Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-16

had such disposition start difficulties. that he had
been led into errors relative the fund tor Internal In
provenent He denied that the fund was bankrupt;
but suppose il was in this condition IL only proved II
was high time to adopt other system, than these
joint Stock Companies, which had caused the bank
ruptcy-The I'd Auditor, by bis statement, showed,
that the interest arising TO the fund, per cent? in
stead OF IL per cent. az the gentleman had stalled
Aud he asked where the joint Stock Company was in
the safe, that produced this amount the Sta,e.-The
gross receipts oil the fund, equal TO profit of six
per cent; and was this bankrupt fund! He did not
agree with the gentleman in his evil foreboiings The
anonnt Of toll. the Western section Of the james
River Improvement, was cheerng-it was increasing
daily.
He said, the gentleman had observed, that the ssti-
mates on the Ks,sawha Road. made by the Engineer,
had BEEN insufficient, aud afterwards money had
been called for; but it was known, that the estimates
made by the Engineer, had been without survey,
aud not expected be accurate; but this road had
been surveyed He said, to the funds being depos
tied ia The Banks, and the probability Of the Banks
bursting, another difficulty 10 be surmounted.--
Why, il the Banks broke, should lose whole
venue; aud therefore, must false revenue at
sn--But the gentleman calls upon the House TO stay
their hands Tor fear oil encroachng upon the urisdic-
ton OF another ate; first surprising, that the road
wond pass through the Territory, in order raise the
diihcuty the road was not yet located; and for his
part. he did not believe would pass through the Stats
Of Maryland at all; but IL il DID, she would not object
The BILL was rejeced-ayes l22, noes So
Mr. Brown said. some gentlemen were willing TO vote
Tor taking certain sum from the surplus Of the funl
for Iuerna Improvement. rather than making the loan
a. proosei IN the Bill just rejected. He only wanted
about $4,000 year, ior nearly years. and ii they
would grant this, liz was all that was desired He
therefore, proposed o.risg resolution to that effect.
And then, Mr.. TerrlPs motion. the House ad-
jonrned ual tomorrow morning. IL o'clock.
Wednesday. Jan. Ia.-Ys"erdsy, on motion of Mr..
Rives OF Campbell leave was given 10 bring in bill to
incorporate the Trustee OF the Literary Institution to
be called Henry and Mason College, and located the
village of Boydton in the county Of Mecklenburg.
On Me. Uphaw's notion a COMMITTEES was appoint-
ed TO examine the condition OF ihe furniture in the Gov
errors Hous, and 20 report what would be requr
ed for tn. repairs Of tho old. for the purchase olnew
articles.
Mr.. Garland Of Amherst. presented petition Of the
citizens of Amherst anil Lynchburg, complaining of
csitain abuses praciised in manufacturing mills and
asking that some provision may be made to prevent
those abuses--wlich was referred 10 the committee of
Propositions anu Grievance.
Engros,ed bills" Authorizing the executor Of Jas.
Bray deceased to cell lands devised the negroes
cipated by said Bray Gathering the place aud time
Of holding the separate election in the county Of Ca
be" Establishing an inspec ion Of -four aud Indian
meal at the OF FarmviIle 10 the county OF Prince
Edward" "To authorize the erection OF dam
the south branch of Potownac riv-r: Incorporating
company TO construct Turnpike Road from the Penn
sylvsnia line Smithfied the National Road, to
the mouth OF Fishing Creek on the Ohio Rver:' ITO
repeal tho act, entitled act vesng in the Trustees
ot the School Of 81. PAuis Parish, in the county Of
King George, for ahe OF the said schools" ''To
mend the several acts concerning the Randolph Acsde-
my" Requiring returns OF sales OF the effects OF in
solvent debors "To authorize two separate elections
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elections in the county Of Buckingham, and ia the
county Of Ps'rck"To amend the prescribing GER
tain general glaons for the Incorporation OF Turn
nike Companies, "-;with Ryder proposed by Mr..
Bryce were respectively read third time aud pas
sed.
The engrossed bill authorisng the Board Of Public
Werks to subscribe in behalfo the State TO the middle
| Turnpike Company, was taken up
Mr.. McIlhaney advocated the passage OF the bill
he said was important bill to his constituents, and
to the adjacent counties-it woull enable them 10
cure communication with Alexandrii, which was
their market town. they transported very heavy arti-
ces such a. -four and pork and required good road
the profits from The rssd would amply repay the State
for the sum subscribed. He hoped the bill would
pass.
Mr.. white'o r thought the part Of the county now
asking thi. subscription had been amply provided for
heretofore: il was like p.g Pelion upon 0ssa TO give
them He doubted whether the stock would
ever yield any prof but il it prohtable as the
gentleman supposed the stock would be taken by ndi-
viduals with great He opposed 10 the bill.
| Mr.. Oifut said, the town Of Alexandra the IA
vorie market Of all his section Of the country; they
procured twenty five cents in the barrel Tor their
-four there than where eIse-and by subscribing TO
this stock it would enable the Company flush their
road and open go,d communication TO this market
Ee said the travellers from the northwest in conse-
quence OF the bad roads, had been driven
Maryland, and carried their produce to Bsmore; and
il this road finished il would attract all those ira
velers TO H. and he believed the stock would be rem
dered very productive. All the counties Of fairfax
Loudoun, Hampshire, Hardy, Berkeley, Morgan, were
deeply interested in this improve aud he mu CHI
feared that unless the stock taken by the State
the road would fail He should vote for IL, and by so
doing he believed he should comply with the spirt Of the
fund for Internal Improvement.
| Mr.. Eppes said, this public Improvement
but emphaiicalIy Deigbborhood and plantation road
which The citizens of that part Of the country should
make themselves. He said II this subscription bad be en-
recommended by the Board Of Public Works, they had
recommended against the public interest. He thought
It hot proper application of the public funds. He
said the Coiamonw ealth had already subscribed to
number Of uopikes, all in this pasl OF the State, and
he believed If dividend derived from the
Middle Turnpike. it would be by snbslraeng the
dividends from some neighboring road ia which the
CommODwea more interested.
He did not believe il expedent to make the subscrip-
ton. There only seventeen miles OF this road
TO be compile ted and he though the country thro'
which II passed ought to make IL themselves IL they
we're much interested they supposed to be,
they would do IL and he could not consent to apply the
public funds TO such an object.
| Mr. MIhaney said, he believed the Board Of Pub
lie Works had recommended this subscriptions after de-
liberation AND because II Tor the interest Of the
State. The people had stesdy subscribed $36 900 10
this road and he did think they at all Hggard-
ly they only asked now for small assistance from the
State, 10 enable them 10 complete their road. The
peops had no means OF getting to market now but
through tbs road In the Commonwe alth-ths ma
fute Of the soil SUCH that without paving the road
IL could not be made TT for travelling.
| The bill was rejected.
bill releasing to the heirs Of Joseph willard, the
jeced.
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