Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

SATURDAY, Feb IA
4 communication was received from the Sc
oate that they had passed the bill entitled GA
net concerning The Lynchbnrg Water Work.
Like wise, with amen dments the bills entitled
" IN act 20 anne an act entitled an act. To au.
thorizr a lottery AM the sale of certain lots in
the I WI ~ Portsmouth - " mn act to amen
mn t entitled an act relinqui,hng for the ben.
eft OF Ger n Puset and family the amount of
certain pubic Gees, passed January llth, 1911.
aud " an act authorizing the Ov,rseers oi the
Poor Tor t"p CuuniIps ofOhio and Monougelia
10 sell aud convey certain lands for the
use OF the Poor in heir re spective counties"
The House agreed to al the Senate's amend
ments, except those To the last mentioned It'll.
whic with the iii were. on motion Of Mr.Fnz
hug OF o no. laid on the table.
The Senate also stated IN their communion
ton that thcy had rel ected tho bill, entitled an
| act concerning Robert Chenowet :" aud IAN
act concerning the 10 hJ Circuit : & that they
had agreed 10 the resolution or proc. eding by
JOINT ballot thi day, Saturday. TO Ihc'cleciion OF
a Board Of Public Works
Reports. resolutions aud bills were presented
rom the Committees by Messrs White of r.
Rvs OFF. G Bryce and Dupay.
On motion of M. Parker of N"rthamp' on
the hour of meeting was changed to ten o
clock
On motion of Mr. Rutherford, the Report
| on the Peritentiars Was taken up. The first
resolution was on motion of Mr.. rutherford
laid on the table. The second being amended
ON motion OF Mr. a kinson Of Halifax, after
some conyerss ion between Mes RS Whether.
| Rutherford and Atkinson of Halifax, was dis
ag,"ed to The Sd was agreed to. The 9TH
was sgieed TO. The 9th after some conversation
between Nrssrs Wtchnr, Rutherford, Bryce
Atkinson of ISL Of Wight. Atkirson al Halifax
Gordon Everett, W illiams and HOLMAN, was
on motion OF hr. Wuchar, repummitted with
/ the report with instructions TO the committee
TO report thu amount I sale of sales at lis store
and Penurndary, aud he propriety Of abolish
| ing the tore
| Mr.. Minor moved that the Joint order Of the
day for the election of IA Board Of Public works
he postponed until Monday, as he understood
the genile man from Petersburg, who was then
absent wished To bring forward some gentle
man to be present, when the order was consd
ered-BuI this motion was rejected.
On motion Of Mr. Minor, the 31th Rule of the
House was suspended, in order that the gentle
men from the two first districts might he voted
tor At he same tmr.
Mr. Minor nominated for The District west oil
the Allegheny, Andrew Russell, Peter Scales Y
John Mccoy, aud Tor the District in the Valley,
Hiram l., OpIe and Chas. A. Stuart. The bal
lots stoed thus
Mccoy 1853
Scales 1913
Russell 1913
Opie 1852
Stuart le2
So these gentlemen were declared duly cleo
ted
In The district between the Blue Ridge and
Tide VI ater they first proceeded to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation Of Gen'L
Cooke
Gen. ], b. Rarvie was nominated by Mr.. Ru-
HEREFORD, supported by Messrs Gordon y bod
bridge.
Mr. David G. Murrell was nominated by Mr..
hiVes OF Campbell, supported by Mr.. Witch
er.
Joseph S. Watkins was nominated by Mr..
rerrill. supported by Messrs. Guerrant x White
Off,