Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-03-16
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

M"NDAr, March 2
! The Senate have passed The bulls to change tn,
| location of the Northwestern Turnpike far as
| 1t passes through the town OF Romucy-to amend
AN act authorlsng the Superior Court of Frederick
to bc held in the Town Hall of Wmchcstcy-tu
amend an act establishing Water street, in the
town OF Por,smouth-to incorporate the Virginia
Mining Company,-hlso, with amendments, { %
hi'l concerning Abraham Depp, Il man OF Color
Amendments agreed to.
And they have rejected the bills-conccrn :,
JnricS IN eases of larceny-to regulate lawyers
lees IN chaheerv suits in Superior Courts Nd
postponed indefinitely the bills-conceruing COZ =
sci and attorneys at law-and to provide for the
m"val OF free PERSONS Of color from this Common
wealth.
Thefo!lowng cngrosscd bills were read third
uhe ana pasScd:-To amend an act allowing fur
ther time To Philip Roots Thompson and Mary
tease to complete tho toll bridge near the mouth
OF tolc Kivcr--drccting the survey of rout" for
ROAD between Cumberland Gap and Prices Tam
piKc-auihorlSing the Governor at his discrol ION,
10 uiSlriouc The public arms, and to procure be
NAH ot the COmmonw cath. certain military equip
ihchts-incorporailug company to construct Il
turnpike road from the upper end of The Blue Ridge
canal to- It's intersection with the Lexington and
Covingtom Observation-Disclosures the Bank of
Firglnlr to establish office of discount = -
positc at tine town of Farmville in liz. county ,.
Prime" Edward, at Scot,svillc in AIIcmarle, and
Suffolk, in ansemond-nror poratiug the Mills
borough and Carr's Creek Turnpike Company
William Allen.
The engrosScd bill TO provide for the erection of
bridge across Jackson's River AT the eastern ter,
mination of the Kanawha Turnpike, was read :,
third time, and rejected.
The ongrosscd bill concerning the public guard
read third time.
1t profoscs to increase the guard so to enable
it to turn out every day IN the same manner as
in the army of the United States. They now had
to perform more duty than the soldiers of the u.
>. Army. Ii was also proposed to make the pay
of the commandant the same that of officers OF
the U. >. Army commanding stations. 1t was
also consideration in favor of this increase of his
pay, that he was superintendent of public buildings
the duties of which Office were often heavy. The
additional annual expense which would bc incurred
by tins arrangement would bc S2377.
The bill passcd-Avcs ~, Noes 10.
On motion Mr. C0bcA, the bill to incorporates
the stockholders of the James River and Kanawha
Company was taken up with the amendments
adopted in Committee of the Whole and others
proposed by the Committee of Roads and Internal
Navigation.
Numerous amendments and notifications of the
bill were adopted, and much discussion elected
On a motion made by Mr. Williams, to postpone
the bill indefinitely, the ayes and noes were as
folows-Ayes %, Noes IS.
A motion made by Mr.. BERN to authorize the
Stanton and Potomac Rail Road to intersect with
the James river improvement, was rejected bv the
following votc:-Ayes Al, Noes So.
The bill was ordered to be cngrossed.
Mr. bryce OF e., presented petition from The
Siamese Twins to be exempted from the PAYMENT
of $50 for exhibition in each county of the State.
Mr. BrOdnar, from the Committee OH the Elcc.
toral Bill, presented that bill with amendments
which were scveraly agreed to- and the bill order
I'd to be cngrosscd.
On motion of Mr.. Smith of c., the House
adjourned.