Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-12
HOUSE OF nELECATEs.


PRrnAY. March II.
On motion of Mr. Williams Of Harrison, t,ellouse
t90S up ne winchester and Isrkersburg road BILL
lfhs bill borrows s $1,000 the faith of the State
to be appropriated "a the construction of this road and
incorporates the Governor, Attorney General &c. as a
company to direct it,
Mr. iienshaw moved a ryder recurring the road 10
pass through Dioomery Valley and Rumney IN the
county OF Hampshire
This motion gave rise 4 good deal of discussion
IN which Messrs Williams of Harrison, Wilson. Ien-
shaw, Davis of Berkeley, Seymour, Hart, Carskalon
and Williams oi Shenandoah, participated when
hnai the question put AMI the ryder rejected OIL
the ID reading.
The question recurring on the passage of the bill,
MIR Fena6le addressed the House against it, de-
parture from the principles upon which the fund
Internal Improve ent.wss stsblshed
He vas followed by Mr. Jackson, who supported the
bill with much ZEAL enlarsng upon the necessities of
north west virginia. and its incaPabity OF bringing
itself within Tie OF the establishing the
fund OF Internal Improvement, by subscribing SIS Of
The stock.
Mr. Goode replied and opposed the bill, as tenar,
ing from the mode of making Improveme nts pointed
out BY the act establishing the fund of Internal I'm =,
provement
Mr. Williams of Harrison, replied to Mr. Goode and
MIR Nenabe, enumera'ing the natural advantages of
n West Virginia, her claims upon the justice and
iiberaity OF Eastern Virginia, and appealing with
great earnestncss TO the equity of the Legislature
enable their brethren in the West LcvcOpe The re-
sources of their country.
Mr. Witcher next took the floor against the bill as
taxing one part of the State for the benefit of another
as deviation from the principles of the Literary
fund and incidentally, nveghing against tie
agant spirit OF Improvement mduged by somsgr Mr
W. took occasion to discaim observation 1dade by
another gentleman (Mr Miller of Bot in Another de.
bate, and which had he understood been else where
ascribed to him-namely, "that for months in the
year, there was not water enough in Smiths river
float goose"
addressed the House some length.
Mr. Mason of Fred. followed in support Of the bill
Mr. DAWSON succeeded on the same side.
The question was then put and the bill carried by
the following vote.
AYE,-Messrs. Gilmer w Wood, Terril, NJ
Garland. kenney, MCue. Davis of Berkeley, Hen
shaw, L Anderson Miller. g. Campbell, Spur.
lock, W M Rives. Clay, Marshall, Payne, NJ Mason
Csstlemau, w Wood, Erskine, Dunn Carskaion
Morris, Seymour, Dawson, e Williams, Lucas, Gal
iaher' summers. Hays, Lawson, II Powell, w I
Mason, Caldwell, Newman, Watts, Bilingsley, Vawter
Preston, Garland, Mclaughlin, Murdaugh, jacobs
psrIi1,t, H,"eT: Baxter; Finn Tyler Hart, Moore,
Culloch, Jackson, Mcfarland, Rutherfoord-59.
NoEs-Aessrs. Banks, tSpeaker,) Drummond, r
GamPos' Lettwich, Gholson, Shell, Christian Yancey,
Taylor. Burtoot, Broadus, Gibson, Wilson, Jones,
Wright, Chichester, James, Powell, Holland, Perrin
Hal, Claiborne, Green, Easley, Leigh, Dyer. Akin
son, Sempe, ID Pollard. Hoo, ] G. Pollard, Pondexter
Street, uudgins, Knox, Goode, O'Ferral Cohoon
Blackwell, Davis of Orange, Adams, Witcher, Swan
SON. + Miller, Venanc, Shield, Lewis, Alexander,
kigore, Goodwin, Hamilton, Moncure, Crump, Giles
pie, Keller; Newton, Crockett, Maxwell SO.
Mr. Powell OF Loudoun presented memorial from
The county OF Loudoun, asking the incorporation of
company to construct railway from point
the Pptamac 10 interest the Ashby's gap turnpike
and at his instance. Leave given bring in bi!l 10
that effect.
JUDICIARY.
On motion Of Mr. Leigh, The House took up the en-
crossed bill, organizing the Superior Courts of Law
and Chancery.
The oil was read through and passed, after which
The House adjourned.
" We are requested to announce that JouN II.
UrsuAw of Essex, will DO a candidate for Congress
at the next election IN the King aud Queen District
lately represented by John Roanc, Esq.
u We are requested to announce that JNs. &.
WILLIAMS, Esq Will be candidate at the next
election to represent IIsnEco county in the House of
Delegates,