Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-07
x We are authorised to announce that LNO NJ.
Bolts, ESQ, will be Candidate to represent Hen
rico county in the next House of Delegates
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

ilOUSb OF DELEGA les.
SATURDAY, March :
The Senate nave passed the bs-1, Directing
survey of Black Water River and for other purposcs
2. Authorizing Lottery to complete road from
Clarksburg to Point Pleasant; 8, To amend the act
concerning free Negroes and MuIattoes; 4, Author.
sing Lottery to construct road from Lewisburg to
the Blue Sulphur Springs in Green Brier and for other
purposes; S, To raise of money by Lottery to
improve the communication between Back Bay and
the Atlantic Ocean.
PETERSBURG RAIL WAY.
This House took up on motion of Mr. Mcfarland,
the bill subscribing $4,000 from the Fund of Inter.
nal Improvement TO the Petersburg rail way.
Mr. Mcfarland addressed the House for an hour in
fercible argument in favor of the bill.
Mr. Terrill and Mr. Williams of Harrison, addressed
tie House against it.
Mr. Mason of Frederick then offered ryder to the
BILL providing that the appropriation shall be made in
annual instalm mts Of 5000.
MIR Rves of Prince George moved $4,000, but with.
drew the motion at the ntercession of Mr Mcfarland
Some conversation then ensued, in which Messrs
Mason OF Frederick, Mr. Mcfarland, VenabIe, Eppes
and Brodnax took part, when the friends of the bill
accepting the ryder it engrosOed for third read.
ing.
Mr. Terrl declared that the ryder had removed his
objection to the BILL and that thus restricted, lie would
vote for il.
The ryder was then read the third time, ard the
question recurring the passage of the bill and ryder.
Mr. VenaJle addressed the House in favor Of the
BILL incidentally reviewing the history Of Internal I'm
provement, the state of the Fund, &c.
MIR Watkins succeeded on the same side of the
question.
Mr. Morris next spoke in favor Of passing the bill.
MIR Preston also advocated the passage of the bill
MIR Maxwell replied TO the friends of the bill
Mr Brodnax replied TO Mr. Maxwell.
The question was then taken by ayes and noes and
carried in the Affirmative, by majority of u.
CONGRESS CLOSE or TIE SESSION.
The Twenty.frst Congress wa, closed, by the
adjournment Of tho two Houses OF Thursday even
ing, between land o'clock.
The President approved and signed all the bills
which were presented TO him. although rumour
prevailed in the afternoon, that one two Cmbra-
cling Internal improvements, would not be approved
In the course of tue day, some highly interesting
questions presented IN relation transactions
IN the General Post Office Department, which will
be detailed To morrow.
Mr. McDullic temporarily OCCUPYING tho Chair
Mr. Carson rose and said-Mr Speaker: The
House of Representatives Of the Twenty-frst Con-
gross, have met for the last time, and when Sc
paratc to-day, L:any Of US will have parted 10 meet
no more forever My heart admonisbos me that this is
fit occasion for To offer up all our animositics M.
on the altar Of peace, kindness and good will In
rising, sir, to perform last act OF Legislative duty
upon this occasion, do It tho more willingly, and
with tho more pleasure, because, whilo IT is act
Of justice IL is an act Of friendship,
I ask leave to introduce the following resolution,
which hope will be unanimously received and
adopted:
Rosovcd: Tha, the thanks Of this House be pre-
sen;cd to tho honorable Andrew Stevenson, Speaker,
Tor the dignity, impartulity, promp,udc, and abll-
ny, with which he has discharged the duties orthe
Chair, duiing the pTcssn: scssic3