Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-05


publ spre concerned.
Mr. Wtcher contended that tie securities
were liable because the reseipi OF the TfrhsSr-
er eafh wear for the balance due the state. Wa
binding un his securities, &c lie stated Il Vas
funnred that the securities Ind not paid one
cent. but that all the money that had been paid
was made ou OF pfssiou--ihaI he had been saf-
Tered 10 remove some of hrs property irnm the
State known othe .scurnies. The, he sad.
was perhaps the thisJ lime that his appiiea
ton had been made aud opposed granting re-
lief
Some conversation here took place between
Me,sn Wallace aud Bryce 10 relation TO what
occurred on The trial
Nj. Nav then offered an amendment, Civ.
ing the securities fFml ia the GeneTal
Court.
Mr.. Praxtpn thought tina, lit was right.,o
grant new till IN par, IL ought 10 lie asto the
whole.
/ Mr. May said that Sy4 eOo had been paid GU,
] of money reeevea under deed Of trust for
thu benefit Of Prsston's securities. who had
pad nothing out Of their own pockets, aud
VIII did not nsk or disturb tue arrangement
that had been made a. relation 10 the amount
paid
Mr. Mennis opposed the amendlnent-fhe
SECURITIES had got rid Of more THAI 5000,
nhirh was considered sery Doubtful, aud was
covered by tbe judgmsm Of tue Court-now,
he SAID, 10 reply 20 VIZ. Bt,ee, that he would
do justice, and grant new tIa as 20 bu,b
sums
Mr. Wiicher objected to foresialng The de
cision of IN. Cout, 10y new trial, aud thai
too. no, il ihe coar, where the decision was
made.
Mr.. Masoa Of Frederick sald that the opinion
universally win he liar OF the county was, that
The 1erision Nns ~ the Inv Of the laa1-ihe
new TRIAL onghi to refer 10 tat point ~hich ~.
Vnlyed the point of law-and mol include the
~ 900, which gfe" cut II a mistake IN calfu.
inlion.
! Mr. Dotdrldgr concurred in the opinion ex.
pressed Of the decision of he special Couu bn
tno'. eht W. ought 10 interfere upon some sale
ground thai would not establish lnjurl us precs
dcais The House was allied on TO grsnl Il
oew trial Ivy law. :
M Rui rrl ord rose ONLY TO stale fsftno
meaiI ned In he report The securities VIZ
pteyentei by the State from enforcing the deed
| Of trns' for their bench,. for some time dung
which great fall 'ook place ID the price OF FRO
per'y generally, aud the trust fund WA thereby
diminished
/ Mr.. Mays Amendment was hen rejected and
Mr. Dyer called the aYss aud noes on the
question TO concur with the Committee in opin-
i'm.
JT. mason, OF feutt tsk, moved to to lab
the renort aud resolution on the Isble---carried
Ayarety Of hills on then frst ADD second rra-
dngs wpre disposed of-and ,eyeral resolution,
from committees vf1 Two resolv' ons from the
Committee of CLAIMS I rice, ng the petition
Of y. Smith and Others Of Logan county, t0be
discharged from the PAYMENT Of una~f u ga
ming, AID =, fejartmg the petn on Ut the Hens
OF J Marston, for he Communication of u, for
SAID MAJ siun's services rs Il Lieutenant II the
Revolution a x Youl on OF he Commit
tee on the Clerks Office, declaring all the pa fe5
in that Oiice tn be flied away IN the nrstest add
most convenient order.
Gtigts9ry jan %
Mr. White II Rncltbr,dge. moyrd 10 lay the
bill TO aurhor,r the Board OF Pu lie Works, &C
together with the amendments proposed by the
Senate. upon tn table, expressing ms doubts ~
, 10 the proprleiy of passing the bill
! Nj. Nelson requested MIR. w to Withdraw h IA
mo ION, that he might move tn rritrrncr Of n,
bill, 81 TO the Committee Of Roads o. InternaI
Navigation.
Nr Eppe- moved its indehnhr postpone
, ment.
AGrr considerable discussion IN which Mesa.
: White Of x, Powell Of londoun, Fhzhugb
: Farax Eppes, E'zry. Gregors Boy q R,y.
Of -. nertge, 9aek part, the question IN tn.
in iefnitc pn>tponemeni OF the bill, W.
decided ia the ait native, by vote oil 81 10
II.
The engrns.ed bill 20 reduce the salary
the Principal Engineer, was taken up, on In
motion OF NJ. Witch"r, Mr.. Hncher moved
. 6x the snlary Of the En- ,neee after Jann4r
1897, AZ 81 900, Messrs. Wallace al M
Laughlin ol e. opposed this motion, ms. lin
tina the present salary Of that olRcer was no,
too high.
NJ. Miller of Powhatan, moved the indrf
mite pnstponrmeni Of the bill THIS moiIon
was ,nppnr'ed by Tho mover Mr-srs. Andef-
son OF Botrtourl, Meg inson, Ilaryir & Bryce
aud opposed by Ms rs. Wlrehrr, Williams 4
Duncan. NJ. ID mean called tor the ave. and
,oes which were ordered. The vote stood
nus for the pos'pone mint 81 against /,
| Ia. SuCctt># i've motion, Nars made Ia H.
tie Enslnrel, salary a $1,000, axrced upon o
hen tn biI wh. passed
Mr. And,r.nn ot Botetourt moved 10 recon
sider the VOTE, bY which bill concrrnin4
Thomas. w. Whit. had hprn rriectnd-
raj he subsequently Withdrew his motion
stating has intention TO renew it on another
dav.
Tho Speaker laid hpf1re the IA u5ea com.
lmnnjcaiion from the Governor, enclosing u
letter from the & vernon Of SOUTH Carolina
aud certain resol lions, (reistive 10 he pow
ers NJ the general govefnmeni,) adopted ht
me IrstSlHHre III lHH 0tdie, %nlth, On MIR
Gnade.s motion, we're referred Ia the 5elrct
Committee, 10 which the resolutions from
GearSi, had been CO nmItted
The Spoke. laid before the House the FOL,
lowing leltrI:
To L. Rants. esq Jpeaktr Of II NJ D.
Richmond, Jan. % 1872
Sia-As the proper organ of oommun,ea.
ton with the General Assembly, have To IN
form that Body, through ,ou, of the res,gns-
ton Of my Military Commission of Brga
der General oftlls 81 Brigade Of Virginia
Militia.
from the step NJ this advanced period OF the
session, and 10 save the necessity ol the L. d.
islature being in any desIfe hurried IN the ap,
poinment ofmy successor, | despatched the
order tor the approaching reg'inental Masters,