Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-01-19
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HOUSE OF DELEG.4yEs

WEDNEsDAY, Jan. Is.
hepeFts from Committees were presented by Messrs
White and May.
The Speaker laid before the House tie annual re-
port OF the Commissioner of the Kanawia Roat. and
Navigation, which order ed to be nj iuted
The House again took up the enprossed h;,, os,,h
i,shing manufacturing company the falls of the
RappahannoCk; the rider yesterday offered b., Mr.
Mayo. t:"VIdng That the indiviua! property OF the
o:ocah'de!s should be responsible the Dts of the
company still under consider alton. 4 prcrac!ed His
eussIon ensued upon the rider well as the merits of
the bill. when the rider rejected On motion of
MIR. Rves Of =. George, the rule of the House ras
suspended and The vote ordering the bill be enpros-
ed was reconsdcTed. Mr. Rives then offered an a.
nendment giving to the Legislature the rover TO alter
amend, or repeal the law their pleasure Mr.
Marshall submitted substitute for the amendment Lao
hitting the period of the existence of the comnapv-
before deciding on either Of these propositions the
House adjourned.
THURSDAY. January II?
n communication from the Senae, stated they had
passed the bill concerning the town of CIariSsburo in
the county of Harrison.
They have passed the bill concerning Philip Rootcs
Thompson, and Mary Tease, with northumberland
have rejected the bill to amend the act for apprelen.
dug and securing ruDaways. The amendments were
concurrcd in.
Reports from Committees were presented by NIessrs
Crump, White, Gordon, Rogers, Booker. Hill T, Ter
and Bland.
On Mr.. Sauss.er's notion the Board of p,1hIic
Works were instructed 10 inquire into the xped ieDcy
Of S'orisng the Board of Public Works 10 Subscribe
TO the stock OF the Middle Turnpike Company
On MIR Haie's motion the Committee OF Schools and
Colleges instructed to impure into The expcdien
cy Of authorising the Treasurer the scoo. Commits
sioners in Franklin 10 draw the quotas due tina, coun.
ty from the Literary Fund for the years 1921 and G2
MT Pitts submitted resolution that the Commute &c
on the Militia Laws be instructed inquire into the
sxPediency Of reducing the pay Of the Aduiant Cen
eral.
The resolution was opposed by NIessrs IIaIyie and
Page, and rejected.
NJ Hart made unsuccessful motion 10 SUI spend The
33d rule OF the house. for the purpose of presenting
petition from Randolph
The bill TO provide the mode of conducting separate
elections returned from the Senate with amendments
was reported from lie committee to whom II had been
referred, with resolution of that committee that II was
expedtent 10 agree 10 the amendment The house con-
Cuf red in The resolution.
IN unsuccessful motion made by Mr. Ems
supported by MIR. Fitzhugb suspe cd tbe rule for ,c
considering vote of tile house, rejecting the peti,on
from Wood, for The appropriation OF sum Of money .
out Of the revenue OF said county, to be applied TO com
PletDs the road from the Pennsy lvania line 10 The
mouth Of Grave Creek.
The bill establishing manufacturing company AT The
falls o The RappahaDnock. with the amendments promo
sed TO II on yesterday, again en- UP. The amend
meBt osfered by Mr.. Marshall agreed to- and fur
Their amendment moved by Mr.. Minor was also agreed
to, when the bill ordered TO be enrrossed and read
third time.
On motion Of Mr. Harve, the bill was read third
trne and blank being filed the question was la
ken its passage, and it passed by the following vote
hTEs-Messrs, Dfumnond, Cooke, Davis Of hilcrIanr,
Booker, Waller, Thompson Of Amherst Tapp Clarke of
- eusa SitIngton, Hunter Of Berkeley Coson Anderson
of coteourt, Herjman, Mcmillan, Pattcson Thornbu,r
Everett, Rives Of Campbell, Chlds J. I Christian Ella
HILL Turner, Noel, PITTS, Chichester, SaneseT Kelly Of
Fauquier Marshall, Payne Of Fiuvanua S,inan Hale Of
!aaH.'n, Barton, PAes, W5iAus u GoctalIni, B5gtc,