omission improper location
single word, will sometimes We trust to the
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