Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-22

ed any possible doubt which might have beun
b. ore sntertaiaed, oithe ability OF the Com.
pany l.. proceed without interruption. in the
patti enleIptge which claims Washington
for II founder, and the Commons alth which
gave him bnth iof It's raili patron.
Office ofMe Chesapeake aud Ohio
Canal Company. Washington,
January 10 1850
{. y. NfKCER,
Presidcn, of the &. g. o. Canal company.
Fred May,
JOS Kent
HIn hmtH. ! Directors.
Fhtatts Ianney,
Ptier LtH0r,
long dcbstr issued "n tue qneslion--in
winch MesIs, Eig ngtro. M'Caht aud Faux
ncr supported he application ot the company
ior the Ugh TO commence the western ~ ction
Of the canal, Cnntcnding, thu II was calculRteh
T. produce Il p,odl to The COMPANY aud thai
II ~ ruld receive the support of feunsylNaaia.
nd Ohio. M. Rives ofP G.. opposed the
r'po,ieion. The argument was Ion IL .uiio-
- aed III some pars sufficiently spicy. W.
shal aot undertake TO report n-lea W. do N.
t1s'ice 10 the speakers, or their argument and
ailusoas Finally, while MI Eau kncr I
Berkeley was addressing the House.
Mr. Mason withdrew the amendments he had
propused. he snd he found his proposition.
Mere, contrary 10 all his snrpo l'lons. otl' clrd
% h., the gentemrn from his own dIst icl OF
country.
An enquiry WINS made by Mr. Miller, why
the bill lad embraced prov, ouS not Gontanrd
in the mcmolia, ul the com any--wh,ch
was answered by Mr.. Faulkner WIN Sad
they were perfectly acceptable to iii Compa-
ny
4 mrsslgp vas received from the Senate,
ny Ms D,omgooir. that they had passed h.
bin Imposing iaIes tol the support OF Gov
orRment'
Nj Raves OFF. g. moved the iadefnic
pos ponemrnt of the G.. aud y Canal bill,
with It's nmehdmenls--whch was lost, ayes 81,
noes 10
The question required on agreeing to 'he
am ndmeni ol the senate, wan Golirick
called the ayes aud noes.-MT EbGingInn
snid, that The irsnds Of thu bill did not "hjecl
To he amendment oith' Senate Mr.. Miller,
said. he presumed the opponents OF the bill
would not tal-e ANY ohjec ions to thai amend.
ment, and therefore did not see the necessity
OF calling the ayes aud noes. M. Wllihms oi
Harrison hoped the House would disagree" 10
tie amendment of the Senate thinking thai
he I'm which passed the House, WINS perfectly
sufficient. ~ that HE amendment OF the 7snate
WAS superefog tory.
amendments 81 the Sennte aud carried, ayes
100 noes
And Of co,use The bill has aoW become n
ia0
Mr. Robertson asked leave 10 bring IN n bill
to authoriAc the Common Council OF the town
II Petersburg To Subscribe TO the siork OF the
Peter burg Rail Roa Company, stating ihhi
his application was founded ont letter which
h had usI coiyed from several friends IN
Petersburg.
The resolution was adopted, and CON
miIlee vas appointed 10 b,ug in IA bn.
The engrossrd bIil " Amen ing TIE acts c"h-
eclning ldnts aud Lunallcs, aud To provide
for clothing The Public Guard, was taken up
u motion al Mr.. Atkinson oil |. Of, wight, and
passed
Ga Mr.. Mas us motion, the bill To exteng
the char ol The Bank oflhe Valley IN Vnglu
ia aud for Other purposes, was iahrn up
when MIR Mason sud he wished TO eng aft as
amendment upon the bill all tho provisions,
that had been introduced into The Virginia
Bank Bill, as laIs hey would apply.
He then pfopnsed tins amen 1moni ny adding
the ords ." Aud as modified ny the sev "a,
lawsnow IL To- CO. When Mr. Finks, rose 10
move lis indefinite podponrncnt, contendiog |
hat the bill was IN insult upon the llOu - : |
that they ought no. 10 pnss such bill, When |
the charter OF the Bank WINS 10 run ON ion |
Yeas, that the House was surrounded with |
chain of Banks from the Bank o. the Roanoke |
to hose ofIhe OHIO, thal there was no appli |
cation On the par ofthe peopl" 10 renew TN
charter and that there VA, no doub III |
MEASURE had been dIgcsled over the midnight
lamp, while their constituents were ST. epipg |
on their downy pillows He called tor the
ayes and noes.
MIR. Goodrich supported the motion for inde-
finite postpunemept--he denied TINT 1t would |
be eIpedent 10 renew charter, which had |
still fonT years TO run, that they ought not 81
hastily TO adopt a measure, which might bind
up the hands of future legislatures aud III I
The Interests Of pos erity-aid ne sad this com
bnaion of Banks looked too much like log rol
ling n new term for he WIS a ne" smembrr In
his House
M, McCabe said that ms there was a branch
IF the Bank ia the town IN which he lived, he
found IL necessary to explain the reasons ol
bis vnte. lie commended, thai the people did
not expect and were unprepered Tor a renewal,
that while new Constitution was about to be
adopted. lie thought rhey should be careful no"
hey re.chariered this institution, and that he
really could not help calling such an 'ct an u
,urpalion aud that although ttis House had no
loubi the legal right, they mad not tue moral
right TO exercise such power
MIR. Mason contend d, ihai there was no
concert in action brlween the different Banks J;
hat the memorial Of the stockholders of the
Bank Of the Valley had been adopted ia July
last, aud that there was no time 10 consult viii
The North Western Bank, and the Bank Of Viz
sina
Mr. McCabe agreed that the charters Of
he sc banks should be renewedai a proper time
but his is not the time H. did not deny thai
The resolution of the Bank mad been adopted; |
by the Stockholders but it vas rot made known |
ia the new spapers and he insisted i would |
take the people by surpfise. And If here was
no understanding between The Banks. why did
not the other Banks come forward until the |
Bank Of Virginia had set The examrle.
Mr. Fi,zbugh ststed tina, this charge of log. |
f,ii, q winch had nn iiom o,e side oil he
House T. he oiher had eghn wit thu gen
iemasI from 5 onsy 'vatta, whose mud always
conceived the sirangest motives tor every act.