Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-20

troiueiinu, % satsrlsys " two ftsois,isas.
o,.po.iax .. inanry 10 he made by the Aa-
ditor In order 10 protect the rights of ths hrifs
of H.,ol1,i,ns,, claimants. soI. on sEsDin-
i,y ,bo.s ,..oiui,oas. h.. Nj. Atkisssu tbooght
the, dad moi 20 far enough. He enquiry va.
fhi.-whsther the legislature oan prevent frap=
dulent act. srts,ag oat 81 speeulsft"ns ~ these
claims mat frssds had teen committed ~.
IN fbss. claimants he Was we'll aware, and he
sy4.h.d. n po..ihlr. to pat AN end 10 them.
lyb,le he sas un he Wo.d state that he bad
..rn +. latter i,on = speeul~tor to = eo-bsr OF
= revolutionary officer. IN which ~ was repre-
.eofed that n large sum OF money would he
,runifed 10 recoveT y eiaiis held ny the Pefson
adJtsu.d-Il,at the original claim was 100
dollsrs-and thai " the heir woald sgfes TO
rive the specuiaIor one hall, he would, under
TAKE 10 90 To the expenee oi recovering IT, Mr..
A. said that he had recently examined this very
claim, IN the Auditors Oihce. and found that
thi. letter was wftten by the Speculation with
the knowIedgr. that 1.-THE ella mants were rnii-
lid 10 any ihng, they we're "niiiled To
$4,000 And there MAS M Doubt. hal
the heirs agreed 10 bs proposition, he
W Guild have recovered the whole, aud turned
them OF With $500. lie Mr.. A. was deter
mined T.. ferret ont these frauds. ami, II post
BILE. put an End 10 them nnd he hell ~ III.
hand. a letter 10 a gentleman, for the purpose
OF obtaining fhTuuHH Hlibs w" ''t' - "h'''
he had allndsa-Hh;ch he intended 10 lay be.
fDre the Committee ~ Finance.
The rstolutlon was then agreed to
MIR. G9odr presented the report Of the Sc
lrct Committee OH the Rule. Of the House,
shieb vas. Oh moiiun of MI. Miller OF T.,
ordered To lie on h. table, aud he printed
On motion Of Mr.. Leigh, the COMMITTEE OF
Courts OF Justice wac ji.oharsed from the FUR
iher confederation OF the petition of hatthr"
Powell.
MIR. Macf.rlsod moved that lie be excused
from serving on the Com 10 examine tAe
condition ~ the B.nk of Virginia, aud the
F.rmer. Bank Of rginia-observlng that bis
situation Oh the committee WAS rendered
very delicate one by the fact OF has conn"1ion
with ono OF tho.e institutions. lhe notion
was agreed TO- aud Oh .no'ion oil Mr. bryce
Mr.. Atkinson was appointed 10 fill The vacancy
in tho COMMITTEE.
The Bill TO amend an act Incorporating
company for the construction OF IA turnpike
road from tho ea.iern side ot Warm SprlDg
Mountain TO Iiarr,sonburg, was read a third
time. a.d On motion Of Mr. Ma,.e the rule OF
the IIous, was suspended md the b II recom-
miiish.
The Bill to authorize = separate election
in the County OF Franklin, was read n second
time. AMI ordered to n third reading
Mr Ri.ss of & from the Committee OF
Agriculture and Manufactures, 10 whom WAS
referrei an inquiry into The inspection OF flour
In Richmond, moved Inn, saId committee have
powers to send for persons aud paper. which
was agreed TO.
A bin authorizing the appointment OF Com
mission rs IN oer,sin cases to ceebrHte the rites
Of niairimony, was read n first. and ordered 10
be read n second time.--A bill confirming the
appointments Of certain Commissioners OF the
Heycnue was read FIRST time and ordered to
a second reading
Mr. Miller of BJtctour, from the Committee
Of Roads and Internal Navigation, madaa re
port in favor of the petiiion OF sundry inhabl.
lsnts on the Easi Fork Of Nnnongahen rIver. |
10 prevent instructions to the navigation OF The
river. Agreed to In favor OF the petition al
John Wade 10 be allowed TO erect II dam across
Pig River. Agreed 10.
On motion ui Mr. Spurlock, the House adj
journed.