Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-15
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

SATURDAY. FEB q,
= 4 communication was received from the
Sc,ate, stating that they had passed the bill
" 70 amend the act eniIled an act making
prov sion for opening road lrom Botetourt
Court House 10 the Sweet Springs and thar
they had passed Nth amendments the b,ll
To aulhoIzr the Executive OF the Comm On.
wealth 10 arm the militia OF the Dist Brigade
or any portion iherenr'--anh -" Al acl author
ling john Hodges mud Samuel Haynes TO
cree, n t"ll-brldge across the Weston branch
of Elizabeth river" Aud that they had reiec
ted the bin FIXING the nnwnnc. oflhe oil.
Gers Of the Cuuii of Appeals =" e these amend.
inenis were cuncnrred in by The Housed
Mr. Mason Of Frederick, submitted the fol
lowing resolution:
Resohed, Ihauhe Committee Of Courts
Of Justice he ,nsiruo ed 10 enquire into the
expediency Of 80 amending the act en,Itled
- Al act 10 amend an act reducing INTO one
the several acis for the better securing the nay.
ment Of rents, had preventing tie fraudulent
practices vt tenants. and 10 regulate the mace
tee OF sueing out and prosecuting writs OF re-.
plevin." us more elfeeually 10 confine the
issue, IN actions OF replevln, Ia the question
whether the rent claimed in amy distress he
due e not" &C FIR. Mason explained the
Qhjrct Of the resolution and the reasons Of the
delay in bringing it forward But the House
rejected II.
On Mr.. McIlhnney's motion. the epr,ossed
bill 4" TO amend the charter al tho Cbesanaks
and Ohio Canal Company. by authorizing the
commencement OF the Western sect on Of IN,
canal, was taken up and read Sd time. and
lassed
An engrostcd bin Authorizing n sale of m,
Fuman lands in the county OF Buckingham, >
~a' read 3duae-and after much discussion
IN which Messrs. Yanney, Miller. BrYcc. Rive,
OF &. Robertson and Garland of n tpok mart
was rejected.
An engrossed bill Appropriating sum o
money for the benefit of lIampden Sydney
College, was takennp and read.
The bill WAS MS follows:
BE IL enacted. &c. Tim, there shall he ammo
pi,ated, out of the revenue of tho Ji,.,ar,
Fund, the sum of 1000 dollars per annum fo,
the permanent endowment of,he ColIepe n
Hampton Sydney; and the President, an,
Directors ofthe SAID Fund shall he, aud The,
s'c hereby authorised and directed TO nav the
same seml,annoally 10 The Trustees OF IN.
san college, or to such person or persons
as they shall aulhoriZr TO receive the same -
Prsrided, That nothing in this act contained
shall he so construed, as To n,even, ,ha
withholding Of such appropriation Al the nlra.
sure Of the General Assembly.
Re a further ennried, Tint The said Trustee,
shall make an annual report to the President
md Directors of the Literary Fund shelving
the State Of the funds of the said College the
different sources of income the annual recent,
iherefrom aud he disbursement aud expen.
d'ture, both ofsuch income, aud also of the
appropriation he,tin authorised.
Mr.. Miller gave history Of the College
explained IFS situation, the little aid which
that ius ir'tion has received from the hands of
the Commonwealth and argued in the
auongasi terms the claims Of the institution.
Mr. Williams of Harrison, opposed the bin !.
urging The situation OF the Western peopIe. and
a-Hng whittier they have not a priority of
claim 70 the first money which remain, unem
p'oyed IN the Literary Fund He ould be
willing to give the money TO that College, il
th"y BAD the mnney--bnt until the paramount
cSH"ss OF 'he Western people 10 justice are sa-
ti~h d. he conid not consent to give it-It would
D" recoilected that il will take capital of at
lfas' >'o,lWO to raise the sun Of $4,000 per
s"nn". tie denied that this College presen.
't" AZ, 'ac'iies of education to he middle
GLASS particularly 10 those of the West.
Mr. Wilson coniended. in r.,lv IN Al
Williams, that Hampton Sydney Colleye dir.
. e'dc''ilies Of education, aot only 10 ,L.