Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-10
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

N, IL. y.
The Speaker announced tho following az the com
mi'tce of General Laws under the new rule nton,ed
on Tuesday: Mcssrs Williams oi Shanandoah Bryce.
Jones, WILSON, Yancey. Miller of Poyyhutap Jackson
Blackwell Summers MARSHALL, Preston, Claiborne
and Moore
The Senate have passed the bills /, Es,ab.
hshing a ferry from tho lands of William A. Here
ford ana Charles Smith in the County NJ M,.or
across the Ohio RIVER ., To amend an net enti,cI
an act, regulating tho inspection OF Salt in certain
Counties; 3, Establishing separate election AZ Mid
d!etown IN Monongala i. Establishing two separate
elections IN RUSSELL 8, Amending an act establish
ing an inspection Of Tobacco on the lot of Gustavus
A. Rose in Lynchhurg.
On motion of Mr. Atkinson, the Auditor OF Public
Accounts was requested To furnish the House with
copy ct the accounts of the Treasurer of tho Western
Lnnatc Hospital for the year 1880.
On motion OF Mr. Etskine, leave was given IN hr;r
IN OH repeating =" much OF the act passed st March
1925 as provides that the President and D,rec,or -
the James River Co shall havo power and nu,bor,,,
TO appoint an Agent 10 superintend the Ken,wb,
Road and River, and the Glue Ridge Canal so as 70
leave II discretionary with the said Co IN ,nno;r.
snch superintendent superintendent ms ihey may
think VIII be required, make such regulations ne
they IN heir wisdom may think best
! Mr. Venuole called up the engrossed bill authors
ing the Upper AppomatoS Co 10 pay in ock n doh.
! due the Commonwealth.
| Mr. Christian enquIred what was the value ,b,,
stock His vote would depend upon the informn,;on
| MIR Venable replied that the stock wac worth f,h
last sales he heard of) between 500 and 40. since
when the Co. had been continually PROSECUTING tho
improvement. BY the Auditors repnrt tho So;
ZION OF inc Co was as good perhaps better, than
that OF any other navigation Co and if tho Sta,e on
gagged at all IN such undert aknps he presumed Che
could not do so to more advantage than IN this case
MIR Green SAID the bill was ofsome Importance fur
inc House consented to receive in this case, the
payment OF debt IN funds below par-SIUO IN stock
worth but s6O-be presumed there would be- manv
! other IKE applications. AS the House WINS thin no
moved that the bill lie for the present on the table
| TO which Dir Nenablc asserting, that course w,s
taken. ""S
| Inc enSrossed bill concerning slaves free negroes.
acd mnnitoes, being read the third time,
Aif mcIuc SAID the present penalties of the law
were so severe. that he could Imagine Il neces
sary to increase them Knowing that no necess,,x
existed for It in his quarter dep!orino the neeessty
II Vt existed e!s,wherc-he demanded tho ayes md
noes on It's passage
+ Mr. Campbell of Brooke, responded TO the senti-
ment' ana denounced provision of law which in
honed the instruction of free negroes as unworthy
of Republican Government.
MY Lewis replied that he penalties of the la W
not increased By this BILL but only made cnnsis,en,
IL was now penal to teach slaves and why should il
not be extended to slaves Intelligence was neon.
Pntlpe wth slavery and this truth dictated the pocv
MI McLue denied that any such provision existed
as tnnt stated by The gentleman from Ruckiugham
or hcwlsl lie invited him to put his finger upon
me law Pnnlshlng the instruction Of slaves
! mr. w ATKINS said the gentleman from Brooke CON-
sidercd the law too tough-yet in State ns,ahho''-
ing to him, this class of persons were moi ne
10 owen AZ n. That non slave holding State had
tohgh tor hlm-cohsidernr the alternative IN no he
tween such cnac'mcnts and havinp our tbrooto ont
"' NhihpOSIl replied at some length and in s,rono
rrp"baiion OF the sangunary character of tho biiF
INC OIL provides that free negroes con-
ctcu oil remaining IN the State against law shall ho
publicly soId-Tequirns the Commissioners of ,bo
tsSe""e report such pcTsuDs-thai all slaves eman
1'Pu,G Gu Ny VIII ana remaining more than tweIvo
Inonh3 IN the State. shall revert to the Exocr,or
that all meeting of free ncrroes nj church ~ otho-
P'aces' 'or tho purpose OF instruction. ehn be dean,
=" MI "hawiu meeting, to bc dispersed by apv Jus
DC Oh '"c Feacc' the negro or mulatto liable 10 bo
h"ggtd, ana any white person concerned IN fine 81
imprIsnnmrnt-Hnd that no free ncrro mr. n,uo,,o
Snai' Keep dog unless he be housckeoper or benJ
j Of family 'P'' vi heuu
Mr. Gilmer TO state the reason ,vb, ho ut.,,
vote against the bill The provisions wcys ,rJo,h,
cay hareh, but he should vote for them, wore - NO,
w "oCo'nt OF MS rcpugnance TO the nst-the prob-
! o.tl'n as TO dogs-whch he thought savored Of on
Mr. Maxwell also expressed his rc,uc,,roo o. a..
""G Clause which he thought burbarous lie wa.
uiine'"'sc satisfied with tho bill. lie hoped that
clause would be cXpunrcd. F~ "'
Mr. Miller Of Poyyhnfan enid ,b., H.
had been inserted at hIs instance II had been 80
,'u unanimously by tho Commute for Courts of I,Pp
&c an" grn'Icmcns reflections bore upon tina, die
Il, c., s G9,'ilnco AS TO the reason for tho law
was FOUND IN The Slaughter OF sheen bv tho - y,
It' negroes Tho clause was not eon,uIso,nne ",
"ouln not probably be rigldly enforced Tho anu
'u'''c ehac'men5 than this nmonr our ln,vs j.,
I ,,,,i.,. nat unpTtunhto class Of people and
eenu'H.h who complained of this stroincd 80 "
shnt and swallowed camel Ut
mr. Maxwell profc,sed himself satisfied with -,
exp annlion. ''"'u WIN TN
Mr.. Whether moved TO recorsi,o, ,,,o
ing The bill to be cngrossod in or[er 70
dog clause ''' W eNpungo tho
.,I ~ IT, Campbell Of Brooke, moved 10 pos,DoDo tho
o indefinitely and tho wore was rs C,lIppP 'hc
=. HfE''-- Mcssrs. Bayy, Drummond s. NJ c..t..,
He9.pey' McC"c Maysc Davis J. ~ Andsr.nn 70
i., m,l'f' - Campbell, Spurock, Holland ca
I Bnnm r w. WOOD! King, Hall Erskino Essis sS
L"c,. T q ,' Morris Seymour, g. j. Williams
CGa9EI~tI N"wmno, Watts, BIiinesloy' Vyl an,n'
- Fcrfa.l Sl"Lnugllrn. Jacobs. psr,i9,, ,awter'
Ga Isr, %,n" Hart MMoLon Egoro w nTs
., NOES -Mcssrs. Banks (SpcakorI c yVaoNeon-5o.
G Mo9d, Tsriil, r. Campbell, Lciiwicb' Hsa ~; w.
SGIhols9o' She'll Christian, Yancev. w uepnensw'
'y' Ho'yonr'on Burfoo' Brondus, Gibson w aves'