Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-16
Virgiania Eegis!ature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
IMesdou. Feb. IL

| HOUSE OF DELEGATES
IUesdoy, Fec. H.
messag., received from The Senate s,,;r a. =,
they had passed the bill TO amend an act n, ou,or;y o.
raising sum OF money by way of lottery to construct
oh from Staunton 10 The Augusta Sprngs-and that they
had rejected the bill to empower John David Daniel Ro ::
set to buy and own lands in this State
On motion OF Mr.. Giland. the COMMITTEES of Roads s.
ing company TO construct turnpike road from the warm
spring IN the county OF Bath to un,ersve in tn, coun
~ oil Pocahon,as
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER.
Mr. McCoy called the attention of the House TO the
election oil Principal Engineer He observed that as
.ne session was drawing close il was proper that
this election should take place soon lie ,here movcJ
una. inc oue VIII proceed on Saturday the 25th instant
gnecr or TO he election of Principal En-
one year. The resolution was adopted
=. LUNArIcs.
Mr. Uaiialicr, in moving the following resolution oh
served That some ought 10 be taken 10 rovi for
the many unaics throughout the State who were now
IN county aiis He held list in his hand fur
neu oy inc Auditor, showing that 600 dollars had been
paid by the State during the last year for keepna hno
cs ~ county Jails west OF the Blue Rdge-and $500 had
oeen pu IN inc county of jefferson, for the same
which agreed to: ''''""o"
hesofred, Thathc Committee of Finance be instructed
inquire into the expedency of charging the Western
Lunatic Hospital to receive and acconmola, !, ar
ger number OF patients.
On motion OF Mr. Richie, the cngrossed bill 70 authorizes
'ne puihS ana repairing of wharf the Town of Tam
palannock, was taken up II
Mr.: Ritchie said he would give few reasons WHY
N'' Dh, VuSht W pass. In the IS2S boo
navigation to Fredericksburg up the Rappahannock com
menced. The town OF Tappahannock was one of the
stopping places; but at that place there was no wharf
which boat OF size could each and produce and
sengers were boated from the Shore with great
ence and risk The merchants of the place applied 10
the county for authority TO erect wharf
INTO depth OF water which would enable steam boats TO
reach 1t with safety The granted the power and
suhcient sum was raised for the purpose The company
now came mere 10 obtain the sanction of the legislature TO
their enterprise and their application was supported Inv
petition OF 200 citizens of the county This application
nan Deen opposed by couner-peon signed by so ind-
yduais who grounded their objections upon the fact that
the street leading from the wharf was tie property of thu
county OF EsseX-and that the wharf ght obs,rct the
passage to the landing He did not look pon this ne
isacory objection The legislature had formerly Granted
he same privilege to company at Port Royal under SINH
lar The wharf was only eight feet in width
we the street was 60 feet wide, that there could he
no danger that the passage would be DISTRACTED And
supposng the property of the to be vested in the
o e county OF ESSEX the House had before the
oil 2oo citizens of that county, praying thai the
bill might pass, and only so persons against it,
mo Dill passed without division.
RIvANNA NAVIGATION.
Mr. Caldwell moved the reconsideration of the hill in5
hnitey postponed few days since TO amend an act in
cooperating company for the improvement of the Rivan
This motion was supported by Mr. Randolph. and on
posed by Mr. Stillman. Mr.. Bryce said he would vote
Tor the reconsideration in new bill we're brougbt
in Further discussion took place between Nessrs PSr
doph and Stilman, and the motion was rejected
Mr.. DrodnaX gave notice that the bin to provide for the
removal OF free persons of color this Commonwealth
would be called up to- morrow
DISTRACTIONS JAMES RIVER
report from the Committee of Roads &c unop
petition OF the citizens of Richmond with the follow
ing resolution taken up:- ~
ReSoired, as the opinion Of this Committees That the
Pcuoh oil sundy citizens of the city Richmond pray
mat The navigation of James River, from Rockets TO
ne lower termination OF Harrsons Bar, may be improved
at the cost OF the State, is reosonsable
Mr. Rutherford said, he wished the vote about 70 no
should test the sense of the House as TO the expe
ueney vi removing the distractions in the river at the
expense oil the state III a majority oil the House were
opposed to the policy of such mcasure il woud he NJ
wen TO act dchni!ively upon the subject once He no.
Ped however, that the House would concur i'm the POGO
luton OF the committee, with the intention of VOTING m
bill In conformity Herewith The subject was one in
which his constituents felt deep interest The meme
RAJ ne had presented was signed by very large and re-
spectacle portion OF the citizens OF Richmond The suc
cess oil me application was matter of much importance
me commercial prosperity of this city-and although c
ana moi mean TO say, that the OF the State shor5
be expended for tie sole purpose of benefttnr The Gill
nons o hcnmoni' he hoped that the Legislature would
perceive mat The interests of large portion of the State
were identified with the growth population and comnc
ca prosperity OF this city, and at the Improvement of
the lower navigation of James river was nattcr M, f
local, but of general importance. This Improvement
would enable vessels OF heavy burhen TO come TO our civ
anu 10 road ana unload their vessels at port instead of
receiving and discharging their freight in MANY cases six
W miles below the city. Ii would give life and
TO commercial enterprise. The competition consequent
upon the influx OF population and capital would augment
me vaue oil ouragcuual products Much of produce
which Is now shipped coaswise, with view of heinz rc
shppeu 10 foreign ports would be shipped directly from
hence to foreign ports while large portion of the
dize whichs new rnportednto Northern towns c
shipped from thence to Richmond wouId he ;,nnorted III
ecuy 10 our cry. Our country merchants would then
nave inducements to procure their supplies from tbo i'm
poters In lIclmond instead of going to the North and
leaving oenind tlem large amount OF capital which
would be desirable TO retain in the State By means Of
steam boats, large square-rgged vessels engaged in f.
reign aae could be towcd in the course of few tavs mn
or do" the river, between Richmond and Hamptou Roads
Our city would combine all the advantages of annland oyv
WIN many oil the benefits OF seaport Not only the cizcn
oil hchmond but all that section of the State whose In
eress are ldenlied with the trade of jane river could
mo- DC oiherWlsc han interested i'm desirable result
he removal of the distractions in the river ,youh
moreover, have the effect of augmenng the value of on
agricultural produce by diminishing the charges TO tbcb
IL Is now SUBJECT Tor ghterage and extra insurance Will
transported 10 the vessels lying i'll the river below the
OWL Upon reference to the memorial, it would an
pear tha the charges for lighterage alone durino Tie
year endS on The st Oct last tobacco tobacco STEMS
anu cotton amounted to about 21,700 and on sail
ana o'her merchandise to upwards of SO SOO-and ha
TINS charge was paid merchandise shipped i'm vessl
gagged exclusively in the foreign trade The risk TO which
property exposed, while transported i'm lighters
the town and the ships, subjected moreover TO the
insurance oil one quarter of per cent? which OH our ex
pors Tor the last year, ESTIMATED in the memorial al 90
oooOoo) would amount to $1,000 more making in all ac
cordlng to the calculations of the memoriaiss CHARGE If
about S355O0 per for lghteraee and extra insr
ance on merchandise exported imported in vessels en-
Saged IN the foreign trade charge which il youJ not
ne sugect out Tor the distractions the river And 40
the merchant in estimating what he can afford TO nav for
inc toDacco cotton &c. takes into account all these carp
es, is obvious that they must fall at last on the aercn
ura' produce oil the country and that the planters and
farmers nave deep interest in this Improvement Mr.
X said he would into details upon this subject
as the memorial 10 which he intended to invite the aen
uon oil The House, very full and minute He would
ADVERT briefly TO the praccaby and probable cost of re-