Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-03

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

act to suppress duoing; ., An act amendinn Cn act
authorsins the raising OF money by lottery for the
purposes therein mrn'ioned, passed January 1896 g.
incorporating The James River and Blue Ridge Turn.
PIKE Company; 4, Amending an oot author,sinc the
construction OF turnpike from Joseph Grants to
Plces mountains In BOtetourt; 5, Amending the act
establishing inspections OF tobacco and -four nj Sco Is
vile. Albenaro; g. Amending the act concerning
the Fire companies within this Commonwealth; =
Amending the act To- prevent the killing of Deer
within certain periods.
The House then resumed the consideration of the
several reports from the Committee Of Propositions
and Grievances IN respect TO Mayos bridge.
This case stands thus numerous petitions from the
south side of James River praying fer new briAp,
from Richmond to Manchester, being referred to the
Committee OF Propositions and Grievances were re-
ported reasonable by that Committee, and bill
brought in, anthorisng the erection of new bridge.
After tins, Mrs Mayo came forward with a memorial
setting forth the complaints made against the rate of
tolls Il, Mayos bridge and TO obvate the demund for
new bridge proposed to surrender her charter as
lar as the tolls were concerned, and authorised tho
Legislature the Board OF Public Works. TO reduce
the rates as they might deem reasonable MIR L. G..
Mayo the proprietor of Trents bridge, made SINH.
lar proposal in regard to that bridge These memo.
rails being referred 10 the Committee of Propostons
and Grievances, that Committee reported the memo
rails reasonable, declining, however, uccede o the
propositions so far rs tha Board of Public Works was
concerned and preterrng TO submit the revision OF
tolls To the Legislature.
On Tuesday, the subject being called up, Mr. Ru
thcrfoord moved 10 reverse the report of the Com
Jectit-and in support OF the notion Mr. Rutherford
addressed the House at length
Yesterday, the subject being resumed, Mr. Burfoct
addressed the House IN able manner in favor of
new bridge and agans, the memorial o! Mrs and MIR
Mayo.
Dir L"'gh addressed the House at length oga,us,
granting the bridge and III favor of the propasi
ton of the mcnOriasts.
Mr. Booker succeeded in support OF tho petitioners
for a new bridge, and against The prayer of the me-
morlaiss
ION one side it was argued that the proprictors Of
Mayo's bridge by their long monopoly, had been am
ply compensated for the rlsquc and expenditure in
erecting t-that the of tolls was enormous and
oppressive, Mr. Buroot read statement from the
House of Gray g. Pankey showing that they paid
more than $500 tolls per than sufficient
TO pay the interest on the sum necessary erect
new brIdgeO operating most seriously upon all The
country to the south of James River, trading with
Richmond-that competition necessary 10 keen
the bridges IN repair, the Public shall not be
deprived at any time of the facility of passing the
river-that the question OF principle had been decd
ed fifteen years ago, when F. w. Trent was granted
the privilege # erecting new bridge. In regard 10
the proposition of the mnmoriasts TO surrender
the tolls to the Legislature 1t argued, that 1t
entitled to no favor. Being adopted only at the
last momentthat # adopted, 1t would have the et-
feet cftying up the hands o.! future legislatures from
conceding the privilege OF erecting bridges Il the
public convenience demanded 1t.
On the other hand, 1t argued hat the complaint
Of the people the south of the River was not di-
reced against the monopoly, but the ioiis-that If
these were reduced to reasonable rate, the Public
would be "a lsicd and the cause OF complaint
moved-,hat 1t not pretended that Mayo's
bridge was not sufficient accommodate all the Gus
tom of the country, and that hence there was ~
cessI,y for brIdge-that to grant bridge
would be to the propretors OF the old br dgc
without beneftlng the country, which would receive
all asked, by the reduction of the tolls offered by the
Inemoriasis. MIR Leigh enlarged upon the merits
of Col. Mayos enterprise in erecting the bridge
the Injustice OF dcprving his family of Inc fruits with
no n43ft
oC dong upon cntcrprize. These were the pin
cipal arguments
Much more discussion took place upon the merits
of the question, and Upon the effect which would be
produced III restricting future legislatures, by acccd
inr to the propositions of Mrs and Mr. Mayo, IN
which Mr. Gholson, Mr. Watkins Mr BEoinaX, Mr
Booker, Mr. Burioot, Nix Miller OF Powhu;aG, Nj
Eppes, Chairman OF The Committee, and Mr Morris
The question WINS put on Mr. Ru'herGoords motion
TO amend and decided in the negative, b. the follow
hYGs.-Messrs. G.lm r, r W Wood, Terrell,
Booker, Mayse. Il Campbell, Lerwich, CHRISTIAN
Clay, uaIybur,on, Watkins, Burfoui, WILSON,
Wright, Bryce, Claiborne, Cirskadon, Seymour,
Over, Scmpo. Lucas, Il. Pollard, J. G. Pollard
Street IIudrns, Knox, Preston, Cohoon, Ntzhugh,
lin, Blackwell II r. Anderson, Adams. WacGcr
Baxter II. Miller, Vcnablc, SHIELD, T. f.. Rigcs
Moore. Eppcs Ruthcrfoord-Il.
NoEs.-ATcs,rs. Banks (Spcaker) BIyly, Drum
mond $ M Garland, Kenncy, McCuc, DAVIS Of
Berkeley. IIenshnw, J. T. Anderson, J. G. Campbell,
GhoIsou, Shell, Spurlock, w. NJ Rvcs, Taylor,
Broadus Gibson Brodnax. Jones' James Marshall
Payne, C.. Powell, Holland, !. Mason, Castlcmln
w. Wond King, Perrin, Hail, Green, Easley, Dunn,
Morris DAWSON G.. / Williams, Leigh Atkinson.
Gallahcr, Hooe, Ewing, Hays, Lawson, II b Powell,
W. " II Mason, Caldwell Pondcxter Newman,
Goodc, Waite, BIlngSlcy, Vawlcr, O'Fcrrall, J.
Garland, Upsher, Jacob, Parriott, Davis Of Orange
liner Swanson Tinn. INI.r, NPMahon, Lewis, A.
cxsndcr, Kilgorc, P. Wiiucms. Gatowood, Goodwin,
Hamilton, Moncuro, Cfump, Mccoy, McCuloch,
Keller, Newton, Jackson, Crockett, Maxwell, Nc
FaTand-8O
The resolutions ofthc Comnitea as to tho mcmo-
Tals Of Mrs and Mr. Mayo were then adopted by tho
House Tho effect Of which Is, n rejection OF the
player for new bridge, snd acceptance " thr CON
promise, rendered 10y The propuCiors Of the existing
bridges
on motion Of W. BurlJo', tine resolutions were
lien referred TO Select Committee, ~ report o. bri
revising The tolls Tho Comnir &c consists rf Mossfe
Burfoot Leigh, Rutherford, Booker, Miller OF ow-
hlla1, Ghospn, Eppes Droduax and Morris
. Mr. Fpncs then called up taC rHrTossCd bill sub