Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-11
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
IN SEVATEEr, n

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The Senate have passed the bills, I, Amending
the several acts concerning tho Tuckahoe Canal
Company; 2, Incorporating the PETERSBURG Rail Road
Company; ), Amending The act to organize n Con
vcDton.
The last bill was returned from the Senate with
amendments and was laid on the table and ori,,red
to be printed. We will notice these amendments
hereafter,
HOUSE OBJ DELEGATES--Frn., 10.
On motion of Mr.. B,isseau, the hour of 1nee,ino
was changed to 10 o'clock
Mr.. Fuss moved TO take up the bill providing for
taking census. Negativcd.
MIR. Anderson presented petition from the Coun,v
Court of Greenbrier, which was referred.
Inc bill authorizing the purchase of sledsc ham.
uers Tor road PURPOSES, for the County of Preston
was on motion of Mr.. Campbell OF Bedford seconded
by Dir aIen of Preston, indefinitely POSTPONED. nf
ter opposition from Mr.. !Shatc
The resolution reported from the Committee of
Finance, declaring 1t cypedent reduce the toll on
tobacco, descending the James River Canal, being
read, q
Its justice was supported by Mcssrs Garland of
Amherst, Garland Of Nelson, Yaneey, Miller of
Powhatan, and JYiLson Of Cumberland and opposed
by Messrs' Vhite of RockbrIdgc, and Eppes, and
rejected.
On motion of Mr.. RuAey6ord the House rosu.
med the consideration of the bill recharterine tho
Bank of Virginia.
Mr. atkinson of Isle of Wight, withdrew for the
present, his motion TO dispense with the rcouis;on
of the bonus
Mr. Riees of Prince George, moved to amend the
Sd section by approprating the bonus left unappyo-
pra:ed by Mr.. Bro,vns anendmcnt) to the literary
und for tho extinction of the per cent debt due
from that institution.
Mr. Ranbrough moved to amend the amendment.
by giving the bonus direction to tho fund for Inter-
nal Improvement, with condition tina, II shall be- an
propratcd to the payment Of such debts due by that
fund. from loan, or the credit OF tho State us the
Legislature moy direct.
The omendment 20 the amendment was supported
by Messrs. Kimbrourh Goodc, .Iuson of Frederick
bv - r;,
George, Bdyiey and FInks, and adopted by ayes and
noes-aycs iI3-Eoes 90.
The principal point involved in these two amend
ments, whether 1t was most expodcnt TO nav tho
debt due from the fund for Internal Improvement
bearing per cent. he debt due from the literary
fund bearing per cent. The good policy, and com
mon sense Of prefcrrIng the last, warmly inss-
ted upon by Mcssrs B1yIey and Finks--tbe ndyo-
Gates Of the other commended that in fact, the per
cent debt owing by the literary fund was owing by
the State to the state, and debt at al-wIe
the per cent debt due TO forcirncrs- To this Il
was replied, that the people were taxed $4,000 10
meet the interest the per cent stock while no
such levy made them, to pay interest on the
per cent
The arnondrnsnt az neutrality-suspicious. the
bonus TO pay debts from The Fond for internal inn
provcnent, was then rejected
Mr.. Goode offered the following amendment:--And
" Is hereby made tho duty Of the Board Of Directors
10 demand that such report (of the President and
Cashier on tho purchase of bills of cxchanre) be
made at least once n month.
Mr.. GOode stated single fact in support Of the
amcndmcnt--it was, that tho Treasurer had made q
similar proposition to the directory, where IL Ind
remained undetermined for g weeks, in consequence
OF an equal division OF the Board.
The amendment was opposed by Messrs Mason Of
Fred. Muller and UprUie,-Originally il required q
weclIy report, bit Mr. Goode having changed the
amendment to require it monthly only, MIR. miller
withdrew his opposition.
The question on the amendment was taken by
nycs md noes, and resulted ss follows:
A7m--Messrs. Banks tJpeaker,) Bayly. Glmcr,
Wood, Terrill, Davis Of Allcghnny, Booker Of Amc-
lla, Thompsons Garland Of Amherst, Stngton,
Brown Of Bath, Anderson. Shonls Edgngion, Hind
man. Benslcy, Trottcr, Bocock, Yanccy. Rivcs Of
Campbell, Samuel, Graves, Tyler Of G.. G., Rich
ardson and Alexander Of Charlotte, Burlooi Hill,
Hansbrough, Wilson. Bosseou, Scot OF Din. Wray,
Booker Of u g., Upshaw, Barnes Of Essay OF IT.
Sangster, Chiffon, Payne, VIM, Holland, Powell,
Pack, Pearls, Smith Of Gloucester, BIllups, Guor-
rant, Hail, Tillar, Thorp, Atkinson and Scott of
Halifax, Winston, White of Han, Mullen Grsvely,
Atkinson of T. # W., Richardson of J. g., Dunbar,
i1rmstcnd, Oldham, Mason TX. c.. Gregory, Dab