The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-07
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uOrSE OF DELEGATES.

r,iI,y December - Various reports o
bilJs and resolutions from the Committees YER
presented by Messrs. Snllman, White ant
liaI
! Dir Thompson Of Amherst, offered resola'i
ons 10 instruct he Committee OF 1onfiS OF Jus
lice. 10 enquire INTO he eNpediency. Isl, OF pass
lnga law 10 authorize the reading, under Ger
tam limitations and provisions, OF copies ~ e'I
dencr. on the trial of causes where the ofigina
/ Of such copies teman IN the custody oil any
nublie ofTicrr-aod 2dly. of amending the la"
concerning discounts end set offs, so as to make
it The dut, of july IN every case where the de
PENDANT. discount or set of oyerpays the plain
uG-s demand To certify, with their verdict ion
the defendant the sum oVerpaid and, therenp
on. To authorize the defendant, TO recover such
sum by scire facius as III cases OF by Judg
rnent.
On Mr. Bryce ton, the question vas dl-
vided The first resolution was adopted and
on the second some converse Ton ensaed IN
which it was supported by Mes'fs Thompson
md Gordon, and opposed by VII bryce VINO
made an unsuccessful motion 10 amend the reso'
lutinu so as to leave the enquiry general one,
On vlr Gordon motion, the resolution was SO
amended as to dispense with the resort TO sctre
farias. And IN this form the resolution passed.
An engrossed bill to amend the act anIhori'
slug a sum of money 10 be raised by way at lot
terry. for the benefit OF the Richmond Dock, was
taken up aud read. ltgave rise t. some dis
cue,ion. IN which us passage was opposed by
Mr. Williams of Harrison, and Mr.. Gholson ;
aud supported Nv Mrsr,. Rutherford, Haryie,
Epprs. Lewis aud Craig twas passed with
out division.
SptTrday De % On motion Of Mr.. Crump
of Cuinhrrlaad the Committee OF Finance were
instructed 10 enquire into the e&pediency OF al
f,rdug additional means 10 the Executive. OF
suppl, ing the ma istratcs of tins State with CO.
pes OF the Revised Code.
Nh White presented petition from Allcgha-
ny, Botetourt. Rockbrdge, Amherst, Bedford
aud Campbell, for the survey OF a turnpike
from Lvn hburg to Covinglon, Ne Mr.. Moore
presented the petition Of Jacob Paul, man of
color
Bills and resolutions were presented from the
Comm tees by Nessrs Gholso", " hlte, Crump
of Surry, Hill, NcWhorter and Nav
An rngrossed bill, concerning hall IN cvil ca
ses, was taken up. After some conversation. IN
which MessrS. Clarke OF CHESTERFIELD iidu,
Nncher Craig and Nav took part, the blank
in the bill lin ting the time in which executions
against bail may issue was filled with -" two
years The Other blanks bel hlied. MIR. to-
Imam called for the ayes and noes on the ground
that the first section in the bill was rausht with
mischief ltpassed Ayes So, Noes. -.
BALTIMORE AND Quo KAlLRO Nd
A reoSlutiou from the Committee from Roads
and Internal Navigation was read, declaring
reasonable the PRAYER oi suudry petitions, tor
tie lepcd or removal OF the RESTRICTIONS, which
prescribe that BaltInorr and ONO Rad
Rold shall strike the On rive at some point a.
bo.e the month OF the Little kaua~ha.
Mr.. Zinn moved 10 anrnd the report by de-
rlarlng that the sand petitions he rejected In
ppolt OF IS moliou, h" rem RI i. That the
state had embarked IN the Improvement of1amcs
river. and its connection with the Western wa
trrs that IN this undertaking large sums of mo-
nry bad been expended. Under these circnm
stances, he Thought it would be onwlse TO permit
the competition OF the Baltimore Rail Road
Company, TO draw oil the valuable commerce
pfthe West to tn market, Of b Baltimore Wash.
mgton, Georgetown aud Alexaodria. lie
taought the day was not distant, When Virginia
would he manufacturing State, The falls o
JancS river, he tbpught, presented tsorahl
situations for factories. The lover country
was well daptcd 10 the production OF cotton
ana the middle aud upper country, 10 the plo-
ducton OF all the necessary provisions II Was
our policy he said. to have all the facilities Of
transportation 10 Richmond, that the wants Of
the country called for But the route OF the
proposed Rail Road 20 Baltimore, ii down the
Valley, would give no additional facilities to the
people Iaey had alrea y good nav CATION by
means of he 5henaudoal, Which passed through
the whole Valley Whereas, aiolg the route
now prescrib d by law, lor the Rail Road, the
people did not ENJOY the adra tage OF transporia-
tiou either by roads OF rivers. II vas a neg
Iected portion Of the state. iaboring under cry
possible disadvantage a ouudme at the same
a alls
Should the road pass through int parl Of the
State it would add Z, eat value 10 TN lands, md
be Of immense advantage IN other iespecis 49,
He hopcd that the sense al thc House upon fhI>
Important question would be Jheu tested II
was IT, good Time as any other, aud he saw no
reason tor DELAYING it.
Mr.. Anderson of B1ietourt, expressed his
surprise not less at the motion of the gentle.
man than at the argument 10y which he had
attempted to support H. Wheu, he asked, did
that gentleman ever vote IA dollar towards e
improvement Of the James river, or of the coun-
try connected with Il But II seems that he
has. all at once. become the strenuous friend of
the James river improvement lie had him
self uriddled The mystery Of tins new and ar
dent attachment. b, the present restriction
the Bnitmorc Company would he compelled 10
carry Iheu road through his country, over al
most ImpASS3DtC mountains, anu az INC fN pths''
of immense sums 81 money that must be eNpenf-
ed there Mr.. 4 declared that upon this sub
ject he had no sectional feelings for his con-
stituentS were compelled 10 send their produce
10 Richmond Acting As a citizen of the Com
monwealth, he was disposed to permit the road
TO take ans route the company might think
most advantageous. He did not consider,
however. that TO be the proper time to enter in
to the merits the application. Let the bill be
brought N; let its friends and opponents meet
it fully and openly, aud let the House decide ad.
vsedly.
Mr.. Zinn remarked. that it was true he never
had voted dollar towards the Improvement of
James river but, unfortunately. they had got
ouI money, and he wished 10 get It back.
Mr. Everett said, that the petitioners enly
deserved 10 be put upon footing OF fair compe-
non with the other Western counties. A great
and valuable road was to be constructed. Il must
pass through some part Of the Wss;Ern country.