Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-17
MONDAY. JAZZ. 10.


A communication as deceived from tn Sc.
nate, stating tUat hey had pass ID the bid " Com
rernIug W lllam Chapllnr, OF ONO County. -
Also, with anendm"nts, The bill "Io anthur-
re A cher III OHn To erect a toil-bTidge across
Matlapony RIVER, at Dunkirk.'-AnI the bill
&C 4analds the tue IF holding Qaalirrl, Co.,.
oil kug WI tam. county ~ hIch amendments
weIe agreed 10 by the House.
A communication MAS reue we'd from the Sc
coud AHdnor. transmitting certain statements
IN reIaIoI to Investments made by the Sia,e ia
l. ubic WcIks, aud in improvements nude by
pIisa.e Companies which on motion OF Mr..
Garland OF Nelson, was referred aud ordered
10 be printed.
Nj. Williams OF Harrison, submitted the FOL
lowing re ln,lon
Resolred, mat the Committee OF Cour,.
Of Justice se in,tru,ttd To report clause OF
provIsioa III tie Olii reg ila,Ing the appointment
add tenure OF Clerks that the Offices OF The
eIh Clerks, now IN existence, shall expire at
some lime prescribed W 'a".' Winch Was
gfeed 10.
On 81. Atkinson motion, a resolution was
adop !, lnatrucung the Committee on Roads
IL lntt.nal Navigation 10 inquire into the eApe-
drncy of directing the Public Eng Ineer 10 e1-
anime Bialk Natrl River iIom South Quay 10
its head, to ascertain the practicabdny oil o
penins tnat river aud cutting canal To II Pagan
Crech near Smlth6eid, IA Isle OF Wight County
10 some nayi gable p0int vi SAID Black Water
UnCr.
MI. Miller o! Bote,ourt, presan,e two reports
from the Codmlliee oil Roads aud Thermal
Navigation.
petition was presented-lst, BY Mr. Moore
from suudry CT z.ns OF kockbrdge, praying
the improvement OF Inc navi CAT ou oI the North
/ River, 10 thai county Also 10y AIR. Eppes u
! u, Il ioa tTan William Thornton, Execa'or, &C.,
IA Oehall oil an emanCIpated slaVe:-A'so by
! Nh IL ,mllton one from l. NJ Johnson askIn
! The Commonwealth r,tnquishment 10 c. rtain
property IL Spottsylyanid, vi which +. Holmes
| died possessed Also u memorial ny MIR. Car
land. ol Nelson, from the oniiIvators Of 1obac-
| co ia all tae counties bordering upon James
! RIVER aud us branches, complaini.,s VI the n
mount VI tolls imposed upon tobacco passing
utu..h the James River Canal. &c.-RtJerfed
MI. BIoInak presented a Document III SUP
uurt vi the petition Tor a iol-bridSe at Exeter
! Mill--nuch Was referred.
| IN. House proceeded, on motion of Mr.
uiIe OF Powhat tB,to take up the Report OF th'
Commit, ee of Privileges and Elections, 10 fa'o
OF the eligibility OF BinIanTn Watkins Leigh
the Delegate irom ii enTICo.-Mr. william
Chamnp1l,,ne, 10 conformity with tue iesolu
non adoprud oome days ago. Appeared at I'M
haI oftle House, III opposition TO the repor
of n,e Cn,umItee Aner an unayang mo ,ioi
, Of Mr.. Newton TO postpone The subject "oeh
F., ui,rly, the Ri port Il tue COMMITTEE was amend
I'd on Mr. Le,gh's mo,o"-a"d tnen M nam
..,l.vna Addressed the Heuse IN Opposition q
III. Resolution Of Ihe COmmt'ee' ne spoh
, '|'n',, am. hour-Nheu he concluded MI
I,s,gh. IN an ANIMATED Speech OF nearly I"
nours. asserted III. eligibility As soon as
, ,nok MS seat ,he Report Mas lad on the 'aoi'
= IN AIR. Jack.oD's mston-And the H'u's a.
J.! journei'