Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-02-02
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
.,,ar q, nx1 scAres WEDNESDAY. JAN. 28

foreign bills OF exchange, and LOT o'ner pu.Po'
Is: 3. authorizing the Board OF Public WORKS
10 subscribe in behalf Of the State, TO the Ma:
dlrburs Turnpike Company.
This last bill having been returned with a
mendments, and some conversation arising
thrreu ,,on between Me,srs. White Of ROCK
bridge, and Powell of LoudopD,
Mr.. Eppes moved 10 postpone the ?'li mae,
6nitely, on the ground rha the fuhd oil Inter
improvement was not in condition, at ibis
time, 10 m kr new ARRANGEMENTS.
Mr.. Fuzhugh of Fairfax, warmly opposed
the motion, con,ending nat tae road III cons
temptation lad the highest claims upon the aio
Of the fluid, and that the individuals who asked
this appropriation had brought themselves
within the conditions required by the rule re-.
sula,ing the disposition ofthe fund OF Internal
Improvement, by subscI ibing three ffths oil the
stock.
M. Powell OF Loudoun, explained the local.
ties of the proposed road, and the great neces-
sty for il, as giving It the highest claims 10 the
consideration Of the General Assembly.
Mr.. Fl zhugb, undrrs anding tina, an opinion
prevailed thai this road was an opposition road
to the Little River turnpike, corrected he mis-
rske, BY explaining their relative localities and
direc ions.
M. Ellzey also opposed the motion and sup
ported the reasnnableness of The application,
from The necessity for the road, and the fac,
tina, the applicants had subscribed three ffIhs
o. the stock.
Mr.. White Of Rockbridge, supported the
pos,Donement, on the grounds THAT the Little
River turnpike in the same neigh5orhoud, paid
nothing TO the State, and was notlikely to pay
any Thing.
Mr.. Powell Of Loudoun, said that the Little
River turnpike was one oil the few roads that
did pay any thing.
Mr.. Gregory thought that The general impo.
Icy Of joint stock companies, applied with
great force 20 this case. The too general dif-
fusion Of the prime iple had rendered the invrsl-
ments vi the furd unrroductive; and the evil
dence before the House as 10 the unprodurtire>
ness of the stock oflurnpikes in the same part
Of the country, was sufficient to induce him to
vote agains, this apple alton.
Mr. Eilzey explained the reason why these
stocks had been unproductive, and stated thar
the Little River Turnpike stock would become
among the most productive in The State.
Mr.. Boyd also vindic ated The great necessity
for this road, and denied that it was rival
road 10 the Little River Turnpike. Unless this
road was established, wagons from BerkeIy and
that par, of the country, would be driven to
Baltimore, instead Of going to AlexanG, ia
The Little River Turnpike had been establish
ed by the fines of delinquent mili'iamen, in or
8 counties in that quarter of Virginia, and by
individual subscription. II now divided 4 or
per cent, and was one VI four roads in the Stale
that paid any thing. Mr.. B. said that the fund
Of iniernal'improvement would be in condi-
ton 10 advance for This stock in 1880 and as
Thai part of the State had always literally sup
ported improvements, he hoped that The spir,
would be Ieciprocated.
Mr.. Eppes stated that his objections 10 this
bill were first, that we had not now dollar 10
subscribe, and secondly he impolicy Of SUBJ
scribing 10 this road if there were funds at
command. To support the latter position, MIR.
L. gave variety OF statements, to the effect
that the funds of the State were already largely
engaged in that part Of Virginia, while The Lit
tie River Turnpike alone paid any dividend, and
hat this road was only wanted for the purpose
OF enabling iha, part Of Virginia to choose hes
tween the markets of Georgetown and Alex.
andria. MIR. E. declared his unwillingness TO
make new engagements for. the fund before it
had exIicated itself from its present engage
ments.
Mr.. Fitzhugh Of Fairfax, gave a somew what
detailed statement Of the condition Of the fund,
for the purpose Of rebulting Mr.. ELS objee-
lions.
Mr.. White made various statements for ths
purpose of showing, that The establishment of
this road would subtract from the dividends Of
The Little River Turnpike, and Mr.. Boyd re-
piled.
Mr.. Eppes made some further explanations
as to the condition Of the fund Of internal i'm
p,ovement. when the question being taken, the
bill was postponed ayes 81, noes II.
A letter from Washington says-The Com.
mite of thr Senate have decided to report
bill granting two millians Of dollars to the clai.
mau,s for spoIiatons committed on our CON-
merce by French cruizsrs previous to 1900,
relinquished by treaty in consideration Of our
bring released from the guarantee Of the French
Colonial possessions.
from the hew England Palladium
EPISCOPAL CHURcH.-The number Of Minis.
ters in the Episcopal Church IN the U. States,
is 500, viz: in Name S, New Hampshire 8,
Massachusetts 90 Vermont 7, Rhode Island s,
>oone rtirnr N.v yorL New Iarcpy