Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-05
Observation-Disclosures.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Iiedneyday. Feb 2b

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A communication was received from the Sc
naIe-- That thai they had passed the bills en-.
titled an "aci 10 locate road from Whee
ling 10 The sis's line, at snGh pain, thereof rs
shail be 6,cd by Commits oners IN the nari Of
tho state OF Pennsylvania" With an amend.
ment, which was agreed 10 by the House. -
That they agree 10 the amendment 10 the bill
entitled " an net 10 amend and ex plain an act
10 raise sum Of monov by lottery, u connect
The Siauut0n and James river Turnpike with
the stanton road. n, or near lis eastern ter.
minaiion, passed March 9th, is21"--snd they
N isl 90 their amendment 20 the hill, rntilled
an act, Incorporating n COMPANY 90 con
sir0cI n turnpike road from Warrrnion inFau-
gnier % Lexington in nockhridge' 10 which
the House ofDelegates disagreed, whch list,
on mo,isn OF Mr.. Duacsn, was laid on the Ia.
hle.
They have agreed 10 the resolution reqnes.
'ine the Executive To open n correspondence
With the Government of the United States
relative 10 the lands between the Soioto and
Miami rivers, reserved IN the ceSsion OF tho
lands west Of the OHIO overland also to
the Preamble and Revolutions on the sub ieei
" the Tariff Laws OF the y. :.
The following engrossed blls were passed
Prescribing a, tariff Of tolls on the Kenawha
liver and for other purposes. being amrnded
ny fHt pbhHt Wy iHN HHuiNph OF " TNutr-
Releasing to sundry citizens vi Wood coun-
~ parts OF the lad Formerly held by JOHN
Jones Waldo" Imposing taxes for the sup.
pOr, of Government : several blanks being ill.
ed.--(The tax on the Lottery O1itrs IN Rich
mond IL 5000, IN Norfolk, Petersburg K Fred.
ericksburg 300, in Lynehburg AMI Wheeling
$3.50. and IN every other place $20O--ihe
tan on slaves AT 10 cents and last year il was
47)
The Joint order OF the day for the election
of a Brigadier General Of the Bird Brigade, TO
supply the vacancy ocoasioned by The resgna.
ton ofGen Cooke, was, On motion OF MIR.
Duncan. taken up.
Col Charles Dabney, jr was nominated
by MIR, kimbronsh, suppor'edby Mr.. Good.
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Mr.. Stllman, supported by Mr.. VIM Of
Flasanna, nominated Colonel Gideon A.
Strange.
Colonel William Boiling wns nominated
by Mr.. Guerranl. supported by MIR. bryce.
Mr.. Smith of kenawha nominated Mr..
William +. Gordon, of Abemarle. supported
by Me'srs. Nelson, Everett and D ,ddrdge.
The result Of the ballot was as follows:
Gordon9,> Boiling i9-Dabney l9--Slrango
So VIM. +. Gordon was declared duly cleo.
ted
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toes by Messrs. May. Holman, White OF n. &
Bryce.
The engrossed hill concerning Turnpike
companies. on motion OF Mr., Dohdridpe, WIS
indefinitely postponed
The bill " To amend an act, entitled an aet
10 incorporate the Chesterfield Rail Road Com.
pany, returned from the Senate with amend. |
ments,was taken up, on motion OF Mr. Bmfoot |
and tho amendments agreed to--Also the bin |
from the Senate, for tho construction of a |
turnpike irom WHrenton 90 Lexington" &c.
vas taken up, on motion Of MIR. Chiffon. and
the amendments agreed TO.
A communication from The Governor with |
letter from Mr.. Conway Robinson, enclosing
some acts passed al a Grand Assembly, of
Virginia" summoned the III Jan 1899. which !
ne had found in the General Court Office, was.
on motion of Mr.. Bryce. referred TO the Libra.
~ Commitiee.s
The engrossed bill empowering John and |
W"iter Dalzieii to take and hold real estate |
and releasing to them The Commonwealth,s |
right to atehement in Richmond" efler some
conversation between Mcssrs Rutherford and
Mayo, was rejected
Thur,day, Feb. %.
communication was received from tho
Senate, stating that they had passed the bill
To amend the several acts concerning the
Literary Fund concerning the James river
Company, and the bill concerning the ,ru,.
tees Of Slate river; with amendments. in
which they requested the concurrence Of the
House-And that they had rejected the bill
Empowering Samuel Griffin TO convey certain
lands
The amendments we're agreed 10 by the
Houes.
On mntion Of Mr. White Of Rockbridge. the
following resolution from the Committee of
Roads and Internal Navigation, was tskea up /:
Resotred, As the opinion of this Committee.
that the petition Of sundry GOLFERS using the
James River Canal, praying that an act NAV
pass. providing for the raising aud repairing
below the basin; and requiring either the
James River Company or the Dock Companv
10 open the communication originally intended
between the said locks and tdewster or rs
q.iring the Dock Company TO permit passae.
tor boats from the basin through their Does
Toll free, or, thstthe tolls. charged by the Dock