Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-24
FRtDAY. MARCH IL.

A message vas received from the Sc
nate. slsripy that they had passed thu tiI
Ia provide more efrctusIly, for the holding ol
the remaining Spring sessions Of the extsting
Superior Courts OF Law.
On Mr.. Alkinsan's motion. the following
resolution was adopted " ReSoired BY me
General .7sembiy, That ia. Governor Of this
Comm ,nw.allh b., and he i hereby requested
10 correspond with the Governors OF Kentucky
aud ONO. for the purpose oil sscertaIning the
numbsr Of land warrants and amount OF acres
located IN sIh oil the aforesaid states, on be-
I hall OF persons who served in the Virginia Stat:
Line, aud on Coatlnenial Establishment III The
war of thu Revolution. aud the name oil eacn
off Ger and soldier, to whom sail warrant. have
issued. together with such other Information
u. he can obtain in rela lou 10 the same suit
Jet, aud when obta,ned. t, deposit The same !"
The Land Office Of THIS Commonwealth, and
make report 10 the next General Assembly.
The folio wing engr"s'ed bill was read a
third time, and pa .sed, VIZ. 10 reduce the
shipping duty on tobacco. II provides that
for every h~ogshead inspected and there deiS-
cred TO be Manufactured, transported or ei-
poI ted, IN re siIa he paid to Inc inspectors al
such warehouses, al the time and ny the per
sons demanding the saUr, Instead Of the 81
cents now paid, a duty Of 81 cents, TO be az
couaied tor by such inspector, and pad into
tho Public Treasury, &c.j
The bill to provide Tor Ihs construction OF u
r0a from some convenient point on the n
nawha Turnpike, to Point Pleasant, Was read
II third time, the oi.nks filled. a,d on the qnes-
lion Of its pas,age, IL was rejected by "a vote OF
A. to 81.
GENERAL ELECTIONS
Mr.. Morris moved to take up the bill con
cernlng Geueial ElecIions III shs COMMON
wealth.
M. Leigh moved that the hi had better be
reie,Ied 10 the conmitiee OF tdc "hoIe, winch
alter sumo Conversation between Mtssrs. Leigh
anj huiiis, was az tcd to, aud tGe Hou'e re-
solved itscli into a committee oI the whole,
M l.ppes IN The Char.
NJ oe,nple moved 10 strike out the 10th
section, tiofllciiag "a penaIty on PERSONS who
shall Vote, knowing mat they af" not q~halihed
WHICH, after having been discussed by
Me'srs. Aorris ami Sempls. "as rejected.
Mir. Claiborne moved thai the liza seCtton
be amended 50 as 10 protect electors from at
rrsi "iiie abiding al as we'll "s "hils gong TO
aud returning lrom an election, wHiel AT ell
hdHinE been III leily discussed hy A!es IL Leigh,
VI III aud Claiborne, vas ieJeCied.
on moIon OF Mr.. jones, the TIL Was amen'
dta, Nv adding tie following pIVSiso al the
close al the Lob section
Preceded, That nothing in this and tina next
preceding section c1ntainsd shall he SO con-
u ho 10 Deprive ihb ueltbHhh' " mr. nv"
i"Ds ior ihe Tenaiiies therein prescribed, oil a
ir'ul by inry, IL he shall demand the satnt
AlTs MdrshEil moved to amend tue I'D sc
ton ~ relation tn the manner IN which the
objections made To votes by parties coniesting
elections si,ouli be specified.
Aztec considerable discussion, in which
M.ssr.. Morri-, Marshall and Leigh look pari.
the amendment was modified HI the suggestion
oi The latter, 50 rs to require that The 81 ecltlcn-
lion snail shew " whether he votes be objected
TO on the ground OF tue want of qualification
enttllng such voters to vote according 10 the
constitution or, on the ground Of some ex'
pes personal Incapacily OF the voters, taerelh
provided, disabling them from voting.
Numerous yeI bal amendme nts were adop-
ted.
ia motion of MI. Jackson, the Committee
rose, reported progress, aud had leave 10 sal
again.
On motion Of Mr.. Jackson, the House adj
journpd.