Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-31
General Asse,utlp.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
FRrpAY. JANUARY go.

the common council OF the city of Richmond To cause
saa city to be supplied with water in certain cases
and to impose taxes TO defroy the expencc thereof
:, Authorizing the annexation OF certain lots in the
city OF Richmond to Shockoo Warchouir: 8, Add |
ing the county of Mason to tho Clarksburg chancory
district. q, Establishing town at the Great Dridyc
III the county Of Norfolk. ., Concerning the Arm,-
ry and Tor other purposes.
Ihey have rejected the hill fixing (reducing) tho
salary OF the principal Engineer
.ur. fdncey from the committee OF claims, and mr.
'"from that OF propositions and grievances, made
reports to the House.
On motion OF M. Moore, leave was given to
BRING IN bill Incorporating n company to construc,
Inrnpikc from Lexington to Covington.
Inc bill authorizing Lottery to pave tho Fauquirr
ana Aiexandria Turnpike, taken up on motion of
mr. Udiiace and passed.
On metion of Mr.. Minor leave was given to bring
i'll bill to amend the charter Of the town of Fred
ericksburg.
On motion of Mr.. Hdreic, the amendment ycster-
day offered to the fourth rule orthe House requiring
three TO unto IL motion 10 reconsider decided
question: was taken up.
The amendment was supported by Mcssrs Rivcs
OF Prince George, 1.-THE inover) and Witcher.
Opposed by Messrs Williams, Duncan, and Fi.-
hugh OF Fairfax and negotved
-nr. Gregory moved to take up the bill returned
from the Senate with amendments, authorizing Ar
cher Brown to erect tollbridge over the Mattapo-
ny river at Dunlrll, and the House agreed to the
motion
lFhe amendmenis proposed by the Senate, increase
.hr. Upstd,o OF King and Queen, moved to post
pouc the bill and amendments indefinitely and snp
ported the motion by various views, showing that the
bridge now proposed TO be made toll-bridpc had
been free bridge for $50 years was of GREAT resort
and and that the Public in that part OF the State
had subscribed every dollar required for b,,idnu il
He was not surprised however, Mt the attempt now
made to convert it into to-bridge: IL was fully ey-
planned by the sclishncss of human nature for lac
believed that the income from this bridge would be
equivalent TO t'Ic salary of Judge of the Court OF
Appeals Mr. u stated the great opposition which
prevailed 20 the application among those most inter-
esed in the brdge-an opposition which reached to
excitement In support of his views and statements
mr.. u caused to be read various counter memorials
letters, &c.
Before tic reading had been gone tI,ronpb will,
Mr.. Upshar moved his motion 10 postpone, ON the
suggestion Of different gentlemen 10 rei;,r the snbipct
To the committee of roads.
Mr.. Gregory protested against the fairness ofthis
course. The House had heard nm arr,ment and
evidence opposition the application, and if the
question taken from before il before the other
side was heard it might leave an unfavorsble pre-
JUDGE which 1t might be hereafter difficult to remove
Mr. Whhe of Rockbridge, objected to the reference
of the subject TO the committee of roads, which was
already sufficiently burdcned with business He
thought as the subject had already been partially
considered here that time would be saved by going
through with the investigation at once.
Mr Gregory desired the House to make n full
investigation, and only objected to the motion to refer
because one side bad been already heard in the
House.
After some remarks from Mcssrs. 1ttiason OF
Halifax and .Wennis,
Mr.. PITS renewed the motion to postpone indef-
nitcly.
Mr.. Pollard of King William, and Mr. Gregoyy.
gave history OF the origin and progress ofhe scheme
for toll bridge and of the opposition to it. They
stated that the people ofKing William and King and
Queen by great majority and through their county
Courts wished and encouraged the erection of II
bridge-that the petitioner Brown i'm confidence TN,
tod hxts y
be granted, had proceeded to make preparations ,i
incur considerable cost-since which, an unexpected
and interested opposition had been gotten up Mr.
Gregory concluded by offering amendment re-
curing Brown to reinquish the bridge on certain
precendcnt conditions.
Mr.. Upsha'o of King s. Queen. supported the mo-
ton TO postpone, and explained the motives which
suggested this application lie denied that tho brI
IN question belonged to Brown, and assorted thai it
belonged 70 the people of King g. Queen and KinO
William They would not consent to resign the ptop
crty of their iOrcf6ers 10 Interested designs lIe
questioned the fact stated that Brown had rone 20
expense m procuring timber &C. for he had n Of very
long since crossed that bridge and saw no sions Of
any such preparations. Mr. Upshaw commented on
the design and tho history Of the whole procccdi, =
with great warmth and MISUNDERSTANDING that Inc
knew he should lose fricndsby his oppositionto tho
orcgc, but hc had mover bowed and crinoed for nom
ularity, and he never would-und dcnouncinr with
vchcmencc the effort that had been made to inyali-
date statement he had made on thi; subject M n
former period oftllc session.
Mr.. Gregory said lie should make no reply 20 tie
inhammatory part of the gcntlemans statements MS he
presumed they did not apply to him. FOR lac had taken
no part IN the measures denounced by the gentlenan
farther than 10 support this floor what he believed
public interest Mr. c. strongly urged the propri-
ety ofgranng the application from The circumstance
that 1t Ind been peitioned for by majority of tho
people Of King d. Queen and King William who
ought 70 rule the question, and from the fact TINT
Brown had incurred cxpence in his preparations for
erecting it,
Mr.. Up'ha' made a few remarks in reply asd in
opposition to the amendment offered by Dir. Grcpo-
ry, when the question being taken, tho bill was post-
Poned byn considerable majority.
The ongTOsscd bill annoxin0 part Of Monroe In
Giles was taken mp, supported by MIR. Craig, oppo-
sed by Mr Yoss, and passed.
The engrossod bill concerning the Richmond Dock
Company, was opposed at much length by Mr.. .JIayo
Supported by Messrs. Harue, Hvtts,J2o,d and Brycc
and passed
Tortfgn Mems.