Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-26
house OF DELEGATes.
FRIDAY, FEa 2s

ting the Falmouth and Amssvilc Turn pike Comma
ny; y Amending the laws for the election Of officer
oi Tue corporation of Winchester; 3, Providing 70
The further publication and sale Of the Map of y,r
gina he last with amendments
Bills passed., Amending the set est s6lishipf
inspections Of flour and tobacco at Scottevilie il
A'oeinafle = Amending oil oct authorising the Com
mon Council oi Lynchbury to raise a sum of money
by way of lottery. passed soth JAM 1880; @ Direct
ing The survey OF route by way Of Scott and Lee
Coutt houses, to Cumberland Gap; q, Directing TIE
survey ct Tho Biackwa,er river and for other purpo
srs; ., Changing the place of holding separate
election III Wood, and anthorising two other
elections IN ,d county: G, Concerning the Justices
/ OF The Peace OF the county of Nansemond and for
other purposes; z, Authorizing OF mouey to be
raised by lottery TO open road from Low isburg 10
the Blue Sulphur Springs, in Grecnbrier, and for
other purposes; g, incorporating the Wheeling Fire
ana Marine Insurance Company.
| HE engrossed bill to radso Gum OF MONEY b.;
lottery to construct road from Winchester up the
valley IN the direction Of S;aun,on by Woodstock
Ncwmarket aud Harrisonburg, being read.
MT. Williams Of Shenandoah said, he had brough,
interests OF the Valley, he moved % postpone il indie
| hni'ey. which was done accordingly.
LOAN BILL.
On rInon Of Mr. Miller OF Bot. the House res,i-
fned the consideration o. the Loan Bill
Mr.. Brodhax moved to amend the substitute by
crasing tiie appropriation Of Si25 900 to the Win
chester aud Ohio foad---Sut Withdrew il for the
present. -
IL
alton OF his remarks terdaycontendlug that the
question was not between the friends and fo.s Of
! iInpTovement-but whether should improve by
joint stock companies by the State alone lie
row moved to strike out ali the appropriations in the
DILL ard appropriate the loan to the fund of l1 ernal
Improvement, 10 be used and appropriated from limo
TO time as the revenue of the fund is He in
Ved discussion of the subject which now present
ed, was novel nnd Impor ant. Mr.. V. then entered
INTO dntu ied Argument to prove the superb ,rtv of
companies.
Mr. Miller of Botetourt, chairman of the Com
mi'tee ut Roads, moved To divide the question, and
put 1t inst upon striking oI', and secondly, upon fill
ing the blank prop sed By the gentleman from
Prince Edward, (sIr Venablc MIR NJ proceeded
to demonstrate with warmth against the motion now
made. which he affirmed 10 be Intended 20 defeat the
bill. and was not proposed IN good faTh Was the
gentleman from Prince Edward, prepared TO borrow
$4,000 003 TO put into the fund for Inter oil I'm
provemcnt, To oe eked III two fif,hs TO Joint
stock companies, by successv. legslatures' Was
any man prepared 10 adopt this course II was appa
ront then, that the motive MOTTO place Sc 900 600
IN the Fund fnT Inernal Improvement He appeal
ed TO gentlemen To adopt manly course of legisa
ton, worthy of the Quest ion and ofthe House.
| Mr. Bryce next addressed the House in defence o.
the motives and object of the amendment made BY
Mr. Venabie, and IN opposition the bill as leaving
the mode OF Improvement uncertain. He objected
that the plan OF Involvement left undefned BY
the bill, and he could consent to make the appro-
priaton before he knew the mode. For example
| $500 900 were appropriated To the Shenandoah IL
what mode was II ~ be applied? Wsre we 10 pur
chase the ghts of the Shenaniuah company. an,
make it State concern? Were 10 appropriate e
RI Rad, or to canal. III what other way? More
than $500, 900 appropria ed 10 the James River
a river, to improve which, no man was more ANXIOUS
than himself, representing as he did, a couuty il:
margin. How was this money to be expended u,
locks and dams. BY rall road, independent Ca
nsl' He called upon the gentleman from Bote,our
for information. (Mr Miller here nterposed and IN
formed the gentleman that If he would again tn,
bill, he would discover hat the mode of appropriate:
was hereafter to be des grated by law AIR Bryc,
thanked the gentleman tJr his information, but b,
could yet read without spcctacles Every wise man
he commended, before making appropriation 10
undertaking, would digest the plan upon which lie wa
to proceed he complained OF the seduction of the
public Imagination by the example of other states
particularly New York, and deprecated ;hc conse-
RI qnences and referring TO The political character
/ New York, denounced 1t with severity. SIR b. a
considerable length proceeded 10 unfold MS views o.
the subject OF Improvement generally, refecting OF
the bill as partaking OF intrigue and upon the vanh
oil The Yves, expecting the east to be subsidiary Il
her improvements.
HTr Miller CT Boz replied to AIessrs Bryce and Ven
able, particularly to the former, repeing hIs npu
tations upon the bill its friends and the West, an,
1 disclosing at length his views upon the James Riy-
CIR Enforcement. the value and cxpcdency Of which
he demonstrated by various calculations and views.
l Mr. Summers succeeded IN oppnsi'ion the motion
once adopting and prosecuting enlarged and eff
cient system OF Internal Improvement dwelling will
emphasis on the prsccabilly and the splendid 10.
duCemenIs OF the James River Improvement
When Mr. Summers had concluded, the question
I was taken upon Mr. Venabe's motion 10 strike OIL
and mega ived by large majority.
! Mr. Gnode now moved to- strike out The appropria,
ton of $40 900 to the road from the Tennessee lint
to Salem in Botetour, and addressed the House il
support of the motion
! bIr Preston opposed the molten, dwelling upon ,b
necessities OF the country to be benefited by the i'm
provcmcnt, and The great Importance of this road Il
the commerce OF South Western Virginia. lie like
wise defended the System of improvement indicated
in the Till. from the charge Of log rolling-conien
ding that when an improvement exceeded individual
cxerton, Government ought TO be called upon for II
aid, and that as tho House was proceeding TO tr,
each appropriation upon its individual merits, th
charge could not be supported that one scheme I'M
worthy III itself was helped on by another
/ Mr. Fcnnble replied to portion Of Mr. Preston
remarks, farther supporting his In relation 4
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