Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-15
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
monday, March IL.


JAMES RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
On motion OF Mr. Cabe the bill incorporating the Stock
holders OF the James River and Kanawha Company with
the amendments of the Committee of the Whole and
others offered by the Committee OF Roads and Internal
Navigation, taken up.
The amendment of the 9Th section providing for be nav
ment OF subscriptions to the Commissioners was consider
ed
Mr. Cabell thought it would be niudcous to allow ,be
money to be paid into the hands of commissioners 1t
would be but little trouble for the Stockholders TO paw it
INTO the Banks Besides, money allowed to be paid
to commissioners, twould be necessary to amend the bill
the Banks. " "
The amendment was rejected.
The Committee OF Roads, sc. proposed to amend by
re-lnserlng the 2lth section, stricken i'm Committee
of the Whole.
Mr. Cabe stated that this amendment had the effect to
ncude the Nanawha road in the works be subscribed y
the State He had opposed the amendment in the COM
mtiee and expressed hope that the amendment would
not be agreed TO.
Mr. Mcdowell stated that the grounds On which Oh =
committee had adopted this amendment were Ist that
the inclusion OF this road among the properties of the State
TO be subscribed, would detract pro tano from the value
Oh the improvement and discourage the subscription
IDLY, that would give to the company
monopoly
Mr. Erskine made few remarks in favor of the amend
nawha road.
The amendment Of the Committee of Roads was re-
jected.
On motion of Mr. Mcdowell, the 47th section was
amended by striking out after the 18th ine and inserting
the following: And that the tolls upon Indian corn,
r.
corn meal, and other meal upon hemp flax cotton to-
oacco and all agricultural productions, shall not exceed
two and hall cents per ton per mile that the tolls upon
SAT- bar from pig iron iron castings, and all other minerals
ana l0Sss snail not exceed two cents per per mile
that the tolls upon coal shall not exceed one cent per ton
per mle and that the tolls upon lime, lumber and gyp
sum, shall not exceed and half cent per ton per
mile These tolls shall be in lieu of the tolls now allow
ed by law"
On motion OF Mr.. Summers, the 18th section was
amended by adding the following: "The James River
ana hanawha Company shall, at all times keep open and
IN gooi repair the present Kanawha Turnpike hereby to
be transferred to said company well the extension
thereof to the mouth of Big Sandy River from the time
OF the completion Of the same and shall be authorized to
receive Tor the use Of the said road and the extension
thereof such tolls as they may assess, provided they
not exceed those now imposed by law. In the mean time
the extension the mouth Of Big Sandy River shall be
completed in the manner required by law under the
direction OF the James River Company, or such other
Agent as the General Assembly shall direct and so seon
as the same shall be completed shall be transferred
the possession OF the James River and COMPANY
various other amendments adopted in the Committee OF
the Whole were agreed TO-
Mr. Brodnax rose to- offer some suggestions as 10 the
VALUATION oy commissioners OF the States property He