Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-06


sion. Alter explaining the objects Of this proposition,
Air. James read the following resolutions:
Hesoivsd That the Committee Of Schools and Cell
eses De Instructed TO enquire into the expsdiency Of
30 amending the act 10 reduce into act the
sct' C. nce' ming the Literary Fund passed the NJ
isis a'o give 1.-THE county courts the power Of
moving Scheo C'n,n'' toner's aud supplying ancies
Whenever TO them II may nsees-ary.
Resoieed, Tn it the Committee Of Courts of Jus
Tee he Instructed to enGnirs into thu ~xprdiency OF
90 Amending tie act, ened an act reducing i,.to one
The several acts tonceraus willis the distribution of in
ted,es estates, and hi duty of Executors and Admin
orr az to give to the county courts. in
allowing commissions t. such executors,
or cnraors may fail 10 settle then account. With
IN the time prescribed in that act"
Upon taking the question separately these resolu
"ons' they were negaiiyed without a division
The engro.sed bill Z" To provide for the cons ton
Of turnpike road from the Kana,cha Turnpike to
Point Pleasant. - was taken up.
Mr. MINOR said, he could not consest to vote for
the bill He was opposed TO IL grounds, first, il
departed from the principles fixed, whtn the grea,
schem' OF Internal Improvement established That
scheme called for Individual enterprise, and allied by
public cont-ihu no public aid to he given
les. iniiv iuas con ibued ihree6hhs. Here in this
OIL the public IL TO do ALTO pay ALL Thu. bill epar.
ed from the principles Of the James River and ,ns,yba
improvements That scheme contemplated the jinc.
uon oil The waters. Ii had been DONE to be sure but
IN very sorry way, and he feared il would not II on
WI n any profit or usefulness. Indeed the managers
seemed to have become tired OF the eaters AMI were
now gong Tor the Land Roads seemed 10 be the IA
vonr~ scheme and he feared they were crsn,ed
they would end in the State paying all aud receiving
nothing The new government was coming in aud
would Attend to these matters.
Mr.. BRYCE opposed the bill, no, bsc,u,e tie road
was no. to be m,, but because he did not think th,
was the tim, when about to change our form
Of government.
Sir. RoBERrsoN also declared IN 1t n. shou,J vot.
against the bi l-bscauss il required the whos money
to he drawn from the L easury wthout calling In thu
aid OF Individuals
MIR. WHITE supported the BILL on account Of the ".
lue OF the commune alton which promised He resre
ted ina the gentleman ON Spotsylvania should think
himself bound at all times 10 90 against tn James Ri
yer hnproveinent-for his part he nsver set his
lace against the Improvement o! the Rapp.hannock-
and was sorry TO hear always blast from that quarter
which wosd condemn the West and the n ,r,h IVES,
10 the condition OF desert
Mr.. CARY advocated the billion account of the va
iuc OF the improvement and the smalness of the ex
penliure.
10 vote for the bill under considerations he be- the
indulgence OF tho house, briefly 10 ate the reasons
Why he 'houi! vote for it. The Ksnawha turnpike l..
already established, belongs 10 the ate aud its pto
ncrea ns-the bill simply plop,.es a branch Of mi .
useful road from Charleston to Point Pieasast which
II effected, wend strike at poiut leading into The
h ri Of he State OF Oho and bring much
OF the travelling and trade of that State into Vyni.
ever the k,nawha turnpike, thereby giealy cnhanc.
ing the profits OF that work to tn. State Mr. G. said
the State OF o o had already ordered a survey Of a
rou'e, vi ha view TO locate road fren CoIumbu. in
that State TO the Ohio river opposite Point p easant-
which, If ell c'ed, would open a chain o. com,nunica
uon from the hcdrt oil that Ate into that our
which wouli still add to the value OF the Ksnaw
Ia road. 1t is sdmltt-d all h,nd. this cir br ,ncb
would aid greatly 10 the profits of the road OF which
l. to be part, and as the appropriation asked 10 very
small, MIR q. said he should vote for the bin.
MIR. HARvIE enqrired whether the sun Of 81 900
would co'cr all The expences, b'idging, S..
NJ NEWMAN replied, thai olher SUN would be
called for.
Mr. HARyIE regretted that he was utdrr the no.
costly OF voting against the b-hn it az another
departure from the scheme Of connecting the Jam,s
Xl /, ,yt.a rst,
Jection-ihat the State make the r., ,d while in
dviduals to have the benefit OF establishing fer
ries, without any correlativs benefit 10 The Common
wealth.
Messrs. Stevenson AMI Newman and Smith of X .
stated, that hsr- WIS water-cou in The whole
route, from the contemplated point OF late section H.
III kanaSh and Point Pleasant, that required terry
MI. MILLER said, it was known that he had uni
iormy supported internal lmprov He had VOL
Ell the James River nprovement--he had voted for
SoOOoO to the KanawhA Road last year. and 8 900
more ms Session, TO ths ohjsct.-But, he con-
tended, this Road narrow being only IL lee,
w'e and he should have preferred the BILL il had
been ~ ieet wle.-And, again, he asked, where the
money was 10 come from.-The Fund for Internal I'm
Fr1venen could not supply it, unless the Legislature
mould te-chartcr the Banks; and il that ssure was
not adopted the Banks would be under the necessity nj
chra'ling their discounts; and thus reducing the di
bends oil the Fund Tor Internal Imp ovemen He
thought therefore, this was an improper time for such
proposition.
The question: bling taken on the pn.sAse Of the bill
II was i0st-ayes 4S, noes I25.
resolution WAS read from the Militia Committee
rejecting he petition OF sunlry ciz ms of CharIotles-
WI q br tn; establishment OF Volunteer Company
ny 'aT-whch was agreed to.
The House then proceeded to execute the ordsr NJ
me day--and resolved itself INFO ,mntee of tn.
Who'll, on the Bills re-chareTng the Banks of Virgin.
and the V~lley-Mr. NJ Her in the Chair
Inc Bli " Further to extend the Charter of the
BANK oil virginia, and for o,her purpose." was taken
uP-tnd the Chair pro eedel TO read the bill section
by secdOnNo amendment wa. off d to the bill, ill
'h' 8 sec ion. was read, az follows
" ne further enacted That in consideration OF the
x'ension oil The tad Charter there shall be paid 10 the
Coinnonw al h. on each share of the stock of tbs
SAID Bank held by other stockholders Than the Com.
"o""sa"h' per cenium, payable by semi
annu Il reservations Of CENTS a,
semi annual dividends each share belonging 10
other Stockholders Than the Comm 1nwesth, conmenc
ing in January 1884, anl continuing TIL the said
per cnnum' OF IN; sum oil dollars, shall be
Mr.. Bryce proposed in lieu Of this section the f,
lowing; BE HJufher enacted IN 1t in consideration
oil tie renewal dHd extension of the Charter of the Bank
20 ai1re'a, the sail Bank shall the 6rsday OF May
1880 ply into the Trea'ury Of the Commonwealth on
account OF tho Literary Fund, the sum OF
DO lars, to be reimbursed to The Bnk out OF the profit.
OF their Stock. oher than that held by TIE Com
mlnwealh. or by the Board Of Public Works or bv the
Literary Fund
" The aforesaid sum Of Dollars il here
by appropriated TO the endowment of College or Acad
envy in each Senatorial District az the same shall II,
laid oil 10 the year 1888 and shall he apporiioned e.
qnay between Oh IN, and applied The times & in the
manner which shall be hereafter directed by law"
MIR. BRYCE supported his proposition by snlarcing
upon the advantages OF completing the ontempIated
Literary sysem Of the State. lie said that an sppro-
priaon had been made Tor the University and Is 900
annually TO primary schools; that thus the rich and
the poor were provided Tor. But what became of he
middle class IN society," IN which the great mas of the