Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-11


that subject. Mr.. Mcfarland withdrew his motion
Mr.. Mcfarland presented Report Of the Presldcp
and Directors Of the Petersburg Manufacturing Com
pany.
Mr. Eppes, from tho committee Of Propositions an,
Grievances, reported, with amendments bill providing
against the abuse Of bridges erected under the
| OF the General Assembly.
MIR Miller Of Boteiourf, from the committee of Road
and Internal Navigation. presented a bill directing
survey OF route for public road from Huner.ve
Ia 'he county o, Pocahonss, 10 Psrkersburg-A bill t
raise sum of money by lottery TO improve the commu
hication between Back Bay aud the Atlantic Ocean
And bill auhorsing the Board OF Public Works 10 sub
scribe Tor part Of the stock ofthe Berryville Turnpk.
'ompany-which were laid upon the table.
Mr. Holland presented petition Of sundry nhabits
oil Fransn county. praying certain alterations in the
general law Of elections. And Mr.. Erskine presented
Curtis.
On motion Of Mr.. Anderson Of No,towsy, the House
adjourned. N
YKsrERpAr- conmun cst,on wa, received from
the Senat. stating that they had pass.d thu hill 'on.
cetni.g William Chsplue, OF Ohio Co1ps,.--A,.o
with sndmeai.. the bill sTo author z. ase,sr n, W.
10 erect oli-bridge across Ma,tspony Rter a. Dan.
k'k."-Ant the bill Changing the ii "a. Of hodns !
QnArieriy Court Of King William Ccun w. yh,sb
am andmen's were eereed % by tho Hou,r
communication was received ir IN the SEC 80
Audi or transmitting cs tain slater In reiapn 20
rve.tms mt made by The 8 ate la Public Work.! ans
IN improvements male by private c mp ,uiss VI ieh
on motion OF Mr. risni Of Nelson. ieissrsa snd
ord red 10 be printed. 49,
W.. ",A"' o' Ii Hr'son' submitted the fsic rng
Resolved, Tha, tha Committee # c ur,s OF l5s,ies
DC in'Iue'ed 70 report clause or provision "a, tl
rss"sting m" appointment and tenure OF clcrks. a
The offices Il the s-v-rI Clerk, now iu -xs.spce.
shall exp'r. at some time pres :,ibed BY
was sgreed 10.
On Mr. Atknson's mo Ion. resolution was ado cd
pstruciing the Committee onsIso de & Internal Av,
ga'ion ,oinqur, into the expe iienev OF drsctns the
Public Engineer to exa nine B ack Water River, from
South Gay to it, head, 10 ascertain the prascst y
nf amin hat iuar MI
Creek near Smthh.l Id, ia lie OF Wight CO ,atv Ia
-nms nsvsable point Of said Black w ,tsr RiJsrs
MT Miller OF Botetour' presented two replf irou,
tie Committee OF Roads aud Internal N aviy aion.t
petition was presented lst. BY Mr.. Nj ,ore from
sundry ci,iz en- If Rockbdgs PRAYING the sa
OF the navigation OF the North River 10 that coun Y;
Also ny mr. EP es' a petition from william Thorn
ION, Executor, &C., in tsbaf OF an eg,.ucip ,tes
.'ave:-Aiso by Mr.. Hamilton; one from I'll ri
Jh1s'on, asking the Commonw .slth's relnq nj
to cer'aio property in Spousylvaria, of which 2
Holmes died pc sSssed-A'so memoih ty Ar
G-r'ard, OF Nelson. from the cultiyatcrs Il Tobac
co in all The COUNTIES bordering upon James RIVER Ind
ta anches complaining OF the anoun, OF tolls In.
posed upon tob,cco passing through the JAmss Ell
Canal, SC Referred.
AIR. o'nax presented D,cum,u In euaaosij 81
the ps ion for o!l-brdse at Exeter Mi--which Wa
ferred.
The House Proc'eled, on motion OF NJ. MaIer
OF Powtaan. TO take up The Repof, of the Com.
mi tee Of Privileges and Erc IONS In fav'r Of the el-
gibity OF Benjamin Watkins Lei sh the Delegate from
HI nrco MIR William r.. Oh .mbsriayne iu con 20 mi
" with the rssolu ion adopted days ago.
at the bar OF the House, In opposition to the or,
the COMMITTEES. Alter unavaing mo ion Of Mr.
n won to postpone the subject indefinitely, the Re
ori oil the Committee was amended on Mr.. Lpis ms
moion-aud then Dir. Chamberiayne addressed the
HOUSE 10 opposition the Resolution of thu Committee
Tie spoke about enc hour.-When he con ciuded, Mr.
Leigh, In animated eech Of nearly two houcs
serted b' eigibty.-A. soon he 'osk his seat, the
Report laid the table on Mr. Jackson's mo ion
Aud the House adj urned.
he r,it,aa ~ D.. .-,,.---- +,
reported in f'yor OF establishing dse at Rich
mond-The Commitee conceived, tina, tn proposi,i =,
to regulate the to at Mayo. idge, hai better b.
| made AMI decided on in tbs II ,pse-Ths ar..ion O
the eligibility Of Mr.. Leigh TO his seat, upon ia
ground OF residence) taken up yssterd ~ in ,h,
II. OF ID and argued by Mr.. Chsmbrrayne in opp>
soD to the eligibility, aud by MIR. iSh in OF il
Several members seem to be preparing to take part
the argument.
-, TO THE EDITOR OF THE Enquirer
1ne Trade TO ppginid and Commercial imporidnc.
of the James.
SIR:-Al,htush o a recurrence to my paper Of tn
2i'h August 1880, en- he subject OF Mr. Tsyor's let
ter, DO not ind myself any thing like much in
ror, as TO fact, he is, and w. in point
theory 40 not think necessaty to enter into any de
| tailed reply.
"Fairp'ay" continues to aver that "very little he a
Wy goods can TO Europe that WY, (he Baltimore
and Ohio Rail Road,) go cheap as down the Mi,sssip
P" re-aver my former opinion, that "ihs pro lnce
Of the Wsst eight and heavy) tciK end lis cheaps
road TO market TO bs that Rail Road and those TO wbcl
its success'u, results will give rise"
Mr. Smy'h. in recent speech 10 Congress, on th
Buffalo and New Orleans Road, q thirk) on this sub
Jert, sa'd ths commerce OF East Tennessee obtains he
suppl 8 from Baltimore, Philadelphia and NJ York -
Wagons now travel a road, of $50 miles; when tn
rood IL made from BuHio to New Orleans, they ma
psss through Washington or Winchester. on the tuesf
efn road the CDff0n Of alabama and Tennessee ma
De brought and manufactured in Winchestsr, 90
course be csrrisd from thence TO the coas aud ras
400 miles Of this road. He uses these wor s 1.-THE
gentleman irom N. c. (Hr. Carson, think1 a,ks
the rad can ever compete with the Mississippi? Sir
The Mississippi does run near us, and il a brace
OF that river was us, New Orisans never can com
pete with Blimors n supplying WESTERN Virginia &
course East Tennessee and A'Abama) with merchan
die"
Again, as to the canal iu Ohio, spprehend one .f
fect oil ~ viii be to tHrn much commerce towards Mon
real. especially the uhsat trade. So az IL reache
Canada, think, Ii becomes provincial produce. Be
sides, all the advantages OF climate, well
market, are in favour Of serdne -four, espe cally,
Montreal. gathered this fact from CORE spondenc
| (io the National GaZete) between the agents of TN
Ohio and Welland canals.
But as to canals. let lonk 10 the an
the actual COS, MIR. Hugh p Taylor states 10 his i.er
% be found in the Richmond Enquirer Of the I7th Q
Sept 1919, that the estimate OF the NV York cana
for $50 miles, was g ,250, 900. THE, presume, WA
| for the northern This will mako So, 500. 900
Now, what IL III" actual amount of the NJ York cana
debt! The canal board made report 10 the Senate
NJ only lest year. Thew calculated The re eip,s an
expenditures for IS26-'7-'S apJ g. aud then cav
"ThN the whole amount OF debt, Justly chorgrdbIs Il
canals, was, the lot Jan. 1928, $40 272,3 16 and
that this drb instead Of being reduced by the toll
the canals, has increased each year, and thai the who
amount on the lie, January, 1880 was ST. 237 s99 ~"
Here, we behold an annual charge OF nearly $I 900
oOO This year. the PAYERS cay, he tolls have
ed $l6s 600. or say 5000 600, thus reducing the 40
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