Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-22
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VIRGINIA LEGIsLATURE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURsDAt, Jan. 81.
n communication was received from the Governor
enclosing state ment at the condition of tho Bunk
Tue ALLEY aud Northwestern Bank, which re-
feIred TO The Committee upon tho Binks
The C"nimi;tee OF Roads and Internal Nnvipa,ior
vas discharged FRAN Ike further consideration of
resolution requiring the Committee to enquire into
ne sXpedchcy Of auth"rislng by Inv the Cv,mis
sioncrs OF the Stanton Road Lottery To dispose q
tile benefits and crnlnments al SAID LOTTERY 10 an,
contractor or cnniractors budding The same tn com
pice The sad road in three years fein it's location h,
the Engineer; and also from the iur her
ct res"luiitn requiring the SAID Committee TO ell
qnire int" the expediency OF author sing the Boar,
IT tnbic orks subscribe Tor stock ol the Rivunn,
River cuiipany. tn the amount of \
Sundry petitions were presented and resolutions
adopted, Which will be noticed i'm their further or,
gross.
A writ Of election wns ordered to Charles Cir,
couny.to supply the vacancy occa-loued Nv b. cleo
ton OF John b. Christian 10 the Privy Council.
Mr Faulkner prescribed pci,'lon from sundry in
habirnnts OF the town OF Gerardsown. und county o
berkeley pr ,ying fpr the passage Of law 10 incoy
pora'c Csirnpiis Company. with authority To rair.
by subscription the amount of So .O0o. to constrnc,
rad from the B!oomcry GAZE, in IInmpshire :,
Sn' hhe'd, w Jefferson, which, on his motion wa.
l"id on the tHh'e, bocntsr there was bill abroad,
before the Hnuse The sane subject
Mr. Faulkner presented r, solution rcauestiuo IN,
Board ~ Pubic Works to enqrr" into the expe,
ehcv OF directing tho Public Enrincer rs SOON NJ II
may DO practicable. without int .y:ner Will, prcxicu.
gag mens to examine and ,crv,y The moso practi
cah' route. for al from Parkers!,urr IN Tin. conn
" "' W od to Cl,rkesb"rg in The comfy of Harrison
from thence tn x iunry in the county, nf Humv.hirc
from thence 4" Matinshurg in the county rf 3d. rke Y
In Sheph'rustown M he coun at ] !f.rsa or som,
more convenient point on the ch,s kr and Obi,
Canal. and report thereon sonp ~ practic BILE
together with the relative and resp. tive advantages
OF the route by Winchester. and Ire route indicates
bv ~ il resolution.
MIR. L. remarked, that a.hJuuh il WAS M, usual
IN submitting resolution at cnqnlrv to ~,,l,yort i,
by any remarks. yet as tn, resolution which. lie ba,
just submitted contemplated route Differing n its
eastern Termination from that winch was .nbrared
in The provisions Of n bill but a fey. DAYS since
before the House (te bill con.trc, n ord tor, p,t.-.
burg To Wncsster he would he parIoned IN aceompanynr
u " IN one or two wUids at eXplauatiun
IL vas Known. tina, it a vicw construction of ee,
Stale Road ." that scou Of the Commonwealth, survey
hal already cen executed ro, the Ono River 10 iomns,
and from Romnry Winchester "a was onIy te,o,. No
erssa'y complete 'he survey pointed by his resolution
10 extend that eHannaion on Koney through
To ShepirTd-t0wu
His object chang the eastern Termination of H.,
road lite he-ved that desirable could he poined
out, lie wished, instead of Winchester 10 substitute sor,
point aordng advantages and facilities 10
cation With The eastern markets
hr rom'e pointed out by his resolution Possessed decided
advantages ~ ms OPINION by WINCHESTER n
would Inc believed he acceptable 10 the pe,re WHOM
IL was intended Immediately 10 benefit II AFT l.d ,h
shortest, and direct line oi wu, Rail-,
no,e II besides presented at ITS eastern ,ermnn,on - w.;
gnia the facilities advantages OF ,he Cbessne,I % c
Canai,pobahy the baltimore and Ohio Nal RoadEnmI
certainly Of Of the fines, snpike roads in The n s,,.
leading through FredC riEktDwn To Baltimore
The idea OF making Wceser the proposed point of cas-
examinations before those p.a, ru,ern,z. ,
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal the Balmoe and ,ib n Al,
Koa had bsco"e fairly developed before the public mind
Try, greatly modify relations Of tia,
OF the country he thought that suurd policy required Ina.
this road should n,ersec, those npor,an, mpov,nen,
point intersection could he designated roper than
Shcphedsown winch nearly equ distant finn, Baltimore
Georgetown and Alexandria
The resolution was agreed
Ensrossed Bills passed
a bill defining The duty Of the Coroner of the city
oil Richmond IN ccriain cast s:A bill tn bIish the
town Of Ncwhaven III the county OF NicbolaS:-A bill
tn anthoriZe separate election the bonso of John
Shcrkcy, in the county of Bo'ctourt-A III amend
an act entitled all act uhorising tho WIDENING of
Harrison street III the town of Peicrsburr passed
jan 5ih, l826:-A bill to amend nm act entitled an
&C, Tor establishing Town III the county Of Hamp-
shire, passed Dec. i2h 1797:-A bill 10 authorize n
separate election at Pedlar Mills i'm the county Of
Amherst. and separate election in the county of
bill tn amend All act entitled an nc,
to amend an net entitled an act TO Incorporate the.
Chesterfield Rail Road Compauy:--A bill 70 amend
an act entitled an act TO organize Convention.
On motion of Mr.. Wusfs the House resolved Ia
meet tomorrow nj ~ oclock
Sundry bills were passed to second and third
rcnding, which will be noticed their further pro.
gross.
bill TO amend tho act entitled IN act 10 prescribe
the mode of conducting separate elections, passed
Jan. H. 1923, was indefinitely postponed.
Packet John Jay to he 9th uit and expect to give
10 morrow that by The Canada the Packet If the
18th. which was elcgraphad bcloy New York on
Noadsy.
~ The Bill 10 amend the act to orrqnizea Con
v"nInn passed yesterday in The House IF Delegates
nnd winch Will no doubt pass Tho Senotc rcpcals go
H"cn "i the act ct last session requires the Tx