Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-07
Virginia LeSi latIire.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, March 90.


ting the payment of judgments and decree,
against the Common wrsltt--Tha, they had al
80 passed with anendment,) The bill directing
a survey Of the Shenandoah R,ycf, and III.
coun ny adjacent thereto aud tie South branch
OF the PotoInaG-aud The bill requiring &C
counts VI sales made under execution, "a
be returned o the Clerks otiice.-And that
tey had rejected The bill TO provide fur the O.
pening and repair OF the public roads IN this
Commonwealth.
MIR. Leigh moved lha' the Committee OF Ge.
neral l. w he discharged from the fur Der con.
siderali1u Of the bill concerning lands returned
delinquent for non sayment of tasef, aud
making disposition Oi certain egchfalrd lands
&c.
MIR. Leigh declared the objec, of his motion
To br, that a conierenc. might be had on the
an endheois OF the Senate. the operation of
which he explained 10 be iacongruoUs, and
such "a 60 render the law in certain puints nu-
gdtory.
lie then moved that the House proceed to
appoint managers On ITS part, aud request The
5enaie 10 JOIN with them lna conference oc
the bill
Mr.. WtchFr opposed the motion aud moved
the indehulle posipanemrnt OF the bill.
! The Speaker declared Mr.. Wltchers motion
TO bs out OF order, until the question vi APP
pointing managers was decided.
| After some further remarks from Mr. Witch.
er. Nh Leigh expressed his surprise At the
opposition OF the gentleman from Pntsylya-
MA.
MIR. Whcher Withdrew his motion
MIR. Leigh made d few fur thar oh .rrvntions
, expressing his astonishmen i, thai the object.
oil TINS bill had been yefy generally misund,r--
stood. H. then proceeded to illustrate the
Jn'nce ana sHpe'isncy OF tho bull declaring
| MAJ was he oaly mea"s oil quoting III, IL
tie "''ho h"ns- Allfghany penpie. 1h, conn
ties "efr, To use common metaphor, situpisd
over with pHienis JUNIOR patentcss had s.liied
upon them, cleared and cultivated inrm--then
comes the commonwealth. ana sell the land
on the forfeiture Of the elder pa'enirts to spec
uisiors, and turns the settlers VINO aetepa,iug
the taxes, aud living on the land out Of pos
session. Would the people bear hi. njnslice
Ought ihey 10 bearh No, thy would eight
against h-,hey ought 10 hght against it---and
hr, NJ L. ] would fight with them
Considerable further debave took place be- |
tween Nesss WIcher and Leigh
The following resolution submitted by MIR. |
Leigh, "Hs then adopted:
Re,0ipt6, That Tins House respectfully re-
quest 0l The senate simple conlrrenc. in ,,.
lahon 10 the bill enntled " an act, concerning
lands delinquent Tor non aymsnt oftexes,
aud making disposition oil CERTAIN iands so de-.
linqueni, aud OF c.riain esch.aied .nds, Tor
the benefit OF actual aud bona hde holders
thereof nnder grants from the Commonwealth
aud Tho amendments by tho senate 10 III.
same--and tins House further req re.t, the Sc.
nate /" appo'nt managers to conduct said con-
fefeoce ON part.
Messrs. Leigh, Jackson, Campbell OF Brooke,
DAWSON, Preston, Summers, and Mason Of
Frederick, "ere appointed IA Committee ~
draw op reasons 10 he presented.
Mr. Leigh was appolntrd to communicate 10
the Senate the atove r.so uIion
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
MI. Bryce, from the COMMITTEE uI Finance
moved tna' said commit ce be discharged 1, ON
! the tnithcr consideration Of a resolaIion an tb.
subject OF fraudulent spcculaliuns ON the
Claims oil hers oil Revolutionary officer. aud
soldiers.
After some remarks from Mrssrs. A,k,nso,
! aud Bryce, IN ex ldnatIOn OF The suhiecl IA.
Committee Vas hirged.
BYkD'o " AREHOUSE.
| On motion OF Mr. Norris the en,r,sssd hin
! 10 revive the Inspection ot Tobacco AT B,rJ,,
Warehouse, IN the city VI kchp,ond, was I, ken
. up.
The bill vas advocated by Messr.. MORN,
and Polndrxter, aud opposed by Me.,rs. kutn.
erioord, Watkins and fancey
The o'll thea passed 10y vote of ayss6l.
noes 81.
A message was received from the Senate in.
forming taaI they had appointed mansr.rs an
their part, to condDct the conference in ,,la.
ton 10 the b,l concerning deluquen, lands,
The engrossed bill, 10 provide a method tor
making partition oil raal estate held IN ioint
tenancy, tenancy IN common, &c. was read a
third time, and having been explained by MIR.
Leigh, was passed.
The following bills, reported from commit.
tees, were taken %, the amendments agreed
10, and the bills ordered 10 be snprossece--ln.
cooperating tho Loudoun Ran Road compan,
Authorizing the corporation OF LYnchburc 10
subscribe to the stock OF the lynchburg and
New River Kali Road Compan, -incoruora.
ing tho Danvllle and Eversham rurnn,Le
Iempany-lo aoihofise separate election at
the house vi Redmond Eaken in ihe comfy ,t
Montg omeIy-lncorporalm the South w.
ten Turnpike Company.
On motion oi Mr.. Terrill leave was given To
oiing IN a bill To aulhoris1 the President and
Directors OF the Lexington and Coyioctoo
turnpike Company 10 proceed in the imm,d,
a'' Instruction OF thesr road through any
'anas upon ~pieh lis location has been made.
Notwithstanding the pendency OF contests in
"'y VI we courts OF ms Commonwealth, in
relation to damages claimed by md,yiduals
owning such lands.
On motion oi Nj. Miller OF Bo,e tour thu
House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 30.
message Was received from the Senate. m
| forming they had passed the bIlls--Eur,hst IN,
recting the course OF adm,nist alton OF ne, soma,
a'ses-f "r'her 10 regulate the pracnce of sue
ing out and prosecuting writs CT seirs fac,n,~
10 author ze separate elections ia The coun,;s.
OF Charlotte and Il enry.
MT Terrell, from the select committee on
tue SUBJECT, reported bill concerning IN,
Lexington ana covipg,on turnpike COM
pan,.
Inc following engrossed bills vera read a
third time aud passed To ioco,por,,e IN !
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